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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pony Pony (ranked 20928 p4p, 749 weight class) and Shane Ripgut (ranked 7596 p4p, 638 weight class). Ripgut is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminence front-the who. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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285 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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191 cm
38
260 lbs
28 - 13 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pony Pony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Ripgut!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Pony scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pony lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ripgut takes a step back to recover.
Ripgut takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pony plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pony scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ripgut unleashes a big counter combination but Pony bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pony Pony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pony scores with a kick to the body.
Pony tries a head kick but it misses.
Ripgut is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ripgut blocks a head kick by Pony.
Ripgut blocks a head kick by Pony.
Ripgut thinks about the counter body kick.
Pony lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ripgut takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pony misses with a head kick.
Ripgut is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ripgut blocks the body kick.
Ripgut let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pony tries to land a front kick but Ripgut steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ripgut has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pony.
Pony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ripgut shapes to counter with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pony thumps Ripgut with a low kick.
Pony lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pony Pony dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pony lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ripgut takes a step back to recover.
Pony tries to clinch but Ripgut moves out of range.
Pony lands with a slapping head kick.
Pony feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ripgut's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pony explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick by Pony misses
and Ripgut counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pony rushes Ripgut and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pony's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pony turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pony bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pony tries to clinch but Ripgut moves out of range.
Ripgut is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pony moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pony connects with an inside leg kick.
Ripgut takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pony misses with a kick to the body
and Ripgut counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pony Pony is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pony tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pony Pony dominated that second round.
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.
Pony looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ripgut is looking for the big counter here.
Pony misses with the body kick
and Ripgut counters with a nice uppercut.
Pony is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ripgut can do to turn this around?
Pony tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ripgut paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pony lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ripgut will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pony goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ripgut avoids a kick to the body.
Ripgut throws a big counter head kick but Pony avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony lands a head kick. Ripgut smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pony looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pony is looking to clinch.
Ripgut replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pony blocks it well.
Ripgut moves out of range as Pony throws a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Pony. Those never looked like landing.
Ripgut throws a big counter head kick but Pony avoids it with no problem.
Pony moves to clinch but Ripgut breaks away
and Ripgut counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pony.
Ripgut takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pony throws a lazy head kick
and Ripgut counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pony scores with a push kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pony tries a low kick but Ripgut avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pony Pony clearly takes that round.
That's time! Pony's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pony throws a head kick that Ripgut semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Pony.
Pony tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pony thows a leg kick but Ripgut checks it
and Ripgut counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pony throws a leg kick but Ripgut checks it.
Ripgut swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pony throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ripgut replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pony blocks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony lands a front kick.
Pony Pony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pony looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ripgut looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pony throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ripgut counters with a nice uppercut that drops Pony onto his backside! Pony bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
It looks like Pony Pony has been cut.
Pony tried to score with a low kick but Ripgut checks it.
Ripgut looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pony swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ripgut counters with a right hand from hell and Pony is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane Ripgut!
Shane Ripgut very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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