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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Malaki Major (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Naharis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Major kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is House of Pain - On Point. Yuri Naharis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Malaki Major's chin.
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136 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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143 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong
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Good kicks
Determined
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Malaki Major!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Naharis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Major misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Major.
Naharis scores with a spinning back kick!
Major thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Major does it's job there.
Naharis is rocked!
Naharis misses with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Major!
Naharis is still on wobbly legs! Can Major finish him?
Major misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naharis.
Naharis feints a counter leg kick.
Naharis misses with a shot to the body
enabling Major to counter with a crisp jab.
Naharis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Major fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Naharis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naharis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Naharis is trying to break the clinch but Major is controlling him.
Naharis has had enough of the clinch but Major keeps him there for the moment.
Major scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Major lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Major digs a right hand into Naharis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Naharis's gas tank.
Major cracks Naharis with a nice body shot.
Naharis seems to have recovered his senses.
Major stalls.
Major digs a right hand into Naharis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Naharis's gas tank.
Major misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Naharis.
Major scores a nice knee to the body.
Naharis misses with a body punch.
Major lands a nice knee to the body.
Naharis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Naharis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Naharis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Major has him pressed against the ropes.
Major lands an elbow inside that Naharis shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Major lands a nice shot to the body.
Major is pushing Naharis up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Major connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Major works on Naharis's body with a couple of short punches.
Naharis looks winded!
Major throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nahariss head.
Major creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Naharis's defenses.
Major is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Naharis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naharis swings wildly with an uppercut but Major uses good head movement to avoid it.
Major pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Naharis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Major dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Major moves into the clinch.
A short right from Major.
Naharis tries to break free but Major pushes him back against the ropes.
Naharis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Major's face.
Naharis trying to control the position but instead, Major has worked for underhooks and has pushed Naharis into the ropes.
Major digs a right hand underneath Naharis's ribcage. Naharis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Major is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Naharis is defending well for now.
Naharis swings wildly with an uppercut but Major uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naharis is trying to push Major away but Major 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.
Naharis throws a punch but it's blocked by Major.
Major trying to land knees to the body.
Naharis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Major is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Naharis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Major.
Major working Naharis over with knees to the body.
Major is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naharis can do to turn this around?
Naharis is breathing heavily.
Major lands with a light punch inside.
Our sources have told us that Major has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Major lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Naharis backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Major.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Major.
Malaki Major has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Major stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Major lands a damaging elbow.
Major works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Major softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Naharis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Major digs a right hand underneath Naharis's ribcage. Naharis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Nice body punch from Major - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Major.
Major softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Major scores with a shot to the side of Naharis's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Major.
A head punch on the inside from Naharis fails to land.
Major works on Naharis's body with a couple of short punches.
Major utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Major breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Naharis drops his guard momentarily, allowing Major to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Naharis! 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! Major takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Malaki Major!
Malaki Major thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Yuri Naharis had this to say: 'One loss does not make a fighter. I will come back and only stronger...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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