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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Cornell (ranked 3579 p4p, 354 weight class) and Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 2769 p4p, 290 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Cornell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Cathaway!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Cathaway. Beautiful body shot.
Cornell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cornell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cathaway if he has to take too many more of those.
Cornell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cathaway flicks out a counter leg kick but Cornell steps away.
Cathaway moves out of range of the leg kick from Cornell.
Cornell lands a leg kick that knocks Cathaway off balance momentarily.
Cathaway looks to throw the jab but Cornell is out of range.
Cathaway thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping body kick lands there for Cornell.
Cathaway throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cornell counters with an outside leg kick.
Cathaway takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Jimmy Cathaway has been cut.
Cathaway throws a leg kick
and Cornell counters with a good, hard body kick but Cathaway shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cathaway.
Cathaway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cornell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cornell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cornell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cornell throws a hook but Cathaway blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornell misses with a low kick.
Cathaway throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cathaway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cathaway misses with a hook
and Cornell counters with a nice body shot.
Cornell connects with a body shot that sends Cathaway's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Cornell.
Cathaway misses with a left hand
and Cornell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cornell connects with a leg kick. Cathaway looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cornell. That's going to slow Cathaway down.
Cathaway walks into a left hand.
Cathaway misses with a left hand
and Cornell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cathaway moves away from the strike by Cornell.
Cathaway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cathaway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cornell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cathaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Cornell.
A jab from Cornell misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cathaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Cornell.
Cornell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cathaway.
Cathaway throws out a loose jab but Cornell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cornell checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cathaway misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Cornell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cathaway throws a leg kick
and Cornell counters with a body kick that stops Cathaway in his tracks momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Cornell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cathaway throws an off balance right hand
and Cornell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cathaway on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cornell checks a low kick from Cathaway.
Cornell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cathaway moves away.
Cornell is looking to slow Cathaway down with leg kicks.
Cathaway is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cornell!
Cathaway walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cornell swings for the body but Cathaway moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Cornell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Cathaway's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cornell ducks under a wild hook from Cathaway.
Cornell thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cornell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cornell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cathaway.
Cathaway throws out a loose jab but Cornell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cornell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cathaway flicks out a counter leg kick but Cornell steps away.
Cathaway feints and then cracks Cornell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cornell down.
Donk. Cornell catches Cathaway right on the button with a cross.
Cornell fails to land with a series of punches.
Cornell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cathaway moves away.
Cathaway misses with a hook.
Cathaway lands a leg kick that knocks Cornell off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cornell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cornell checks a low kick from Cathaway.
Cathaway misses with a looping left.
Cornell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cathaway takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That has opened up Jimmy Cathaway's cut even more.
Cornell moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Cornell misses the target.
Cornell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cathaway can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cornell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Cathaway misses its intended target.
Cornell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cornell throws a push kick but Cathaway slaps the foot to one side.
Cathaway misses the body punch
and Cornell counters with a stiff right hand.
Cornell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cornell clobbers Cathaway with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cathaway tests Cornell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cornell throws an off balance right hand
and Cathaway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cathaway tries to work over Cornell's front leg with a kick but Cornell checks it.
Cathaway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cathaway has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cornell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cathaway tests Cornell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cornell is rocked!
Cornell misses with a kick to the body.
Oh Cornell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cathaway is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cornell seems to have got his legs back now.
The cut above Jimmy Cathaway's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cornell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cornell throws a sloppy head kick
and Cathaway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cathaway chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cornell can pounce on him.
Cathaway's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cathaway misses with an uppercut
and Cornell counters with a solid body kick.
Cathaway with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cornell to score with a decent uppercut.
Cornell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cornell cracks Cathaway with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cathaway is rocked!
Cathaway misses with a looping right.
Cornell closes the distance and catches Cathaway with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Cathaway is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Cathaway is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Cathaway is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Cornell takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tony Cornell!
Tony Cornell retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Tony Cornell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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RATING
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