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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kaine Krause (ranked 22505 p4p, 734 weight class) and Khru Jako (ranked 2520 p4p, 321 weight class). Jako has chosen Catch a Fire as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaine Krause!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khru Jako!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jako blocks a jab.
Jako tries to clinch but Krause moves away
and Krause counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krause blocks a head kick by Jako.
Krause scores with a sloppy right hand. Jako should have avoided that one.
Krause lands the left hand.
Jako moves out of range as Krause strikes.
Krause looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krause moves into the clinch.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jako makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jako.
Jako looking to stall.
Jako blocking some punches.
Jako scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krause struggles to land a body shot inside as Jako controls his hands.
Jako lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jako blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Jako uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause lands a nice uppercut.
Jako breaks from the clinch.
Jako moves into range and clinches up with Krause.
Jako blocking some punches.
A short left from Krause.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause has Jako pressed against the ropes, preventing Jako from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jako scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Jako on the inside.
It looks like Kaine Krause has been cut.
Krause keeps control of Jako as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jako blocking some punches.
Krause lands a body punch in the clinch.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause struggles to land a body shot inside as Jako controls his hands.
Krause misses with a body punch.
Jako working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jako backwards.
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!
Jako working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Jako lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Jako looking to slow down the pace here.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jako blocks an uppercut.
Jako lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Krause.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Jako.
Krause has Jako pressed against the ropes, preventing Jako from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jako lands a nice shot to the body.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Jako is looking to control Krause's arms but Krause gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jako has his back to the ropes.
A hook to the body from Krause.
Krause struggles to land a body shot inside as Jako controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaine Krause dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaine Krause's cut.
That's time! Krause's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jako.
Krause cracks Jako with a good jab.
Kaine Krause seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jako lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krause closes the distance and clinches.
Jako has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
Krause misses with a punch to the body.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jako looking to slow down the pace here.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Jako.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jako.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause tries to throw a body punch but Jako avoids it by throwing Krause back against the ropes.
Krause is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jako can do to turn this around?
A left hand lands to the body for Jako.
Jako misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krause misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Jako as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jako.
Jako blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Jako.
Jako wants to stall.
Jako holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Jako breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jako.
Jako lands a glancing blow to the side of Krause's head.
Jako lands a slapping body shot.
Krause clinches up against the ropes.
Krause is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jako misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jako tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Jako breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jako misses with a head kick.
Jako forces Krause back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako taking a breather.
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!
Krause working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jako blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause lands a left hand.
Krause working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krause lands an uppercut.
Jako lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause misses with a punch to the body.
Jako throws a punch but it's blocked by Krause.
Jako holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Krause lands with a light punch inside.
Jako misses with the head strike.
Jako tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Krause tries a body shot but Jako blocks it.
Krause doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jako prevents a body shot from Krause.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Khru Jako will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kaine Krause's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jako tries to close the distance and clinch but Krause swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Jako misses.
Khru Jako is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krause blocks a head kick by Jako.
Krause darts in and clinches Jako up against the ropes.
A short right from Jako.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jako.
Jako breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krause swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jako counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jako.
Krause softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jako has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Krause seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jako can turn it around.
Krause lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krause goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jako pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krause throws a big shot that misses.
Krause closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause can't find room to land a body shot as Jako controls the action.
Jako blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Jako on the inside.
Jako will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krause up against the ropes.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jako struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
Jako misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jako breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaine Krause is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krause jabs Jako right on the nose. Jako blinks but takes it well.
Jako throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Krause moves into the clinch.
Jako trying to control the position but instead, Krause has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jako into the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jako is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Jako breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jako throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krause counters with a straight right hand.
Khru Jako seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako gets tackled into the ropes by Krause. Krause maintains the clinch.
Jako misses with some punches.
Krause scores with a shot to the side of Jako's head.
Jako misses with a punch to the body.
Jako slowing the pace effectively.
Jako scores with a shot to the side of Krause's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jako lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jako looking to stall.
Krause lands with a left to the head.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause scores with a shot to the side of Jako's head.
A hook to the body from Jako.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Jako.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Jako.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Jako.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaine Krause showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krause has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaine Krause!
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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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