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Event:
King of Fighters: Round Six
Date: Jun 13, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! De Toro lands a jab to Of Podebrady's midsection. De Toro misses with a looping right. De Toro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. De Toro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Of Podebrady. De Toro lands a head shot. De Toro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A jab from De Toro misses. Of Podebrady takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Toro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. De Toro scores with a jab to the jaw. De Toro lands a glancing blow to the side of Of Podebrady's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Of Podebrady bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Of Podebrady raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#T1# A shot to the liver by De Toro. Beautiful body shot. Of Podebrady blocks a jab. And Of Podebrady responds with a good body kick, but De Toro manages to step out the way in time. Of Podebrady takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Toro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Of Podebrady doesn't seem bothered though. De Toro with a hook. It looks like De Toro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. De Toro tests Of Podebrady's chin there with a solid looking shot. De Toro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Antonio De Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Of Podebrady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Podebrady drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Toro defends it well. De Toro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#TD2# Of Podebrady shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Toro's guard.#T2# This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! De Toro pulls Of Podebrady in close to prevent any damage. Of Podebrady is stalling in the full guard. De Toro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. De Toro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Of Podebrady is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB# Of Podebrady has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing De Toro to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Of Podebrady is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - De Toro pulls down on the head and he's put Of Podebrady to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio De Toro! After the big win, Antonio De Toro made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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