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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kapono Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Caffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Caffey will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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291 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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285 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 The Island, Kapono Belle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Caffey!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caffey needs to keep his hands up - Belle had a free shot at his head there.
Caffey misses with a straight left.
Caffey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belle.
Caffey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caffey has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Belle slips a jab from Caffey.
Caffey misses with a series of wild punches.
Belle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Belle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caffey was well out of range. Poor timing from Belle.
Caffey throws a hook to the side of Belle's head but Belle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Belle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Belle misses its intended target.
Belle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Caffey misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caffey misses with a right hand
enabling Belle to counter with a crisp jab.
Caffey misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffey ducks into a a hook from Belle and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Belle lands with a nice body punch.
Belle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caffey lands a jab.
Dave Caffey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belle catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Caffey stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Caffey walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
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!
Caffey throws a hook but Belle avoids it easily.
Caffey misses with a straight right.
Belle throwing a counter right hand but Caffey manages to avoid it.
Belle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Caffey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caffey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Belle takes a swing at Caffey's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Caffey finds it's way through Belle's defenses.
Caffey lands a nice shot that snaps Belle's head back.
Belle scores with a punch to the head.
Caffey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Caffey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belle.
Caffey walks into a big right hand from Belle and goes down! The referee sends Belle to a neutral corner as Caffey gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caffey.
Caffey misses with a hook. Belle ducked under it nicely.
Caffey throws a hook but Belle avoids it easily.
Caffey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Belle on the side of the head.
Belle moves out of range as Caffey strikes.
Belle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Belle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caffey.
Belle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caffey dips to his left and cracks Belle with an uppercut!
Caffey throws the left hand but Belle avoids the punch easily.
Caffey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belle.
Belle throws a lazy right hand but Caffey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caffey slips a straight right by Belle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caffey, as that shot connected.
Caffey misses with a hook. Belle ducked under it nicely.
Caffey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caffey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kapono Belle takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Dave Caffey was lucky to get out of the first round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Caffey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caffey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Caffey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Belle.
Caffey avoids the body shot from Belle.
Caffey walks into a big right hand from Belle and goes down! The referee sends Belle to a neutral corner as Caffey gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Belle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caffey.
Belle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belle misses with a wild body shot.
Caffey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caffey throws a poor cross that misses
and Belle counters with a nice uppercut that drops Caffey onto his backside! Caffey 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.
Caffey is rocked!
Caffey lands with a right hand.
Caffey misses with a hook
and Belle counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Caffey goes down! Belle rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Caffey is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Caffey is still on wobbly legs! Can Belle finish him?
Caffey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caffey seems to have recovered his senses.
Caffey throws an off balance right hand
and Belle counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Caffey out cold! What a finish! Belle is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kapono Belle!
A relieved looking Kapono Belle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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