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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between David Haller (ranked 8691 p4p, 335 weight class) and Kurt Shann (ranked 7192 p4p, 311 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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135 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Haller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Shann!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Phoenix Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Shann bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shann tries to break the clinch but Haller is controlling the position.
Shann has a couple of punches blocked by Haller.
Haller can't find room to land a body shot as Shann controls the action.
Haller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Haller lands an uppercut.
Shann takes a shot to the head.
Haller lands with a right to the head.
Shann throws a head punch that misses.
Haller lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shann is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Haller misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Haller.
Haller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shann backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haller.
Haller lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Haller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stalling in the clinch from Haller.
Haller can't find room to land a body shot as Shann controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Haller.
Haller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shann backwards.
Shann is rocked!
Haller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shann is still on wobbly legs! Can Haller finish him?
Shann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haller misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Haller fails to land.
Shann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haller throws a punch but it's blocked by Shann.
Haller cracks Shann with a nice body shot.
Haller misses with a punch on the inside.
Haller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haller misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shann.
Shann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller working aggressively here.
Shann throws a punch but it's blocked by Haller.
Shann seems to have recovered his senses.
Haller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shann misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shann backwards.
Haller cracks Shann with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Shann goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Shann wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). David Haller!
A determined David Haller didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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