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STRIKE! 19 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali'i throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Durand Jr misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ali'i.
Ali'i clinches up with Durand Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ali'i blocks an uppercut.
Durand Jr lands a shot to the body.
Ali'i has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Durand Jr landing knees to the head.
Ali'i doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Durand Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Durand Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Durand Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr working Ali'i over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali'i misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Durand Jr on the inside.
Durand Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali'i fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durand Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali'i swings widly with a right hand
and Durand Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Durand Jr tries to clinch up but Ali'i circles away and keeps his distance.
Ali'i tries to counter with a clinch but Durand Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Durand Jr has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr blocks an uppercut.
Ali'i blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ali'i lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Durand Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ali'i looks for the body kick but Durand Jr saw that one coming.
Ali'i scores with a jab to the head.
Durand Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ali'i.
Durand Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ali'i misses with a wild body shot.
Durand Jr moves in looking to clinch but Ali'i pushes him off.
Ali'i swats away the attempt to clinch by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali'i takes one on the button.
Durand Jr blocks the body kick.
Ali'i throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Durand Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Durand Jr misses with a leg kick.
Ali'i scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Durand Jr lands with an overhand left.
Durand Jr scores with a leg kick.
Ali'i is looking to land body kicks.
Durand Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Durand Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr lands a jab to the head.
Durand Jr throws a looping overhand right but Ali'i ducks down to avoid it.
Ali'i steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Durand Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Durand Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Ali'i moves into range and clinches up with Durand Jr.
Durand Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali'i can do to turn this around?
Durand Jr prevents a body shot from Ali'i.
Durand Jr just leaning against Ali'i, taking a breather.
Durand Jr blocks an uppercut.
Ali'i throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr tries to work over Ali'i's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Ali'i fails to land.
Durand Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ali'i is defending well for now.
Ali'i works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ali'i fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali'i scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durand Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Durand Jr lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali'i.
Ali'i lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durand Jr backwards.
A short left from Ali'i.
Durand Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kekoa Ali'i seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ali'i.
Durand Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali'i throws a body kick that misses.
Kekoa Ali'i has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali'i ducks under a wild hook from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr throws a wild body kick that Ali'i sees coming a mile off.
Ali'i takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ali'i looks to land a body kick but Durand Jr moved away.
Ali'i throws a chopping leg kick but Durand Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali'i.
Ali'i misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Durand Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ali'i swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durand Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Durand Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali'i misses with a series of wild punches.
Ali'i throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali'i takes one to the side of the head.
Durand Jr forces Ali'i back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr'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.
Ali'i swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali'i lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durand Jr breaks the clinch.
Ali'i tries to clinch up but Durand Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Jacques Durand Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ali'i rushes Durand Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Durand Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ali'i struggles to land a body shot inside as Durand Jr controls his hands.
Durand Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Durand Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ali'i misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durand Jr breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Durand Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali'i throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jacques Durand Jr will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ali'i circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ali'i counters with a good, hard body kick but Durand Jr shrugs it off.
Durand Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ali'i takes a step back to recover.
Durand Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Ali'i swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ali'i wants to counter with a clinch but Durand Jr pushes him away.
Ali'i avoids the body shot from Durand Jr.
Ali'i pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Durand Jr back to the ropes. Ali'i follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ali'i moves in looking to clinch but Durand Jr pushes him off.
Durand Jr with the inside leg kick.
Ali'i throws a predictable looking body shot
and Durand Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ali'i's knee momentarily.
Durand Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ali'i's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali'i pushes Durand Jr away with a front kick.
Durand Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali'i is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Durand Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Durand Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand Jr moves out of range as Ali'i throws a body kick.
Durand Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ali'i throws the kick towards the body but Durand Jr avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Durand Jr.
Ali'i jabs at Durand Jr's body.
Durand Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Durand Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali'i throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ali'i misses with a body kick.
Durand Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali'i throws a low kick but it's checked well by Durand Jr.
Ali'i misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Durand Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Ali'i misses with a body kick.
Durand Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Ali'i.
Durand Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali'i throws a body kick that misses
and Durand Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Ali'i throws a shot from downtown. Durand Jr moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali'i doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ali'i stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durand Jr.
Ali'i lands with a cross.
Ali'i misses with a kick to the body
and Durand Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali'i looks to land a body kick but Durand Jr moved away.
Ali'i throws a head kick that misses
and Durand Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Jacques Durand Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ali'i takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ali'i tries to clinch but Durand Jr moves away
and Durand Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali'i misses with an uppercut
and Durand Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Durand Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Durand Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durand Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali'i takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durand Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Durand Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Durand Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ali'i's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durand Jr 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand Jr!
A very excited looking Jacques Durand Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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