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Event:
Midget KT Tourney Rd 2
Date: Jun 07, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Cross gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Giroux lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
Giroux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giroux's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cross definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giroux.
Giroux blocks an uppercut.
Cross softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Giroux is looking to control Cross's arms but Cross gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroux has his back to the ropes.
Nice body punch from Cross.
Cross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giroux is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Giroux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T1#
Cross scores with a shot to the side of Giroux's head.
Giroux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giroux is looking to control Cross's arms but Cross gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroux has his back to the ropes.
Cross tries a body shot but Giroux blocks it.
Cross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
Giroux throws a punch but it's blocked by Cross.
Giroux blocks a body shot from Cross.
A short right from Cross on the inside.
Giroux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroux prevents a body shot from Cross.
Giroux tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.
Cross lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Giroux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giroux is trying to force a seperation but Cross has the dominant position.#T2#
Giroux working hard to break the clinch.
Cross lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Cross - that landed with a thud.
Giroux misses with some punches.
Giroux blocks a body shot from Cross.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cross.
Cross lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giroux misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroux.
Giroux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross pushes Giroux back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giroux can't find room to land a body shot as Cross controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cross.
A left hand lands to the body for Cross.
Giroux is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross.
Cross lands a nice uppercut.
Cross tries a body shot but Giroux blocks it.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Giroux.
Giroux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cross scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giroux wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Cross.
Cross misses with some punches.
Giroux is trying to push Cross away but Cross has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Giroux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
A short right from Cross.
Cross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giroux is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cross is keeping busy.#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Giroux fails to land.
Cross lands with a left to the head.
Cross tries to work over Giroux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Cross on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cross.
Giroux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giroux tries to break free but Cross pushes him back against the ropes.
Giroux tries to break free but Cross pushes him back against the ropes.
Giroux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giroux blocks an uppercut.
Giroux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Giroux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giroux's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cross pushes Giroux back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cross lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Cross dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Cross jabs Giroux right on the nose. Giroux blinks but takes it well.
Giroux scoring well with a low kick there.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Cross closes the distance and clinches.
Cross working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Giroux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cross throws a right hand that misses
and Giroux counters with a head kick. That will keep Cross thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giroux can do to turn this around?#CL#
Cross has closed the distance and engaged Giroux in a clinch.
Kenneth Cross has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Giroux.
Giroux manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cross misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Giroux blocking some punches.
Cross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Cross lands a body punch in the clinch.
Giroux is trying to force a seperation but Cross has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Giroux fails to land.
Cross lands a body shot.
Giroux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroux wants to break free but Cross has control.
Cross throws a head punch that misses.
Cross working aggressively here.
Cross lands with a short shot to the head.
Cross misses with the head strike.
Cross lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroux.
Giroux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giroux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giroux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giroux looking to slow down the pace here.#T2#
Still in the clinch, Cross scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giroux is trying to break the clinch but Cross has him pressed against the ropes.
Cross misses with a punch to the body.
Giroux misses with some punches.
Giroux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross blocking some punches.
Giroux lands a nice uppercut.
Giroux tries to throw a body punch but Cross avoids it by throwing Giroux back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Cross.
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!
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Girouxs head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cross lands a shoulder strike.
Giroux is looking to control Cross's arms but Cross gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giroux has his back to the ropes.
Cross pushes Giroux back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cross.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Giroux.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Giroux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giroux.
Giroux tries to break free but Cross pushes him back against the ropes.
Giroux tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.
Cross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Giroux backwards.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Cross.
Giroux wants to stall.
Cross presses Giroux against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giroux. #T4#
Cross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cross working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giroux backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross lands a right hand.
Giroux displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cross up against the ropes.
Cross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giroux prevents a body shot from Cross.
Giroux tries to throw a body punch but Cross avoids it by throwing Giroux back against the ropes.
Giroux misses with a punch on the inside.
Giroux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Cross.
A right hand to the body from Cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Cross dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Cross cracks Giroux with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Giroux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giroux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giroux feints a counter leg kick.#CL#
Cross closes the distance and clinches.
Giroux takes a shot to the head.
Cross struggles to land a body shot inside as Giroux controls his hands.
Giroux looking to stall.
Cross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Giroux tries to work over Cross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroux misses with the head strike.
Cross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giroux backwards.
Cross lands a hook that snaps the head of Giroux backwards.
Cross is working Giroux over against the ropes.
Cross lands a shot to the body.#T1#
Giroux scores with a shoulder strike.
Cross blocks a body shot from Giroux.
Cross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Giroux tries to circle away but Cross has him pinned against the ropes.
Cross misses with a punch to the body.
Giroux is trying to break free.
Cross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Girouxs head.
Cross can't find room to land a body shot as Giroux controls the action.
Cross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cross blocks an uppercut.
Giroux throws a head punch that misses.
Cross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cross lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC#
Giroux is rocked!#T2#
Giroux lands with a right to the head.
Giroux is still on wobbly legs! Can Cross finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giroux seems to have recovered his senses.
Cross tries to throw a body punch but Giroux avoids it by throwing Cross back against the ropes.
Cross lands a nice uppercut.
Cross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Giroux backwards. #BC2#
Giroux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cross tries to clinch but Giroux moves away
and Giroux counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Giroux.#CL#
Cross gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Giroux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giroux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
Giroux struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross controls his hands.
Giroux tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.
Cross has Giroux pressed against the ropes, preventing Giroux from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T3#
Cross keeps control of Giroux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cross scores with a shot to the side of Giroux's head.
Giroux misses with the head strike.
Cross swings wildly with an uppercut but Giroux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cross as Giroux tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cross.
Lionel Giroux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenneth Cross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cross blocks an uppercut.
Giroux can't find room to land a body shot as Cross controls the action.
Cross prevents Giroux from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giroux. #T4#
Giroux misses with a punch to the body.
Giroux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giroux wants to stall.
Giroux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giroux is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cross is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Cross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cross, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Cross!
Kenneth Cross decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Midget KT Tourney Rd 1
Date: May 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Stack ducks under a wild hook from Giroux.
Stack sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Giroux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Giroux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stack.
Stack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Giroux.
Stack moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giroux counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Giroux.
Stack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Giroux. Giroux circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sloppy strikes from Stack. Those never looked like landing.
Giroux appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Stack. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Stack darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stack misses with the combination.
#T1#
Giroux connects with a leg kick. Stack looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Giroux takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Giroux dodges the punch combination from Stack.
Giroux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stack throws a shot from downtown. Giroux moves away and avoids it.
Giroux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good shot there by Stack.#T2#
Giroux walks into a left hand.
Stack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lionel Giroux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stack moves forwards but Giroux connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stack fails to land with a series of punches.
Giroux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giroux was well out of range. Poor timing from Stack.
Stack misses with a right hand
and Giroux counters with a leg kick.
Stack scores with a one two! Giroux had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #ROC#
Giroux is rocked!
Stack throws a hook but Giroux avoids it easily.
Giroux is still on wobbly legs! Can Stack finish him?
Giroux moves out of range of the strikes.
Giroux throws out a counter right but Stack avoids it with no problem.
Giroux seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stack tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Giroux misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Short Stack dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Stack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stack looks to land a combination but Giroux avoids it well.
Stack is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A leg kick checked by Stack.
Giroux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Giroux slips under a jab from Stack.
Giroux throws the left hand but Stack avoids the punch easily.
Stack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giroux looks to land a body kick but Stack moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroux throws a wild body kick that Stack sees coming a mile off.
Stack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Giroux follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Short Stack is winning the standup battle so far.
Stack throws a right hand that Giroux ducks under and follows up with a left that Giroux also avoids with ease.
Giroux tries to land a front kick but Stack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T1#
Stack lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giroux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giroux goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Giroux defending well as Stack loads up on a big left hand.
Giroux connects with a leg kick. Stack looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Giroux slips under a jab.
Short Stack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stack scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Giroux doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Stack misses.
Stack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giroux can do to turn this around?
Stack throws a lazy right hand but Giroux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stack could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sloppy strikes from Stack. Those never looked like landing.
Giroux bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#T2#
Giroux walks into a stiff left hand from Stack.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stack throws a series of punches but Giroux moves out of range.
Giroux on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giroux counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stack lands a jab to the head.
Giroux throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Giroux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stack moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stack scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stack scores with a sloppy right hand. Giroux should have avoided that one.
Stack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stack is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Giroux looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stack is looking to counter the offense by Giroux and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Short Stack dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Stack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Stack finds it's way through Giroux's defenses.
Stack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stack throws a combination that misses
and Giroux counters with a solid body kick.
Stack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giroux counters with a low kick, right behind Stack 's knee.
No joy there for Stack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stack misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Giroux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giroux scores with a leg kick.
Giroux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Giroux scores with a kick to the body.
Giroux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T1#
Stack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stack takes a jab right on the kisser.
Giroux tried to score with a low kick but Stack checks it.
Giroux misses with a looping left.
Stack is looking for a counter combo.
Stack moves out of range of the body kick from Giroux.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stack!
Lionel Giroux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stack sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Giroux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#KD#
Stack closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Giroux crashing to the mat! Giroux uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giroux was well out of range. Poor timing from Stack.
Giroux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Short Stack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Giroux staying out of range there.
Giroux is looking for the big counter here.
Stack throws a shot from downtown. Giroux moves away and avoids it.
Stack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giroux moves away.
Stack misses with a two punch combination.
Giroux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Giroux connects with an inside leg kick.
Stack scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stack fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stack is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Giroux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Giroux steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Stack. Those never looked like landing.
Giroux feints a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Short Stack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stack 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Short Stack!
After the fight, Short Stack was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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