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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baak Siko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel Penn has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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189 cm
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213 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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170 cm
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185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baak Siko! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Penn looks to land a combination but Siko avoids it well. Penn throws a looping overhand right but Siko ducks down to avoid it. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Siko, right into the meat.
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Baak Siko has been cut. Penn scores with a push kick. Penn throws a head kick but Siko moves out of range.
Penn looks to land a combination but Siko avoids it well. Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A cross from Penn lands. A cross from Siko lands. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Siko scores with a hook. Siko pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn. Siko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it. Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Siko. Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Siko uses good head movement to avoid it. Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Siko.
That's one minute gone in the round. Siko landing knees to the body.
Siko tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body. Penn dodges an elbow strike from Siko.
Penn working aggressively here.
Siko misses with an elbow over the top. Penn lands with a left to the head. Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Siko connects with a knee to the head.
Siko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Penn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Siko can turn it around. Siko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away. Penn avoids the elbow strike from Siko, against the cage.
Penn blocks an elbow strike. Still in the clinch, Siko scores with a nice short uppercut. Siko lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siko. Siko pushes off an throws an elbow but Penn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. A hook to the body from Siko.
Siko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Siko working some nice short punches in the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Siko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Siko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Siko blocks an uppercut.
Siko pushes off an throws an elbow but Penn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Siko.
Penn blocking some punches.
Siko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Siko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Penn or not. Penn is breathing heavily. Siko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Siko misses with a punch to the body.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple. Siko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siko with a knee to the head.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Siko. Penn can't break the clinch.
Siko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Siko lands a left hand.
Penn is rocked! Penn misses with some punches.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Siko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Penn seems to have got his legs back now. Siko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn blocks the elbow strike.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead. Nice body punch from Siko. Siko throws an elbow but it misses.
Siko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Siko lands a nice elbow. Penn takes an elbow to the temple. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A nice glancing elbow lands by Siko. Siko lands a knee to the body.
Siko missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land. Siko presses Penn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Siko lands the left hand. Siko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Siko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Siko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Penn doesn't seem bothered though. Penn misses with a wild combination.
Penn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Penn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Siko moves away from the strike by Penn. Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Siko lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Siko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Siko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Siko lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baak Siko dominated that round. The cut man is working on Baak Siko's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Siko moves away from the strike by Penn. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Siko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Siko has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A shot to the body from Siko misses and Penn counters with a two punch combo. Steel Penn is winning the standup battle so far. Siko scores with a shot to the body.
Siko slips under a jab from Penn. Siko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout. Penn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A head kick misses from Penn. Siko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Penn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Penn throws a head kick but Siko moves out of range.
Siko with a body punch. A glancing blow. This has been an exciting period of action! Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing. Siko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Siko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Siko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Siko scores with a jab to the body. Siko misses with an uppercut. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Penn, as that shot connected.
Siko thuds his shin into the meat of Penn's side. Siko works Penn's body with a nice hook. A punch combination from Penn misses. A countering left hand to the body from Siko misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Siko. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet. Siko moves into range and clinches up with Penn. Siko working some nice short punches in the clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Siko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A nice glancing elbow lands by Siko. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Penn wants to break free but Siko has control.
Siko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! An uppercut to the body lands inside from Siko. Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Siko won't allow it.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Siko is controlling him. Siko lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Penn misses with a short punch on the inside. Siko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Siko is controlling the position. Penn takes an elbow to the forehead. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Siko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Siko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Siko. Siko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siko lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Baak Siko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A nice glancing elbow lands by Siko. Siko lands an elbow inside. Siko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Siko. Nice uppercut lands for Siko. That snapped Penn's head back.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Siko moves out of range easily. Siko scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Siko blocks a jab. Penn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good exchange - Siko coming out on top. Steel Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Siko scores with a jab. Penn acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Siko misses with a body kick. Siko darts in and clinches Penn up against the cage. Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn. Siko tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body. Penn takes an elbow to the forehead. Siko crunches a lovely knee into Penn's ribcage. Siko lands an elbow inside. Siko lands a good knee to the midsection. Penn won't want to take too many of those. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Siko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Siko lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards. Siko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Siko.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Siko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now. Siko missing with knees to the body.
Siko scores with an uppercut up the middle. Siko missing with knees to the body.
Siko lands a knee to the body.
Siko has control of Penn and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Penn crashing to the mat! Penn looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Siko looks delighted, as well he should.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Baak Siko! During a confident post fight interview, Baak Siko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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