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STRIKE! 29 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mjölnir blocks a jab.
Ali'i slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mjölnir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ali'i throws a body kick that misses.
Mjölnir blocks the body kick.
Mjölnir moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Kekoa Ali'i has been cut.
Ali'i looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ali'i uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mjölnir.
Ali'i uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mjölnir.
Ali'i clinches with his opponent.
Mjölnir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mjölnir prevents a body shot from Ali'i.
Mjölnir blocking some punches.
Ali'i tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mjölnir's elbow.
Mjölnir lands a body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ali'i trying to stall but Mjölnir improves his position.
Ali'i trying to control the position but instead, Mjölnir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali'i into the cage.
Mjölnir misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali'i tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali'i is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Mjölnir.
Mjölnir lands a body punch.
Ali'i makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ali'i misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali'i blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali'i gets through Mjölnir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ali'i blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mjölnir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali'i swings wildly with an uppercut but Mjölnir uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Mjölnir on the inside.
Ali'i can't find room to land a body shot as Mjölnir controls the action.
Mjölnir lands with a right to the head.
Mjölnir cracks Ali'i with a nice body shot.
Ali'i is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Mjölnir fails to land.
Mjölnir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mjölnir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mjölnir gets through Ali'i's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mjölnir lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mjölnir has a couple of punches blocked by Ali'i.
Mjölnir throws a head punch that misses.
Mjölnir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mjölnir lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mjölnir throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali'i.
Ali'i lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mjölnir misses with a body punch.
Ali'i's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ali'i blocks an uppercut.
Mjölnir scores with a hook to the body.
Ali'i blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali'i.
Ali'i swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali'i blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali'i swings wildly with an uppercut but Mjölnir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Mjölnir scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali'i misses with some punches.
Mjölnir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ali'i lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mjölnir backwards.
Ali'i wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torsten Mjölnir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kekoa Ali'i's cut.
That's time! Ali'i's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mjölnir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mjölnir just misses with a punch to the body.
Mjölnir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ali'i lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ali'i is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mjölnir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali'i's elbow.
Ali'i lands a hook that snaps the head of Mjölnir backwards.
Ali'i misses with the head strike.
Ali'i stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ali'i gets through Mjölnir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ali'i tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mjölnir's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mjölnir.
Ali'i is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mjölnir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali'i tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mjölnir's elbow.
Ali'i looking to stall.
Ali'i wants to stall.
Kekoa Ali'i has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Ali'i on the inside.
Mjölnir has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ali'i seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mjölnir can turn it around.
Mjölnir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mjölnir fails to land.
Ali'i working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ali'i can't find room to land a body shot as Mjölnir controls the action.
Mjölnir digs a right hand into Ali'i's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ali'i's gas tank.
Mjölnir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali'i tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mjölnir's elbow.
Mjölnir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mjölnir prevents a body shot from Ali'i.
Mjölnir has a couple of punches blocked by Ali'i.
Mjölnir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ali'i lands with a right to the head.
Mjölnir cracks Ali'i with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ali'i blocking some punches.
Mjölnir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mjölnir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mjölnir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali'i swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali'i swings wildly with an uppercut but Mjölnir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mjölnir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali'i tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mjölnir's elbow.
Ali'i misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mjölnir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mjölnir throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali'i.
A short body shot lands from Ali'i as the two fighters clinch.
Mjölnir lands an uppercut.
Torsten Mjölnir seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mjölnir blocks a body shot from Ali'i.
Mjölnir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Mjölnir scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ali'i lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mjölnir backwards.
Ali'i scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ali'i tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali'i misses with some punches.
Ali'i prevents a body shot from Mjölnir.
Mjölnir misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali'i.
Ali'i blocking some punches.
Ali'i lands a nice uppercut.
Ali'i misses with the head strike.
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 Kekoa Ali'i will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kekoa Ali'i's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ali'i lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mjölnir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mjölnir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mjölnir looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mjölnir moves out of range as Ali'i strikes.
Ali'i tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mjölnir.
A head kick misses from Ali'i.
Mjölnir throws out a counter right but Ali'i avoids it with no problem.
Ali'i moves out of range as Mjölnir throws a body kick.
Torsten Mjölnir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali'i tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mjölnir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ali'i slips a jab from Mjölnir.
Torsten Mjölnir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mjölnir keeps the fight on the outside.
Ali'i looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mjölnir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali'i moves away.
Mjölnir takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mjölnir misses with a kick to the body.
Mjölnir swats away the attempt to clinch by Ali'i.
Ali'i's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mjölnir connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ali'i scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ali'i.
A combination from Mjölnir does no damage.
A left lands for Mjölnir.
Ali'i slips under a jab.
Ali'i is looking for a counter combo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mjölnir crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ali'i - the referee stops the clock and Mjölnir gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ali'i. Mjölnir manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ali'i misses with a body shot.
Ali'i looks to score with a jab to the body but Mjölnir is just out of range.
Ali'i throws a push kick but Mjölnir slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ali'i.
A lazy body kick from Ali'i
and Mjölnir counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ali'i throws a body punch but Mjölnir moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Mjölnir.
A combination from Mjölnir does no damage.
Mjölnir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ali'i changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Mjölnir. Beautiful body shot.
Mjölnir takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali'i fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mjölnir manages to avoid it.
Mjölnir with a nice calf kick.
Mjölnir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ali'i fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mjölnir avoids a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Mjölnir releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mjölnir with a hook.
Ali'i lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ali'i darts in trying to clinch
and Mjölnir counters with a straight right hand.
Ali'i 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.
Ali'i drops his guard momentarily, allowing Mjölnir to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Ali'i! 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! Mjölnir takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Torsten Mjölnir!
Torsten Mjölnir decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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