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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wesley Poker (ranked 4385 p4p, 474 weight class) and Araki Kenjiro (ranked 3799 p4p, 431 weight class). Wesley Poker looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin
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Excellent MT
Solid chin
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wesley Poker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Araki Kenjiro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenjiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kenjiro - that will leave a mark!
Poker misses with a series of wild punches.
Kenjiro throws an overhand right that lands on Poker's shoulder, as Poker tries to avoid the shot.
Poker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poker throws a hook but Kenjiro blocks it.
Kenjiro throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Wesley Poker has been cut.
Kenjiro lands with a nice body kick.
Kenjiro connects with a leg kick. Poker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kenjiro scores with a spinning back kick!
Poker is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poker ducks under a wild hook from Kenjiro.
Kenjiro lands a high kick!
Kenjiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Poker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kenjiro.
Poker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kenjiros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wesley Poker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenjiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Poker is just out of range.
Poker digs a good hook to Kenjiro's body.
Poker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kenjiro counters by moving into the clinch.
Kenjiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kenjiro lands an elbow that stopped Poker in his tracks for a moment.
Kenjiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kenjiro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kenjiro tries to work over Poker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poker prevents a body shot from Kenjiro.
Kenjiro lands an elbow inside that Poker shrugs off.
Poker is trying to break the clinch but Kenjiro has him pressed against the ropes.
Kenjiro tries a knee to the head but Poker blocks it.
Kenjiro with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kenjiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenjiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kenjiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenjiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kenjiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Kenjiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Poker.
Kenjiro misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kenjiro obliges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kenjiro as Poker tries to tie him up.
Kenjiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenjiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kenjiro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Araki Kenjiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Poker'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.
Kenjiro fakes the leg kick and cracks Poker in the body.
Poker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kenjiro. That one must have hurt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kenjiro. Poker shrugs it off though.
We've been told by Poker's head coaches at The Kegerator - 650$ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kenjiro sizes up Poker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wesley Poker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenjiro has closed the distance and engaged Poker in a clinch.
Kenjiro misses with a body punch.
Kenjiro lands a knee to the body.
Kenjiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kenjiro crunches a lovely knee into Poker's ribcage.
Kenjiro lands a good knee to the midsection. Poker won't want to take too many of those.
Kenjiro lands a knee to 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!
Kenjiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Poker controls his hands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poker takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've been informed that Kenjiro has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenjiro working Poker over with knees to the body.
Kenjiro lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Kenjiro.
Kenjiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poker prevents a body shot from Kenjiro.
Kenjiro landing knees to the body.
Kenjiro scores with a knee to the head.
Poker is rocked!
Kenjiro scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Poker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kenjiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kenjiro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kenjiro pushes off an throws an elbow but Poker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kenjiro throws an elbow but misses.
Kenjiro with a knee to the head.
Poker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Kenjiro on the inside.
Kenjiro throws an elbow but it misses.
Kenjiro creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Poker off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Poker is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Kenjiro is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Araki Kenjiro!
Our winner, Araki Kenjiro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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