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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herb Krison (ranked 32 p4p, 52 weight class) and Wilhelm Strauss (ranked 4 p4p, 7 weight class). Krison comes to the cage accompanied by Rebelution. The crowd seem to be enjoying Strauss's choice of entrance music: Root Of All Evil. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Krison misses
and Strauss counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Krison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strauss. That did some damage!
Krison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strauss.
Krison lands a nice shot to the body.
Krison 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.
Krison looks to land a body kick but Strauss moved away.
Krison moves out of range of the leg kick from Strauss.
Krison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Krison.
Strauss throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Strauss throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
Strauss misses the jab.
Strauss tries to clinch up but Krison circles away and keeps his distance.
Strauss misses with a low kick.
Strauss jabs Krison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Strauss throws a sloppy body shot
and Krison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krison lands with a slapping head kick.
Krison loads up on a big right hand but Strauss slips the punch.
Strauss steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Krison.
Strauss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krison throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Strauss misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Strauss.
Strauss just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Strauss has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Krison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strauss misses with a looping right.
Krison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Strauss looks to land a right hand but Krison moved out of range.
Krison blocks a low kick nicely.
Strauss takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krison checks a leg kick.
Strauss throws a shot from downtown. Krison moves away and avoids it.
Krison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Strauss throws a left and a right that both miss
and Krison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Strauss needs to keep his hands up - Krison had a free shot at his head there.
Strauss takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krison throws a wild body kick that Strauss sees coming a mile off.
Strauss looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
Strauss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss lands a shot to the body.
Krison is working Strauss over against the cage.
Strauss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
Strauss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strauss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krison's elbow.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Strauss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Strauss scores with a hook to the body.
Krison misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Strauss scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krison.
Strauss has a couple of punches blocked by Krison.
Strauss blocking some punches.
Krison can't find room to land a body shot as Strauss controls the action.
Krison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strauss.
Krison tries to throw a body punch but Strauss avoids it by throwing Krison back against the cage.
Krison misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krison.
Strauss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krison throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krison.
Krison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strauss misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Strauss.
Strauss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krison can't find room to land a body shot as Strauss controls the action.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss misses with some punches.
Krison lands a body punch.
Krison tries a body shot but Strauss blocks it.
Nice body punch from Krison.
Krison lands a left hand.
Strauss lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krison.
Krison scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
Krison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Strauss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Krison.
Krison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strauss backwards.
Krison tries a body shot but Strauss blocks it.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Krison blocks an uppercut.
Krison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strauss thuds his right hand into Krison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Krison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Strauss.
Krison cracks Strauss with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strauss tries to clinch there but Krison circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krison throws a body kick that misses.
Strauss throws a series of punches but Krison avoids them all with ease.
Strauss ducks under a wild hook from Krison.
Krison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Strauss is looking to clinch.
Strauss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Krison missing with a left hand there. Strauss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strauss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krison throws out the jab.
Strauss tries to counter with a clinch but Krison shakes him off and moves away.
Krison uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Strauss looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
Krison swings widly with a right hand
and Strauss counters with a straight right hand.
Strauss throws a shot from downtown. Krison moves away and avoids it.
Strauss swings for the body but Krison moves out of range.
Krison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strauss wants to counter the offense by Krison and move into the clinch position.
Strauss swings widly with a right hand
and Krison counters with a nice body shot.
Krison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strauss.
Herb Krison is winning the standup battle so far.
Krison throws a looping overhand right but Strauss ducks down to avoid it.
Strauss on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Strauss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Strauss moves into range and clinches up with Krison.
Krison swings wildly with an uppercut but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Krison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krison tries a body shot but Strauss blocks it.
Strauss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krison tries to work over Strauss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krison lands a body shot.
Krison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krison lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Strauss.
Strauss tries a body shot but Krison blocks it.
Strauss misses with a punch to the body.
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krison lands an uppercut.
Krison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strauss's elbow.
Krison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krison.
Krison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krison lands a shoulder strike.
Krison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Strauss on the inside.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strauss.
Krison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strauss blocks a body shot from Krison.
Krison struggles to land a body shot inside as Strauss controls his hands.
Krison can't find room to land a body shot as Strauss controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krison.
Krison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strauss can do to turn this around?
Krison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strauss walks into a stiff left hand from Krison.
Strauss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Strauss. Beautiful body shot.
Krison lands a leg kick that knocks Strauss off balance momentarily.
Krison scores with a leg kick.
Krison swats away the attempt to clinch by Strauss.
Strauss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Krison does it's job there.
Strauss slips a straight right by Krison.
Sloppy strikes from Strauss. Those never looked like landing.
Strauss swings for the body but Krison moves out of range.
Krison is looking to counter with a body kick.
Krison throws a chopping leg kick but Strauss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Krison.
Strauss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krison moves out of range as Strauss strikes.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
Krison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strauss looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Strauss misses with a left hand
and Krison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Krison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Strauss scores with a jab to the head.
Strauss takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Krison throws an overhand right that lands on Strauss's shoulder, as Strauss tries to avoid the shot.
Strauss takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strauss tries to close the distance and clinch but Krison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strauss wants to clinch.
Strauss connects with a body shot that sends Krison's belly button to the back.
Strauss defending well as Krison loads up on a big left hand.
Krison throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Strauss takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Strauss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krison on the side of the head.
Krison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strauss.
Strauss wants to counter the offense by Krison and move into the clinch position.
Strauss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krison defending well as Strauss loads up on a big left hand.
Strauss lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krison throws a poor cross that misses
and Krison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strauss motions for Krison to come forward. Strauss throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Krison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Strauss momentarily.
Wilhelm Strauss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strauss is looking to slow Krison down with leg kicks.
Krison misses with a hook.
Strauss scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krison throws a leg kick but Strauss sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Krison misses with a straight left.
Krison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Strauss has managed to clinch.
Strauss tries to throw a body punch but Krison avoids it by throwing Strauss back against the cage.
Krison swings wildly with an uppercut but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krison throws a punch but it's blocked by Strauss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Krison.
Krison tries a body shot but Strauss blocks it.
Krison prevents a body shot from Strauss.
Krison tries to throw a body punch but Strauss avoids it by throwing Krison back against the cage.
Krison's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Krison prevents a body shot from Strauss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Strauss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss prevents a body shot from Krison.
Strauss scores with a shoulder strike.
Strauss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strauss prevents a body shot from Krison.
Krison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strausss head.
Strauss prevents a body shot from Krison.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krison.
A right hook to the body lands for Strauss.
Strauss misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krison.
Strauss lands an uppercut.
A short right from Krison on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strauss.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Krison.
Krison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Krison.
Strauss blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Krison.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Krison.
Strauss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strauss misses with a body punch.
Krison lands a hook that snaps the head of Strauss backwards.
Krison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
Strauss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Krison.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strauss.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Krison.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strauss struggles to land a body shot inside as Krison controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Krison - that landed with a thud.
Krison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strauss backwards.
Strauss misses with some punches.
Strauss misses with some punches.
Strauss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strauss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krison's elbow.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Krison.
Strauss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Strauss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krison blocking some punches.
Krison lands a right hand.
Krison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Krison working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krison misses with a punch on the inside.
Krison blocks a body shot from Strauss.
Strauss pushes Krison back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Krison.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
Krison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strauss's elbow.
Krison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strauss has a couple of punches blocked by Krison.
Krison scores with a hook to the body.
Krison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krison.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strauss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Krison.
A left hand lands to the body for Krison.
Strauss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krison.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krison.
Krison blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Strauss is looking to clinch but Krison is avoiding it.
Krison appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Strauss misses with a hook.
Krison changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Krison digs a good hook to Strauss's body.
Krison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Strauss throws a poor cross that misses
and Krison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Strauss throws a leg kick that is checked
and Strauss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strauss moves out of range of the body kick from Krison.
Strauss lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Krison throws a push kick but Strauss slaps the foot to one side.
Strauss lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strauss.
Krison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Strauss looks to score with a jab to the body but Krison is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strauss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krison.
Strauss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strauss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Krison.
Krison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Strauss takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good work by Strauss as he checks the leg kick.
Strauss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Krison counters with a quick kick to the body but Strauss blocks it.
Krison thuds a left hand into Strauss's body.
Strauss throws a left and a right that both miss
and Krison counters with a nice leg kick.
Strauss is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Strauss lands a leg kick that knocks Krison off balance momentarily.
Strauss misses the jab.
Krison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krison.
Good leg kick by Krison.
Strauss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krison throws a shot to the body.
Krison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Strauss throws a leg kick that is checked
and Krison counters with a nice leg kick.
Krison misses with an uppercut.
Krison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Strauss tries to counter by closing the distance.
Strauss on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strauss. Krison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strauss has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Strauss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strauss tries to clinch but Krison moves out of range.
Strauss throws a leg kick but Krison checks it.
Krison connects with a body shot that sends Strauss's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss lands an overhand right.
Krison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krison.
Strauss tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krison is able to avoid easily.
Krison sizes up Strauss with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Strauss moves forwards but Krison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Strauss takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Strauss moves in looking to clinch but Krison pushes him off.
Strauss drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Krison pushes Strauss away with a front kick.
Strauss throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
Krison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strauss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Krison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
Strauss tries to clinch but Krison is having none of it.
Krison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Strauss on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Krison ducks under a wild hook from Strauss.
Strauss moves into the clinch successfully.
Strauss tries to work over Krison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Krison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krison lands a left hand.
Krison misses with the head strike.
Krison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krison lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strauss.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Strauss.
Krison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison had his way with Wilhelm Strauss in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from Strauss misses.
Krison misses with a looping right.
Krison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krison misses with an uppercut.
Strauss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krison was well out of range. Poor timing from Strauss.
Krison lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Krison throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Krison lands a nice looking body kick.
Krison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Strauss walks into a straight right hand from Krison.
Krison lets loose with a powerful body kick. Strauss will feel that in the morning.
Krison tries a low kick but Strauss avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison takes one on the button.
Strauss missing with a left hand there. Krison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strauss moves forwards but Krison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strauss moves into the clinch.
Strauss misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Krison lands a shot to the body.
Strauss tries to throw a body punch but Krison avoids it by throwing Strauss back against the cage.
Krison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strauss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krisons head.
Strauss lands with a light punch inside.
Krison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strauss tries to clinch but Krison moves out of range.
Strauss has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Krison finds it's way round the side to connect with Strauss's head.
Krison connects with a body shot that sends Strauss's belly button to the back.
Krison thumps Strauss with a low kick.
Strauss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krison is looking to counter with a body kick.
Strauss throws a leg kick but Krison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krison circles away from the clinch attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Krison misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strauss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krison is looking to counter with a body kick.
Strauss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Krison counters with a body kick.
Strauss is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Krison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strauss. That did some damage!
Krison with a nice calf kick.
Strauss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krison moves away.
Krison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Krison lands a right hook to the body.
Strauss takes one to the side of the head.
Strauss takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot lands for Krison.
Krison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krison slips a jab from Strauss.
Strauss throws a leg kick
and Krison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krison throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krison.
Krison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Strauss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Strauss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krison.
Strauss wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Strauss misses with a looping right.
Krison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Strauss misses its intended target.
Krison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Strauss on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krison. Krison obviously looking to wear him down.
Donk. Strauss catches Krison right on the button with a cross.
Strauss throws a solid leg kick but Krison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Strauss.
Strauss has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Krison.
Strauss does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strauss misses with a leg kick
and Krison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Strauss looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
Strauss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krison. That did some damage!
Strauss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krison.
Krison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Strauss misses the body punch
and Krison counters with a right hand to the body.
Krison cracks Strauss with a right hand to the side of the head.
Krison tries to keep at a distance but Strauss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Strauss has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Krison.
Krison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krison moves away from the strike by Strauss.
Krison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strauss misses with an uppercut
and Krison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herb Krison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krison 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Krison!
Herb Krison retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Herb Krison thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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