Lucas Bahdi was losing in lopsided fashion until he uncorked a hellacious combination that demolished Ashton “H2O” Sylve in a potential knockout of the year contender on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry card from Tampa. It was one of the most shocking finishes in recent memory with Bahdi scoring a dramatic finish after he getting dominated throughout the majority of the fight.
The end came after a wild exchange saw Bahdi pop Sylve with a stiff right hand that the 20-year-old prospect just didn’t see coming. WHAT. A.
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com/bzEoHjz86D With his opponent already dazed, Bahdi threw a vicious left hook that connected flush on the chin and sent Sylve crashing face first on the canvas. The end came at 2:27 in the sixth round. “I knew it was going to come,” Bahdi said about the knockout.
“I knew his head’s in the center all the time. He’s a great fighter. I think I stole the show tonight.
I said [to him] keep your head up, kid. You’ve got a bright future. Keep at it.
” The knockout was legendary but the circumstances surrounding how it happened make it that much more impressive. Through five plus rounds, Sylve was winning every second in every exchange, more than tripling the total number of punches landed. There were moments where it felt like Bahdi was almost too tough for his own good as he just kept eating shots but somehow refused to back down.
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