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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Darryl Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Trapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bear Trapp has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Darryl Bauer's chin.
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darryl Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bear Trapp!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trapp blocks a leg kick.
Trapp throws a leg kick which misses Bauer's front leg but catches the back leg as Bauer tries to avoid it.
Bauer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bauer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Bauer misses
and Trapp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bauer moves out of range of the leg kick from Trapp.
Bauer ducks under a wild hook from Trapp.
Trapp's corner calls for a 1-2. Trapp obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bauer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trapp.
A big right from Bauer misses.
Trapp looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bauer throws a jab but it's blocked by Trapp.
It seemed like Trapp was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bauer throws a solid leg kick but Trapp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bauer.
A telegraphed right hand from Trapp misses the target.
Bauer misses with a right hand
and Trapp counters by moving into the clinch.
Bauer lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bauer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trapp's elbow.
Bauer scores with a knee to the head.
Trapp takes a shot to the head.
Bauer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
I was talking to Bauer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer just leaning against Trapp, taking a breather.
Bauer lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bauer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bauer avoiding damage as Trapp throws knees to the body.
Trapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bauer.
Trapp tries a body shot but Bauer blocks it.
Trapp trying to land knees to the body.
Trapp misses with a knee to the head.
Bauer misses with a punch on the inside.
Bauer blocking some punches.
Trapp tries a body shot but Bauer blocks it.
Trapp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trapp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bauer lands a nice elbow.
Trapp utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bauer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bauer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bauer avoiding damage as Trapp throws knees to the body.
Trapp misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trapp misses with the head strike.
Trapp prevents a body shot from Bauer.
A short uppercut from Trapp.
Bauer taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Trapp.
Bauer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trapp.
Bauer looking to throw knees to the head but Trapp is blocking nicely.
Bauer throws a punch but it's blocked by Trapp.
Trapp scores with a knee to the head.
Trapp blocks an uppercut.
Bauer lands a nice shot to the body.
Bauer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trapp throws a head punch that misses.
Trapp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trapp looking to throw knees to the head but Bauer is blocking nicely.
Bauer lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bauer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Bauer.
Bauer avoiding damage as Trapp throws knees to the body.
A short right from Bauer on the inside.
Bauer cracks Trapp with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bauer.
Still in the clinch, Trapp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trapp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bauer blocks an uppercut.
Bauer is leaning against Trapp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bauer.
Trapp struggles to land a body shot inside as Bauer controls his hands.
Bauer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bauer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trapp's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trapp.
A left hand lands to the body for Trapp.
Bauer with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bauer tries to throw a body punch but Trapp avoids it by throwing Bauer back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trapp.
Trapp takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bauer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trapp.
Trapp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bauer misses with a punch to the body.
Bauer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trapp's elbow.
Trapp letting Bauer take a breather here.
Trapp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bauer.
Bauer tries a body shot but Trapp blocks it.
Trapp stalling in the clinch.
Bauer can't find room to land a body shot as Trapp controls the action.
Trapp blocks a body shot from Bauer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bauer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bauer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trapp throws a head punch that misses.
Bauer 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.
That was a close round but I would say that Darryl Bauer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bauer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch lands to the side of Trapp 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Trapp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bauer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trapp throws a hook but Bauer blocks it.
A punch combination from Bauer misses.
Bauer misses with a looping left.
Bauer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bauer throws a body punch but Trapp moves out of range.
Trapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bauer.
Bauer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Trapp just manages to avoid it.
Trapp connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bauer. Bauer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Trapp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bauer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trapp throws a lazy right hand but Bauer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bauer tries to move into range but Trapp moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Trapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Bauer checks a leg kick nicely.
Bauer works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bauer avoids the body shot from Trapp.
Bauer clobbers Trapp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trapp on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bauer throws the kick towards the body but Trapp avoids it.
Trapp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trapp misses with a lunging right hand
and Bauer counters with a nice leg kick.
Trapp lands a jab.
Bauer misses with a leg kick
letting Trapp counter with a right hand.
Trapp jabs at Bauer's body.
Bauer throws a push kick but Trapp slaps the foot to one side.
Bauer clinches.
Trapp misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Trapp fails to land.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bauer is trying to maintain a safe position but Trapp gets an underhook and turns Bauer into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Trapp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trapp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bauer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bauer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Trapp throws a head punch that misses.
Bauer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trapp blocks it with crossed arms.
Trapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bauer.
Bauer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bauer misses with a knee strike.
Bauer throws a head punch that misses.
Bauer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trapp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trapp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bauer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bauer.
Bauer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trapp is defending well for now.
Bauer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trapp's elbow.
Trapp blocking some punches.
Trapp can't find room to land a body shot as Bauer controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trapp tries a body shot but Bauer blocks it.
Trapp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bauer blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Bauer.
Bauer crunches a lovely knee into Trapp's ribcage.
Trapp is breathing heavily.
Bauer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trapp backwards.
Bauer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bauer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bauer blocks an uppercut.
Bauer is looking to control Trapp's arms but Trapp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bauer has his back to the cage.
Bauer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bauer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bauer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bauer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bauer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bauer can't find room to land a body shot as Trapp controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bauer.
Bauer prevents a body shot from Trapp.
Trapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bauer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer tries to throw a body punch but Trapp avoids it by throwing Bauer back against the cage.
Bauer tries to work over Trapp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bauer tries to land knees in the clinch but Trapp avoids the damage to the body.
Bauer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bauer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trapp looking to throw knees to the head but Bauer is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bauer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bauer misses with some punches.
Trapp with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trapp misses with a knee to the head.
Bauer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trapp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bauer is defending well for now.
Bauer tries a body shot but Trapp blocks it.
Trapp lands an uppercut.
Trapp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bauer avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Trapp.
Bauer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bauer lands a good knee to the midsection. Trapp won't want to take too many of those.
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 Darryl Bauer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bauer throws a wild body kick that Trapp sees coming a mile off.
Trapp stuns Bauer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bauer.
Trapp blocks a head kick by Bauer.
Trapp misses the shot to the body.
Bauer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trapp moves away.
Trapp steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bauer.
Bauer lands a leg kick that knocks Trapp off balance momentarily.
Bauer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trapp.
Trapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bear Trapp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trapp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bauer.
Nice cross by Bauer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trapp takes a swing at Bauer's ribcage but misses.
Bauer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Trapp throws a looping overhand right but Bauer ducks down to avoid it.
Trapp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trapp swats away the attempt to clinch by Bauer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bauer.
Bauer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Trapp.
Bauer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Trapp checks a leg kick.
Bauer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trapp.
Trapp lands with a right hand.
Trapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trapp throws a hook but Bauer blocks it.
Trapp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bauer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bauer.
Bauer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trapp momentarily.
Bear Trapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trapp scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trapp. Bauer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trapp connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trapp scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bauer in his tracks.
Trapp misses with an uppercut.
Bauer is looking to slow Trapp down with leg kicks.
Trapp checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trapp is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bauer stuns Trapp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bauer missing with a left hand there. Trapp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trapp lands a nice shot to the body.
Bauer misses with a low kick.
Trapp feints a jab promting Bauer to slip. Trapp then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bauer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bauer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer takes one to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bauer.
Bauer avoids the body shot from Trapp.
Nice defenses there by Trapp.
Trapp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bauer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bauer connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Trapp does no damage.
Trapp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trapp checks a leg kick.
Trapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Trapp.
Trapp throws an overhand right that lands on Bauer's shoulder, as Bauer tries to avoid the shot.
Bauer wants to clinch.
Bauer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trapp steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bauer. That one must have hurt.
Trapp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trapp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trapp. Bauer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bauer tries to land a leg kick but Trapp saw it coming and moves away.
Trapp wants to counter with a clinch but Bauer pushes him away.
Bauer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bauer misses with a head kick.
Trapp tries to counter by closing the distance.
Trapp slips under a jab.
Trapp with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bauer to score with a decent uppercut.
Trapp has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Trapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trapp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bauer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That kick from Bauer tenderised Trapp's leg. Trapp is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bauer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Darryl Bauer.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bauer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darryl Bauer!
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