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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yayi Zinsou (ranked 3761 p4p, 336 weight class) and Pucy McGraber (ranked 24497 p4p, 520 weight class). McGraber has chosen Kid Rock - Born Free as his entrance music. Yayi Zinsou is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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199 cm
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273 lbs
12 - 24 - 0 |
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190 cm
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194 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed
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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
12 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pucy McGraber! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McGraber misses the jab. The fighters circling - McGraber throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Zinsou misses with a straight left. McGraber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Zinsou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGraber manages to avoid it. McGraber pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Zinsou clinches up against the ropes. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Zinsou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. McGraber throws a series of punches but Zinsou avoids them all with ease. Zinsou swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Pucy McGraber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. McGraber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGraber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zinsou has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zinsou and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Zinsou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. McGraber throws a poor cross that misses
and Zinsou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Zinsou has McGraber up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zinsou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. McGraber misses with a hook. A little feinted left hand from Zinsou on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. 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! Zinsou moves into the clinch successfully.
McGraber trying to stall but Zinsou improves his position.
Zinsou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zinsou punishes McGraber's body with a nice straight punch. Pucy McGraber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. McGraber lands the left hand.
It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut. Zinsou lands a nice shot that snaps McGraber's head back.
McGraber throws a head kick that misses and Zinsou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. McGraber jabbing away but nothing is landing. McGraber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A left lands for Zinsou. McGraber misses with a body shot.
McGraber throws a wild combination but nothing lands. McGraber feints and then cracks Zinsou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zinsou down. McGraber looks to land a right hand but Zinsou moved out of range. Sloppy strikes from McGraber. Those never looked like landing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McGraber throws a jab but it's blocked by Zinsou. McGraber thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zinsou if he has to take too many more of those.
Zinsou takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. McGraber is looking to land body kicks. McGraber throws a wild combination but nothing lands. An attempted straight right counter from Zinsou misses the target. Zinsou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. McGraber lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Zinsou. McGraber does a little dance to reset his feet. McGraber misses with the body kick and Zinsou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. McGraber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zinsou tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McGraber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. McGraber slips under a jab. McGraber scoring well with a low kick there.
McGraber throws a leg kick that misses. McGraber misses with a two punch combination.
Zinsou lands an overhand right. Zinsou doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. McGraber misses with a lunging right hand
and Zinsou counters with a stiff right hand.
McGraber is rocked! Zinsou is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Zinsou is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. McGraber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zinsou scores with a hook to the body. McGraber takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Sloppy strikes from McGraber. Those never looked like landing. Zinsou tries to clinch but McGraber moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pucy McGraber dominated that round. The cut man is working on Yayi Zinsou's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zinsou closes the distance and pushes McGraber back into the ropes. McGraber working aggressively here.
Zinsou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGraber is keeping busy. McGraber misses with a body punch.
McGraber misses with some punches.
McGraber tries to throw a body punch but Zinsou avoids it by throwing McGraber back against the ropes. Zinsou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGraber is keeping busy. Zinsou blocks the elbow strike.
McGraber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Zinsou lands with a right to the head. Zinsou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zinsou instigates a clinch. McGraber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zinsou takes an elbow to the temple. Zinsou is struggling to control the position. McGraber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. McGraber tries a body shot but Zinsou blocks it.
Zinsou tries to throw a body punch but McGraber avoids it by throwing Zinsou back against the ropes. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McGraber. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Zinsou dodges an elbow strike from McGraber.
Zinsou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGraber lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zinsou blocks a head kick by McGraber.
Zinsou clinches with his opponent.
Zinsou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pucy McGraber seems to be getting the better of the standup. McGraber connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. McGraber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGraber pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Zinsou swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Zinsou darts in and clinches McGraber up against the ropes. McGraber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGraber. Zinsou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGraber blocks it with crossed arms. Zinsou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. McGraber scores with a jab to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! McGraber feints a jab promting Zinsou to slip. McGraber then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zinsou slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. McGraber with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zinsou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGraber was well out of range. Poor timing from Zinsou. A big right from Zinsou misses. Zinsou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGraber.
McGraber throws out a counter right but Zinsou avoids it with no problem. McGraber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zinsou. McGraber throws a looping overhand right but Zinsou ducks down to avoid it. Zinsou staying out of range there. McGraber looks to throw the jab but Zinsou is out of range. Zinsou tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McGraber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. McGraber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zinsou in his tracks. McGraber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zinsou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Zinsou clinches up with McGraber and pushes him back against the ropes. A head punch blocked on the inside by Zinsou. Zinsou lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. McGraber is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. McGraber misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGraber lands a nice elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pucy McGraber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Yayi Zinsou's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McGraber slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. McGraber lands a jab. Zinsou closes the distance and pushes McGraber back into the ropes. McGraber tries to throw a body punch but Zinsou avoids it by throwing McGraber back against the ropes. McGraber taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McGraber has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Zinsou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Zinsou swings for the body but McGraber moves out of range.
McGraber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zinsou sees it coming and avoids it easily. McGraber fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zinsou is out of range. Zinsou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGraber.
Zinsou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Thud! ouch! good body kick from McGraber - that will leave a mark!
Zinsou tries to clinch up but McGraber circles away and keeps his distance. McGraber swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Zinsou tries to clinch up but McGraber circles away and keeps his distance. McGraber looks to land a combination but Zinsou avoids it well. Zinsou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGraber. McGraber throws a sloppy body shot
letting Zinsou counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zinsou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Zinsou tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McGraber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Zinsou takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. McGraber avoids the body shot from Zinsou.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGraber! But no joy. McGraber takes one to the chin there. A left and a right from McGraber both land. Nice combination. McGraber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zinsou sees it coming and avoids it easily. A looping hook to the body misses from McGraber. Zinsou does a little dance to reset his feet. Zinsou moves out of range of the strikes. Zinsou swings for the body but McGraber moves out of range.
Zinsou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. McGraber dips to his left and cracks Zinsou with an uppercut! Zinsou pushes McGraber up against the ropes in a clinch. 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! Zinsou breaks the clinch.
McGraber misses with a head kick.
Zinsou tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGraber swats him away and circles back towards the center. Zinsou tries to move into range but McGraber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zinsou is rocked! Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from McGraber! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pucy McGraber! Post fight, Pucy McGraber took to the microphone: 'My fellow Americans: Tonight, I am speaking to you because there is a growing humanitarian and security crisis at
our southern border. Every day, Customs and Border Patrol agents encounter thousands of illegal immigrants trying
to enter our country. We are out of space to hold them, and we have no'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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