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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
KT Test Fights
Date: Aug 14, 2023 |
#R1# Souvanatong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Avidius. Avidius is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Souvanatong. Souvanatong misses with the combination.
Avidius ducks under a wild hook from Souvanatong. Souvanatong misses with a looping left. Souvanatong lands a nice shot to the body.
Souvanatong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avidius moves away. Avidius tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Souvanatong manages to circle out of the way. A slapping leg kick lands for Souvanatong.
Avidius slips under a jab. A low kick from Souvanatong misses #CL# and Avidius holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Avidius taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Avidius. Avidius gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Souvanatong misses with the head strike.
Souvanatong looking to stall.
#T1# Souvanatong throws a punch but it's blocked by Avidius. The referee calls for Avidius to work.
Avidius stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Avidius displaying some good clinch control by pressing Souvanatong up against the cage. Souvanatong misses with the head strike.
Avidius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Audens Avidius. Avidius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souvanatong. Avidius seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Souvanatong misses with a leg kick. #KD2# Avidius walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Souvanatong rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Avidius has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action. Avidius checks a low kick from Souvanatong. Avidius is looking to counter the offense by Souvanatong and move into the clinch. Souvanatong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Avidius tries to counter by clinching up but Souvanatong breaks away and moves out of range. Souvanatong misses with a lunging right hand
#CL# and Avidius holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Souvanatong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Souvanatong swings wildly with an uppercut but Avidius uses good head movement to avoid it. Souvanatong misses with a punch on the inside.
Audens Avidius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Avidius takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Avidius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight! Kovit Souvanatong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Souvanatong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Kovit Souvanatong! Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Kovit Souvanatong! Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Kovit Souvanatong!
Kovit Souvanatong wins by unanimous decision! |
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