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HFC 116:Sang Seok vs Machado PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O' Brien blocks a low kick nicely. Poffo takes a swing at O' Brien's ribcage but misses. Poffo just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O' Brien.
O' Brien fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Poffo throws a leg kick that is checked and O' Brien counters with a lovely straight right hand! Poffo throws a hook but O' Brien avoids it easily. Poffo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Poffo throws out a loose jab but O' Brien uses good head movement to avoid it. Poffo throws a one two combo.
It looks like Billy O' Brien has been cut. O' Brien gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poffo drops O' Brien with a beautiful combination! O' Brien stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Poffo is looking for the KO!
O' Brien is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Poffo lunges in with a left hook that violently twists O' Brien head around and knocks him out cold! Poffo hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Poffo! After winning the bout, Randy Poffo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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