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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 5219 p4p, 572 weight class) and Bornas Lopette (ranked 9322 p4p, 775 weight class). Bathory comes to the ring accompanied by Brain Scan. Lopette has chosen Root Of All Evil as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 cm
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197 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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190 cm
37
183 lbs
31 - 14 - 3 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arzlan Bathory! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
31 - 14 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight stays on the outside here - Bathory looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Bathory moves in looking to clinch but Lopette pushes him off. Bathory throws a nice looking combination but Lopette bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Lopette staying out of range there. Lopette scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bathory in his tracks. Bathory looks to land a right hand but Lopette moved out of range. Bathory misses with a two punch combination.
Bathory doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Bathory wants to clinch and Lopette counters with a stiff right hand. Lopette swats away the attempt to clinch by Bathory. Lopette scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Lopette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lopette scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bathory doesn't seem bothered though. 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! Lopette lands a front kick. Bathory tries to clinch but Lopette moves away and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Bathory misses with a looping left. Lopette goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Bathory takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Arzlan Bathory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bathory is looking to clinch. Lopette throws out a counter right but Bathory avoids it with no problem. Lopette tries to keep at a distance but Bathory has taken the fight into the clinch. Lopette lands an elbow just above Bathory 's eye. Lopette goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bathory breaks from the clinch.
Lopette throws a body kick that misses. Bathory throws a big shot that misses. Bathory swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lopette. Lopette swinging wildly here.
Bathory has closed the distance and engaged Lopette in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lopette fails to land. Bathory breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bathory listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Lopette cracks Bathory with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. 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! Lopette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bathory wants to clinch up but Lopette keeps it at a distance. Lopette circles away from the clinch attempt.
That kick from Lopette tenderised Bathory's leg. Bathory is trying to keep his angry face on. Bathory lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopette circles away quickly and effectively. Bathory thuds his right hand into Lopette's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Bathory tries to clinch there but Lopette circles away.
Bathory moves into range and clinches up with Lopette. Bathory manages to break the clinch.
Lopette takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lopette is rocked! Lopette misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopette is still on wobbly legs! Can Bathory finish him? Lopette throws a low kick, looking for Bathory's leg but Bathory calmly moves out of range. Bathory missing with a left hand there. Lopette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Lopette seems to have recovered his senses. Lopette staying out of range there. Lopette getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Bathory gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Bathory moves into the clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lopette creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Lopette working aggressively here.
Lopette throws a punch but it's blocked by Bathory. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bornas Lopette will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Lopette looks to score with a jab to the body but Bathory is just out of range. Lopette tries to keep at a distance but Bathory has taken the fight into the clinch. Bathory breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bathory is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Bathory takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bathory is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Bathory gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory. Lopette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bathory drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Lopette onto his butt! Lopette pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
It looks like Bornas Lopette has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lopette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bathory throws out the jab. Bathory takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Lopette keeps the fight on the outside. Lopette throws out a counter right but Bathory avoids it with no problem. Bathory connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Lopette onto his butt! Lopette bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action. Lopette avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Lopette swats away the attempt to clinch by Bathory. Lopette connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lopette connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Arzlan Bathory has been cut. Lopette ducks under a wild hook from Bathory. Bathory is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Bathory looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Lopette cracks Bathory with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Lopette thumps Bathory with a low kick. Bathory is looking to clinch. Lopette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Lopette scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Bathory loads up on a big right hand but Lopette slips the punch. Bathory throws a hook but Lopette avoids it easily. Lopette is looking for the big counter here. The fighters circling - Bathory throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bathory misses with a hook. Lopette looks like he wants to counter punch here. Bathory drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Bathory tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bathory is looking to clinch but Lopette is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action! Bathory scores with a nice head shot. Bathory takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bathory gets in close and instigates a clinch. Bathory blocking some punches.
Bathory pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bathory throws a big shot that misses. Bathory tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lopette paws at him with a jab and circles away. Bathory is looking to clinch. Lopette thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bathory if he has to take too many more of those.
Bathory is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Arzlan Bathory is winning the standup battle so far. Lopette works the jab nicely. Bathory fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopette chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bathory catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Lopette stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Lopette walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bathory tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Nice straight punches there by Lopette. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopette. Bathory connects with a stiff jab that staggers Lopette - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arzlan Bathory! Arzlan Bathory took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight. In defeat, Bornas Lopette stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll Train Harder And Win My Next Fight Fans, Sorry For My Loss. '.
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energy
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hype
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