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H24 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali'i has closed the distance and engaged Farquharson in a clinch.
Farquharson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farquharson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ali'i goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ali'i lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 It looks like Malcom Farquharson has been cut.
Ali'i lands an uppercut.
Farquharson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali'i blocks an uppercut.
Ali'i pushes Farquharson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Farquharson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali'i lands a hook that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.
Farquharson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farquharson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farquharson tries to work over Ali'i's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Farquharson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ali'i blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farquharson tries a knee to the head but Ali'i blocks it.
Farquharson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ali'i stalling in the clinch but Farquharson improves position.
Ali'i lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali'i lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Ali'i.
Ali'i looking to stall.
Farquharson lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali'i wants to stall.
Farquharson crunches a lovely knee into Ali'i's ribcage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Farquharson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farquharson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farquharson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali'i's elbow.
Farquharson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ali'i.
Farquharson lands with a right to the head.
Ali'i looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Ali'i as the two fighters clinch.
Ali'i has a couple of punches blocked by Farquharson.
Our sources have told us that Farquharson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ali'i can't find room to land a body shot as Farquharson controls the action.
Farquharson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ali'i blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farquharson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ali'i throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ali'i creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ali'i on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ali'i blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farquharson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali'i lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farquharson misses with some punches.
Ali'i softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Farquharson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali'i lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Farquharson is breathing heavily.
Ali'i lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ali'i scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ali'i presses Farquharson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ali'i makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ali'i lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.
Ali'i lands with a left to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Ali'i.
Ali'i lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.
Farquharson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali'i uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ali'i.
Ali'i lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali'i lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farquharson or not.
Farquharson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ali'i working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ali'i.
Ali'i lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kekoa Ali'i dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malcom Farquharson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ali'i tests Farquharson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farquharson looks to land a left hand but Ali'i moved out of range nicely.
Farquharson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farquharson throws a combination that misses
and Ali'i counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big right from Farquharson misses.
Farquharson throws a sloppy head kick and Ali'i moves out of range easily.
Ali'i scores with a decent looking hook.
 Farquharson is rocked!
Farquharson looks to land a left hand but Ali'i moved out of range nicely.
Farquharson throws a looping overhand right but Ali'i ducks down to avoid it.
Ali'i uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farquharson.
Farquharson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ali'i is out of range and Farquharson settles back down.
Ali'i forces Farquharson back against the ropes and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali'i throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ali'i lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Ali'i as the two fighters clinch.
Ali'i lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali'i lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Farquharson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ali'i has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ali'i lands a right hand.
Ali'i lands with a left to the head.
Ali'i creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Farquharson crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Farquharson face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Ali'i takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kekoa Ali'i!
Kekoa Ali'i spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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