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Event:
VKT HW Grand Prix - Round 4 A
Date: Oct 03, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A lazy left from Cabo finds it's target. Cabo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Cabo swings away with a body shot that misses
#CL2# and An counters into the clinch. Nicely done. An lands an uppercut. An scores with a nice hook to the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from An. Cabo trying to land knees to the body.
An cracks Cabo with a nice body shot. Cabo is breathing heavily. A short uppercut from An. An lands with a left to the head. An's coach down at The Foundry was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on An's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. A nice left hand lands by An.
Cabo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. This has been an exciting period of action! An pushes Cabo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. An lands with a light punch inside. An lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An lands with a left to the head. An working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A short right from An. An lands a left hand.
#ROC2#Cabo is rocked! An lands a body punch in the clinch. Oh Cabo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! An creates a bit of distance and cracks Cabo with a big uppercut! Cabo goes down! The referee pushes An away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Cabo make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! An takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Yuan An! A very excited looking Yuan An made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
VKT HW Grand Prix - Round 3 A
Date: Sep 12, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! An fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Cronje moves forwards but An connects with a nice, crisp jab. An misses the jab. Cronje throws a counter combo. An works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. A jab from An does it's job there. Cronje blocks a head kick by An.
Cronje tries to move into range but An moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. An takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Cronje blocks a jab. An throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. An throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cronje counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps An thinking. The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD2# Cronje scores a knockdown with a big right hand! An beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.#CUT2#It looks like Yuan An has been cut. Cronje thuds a left hand into An's body. Cronje steps in and throws a big head kick that drops An to the mat! An looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Cronje is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Cronje jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Wiaan Cronje! |
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Event:
VKT HW Grand Prix - Round 2 A
Date: Aug 22, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Faulk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Faulk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but An manages to avoid it. An sizes up Faulk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. An's coach down at The Foundry was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on An's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. An ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. An lands a slapping body shot.
An lets loose with a powerful body kick. Faulk will feel that in the morning. Faulk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by An. Faulk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CUT#It looks like Yuan An has been cut. Faulk takes a swing at An's ribcage but misses. An throws a head kick that misses. An misses with a hook. Faulk ducked under it nicely. Faulk misses with a body shot.
Faulk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from An. Faulk does a little dance to reset his feet. Faulk throws a body shot but no joy. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. An cracks Faulk with a right hand to the side of the head. A telegraphed right hand from Faulk misses the target. An keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faulk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1# A swing and a miss from Faulk. A slow jab from Faulk misses its intended target. Faulk lands a jab to the nose. An uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faulk.
Faulk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but An was well out of range. Poor timing from Faulk. An throws a good cross that connects.
Faulk swings for the body but An moves out of range.
An lands a lovely overhand right. An clobbers Faulk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Faulk just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2# An moves into the clinch. Faulk tries to throw a body punch but An avoids it by throwing Faulk back against the ropes. An has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. An presses Faulk against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Faulk tries a body shot but An blocks it.
An blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faulk swings wildly with an uppercut but An uses good head movement to avoid it. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, An creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Faulk misses with a hook from the clinch. An misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2# Faulk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. An lands with a short head shot on the inside. An lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faulk. An lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Faulk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. An is working Faulk over against the ropes. Faulk is breathing heavily. A nice left hand lands by An.
An struggles to land a body shot inside as Faulk controls his hands.
Faulk misses with a punch on the inside.
Faulk misses with a short punch on the inside. Faulk misses with a punch on the inside.
An throws a head punch that misses. Faulk tries to circle away but An has him pinned against the ropes. An pushes Faulk back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. An tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Faulk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Faulk lands on the inside with an uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Faulk tries to break free but An pushes him back against the ropes. A right hand to the body from Faulk.
An blocks a body shot from Faulk. An lands on the inside with an uppercut. Faulk takes a shot to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuan An dominated that round. The cut man is working on Yuan An's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2# Faulk throws a body punch but An moves out of range. Faulk throws an overhand right that lands on An's shoulder, as An tries to avoid the shot. Faulk throws a jab when An was well out of range. An paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Faulk walks into a left hand. Faulk throws an overhand right that lands on An's shoulder, as An tries to avoid the shot. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from An 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 Faulk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Faulk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Faulk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but An was well out of range. Poor timing from Faulk. Faulk looks to land a right hand but An moved out of range.#KD# Faulk cracks An with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! An is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and An is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Faulk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. An sees it coming and avoids it easily. An with a hook. Faulk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping An at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Faulk. That snapped An's head back.
Faulk cracks An with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Faulk! |
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Event:
VKT HW Grand Prix - Round 1 A
Date: Aug 01, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL# An closes the distance and clinches. A quick uppercut on the inside from Bravo. Bravo misses with a hook from the clinch. Bravo misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo is trying to maintain a safe position but An gets an underhook and turns Bravo into the ropes. An stalling the fight.
Bravo tries to work over An's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC# An pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Yuan An seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bravo swats away the attempt to clinch by An. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bravo! But no joy. An throws a body kick that misses. Bravo is looking for the big counter here. An defending well as Bravo loads up on a big left hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bravo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bravo there as he acknowledges the shot. An tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Bravo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. An tries to clinch up and Bravo counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T1# An tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Good shot there by Bravo. Bravo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by An. An throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bravo counters with a lovely shot to the body. An misses with a kick to the body.
Bravo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#KD2# Bravo staggers An with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! An looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! An uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bravo. A head kick misses from An. An throws a body punch but Bravo moves out of range. Bravo now looks to counter with a shot at the body. A punch combination from Bravo misses. #KD2# Bravo connects with a beautiful left hand that drops An onto his butt! An bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.#ROC2#An is rocked!#T2# An walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! An is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tim Bravo! |
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