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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Erik Kramer enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jericho Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hill pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kramer is out of range and Hill settles back down.
Kramer scores with a punch to the head.
Kramer throws out a leg kick but Hill moves out of range and Kramer only half commits.
Hill feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kramer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hill throws a lazy uppercut
and Kramer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kramer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kramer throws a body shot but no joy.
Kramer scores with a jab to the body.
Hill motions for Kramer to come forward. Hill throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kramer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kramer misses with a straight right.
Hill throws a shot from downtown. Kramer moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Kramer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer throws a big shot that misses.
Hill is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kramer.
Kramer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hill throws a leg kick but Kramer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hill scores with a spinning back kick!
Hill takes one on the button.
Kramer throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
Hill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kramer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kramer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kramer misses with a wild body shot.
Hill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hill throws a lazy uppercut
and Kramer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hill has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DJs Locker in the buildup to the fight.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Kramer.
Hill tries to counter by clinching up but Kramer breaks away and moves out of range.
Hill looks to throw a body kick
and Kramer counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kramer throws a jab but it's blocked by Hill.
Kramer misses with a hook to the body
and Hill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Hill throws a low kick, looking for Kramer's leg but Kramer calmly moves out of range.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kramer.
Hill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kramer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hill finds it's way round the side to connect with Kramer's head.
Hill throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kramer to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Hill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a kick to the body
and Kramer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hill throws a head kick that misses
and Kramer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hill throws out a leg kick but Kramer moves out of range and Hill only half commits.
Kramer lands a jab to the head.
Kramer looks for the body kick but Hill saw that one coming.
Kramer lands a nice looking body shot.
Kramer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kramer takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
As Kramer backs away, Hill returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hill wants to clinch.
Kramer checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a lazy body kick
and Kramer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kramer swinging wildly here.
Hill swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hill lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill throws a low kick but Kramer avoids it.
Kramer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hill at a distance.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kramer connects with a crisp jab.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hill there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kramer misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Kramer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hill might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Erik Kramer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kramer throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Hill throws a head kick but Kramer moves out of range.
Hill darts in trying to clinch
enabling Kramer to counter with a crisp jab.
Hill staying out of range there.
Hill throws a leg kick
and Kramer counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer 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.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Kramer moves out of range easily.
Kramer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A low kick from Hill is predictable there
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kramer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It appears Hill was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer swings for the body but Hill moves out of range.
Kramer slips a jab from Hill.
Kramer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kramer!
Kramer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hill is rocked!
Kramer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hill counters with a series of strikes. Kramer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kramer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill is looking to score with low kicks.
Kramer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hill throws a leg kick
and Kramer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill throws a leg kick but Kramer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Kramer saw that one coming.
Kramer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kramer throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Kramer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hill doesn't seem phased though.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kramer is looking for the big counter here.
Kramer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Kramer.
Hill moves into range and clinches up with Kramer.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Kramer.
Kramer is trying to break free.
Hill has Kramer pressed against the cage, preventing Kramer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hill prevents a body shot from Kramer.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Kramer working hard to break the clinch.
Hill lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kramer trying to stall but Hill improves his position.
Hill lands with a light punch inside.
Hill lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Kramer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kramer is trying to push Hill away but Hill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kramer wants to break free but Hill has control.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill trying to land knees to the body.
Hill working aggressively here.
Kramer can't break the clinch.
Hill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kramer or not.
Hill working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside.
Kramer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill keeps control of Kramer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kramer backwards.
Hill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Kramer controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kramer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jericho Hill will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kramer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kramer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Kramer.
A countering left hand to the body from Kramer misses.
Kramer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick by Hill misses
and Kramer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Erik Kramer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Kramer.
Kramer lands a nice looking body shot.
Kramer throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Kramer misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Kramer moved out of range.
Hill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kramer lands a body shot.
Kramer lands with an uppercut that bounces Hill off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill avoids the body shot from Kramer.
Kramer misses with a combination
and Hill moves into the clinch.
Kramer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kramer misses with a straight left.
Hill throws a leg kick
and Kramer counters with a straight right hand.
Hill throws a leg kick but Kramer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kramer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kramer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
Kramer looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Kramer digs a good hook to Hill's body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hill or perhaps it was just good defense by Kramer, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a lazy head kick
and Kramer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kramer throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kramer misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Kramer.
Kramer checks a leg kick.
Kramer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer lands a right hook to the body.
Kramer slips a straight right by Hill.
Hill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Kramer blocks the low kick.
Kramer throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Kramer misses with a lunging right hand
and Hill counters with a low kick, right behind Kramer 's knee.
Hill throws a low kick, looking for Kramer's leg but Kramer calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Kramer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kramer jabs Hill right on the nose. Hill blinks but takes it well.
Hill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Kramer misses.
Kramer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Kramer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
Kramer misses with an uppercut.
Kramer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hill is able to avoid easily.
Hill is looking to counter the offense by Kramer and move into the clinch.
Kramer 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kramer.
Hill throws a push kick but Kramer slaps the foot to one side.
Kramer jabs at Hill's body.
Kramer's corner calls for a 1-2. Kramer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Kramer.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
Kramer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Kramer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Kramer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kramer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Kramer!
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