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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Li Zhou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taine Raharuhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhou comes to the ring accompanied by Title Fight - Your Pain Is Mine Now. Taine Raharuhi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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Brawler
Good 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Li Zhou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taine Raharuhi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raharuhi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhou.
Zhou misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raharuhi! But no joy.
Zhou drives through and clinches with Raharuhi against the ropes.
Zhou has Raharuhi pushed against the ropes.
Raharuhi lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zhou.
Zhou lands with a left to the head.
Zhou creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Raharuhi's defenses.
Raharuhi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zhou has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zhou.
Raharuhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhou misses with a knee to the head.
Zhou leaning against his opponent.
Zhou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zhou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Raharuhi lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhou scores with a shot to the side of Raharuhi's head.
Zhou lands an elbow just above Raharuhi 's eye.
A short right from Zhou on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi misses with a body punch.
Zhou lands an elbow that stopped Raharuhi in his tracks for a moment.
Zhou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raharuhi's efforts to push away.
Raharuhi is trying to break the clinch but Zhou has him pressed against the ropes.
Zhou lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zhou connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Zhou.
Raharuhi takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raharuhi prevents a body shot from Zhou.
Zhou is pushing Raharuhi up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
I was talking to Zhou's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Raharuhi letting Zhou take a breather here.
Raharuhi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhou keeps control of Raharuhi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zhou slows down the pace here.
Raharuhi blocks an uppercut.
Zhou comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zhou scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Zhou.
Raharuhi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Zhou taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Li Zhou.
Zhou clinches up with Raharuhi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Zhou slowing the pace effectively.
Zhou lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Zhou to work.
Zhou taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Zhou dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zhou rushes Raharuhi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Zhou is pushing Raharuhi up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Raharuhi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Li Zhou has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zhou effectively controlling the action here.
Raharuhi is looking to break free of the clinch but Zhou has double underhooks.
Raharuhi tries to circle away but Zhou has him pinned against the ropes.
Zhou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raharuhi's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zhou takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zhou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raharuhi backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi being controlled against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Li Zhou.
Zhou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raharuhi scores with a jab to the head.
Raharuhi sizes up Zhou with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zhou swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zhou clinches.
Zhou trying to stall but Raharuhi improves his position.
Zhou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raharuhi's elbow.
Zhou working aggressively here.
Zhou works on Raharuhi's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Zhou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zhou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raharuhi is defending well for now.
Zhou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raharuhi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zhou lands a knee to the head.
Zhou stalling in the clinch but Raharuhi improves position.
Raharuhi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raharuhi digs a right hand into Zhou's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zhou's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Raharuhi wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raharuhi working hard to break the clinch.
Zhou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raharuhi.
Zhou looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Raharuhi as Zhou tries to tie him up.
Raharuhi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Raharuhi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A frustrated look appears on Raharuhi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Raharuhi is trying to force a seperation but Zhou has the dominant position.
Zhou throws a punch but it's blocked by Raharuhi.
Zhou blocks a body shot from Raharuhi.
Zhou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raharuhi can do to turn this around?
Zhou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zhou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raharuhi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zhou misses with a knee to the head.
Zhou controlling the action here for a moment.
Zhou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Zhou dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Raharuhi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zhou under the eye.
Raharuhi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zhou on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raharuhi, as that shot connected.
Raharuhi tests Zhou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zhou moves out of range as Raharuhi strikes.
Zhou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raharuhi throws out a counter right but Zhou avoids it with no problem.
Zhou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zhou has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zhou avoiding damage.
Zhou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Raharuhi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zhou with a knee to the head.
Zhou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhou taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raharuhi misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhou can't find room to land a body shot as Raharuhi controls the action.
Zhou's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zhou throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raharuhi misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zhou connects with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zhou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raharuhi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raharuhi is trying to break free.
Zhou looking to slow down the pace here.
Zhou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zhou taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zhou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raharuhi's efforts to push away.
Zhou taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raharuhi's elbow.
Raharuhi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhou backwards.
Zhou working Raharuhi over with knees to the body.
Zhou lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Zhou.
Raharuhi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zhou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhou misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zhou taking a breather.
Raharuhi throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhou.
Zhou slowing the pace effectively.
Zhou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raharuhi blocks a body shot from Zhou.
Raharuhi can't break the clinch.
Zhou lands a nice elbow.
Raharuhi is leaning against Zhou and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raharuhi can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Zhou clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zhou moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Raharuhi tries to keep at a distance but Zhou has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zhou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raharuhi blocks an uppercut.
Zhou lands a left hand.
Zhou misses with the head strike.
Zhou misses with the head strike.
Zhou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Raharuhi misses with a punch to the body.
Zhou is looking to control Raharuhi's arms but Raharuhi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zhou has his back to the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Zhou.
Zhou misses with a punch to the body.
Zhou lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Raharuhi.
Zhou is looking to control Raharuhi's arms but Raharuhi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zhou has his back to the ropes.
Raharuhi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zhou has him pressed against the ropes.
Raharuhi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhou.
Zhou trying to control the position but instead, Raharuhi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zhou into the ropes.
Zhou working Raharuhi over with knees to the body.
Raharuhi is trying to break the clinch but Zhou is controlling him.
Raharuhi takes an elbow to the temple.
Raharuhi lands a shoulder strike.
Raharuhi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zhou stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zhou content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhou.
Raharuhi is trying to push Zhou away but Zhou has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Zhou trying to stall but Raharuhi improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Li Zhou.
Raharuhi lands with a nice body punch.
Raharuhi jabs at Zhou's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi scores with a jab to the body.
Raharuhi cracks Zhou with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Zhou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharuhi works Zhou's body with a nice hook.
Zhou throws the left hand but Raharuhi avoids the punch easily.
Raharuhi lands a jab to the head.
Raharuhi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhou throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Raharuhi's head.
Raharuhi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Raharuhi connects with a body shot.
Zhou misses with a head kick.
Raharuhi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Raharuhi lands with a cross.
Raharuhi works the jab nicely.
Zhou with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raharuhi to score with a decent uppercut.
Zhou takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taine Raharuhi dominated that fourth 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zhou wants to clinch.
It seemed like Raharuhi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zhou instigates a clinch.
Raharuhi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zhou misses with a knee strike.
Raharuhi can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raharuhi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raharuhi working hard to break the clinch.
Zhou keeps control of Raharuhi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raharuhi can't break the clinch.
Zhou is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi wants to get back to striking at distance but Zhou won't allow it.
Zhou struggles to land a body shot inside as Raharuhi controls his hands.
Zhou misses with a body punch.
Raharuhi working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhou.
Zhou misses with a body punch.
Zhou looking to stall.
Raharuhi blocks the elbow strike.
Taine Raharuhi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raharuhi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Zhou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raharuhi's efforts to push away.
Zhou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raharuhi is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raharuhi working hard to break the clinch.
Raharuhi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhou's elbow.
Zhou lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zhou lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zhou misses with a punch on the inside.
Raharuhi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zhou crunches a lovely knee into Raharuhi's ribcage.
Li Zhou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raharuhi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Raharuhi trying to control the position but instead, Zhou has worked for underhooks and has pushed Raharuhi into the ropes.
Zhou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for Zhou to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raharuhi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Li Zhou showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zhou 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Zhou!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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