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Event:
Conquest IV:
Date: Feb 15, 2020 |
#R1#
Falkner lands the left hand.
Falkner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Christie.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Christie.
Falkner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christie.
Christie tries to counter with a takedown but Falkner is quick to defend against it.#CL2#
Falkner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Falkner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Christie's defenses. #CUT2#
It looks like Isaac Christie has been cut.
Falkner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Christie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Falkner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Falkner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Falkner lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falkner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christie takes a shot to the head.
Falkner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Christie avoids it.
Falkner misses with the head strike.
Falkner working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Christie looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Christie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falkner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christie tries to score a body lock takedown but Falkner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Falkner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Falkner lands an elbow inside.
Christie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Falkner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Falkner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Falkner. No joy for Christie on that attempt.
Falkner missing with a left hand there. Christie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Falkner with a jab.#CL2#
Falkner takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Falkner. #T2#
Christie is looking for a takedown.
Christie has Falkner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Falkner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Falkner lands a shot to the body.
Falkner lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Falkner.
Falkner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Christie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Falkner lands with a light punch inside.
Falkner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christie backwards.
Falkner lands a hook that snaps the head of Christie backwards.
Falkner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christie backwards.
Falkner with a knee to the head.
Falkner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Falkner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Falkner - that landed with a thud.
Christie looking for a takedown. #T3#
Falkner scores with a hook to the body.
Falkner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Christie backwards.
Falkner scores with a hook to the body.
Falkner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Christie avoids it.
Falkner is pressed up against the cage. Christie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Falkner down to the mat. Falkner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Falkner's coach down at Hands of Stone Gym (Low Capacity, Fast Results) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Falkner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#CL2#
Christie gets tackled into the cage by Falkner. Falkner maintains the clinch.
Christie blocks a body shot from Falkner.
A left hand lands to the body for Falkner.
Falkner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Falkner lands with a right to the head.
Christie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Falkner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Christie looking for a takedown.
Falkner lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Falkner.
Falkner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Christies head. #T4#
Falkner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Falkner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Falkner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Falkner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good body shot from Falkner.
Christie takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Falkner.
Christie looking for a takedown.
A short right from Falkner.
Falkner lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christie has Falkner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Falkner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Falkner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Falkner misses with a body punch.
Falkner working Christie over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Falkner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isaac Christie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Falkner scores with a jab to the body.
Christie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Falkner throws a counter combo.
Falkner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Falkner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Christie jumps guard but Falkner stands there with Christie around his waist. Christie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Falkner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Falkner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Falkner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Christie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Christie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falkner misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falkner lands an elbow just above Christie 's eye.
Falkner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Christie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#T1#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Falkner struggles to land a body shot inside as Christie controls his hands.
Christie wants a takedown.
Falkner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Falkner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Christie takes a shot to the head.
Falkner lands an elbow inside.
Falkner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Christie or not.
Christie swings wildly with an uppercut but Falkner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samson Falkner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Falkner lands an elbow inside that Christie shrugs off.
Christie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Falkner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Falkner scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Falkner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Falkner obliges.#T2#
Still in the clinch, Falkner scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falkner lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Falkner.
Falkner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Falkner keeps control of Christie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Falkner lands a nice uppercut.
Falkner lands a shot to the body.
Christie fails to pull guard.
Falkner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Falkner.
Christie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Falkner.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christie is working for takedown but Falkner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Christie wants a takedown.
Falkner can't find room to land a body shot as Christie controls the action.
Falkner lands a damaging elbow. #T3#
Falkner lands a shoulder strike.
Christie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Christie can't get the takedown.
Falkner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Christie backwards.
A hook to the body from Falkner.
Falkner lands a nice elbow.
Christie can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Falkner.
Falkner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Falkner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Falkner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Christie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Falkner stops a takedown attempt from Christie.
Falkner lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christie can't get the takedown.
Falkner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Falkner digs a right hand underneath Christie's ribcage. Christie let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T4#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Falkner.
Falkner scores with a hook to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Falkner obliges.
Falkner cracks Christie with a nice body shot.
Christie wants a takedown but no success here.
A right handed body shot lands from Falkner.
Falkner lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Falkner.
Christie takes a shot to the head.
Falkner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Falkner lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Falkner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Falkner.
Falkner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Christie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Falkner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Falkner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Isaac Christie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Falkner looks to land a left hand but Christie moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Falkner clinches up with Christie and pushes him back against the cage.
Christie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Falkner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Falkner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Falkner lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Falkner.
Falkner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Christie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Christie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falkner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Falkner.
Falkner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falkner lands a left hand.
Falkner lands a shot to the body.#T1#
Falkner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Falkner.
Falkner pushes Christie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Falkner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Falkner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Falkner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Falkner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Falkner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Falkner scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Falkner.
Falkner lands an elbow inside that Christie shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falkner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Christie.
Falkner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Christie's defenses.
Falkner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #TD#
Christie turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#T2##SUB#
Christie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Falkner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Christie wants to control but Falkner is keeping him busy.
Christie tries to move to mount but Falkner blocks the move with his legs.
Christie trying to control the action but Falkner is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB#
Christie is trying to get an arm triangle but Falkner is defending well.
Christie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Falkner keeps working.
Christie working the ground and pound but Falkner is defending the strikes. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Christie controlling from side mount.
Falkner defending against the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Isaac Christie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Falkner is not content to let Christie control the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Christie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Falkner but Falkner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Samson Falkner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Falkner has managed to clinch.
Samson Falkner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Christie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Christie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Falkner prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samson Falkner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Falkner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samson Falkner!
After the fight, Samson Falkner 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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Event:
QFC Tournament 947 Round 1
Date: Jan 16, 2020 |
#R1#
Karasik lands a jab to Falkner's midsection.
Falkner tries to clinch but Karasik moves away
enabling Karasik to counter with a crisp jab.
Karasik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karasik displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Falkner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Karasik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Falkner looks to throw the jab but Karasik is out of range.
Falkner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karasik connects with a looping right hand.
Karasik lands a nice hook to Falkner's body. Falkner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falkner throws a combination that misses
and Karasik counters with a stiff right hand.
Karasik scores with a jab to the head.
Falkner moves to clinch but Karasik breaks away
enabling Karasik to counter with a crisp jab.
Karasik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falkner tries to clinch up but Karasik circles away and keeps his distance.
Falkner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karasik counters with a right hand to the body.
Falkner tries to clinch but Karasik is having none of it.
Falkner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karasik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karasik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karasik lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab lands there for Falkner.#T1#
Falkner closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Karasik to counter with a crisp jab.
Falkner moves to clinch but Karasik breaks away
and Karasik counters with a stiff right hand.
Falkner darts in trying to clinch
and Karasik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Karasik.
Nice uppercut lands for Karasik. That snapped Falkner's head back.
Falkner moves in looking to clinch but Karasik pushes him off.
Karasik throws a one two combo.
Falkner misses with a body shot
and Karasik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Falkner thinking.
Falkner throws a combination that misses
and Karasik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Karasik as he connects with a hook.
Falkner is looking to clinch but Karasik is avoiding it.
Karasik scores with a nice right hand.
#T2#
Falkner throws an overhand right that lands on Karasik's shoulder, as Karasik tries to avoid the shot.
Karasik digs a good body shot into Falkner's ribs.
Falkner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Karasik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samson Falkner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karasik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Falkner momentarily.
Karasik lands with a right hand.
Karasik lands a jab.
Falkner misses with a body punch
and Falkner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Falkner misses with a right hand
enabling Karasik to counter with a crisp jab.
Falkner misses with an uppercut
and Karasik counters with a stiff right hand.
Karasik lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Karasik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karasik lands an overhand right.
Karasik jabs at Falkner's body.
Karasik lands a glancing blow to the side of Falkner's head.
Falkner misses the shot to the body.
Falkner throws a body shot but no joy.
Karasik catches Falkner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T3#
Karasik connects with a single shot there.
Falkner throws a body shot but no joy.
Karasik lands the left hand.
Karasik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Falkner doesn't seem bothered though.
Karasik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL#
Karasik tries to keep at a distance but Falkner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Falkner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Falkner as Karasik tries to tie him up.
Falkner digs a right hand into Karasik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karasik's gas tank.
Karasik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Falkner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Falkner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Falkner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Falkner lands an elbow just above Karasik 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falkner tries to throw a body punch but Karasik avoids it by throwing Falkner back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Falkner. #T4#
Karasik takes an elbow to the temple.
Falkner lands a nice elbow.
Falkner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Falkner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Falkner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karasik presses Falkner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Falkner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Falkner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Falkner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Falkner tries a body shot but Karasik blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Falkner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karasik misses with the head strike.
Falkner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falkner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karasik takes a knee to the side of the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Falkner lands an elbow inside that Karasik shrugs off.
Karasik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karasik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Falkner misses with a right hand
and Karasik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karasik blocks a jab.
Falkner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Falkner looks to clinch
and Karasik counters with a straight right hand.
Falkner throws a lazy uppercut
and Karasik counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karasik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falkner.
Karasik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karasik stuns Falkner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Falkner wants to clinch but Karasik slips to the side
and Karasik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karasik lands a nice hook to Falkner's body. Falkner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Falkner looks to clinch
and Karasik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Falkner thinking.
Falkner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karasik keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karasik circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karasik moves out of range as Falkner strikes.
Karasik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Falkner misses with a left hand
and Karasik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Falkner thinking.
Karasik cracks Falkner with an open hand slap.
Karasik sizes up Falkner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Falkner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karasik counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T1#
Falkner just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karasik! But no joy.
Karasik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karasik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falkner.
Karasik lands a nice looking body shot.
Karasik connects with a looping right hand.
Alex Karasik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Karasik - just one landing.
Falkner wants to clinch
and Karasik counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Falkner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karasik scores with a hook to the body. Falkner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Falkner tries to clinch up.
Karasik slips under a jab from Falkner.
Karasik lands a jab to Falkner's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falkner throws a series of punches but Karasik avoids them all with ease. #T2#
Falkner looks to clinch
and Karasik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karasik cracks Falkner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karasik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falkner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Falkner throws a jab when Karasik was well out of range.
Karasik connects with the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falkner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falkner takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Falkner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the body from Falkner misses
and Karasik counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Karasik.
Falkner misses with an uppercut
and Karasik counters with a series of strikes. Falkner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Falkner tries to clinch but Karasik moves away
enabling Karasik to counter with a crisp jab.
Karasik listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karasik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T3#
Karasik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Karasik gets tackled into the cage by Falkner. Falkner maintains the clinch.
Falkner lands a nice elbow.
Karasik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Falkner backwards.
Karasik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Falkner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Falkner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Falkner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Falkner pushes Karasik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Falkner lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Falkner.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Falkner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falkner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Falkner scores with a knee to the head.
Falkner can't find room to land a body shot as Karasik controls the action.
Falkner blocks a body shot from Karasik.
Falkner 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.
A short uppercut from Falkner.
Karasik misses with a body punch.
#T4#
Karasik trying to stall but Falkner improves his position.
Falkner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Falkner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karasiks head.
Falkner with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Falkner. #ROC#
Karasik is rocked!
Falkner crunches a lovely knee into Karasik's ribcage.
Karasik is still on wobbly legs! Can Falkner finish him?
Falkner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Falkner.
Falkner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Karasik.
Falkner lands an elbow just above Karasik 's eye.
Karasik wants to stall.
Falkner lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karasik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karasik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falkner's elbow.
Karasik throws a punch but it's blocked by Falkner.
Falkner scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Falkner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karasik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Nice jab there from Karasik.
Alex Karasik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karasik's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Karasik duly obliges.
Falkner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karasik seems to have recovered his senses.
Karasik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Falkner is looking to clinch.
Falkner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karasik moves away.
Karasik stalks Falkner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Falkner's face. Falkner staggers backwards, shaken.
Falkner is looking to clinch.
Falkner throws a shot from downtown. Karasik moves away and avoids it.
Falkner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falkner tries to clinch but Karasik moves away
and Karasik counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falkner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karasik.
Falkner misses with a hook
and Karasik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Falkner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Falkner doesn't manage to clinch there - Karasik circles away.
Falkner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karasik counters with a straight right hand.
Karasik connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Falkner's hands.#T1#
Karasik circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Karasik to counter with a crisp jab.
Karasik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karasik lands with an overhand left.
Karasik cracks a nice hook into Falkner's ribs.
Karasik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karasik cracks Falkner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Falkner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falkner doesn't manage to clinch there - Karasik circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Karasik scores with a four punch combination!
Falkner tries to bum rush Karasik with a series of wild strikes but Karasik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL#
Falkner rushes Karasik and presses him up against the cage.
Falkner landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falkner misses with an elbow over the top.#T2#
Karasik blocks an elbow strike from Falkner.
Falkner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Falkner struggles to land a body shot inside as Karasik controls his hands.
Falkner presses Karasik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karasik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Falkner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karasik or not.
Knees to the body from Falkner.
Falkner connects with a knee to the head.
Karasik holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Falkner tries to throw a body punch but Karasik avoids it by throwing Falkner back against the cage. #T3#
Falkner misses with a punch to the body.
Falkner misses with a knee strike.
Falkner throws a head punch that misses.
Falkner lands a knee to the head.
Karasik has a couple of punches blocked by Falkner.
Falkner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karasik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Falkner lands a nice elbow.
Karasik takes a knee to the side of the body. #T4#
Falkner tries a knee to the head but Karasik blocks it.
Karasik blocks a body shot from Falkner.
Falkner misses with a punch to the body.
Falkner misses with a punch to the body.
Samson Falkner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karasik gets through Falkner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Falkner lands an elbow that stopped Karasik in his tracks for a moment.
Falkner landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falkner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karasik's elbow.
Falkner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Falkner lands an elbow just above Karasik 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Karasik.
I've got Karasik winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight for Alex Karasik!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Alex Karasik!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Alex Karasik!
Alex Karasik wins by unanimous decision!
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