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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Abraxas J Hardpickle (ranked 20219 p4p, 162 weight class) and Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 2628 p4p, 63 weight class). Hardpickle comes to the ring accompanied by Get Schwifty. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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235 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
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190 cm
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250 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraxas J Hardpickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Gruzdev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardpickle with a nice cross.
Hardpickle connects with a jab.
Hardpickle throws a body kick that misses
and Gruzdev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gruzdev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardpickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev moves out of range as Hardpickle strikes.
Gruzdev cracks Hardpickle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gruzdev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardpickle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gruzdev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardpickle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardpickle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Hardpickle misses.
Hardpickle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tayne's 4d3d3d3 Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Gruzdev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardpickle fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gruzdev just manages to avoid it.
Hardpickle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hardpickle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruzdev misses with a hook. Hardpickle ducked under it nicely.
Hardpickle throws a lazy right hand but Gruzdev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hardpickle throws a leg kick that misses.
Gruzdev avoids the head kick by Hardpickle.
Hardpickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev blocks a head kick by Hardpickle.
Gruzdev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardpickle looks to throw the jab but Gruzdev is out of range.
Hardpickle throws a jab when Gruzdev was well out of range.
Hardpickle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev walks into a left hand.
Gruzdev cracks Hardpickle with a good jab.
Hardpickle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardpickle throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gruzdev to counter with a crisp jab.
Gruzdev lands with a shot to the body.
Gruzdev avoids the head kick by Hardpickle.
Hardpickle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hardpickle is rocked!
Gruzdev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gruzdev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardpickle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gruzdev backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruzdev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gruzdev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gruzdev avoids the head kick by Hardpickle.
Hardpickle throws a shot from downtown. Gruzdev moves away and avoids it.
Hardpickle scores with a head kick.
Abraxas J Hardpickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardpickle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gruzdev is able to avoid easily.
Hardpickle misses with a hook
enabling Gruzdev to counter with a crisp jab.
Gruzdev swings for the body but Hardpickle moves out of range.
Gruzdev ducks under a wild hook from Hardpickle.
Hardpickle tries a head kick but it misses.
Gruzdev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hardpickle.
Gruzdev lands a lovely overhand right.
Gruzdev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hardpickle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big right from Gruzdev misses.
Gruzdev drops his hands momentarily and Hardpickle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gruzdev swings for the body but Hardpickle moves out of range.
Gruzdev just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardpickle tried to counter with a leg kick but Gruzdev avoided it.
Gruzdev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruzdev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardpickle circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardpickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardpickle throws a sloppy head kick and Gruzdev moves out of range easily.
Hardpickle throws a solid leg kick but Gruzdev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hardpickle.
Gruzdev blocks a head kick by Hardpickle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abraxas J Hardpickle will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Hardpickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gruzdev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardpickle's head backwards.
Gruzdev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Hardpickle.
Sloppy strikes from Hardpickle. Those never looked like landing.
Hardpickle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardpickle cracks Gruzdev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gruzdev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardpickle.
Hardpickle appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gruzdev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gruzdev closes the distance and catches Hardpickle with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Hardpickle is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Hardpickle is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Hardpickle is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Gruzdev takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alexander Gruzdev!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Alexander Gruzdev waved his t-shirt featuring Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)'s logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Abraxas J Hardpickle had this to say: 'SURPRISE!'.
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hype
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