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Event:
SPARTA 34
Date: Mar 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Sokhela misses with a body shot.
Herzl's coach down at Temp Spar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Herzl's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Herzl bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sokhela's head backwards.
Sokhela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Herzl circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Sokhela.
Herzl throws a lazy body kick
and Sokhela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sokhela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herzl tries to land a front kick but Sokhela steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sokhela scores with a nice body kick.
Sokhela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herzl moves away.
Herzl throws a hook but Sokhela blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Herzl.
Sokhela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sokhela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herzl manages to avoid it.
Sokhela tries to land a leg kick but Herzl saw it coming and moves away.
Sokhela has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Good leg kick by Sokhela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T1#
Sokhela throws a head kick that Herzl semi-blocks.
#CUT#
It looks like Yitro Herzl has been cut.
Herzl cracks the inside of Sokhela's front leg.
Sokhela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herzl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Herzl misses with a body kick.
Sokhela punishes Herzl's body with a nice straight punch.
Herzl moves out of range as Sokhela throws a body kick.
Herzl throws a jab but it's blocked by Sokhela.
Sokhela changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Herzl looks winded!
Herzl misses with a right hand
and Sokhela counters with an inside leg kick.
Sokhela throws a wild body kick that Herzl sees coming a mile off.
Sokhela misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Herzl misses.
Herzl throws a lazy head kick #KD#
and Sokhela counters with a crisp one two that drops Herzl! Sokhela thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Herzl to his feet! Herzl is in big trouble!#ROC#
Herzl is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herzl backs away from a small jab... but Sokhela lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Herzl crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Sokhela with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nkululeko Sokhela!
Nkululeko Sokhela thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
SPARTA 28
Date: Mar 15, 2019 |
#R1#
A big right from Espiga misses.
And Herzl responds with a good body kick, but Espiga manages to step out the way in time.
A low kick from Herzl is predictable there
and Espiga counters with a nice uppercut.
Herzl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Espiga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Herzl throws a nice inside leg kick.
Herzl throws the kick towards the body but Espiga avoids it.
Herzl throws a quick inside leg kick.
Espiga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Herzl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Herzl slips under a jab from Espiga.
Espiga looks to land a right hand but Herzl moved out of range.
Herzl slips under a jab.
Herzl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Herzl throws a half hearted mid kick.
Espiga looks to land a right hand but Herzl moved out of range.
Herzl walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herzl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Espiga.#T1#
Espiga throws a shot from downtown. Herzl moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Espiga pushes Herzl up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Herzl manages to break the clinch.
Herzl bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Herzl scores with a jab to the jaw.
Espiga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Herzl walks into a left hand.
Herzl throws a right hand that misses
letting Espiga counter with a right hand.
Espiga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Herzl.
Espiga throws out a loose jab but Herzl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Espiga throws a right hand that misses
and Herzl counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Herzl tries to land a body kick
and Espiga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Herzl thuds his shin into the meat of Espiga's side.
Herzl looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Herzl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Espiga manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Espiga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Herzl takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Espiga lands the left hand.
Herzl misses with a wild body shot.
Herzl slips under a jab from Espiga.
Herzl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Espiga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Herzl, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Herzl fails to land.
Herzl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Espiga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Herzl backwards.
Herzl throws a head punch that misses.
Herzl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Herzl blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Espiga.
Herzl blocking some punches.
#T3#
Espiga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Espiga throws a head punch that misses.
Herzl can't find room to land a body shot as Espiga controls the action.
#BC#
Espiga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Espiga prevents a body shot from Herzl.
Herzl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Espiga.
Herzl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Espiga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Espiga blocks a body shot from Herzl.
Herzl can't find room to land a body shot as Espiga controls the action.
Herzl scores with a shoulder strike.
Herzl lands with a right to the head. #T4#
Herzl prevents a body shot from Espiga.
Herzl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herzl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herzl struggles to land a body shot inside as Espiga controls his hands.
Espiga lands with a short shot to the head.
Espiga misses with a punch on the inside.
Espiga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herzl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Espiga lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Herzl manages to break the clinch.
Espiga is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Herzl walks into a stiff left hand from Espiga.
Herzl keeps Espiga at a distance using the push kick.
Herzl shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Herzl scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Martin Espiga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Espiga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Herzl throws a predictable looking body shot
and Espiga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Espiga sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Herzl throws a head kick but Espiga moves out of range.
Herzl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Espiga. That did some damage!
Espiga misses with a lunging right hand
and Herzl counters with a good low kick that Espiga was not able to check.
Juan Martin Espiga is winning the standup battle so far.
Herzl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Espiga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Espiga misses with a hook.
Espiga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Herzl throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Herzl throws a leg kick which misses Espiga's front leg but catches the back leg as Espiga tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Espiga.
Herzl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Espiga.
Herzl appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Herzl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Espiga.#T1#
Herzl throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Herzl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Espiga.#CL#
Espiga darts in and clinches Herzl up against the cage.#BC2#
Herzl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herzl sizes up Espiga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Herzl takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Espiga misses with a lunging right hand
and Herzl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Espiga connects with a single shot there.
Herzl scores with a body shot.
#CL#
Espiga forces Herzl back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Herzl gets through Espiga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Espiga lands a nice uppercut.
Espiga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herzl tries to throw a body punch but Espiga avoids it by throwing Herzl back against the cage. #T2##BC2#
Herzl breaks from the clinch.
Espiga wants to clinch.
Herzl throws a fast counter high kick but Espiga manages to duck under it in time.
Espiga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herzl jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Espiga sizes up Herzl with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Herzl tries to move into range but Espiga moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Espiga throws a shot from downtown. Herzl moves away and avoids it.
Herzl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Espiga misses with a looping right.
Espiga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Espiga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Espiga lands a head shot.#T3#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Herzl.
Herzl throws a poor cross that misses
and Espiga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Herzl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Herzl lands with a hook. Espiga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Herzl can't find room to land a body shot as Espiga controls the action.
Espiga throws a punch but it's blocked by Herzl.
Espiga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Espiga struggles to land a body shot inside as Herzl controls his hands.
Espiga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Herzl prevents a body shot from Espiga.
Espiga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Herzl.
A nice left hand lands by Espiga.
#T4#
Espiga lands a shoulder strike.
Herzl tries to work over Espiga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Herzl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Herzl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herzl misses with a body punch.
Herzl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herzl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Espiga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Herzl backwards.
Espiga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Herzl fails to land.
Espiga swings wildly with an uppercut but Herzl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Espiga working aggressively here.
Espiga scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Martin Espiga dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Herzl connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Espiga's hands.
Herzl throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Herzl.
Espiga paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Espiga tries to clinch up.
Espiga connects with a looping right hand.
Herzl cracks Espiga with an open hand slap.
The fighters circle, before Herzl throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Espiga's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Herzl lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Yitro Herzl!
Our winner, Yitro Herzl, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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