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Event:
Elite Thai Showdown: 1
Date: Feb 06, 2020 |
#R1#
Hereford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Zinsou to counter with a crisp jab.
Hereford scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT#
It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.
Hereford misses with a body kick.
Zinsou swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good standup being displayed there by Hereford as he connects with a hook.#CL2#
Zinsou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Zinsou misses with an elbow over the top.
Hereford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Zinsou manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Zinsou clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Zinsou.
Zinsou leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Zinsou just leaning against Hereford, taking a breather.
Hereford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zinsou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hereford backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zinsou scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1##BC2#
Zinsou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Zinsou.
Zinsou misses the jab.
Hereford misses the body punch
letting Zinsou counter with a right hand. #KD2#
Zinsou scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Hereford to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Zinsou away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Hereford got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!#ROC2#
Hereford is rocked!
Hereford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zinsou.
Oh Hereford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hereford throws a head kick but Zinsou moves out of range.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Hereford. That snapped Zinsou's head back.
Hereford seems to have got his legs back now.
Good shot there by Zinsou.
Zinsou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hereford appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zinsou tries to clinch but Hereford moves out of range.
Hereford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hereford lands with a good body shot.
Zinsou throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hereford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body punch from Zinsou.
Zinsou misses with a jab to the body
and Hereford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Hereford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hereford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #KD2#
Hereford walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Zinsou rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Hereford has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Zinsou scores with a nice strike.#CL2#
Zinsou closes the distance and clinches.
Zinsou blocks a body shot from Hereford.
Zinsou tries a knee to the head but Hereford blocks it.
#BC2#
Zinsou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Zinsou closes the distance and pushes Hereford back into the ropes.#BC2#
Zinsou breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Zinsou closes the distance and clinches.
Hereford misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zinsou taking a breather.#KD2#
Zinsou breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Hereford with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Hereford looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Hereford get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yayi Zinsou will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Yayi Zinsou's cut.
That's time! Hereford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Hereford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hereford misses with a combination
and Zinsou counters with a straight right hand.
Zinsou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zinsou connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zinsou jabs at Hereford's body.
Hereford throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Zinsou was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#KD2#
Zinsou cracks Hereford with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Hereford get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Hereford looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Zinsou moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Zinsou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hereford throws a combination that misses
and Zinsou counters with a nice uppercut.
Hereford misses with a double jab.
Zinsou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zinsou moves in looking to clinch but Hereford pushes him off.
Hereford moves away from the strike by Zinsou.
Al Hereford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hereford looks to land a body kick but Zinsou moved away.
Zinsou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Hereford wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Zinsou with a hook.
Hereford throws a right hand that misses
and Zinsou counters with a straight right hand.#KD2#
Zinsou cracks Hereford with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Hereford get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Hereford looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Zinsou has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hereford throws a sloppy head kick and Zinsou moves out of range easily.
Hereford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zinsou throws out a counter right but Hereford avoids it with no problem.
Zinsou jabs at Hereford's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hereford throws a left and a right that both miss
#KD2#
and Zinsou counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Hereford to the mat, face first! Zinsou goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Hereford is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Zinsou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hereford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL2#
Zinsou moves into the clinch.
Hereford misses with a punch on the inside.
Hereford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#KD2#
Hereford loses concentration momentarily and Zinsou takes advantage, cracking him with a big elbow that sends him off balance, tumbling to the mat. Hereford is forced to take a standing eight count before the referee allows him to continue the bout.#CUT2#
It looks like Al Hereford has been cut.
Zinsou with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Al Hereford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hereford digs a good hook to Zinsou's body.
A head kick misses from Hereford. #T2#
Hereford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheers as Hereford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zinsou doesn't seem phased though.
Zinsou takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Zinsou clinches up with Hereford and pushes him back against the ropes.
Zinsou stalling the fight.
Zinsou pushes Hereford back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. #BC2#
Zinsou manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zinsou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hereford avoids it.
Zinsou missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hereford avoids a wild elbow strike from Zinsou.
Zinsou is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC2#
Zinsou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yayi Zinsou will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hereford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Zinsou connects with a jab.
Hereford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #KD2#
Hereford walks into a big right hand from Zinsou and goes down! The referee sends Zinsou to a neutral corner as Hereford gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Zinsou connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Hereford out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yayi Zinsou!
Yayi Zinsou decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Warzone 2
Date: Jan 17, 2020 |
#R1#
No joy there for Cornell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hereford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Cornell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hereford. Cornell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cornell scores with a shot to the body.
Cornell moves out of range of the body kick.
Cornell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hereford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hereford tries a head kick but it misses.
Hereford misses with a wild body shot.
Cornell avoids a kick to the body.
It appears Cornell was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hereford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cornell manages to avoid it.
Cornell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hereford 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.
Cornell defending well as Hereford loads up on a big left hand.
Cornell scores with a push kick.
Hereford throws a nice looking combination but Cornell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cornell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hereford back to the ropes. Cornell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT#
It looks like Al Hereford has been cut.
Cornell avoids the head kick by Hereford.
#T1#
Nice body punch from Cornell.
Hereford looks winded!
Hereford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cornell blocks a head kick by Hereford.
Hereford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#KD#
Hereford walks into a big right hand from Cornell and goes down! The referee sends Cornell to a neutral corner as Hereford gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.#ROC#
Hereford is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hereford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hereford is still on wobbly legs! Can Cornell finish him?
Cornell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cornell lands a slapping body shot.
Hereford seems to have recovered his senses.#KD#
Cornell drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Hereford onto his butt! Hereford pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Hereford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cornell can pounce on him.
Cornell circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Hereford tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Cornell wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Cornell!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Cornell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
K1 Kings: 4
Date: Jan 01, 2020 |
#R1#
Jaggard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Al Hereford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hereford moves away from the strike by Jaggard.
Hereford throws a sloppy head kick and Jaggard moves out of range easily.
Jaggard throws a body punch but Hereford moves out of range.
Hereford punishes Jaggard's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Hereford.
Jaggard blocks a head kick by Hereford.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaggard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaggard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hereford scores with a three punch combo!
Hereford feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jaggards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jaggard swings widly with a right hand
and Hereford counters with a left and a right that stings Jaggard.
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!
Hereford throws a sloppy head kick and Jaggard moves out of range easily.
Hereford slips a jab and a cross from Jaggard.
#T1#
Hereford lands a head kick!
Good leg kick by Jaggard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jaggard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hereford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hereford throws a push kick but Jaggard slaps the foot to one side.
Hereford throws a combination. Jaggard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#ROC2#
Jaggard is rocked!
Hereford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hereford misses the shot to the body.
Hereford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hereford looks to land a body kick but Jaggard moved away.
Hereford lands a nice looking body shot.
Jaggard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaggard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hereford. #T2#
Jaggard scores with a push kick.
Jaggard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hereford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jaggard throws a head kick but Hereford moves out of range.
Hereford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaggard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hereford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jaggard scrambles back to his feet.
Hereford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hereford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jaggard if he has to take too many more of those.
Hereford attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hereford moves out of range of the body kick from Jaggard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hereford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaggard needs to keep his hands up - Hereford had a free shot at his head there.
Jaggard blocks a head kick by Hereford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Hereford dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Hereford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaggard moves out of range as Hereford throws a body kick.
Jaggard moves out of range of the body kick.
Jaggard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A left and a right from Hereford both land. Nice combination.
Hereford looks to land a body kick but Jaggard moved away.
Hereford moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaggard doesn't manage to clinch there - Hereford circles away.
A jab lands there for Hereford.
Hereford throws a nice looking combination but Jaggard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Jaggard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hereford throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hereford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Hereford backs away, Jaggard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hereford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaggard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hereford misses with a body kick.
Jaggard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hereford's head.#T1#
Hereford throws the kick towards the body but Jaggard avoids it.
Hereford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaggard tries to land a front kick but Hereford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jaggard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hereford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jaggard throws a quick counter head kick but Hereford was just out of range.
Hereford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hereford checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Jaggard.
Hereford throws a big counter head kick but Jaggard avoids it with no problem.
Jaggard blocks a head kick by Hereford.
Hereford throws a head kick but Jaggard moves out of range.
Jaggard is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jaggard throws a wild body kick that Hereford sees coming a mile off.
Al Hereford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hereford ducks under a wild hook from Jaggard.
Jaggard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hereford throws a head kick that misses.
Jaggard misses with a kick to the body.
#T2#
Hereford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaggard thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hereford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hereford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaggard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hereford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hereford slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Jaggard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jaggard.
Hereford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaggard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaggard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hereford misses with a kick to the body.
Jaggard connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Hereford lands but Jaggard takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Hereford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A clash of legs there as Hereford blocks the low kick.
Hereford lands a lovely overhand right.
Hereford throws a head kick that misses.
Jaggard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jaggard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaggard avoids the head kick by Hereford.
Hereford lands a head shot.
Hereford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaggard blocks a head kick by Hereford.
Jaggard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hereford misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Jaggard lands.
Hereford misses with a kick to the body.
Jaggard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hereford.
It appears Jaggard was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hereford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T1#
A thudding body kick lands there by Jaggard!
Hereford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jaggard, right into the meat.
Jaggard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hereford looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hereford throws a wild body kick that Jaggard sees coming a mile off.
Hereford throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jaggard.
Hereford misses with a head kick.
Jaggard slips under a jab.
Jaggard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hereford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jaggard feints and then cracks Hereford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hereford down.
Hereford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaggard is looking to slow Hereford down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Jaggard.
Jaggard misses with a low kick. #T2#
Hereford throws a head kick but Jaggard moves out of range.
Jaggard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hereford tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hereford lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaggard blocks a head kick by Hereford.
Hereford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaggard throws a low kick but Hereford moves out of range easily.
Tony Jaggard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hereford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaggard circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaggard avoids the head kick by Hereford.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaggard.
Hereford throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Jaggard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hereford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaggard dips to his left and cracks Hereford with an uppercut!
Jaggard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hereford avoids the head kick by Jaggard.
Al Hereford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hereford throws a push kick but Jaggard slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Al Hereford.
Well Hereford has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Hereford!
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