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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kaine Krause (ranked 1187 p4p, 165 weight class) and Publius Sestius (ranked 2531 p4p, 305 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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203 lbs
23 - 6 - 1 |
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185 cm
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206 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaine Krause!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Publius Sestius!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sestius takes the fight into the clinch.
Krause lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sestius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krause's brow.
Sestius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Krause avoids the elbow strike from Sestius, against the ropes.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krause.
Still in the clinch, Krause scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sestius blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sestius.
I was talking to Krause's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sestius misses with some punches.
Sestius misses with a body punch.
Sestius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krause's efforts to push away.
Sestius told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sestius.
Sestius misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sestius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krause's brow.
Krause's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause is looking to clinch but Sestius is avoiding it.
Krause thumps Sestius with a low kick.
Sestius moves into range and clinches up with Krause.
Krause lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sestius backwards.
Krause can't find room to land a body shot as Sestius controls the action.
Sestius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krause lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sestius can't find room to land a body shot as Krause controls the action.
Sestius throws an elbow that misses.
Krause avoiding damage as Sestius throws knees to the body.
Krause misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sestius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sestius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krause's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sestius.
It looks like Kaine Krause has been cut.
Sestius misses with the head strike.
Krause wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sestius has him pressed against the ropes.
Krause wants to break free but Sestius has control.
Sestius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krause lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krause takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Sestius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Krause.
Krause breaks the clinch.
Sestius blocks a leg kick.
Sestius clinches up against the ropes.
Krause tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krause tries to work over Sestius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krause misses with some punches.
Krause lands a right hand.
Krause misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krause takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sestius or not.
Sestius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kaine Krause will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaine Krause's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sestius ducks under a wild hook from Krause.
Sestius has closed the distance and engaged Krause in a clinch.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sestius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krause softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sestius throws an elbow but misses.
Sestius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause struggles to land a body shot inside as Sestius controls his hands.
Sestius blocks an uppercut.
Sestius pushes off an throws an elbow but Krause leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Krause throws a head punch that misses.
Krause lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause blocks an elbow strike from Sestius.
Krause wants to break free but Sestius has control.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Sestius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sestius blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sestius trying to land knees to the body.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Sestius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sestius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krause.
Krause misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Sestius tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sestius blocks a body shot from Krause.
Krause makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sestius lands a nice elbow.
Kaine Krause's cut is getting worse.
Sestius scores with a shot to the side of Krause's head.
Krause tries to break the clinch but Sestius is controlling the position.
Krause's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Publius Sestius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krause lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sestius at a distance.
Sestius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krause uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sestius.
It looked like Krause was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sestius moves into the clinch successfully.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaine Krause has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krause doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sestius on the inside.
Sestius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krause.
Krause avoids a wild elbow strike from Sestius.
Sestius gets through Krause's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Sestius.
Krause throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sestiuss head.
Krause gets through Sestius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krause prevents a body shot from Sestius.
Sestius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause tries a body shot but Sestius blocks it.
Krause lands with a right to the head.
Sestius trying to land knees to the body.
Sestius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
Krause lands a right hand.
Sestius is rocked!
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sestius is still on wobbly legs! Can Krause finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Krause misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Sestius.
Sestius blocking some punches.
Sestius blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaine Krause dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaine Krause's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sestius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sestius lands an elbow just above Krause 's eye.
A right hook to the body lands for Sestius.
A frustrated look appears on Krause's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Krause working aggressively here.
Krause blocks an elbow strike from Sestius.
Sestius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause tries to throw a body punch but Sestius avoids it by throwing Krause back against the ropes.
Sestius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sestius seems to have recovered his senses.
Krause tries to throw a body punch but Sestius avoids it by throwing Krause back against the ropes.
Sestius missing with knees to the body.
Krause tries a body shot but Sestius blocks it.
Krause creates a bit of distance and cracks Sestius with a big uppercut! Sestius goes down! The referee pushes Krause away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Sestius make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Krause takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kaine Krause!
A very excited looking Kaine Krause made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Publius Sestius was interviewed post fight and said 'No big deal ..i forgot my flight '.
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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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