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Event:
HFA 36
Date: Jan 25, 2025 |
#R1#
Karras moves away from the strike by Little.
Karras looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.
Karras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Little connects with a nice looking jab.
Karras connects with a nice looking jab.
#CUT2#It looks like Deandre Little has been cut.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karras manages to avoid it.
Little lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karras takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karras on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Karras jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karras.
Karras throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Little staying out of range there.
Karras showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Little.
Karras looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from Little.
Little defending well as Karras loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
Little just misses with a punch to the body.
Little dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Little definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Little scores with a sloppy right hand. Karras should have avoided that one.
Karras has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Karras tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Little counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Karras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karras throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Little sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Little misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Karras on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Little keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karras.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Karras misses the target.
It looked like Little wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot by Little.#T3#
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karras counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Little defending well as Karras loads up on a big left hand.
Little throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Little connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karras 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.
Karras on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL2#
Karras fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Little, pushing him back against the cage.
Karras tries to work over Little's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Karras has him pressed against the cage.
Karras has a couple of punches blocked by Little.
A left hand lands to the body for Karras.
#T4#
A short body shot lands from Karras as the two fighters clinch.
Karras misses with a punch to the body.
Karras lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Little blocks a body shot from Karras.
Karras misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karras misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karras misses with a body punch.
Karras misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karras swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut lands for Little. That snapped Karras's head back.
Deandre Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Karras darts in and clinches Little up against the cage.
Little has had enough of the clinch but Karras keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Little pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Karras is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Deandre Little will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Deandre Little's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Karras misses the body punch
and Karras takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Little takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Little lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karras circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body punch from Little.
Donk. Karras catches Little right on the button with a cross.
Little cracks a nice hook into Karras's ribs.
Karras throws a lazy uppercut
and Little counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Karras sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Karras was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Little scores with a decent looking hook.#T1##CL2#
Karras clinches with his opponent.
Karras is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Karras tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little's elbow.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Karras is controlling him.
Little tries to pull guard but Karras forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Karras prevents Little from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Karras.
Karras throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Little tries to pull guard but Karras won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deandre Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karras lands a right hand that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Little is trying to force a seperation but Karras has the dominant position.
Karras tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karras tries a body shot but Little blocks it.
#BC#
Little breaks the clinch.
Little scores with a nice right hand.
#CL2#
Karras clinches. #T2#
Karras prevents Little from breaking the clinch.
Little is trying to push Karras away but Karras has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karras working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little slips under a jab.
Little staying out of range there.
Little digs a good hook to Karras's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Little. That snapped Karras's head back.
Deandre Little is winning the standup battle so far.
Little uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karras.
Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little moves away from the strike by Karras.
Karras throws a hook but Little blocks it.#T3#
Little scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karras throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
Little with a nice cross.
Little connects with a right hand. Karras shakes it off.
Little jabs Karras to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karras displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab.
Little lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karras at a distance.
Little connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T4#
Little misses with a wild body shot.
Karras rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karras throws out the jab.
Karras bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Little's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Karras misses the target. #KD2#
Karras cracks Little with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Little looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Karras finish him?
#ROC2#Little is rocked!#CUT2#Deandre Little's cut is getting worse.
Karras looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Little is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Little misses with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Little.
Little seems to have got his legs back now.
Karras swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Deandre Little will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Deandre Little's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Little keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karras.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Little, as that shot connected.
Little lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Little as he connects with a hook.
Karras rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Little throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karras tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Karras fails to land. #TD#
Little pulls guard. #T1#
Little looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karras forces his way into half guard.
Little slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Karras pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Little is keeping the position for now.
Karras really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Little. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karras trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Little being controlled here, momentarily.
Karras wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.
Karras slips nicely into half guard.
Karras is controlling the pace.
Little tries to get to full guard but Karras has control of the leg. #T3#
Little is looking to escape.
Little tries to get to full guard but Karras has control of the leg. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Little's corner calls for a 1-2. Little obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Little lands with a right hand.
Little scores with a sloppy right hand. Karras should have avoided that one.
Karras throws a body shot but no joy.
Karras throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
Little throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karras stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Karras misses.
Little throwing a counter right hand but Karras manages to avoid it.
Karras has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Little misses the shot to the body.
Karras looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Karras is just out of range.
Karras looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karras tries to clinch
and Little connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deandre Little clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Deandre Little's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R4#
Karras swings widly with a right hand
and Little counters with a right hand to the body.
Karras with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Little to score with a decent uppercut.
Karras connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karras throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Little misses.
Karras throws out a counter right but Little avoids it with no problem.
Little connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karras lands the left hand.
Karras misses with a right hand
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Little comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T1#
Little lands a slapping body shot.
Little swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karras misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Little fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karras on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Little.
Little misses with the combination.
Little swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Karras was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Little darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T2#
Karras on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Little tests Karras's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Little lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karras swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Karras slips under a jab.
Karras missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little is looking for a counter combo.#T3#
Little misses with a straight right.
Karras misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Karras loads up on a big right hand but Little slips the punch.
Little blocks a jab.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karras manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Karras was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Little lunges at Karras with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karras's hand.
Karras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Little misses. #T4#
Karras ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Karras swings widly with a right hand
and Little counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Karras there.
Karras closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karras takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Little catches Karras with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karras manages to avoid it.
Karras is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Little with a body shot.
Karras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Karras on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deandre Little had his way with Damien Karras in that round.
The cut man is working on Deandre Little's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Karras just misses with a punch to the body.
Little misses with a straight right.
Karras misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
Karras takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karras manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Karras was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karras takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little tries to bum rush Karras with a series of wild strikes but Karras uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karras misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
Karras scores with a jab. Little acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T1#
Little jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little slips under a jab from Karras.
Little was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karras moves forwards but Little connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Little misses.
Little avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Little lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Damien Karras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Karras misses with a hook.
Jab from Little.#CL2#
Karras has closed the distance and engaged Little in a clinch.
Little prevents a body shot from Karras.
Karras presses Little against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karras struggles to land a body shot inside as Little controls his hands.
#TD#
Little has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Karras uses from the top position.
Little wants to sweep here but Karras controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Little keeping moving, preventing Karras from controlling successfully.
Karras sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Little's guard.
Deandre Little is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Little wants to improve his position but Karras is controlling well.
Little is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karras can do to turn this around?
Karras controlling the action here. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Karras is looking to advance position but Little won't allow it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Little regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Karras.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karras throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Little works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deandre Little showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Little, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deandre Little!
Deandre Little retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Deandre Little thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
HFA XMAS '24
Date: Dec 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Karras moves to clinch but Little breaks away
and Little counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#It looks like Damien Karras has been cut.
A shot to the body from Little misses
and Karras counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karras throws out the jab.
Karras throws a hook but Little blocks it.#T1#
Karras is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Little is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karras with a body shot.
Karras lands with a hook. Little tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT#It looks like Deandre Little has been cut.
A left lands for Little.
Little wants to clinch.#T2#
Little throws a lazy right hand but Karras sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Karras misses the target.
Karras swings widly with a right hand
and Little counters with a left to the body.
Karras definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karras feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Littles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karras throws a lazy uppercut
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Little swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Little.
Karras misses with a body punch
and Karras takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Karras tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance.
Karras is looking to clinch but Little is avoiding it.
Little looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karras swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karras throws out the jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Karras bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Little's head backwards.
Little thuds a left hand into Karras's body.
Karras throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Little sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Karras pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Little blocks a jab.
Karras misses with a lunging right hand
letting Little counter with a right hand.
Little throws a right hand that misses
and Karras cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Little staying out of range there.
Little tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karras was well out of range. Poor timing from Little.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karras swings away with a body shot that misses
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Little.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deandre Little dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target.
Karras has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karras there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karras misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Karras moves into the clinch.
Karras trying to land knees to the body.
Karras tries to throw a body punch but Little avoids it by throwing Karras back against the cage. #BC2#
Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karras cracks Little with a good jab.
Little throws the left hand but Karras avoids the punch easily.
Karras throws a predictable looking body shot
and Little counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#Damien Karras's cut is getting worse.#T1#
Little throws a body shot but no joy.
Deandre Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karras throws a looping overhand right but Little ducks down to avoid it.
Little misses with a series of wild punches.
Little throws an overhand right that lands on Karras's shoulder, as Karras tries to avoid the shot.
Little misses with an uppercut. Karras saw that one coming.
Little misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
A jab from Karras misses.
Little let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Little looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Little moves away from the strike by Karras.
Little swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Little scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karras doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karras looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karras misses with a hook.#T3#
Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karras sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Karras is just out of range.
Little thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karras throwing a counter right hand but Little manages to avoid it.
Little tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karras was well out of range. Poor timing from Little.
Jab, jab by Karras - just one landing.
Good exchange - Karras coming out on top.
Little throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karras sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karras misses with a looping left.
Little throws an overhand right that lands on Karras's shoulder, as Karras tries to avoid the shot.
Karras ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Karras scores with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karras is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Little.
Karras misses with a right hand
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deandre Little showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Little bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Little on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karras stuns Little with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Little scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Little uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karras.
Karras throws a right hand that misses
and Little makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little throws a body punch but Karras moves out of range.
Little throws the left hand but Karras avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Karras waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Little.
Karras throws a poor cross that misses
letting Little counter with a right hand.
Little swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Karras clinches up with Little and pushes him back against the cage.
Karras can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
Little is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Karras to keep the fight standing.
Little blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Little is trying to pull guard but Karras has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Karras breaks the clinch.
Karras misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Karras.#T2##CL#
Little gets tackled into the cage by Karras. Karras maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karras swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Little.
Karras needs to keep his hands up - Little had a free shot at his head there.
Karras swings widly with a right hand
and Little counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!#CL#
Karras closes the distance and clinches.
Little tries to pull guard but Karras holds him up against the cage and eventually Little drops back down to his feet.
Damien Karras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deandre Little.
Karras misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3##BC2#
Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karras misses with a lunging right hand
and Little counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Little bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karras throws an off balance right hand
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
Little moves forwards but Karras connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT#That has opened up Deandre Little's cut even more.
Karras misses with a right hand
and Karras takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#Damien Karras's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Karras is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Little lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karras at a distance.
Karras misses with a lunging right hand
letting Little counter with a right hand. #T4#
Karras getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karras closes the distance looking to clinch
and Little makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Little moves out of range as Karras strikes.
Little scores with a hook to the body. Karras takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deandre Little really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Little scores with a nice right hand.
Karras keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
Karras on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karras closes the distance but Little moves to the side
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karras swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Karras throws out a loose jab but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Little cracks a nice hook into Karras's ribs.
Karras with a hook.
Karras looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice uppercut lands for Little. That snapped Karras's head back.
A big right from Little misses.
Karras throwing a counter right hand but Little manages to avoid it.
Karras misses with a looping right.
Jab by Little.
Donk. Karras catches Little right on the button with a cross.#T2##CL#
Karras has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little misses with a body punch
and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Little has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karras lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#ROC#Little is rocked!
Karras misses with a right hand
and Little counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Little is still on wobbly legs! Can Karras finish him?
Karras misses with a telegraphed body shot
#KD2#
and Little counters with a crisp one two that drops Karras! Little thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Karras to his feet! Karras is in big trouble!#ROC2#Karras is rocked!
Little seems to have recovered his senses.#CUT2#Jeez, Damien Karras's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Karras doesn't manage to clinch there - Little circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Little! But no joy.
Karras rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Karras is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Damien Karras's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Deandre Little!
Deandre Little is the new featherweight champion!
Deandre Little decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
HFA 26
Date: Nov 16, 2024 |
#R1#
Hoo looks to land a left hand but Karras moved out of range nicely.
Hoo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karras looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karras throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karras lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karras has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Savate Club in the buildup to the fight.
Karras takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karras throws a hook but Hoo blocks it.
Hoo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karras as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karras lands with a shot to the body.
Karras slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T1#
Hoo swings for the body but Karras moves out of range.
Hoo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Karras lands with a nice combination. Hoo backs away looking to recover.
Karras connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hoo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Karras misses the target.
Karras moves out of range as Hoo strikes.
Hoo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karras misses with a wild body shot.
Karras stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoo. Hoo gets slowly back to his feet.
Damien Karras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wa Hoo.
Karras throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T2#
Karras ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karras throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karras counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoo thinking.
Karras changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karras takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hoo missing with a left hand there. Karras was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karras fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoo manages to avoid it.
Karras lands a jab to Hoo's midsection.
The fighters circling - Hoo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karras scores with a sloppy right hand. Hoo should have avoided that one.
Hoo swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Karras counter with a right hand.
Hoo misses the shot to the body. #T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Karras misses the target.
Karras swings for the body but Hoo moves out of range.
Hoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karras.
Hoo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karras rather than just go for the knockout.
Karras works the jab nicely.
Hoo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karras connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hoo scrambles back to his feet.
Karras scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karras manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Hoo.
Karras misses with a hook.
Hoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karras moves away.#T4#
Karras throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karras misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karras fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoo manages to avoid it.
Hoo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karras is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Karras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karras looks to land a right hand but Hoo moved out of range.
Hoo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoo shoots for a takedown but Karras saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karras looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoo is just out of range.
Hoo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karras misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Karras dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Hoo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hoo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karras lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karras throws a series of strikes that have Hoo backpedaling.
Karras connects with a body shot that sends Hoo's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoo. Karras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoo as he connects with a hook.
Karras throws a body punch but Hoo moves out of range.
Karras moves away from the strike by Hoo.
Karras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karras fails to land with a series of punches.
#T1#
Karras misses with a body punch
and Hoo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donk. Hoo catches Karras right on the button with a cross.
Hoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karras manages to avoid it.
Hoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karras moves away.
A jab from Karras finds it's way through Hoo's defenses.
The fighters circling - Karras throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoo misses the shot to the body.
Hoo walks into a stiff left hand from Karras.
Hoo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. Karras catches Hoo right on the button with a cross.#T2#
A jab from Hoo does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karras takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hoo misses with an uppercut
and Karras counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoo tries to bum rush Karras with a series of wild strikes but Karras uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karras tries to counter by clinching up but Hoo breaks away and moves out of range.
Karras thuds a left hand into Hoo's body.
Hoo throws an overhand right that lands on Karras's shoulder, as Karras tries to avoid the shot.
Hoo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karras misses with a body shot.
Karras misses with a straight right.
Hoo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karras.
Hoo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karras at a distance.
#T3#
Hoo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karras sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karras was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoo.
Karras pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karras throws out a loose jab but Hoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damien Karras is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karras listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoo misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Karras on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karras on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT2#It looks like Damien Karras has been cut.
Karras throws a series of punches but Hoo avoids them all with ease.
Karras uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoo.#T4#
Karras walks into a straight right hand from Hoo.
Karras digs a good body shot into Hoo's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karras tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karras moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Karras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoo with a nice cross.
Hoo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Hoo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karras is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoo can do to turn this around?
Karras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoo moves away.
Karras takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoo scores with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wa Hoo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Damien Karras's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Hoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karras.
Karras takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karras takes one to the chin there.
Hoo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hoo misses with a body shot
and Karras counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karras throws an off balance right hand
and Hoo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hoo misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Hoo misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karras walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Hoo misses its intended target.
Hoo missing with a left hand there. Karras was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karras uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoo.#T1#
Hoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Karras wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karras scores with a jab to the body.
Karras takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karras avoids the body shot from Hoo.
No joy there for Hoo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karras misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoo.
Hoo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karras connects with a looping right hand.
Karras throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hoo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hoo looks for a takedown but Karras sprawls well.#T2#
Hoo defending well as Karras loads up on a big left hand.
Hoo lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoo misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Karras looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Hoo does it's job there.
Karras ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoo throws the left hand but Karras avoids the punch easily.
Karras swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karras throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Karras throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoo.
Hoo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karras.
Karras throws a shot from downtown. Hoo moves away and avoids it.
Karras throws a body punch but Hoo moves out of range.
Hoo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karras with a body shot.
Hoo digs a good hook to Karras's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Karras as he connects with a hook.
Hoo throws the left hand but Karras avoids the punch easily.
Karras slips under a jab from Hoo.
Karras scores with a jab to the head.
Karras lands with a shot to the body.
Karras throws a right hand that Hoo ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoo also avoids with ease.#T4#
Hoo slips a straight right by Karras.
Hoo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karras lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karras takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karras misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Hoo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karras.
Hoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karras takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karras uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoo.
Karras on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karras connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoo's hands.
Karras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Karras was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hoo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Wa Hoo just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Damien Karras's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Hoo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karras bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karras.
Karras lands with an uppercut that bounces Hoo off the cage and back into range.
Hoo misses with a looping right.
Hoo takes a swing at Karras's ribcage but misses.
Hoo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karras lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karras throws a big shot that misses.
Damien Karras is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoo cracks Karras with a good jab.
Karras jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Hoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karras with a jab.
Hoo misses the body punch
and Karras makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hoo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Karras connects with a body shot.
Karras throws a body punch but Hoo moves out of range.
Hoo misses with a hook
and Karras counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoo thinking.
Hoo doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Karras counter with a right hand. #ROC#Hoo is rocked!
Karras ducks under a wild hook from Hoo.
Karras throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2#
Hoo just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Karras throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karras misses with a body shot
and Karras takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoo looks to throw the jab but Karras is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoo. Karras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karras cracks a nice hook into Hoo's ribs.
Karras connects with a crisp jab.
Hoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoo cracks Karras with an open hand slap.#T3#
Hoo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karras throws out the jab.
Hoo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoo misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoo misses the target.
Karras scores with a decent looking hook.
Karras falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karras ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoo. Karras does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Hoo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoo. Karras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karras throwing a counter right hand but Hoo manages to avoid it.
Hoo looks to land a right hand but Karras moved out of range.
Hoo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karras cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karras jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karras scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Karras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoo.
Karras ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karras lands with a hook. Hoo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #TD2#
Hoo gets a takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Karras had his way with Wa Hoo in that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Karras'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!#R5#
Hoo tests Karras's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karras throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoo.
Hoo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Karras to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Karras to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoo swings away with a body shot that misses
#CL#
and Karras counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karras.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karras.
Hoo struggles to land a body shot inside as Karras controls his hands.
Karras blocking some punches.
#T1#
Karras takes a shot to the head.
Karras gets through Hoo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoo is leaning against Karras and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC2#
Hoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karras lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoo at a distance.
Karras misses with a body shot.
Hoo scores with a shot to the body.
Hoo blocks a jab.
Hoo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoo misses with an uppercut
and Karras counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karras looks to land a combination but Hoo avoids it well.
Hoo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Hoo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karras eats them both and turns towards Hoo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Karras misses with a series of wild punches.
Karras looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoo is just out of range.
Karras dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoo moves forwards but Karras connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hoo misses with a looping right.
Karras swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karras sizes up Hoo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T3#
A left lands for Karras.
Hoo is still on wobbly legs! Can Karras finish him?
Hoo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karras misses with a straight right.
Hoo seems to have recovered his senses.
Hoo takes one on the button.
Hoo throws out a loose jab but Karras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoo tries to bum rush Karras with a series of wild strikes but Karras uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karras gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karras thuds his right hand into Hoo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hoo misses with a straight left.
Karras was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
Karras throws out a loose jab but Hoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karras throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoo moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoo! But no joy.
Karras fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karras. Karras circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karras throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoo throws a hook but Karras blocks it.
Hoo throws a looping overhand right but Karras ducks down to avoid it.
Hoo looks to land a right hand but Karras moved out of range.
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 Damien Karras.
I think Karras 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Karras!
Damien Karras retains his featherweight title!
Damien Karras bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
HFA 20
Date: Oct 05, 2024 |
#R1#
Fat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karras stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fat throws out a loose jab but Karras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karras misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Karras instigates a clinch.
Karras throws a punch but it's blocked by Fat.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karras.
Fat blocks a body shot from Karras.
Karras misses with a punch to the body.
Karras throws a head punch that misses.
Fat looking to stall.
Fat throws a punch but it's blocked by Karras.
Karras misses with some punches.
Fat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A left hand lands to the body for Karras.
Karras gets through Fat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karras throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Fat has a couple of punches blocked by Karras.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Karras as Fat tries to tie him up.
Fat looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Karras blocking some punches.
Fat stalling in the clinch but Karras improves position.
Karras misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fat misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Karras.
Fat is trying to stall.
Fat is looking to control Karras's arms but Karras gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fat has his back to the cage.
Fat seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Karras.
Karras definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karras cracks Fat with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karras.
Karras gets through Fat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fat trying to stall but Karras improves his position.
#BC#
Karras breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karras throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Karras tries a body shot but Fat blocks it.
Karras lands with a short shot to the head.
Karras is leaning against Fat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karras.
Fat throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Fat tries a body shot but Karras blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karras.
Karras misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Fat.
Fat working aggressively here.
Karras lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fat.
Fat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fat swings wildly with an uppercut but Karras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fat wants to stall.
Fat is pushing Karras up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T3#
Fat wants to stall.
Fat blocks an uppercut.
Fat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bingo Fat.
Karras throws out a loose jab but Fat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fat fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL#
Karras has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fat trying to control the position but instead, Karras has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fat into the cage.
Karras doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karras lands a right hand.
Fat swings wildly with an uppercut but Karras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karras throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fats head.
Fat throws a punch but it's blocked by Karras. #T4#
Karras misses with the head strike.
Fat blocking some punches.
Karras blocks an uppercut.
Karras gets through Fat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karras creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fat working aggressively here.
Karras lands a body punch.
Karras lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fat blocking some punches.
Karras lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fat.
Fat blocks an uppercut.
Karras keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fat's efforts to push away.
Karras lands with a short shot to the head.
Fat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karras misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Karras dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fat is trying to stall.
Karras gets through Fat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fat tries to break the clinch but Karras is controlling the position.
Karras lands with a light punch inside.
Karras stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karras blocking some punches.
Fat stalling in the clinch but Karras improves position.
Karras lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fat backwards. #ROC#Fat is rocked!
Karras scores with a shot to the side of Fat's head.
Fat is still on wobbly legs! Can Karras finish him?
Karras lands a big right hand that drops Fat! The killer instinct kicks in and Karras finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Karras!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Karras!
Damien Karras is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Damien Karras made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
HFA 17
Date: Sep 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Karras sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee sets himself, and Karras steps forward looking for the clinch! Lee avoids it this time.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL2#
Karras pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karras prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karras creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karras looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Karras has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is trying to stall.
Lee is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Karras is defending well.
A nice left hand lands by Karras.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeong Yeong Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karras lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karras prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Karras lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Karras is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Karras has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Karras pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karras throws a body shot but no joy.
Karras moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Karras fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karras thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Karras slips the punch.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karras thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Karras tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Karras lands a slapping body shot.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karras.#T2#
Karras scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Karras. Karras maintains the clinch.
Karras scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karras keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Karras.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Karras.
Karras lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Karras lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karras has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karras gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karras pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Karras working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karras digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Karras.
Karras lands a left hand.
Karras lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.#T3#
Karras lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee is trying to push Karras away but Karras has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karras lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karras.
Karras lands with a left to the head.
Karras lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karras blocks an uppercut.
Karras blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karras stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karras lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Karras on the inside.
Karras scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karras lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karras lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karras lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karras lands a body shot.
Karras gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Karras breaks the clinch.
Karras feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#KD2#
Karras cracks Lee with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Karras has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lee to stand back up!#ROC2#Lee is rocked!#T4#
Crack! Karras connects with the perfect overhand right and Lee falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Karras!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damien Karras!
A relieved looking Damien Karras thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
HFA 9
Date: Jul 20, 2024 |
#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Everett.
Everett swings for the body but Karras moves out of range.
Karras connects with the punch.
Everett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Everett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karras.
A little feinted left hand from Karras on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karras tests Everett's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT#It looks like Josue Everett has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karras. Everett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Everett feints the counter takedown.
Donk. Karras catches Everett right on the button with a cross.
Everett is looking to clinch but Karras is avoiding it.
Karras definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karras misses with a double jab.
Everett tries to clinch up but Karras circles away and keeps his distance.
Everett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karras dips to his left and cracks Everett with an uppercut!#ROC#Everett is rocked!#T1#
Everett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karras is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Everett misses.
It looked like Karras wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Everett wants to clinch up but Karras keeps it at a distance.
Everett takes one to the side of the head.
Everett is still on wobbly legs! Can Karras finish him?
Karras slaps away a takedown attempt from Everett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karras throws an overhand right that drops Everett like a sack of potatoes! Karras dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Karras!
An out of breath Damien Karras thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
HFA Fight Night 1
Date: Jun 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Karras scores with a punch to the head.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Karras pushes Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
Watson stalling in the clinch but Karras improves position.
A short right from Karras on the inside.
Watson misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Karras.
Karras lands a nice uppercut.
Karras scores with a hook to the body.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Karras manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Karras closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watson working aggressively here.
Karras blocking some punches.
Karras will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Watson up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Karras.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karras lands a body shot.
Karras lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Watson is breathing heavily.#T1#
Karras lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Karras pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Karras gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karras scores with a shoulder strike.
Karras cracks Watson with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karras.
A left hand lands to the body for Karras.
#BC2#
Karras pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watson blocks a jab.#CL2#
Karras closes the distance and clinches.
Karras lands with a light punch inside.
Watson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC2#Watson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Karras.
Oh Watson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Karras breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Karras gets a clinch.
A short right from Karras.
Karras lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Watson to his knees! Karras keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Karras! |
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