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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Benjamin Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 cm
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300 lbs
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225 cm
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300 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong
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Good kicks
Good gas tank
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Tucker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gauthier Delsarte! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No joy there for Tucker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Delsarte looks like he wants to counter punch here. A combination from Tucker does no damage. Delsarte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Nice jab there from Delsarte. Delsarte moves out of range as Tucker strikes. Sloppy strikes from Tucker. Those never looked like landing. Delsarte scores with a jab to the jaw. Tucker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut. Tucker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tucker scores with a punch to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Tucker scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Delsarte to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Tucker away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Delsarte got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?! Tucker misses with a few strikes there.
Delsarte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tucker throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Delsarte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tucker.
Tucker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Tucker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tucker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Delsarte counters with an inside leg kick. Tucker fails to land with a series of punches.
Tucker throws a hook to the side of Delsarte's head but Delsarte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Tucker. Those never looked like landing. Delsarte throws a big counter head kick but Tucker avoids it with no problem. Tucker misses with a straight right. Delsarte scores with a punch to the head. Nice uppercut lands for Delsarte. That snapped Tucker's head back.
Delsarte connects with a crisp jab. Tucker takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Benjamin Tucker has been cut. Tucker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Tucker throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Tucker throws a series of punches but Delsarte moves out of range. Tucker is breathing heavily. Delsarte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Delsarte clinches. Tucker tries a body shot but Delsarte blocks it.
Delsarte scores with an uppercut up the middle. Tucker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Tucker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Delsarte lands with a light punch inside. Delsarte lands with a short head shot on the inside. Delsarte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Delsarte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Delsarte lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Delsarte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Delsarte lands a right hand. Tucker working aggressively here.
Delsarte is working Tucker over against the ropes. Delsarte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A nice left hand lands by Delsarte.
Delsarte lands a hook that snaps the head of Tucker backwards. Delsarte scores with a shoulder strike. Delsarte scores with a shot to the side of Tucker's head.
Tucker is rocked! A short uppercut from Delsarte. Oh Tucker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A quick uppercut on the inside from Delsarte. Delsarte pushes Tucker back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Tucker seems to have got his legs back now. Delsarte lands with a short shot to the head. Nice body punch from Delsarte - that landed with a thud.
Delsarte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Delsarte lands an uppercut. A short right from Delsarte on the inside. Delsarte is working Tucker over against the ropes. Delsarte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards. Delsarte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tucker or not. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Tucker should take that round, based on the knockdown. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Delsarte lands a front kick to the face, that drops Tucker to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight! Benjamin Tucker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Tucker throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Tucker walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Delsarte rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Tucker has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tucker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Delsarte connects with a nice cross there... Tucker is looking wobbly and Delsarte recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Tucker to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Delsarte jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gauthier Delsarte!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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