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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Luca Fietsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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242 lbs
14 - 13 - 1 |
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217 lbs
17 - 19 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luca Fietsora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evander Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fietsora works the jab nicely.
Holyfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holyfield tries to bum rush Fietsora with a series of wild strikes but Fietsora uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holyfield connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holyfield misses with a double jab
and Fietsora counters with a left to the body.
Holyfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fietsora.
Fietsora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holyfield lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fietsora has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Skating Rink in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Holyfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evander Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fietsora misses with a looping right.
Holyfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holyfield looks to land a right hand but Fietsora moved out of range.
Holyfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fietsora misses with a right hand
and Holyfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fietsora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holyfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fietsora moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fietsora swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holyfield moves out of range as Fietsora strikes.
Fietsora throws a shot from downtown. Holyfield moves away and avoids it.
Holyfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fietsora counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora looks low and kicks high, catching Holyfield right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Fietsora lands with a straight right. Holyfield didn't see that one coming.
Holyfield is rocked!
Holyfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Fietsora.
Holyfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Fietsora finish him?
Holyfield misses with the combination.
Fietsora was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Holyfield seems to have recovered his senses.
Fietsora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holyfield tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fietsora counters with a nice uppercut that drops Holyfield onto his backside! Holyfield bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fietsora lands with a right hand.
Holyfield walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Holyfield is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Luca Fietsora!
An out of breath Luca Fietsora 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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hype
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