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YL 34: 170T FINAL PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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170 cm
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135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Solid boxing
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hernandez.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Hernandez moves out of range easily.
It looked like Hernandez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hernandez throws a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Cruz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hernandez moves into the clinch.
Hernandez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez forces Cruz back against the ropes and clinches.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hernandez rushes Cruz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cruz tries to circle away but Hernandez has him pinned against the ropes.
Hernandez tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Hernandez back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Hernandez pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Hernandez is controlling him.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hernandez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Hernandez.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hernandez moves into the clinch.
Hernandez effectively controlling the action here.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Hernandez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Hernandez is controlling him.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
Cruz is trying to push Hernandez away but Hernandez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hernandez misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Cruz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hernandez clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hernandez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hernandez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away.
Hernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Hernandez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
Hernandez throws an elbow that misses.
Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandon Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hernandez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruz.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
Cruz is looking for the big counter here.
Hernandez is looking to clinch.
Hernandez instigates a clinch.
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!
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chris Hernandez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Hernandez avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the ropes.
Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a three punch combo that has Hernandez backing up. Hernandez nods at Cruz to acknowledge the strikes.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Hernandez off balance momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cruz.
Cruz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cruz scores with a kick to the body.
Cruz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hernandez's calf.
Cruz fakes the leg kick and cracks Hernandez in the body.
Hernandez is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Hernandez tries to clinch up
and Cruz counters with a three punch combo that has Hernandez backing up. Hernandez nods at Cruz to acknowledge the strikes.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hernandez is looking to clinch.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz lands with a kick to the temple. Hernandez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cruz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hernandez.
Nice body kick from Cruz.
Cruz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hernandez's head.
Chris Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernandez.
Cruz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hernandez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz can pounce on him.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crunch! Cruz slams his shin into Hernandez's torso.
Hernandez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hernandez tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Hernandez back against the ropes.
Hernandez scores with a shoulder strike.
Hernandez blocks a body shot from Cruz.
Hernandez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cruz up against the ropes.
Cruz avoiding damage as Hernandez throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Hernandez stalls.
Hernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hernandez clinches with his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hernandez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Cruz really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hernandez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz throws a nice head kick!
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hernandez avoids the head kick by Cruz.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Hernandez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cruz gets tackled into the ropes by Hernandez. Hernandez maintains the clinch.
Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Hernandez won't allow it.
Cruz is trying to push Hernandez away but Hernandez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez is struggling to control the position.
Cruz wants to break free but Hernandez has control.
Hernandez tries to stall but Cruz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hernandez has him pressed against the ropes.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.
Hernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brandon Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hernandez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hernandez tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
Hernandez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Hernandez avoids them all with ease.
Hernandez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Hernandez closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the ropes.
Hernandez trying to control the position but instead, Cruz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hernandez into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernandez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cruz.
Cruz scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hernandez throws a counter high kick but Cruz was just alert enough to avoid it.
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!
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hernandez is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Cruz dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz misses with the combination.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Hernandez lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
Cruz connects with an inside leg kick.
Cruz throws a one two combo.
Hernandez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cruz on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hernandez wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hernandez breaks from the clinch.
Hernandez is looking to clinch.
Cruz throws a counter combo.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernandez.
Hernandez tries to land a leg kick but Cruz saw it coming and moves away.
Cruz is looking for the big counter here.
Cruz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Hernandez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cruz. That one must have hurt.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a head kick. Hernandez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez has managed to clinch.
Cruz avoids a wild elbow strike from Hernandez.
Hernandez manages to break the clinch.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cruz is looking to slow Hernandez down with leg kicks.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernandez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hernandez swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cruz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Marty McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jas Heir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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172 cm
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140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marty McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jas Heir!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heir tries to clinch up but McFly circles away and keeps his distance.
Heir has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McFly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McFly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McFly throws a leg kick but Heir moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from McFly. Heir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heir looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McFly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McFly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heir tries to clinch there but McFly circles away.
McFly lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McFly.
Nice jab there from McFly.
Heir tries to clinch but McFly is having none of it.
It looked like McFly was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McFly stuns Heir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heir looks to clinch
and McFly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly thuds a left hand into Heir's body.
Marty McFly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heir lands with a slapping head kick.
Heir fails with an attempt to clinch.
McFly takes a swing at Heir's ribcage but misses.
McFly avoids a kick to the body.
Heir fails in his attempt to clinch.
McFly scores with a shot to the body.
McFly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Heir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McFly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McFly punishes Heir's body with a nice straight punch.
Heir takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McFly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heir tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heir manages to avoid it.
Heir looks to clinch
and McFly counters with a straight right hand.
Heir throws a sloppy head kick and McFly moves out of range easily.
McFly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heir moves away.
Heir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McFly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Heir doesn't manage to clinch there - McFly circles away.
Heir walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McFly misses with a body kick.
Heir tries to close the distance and clinch up but McFly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McFly thuds his right hand into Heir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McFly throws a body punch but Heir moves out of range.
Heir is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McFly misses with a right hand
and Heir counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty McFly dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McFly throws a head kick that misses.
McFly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Heir throws out a leg kick but McFly moves out of range and Heir only half commits.
A counter left hand to the body from McFly misses its target.
Marty McFly is winning the standup battle so far.
Heir tries to clinch there but McFly circles away.
McFly cracks a nice hook into Heir's ribs.
McFly throws a looping overhand right but Heir ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from McFly.
McFly lands a nice shot to the body.
Heir moves out of range as McFly throws a body kick.
Heir slips a jab from McFly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heir throws a hook to the side of McFly's head but McFly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McFly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McFly scores with a hook to the body. Heir takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McFly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heir was well out of range. Poor timing from McFly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Heir.
Heir misses with a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from McFly misses its target.
Heir slips a jab from McFly.
Marty McFly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McFly lands a really nice looking cross but Heir seems unphased.
McFly digs a good body shot into Heir's ribs.
Heir needs to keep his hands up - McFly had a free shot at his head there.
McFly misses with a wild body shot.
Heir swings for the body but McFly moves out of range.
McFly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heir moves out of range of the strikes.
McFly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heir.
McFly looks to score with a jab to the body but Heir is just out of range.
Heir takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heir tries to clinch but McFly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heir wants to clinch but McFly slips to the side
and McFly counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFly avoids the body shot from Heir.
McFly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heir misses with the combination.
Heir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McFly.
Heir doesn't manage to clinch there - McFly circles away.
Heir misses with a combination
and McFly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heir wants to clinch up but McFly keeps it at a distance.
McFly half committed to a counter leg kick.
Heir throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McFly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McFly avoids the head kick by Heir.
Heir tries to clinch there but McFly circles away.
Heir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty McFly dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McFly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heir can do to turn this around?
McFly tries to work over Heir's front leg with a kick but Heir checks it.
McFly keeps Heir at a distance using the push kick.
Heir throws a right and a left that both miss.
McFly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McFly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heir at a distance.
Heir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McFly scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as McFly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heir doesn't seem phased though.
McFly cracks Heir with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Heir throws a head kick that misses
and McFly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heir moves forwards but McFly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McFly is looking to wear down Heir with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heir takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heir takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy body kick from Heir
and McFly counters with a nice uppercut.
McFly swats away the attempt to clinch by Heir.
Heir tries to clinch there but McFly circles away.
Heir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McFly punishes Heir's body with a nice straight punch.
McFly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heir.
McFly looks to land a body kick but Heir moved away.
Jas Heir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McFly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heir tries to clinch but McFly moves out of range.
McFly appears to be looking for a big counter.
A right-left combo lands from Heir.
McFly misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly stalks Heir and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Heir's face. Heir staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFly swings for the body but Heir moves out of range.
Heir throws a counter combo.
McFly's corner calls for a 1-2. McFly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McFly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heir wants to clinch.
McFly misses the shot to the body.
McFly tries to land a front kick but Heir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McFly swats away the attempt to clinch by Heir.
McFly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heir moves to clinch but McFly breaks away
and McFly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty McFly clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McFly throws a combination that misses
and Heir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McFly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McFly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McFly keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McFly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McFly blocks a head kick by Heir.
Heir tries to clinch there but McFly circles away.
It appears McFly was looking to counter with a kick there.
McFly looks to score with a jab to the body but Heir is just out of range.
McFly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heir was well out of range. Poor timing from McFly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heir tries to clinch up.
Heir tries to clinch there but McFly circles away.
McFly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McFly misses with an uppercut. Heir saw that one coming.
Heir is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McFly with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heir wants to clinch
and McFly counters with a stiff right hand.
McFly works Heir's body with a nice hook.
Heir tries to close the distance and clinch up but McFly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McFly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McFly misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Heir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McFly swings for the body but Heir moves out of range.
McFly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heir is looking for the big counter here.
McFly connects with a body shot that sends Heir's belly button to the back.
McFly lands with a cross.
Heir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McFly.
Danga de danga de dang - Heir scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heir drops his hands momentarily and McFly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McFly misses with a straight left.
Heir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McFly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heir tries to clinch up but McFly circles away and keeps his distance.
Heir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McFly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heir manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heir! But no joy.
McFly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McFly misses with a few strikes there.
McFly scores with a jab to the head.
McFly throws a body punch but Heir moves out of range.
Heir has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heir lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty McFly had his way with Jas Heir in that 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. This is the final round!
Heir throws a body shot but no joy.
Heir lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McFly cracks Heir with a good jab.
McFly throws a leg kick that misses.
McFly avoids the head kick by Heir.
Heir throws a combination that misses
and McFly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McFly swings for the body but Heir moves out of range.
McFly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heir lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McFly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heir manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFly jabs Heir to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McFly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heir manages to avoid it.
McFly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heir manages to avoid it.
Heir scores with a nice right hand.
Heir takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heir tries to close the distance and clinch up but McFly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McFly throws a big counter combination but Heir scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A lazy left from Heir finds it's target.
McFly throws a body shot but no joy.
McFly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heir manages to avoid it.
McFly looks to land a right hand but Heir moved out of range.
McFly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McFly throws a body shot but no joy.
Heir throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McFly's head.
Heir misses with a head kick.
McFly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McFly swings for the body but Heir moves out of range.
McFly throws a body shot but no joy.
McFly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McFly just misses with a punch to the body.
Marty McFly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heir misses with a series of wild punches.
McFly connects with a body shot that sends Heir's belly button to the back.
Heir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McFly moves away.
McFly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McFly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heir moves away.
McFly misses with a body kick.
Heir tries to clinch but McFly moves out of range.
Heir is looking to clinch but McFly is avoiding it.
McFly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heir throws a nice looking combination but McFly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jas Heir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McFly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heir doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marty McFly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McFly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marty McFly!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Buakaw Singha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitar Satamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buakaw Singha has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buakaw Singha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitar Satamov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satamov scores with a punch to the head.
Singha thuds a left hand into Satamov's body.
Satamov cracks Singha with a good jab.
Satamov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Satamov throws a body shot but no joy.
Singha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Singha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Satamov counter with a right hand.
Satamov lands a nice looking body shot.
Singha darts in and clinches Satamov up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Satamov.
Satamov has a couple of punches blocked by Singha.
Singha misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singha throws a head punch that misses.
Satamov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Singha has a couple of punches blocked by Satamov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satamov.
Singha keeps control of Satamov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satamov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Singha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Satamov scores with a nice strike.
Singha misses the body punch
and Satamov counters with a nice uppercut.
Satamov keeps the fight on the outside.
Singha dips to his left and cracks Satamov with an uppercut!
Satamov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Satamov is rocked!
Satamov loads up on a big right hand but Singha slips the punch.
Singha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satamov was well out of range. Poor timing from Singha.
Singha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buakaw Singha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singha misses with a jab to the body
and Satamov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Satamov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singha looks to score with a jab to the body but Satamov is just out of range.
Satamov throws a jab but it's blocked by Singha.
Satamov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Singha under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satamov misses with a series of wild punches.
Satamov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Singha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Singha misses with a jab to the body
and Satamov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Singha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Satamov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Satamov misses the shot to the body.
Singha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satamov manages to avoid it.
Satamov thuds a left hand into Singha's body.
Singha connects with a jab.
Satamov is still on wobbly legs! Can Singha finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satamov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitar Satamov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Satamov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singha throws a predictable looking body shot
and Satamov counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimitar Satamov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singha misses with a hook
and Satamov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Singha thinking.
Singha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Satamov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Singha under the eye.
Singha misses with an uppercut
and Satamov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Satamov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Satamov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Singha scores with a hook to the body. Satamov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Satamov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singha was well out of range. Poor timing from Satamov.
Satamov seems to have recovered his senses.
Singha connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Satamov's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Satamov - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Buakaw Singha!
Buakaw Singha decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Tripoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Tripoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Galloway!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galloway missing with a left hand there. Tripoli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tripoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galloway.
Tripoli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galloway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Galloway on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Galloway throws a right hand that Tripoli ducks under and follows up with a left that Tripoli also avoids with ease.
Galloway scores with the left hand. Tripoli knows he should have avoided that one.
Galloway steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tripoli. That one must have hurt.
Galloway tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tripoli counters with a series of strikes. Galloway will be more careful next time no doubt.
Galloway tests Tripoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Galloway slips under a jab from Tripoli.
Galloway misses with a body shot.
Galloway misses with the combination.
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!
Tripoli throws a hook to the side of Galloway's head but Galloway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Galloway throws a hook but Tripoli blocks it.
Tripoli feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tripoli throws a hook to the side of Galloway's head but Galloway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Galloway throws a body shot but no joy.
Tripoli appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tripoli misses with a straight right.
Galloway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tripoli slips a jab from Galloway.
Tripoli ducks under a wild hook from Galloway.
Galloway works Tripoli's body with a nice hook.
Galloway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mathew Galloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tripoli keeps the fight on the outside.
Tripoli throwing a counter right hand but Galloway manages to avoid it.
Galloway throws a hook but Tripoli avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripoli staying out of range there.
Tripoli is looking to counter punch.
Galloway misses with a two punch combination.
Tripoli throwing a counter right hand but Galloway manages to avoid it.
Tripoli is looking to land body kicks.
Tripoli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tripoli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Galloway misses with a looping left.
Tripoli looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Galloway has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Galloway misses with an uppercut.
Tripoli appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tripoli keeps the fight on the outside.
Tripoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galloway.
Tripoli seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tripoli misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Galloway! But no joy.
Galloway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Galloway closes the distance and catches Tripoli with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Tripoli is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Tripoli is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Tripoli is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Galloway takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mathew Galloway!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petsakai Kiatmookao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiatmookao is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by the new Queens Of The Stone age song "The Way You Used To Do". These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Petsakai Kiatmookao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiatmookao throws a body kick that misses.
Kiatmookao lands a body shot.
Ness closes the distance and pushes Kiatmookao back into the ropes.
Ness scores with a shot to the side of Kiatmookao's head.
Kiatmookao tries to throw a body punch but Ness avoids it by throwing Kiatmookao back against the ropes.
Ness definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ness cracks Kiatmookao with a nice body shot.
Ness has a couple of punches blocked by Kiatmookao.
Knees to the body from Kiatmookao.
A body shot lands from Ness.
Kiatmookao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ness lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ness throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiatmookao.
Ness scores with a shot to the side of Kiatmookao's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ness misses with a punch to the body.
Ness blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiatmookao trying to land knees to the body.
Ness misses with a body punch.
Kiatmookao crunches a lovely knee into Ness's ribcage.
Ness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatmookao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ness misses with some punches.
Kiatmookao has a couple of punches blocked by Ness.
A shot in the inside from Kiatmookao.
Still in the clinch, Ness scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiatmookao scores with a shot to the side of Ness's head.
Ness lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ness lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ness managing to block the knees to the body from Kiatmookao.
Ness misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kiatmookao fails to land.
Kiatmookao lands a nice shot to the body.
Ness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiatmookao lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ness avoids a wild elbow strike from Kiatmookao.
Ness stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kiatmookao is looking to control Ness's arms but Ness gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kiatmookao has his back to the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kiatmookao.
Ness misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kiatmookao.
Ness struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiatmookao controls his hands.
Ness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ness tries to throw a body punch but Kiatmookao avoids it by throwing Ness back against the ropes.
Ness misses with a punch to the body.
Ness lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kiatmookao.
Ness avoiding damage as Kiatmookao throws knees to the body.
Kiatmookao tries to land a knee to the head but Ness blocks with his arms.
Ness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ness blocks an uppercut.
Ness tries a body shot but Kiatmookao blocks it.
Ness blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiatmookao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ness misses with a punch to the body.
Kiatmookao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ness avoids it.
Kiatmookao is trying to stall.
Kiatmookao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petsakai Kiatmookao dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ness wants to clinch up but Kiatmookao keeps it at a distance.
Ness has Kiatmookao up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiatmookao throws a punch but it's blocked by Ness.
Kiatmookao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiatmookao scores with a shot to the side of Ness's head.
Kiatmookao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiatmookao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ness.
Kiatmookao misses with some punches.
Kiatmookao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ness is defending well for now.
Ness swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiatmookao uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Ness fails to land.
Kiatmookao working aggressively here.
Kiatmookao throws an elbow but it misses.
Kiatmookao lands a left hand.
Kiatmookao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kiatmookao fails to land.
Ness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ness struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiatmookao controls his hands.
Kiatmookao throws a head punch that misses.
Ness lands with a left to the head.
Kiatmookao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ness backwards.
Kiatmookao prevents a body shot from Ness.
Kiatmookao landing knees to the body.
Kiatmookao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ness throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiatmookao.
Ness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ness misses with a punch on the inside.
Petsakai Kiatmookao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ness tries to work over Kiatmookao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Ness.
A short body shot lands from Ness as the two fighters clinch.
Kiatmookao missing with knees to the body.
Ness misses with the head strike.
Ness working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Ness - that landed with a thud.
Kiatmookao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ness in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kiatmookao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kiatmookao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiatmookao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ness gets through Kiatmookao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ness misses with a punch to the body.
Kiatmookao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ness on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kiatmookao stalling in the clinch but Ness improves position.
Ness working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kiatmookao lands a damaging elbow.
Ness misses with a body punch.
Ness cracks Kiatmookao with a nice body shot.
Kiatmookao tries to land knees in the clinch but Ness avoids the damage to the body.
Ness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiatmookao's elbow.
Ness working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiatmookao trying to land knees to the body.
Ness lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ness lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kiatmookao or not.
Kiatmookao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petsakai Kiatmookao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ness keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ness tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kiatmookao manages to circle out of the way.
Kiatmookao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiatmookao lands a nice looking body kick.
Ness tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kiatmookao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiatmookao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ness.
Ness scores with a sloppy right hand. Kiatmookao should have avoided that one.
Ness lands a right hook to the body.
Ness clinches up with Kiatmookao and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kiatmookao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiatmookao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kiatmookao tries to throw a body punch but Ness avoids it by throwing Kiatmookao back against the ropes.
Kiatmookao lands a hook that snaps the head of Ness backwards.
Kiatmookao missing with knees to the body.
Ness pushes Kiatmookao back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kiatmookao blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiatmookao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ness avoiding damage as Kiatmookao throws knees to the body.
Ness lands with a left to the head.
Kiatmookao trying to land knees to the body.
Kiatmookao throws a punch but it's blocked by Ness.
Kiatmookao struggles to land a body shot inside as Ness controls his hands.
Ness misses with a body punch.
Ness blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiatmookao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ness pushes Kiatmookao back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ness stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kiatmookao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ness tries to stall but Kiatmookao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kiatmookao blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Ness as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ness.
Ness tries a body shot but Kiatmookao blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kiatmookao fails to land.
Kiatmookao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ness lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiatmookao backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ness lands a left hand.
Kiatmookao misses with an elbow strike.
Kiatmookao takes a shot to the head.
Kiatmookao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ness lands a left hand.
Ness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ness softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ness pushes Kiatmookao back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ness tries to work over Kiatmookao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiatmookao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiatmookao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ness.
Ness struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiatmookao controls his hands.
Ness lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiatmookao backwards.
Kiatmookao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ness misses with a body punch.
Ness misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Ness clearly takes that 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.
Ness drives through and clinches with Kiatmookao against the ropes.
Ness lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kiatmookao or not.
Kiatmookao misses with an elbow over the top.
Ness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiatmookao's elbow.
Ness on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ness lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ness prevents a body shot from Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiatmookao gets through Ness's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kiatmookao prevents a body shot from Ness.
Kiatmookao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ness tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiatmookao tries to land knees in the clinch but Ness avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ness tries a body shot but Kiatmookao blocks it.
Ness tries to work over Kiatmookao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ness avoiding damage as Kiatmookao throws knees to the body.
Ness softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kiatmookao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ness lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness stalling in the clinch but Kiatmookao improves position.
A hook to the body from Ness.
Kiatmookao blocks an uppercut.
Kiatmookao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kiatmookao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kiatmookao throws an elbow but misses.
Ness misses with a punch to the body.
Ness tries to work over Kiatmookao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Ness.
A shot in the inside from Ness.
Kiatmookao misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ness on the inside.
Ness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiatmookao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ness punishes Kiatmookao's body with a nice straight punch.
Ness tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kiatmookao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ness just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiatmookao wants to slow Ness down by chopping away at his legs.
A left lands for Ness.
Ness scores with a jab. Kiatmookao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A good leg kick by Kiatmookao.
Ness is looking to clinch but Kiatmookao is avoiding it.
Ness with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ness tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiatmookao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ness throws a series of punches but Kiatmookao avoids them all with ease.
Ness bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Ness had his way with Petsakai Kiatmookao in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ness tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ness checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ness is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kiatmookao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ness closes the distance and clinches.
Ness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ness blocking some punches.
Ness throws a head punch that misses.
Kiatmookao lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ness blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Ness.
A head punch on the inside from Kiatmookao fails to land.
Ness lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiatmookao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness misses with a punch to the body.
Kiatmookao prevents a body shot from Ness.
Ness lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ness lands with a left to the head.
Kiatmookao lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ness.
Ness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiatmookao prevents a body shot from Ness.
Ness managing to block the knees to the body from Kiatmookao.
A head punch on the inside from Kiatmookao fails to land.
Ness misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Ness.
Ness swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiatmookao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ness lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Ness.
Kiatmookao lands a nice knee to the body.
Ness misses with a body punch.
Kiatmookao throws a punch but it's blocked by Ness.
Kiatmookao blocks a body shot from Ness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiatmookao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ness.
Ness struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiatmookao controls his hands.
Kiatmookao lands an uppercut.
Kiatmookao misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao blocks a body shot from Ness.
Kiatmookao lands a nice uppercut.
Ness tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiatmookao looking to throw knees to the head but Ness is blocking nicely.
Kiatmookao lands a hook that snaps the head of Ness backwards.
Ness working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harry Ness.
Well Ness has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Ness!
The defeated Petsakai Kiatmookao had this to say: 'Sorry Thailand I let you down...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mervin Aston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vytas Sausagerollsfingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vytas Sausagerollsfingers enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mervin Aston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vytas Sausagerollsfingers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aston thuds his shin into the meat of Sausagerollsfingers's side.
Sausagerollsfingers misses with a straight left.
Sausagerollsfingers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aston.
Aston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sausagerollsfingers finds it's way round the side to connect with Aston's head.
Aston walks into a left hand.
Aston connects with a body shot that sends Sausagerollsfingers's belly button to the back.
Sausagerollsfingers throws a right hand that Aston ducks under and follows up with a left that Aston also avoids with ease.
Sausagerollsfingers moves out of range as Aston throws a body kick.
Sausagerollsfingers throws a right and a left that Aston avoids nicely.
Aston seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Aston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sausagerollsfingers.
Aston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sausagerollsfingers manages to avoid it.
Aston walks into a stiff left hand from Sausagerollsfingers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sausagerollsfingers.
Sausagerollsfingers throws a lazy right hand but Aston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aston is looking for a counter combo.
A lazy body kick from Aston
and Sausagerollsfingers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aston scores with a jab to the head.
Aston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aston swinging wildly here.
As Aston backs off Sausagerollsfingers throws a huge counter combo but Aston manages to avoid it all.
Aston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aston lands a body shot.
Sausagerollsfingers lands with an uppercut that bounces Aston off the ropes and back into range.
Aston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sausagerollsfingers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aston staying out of range there.
Sausagerollsfingers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aston misses with a hook
and Sausagerollsfingers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sausagerollsfingers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Aston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sausagerollsfingers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sausagerollsfingers feints a jab promting Aston to slip. Sausagerollsfingers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aston slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aston is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Sausagerollsfingers. That snapped Aston's head back.
Oh Aston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sausagerollsfingers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A bone on bone clash there as Sausagerollsfingers blocks the leg kick.
Aston wants to slow Sausagerollsfingers down by chopping away at his legs.
Aston throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sausagerollsfingers counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Aston onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
Sausagerollsfingers misses with a series of wild punches.
Aston drops his guard momentarily, allowing Sausagerollsfingers to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Aston! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Sausagerollsfingers takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Vytas Sausagerollsfingers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dariusz Hitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dariusz Hitman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arnaldo Silva's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dariusz Hitman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitman avoids the body shot from Silva.
Hitman misses with a wild body shot.
Silva defending well as Hitman loads up on a big left hand.
Hitman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Hitman.
Hitman slips under a jab from Silva.
Hitman throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva wants to counter with a clinch but Hitman pushes him away.
Hitman walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Hitman's leg but Hitman calmly moves out of range.
Hitman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hitman throws out the jab.
Hitman misses with a double jab.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Hitman moved out of range nicely.
Hitman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silva.
Hitman looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Hitman tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitman gets a clinch.
Hitman lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitman.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Hitman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Hitman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hitman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hitman lands with a light punch inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva works on Hitman's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries to work over Hitman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Hitman controls the action.
Hitman tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Hitman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hitman wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Hitman misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hitman lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
A nice left hand lands by Hitman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Hitman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hitman's elbow.
Hitman blocks a body shot from Silva.
Hitman blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Hitman controls the action.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hitman's brow.
Hitman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hitman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hitman lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
A short left from Hitman.
Silva is rocked!
Hitman creates a bit of distance and cracks Silva with a big uppercut! Silva goes down! The referee pushes Hitman away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Silva make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Hitman takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dariusz Hitman!
A victorious Dariusz Hitman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kaine Krause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taine Raharuhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaine Krause!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi throws out a counter right but Krause avoids it with no problem.
Krause throws a body punch but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Krause fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raharuhi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krause throws a hook but Raharuhi blocks it.
Raharuhi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krause.
Raharuhi jabs at Krause's body.
Krause waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raharuhi.
Raharuhi misses with a hook.
Krause keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raharuhi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Raharuhi misses.
Krause seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Raharuhi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Raharuhi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause works the jab nicely.
Raharuhi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raharuhi defending well as Krause loads up on a big left hand.
Raharuhi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krause misses with an uppercut
and Raharuhi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krause tries to bum rush Raharuhi with a series of wild strikes but Raharuhi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raharuhi on the side of the head.
Krause misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Raharuhi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raharuhi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raharuhi connects with a right hand. Krause shakes it off.
Raharuhi swings widly with a right hand
and Krause counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krause gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krause lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krause misses with some punches.
Raharuhi manages to break the clinch.
Raharuhi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raharuhi lands a nice hook to Krause's body. Krause takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krause throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raharuhi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raharuhi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Krause looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Raharuhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Krause does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raharuhi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krause.
Krause pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krause misses with a looping left.
Raharuhi just misses with a punch to the body.
Krause throws a shot from downtown. Raharuhi moves away and avoids it.
Krause slips a jab from Raharuhi.
Krause misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharuhi.
Krause scores with the left hand. Raharuhi knows he should have avoided that one.
Krause misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raharuhi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Krause misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharuhi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krause looks to land a left hand but Raharuhi moved out of range nicely.
Krause jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raharuhi missing with a left hand there. Krause was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kaine Krause will probably get the nod.
That's time! Krause's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Raharuhi throws a hook but Krause blocks it.
Krause lands a nice shot to the body.
Raharuhi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Krause throws a shot from downtown. Raharuhi moves away and avoids it.
Krause throws a hook to the side of Raharuhi's head but Raharuhi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krause swings away with a body shot that misses
and Raharuhi counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Krause.
Raharuhi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raharuhi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krause throws a lazy right hand but Raharuhi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raharuhi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Raharuhi lands with an uppercut that bounces Krause off the ropes and back into range.
Good shot there by Krause.
Krause takes a swing at Raharuhi's ribcage but misses.
Krause uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raharuhi.
Krause is looking to counter punch.
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!
Krause misses with a straight right.
Raharuhi takes a swing at Krause's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause throws out a loose jab but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharuhi misses with a hook.
Krause connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raharuhi. Raharuhi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Krause throws an overhand right that lands on Raharuhi's shoulder, as Raharuhi tries to avoid the shot.
Kaine Krause is winning the standup battle so far.
Raharuhi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krause throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krause gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raharuhis head.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Krause doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raharuhi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Raharuhi.
Krause goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raharuhi is trying to break the clinch but Krause is controlling him.
Raharuhi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raharuhi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raharuhi lands a nice hook to Krause's body. Krause takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause slips under a jab.
Krause throws the left hand but Raharuhi avoids the punch easily.
Raharuhi staying out of range there.
Krause lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raharuhi thuds a left hand into Krause's body.
Raharuhi slips a straight right by Krause.
Raharuhi looks to land a left hand but Krause moved out of range nicely.
Raharuhi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krause misses with an uppercut. Raharuhi saw that one coming.
Raharuhi throws a shot from downtown. Krause moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Krause was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Raharuhi.
Krause misses with a straight left.
Raharuhi scores with a punch to the head.
Raharuhi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krause takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Krause pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krause throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kaine Krause will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Raharuhi misses with a looping right.
Krause thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharuhi throws the left hand but Krause avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Krause throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krause keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Krause misses its target.
Krause throws a right hand that Raharuhi ducks under and follows up with a left that Raharuhi also avoids with ease.
Krause takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raharuhi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krause doesn't seem bothered though.
Krause pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krause lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause looks to land a left hand but Raharuhi moved out of range nicely.
Krause throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raharuhi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd cheers as Krause lands an impressive looking overhand right. Raharuhi doesn't seem phased though.
Krause throws a jab when Raharuhi was well out of range.
Krause uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raharuhi.
Nice defenses there by Raharuhi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raharuhi.
Nice uppercut lands for Krause. That snapped Raharuhi's head back.
Raharuhi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raharuhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krause manages to avoid it.
Krause rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raharuhi counters with a straight right hand.
Raharuhi misses with a looping left.
Krause misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raharuhi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Krause 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Krause ducks under a wild hook from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi loads up on a big right hand but Krause slips the punch.
Krause tries to counter by clinching up but Raharuhi breaks away and moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Raharuhi. Those never looked like landing.
Krause is looking to counter punch.
Raharuhi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krause uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raharuhi.
Krause slips under a jab from Raharuhi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krause throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharuhi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause wants to clinch.
Krause waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raharuhi.
Raharuhi lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Raharuhi.
Krause misses with a hook. Raharuhi ducked under it nicely.
Raharuhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raharuhi scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Raharuhi.
Krause avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krause drives through and clinches with Raharuhi against the ropes.
Raharuhi is trying to force a seperation but Krause has the dominant position.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi is trying to break the clinch but Krause is controlling him.
Raharuhi tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taine Raharuhi really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Krause swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharuhi connects with a jab.
Raharuhi moves out of range as Krause strikes.
Krause loads up on a big right hand but Raharuhi slips the punch.
Raharuhi takes one to the side of the head.
Raharuhi digs a good hook to Krause's body.
Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krause.
Krause misses with a body punch
letting Raharuhi counter with a right hand.
Raharuhi cracks Krause with a right hand to the side of the head.
Raharuhi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Krause counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raharuhi moves away from the strike by Krause.
Raharuhi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raharuhi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Raharuhi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raharuhi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharuhi throws a low kick but Krause moves out of range easily.
Krause bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krause slips a jab from Raharuhi.
Krause takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Krause momentarily.
Krause rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Raharuhi counter with a right hand.
Krause uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krause avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raharuhi.
Krause fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krause swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharuhi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krause misses with a looping right.
Krause moves forwards but Raharuhi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Raharuhi with a nice cross.
Krause displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raharuhi throws out the jab.
Krause misses with a looping left.
Krause looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krause drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krause misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Raharuhi misses.
Raharuhi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krause.
Krause uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi swings for the body but Krause moves out of range.
Raharuhi swings widly with a right hand
and Krause cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krause just misses with a punch to the body.
Raharuhi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raharuhi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krause.
Krause is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Raharuhi.
Krause misses with an uppercut.
Raharuhi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Raharuhi moves out of range as Krause strikes.
Raharuhi digs a good hook to Krause's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharuhi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raharuhi scores with a shot to the body.
Krause slips a jab from Raharuhi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taine Raharuhi dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharuhi gets tackled into the ropes by Krause. Krause maintains the clinch.
Raharuhi blocking some punches.
Raharuhi wants to get back to striking at distance but Krause won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Nice body punch from Krause.
Krause lands with a light punch inside.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause digs a right hand underneath Raharuhi's ribcage. Raharuhi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raharuhi blocking some punches.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Raharuhi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Raharuhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Krause scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raharuhi is looking to break free of the clinch but Krause has double underhooks.
Raharuhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krause.
Krause has Raharuhi pressed against the ropes, preventing Raharuhi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krause is working Raharuhi over against the ropes.
Raharuhi is trying to push Krause away but Krause has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Raharuhi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krause.
Krause lands an uppercut.
Krause doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raharuhi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Raharuhi is trying to push Krause away but Krause has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Raharuhi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Krause can't find room to land a body shot as Raharuhi controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi misses with some punches.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Krause tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause misses with some punches.
Raharuhi is trying to push Krause away but Krause has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Krause prevents a body shot from Raharuhi.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause misses with some punches.
Krause tries a body shot but Raharuhi blocks it.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raharuhi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharuhi is trying to break free.
Krause misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaine Krause showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krause has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaine Krause!
Kaine Krause is the new welterweight champion!
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