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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siegfred Van Zandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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193 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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225 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Good chin
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roberto Lopez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siegfred Van Zandt! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lopez misses with the combination.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Van Zandt keeps it at a distance. Van Zandt with a nice cross. Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Zandt is looking to score with low kicks. Van Zandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Zandt looks like he wants to counter punch here. Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopez checks a leg kick. Van Zandt avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Van Zandt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Van Zandt swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Lopez scores with the left hand. Van Zandt knows he should have avoided that one. A good leg kick by Van Zandt. Lopez avoids the head kick by Van Zandt.
Van Zandt tests Lopez's chin there with a solid looking shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Van Zandt throws a leg kick that misses. Van Zandt throws a half hearted mid kick. A punch combination from Lopez misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Zandt! But no joy. Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez scores with a three punch combo!
Van Zandt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lopez. Lopez closes the distance and clinches. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Van Zandt keeps control of Lopez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Lopez can't break the clinch.
Lopez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Van Zandt tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body. Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez wants to break free but Van Zandt has control.
Lopez looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Lopez as the two fighters clinch.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Van Zandt. Van Zandt scores with a nice hook to the head. Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A frustrated look appears on Lopez's face as he tries to break the clinch. Lopez tries to break free but Van Zandt pushes him back against the ropes. Lopez working hard to break the clinch. Van Zandt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow. Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Van Zandt controls the action.
Lopez pushes Van Zandt back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. A frustrated look appears on Lopez's face as he tries to break the clinch. A short uppercut from Van Zandt. Van Zandt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it. Lopez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Zandt backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lopez trying to control the position but instead, Van Zandt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lopez into the ropes. A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Zandt. Van Zandt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lopez is trying to push Van Zandt away but Van Zandt has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Lopez lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short right from Lopez. A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
A left hand lands to the body for Lopez.
Van Zandt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lopez is pushing Van Zandt up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Lopez stalling the fight.
Van Zandt misses with some punches.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Van Zandt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Zandt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Lopez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Zandt's head. Van Zandt loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch. Lopez closes the distance and pushes Van Zandt back into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Zandt won't allow it.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Van Zandt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Lopez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Zandt looks winded! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A short uppercut from Lopez. Lopez cracks Van Zandt with a nice body shot. Lopez breaks the clinch.
Van Zandt on the wrong end of a nice jab. Nice uppercut there from Lopez. Van Zandt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Lopez moves into range and clinches up with Van Zandt. Good body shot from Lopez.
A short body shot lands from Lopez as the two fighters clinch.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Zandt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Lopez forces Van Zandt back against the ropes and clinches.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Zandt backwards. Lopez cracks Van Zandt with a nice body shot. Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Van Zandt just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez tries to clinch up but Van Zandt circles away and keeps his distance. Lopez lands a jab-cross combination. Lopez drives through and clinches with Van Zandt against the ropes.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Lopez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Lopez lands a shot to the body. Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lopez is working Van Zandt over against the ropes. Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Zandt backwards.
Van Zandt is rocked!
That's six minutes gone in the round. Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Van Zandt is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopez finish him? Van Zandt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Lopez throws a series of punches but Van Zandt moves out of range. Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Van Zandt pushes him off. Lopez lands a right and a left and another right! Van Zandt goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roberto Lopez! A victorious Roberto Lopez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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