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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joff Kriss (ranked 3198 p4p, 3101 weight class) and Handsome Mail (ranked 273 p4p, 267 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joff Kriss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Handsome Mail!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mail moves away from the strike by Kriss.
Mail scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mail lands with an uppercut that bounces Kriss off the cage and back into range.
Mail throws a series of punches but Kriss moves out of range.
Mail connects with a body shot that sends Kriss's belly button to the back.
Mail scores with a sloppy right hand. Kriss should have avoided that one.
Kriss looks to throw a body kick
and Mail counters with a nice uppercut.
Kriss takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mail throws out a powerful jab.
Kriss takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kriss takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joff Kriss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriss looks to clinch
and Mail counters with a nice body shot.
Mail lands a nice looking body shot.
Mail needs to keep his hands up - Kriss had a free shot at his head there.
Kriss is looking to clinch.
Kriss darts in trying to clinch
and Mail counters with a stiff right hand.
Kriss digs a good body shot into Mail's ribs.
Mail takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mail jabs Kriss to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriss misses with a lunging right hand
and Mail counters with a two punch combo.
Kriss looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kriss lands with a shot to the body.
Kriss swings for the body but Mail moves out of range.
A nice side step and Mail releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mail misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kriss wants to clinch
and Mail counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kriss. That's going to slow Mail down.
Mail throws a combination. Kriss tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kriss tries to clinch but Mail is having none of it.
Kriss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mail counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kriss thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriss misses with an uppercut
and Mail counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kriss throws a head kick that misses.
Mail is looking for the big counter here.
Mail scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mail circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mail connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mail connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kriss misses with a lunging right hand
and Mail counters with a stiff right hand.
Kriss throws a leg kick
and Mail cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mail avoids the head kick by Kriss.
Mail is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kriss had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mail.
Mail is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kriss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mail paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mail doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kriss takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kriss connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mail. Mail circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mail lands with a straight right. Kriss didn't see that one coming.
Mail with a jab.
Kriss misses with a leg kick
and Mail counters with a nice body shot.
Kriss misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Mail counter with a right hand.
Kriss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Handsome Mail dominated 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.
Kriss has managed to clinch.
Come on Mail - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kriss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Handsome Mail seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kriss wants to clinch up but Mail keeps it at a distance.
Kriss tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mail cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriss connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kriss throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mail counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kriss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mail checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriss throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mail counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mail has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kriss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Mail to counter with a crisp jab.
Kriss swings widly with a right hand
letting Mail counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick from Kriss, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Mail there.
Mail connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kriss's hands.
Kriss misses with a lunging right hand
and Mail counters with a left and a right that stings Kriss.
Mail staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriss tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Mail to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mail digs a good body shot into Kriss's ribs.
Kriss misses with a straight left.
Mail now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mail lands with a nice body punch.
Mail lands with a nice combination. Kriss backs away looking to recover.
Kriss throws a hook but Mail avoids it easily.
Kriss lands a jab to the head.
Mail connects with a body shot that sends Kriss's belly button to the back.
Mail avoids the body shot from Kriss.
Kriss fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriss has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kriss looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kriss scores with a jab to the head.
Kriss tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mail counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mail lands with a nice combination. Kriss backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Kriss.
Kriss tries to close the distance and clinch but Mail swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mail throws a counter combo.
Mail lands a nice shot to the body.
Kriss moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kriss tries to move into range but Mail moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kriss fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Kriss backs off Mail throws a huge counter combo but Kriss manages to avoid it all.
Kriss takes a swing at Mail's ribcage but misses.
Kriss closes the distance but Mail moves to the side
letting Mail counter with a right hand.
Kriss tries to clinch there but Mail circles away.
Kriss throws a poor cross that misses
and Kriss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kriss tries to clinch but Mail moves away
and Mail cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kriss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mail counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Handsome Mail showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mail 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.
Kriss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mail cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kriss darts in trying to clinch
and Mail counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mail - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mail content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mail continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kriss.
Mail missing with knees to the body.
Kriss working aggressively here.
Mail stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Kriss fails to land.
Mail blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kriss.
Kriss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mail comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Kriss 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Handsome Mail is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kriss throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mail counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kriss drops his hands momentarily and Mail takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mail scores with a hook to the body. Kriss takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mail checks a low kick from Kriss.
Mail avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Mail was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriss is looking to clinch.
Kriss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kriss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Kriss misses.
Kriss throws a head kick that misses
and Mail counters with a series of strikes. Kriss will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kriss misses with a looping right.
Kriss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kriss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriss misses with a straight left.
Mail is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kriss.
Kriss is looking to clinch but Mail is avoiding it.
Mail unleashes a big counter combination but Kriss bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kriss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mail looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mail ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mail scores with a body shot.
Kriss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mail swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mail is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kriss with a body shot.
Handsome Mail is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mail punishes Kriss's body with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Kriss misses
and Mail counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Joff Kriss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Mail.
And that's the end of the fight!
Handsome Mail comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mail winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Handsome Mail!
After the fight, Handsome Mail was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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