Public Fight Report
(Cruiserweight) Zanzi Hornet defeated Midnight Cowboy by knockout (KO) in round 5.Match Friday, April 14, 2000In this corner, standing 5 feet and 10 inches (178 centimeters) tall weighing in at 179 pounds (81 kilograms) is Midnight Cowboy!!
In this corner, standing 6 feet and 1 inch (185 centimeters) tall weighing in at 190 pounds (86 kilograms) is Zanzi Hornet!!
The referee for this bout will be Richard Steele.
ROUND 1
Cowboy flails at his opponent and ties him up. (clinching)
Hornet tries to cut off the ring. (cutting off the ring)
+Cowboy tosses a barrage of shots to the face.
+Cowboy pounds Hornet with a barrage of vicious blows to the jaw.
+Cowboy hits with a barrage of shots to the eye. Hornet hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
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-Cowboy throws a pair of left blows to the temple, but falls short.
+Hornet connects with a pair of nice combinations to the mouth.
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+Cowboy smacks Hornet with a series of punches to the jaw. Hornet doesn't seem bothered.
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Hornet tries to attack, but Cowboy hangs on until the referee separates them.
+Cowboy hits with a flurry of heavy blows to the head. Hornet hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
Hornet tries to attack, but Cowboy hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Hornet lands a series of punches to the mouth. Cowboy hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
+Cowboy lands a barrage of punches to the stomach. Hornet hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
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Hornet tries to attack, but Cowboy hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Hornet lashes out with a pair of mean combinations to the eye.
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+Hornet solidly lands a nasty cross to the head!
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+Cowboy hits with a volley of strong blows to the head. Hornet sneers "My grandmother can hit harder than that!"
+Cowboy hits with a pair of furious punches to the head. Hornet ignores it.
+Cowboy attacks with a barrage of powerful punches to the ribs.
+Cowboy pokes Hornet with a jab to the jaw.
+Cowboy hits with a pair of strong shots to the eye. Hornet gets mad!
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+Cowboy hits Hornet with a barrage of punches to the face.
+Cowboy connects with Hornet with a low blow! The referee sees it and issues a warning!
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Hornet tries to attack, but Cowboy hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Cowboy grazes Hornet with a flurry of punches to the temple!
+ The fighters trade combinations to the chin.
+Hornet scores with a flurry of combinations to the jaw.
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-Cowboy probes with a left uppercut to the ribs, but misses.
+Cowboy hits Hornet with a pair of blows to the chest.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Midnight Cowboy landed 70 of 82 punches, and Zanzi Hornet landed 31 of 35 punches.
Midnight Cowboy won the round 10-9
Midnight Cowboy is winning the fight 10-9
Cowboy doesn't want to stop fighting!
Hornet doesn't want to stop fighting!
ROUND 2
Cowboy flails at his opponent and ties him up. (clinching)
Hornet tries to cut off the ring. (cutting off the ring)
+Cowboy hits with a pair of nice blows to the ribs. Hornet is hurt!
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+Hornet drills Cowboy with a series of solid punches to the chest. Cowboy beats a hasty retreat.
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+Cowboy catches Hornet with a barrage of vicious blows to the chin.
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-Cowboy fires a left left to the jaw, but Hornet escapes.
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Hornet tries to attack, but Cowboy hangs on until the referee separates them.
+Cowboy hits with a barrage of punches to the stomach.
-Cowboy tries a flurry of right blows to the stomach, but Hornet leaps aside.
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+Hornet pummels Cowboy with a barrage of punches to the nose.
+Hornet lands a series of combinations to the ribs.
+Cowboy backs up Hornet with a flurry of stiff blows to the nose.
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+Hornet tosses a barrage of nasty combinations to the ribs.
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+Hornet tattoos Cowboy with a pair of combinations to the jaw. Cowboy grimaces in pain.
-Cowboy throws a series of blows to the temple, but he's too slow.
Hornet tries to attack, but Cowboy hangs on until the referee separates them.
-Cowboy attacks with a straight right to the jaw, but Hornet ducks just in time.
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Hornet tries to attack, but Cowboy hangs on until the referee separates them.
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+Cowboy lands a pair of heavy punches to the face.
+Cowboy lashes out with a pair of shots to the stomach.
+Cowboy shakes Hornet with a series of punches to the face. Hornet doesn't seem bothered.
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+Cowboy strikes with a pair of shots to the face.
+Cowboy tosses a volley of loud punches to the eye.
+Cowboy catches Hornet with a pair of vicious punches to the ribs.
-Cowboy tries to land a volley of right blows to the solar plexus, but comes up empty.
-Cowboy fires a barrage of punches to the chest, but fails to score.
+Cowboy solidly lands a series of vicious punches to the mouth.
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+ The fighters trade punches to the jaw.
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+Cowboy staggers Hornet with a flurry of stinging blows to the mouth.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Midnight Cowboy landed 65 of 101 punches, and Zanzi Hornet landed 31 of 31 punches.
Midnight Cowboy won the round 10-9
Midnight Cowboy is winning the fight 20-18
Cowboy doesn't even want to rest!
Hornet doesn't want to stop fighting!
ROUND 3
Cowboy clinches when his opponent closes. (clinching)
Hornet is using the ring. (using the ring)
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+Hornet wakes up the fans with a barrage of wild punches to the chin.
+Hornet pokes Cowboy with a right to the mouth. Cowboy sneers "Is that the best you can do?"
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+Hornet fires a pair of quick punches to the eye.
+Hornet scores with a pair of glancing punches to the head.
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+Hornet tosses a series of vicious punches to the temple. Cowboy sneers "Is that the best you can do?"
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+Cowboy strikes with a volley of heavy shots to the chest.
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+Cowboy wallops Hornet with a right to the solar plexus.
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-Cowboy throws a barrage of blows to the solar plexus, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
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+Hornet smacks Cowboy with a commanding jab to the mouth.
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-Cowboy fires a flurry of right shots to the stomach, but Hornet blocks.
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Hornet tries to attack, but Cowboy hangs on until the referee separates them.
Hornet tries to attack, but Cowboy hangs on until the referee separates them.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Midnight Cowboy landed 19 of 33 punches, and Zanzi Hornet landed 48 of 49 punches.
Zanzi Hornet won the round 10-9
Midnight Cowboy is winning the fight 29-28
Cowboy doesn't even want to rest!
Hornet doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 4
Cowboy flails at his opponent and ties him up. (clinching)
Hornet moves and jabs. (using the ring)
+Hornet slams Cowboy with a volley of vicious punches to the jaw!
+Hornet hits with a barrage of furious punches to the chest.
+ The fighters swap shots to the temple.
+Cowboy punches Hornet with a barrage of punches to the chest!!
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+Hornet tags Cowboy with a volley of mean blows to the temple.
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-Cowboy paws a cross to the solar plexus, but he's too slow.
-Hornet attacks with a barrage of left punches to the solar plexus, but misses.
+Hornet nails Cowboy with a pair of punches to the temple. Cowboy is hurt!
+Cowboy pounds Hornet with a volley of punches to the eye. Hornet retreats to the far corner.
+Cowboy wallops Hornet with a volley of wild shots to the ribs.
+ The fighters swap shots to the face.
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+Hornet stuns Cowboy with a series of nasty punches to the jaw.
+Hornet punches Cowboy with a series of punches to the eye.
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+Cowboy throws a series of punches to the stomach.
+Hornet solidly lands a jab to the jaw!
+Hornet lashes out with a volley of loud punches to the temple.
+ The fighters exchange shots to the eye.
Hornet tries to attack, but Cowboy hangs on until the referee separates them.
+Hornet connects with a quick straight right to the temple.
+Cowboy throws a pair of vicious punches to the temple. Hornet shakes his head to clear it.
+Cowboy pops Hornet with a barrage of punches to the temple!!
+Hornet pops Cowboy with a flurry of punches to the mouth.
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+Hornet fires a volley of punches to the ribs.
Hornet tries to attack, but Cowboy hangs on until the referee separates them.
+Cowboy thumps Hornet with a series of powerful punches to the temple.
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+Hornet punches Cowboy with a series of hard punches to the face.
-Cowboy launches a series of shots to the solar plexus, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
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Hornet tries to attack, but Cowboy hangs on until the referee separates them.
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-Cowboy charges with a left hook to the stomach, but is ineffective.
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+Cowboy lashes out with a barrage of loud blows to the head.
-Cowboy probes with a volley of shots to the head, but Hornet quickly backs away.
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+Hornet thumps Cowboy with a pair of glancing shots to the face.
+Hornet catches Cowboy with a flurry of mean punches to the face.
+Hornet hits with a straight right to the eye!!
+Cowboy hits with a series of strong shots to the solar plexus.
+Cowboy hits Hornet with a nasty right to the nose.
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+Cowboy pounds Hornet with a flurry of loud shots to the face.
BELL
According to the commentator:
Midnight Cowboy landed 67 of 103 punches, and Zanzi Hornet landed 77 of 91 punches.
Zanzi Hornet won the round 10-9
This fight is too close to call.
Cowboy remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Hornet doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 5
Cowboy is a raging bull!. (all-out)
Hornet tries to cut off the ring. (cutting off the ring)
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+Hornet punches Cowboy with a barrage of combinations to the mouth.
-Cowboy tries a blow to the head, but Hornet blocks.
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+Hornet hits with a vicious hook to the chin.
Hornet lands a well placed punch in the nose and Cowboy is knocked down!!
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He's Out!
Zanzi Hornet wins by a Knock Out!!
BELL
Cowboy grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool. He has swelling above the left eye.
Hornet remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Judge Guimond had the fight scored as follows:
Round 1: Midnight Cowboy 10-9
Round 2: Midnight Cowboy 10-9
Round 3: Zanzi Hornet 10-9
Round 4: Zanzi Hornet 10-9
Judge Leinbach had the fight scored as follows:
Round 1: Midnight Cowboy 10-9
Round 2: Midnight Cowboy 10-9
Round 3: Zanzi Hornet 10-9
Round 4: Zanzi Hornet 10-9
Larry Holmes had the fight scored as follows:
Round 1: Midnight Cowboy 10-9
Round 2: Midnight Cowboy 10-9
Round 3: Zanzi Hornet 10-9
Round 4: Zanzi Hornet 10-9
Zanzi Hornet wins by a knockout!
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