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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Harold Zoid (ranked 2379 p4p, 60 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 1208 p4p, 58 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Thom Tharrier enters the ring!
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tharrier throws a low kick but Zoid avoids it.
Tharrier lands a nice looking body shot.
Zoid throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tharrier. Zoid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tharrier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zoid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tharrier blocks a head kick by Zoid.
Zoid lands a jab to Tharrier's midsection.
Tharrier cracks Zoid with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tharrier avoids a kick to the body.
Tharrier looks to land a right hand but Zoid moved out of range.
Tharrier throws an off balance right hand
letting Zoid counter with a right hand.
Zoid checks a low kick from Tharrier.
An inside leg kick lands from Tharrier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tharrier misses with a body shot.
Thom Tharrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tharrier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zoid's sensitive parts.
Tharrier throws the left hand but Zoid avoids the punch easily.
Zoid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zoid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tharrier has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tharrier blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier throws a head kick but Zoid moves out of range.
Tharrier loads up on a big right hand but Zoid slips the punch.
Tharrier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zoid can pounce on him.
Zoid checks a low kick from Tharrier.
An attempted straight right counter from Zoid misses the target.
Tharrier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tharrier looks to score with a jab to the body but Zoid is just out of range.
Tharrier throws a leg kick that misses.
Zoid is looking to chop away at Tharrier's legs.
As Zoid backs off Tharrier throws a huge counter combo but Zoid manages to avoid it all.
Tharrier lands with a hook. Zoid tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Harold Zoid has been cut.
Zoid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zoid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zoid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tharrier throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Zoid to counter with a crisp jab.
Tharrier misses with an uppercut.
Zoid's corner calls for a 1-2. Zoid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tharrier misses with a low kick as Zoid jumps back.
Tharrier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zoid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zoid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tharrier misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zoid counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zoid lunges at Tharrier with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tharrier's hand.
Zoid scoring well with a low kick there.
Zoid displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tharrier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zoid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tharrier can pounce on him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tharrier, as that shot connected.
Zoid throws the left hand but Tharrier avoids the punch easily.
Tharrier misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Tharrier 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tharrier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zoid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tharrier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tharrier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tharrier swings for the body but Zoid moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tharrier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zoid.
Zoid checks a leg kick nicely.
Tharrier throws an off balance right hand
and Zoid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zoid lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Zoid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Zoid's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zoid lands a glancing blow to the side of Tharrier's head.
Tharrier throws a leg kick
and Zoid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zoid scores with a three punch combo!
Zoid connects with an inside leg kick.
Tharrier thumps Zoid with a low kick.
Tharrier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tharrier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zoid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Tharrier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tharrier connects with a body shot.
Zoid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zoid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tharrier misses with a hook.
Zoid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tharrier needs to keep his hands up - Zoid had a free shot at his head there.
Zoid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tharrier manages to avoid it.
Zoid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tharrier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zoid scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid scores with a sloppy right hand. Tharrier should have avoided that one.
Zoid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zoid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab lands there for Zoid.
Zoid lands a head kick. Tharrier smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tharrier misses with a low kick.
Tharrier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zoid.
Tharrier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zoid. That did some damage!
Tharrier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zoid scores with a leg kick.
Zoid bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tharrier's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tharrier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tharrier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zoid throwing a counter right hand but Tharrier manages to avoid it.
Tharrier steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zoid. That one must have hurt.
Tharrier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Zoid misses the target.
Zoid tests Tharrier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zoid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tharrier can do to turn this around?
Zoid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tharrier.
Harold Zoid is winning the standup battle so far.
Zoid throws a leg kick which misses Tharrier's front leg but catches the back leg as Tharrier tries to avoid it.
Zoid defending well as Tharrier loads up on a big left hand.
Zoid scores with a spinning back kick!
Tharrier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zoid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tharrier.
Zoid lands a lovely overhand right.
Zoid moves out of range as Tharrier strikes.
Zoid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tharrier momentarily.
Tharrier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tharrier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zoid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Zoid throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tharrier. Zoid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tharrier lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Zoid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harold Zoid's cut.
That's time! Zoid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zoid staying out of range there.
It looked like Zoid was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tharrier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tharrier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tharrier throws a leg kick but Zoid sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zoid seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zoid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
An attempted straight right counter from Zoid misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tharrier, right into the meat.
Jab from Zoid.
Tharrier takes one to the chin there.
Tharrier misses with a body shot
and Zoid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tharrier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zoid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice combination there by Zoid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoid tries a head kick but it misses.
Tharrier displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tharrier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tharrier throws a lazy head kick
and Zoid counters with a left to the body.
Zoid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zoid.
Tharrier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zoid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zoid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid throws a sloppy head kick and Tharrier moves out of range easily.
Tharrier looks to throw a body kick
enabling Zoid to counter with a crisp jab.
Tharrier throws a leg kick
and Zoid counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tharrier throws a shot from downtown. Zoid moves away and avoids it.
Zoid fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tharrier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zoid cracks Tharrier with an open hand slap.
Zoid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tharrier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tharrier misses the shot to the body.
Tharrier looks to throw the jab but Zoid is out of range.
Zoid looks to score with a jab to the body but Tharrier is just out of range.
Zoid is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zoid lands a really nice looking cross but Tharrier seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier dodges the punch combination from Zoid.
Tharrier is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Zoid misses with the combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tharrier 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 Zoid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zoid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zoid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tharrier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zoid was well out of range. Poor timing from Tharrier.
Nice shot by Zoid.
Zoid moves out of range of the leg kick from Tharrier.
Tharrier fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zoid checks it well.
Tharrier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zoid lands with a kick to the temple. Tharrier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tharrier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zoid.
Nice shot by Zoid.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tharrier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tharrier dodges the punch combination from Zoid.
Zoid cracks a nice hook into Tharrier's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Zoid clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Zoid's cut.
That's time! Zoid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tharrier misses with a hook. Zoid ducked under it nicely.
Zoid cracks a nice hook into Tharrier's ribs.
Zoid feints and then cracks Tharrier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tharrier down.
Tharrier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tharrier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zoid on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zoid just misses with a punch to the body.
Zoid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tharrier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zoid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tharrier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zoid looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tharrier throws an overhand right that lands on Zoid's shoulder, as Zoid tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zoid is looking to counter punch.
Tharrier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tharrier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoid takes one on the button.
Zoid scores with a three punch combo!
Zoid just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zoid looks to land a body kick but Tharrier moved away.
Tharrier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zoid manages to avoid it.
Tharrier throws a right and a left that Zoid avoids nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zoid.
Tharrier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tharrier throws a jab but it's blocked by Zoid.
Zoid misses with the combination.
A leg kick checked by Zoid.
Zoid feints a jab promting Tharrier to slip. Zoid then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tharrier slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zoid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tharrier manages to avoid it.
Zoid looks to land a right hand but Tharrier moved out of range.
Zoid's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Zoid lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zoid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tharrier.
Tharrier lands with a straight right. Zoid didn't see that one coming.
Tharrier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier lands a right hook to the body.
Tharrier misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Tharrier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zoid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tharrier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zoid lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice shot by Zoid.
Zoid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tharrier throws a body shot but no joy.
Zoid throwing a counter right hand but Tharrier manages to avoid it.
Tharrier is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tharrier throws an off balance right hand
and Zoid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zoid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zoid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tharrier.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tharrier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tharrier finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Tharrier misses.
Tharrier does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Zoid had his way with Thom Tharrier in that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Zoid's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tharrier just misses with a punch to the body.
Thom Tharrier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tharrier jabs Zoid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tharrier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tharrier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zoid's hands.
Zoid lands a slapping body shot.
Zoid lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tharrier misses with a hook.
Tharrier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zoid lands with a straight right. Tharrier didn't see that one coming.
Zoid lands a nice shot that snaps Tharrier's head back.
Tharrier lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tharrier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoid moves away.
Tharrier wants to land a leg kick but Zoid is out of range.
Zoid feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zoid shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tharrier eats them both and turns towards Zoid to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tharrier fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zoid.
Tharrier is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That kick from Tharrier tenderised Zoid's leg. Zoid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot by Zoid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier throws a right hand that misses
enabling Zoid to counter with a crisp jab.
Zoid connects with a body shot.
Zoid misses with the combination.
Zoid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Zoid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zoid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zoid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Zoid went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zoid moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tharrier misses with a straight left.
A big right from Tharrier misses.
Zoid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tharrier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tharrier throws a body shot but no joy.
Zoid lands a body shot.
Zoid closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tharrier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zoid counters with a left and a right that stings Tharrier.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoid cracks Tharrier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tharrier throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zoid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tharrier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zoid was well out of range. Poor timing from Tharrier.
Tharrier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zoid moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zoid, as that shot connected.
Zoid cracks Tharrier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zoid lands with a good body shot.
Tharrier fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zoid checks it well.
Zoid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tharrier does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tharrier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zoid. That did some damage!
Tharrier lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zoid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tharrier throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Zoid. Those never looked like landing.
Harold Zoid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tharrier misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Zoid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zoid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Zoid!
After the fight, Harold Zoid was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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