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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Crispino Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolosi comes to the ring accompanied by Throwdown - Defend With Violence. Taylor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Number #1 . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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220 lbs
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235 lbs
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Brawler
Granite chin
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crispino Nicolosi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolosi takes the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Taylor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Nicolosi .
Nicolosi is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nicolosi pushes Taylor back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nicolosi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nicolosi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taylor looks winded!
A bit of stalling here from Nicolosi .
Nicolosi lands a body punch.
Nicolosi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nicolosi effectively controlling the action here.
Nicolosi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Taylor up against the ropes.
Nicolosi throws an elbow but it misses.
Nicolosi stalling against the ropes.
Nicolosi is stalling here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nicolosi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Taylor takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nicolosi struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nicolosi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Nicolosi as the two fighters clinch.
Taylor avoiding damage as Nicolosi throws knees to the body.
Nicolosi has Taylor pressed against the ropes.
Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nicolosi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike.
Nicolosi slows down the pace here.
Nicolosi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taylor.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nicolosi obliges.
A shot in the inside from Nicolosi .
Nicolosi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taylor or not.
Nicolosi lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nicolosi stalling in the clinch.
Nicolosi lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicolosi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Taylor has eaten all the pies!
Nicolosi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Nicolosi .
Nicolosi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nicolosi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nicolosi lands a good knee to the midsection. Taylor won't want to take too many of those.
Nicolosi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taylor or not.
Nicolosi is struggling to control the position.
Nicolosi lands with a light punch inside.
Nicolosi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Nicolosi pushes Taylor back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nicolosi just leaning against Taylor, taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nicolosi .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Nicolosi .
Nicolosi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crispino Nicolosi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nicolosi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor wants to counter the offense by Nicolosi and move into the clinch position.
Nicolosi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nicolosi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Nicolosi throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters by clinching up.
Nicolosi is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nicolosi is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crispino Nicolosi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nicolosi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Nicolosi .
Nicolosi drops Taylor on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Taylor bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
It looks like Jerome Taylor has been cut.
Nicolosi weaves into range and cracks Taylor right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Taylor goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Nicolosi is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crispino Nicolosi !
Crispino Nicolosi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Jerome Taylor stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wasn't at my best tonight. I will be better next time.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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