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Event:
RR #5
Date: Oct 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Jakua moves out of range of the body kick from Gold.
Kris Jakua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jakua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gold counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gold wants to clinch up but Jakua keeps it at a distance.
Jakua has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gold thows a body kick. Jakua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A punch combination from Jakua misses. #CL#
Gold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jakua, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Jakua as the two fighters clinch.
#BC#
Gold manages to break the clinch.
Jakua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gold finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.#T1#
Jakua throws a shot from downtown. Gold moves away and avoids it.
Jakua feints a jab promting Gold to slip. Jakua then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gold slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jakua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gold doesn't seem bothered though.
Jakua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jakua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Jakua.
Gold lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gold tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jakua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gold definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gold wants to clinch up but Jakua keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Jakua releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jakua misses with the combination.
Jakua misses the shot to the body.
Gold is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jakua.
Jakua just misses with a punch to the body.
Jakua is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gold thuds his shin into the meat of Jakua's side.
Jakua lands a two punch combo.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jakua swinging wildly here.
#CL#
Gold moves into the clinch.
Gold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Jakua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gold misses with some punches.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jakua is trying to break the clinch but Gold has him pressed against the ropes. #BC#
Gold breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Jakua misses.
Jakua fails to land with a series of punches.
#T3#
Gold lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jakua takes a step back to recover.
Jakua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gold rather than just go for the knockout.
Jakua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Nice body kick there by Gold.#CL#
Gold darts in and clinches Jakua up against the ropes.
Gold lands a nice elbow.
Gold misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Gold breaks the clinch.
Jakua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gold can pounce on him.
Jakua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gold lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gold darts in trying to clinch
and Jakua counters with a nice body shot. #T4#
Gold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jakua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jakua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jakua moves out of range of the body kick from Gold.
Jakua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jakua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gold darts in trying to clinch
and Jakua counters with a right hand to the body.
Jakua throws a right and a left that Gold avoids nicely.
Gold seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gold ducks right into an uppercut from Jakua.
That kick from Gold tenderised Jakua's leg. Jakua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jakua scores with a hook to the body. Gold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jakua's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jakua duly obliges.
Gold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kris Jakua will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Gold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jakua throws a counter combo.
Jakua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gold.
Jakua throws a body shot but no joy.
Jakua looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
Jakua has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gold.
Gold moves out of range as Jakua strikes.
As Jakua tries to get set, Gold tries to push him back and clinch up but Jakua manages to avoid the attempt.
Gold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gold moves in looking to clinch but Jakua pushes him off.
Jakua throws a counter combo.
Jakua works over Gold's head and body with a nice combination.
Jakua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jakua lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jakua. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jakua. That did some damage!
Gold scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jakua crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gold - the referee stops the clock and Jakua gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gold. Jakua manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jakua avoids the head kick by Gold.
#T1#
Gold needs to keep his hands up - Jakua had a free shot at his head there.
Jakua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gold avoids the body shot from Jakua.
Gold scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gold avoids the body shot from Jakua.
Gold lands with a nice body kick.
Jakua steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gold. That one must have hurt.
Jakua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gold feints and then cracks Jakua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jakua down.
Gold tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jakua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Gold moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2##BC#
Gold breaks from the clinch.
Kris Jakua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gold connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Jakua does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jakua loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
Jakua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jakua lands with a nice combination. Gold backs away looking to recover.
Gold looks for the body kick but Jakua saw that one coming.
Kris Jakua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick from Gold.
Jakua lands a nice hook to Gold's body. Gold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jakua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Gold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jakua steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gold.#T3#
Gold is looking to slow Jakua down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Gold.
Jakua works Gold's body with a nice hook.
Gold throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jakua throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jakua misses with a two punch combination.
Gold throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jakua throws a right and a left that Gold avoids nicely.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jakua cracks a nice hook into Gold's ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gold!
Gold lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jakua scores with a one two! Gold had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #T4#
Gold is looking to clinch.
Gold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jakua. That did some damage!
Jakua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold fakes the leg kick and cracks Jakua in the body.
Gold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Gold backs off Jakua throws a huge counter combo but Gold manages to avoid it all.
Jakua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Gold finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jakua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Gold wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gold lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gold scores with a head kick. Jakua tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gold looks for the body kick but Jakua saw that one coming.
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 Quick Gold 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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Gold lands with a nice body kick.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jakua moves out of range of the body kick.
Gold lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jakua takes a step back to recover.
Jakua misses with the combination.
Jakua fails to land with a series of punches.
Gold is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jakua.
Gold thows a body kick. Jakua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jakua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jakua throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gold scores with a push kick.
Gold scores with a kick to the body.
Gold cracks the inside of Jakua's front leg. #T1#
Jakua keeps the fight on the outside.
Jakua takes a swing at Gold's ribcage but misses.
Gold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jakua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jakua.
Gold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jakua lands a jab to the nose.
Jakua swats away the attempt to clinch by Gold.
Jakua misses with a looping left.
Jakua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jakua 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
Jakua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jakua misses with a body shot.
#T2#
A shot to the body from Jakua misses
and Gold counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Gold.
Gold throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gold.
Gold is looking to clinch.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jakua misses with a few strikes there.
Gold tries to clinch but Jakua is having none of it.
Jakua lands a nice shot that snaps Gold's head back.
Jakua throws a series of punches but Gold avoids them all with ease.
Jakua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gold throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jakua's head.
Gold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T3#
Jakua misses the shot to the body.
Gold is looking to clinch but Jakua is avoiding it.
Jakua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jakua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gold.
Gold tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jakua manages to circle out of the way.
Gold avoids the body shot from Jakua.
Gold throws a wild body kick that Jakua sees coming a mile off.
Gold throws a push kick but Jakua slaps the foot to one side.
Gold throws a body kick that misses.
Gold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jakua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gold.
Jakua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gold quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jakua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T4#
Some wild striking there from Jakua.
Jakua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jakua is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jakua throws a body shot but no joy.
Jakua jabs Gold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gold looks for the body kick but Jakua saw that one coming.
A left and a right from Jakua both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakua.
Jakua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Gold slams his shin into Jakua's torso.
Gold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jakua.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kris Jakua.
I think Jakua has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kris Jakua!
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Event:
RRR
Date: Sep 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
Gold walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gold is landing a low percentage of strikes.#CL#
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y tries to keep at a distance but Gold has taken the fight into the clinch.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y wants to break the clinch but can't.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gold has him pressed against the ropes.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y blocking some punches.
#BC#
Gold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gold fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a straight right.
Gold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gold tries to counter by clinching up but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y breaks away and moves out of range.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T1#
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
Gold tries to counter by clinching up but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y breaks away and moves out of range.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y cracks Gold with a good jab.
Gold explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.#CL#
Gold clinches up with Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y's defenses.
Gold lands a damaging elbow.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y blocks the elbow strike.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y looking to slow down the pace here.
Gold definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y blocking some punches.
#BC#
Gold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2##CL#
Gold has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold pushes off an throws an elbow but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.#BC#
Gold breaks from the clinch.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y throws a poor cross that misses
and Gold makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y cracks Gold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gold moves away from the strike by Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y.
Gold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y fails to land with a series of punches.
Gold staying out of range there.
No joy there for Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a right hand #CL#
and Gold moves into the clinch.
Gold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gold. #T3#
Gold lands a damaging elbow.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y blocks an elbow strike from Gold.
Gold lands an elbow inside that Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y shrugs off. #BC#
Gold manages to break the clinch.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y connects with a body shot.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y cracks a nice hook into Gold's ribs.
Gold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gold throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses the shot to the body.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Gold throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a combination
#CL#
and Gold counters by clinching up.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y blocks an uppercut.
Gold keeps control of Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y tries to break free but Gold pushes him back against the ropes.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y can't break the clinch.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y.
Gold misses with some punches.
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 Quick Gold will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with an uppercut
#CL#
and Gold counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gold. #BC#
Gold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick from Gold lands but Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y takes it in his stride.
Gold staying out of range there.
Gold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y moves out of range of the body kick from Gold.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Gold rushes Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y and presses him up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gold just misses with a elbow thrown towards Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Gold manages to break the clinch.
Gold dodges the punch combination from Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Gold moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gold.
Quick Gold has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1##BC#
Gold breaks the clinch.
Gold misses with a body kick.
He Was A Skater Boy She Said See You Later Boy He Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Gold lands with a kick to the ribs.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y blocks the body kick.
Gold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y can do to turn this around?
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y with a hook.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y scores with a shot to the body.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y works over Gold's head and body with a nice combination.#ROC2#
Gold is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh Gold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gold drops his guard momentarily, allowing Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Gold! 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! Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). He Was A Skater Boy She Said See You Later Boy He Now Hes A Super Star Slamming On His Guitar Does Y!
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Event:
AKT 10
Date: Sep 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Ward avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ward looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ward throws a series of punches but Gold avoids them all with ease.
Ward throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ward is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gold. Ward shrugs it off though.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ward swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ward chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gold can pounce on him.
Gold tries to clinch but Ward is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Gold takes the fight into the clinch.
Gold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #BC#
Gold breaks the clinch.
Gold throws a solid leg kick but Ward takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gold.
Gold misses with a body kick.#T1#
Gold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Ward was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ward tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters circling a little - Gold finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gold throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ward tried to score with a low kick but Gold checks it.
Gold tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ward manages to circle out of the way.
Gold looks to land a body kick but Ward moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
Gold lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ward looks to land a combination but Gold avoids it well.
Ward steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gold. That one must have hurt.
Ward misses with a series of wild punches.
#T2#
Ward misses with a looping right.
Gold lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gold thuds his shin into the meat of Ward's side.
Ward takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ward moves out of range of the body kick from Gold.
Gold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ward is looking for the big counter here.
Gold throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ward misses with the combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gold - that will leave a mark!
#T3#
Ward misses with a series of wild punches.
Gold is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ward.
Ward looks winded!
Ward jabs Gold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gold dodges the punch combination from Ward.
Gold is looking to counter with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gold - that will leave a mark!
Gold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ward.
Gold lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ward will feel that in the morning.#T4#
Ward takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ward unleashes a big counter combination but Gold bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Gold takes the fight into the clinch.
Ward takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ward blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Gold breaks the clinch.
Gold keeps Ward at a distance using the push kick.
Gold feints and then cracks Ward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ward down.
Gold scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gold is looking to land body kicks.
Ward unleashes a big counter combination but Gold bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quick Gold dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Gold moves into range and clinches up with Ward.
Gold lands an elbow inside.
Gold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ward can do to turn this around?
Ward is trying to break the clinch but Gold has him pressed against the ropes.
Gold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ward wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ward is trying to break the clinch but Gold has him pressed against the ropes.
Ward can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Gold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quick Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Ward throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gold counters with a body kick that stops Ward in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Gold.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
Ward sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ward is breathing heavily.#T1#
A thudding body kick lands there by Gold!
Ward takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#CL#
Gold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ward, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ward's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gold lands a nice elbow.
Ward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ward blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Gold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quick Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ward misses with a few strikes there.
Gold throws a body kick that misses.
Ward has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gold.
Gold is looking to slow Ward down with leg kicks.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
Ward takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ward walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Gold. #T2#
Gold is looking to clinch but Ward is avoiding it.
Andre Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ward throws out a loose jab but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Ward gets tackled into the ropes by Gold. Gold maintains the clinch.
Quick Gold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land. #BC#
Gold breaks the clinch.
Ward throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gold counters with an outside leg kick.
Ward takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gold lands a nice looking body kick.
Gold thumps Ward with a low kick.
Ward keeps the fight on the outside.
Ward lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ward moves out of range as Gold throws a body kick.
#T3#
A slapping body kick lands there for Gold.
Gold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ward.
Gold wants to clinch up but Ward keeps it at a distance.
Nice body kick from Gold.
Gold feints and then cracks Ward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ward down.
Gold lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ward takes a step back to recover.
Quick Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold throws a front kick that sends Ward stumbling back into the ropes.
Ward tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gold lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ward will feel that in the morning.
Gold blocks the body kick.
As Ward tries to get set, Gold tries to push him back and clinch up but Ward manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Gold takes the fight into the clinch. #T4#
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ward is trying to break free.#BC#
Gold breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold fakes the leg kick and cracks Ward in the body. #CL2#
Ward closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Gold. #BC#
Gold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gold. Ward shrugs it off though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gold.
Ward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gold. Gold obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Gold tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ward stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quick Gold dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Gold tries to clinch but Ward is having none of it.
Ward will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gold lands a nice looking body kick.
Ward motions for Gold to come forward. Ward throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gold seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Gold tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gold looks to land a body kick but Ward moved away.#CL#
Gold clinches. #T1#
Gold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gold lands a nice elbow.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Ward working hard to break the clinch.
Ward is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
Gold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ward wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gold has him pressed against the ropes.#BC#
Gold breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Ward has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Ward breaks the clinch.
Gold tries to clinch there but Ward circles away.
Ward throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
Gold is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ward.
Gold lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ward takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ward throws a right and a left that Gold avoids nicely. #T2#
Gold thows a body kick. Ward tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Gold tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Ward.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ward rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gold counters with a nice body kick.
Ward 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.#CL#
Gold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC#
Gold breaks from the clinch.
Crunch! Gold slams his shin into Ward's torso.
Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
An inside leg kick lands from Gold.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
Nice body kick there by Gold.
Gold gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ward counters with a two punch combo.
Gold throws a body kick that misses.
Ward avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ward takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
You can see that Ward has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Gold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gold thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ward if he has to take too many more of those.
#CL#
Gold clinches.
Gold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ward's defenses.
Ward blocking some punches.
#T4#
Gold has Ward pressed against the ropes, preventing Ward from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward has had enough of the clinch but Gold keeps him there for the moment.
Ward is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ward takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.#BC#
Gold breaks the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gold!
Andre Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid body kick from Gold.
Gold scores with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gold, right into the meat.
Quick Gold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CL#
Gold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ward, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gold misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quick Gold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gold has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quick Gold!
Quick Gold 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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