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Event:
PSE 8
Date: Sep 22, 2018 |
#R1#
Foot fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hambucher on the side of the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Markus Hambucher has been cut.
Foot tries to clinch
and Hambucher counters with a left to the body.
Foot lands a big right hook! Hambucher looks hurt but is still standing! Foot lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Hambucher falls down and Foot dives in with a huge hammer fist! Hambucher's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Foot runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chief Foot!
Chief Foot managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Woodshins' Ship, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
Torcida 46 -
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1#
McDaniels misses with a looping right.
Hambucher connects with the punch.
McDaniels takes a jab right on the kisser.
McDaniels needs to keep his hands up - Hambucher had a free shot at his head there.
McDaniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hambucher.
Hambucher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McDaniels takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hambucher lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens McDaniels up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Hambucher from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw McDaniels's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Markus Hambucher!
Markus Hambucher was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Torcida 41 -
Date: Jun 30, 2018 |
#R1#
A big right from Hambucher misses.
Hambucher misses with a left hand
and Overflow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hambucher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hambucher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Overflow's hands.
Overflow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hambucher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Overflow to counter with a crisp jab.
Overflow lands a nice shot that snaps Hambucher's head back.
Hambucher throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Overflow to counter with a crisp jab.
Hambucher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overflow ducks under a wild hook from Hambucher.
Hambucher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hambucher misses with an uppercut
and Overflow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL2#
Overflow drives through and clinches with Hambucher against the cage.
#T1#
Overflow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hambucher backwards.
Hambucher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hambucher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hambucher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hambucher blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Hambucher.
Overflow lands with a light punch inside.
Overflow lands a nice uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Markus Hambucher has been cut.
Hambucher is trying to break the clinch but Overflow is controlling him.
Overflow misses with some punches.
Hambucher misses with a punch on the inside.
Overflow can't find room to land a body shot as Hambucher controls the action.
#BC#
Hambucher breaks the clinch.
Hambucher misses with an uppercut
and Overflow counters with a stiff right hand.
Hambucher throws a lazy uppercut
letting Overflow counter with a right hand.
Hambucher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Overflow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hambucher misses with a left hand
letting Overflow counter with a right hand.
Overflow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hambucher's hands.
Hambucher misses with a left hand
and Overflow counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Hambucher.
Overflow has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Overflow is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hambucher had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Overflow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hambucher.
Hambucher throws a jab but it's blocked by Overflow.
Hambucher swings widly with a right hand
letting Overflow counter with a right hand.
Hambucher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overflow.
Overflow tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hambucher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Overflow counters with a straight right hand.
Hambucher throws a lazy right hand but Overflow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Overflow wants to counter with a clinch but Hambucher pushes him away.
Markus Hambucher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hambucher throws a right hand that misses
and Overflow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Overflow on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T3#
Hambucher misses with a right hand
and Overflow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Overflow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hambucher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Overflow counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Overflow gets a clinch.
Overflow blocking some punches.
Overflow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hambucher wants to break free but Overflow has control.
Hambucher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hambucher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Overflow.
Hambucher throws a head punch that misses.
Overflow lands with a light punch inside.
Hambucher working aggressively here.
A short right from Hambucher.
Hambucher taking a breather.#T4#
Overflow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hambucher.
Hambucher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Overflow.
Hambucher is trying to break the clinch but Overflow has him pressed against the cage.
Hambucher takes a shot to the head.
Overflow blocking some punches.
Overflow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hambucher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Overflow has him pressed against the cage.
Hambucher is trying to maintain a safe position but Overflow gets an underhook and turns Hambucher into the cage.
Overflow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hambucher backwards.
Hambucher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Overflow.
Overflow lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Hambucher fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overflow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massive Overflow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Markus Hambucher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Hambucher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL2#
and Overflow counters by clinching up.
Hambucher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Overflow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hambucher backwards.
A short left from Overflow.
Overflow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hambucher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Overflow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hambucher throws a head punch that misses.
Massive Overflow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hambucher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Overflow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hambucher.
Overflow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hambucher or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hambucher wants to break free but Overflow has control.
Hambucher working hard to break the clinch.
Hambucher looking to stall.
Hambucher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Overflow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hambucher's elbow.
Hambucher has had enough of the clinch but Overflow keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hambucher fails to land.
Hambucher has a couple of punches blocked by Overflow.
Hambucher misses with some punches.
Overflow is working Hambucher over against the cage.
Hambucher wants to stall.
Overflow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hambucher backwards.
Hambucher is trying to force a seperation but Overflow has the dominant position.
Hambucher misses with some punches.
Overflow keeps control of Hambucher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hambucher throws a punch but it's blocked by Overflow.
I was talking to Hambucher's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hambucher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T2#
Overflow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hambucher backwards.
Overflow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hambucher.
Overflow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hambucher backwards.
Hambucher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hambucher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Overflow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hambucher backwards.
Overflow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hambucher working aggressively here.
Hambucher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Overflow.
Overflow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hambucher backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hambucher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hambucher working aggressively here.
Hambucher misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Overflow on the inside. #T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Overflow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
Markus Hambucher's cut is getting worse.
Hambucher has a couple of punches blocked by Overflow.
Hambucher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Overflow has a couple of punches blocked by Hambucher.
Hambucher can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Overflow.
#ROC2#
Hambucher is rocked!
Overflow presses Hambucher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Overflow creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hambucher's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hambucher drops to his knees and Overflow pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massive Overflow!
Massive Overflow made sure to mention his sponsor, BuriedAlive// Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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Event:
Torcida 36 - Greene Vs Coburn
Date: Jun 02, 2018 |
#R1#
Holmes Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Holmes Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Holmes Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holmes Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Hambucher seems unphased.
#CUT#
It looks like Markus Hambucher has been cut.
Hambucher's coach down at Stark Combat Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hambucher's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Holmes Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holmes Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hambucher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Holmes Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hambuchers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hambucher misses with a hook
and Holmes Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hambucher throws a hook to the side of Holmes Jr's head but Holmes Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Holmes Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markus Hambucher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hambucher lands the left hand.
Hambucher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hambucher scores with a nice strike.
Holmes Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hambucher throws out a loose jab but Holmes Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hambucher loads up on a big right hand but Holmes Jr slips the punch.
Holmes Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Holmes Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hambucher scores with a jab. Holmes Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T1#
Hambucher throws out a loose jab but Holmes Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Holmes Jr defending well as Hambucher loads up on a big left hand.
Holmes Jr is looking to clinch.
Holmes Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holmes Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hambucher misses with a straight right.
Holmes Jr ducks under a wild hook from Hambucher.
Hambucher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holmes Jr staying out of range there.
Hambucher jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Holmes Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Hambucher is just out of range.
Hambucher misses with a straight right.
Hambucher slips under a jab from Holmes Jr.
Hambucher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#ROC2#
Holmes Jr is rocked!#T2#
Holmes Jr throws a body punch but Hambucher moves out of range.
Hambucher 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.
Hambucher connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Holmes Jr out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Markus Hambucher!
Markus Hambucher 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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Event:
Torcida 29 - Payne Vs Knuckles
Date: May 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Hambucher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mishima scores with the left hand. Hambucher knows he should have avoided that one.
Hambucher throws an overhand right that lands on Mishima's shoulder, as Mishima tries to avoid the shot.
Mishima takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT#
It looks like Yukio Mishima has been cut.
Hambucher finds Mishima's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Mishima flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hambucher lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Mishima will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Markus Hambucher!
Markus Hambucher 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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Event:
SyFi 37
Date: Apr 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Hambucher misses with a looping left.
Bull misses with an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Hambucher.
#CUT2#
It looks like Bald Bull has been cut.
Bull slips under a jab from Hambucher.
Bull missing with a left hand there. Hambucher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hambucher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Bull.
Bull has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hambucher finds it's way round the side to connect with Bull's head.
Markus Hambucher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hambucher throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Hambucher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bull doesn't seem phased though.
Hambucher lands a nice shot to the body.
Bull looks to land a left hand but Hambucher moved out of range nicely.
Bull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hambucher manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull throws a jab when Hambucher was well out of range.
Hambucher scores with a hook.#CUT2#
Bald Bull's cut is getting worse.
Bull lands a slapping body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Bull 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hambucher.#T1#
Hambucher slips a jab from Bull.
Hambucher connects with a superb combination that knocks Bull out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Hambucher before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Bull!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Markus Hambucher!
After the fight, Markus Hambucher was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
SyFi 4
Date: Jan 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Towns lands the left hand.
Towns scores with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Towns as he connects with a hook.
No joy there for Hambucher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hambucher throws a right hand that Towns ducks under and follows up with a left that Towns also avoids with ease.
Hambucher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Towns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hambucher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hambucher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hambucher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Towns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Towns fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Towns connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hambucher throws a right hand that Towns ducks under and follows up with a left that Towns also avoids with ease.
Towns lands a jab to the nose.
Hambucher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hambucher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Markus Hambucher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Towns 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.
Hambucher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Towns dodges the punch combination from Hambucher.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Towns! But no joy.
Towns slips a jab from Hambucher.
Donk. Towns catches Hambucher right on the button with a cross.#T1#
Hambucher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hambucher misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Hambucher misses.
Hambucher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Towns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hambucher swinging wildly here.
Hambucher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Towns circles away quickly and effectively.
Towns cracks Hambucher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hambucher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Towns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice shot by Towns.
Hambucher takes one on the button.
Hambucher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Towns is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hambucher misses with a wild combination.
Towns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Towns lands with an uppercut that bounces Hambucher off the ropes and back into range.#T2#
Towns slips a jab and a cross from Hambucher.
Hambucher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Towns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hambucher.
Towns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hambucher on the side of the head.
Towns scores with a decent looking hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Towns as he connects with a hook.
Hambucher scores with a body shot.
Hambucher takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hambucher just misses with a punch to the body.
Hambucher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Towns was well out of range. Poor timing from Hambucher.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hambucher.
Hambucher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Towns - just one landing.
Towns 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.
Towns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hambucher.
Hambucher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hambucher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Towns circles away quickly and effectively.
Hambucher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hambucher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Towns to score with a decent uppercut.#T3#
Hambucher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Towns slips a jab and a cross from Hambucher.
Hambucher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Towns.
A little jabbing left from Towns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hambucher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Towns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hambucher scores with a nice head shot.
Hambucher looks to land a combination but Towns avoids it well.
Hambucher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hambucher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Towns.
Hambucher misses with a few strikes there.
Towns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hambucher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hambucher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Towns clobbers Hambucher with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Towns has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Towns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hambucher on the side of the head.
Towns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hambucher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Towns connects with a nice looking jab.
#T4#
A punch lands to the side of Hambucher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hambucher looks to land a combination but Towns avoids it well.
Towns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Towns staying out of range there.
Towns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hambucher. Hambucher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hambucher misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Towns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hambucher throws a looping overhand right but Towns ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Towns there.
A nice combination there by Hambucher.
Hambucher scores with a jab. Towns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hambucher throws a series of punches but Towns moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hambucher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Hambucher.
Towns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karl Anthony Towns will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Hambucher throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hambucher catches Towns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hambucher misses with a two punch combination.
Hambucher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hambucher ducks right into an uppercut from Towns.
Hambucher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hambucher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hambucher misses the jab.
Hambucher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hambucher walks into a straight right hand from Towns.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hambucher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hambucher catches Towns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Towns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hambucher.
Hambucher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karl Anthony Towns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hambucher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Towns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Towns connects with a right hand. Hambucher shakes it off.
Hambucher throws a series of punches but Towns avoids them all with ease.
Hambucher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hambucher has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#T1#
Good standup being displayed there by Towns as he connects with a hook.
Towns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hambucher on the side of the head.
Hambucher misses with a few strikes there.
Towns connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hambucher momentarily.
Towns with a hook.
Towns throws out a powerful jab.
Hambucher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hambucher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hambucher misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Towns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Towns scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Towns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Towns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Hambucher. Those never looked like landing.
Hambucher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hambucher misses with a double jab.
#T2#
Hambucher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Towns lands a jab to the nose.
Hambucher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Towns. Towns obviously looking to wear him down.
Hambucher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hambucher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hambucher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Towns lands with a straight right. Hambucher didn't see that one coming.
Towns connects with a single shot there.
Hambucher swings for the body but Towns moves out of range.
Towns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Towns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hambucher's head backwards.
Hambucher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hambucher cracks Towns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hambucher misses with a few strikes there.
Towns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from Hambucher.
#T3#
Towns defending well as Hambucher loads up on a big left hand.
Towns lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hambucher throws a series of punches but Towns moves out of range.
Towns connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hambucher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Towns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hambucher tries to bum rush Towns with a series of wild strikes but Towns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Markus Hambucher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Towns.
Hambucher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Towns connects with a nice looking jab.
Hambucher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hambucher misses with a straight right.
Towns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hambucher pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Towns back to the ropes. Hambucher follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Towns getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hambucher moves forwards but Towns connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hambucher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T4#
Hambucher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Towns.
Hambucher lands a two punch combo.
Towns lands a glancing blow to the side of Hambucher's head.
Towns lands a head shot.
Towns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hambucher on the side of the head.
Hambucher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Towns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Towns moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hambucher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Towns moves away.
Hambucher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hambucher misses with a series of wild punches.
Towns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hambucher throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Towns scores with a hook.
Hambucher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hambucher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hambucher throws a right hand that Towns ducks under and follows up with a left that Towns also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karl Anthony Towns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
A jab from Towns finds it's way through Hambucher's defenses.
Towns lands with an overhand left.
Hambucher throws a nice looking combination but Towns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hambucher throws a shot from downtown. Towns moves away and avoids it.
Towns moves forwards but Hambucher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hambucher ducks right into an uppercut from Towns.
Hambucher fails to land with a series of punches.
Towns lands the left hand.
Hambucher looks to land a right hand but Towns moved out of range.
Hambucher is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Towns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hambucher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Towns scores with a nice head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hambucher.
Towns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hambucher on the side of the head.
Hambucher misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Towns darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hambucher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T1#
Hambucher misses with a hook. Towns ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Towns! But no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Towns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Towns lands an overhand right.
Hambucher tries to bum rush Towns with a series of wild strikes but Towns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hambucher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Towns's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hambucher under the eye.
Hambucher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Towns - just one landing.
Towns getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Towns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hambucher misses with a looping right.
Hambucher throws a hook to the side of Towns's head but Towns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Towns's corner calls for a 1-2. Towns obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Towns cracks Hambucher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hambucher swinging wildly here.
#T2#
Towns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Hambucher. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy left from Towns finds it's target.
Hambucher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Towns finds it's way round the side to connect with Hambucher's head.
Hambucher takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hambucher swinging wildly here.
Towns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Towns cracks Hambucher with an open hand slap.
Hambucher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Towns circles away quickly and effectively.
Towns 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.
Hambucher tries to bum rush Towns with a series of wild strikes but Towns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hambucher throws a series of punches but Towns moves out of range.
Towns lunges at Hambucher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hambucher's hand.
Towns moves into range and connects with a jab. #T3#
Towns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hambucher's head backwards.
Hambucher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hambucher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Towns catches Hambucher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hambucher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Towns.
Towns lands with a right hand.
Towns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hambucher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Towns.
Hambucher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Towns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hambucher's head.
Markus Hambucher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Towns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hambucher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hambucher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Towns connects with a crisp jab.
Towns slips under a jab from Hambucher.
Hambucher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karl Anthony Towns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Nice defenses there by Towns.
Hambucher misses with a wild combination.
Hambucher misses with a series of wild punches.
Towns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Towns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Towns scores with a kick to the body.
Towns connects with the punch.
Towns blocks a jab.
Towns slips under a jab from Hambucher.
Hambucher misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hambucher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Towns throws out a powerful jab.
Towns scores with a nice head shot.
Towns lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Anthony Towns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Towns has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Anthony Towns!
Karl Anthony Towns seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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