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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieron Radebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Frazier has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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225 cm
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275 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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291 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Frazier! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kieron Radebe! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Radebe tries a head kick but it misses.
Frazier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Kieron Radebe has been cut. Frazier thumps Radebe with a low kick. Frazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radebe moves away. Radebe looks to land a right hand but Frazier moved out of range. Frazier scores with a nice strike. Frazier keeps Radebe at a distance using the push kick. Frazier fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Radebe checks it well. A slapping leg kick lands for Radebe.
The fighters circling - Frazier throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Radebe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A head kick misses from Radebe. Frazier lands with an uppercut that bounces Radebe off the cage and back into range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Radebe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Frazier finds it's way round the side to connect with Radebe's head. Frazier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frazier feints and then cracks Radebe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Radebe down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice uppercut there from Frazier. Frazier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Frazier throws a nice looking combination but Radebe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Frazier misses with a lunging right hand
and Radebe counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Radebe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Frazier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Radebe counters with an outside leg kick.
Radebe tries a head kick but it misses.
Radebe throws a leg kick and Frazier counters with a series of strikes. Radebe will be more careful next time no doubt. Frazier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Radebe counters with a nice body kick. Joe Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Frazier takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Joe Frazier has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Radebe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Radebe throws a head kick that misses. It looked like Frazier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Frazier connects with a looping right hand.
Radebe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frazier. Radebe replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Frazier blocks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Radebe ducks under a wild hook from Frazier. Frazier swings for the body but Radebe moves out of range.
Radebe only half commits to the counter leg kick. Frazier pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Radebe throws a push kick but Frazier slaps the foot to one side. Radebe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frazier throws a hook but Radebe avoids it easily. Radebe throws a head kick but Frazier moves out of range.
Frazier is looking for a counter combo. Frazier really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Frazier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Radebe moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A lazy left from Radebe finds it's target. Frazier is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Frazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Radebe tries a head kick but it misses.
Frazier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. It looks like Frazier has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Radebe connects with a looping right hand.
Radebe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frazier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Radebe scrambles back to his feet. Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Radebe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Frazier finds it's way round the side to connect with Radebe's head. Radebe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frazier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Radebe scrambles back to his feet. Frazier is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Radebe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Frazier connects with the punch. Frazier connects with a leg kick. Radebe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Radebe motions for Frazier to come forward. Radebe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. A looping hook to the body misses from Radebe. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet. Radebe tries to land a front kick but Frazier steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Radebe, right into the meat.
Radebe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Radebe misses with a low kick. Frazier misses with a looping right. Radebe walks into a straight right hand from Frazier. Frazier misses with a looping left. It seemed like Radebe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Frazier throws a series of punches but Radebe moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Radebe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frazier. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Frazier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frazier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Radebe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Frazier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Frazier checks a leg kick. Frazier throws a body kick that misses. Radebe lands a big head kick that sends Frazier tumbling to the mat! Radebe takes a step backwards and waves Frazier back to his feet - he wants the finish! Frazier throws an off balance right hand
and Radebe counters with a head kick that drops Frazier to the mat! Frazier scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Frazier is rocked! Frazier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Oh Frazier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Nice straight punches there by Frazier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Frazier. Frazier seems to have got his legs back now. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Frazier lands a two punch combo.
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Radebe.
Frazier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Radebe at a distance.
A punch combination from Frazier misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Frazier dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Frazier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Radebe. Radebe misses with a head kick.
Radebe throws a leg kick and Frazier counters with a straight right hand. Radebe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Radebe walks into a jab. Frazier takes a swing at Radebe's ribcage but misses. Radebe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Frazier finds it's way round the side to connect with Radebe's head. Radebe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Radebe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Frazier has got the better of the exchanges. A good leg kick by Frazier. Frazier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Radebe can do to turn this around? Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier scoring well with a low kick there.
Frazier lands a jab to the head.
Radebe lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A nice inside leg kick there by Radebe. That's going to slow Frazier down. Radebe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Radebe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Radebe avoids the body shot from Frazier.
Frazier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Frazier's corner calls for a 1-2. Frazier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Radebe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier. Frazier's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Radebe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Frazier scrambles back to his feet. Frazier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Frazier throws the left hand but Radebe avoids the punch easily. Radebe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Radebe throws a leg kick which misses Frazier's front leg but catches the back leg as Frazier tries to avoid it. Frazier throws a lazy body kick and Radebe counters with a head kick that drops Frazier to the mat! Frazier scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Frazier thuds a left hand into Radebe's body. Frazier cracks a nice hook into Radebe's ribs. Joe Frazier is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Frazier misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Frazier. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Radebe. Radebe throws a head kick that misses. Frazier misses with the combination.
Radebe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Frazier connects with a looping right hand.
Frazier throws a hook but Radebe avoids it easily. Radebe moves forwards but Frazier connects with a nice, crisp jab. Frazier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Radebe. That did some damage! Frazier misses with a looping right. Radebe throws out a counter right but Frazier avoids it with no problem. Radebe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Frazier moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Frazier throws a half hearted mid kick. Radebe counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Frazier lands a jab. Radebe throws a head kick that misses. Radebe slips under a jab from Frazier. Radebe moves away from the strike by Frazier. A cross from Frazier lands. Frazier throws an overhand right that lands on Radebe's shoulder, as Radebe tries to avoid the shot. Frazier defending well as Radebe loads up on a big left hand. Radebe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Radebe moves out of range of the strikes. Radebe tries to move into range but Frazier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. The fighters circle momentarily. Frazier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Radebe motions for Frazier to come forward. Radebe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Frazier lands a jab. Radebe is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Frazier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Radebe looks to land a body kick but Frazier moved away. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Frazier lands a glancing blow to the side of Radebe's head. Radebe throws a front kick aimed at Frazier's knee but Frazier avoids it well. Radebe misses with a low kick.
Radebe tries to work over Frazier's front leg with a kick but Frazier checks it. Frazier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Frazier misses with a hook
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. and Radebe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Radebe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Frazier connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Radebe scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Frazier avoids the head kick by Radebe.
Radebe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Frazier dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Radebe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Radebe throws a head kick that half lands.
Radebe dodges the punch combination from Frazier.
Radebe tries a head kick but it misses.
Radebe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Frazier avoids a kick to the body.
Radebe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Frazier blocks the body kick.
Radebe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Frazier checks it well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Radebe moves out of range of the strikes. Radebe flicks out a counter leg kick but Frazier steps away. The crowd cheers as Frazier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Radebe doesn't seem phased though. Frazier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Radebe circles away quickly and effectively. Frazier throws an overhand right that lands on Radebe's shoulder, as Radebe tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Frazier fakes the leg kick and cracks Radebe in the body. Frazier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Nice shot by Frazier. Frazier lands a leg kick that knocks Radebe off balance momentarily. Radebe throws a sloppy head kick and Frazier moves out of range easily. Radebe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Frazier thows a left - swing and a miss! Frazier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Radebe slips a jab and a cross from Frazier.
Frazier missing with a left hand there. Radebe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Radebe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Frazier walks into a stiff left hand from Radebe. Frazier misses with a straight right. The fighters circling - Frazier throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Radebe blocks a jab. A head kick misses from Radebe. Frazier thinks about countering with a body kick. Kieron Radebe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Radebe dips down and scores with a jab to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Radebe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Radebe moves out of range as Frazier strikes. Frazier throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Radebe throws a solid leg kick but Frazier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Radebe. Frazier keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Radebe throws a sloppy head kick and Frazier moves out of range easily. Radebe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Frazier lands a high kick!
Frazier throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Radebe counters with a head kick. That will keep Frazier thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Frazier lands a glancing blow to the side of Radebe's head. Frazier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Radebe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Radebe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Frazier. Radebe cracks the inside of Frazier's front leg. Frazier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Frazier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Oooooh!!! Frazier has knocked Radebe down with a huge combo! Frazier steps away and waves a wobbly Radebe back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! Joe Frazier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Radebe is rocked! Frazier throws an overhand right that drops Radebe like a sack of potatoes! Frazier dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Frazier! Joe Frazier took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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