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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tim Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Capone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 cm
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215 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
28
205 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
World class boxer
Very quick
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Capone! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Ortiz! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Capone lands a right hook to the body.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes. Capone dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
Ortiz tests Capone's chin there with a solid looking shot. Capone takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses. Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Capone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz works the jab nicely. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Capone tries to keep at a distance but Ortiz has taken the fight into the clinch. Ortiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Capone throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortiz. Ortiz gets through Capone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Capone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A body shot lands from Ortiz.
Capone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Some wild striking there from Capone.
Capone throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. A punch combination from Capone misses. The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Capone misses with a two punch combination.
Capone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Capone paws at him with a jab and circles away. Capone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Capone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Capone swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz. Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Capone swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ortiz thuds a left hand into Capone's body. Ortiz tries to clinch but Capone moves out of range. Ortiz lands a body shot.
Tim Capone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Capone is breathing heavily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ortiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Capone moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Ortiz moves into range and clinches up with Capone. Capone blocks an uppercut.
Ortiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Capone has double underhooks. Ortiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch on the inside from Capone fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Capone misses with an elbow over the top. Capone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz cracks Capone with a nice body shot. Ortiz working some nice short punches in the clinch. Capone tries to stall but Ortiz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Capone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Capone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortiz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Capone backwards. Nice body punch from Ortiz - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a short head shot on the inside. Ortiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nice body punch from Ortiz - that landed with a thud.
Ortiz is working Capone over against the cage. Ortiz scores with an uppercut up the middle. A short uppercut from Ortiz. Capone stalling in the clinch but Ortiz improves position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Ortiz dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ortiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Capone, pushing him back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortiz. Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
Capone swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it. Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
Capone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Victor Ortiz seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ortiz gets a clinch. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Ortiz lands a shoulder strike. Ortiz scores with a shot to the side of Capone's head. Ortiz digs a right hand into Capone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Capone's gas tank. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ortiz as Capone tries to tie him up. Ortiz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Ortiz.
It looks like Tim Capone has been cut. Ortiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Capone walks into a jab.
Capone is rocked! Capone leaves his chin hanging out and Ortiz seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Capone crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Ortiz! An out of breath Victor Ortiz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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