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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hank McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCoy comes to the ring accompanied by Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip- Get Better . Brandao is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army. Marcus Brandao will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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175 cm
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289 lbs
16 - 2 - 1 |
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195 cm
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230 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
World class MT
Cardio machine
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hank McCoy! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Brandao! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McCoy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brandao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. McCoy throws a leg kick and Brandao counters with a stiff right hand. McCoy wants to clinch. Marcus Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brandao throws a hook to the side of McCoy's head but McCoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Brandao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McCoy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. McCoy rushes Brandao and presses him up against the ropes. Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Brandao. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brandao, right into the meat.
Brandao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Some bone on bone action there as Brandao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Brandao's jab looks to have found its range, popping McCoy under the eye. Brandao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Brandao scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. McCoy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Brandao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandao connects with an inside leg kick. McCoy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brandao.
It looks like Hank McCoy has been cut. Brandao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A jab from Brandao finds it's way through McCoy's defenses. Brandao moves out of range of the body kick from McCoy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandao swats him away and circles back towards the center. McCoy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Brandao misses with a body kick. McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brandao paws at him with a jab and circles away. McCoy misses with a leg kick. Brandao looks for the body kick but McCoy saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice jab there from Brandao. Brandao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCoy. McCoy obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brandao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Brandao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandao. McCoy checks a low kick from Brandao. Brandao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. McCoy closes the distance and pushes Brandao back into the ropes. Brandao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao. Brandao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. McCoy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it. Brandao tries a body shot but McCoy blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brandao tries a body shot but McCoy blocks it.
McCoy misses with some punches.
McCoy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brandao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. McCoy misses with a knee to the head. Brandao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short body shot lands from Brandao as the two fighters clinch.
Brandao tries to throw a body punch but McCoy avoids it by throwing Brandao back against the ropes. Brandao breaks from the clinch.
McCoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brandao.
McCoy thows a leg kick but Brandao checks it and Brandao counters with a good, hard body kick but McCoy shrugs it off. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A low kick from Brandao is predictable there and McCoy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McCoy. McCoy throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brandao lands with a right to the head. Brandao is leaning against McCoy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Brandao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Brandao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCoy or not. Brandao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCoy backwards. McCoy tries to land a knee to the head but Brandao blocks with his arms.
McCoy lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Marcus Brandao has been cut. McCoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Brandao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brandao pushes McCoy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Brandao misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Brandao dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McCoy wants to clinch up but Brandao keeps it at a distance. McCoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCoy throws a low kick but Brandao moves out of range easily. Brandao throws a low kick but McCoy avoids it. Brandao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCoy is able to avoid easily. McCoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCoy checks a leg kick. Brandao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCoy manages to avoid it. Brandao throws a quick inside leg kick. McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Brandao misses with a right hand and McCoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Brandao wants to land a leg kick but McCoy is out of range. McCoy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. McCoy moves in looking to clinch but Brandao pushes him off. McCoy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. McCoy lands a body shot. McCoy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCoy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCoy tries a knee to the head but Brandao blocks it.
Brandao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. McCoy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Brandao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brandao thows a body kick. McCoy tries to catch it but that hurt him. Marcus Brandao seems to be getting the better of the standup. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Brandao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCoy. That did some damage! Brandao has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. McCoy misses with a head kick.
McCoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McCoy moves into the clinch successfully.
McCoy prevents a body shot from Brandao. McCoy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandao.
McCoy tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body. McCoy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brandao blocks the elbow strike.
McCoy lands a nice elbow. McCoy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brandao is defending well for now. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. McCoy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCoy throws an elbow that misses.
McCoy landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Marcus Brandao's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brandao breaks from the clinch.
McCoy misses with an uppercut. Brandao saw that one coming. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCoy. Brandao scores with a nice body kick.
McCoy misses with a low kick.
McCoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Brandao takes a swing at McCoy's ribcage but misses. McCoy tried to score with a low kick but Brandao checks it. Brandao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McCoy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Brandao lands a jab to McCoy's midsection. McCoy tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brandao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brandao scores with a jab to the jaw. Brandao lands with a right hand. Brandao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Brandao lands a jab to the head.
McCoy with a jab. Brandao cracks a nice hook into McCoy's ribs. Brandao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Brandao misses with a low kick. Brandao tries to keep at a distance but McCoy has taken the fight into the clinch. McCoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! McCoy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brandao is defending well for now. Brandao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Brandao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
McCoy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brandao feints and then cracks McCoy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCoy down. McCoy misses with a head kick.
Brandao lands with a good body shot. McCoy tries to clinch up but Brandao circles away and keeps his distance. Brandao lands with a nice body punch. Good work by Brandao as he checks the leg kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brandao, right into the meat.
McCoy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Brandao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! An inside leg kick lands from Brandao. Brandao cracks McCoy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Brandao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McCoy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Both fighters are breathing heavily. A nice inside leg kick there by Brandao. That's going to slow McCoy down.
That's one minute gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Brandao. McCoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. McCoy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. A solid leg kick lands there for Brandao.
Brandao cracks McCoy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Brandao lets loose with a powerful body kick. McCoy will feel that in the morning. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Brandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brandao.
McCoy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A nice inside leg kick there by Brandao. That's going to slow McCoy down. Brandao lands a head kick that bluckles McCoy and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Brandao no doubt looking to push for a finish! Jab from Brandao.
McCoy is rocked! Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Brandao engages and cracks McCoy with a massive lead left hook - McCoy tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Brandao is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Brandao! Marcus Brandao is the new super heavyweight champion! Our winner, Marcus Brandao, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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