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Event:
KOFC 45 - Obama vs Karelin 2
Date: May 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Murhaa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Douglas slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa moves forwards but Douglas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Douglas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murhaa finds it's way round the side to connect with Douglas's head.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Murhaa misses with a left hand
and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Douglas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhaa works over Douglas's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT#
It looks like Gabriel Douglas has been cut.
Douglas is looking to clinch.
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!
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
It looked like Murhaa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Douglas.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Murhaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Douglas clobbers Murhaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1#
Douglas lands a jab to the nose.
Douglas wants to clinch.
Murhaa connects with a body shot.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Murhaa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL2#
Douglas forces Murhaa back against the cage and clinches.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Douglas.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Douglas lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Murhaa tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murhaa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Murhaa tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Murhaa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murhaa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa has Douglas pushed against the cage.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Douglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
#T3#
Murhaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murhaa is leaning against Douglas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murhaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murhaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Murhaa.
A bit of stalling here from Murhaa.
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
Douglas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murhaa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Douglas can turn it around.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Murhaa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Douglas.
Murhaa has Douglas pushed against the cage.
Douglas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murhaa walks away with a smile on his face. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Douglas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas takes one to the side of the head.
Murhaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Paul Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Douglas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Murhaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Murhaa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Douglas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Murhaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murhaa takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Murhaa throws a shot to the body.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
Douglas scores with a jab to the head.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa misses with a combination
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhaa scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Murhaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Douglas's cut.
That's time! Murhaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
A big right from Douglas misses.
Douglas throws a nice looking combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Douglas walks into a left hand.
Douglas misses with a two punch combination.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Murhaa rushes Douglas and presses him up against the cage.
Murhaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
Murhaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Douglas wants to break free but Murhaa has control.
Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Douglas's head. #T1#
Murhaa stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.#TD2#
Douglas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Douglas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Murhaa sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Douglas wants to stand up but Murhaa is controlling him.
Murhaa passes into half guard. #T2#
Murhaa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Douglas is trying to maintain the position but Murhaa is very close to passing his half guard.
Murhaa slows the pace down in half guard.
Murhaa trying to pass the guard but Douglas defending well. #T3#
Murhaa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murhaa lands with a nice combination. Douglas backs away looking to recover.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Douglas.
Paul Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Douglas staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Murhaa as he connects with a hook.#CL#
Murhaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Murhaa.
#T4#
Murhaa'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.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Douglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Douglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas tries to pull guard but Murhaa holds him up against the cage and eventually Douglas drops back down to his feet.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa stalling in the clinch but Douglas improves position.
Murhaa prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Murhaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Douglas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Douglas looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Murhaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murhaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Douglas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Douglas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a nice body shot. #CL#
Douglas gets tackled into the cage by Murhaa. Murhaa maintains the clinch.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head.
Douglas wants to break free but Murhaa has control.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
Murhaa lands a body punch.
Murhaa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Douglas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Murhaa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Douglas scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land. #TD2#
Douglas pulls guard successfully.
#T1#
Murhaa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Murhaa advances to half guard.
Murhaa not doing much here.
Douglas trying to hold on to Murhaa's head to control him but Murhaa postures up.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murhaa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SU#
Murhaa decides to stand and escape the position.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douglas fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Douglas misses.
Murhaa takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa misses the body punch
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Murhaa moves into the clinch.#T3#
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paul Murhaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murhaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Douglas scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Douglas tries to score a body lock takedown but Murhaa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Douglas up against the cage.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Murhaa.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Murhaa.
Gabriel Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC2#
Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murhaa lands a jab.
Douglas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Douglas throws an off balance right hand
#CL#
and Murhaa moves into the clinch.
Douglas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Douglas takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Murhaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murhaa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Murhaa!
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Event:
KOFC 37 - Murphy vs Wrestler
Date: Apr 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Hackenberg connects with a single shot there.
Hackenberg defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Douglas rushes Hackenberg and presses him up against the cage.
Hackenberg lands with a light punch inside. #CUT2#
It looks like Gabriel Douglas has been cut.
Hackenberg misses with some punches.
#BC#
Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hackenberg misses with a straight right.
Hackenberg misses with a looping left.
Douglas sizes up Hackenberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL#
Douglas pushes Hackenberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Douglas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Douglas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hackenberg digs a good hook to Douglas's body.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hackenberg.
An attempted straight right counter from Douglas misses the target.
Douglas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hackenberg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hackenberg throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
Gabriel Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Hackenberg throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hackenberg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Douglas misses.
Hackenberg throws out a counter right but Douglas avoids it with no problem.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hackenberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
Hackenberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Douglas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Douglas throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hackenberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Hackenberg jabs at Douglas's body.#CL#
Douglas rushes Hackenberg and presses him up against the cage.
Hackenberg tries to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling the position.
Hackenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Douglas fails to pull guard.
#BC#
Douglas manages to break the clinch.
#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Douglas misses.
Douglas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Douglas jabs at Hackenberg's body.
Douglas tries to clinch but Hackenberg moves away
and Hackenberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Hackenberg defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Hackenberg misses.
Douglas cracks Hackenberg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hackenberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Douglas throws a series of punches but Hackenberg avoids them all with ease.
Hackenberg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Douglas with a body shot.
No joy there for Douglas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hackenberg. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Douglas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Hackenberg.
Hackenberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T3#
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
Douglas is looking to clinch but Hackenberg is avoiding it.
Douglas dodges the punch combination from Hackenberg.
Hackenberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from Hackenberg.
Hackenberg needs to keep his hands up - Douglas had a free shot at his head there.
Douglas lands with a shot to the body.
Douglas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hackenberg throws a right hand that misses
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Douglas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike.
Hackenberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Douglas.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hackenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Hackenberg looking to slow down the pace here.#TD#
Douglas has clasped his hands together around Hackenberg's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SU#
Douglas decides to take the fight back to the feet. #CL#
Douglas closes the distance and clinches.
Hackenberg avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Hackenberg tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hackenberg blocks an uppercut.
Hackenberg gets through Douglas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Douglas working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hackenberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Hackenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hackenberg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hackenberg stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Douglas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Hackenberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hackenberg cracks Douglas with a good jab.
Hackenberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Douglas looks to clinch
and Hackenberg counters with a nice body shot.
Hackenberg misses with an uppercut. Douglas saw that one coming.
Hackenberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hackenberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas.
Douglas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Douglas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Douglas slips a jab and a cross from Hackenberg.
Decent striking displayed by Douglas there.
Ray Hackenberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hackenberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CL#
Douglas clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T1#
Good body shot from Hackenberg.
Hackenberg managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hackenberg pushes Douglas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Douglas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hackenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Douglas working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Hackenberg breaks the clinch.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Douglas stuns Hackenberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Douglas misses.
Douglas throws a leg kick
and Hackenberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Douglas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Douglas throws a leg kick
and Hackenberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Hackenberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hackenberg lands a right hook to the body.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hackenberg manages to avoid it.
Douglas is looking to clinch.
Douglas scores with a nice strike.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hackenberg.
A little feinted left hand from Douglas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hackenberg.
Hackenberg swinging wildly here.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. Hackenberg saw that one coming.#T3##CL#
Douglas has closed the distance and engaged Hackenberg in a clinch.
#BC#
Douglas manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hackenberg.
Hackenberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
Hackenberg scores with a hook.
Douglas throws an off balance right hand
and Hackenberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Douglas lands a really nice looking cross but Hackenberg seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Hackenberg.
Hackenberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Douglas misses with the combination.
Hackenberg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T4#
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hackenberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hackenberg.
Douglas scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL#
Douglas clinches up with Hackenberg and pushes him back against the cage.
Hackenberg is looking to control Douglas's arms but Douglas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hackenberg has his back to the cage.
Douglas lands a left hand.
Douglas lands with a right to the head.
Douglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Hackenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas tries to throw a body punch but Hackenberg avoids it by throwing Douglas back against the cage.
Hackenberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hackenberg throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Douglas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Douglas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Douglas throws a nice looking combination but Hackenberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Douglas throws out a loose jab but Hackenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. Hackenberg saw that one coming.
Douglas throws a hook to the side of Hackenberg's head but Hackenberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hackenberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hackenberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Douglas.
Douglas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas thuds his right hand into Hackenberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Douglas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hackenberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hackenberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hackenberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Hackenberg misses.#T1#
Nice uppercut lands for Douglas. That snapped Hackenberg's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Hackenberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hackenberg.#CL#
Douglas moves into the clinch successfully.
Hackenberg misses with the head strike.
Hackenberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Douglas gets an underhook and turns Hackenberg into the cage.
Hackenberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Douglas lands a body shot.
Hackenberg misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Hackenberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hackenberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Douglas misses.
Douglas throws a looping overhand right but Hackenberg ducks down to avoid it.
Hackenberg throws out a counter right but Douglas avoids it with no problem.
Hackenberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Douglas misses its target.
Ray Hackenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Douglas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hackenberg momentarily.
Douglas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas tries to bum rush Hackenberg with a series of wild strikes but Hackenberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hackenberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Douglas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hackenberg scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Douglas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hackenberg's hands.
Douglas lands the left hand.#T3#
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Hackenberg moved out of range.
Hackenberg slips under a jab from Douglas.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hackenberg! But no joy.
Douglas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hackenberg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hackenberg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hackenberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Hackenberg throws a right and a left that Douglas avoids nicely.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Hackenberg circles away.
Hackenberg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hackenberg swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Douglas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Hackenberg. Those never looked like landing.
Douglas throws a combination that misses
and Hackenberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hackenberg misses with an uppercut. Douglas saw that one coming.#T4#
Hackenberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Douglas scores with a hook.
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!
Douglas throws a series of punches but Hackenberg moves out of range.
Hackenberg looks to land a combination but Douglas avoids it well.
Hackenberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hackenberg misses with a few strikes there.
Hackenberg misses with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
Gabriel Douglas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Douglas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Douglas connects with a looping right hand.
Douglas throws a right hand that misses
and Hackenberg counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gabriel Douglas.
Well Douglas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Douglas!
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Event:
KOFC 31 - FW Charlie Foxtrot
Date: Mar 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Parks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CL#
Douglas instigates a clinch.
Parks just leaning against Douglas, taking a breather.
Douglas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Parks pulls him back up using the underhooks. #TD#
Douglas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Parks uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Parks decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Douglas, up you get!
Douglas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Parks on the side of the head.
Parks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Parks thuds a left hand into Douglas's body.
Parks lands with a nice body punch. #CL#
Douglas clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parks being controlled against the cage.
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Parks.
Douglas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Douglas.
Douglas stalls.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas can't find room to land a body shot as Parks controls the action.
Douglas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Parks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Douglas as Parks tries to tie him up.
Douglas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Parks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas stalling against the cage.
Douglas lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
Parks blocks an uppercut.
Parks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parks tries to stall but Douglas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Douglas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Parks.
Douglas stalling.
#BC#
Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Douglas connects with a right hand. Parks shakes it off.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Parks.
#T3#
Parks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parks misses with a wild body shot.
Parks takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Parks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Parks lands a nice hook to Douglas's body. Douglas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Parks tries to bum rush Douglas with a series of wild strikes but Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Douglas's corner calls for a 1-2. Douglas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Douglas lands with a cross.
Parks takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Douglas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL#
Douglas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parks slips a jab and a cross from Douglas.
Douglas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas misses with a looping right.
Parks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T4#
Douglas misses with a double jab.
Douglas misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Parks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.#CL#
Douglas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow. #BC#
Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parks checks a leg kick.
Douglas's corner calls for a 1-2. Douglas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Douglas.
Parks misses with a straight right.
Parks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Douglas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Douglas is looking to clinch but Parks is avoiding it.
#CL#
Douglas drives through and clinches with Parks against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Douglas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Douglas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Douglas blocks a jab.
Douglas throws a shot from downtown. Parks moves away and avoids it.
Parks throws a body shot but no joy.
Parks swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL#
and Douglas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC#
Douglas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parks. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parks scores with a shot to the body.
Parks lands a right hook to the body.
Douglas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Parks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parks.
Parks walks into a left hand.
Douglas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Douglas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Parks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.#T1#
Parks digs a good hook to Douglas's body.
#CL#
Douglas clinches with his opponent.
Douglas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee calls for Douglas to work.
Parks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gabriel Douglas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Parks misses with a body punch.
Douglas throws an elbow that misses.
Douglas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Parks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Douglas up against the cage.
Parks is leaning against Douglas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Douglas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Douglas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parks can do to turn this around?#T2##BC2#
Parks breaks from the clinch.
Parks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Parks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Douglas rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Douglas finds it's way through Parks's defenses.
Parks throws a body shot but no joy.
Parks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Douglas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Parks scrambles back to his feet.
Douglas jabs Parks right on the nose. Parks blinks but takes it well.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but Parks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parks scores with a hook to the body. Douglas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Douglas looks to land a left hand but Parks moved out of range nicely.
Douglas throws a body shot but no joy.
Parks takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Parks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Parks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Parks slips under a jab.
Douglas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Douglass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Douglas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Douglas misses with a double jab.
Douglas misses with a lunging right hand
and Parks counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Douglas closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas lands a nice uppercut.
Douglas controlling the action here for a moment.
Parks is trying to stall.
#T4##BC#
Douglas manages to break the clinch.
Parks staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Parks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Parks. Beautiful body shot.
Douglas throws a shot from downtown. Parks moves away and avoids it.
Parks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Douglas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Douglas clobbers Parks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parks.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parks.
Parks throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryan Parks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Douglas avoids the body shot from Parks.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but Parks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
Douglas has managed to clinch.
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Parks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Douglas tries to work over Parks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parks gets underhooks to prevent Douglas's takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Douglas tries a body shot but Parks blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Parks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Parks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Douglas.
Parks digs a right hand underneath Douglas's ribcage. Douglas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Douglas tries to throw a body punch but Parks avoids it by throwing Douglas back against the cage. #T1#
Douglas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Parks just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Douglas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Douglas on the inside.
A short left from Douglas.
Parks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Douglas pushes off an throws an elbow but Parks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Douglas wants a takedown but no success here.
Douglas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parks blocking some punches.
Douglas scores with a shot to the side of Parks's head.
Douglas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land. #T2#
Douglas misses with a punch to the body.
Parks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parks tries to stall but Douglas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Douglas.
Douglas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parks smiles and moves away.
Douglas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
Parks let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A punch combination from Douglas misses.
Douglas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Parks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Parks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T3#
Parks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parks throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
Parks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Parks backs away, Douglas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ryan Parks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Parks throws out a counter right but Douglas avoids it with no problem.
Parks with a nice cross.
Douglas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Parks takes one to the side of the head.
Douglas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Parks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parks throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Douglas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Parks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from Parks.
Douglas is looking to counter punch.#T4#
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parks was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Parks.
Parks scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas misses with a body shot.
Parks lands a slapping body shot.
Douglas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parks lunges at Douglas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Douglas's hand.
Parks misses with a body shot.
#CL#
Douglas has managed to clinch.
Douglas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Parks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Douglas throws a hook but Parks blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parks. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parks lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Douglas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Douglas 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Douglas!
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