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EMP WW Tourney - Round 2 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raharuhi scores with a shot to the body.
Yaj misses with a looping left.
Raharuhi throws a low kick, looking for Yaj's leg but Yaj calmly moves out of range.
Yaj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raharuhi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yaj avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Raharuhi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yaj doesn't seem bothered though.
Yaj definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Raharuhi moves into range and clinches up with Yaj.
Raharuhi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yaj has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raharuhi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Raharuhi scores with a shoulder strike.
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.
Raharuhi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Yaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaj avoids a wild elbow strike from Raharuhi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raharuhi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raharuhi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raharuhi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi digs a right hand underneath Yaj's ribcage. Yaj let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raharuhi manages to break the clinch.
Raharuhi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yaj is out of range.
Raharuhi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yaj walks into a left hand.
Raharuhi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yaj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raharuhi misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Yaj on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raharuhi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Raharuhi tenderised Yaj's leg. Yaj is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raharuhi ducks under a wild hook from Yaj.
Raharuhi throws a lazy uppercut
and Yaj counters with a nice uppercut.
Yaj missing with a left hand there. Raharuhi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yaj gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Raharuhi there.
Raharuhi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raharuhi 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.
Raharuhi slips under a jab from Yaj.
Yaj misses with a lunging right hand
and Raharuhi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yaj really felt that one!
Yaj gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yaj misses with a hook. Raharuhi ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raharuhi. That's going to slow Yaj down.
Yaj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raharuhi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raharuhi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raharuhi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raharuhi slips a jab from Yaj.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Yaj misses its intended target.
Raharuhi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yaj is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Raharuhi punishes Yaj's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Yaj.
Yaj swings for the body but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Raharuhi scores with a jab. Yaj acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharuhi.
Yaj doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Yaj. That snapped Raharuhi's head back.
Yaj checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raharuhi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raharuhi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Raharuhi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yaj misses with a lunging right hand
and Raharuhi counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Raharuhi. Beautiful body shot.
Raharuhi throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Yaj misses
and Raharuhi counters with a left to the body.
Raharuhi throws a wild body kick that Yaj sees coming a mile off.
That kick from Raharuhi tenderised Yaj's leg. Yaj is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yaj rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raharuhi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the side of Yaj's head but Yaj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raharuhi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raharuhi.
Yaj stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raharuhi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raharuhi.
Raharuhi scores with a leg kick.
Raharuhi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yaj.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharuhi lands a nice looking body kick.
Raharuhi is looking to clinch but Yaj is avoiding it.
Raharuhi lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taine Raharuhi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yaj throws a jab but it's blocked by Raharuhi.
Yaj shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yaj is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raharuhi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yaj takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raharuhi.
A jab from Yaj misses.
Raharuhi misses the body punch
and Yaj counters with a series of strikes. Raharuhi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Good shot there by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharuhi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yaj misses with a combination
and Raharuhi counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raharuhi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Raharuhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yaj throws a big counter combination but Raharuhi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Raharuhi thumps Yaj with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj swinging wildly here.
Yaj moves out of range of the leg kick from Raharuhi.
Yaj misses with a hook. Raharuhi ducked under it nicely.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharuhi works the jab nicely.
Raharuhi lands a leg kick that knocks Yaj off balance momentarily.
Raharuhi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raharuhi looks to throw the jab but Yaj is out of range.
Raharuhi throws out a powerful jab.
Yaj throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raharuhi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taine Raharuhi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raharuhi throws a looping overhand right but Yaj ducks down to avoid it.
Yaj misses with a combination
and Raharuhi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raharuhi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yaj under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yaj throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj 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.
Raharuhi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Raharuhi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raharuhi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raharuhi lands with a slapping head kick.
Raharuhi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raharuhi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi thumps Yaj with a low kick.
Yaj looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raharuhi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yaj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raharuhi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Raharuhi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yaj swings widly with a right hand
and Raharuhi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yaj's knee momentarily.
Yaj takes a swing at Raharuhi's ribcage but misses.
Raharuhi connects with a jab.
Yaj keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raharuhi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raharuhi.
Yaj on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raharuhi misses with a leg kick.
Raharuhi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raharuhi lands a glancing blow to the side of Yaj's head.
Raharuhi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yaj connects with a body shot that sends Raharuhi's belly button to the back.
Raharuhi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yaj was well out of range. Poor timing from Raharuhi.
Yaj throwing a counter right hand but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raharuhi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raharuhi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raharuhi scores with a nice body kick.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
Raharuhi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Yaj was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharuhi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Raharuhi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Raharuhi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Raharuhi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharuhi feints and then cracks Yaj's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yaj down.
Yaj takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yaj checks the leg kick nicely there.
Raharuhi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taine Raharuhi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Yaj misses the target.
Yaj displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raharuhi throws out the jab.
Yaj looks to land a left hand but Raharuhi moved out of range nicely.
Yaj throws a predictable looking body shot
and Raharuhi counters with a left to the body.
Raharuhi works Yaj's body with a nice hook.
Yaj misses with a looping left.
Raharuhi dips to his left and cracks Yaj with an uppercut!
Raharuhi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yaj.
Yaj throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yaj keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi misses with a looping left.
Yaj misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raharuhi.
Yaj swings widly with a right hand
and Raharuhi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raharuhi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi feints and then cracks Yaj's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yaj down.
Yaj moves out of range of the strikes.
Yaj is looking for a counter combo.
Raharuhi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yaj is able to avoid easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raharuhi, right into the meat.
Raharuhi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raharuhi throws a chopping leg kick but Yaj manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raharuhi tries to score with a low kick but Yaj moves his leg out of the way.
Yaj is looking to counter punch.
Raharuhi misses with a hook.
Raharuhi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yaj checks it well.
Raharuhi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yaj takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Raharuhi lands a nice looking body shot.
Raharuhi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yaj was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raharuhi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
CM Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Yaj.
Nice defenses there by Yaj.
Raharuhi misses with a looping left.
Yaj throws the left hand but Raharuhi avoids the punch easily.
Raharuhi flicks out a counter leg kick but Yaj steps away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raharuhi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yaj throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raharuhi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raharuhi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raharuhi scores with a jab to the head.
Raharuhi lands with a straight right. Yaj didn't see that one coming.
Raharuhi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raharuhi lands with an overhand left.
Raharuhi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raharuhi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi cracks the inside of Yaj's front leg.
Raharuhi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yaj chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raharuhi can pounce on him.
Raharuhi throws a front kick that sends Yaj stumbling back into the cage.
Yaj misses with an uppercut. Raharuhi saw that one coming.
Yaj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yaj walks into a jab.
Raharuhi scores with a push kick.
Raharuhi with a hook.
Raharuhi throws a shot to the body.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yaj.
A little feinted left hand from Yaj on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raharuhi works Yaj's body with a nice hook.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raharuhi moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharuhi works over Yaj's head and body with a nice combination.
Yaj lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raharuhi at a distance.
Raharuhi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raharuhi throws a body shot but no joy.
Raharuhi is looking to slow Yaj down with leg kicks.
Raharuhi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raharuhi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raharuhi dips to his left and cracks Yaj with an uppercut!
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raharuhi moves away.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yaj's calf.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from Raharuhi.
A quick step to the side and Yaj tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharuhi punishes Yaj's body with a nice straight punch.
Raharuhi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taine Raharuhi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raharuhi 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taine Raharuhi!
Taine Raharuhi 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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