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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Free Will (ranked 23376 p4p, 676 weight class) and Khanrad Liao (ranked 8643 p4p, 594 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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167 cm
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159 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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173 cm
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160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Free Will! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khanrad Liao! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A nice inside leg kick there by Liao. That's going to slow Will down. Liao tries to land a leg kick but Will saw it coming and moves away.
Liao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A nice right hand lands inside from Liao. Will wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Free Will has been cut. Liao leaning against his opponent.
Liao throws a punch but it's blocked by Will. The referee calls for Liao to work.
A short uppercut from Liao. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Liao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. A head punch blocked on the inside by Will. Liao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Liao tries to work over Will's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Stalling in the clinch from Liao.
Will blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liao working aggressively here.
Liao lands a shot to the body. Liao misses with a short punch on the inside. Liao lands a body shot. Liao pushes Will back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Liao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Will backwards. Liao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liao can't find room to land a body shot as Will controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Will blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liao leaning his opponent against the ropes. Liao misses with some punches.
Liao taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Liao stalling the fight.
Liao working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Will. Liao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Will wants to stall.
Will tries to stall but Liao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khanrad Liao dominated that round. The cut man is working on Free Will's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
An inside leg kick lands from Liao. Liao throws a half hearted mid kick. Will looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Free Will is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Liao darts in and clinches Will up against the ropes. Liao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Will backwards. Will is trying to force a seperation but Liao has the dominant position. Liao scores with a shot to the side of Will's head. Liao throws a head punch that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Liao lands a right hand. Will trying to stall but Liao improves his position.
Liao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Liao lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Liao tries to work over Will's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Liao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liao swings wildly with an uppercut but Will uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch on the inside from Liao fails to land. Liao misses with the head strike.
Liao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Liao misses with a short punch on the inside. Will blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Will. Liao lands with a short head shot on the inside. Liao content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Liao misses with a body punch.
Liao lands a shoulder strike. A head punch blocked on the inside by Will. Liao misses with the head strike.
Liao misses with a hook from the clinch. Liao has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Liao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Liao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Will's elbow. A short body shot lands from Liao as the two fighters clinch.
Will prevents a body shot from Liao. Liao misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Will. Liao lands with a short shot to the head. Both fighters working to control the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khanrad Liao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Free Will's cut. 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.
Will uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liao. Khanrad Liao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Liao throws a front kick that sends Will stumbling back into the ropes. Liao misses with a shot to the body and Will counters with a nice low kick that buckles Liao's knee momentarily. Liao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liao moves into the clinch. Liao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Will is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Liao throws a head punch that misses. Liao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Will blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. A battle for position here, against the ropes. A head punch blocked on the inside by Will. Liao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liao lands with a light punch inside. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liao. Liao misses with a short punch on the inside. Liao lands with a short shot to the head. Liao swings wildly with an uppercut but Will uses good head movement to avoid it. Liao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Liao working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Liao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Liao has a couple of punches blocked by Will.
A right hand to the body from Liao.
Will blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liao stalling against the ropes.
Liao lands a body punch in the clinch. Liao slows down the pace here.
Liao lands a nice shot to the body. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Liao tries to work over Will's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khanrad Liao really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Free Will's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice straight punches there by Liao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liao. Liao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Liao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khanrad Liao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Liao tries to work over Will's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Liao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liao has a couple of punches blocked by Will.
Nice body punch from Liao. Liao'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. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Liao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Will is rocked! Will is trying to break the clinch but Liao has him pressed against the ropes. Oh Will is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Will blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Liao misses with a hook from the clinch. Will blocks an uppercut.
Liao working aggressively here.
Liao has a couple of punches blocked by Will.
Liao working aggressively here.
Will seems to have got his legs back now. Liao lands a body punch. Liao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Will blocking some punches.
Liao manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Liao scores with an uppercut up the middle. Will prevents a body shot from Liao. Will is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Liao is keeping busy. Will has had enough of the clinch but Liao keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Liao. Will looking to slow down the pace here. Will tries to stall but Liao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Liao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Liao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Liao throws a punch but it's blocked by Will. Liao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Liao tries to throw a body punch but Will avoids it by throwing Liao back against the ropes. Liao is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Will blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khanrad Liao dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Free Will's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Will takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Liao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Liao misses with a head kick.
Liao swings for the body but Will moves out of range.
Liao lands a jab to Will's midsection. A decent looking body kick lands there for Liao. Liao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Will drops his guard momentarily, allowing Liao to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Will! 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! Liao takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Khanrad Liao!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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