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Event:
PFL Kickboxing 6
Date: Oct 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Keikain needs to keep his hands up - Austin had a free shot at his head there.
Austin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Keikain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#ROC#Keikain is rocked!
Keikain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keikain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keikain walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Daquain Austin! |
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Event:
PFL Kickboxing 5
Date: Sep 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Austin with a hook.#CUT2#It looks like Sachi Keikain has been cut.
Austin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Austin throws a nice looking combination but Keikain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Austin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Keikain loads up on a big right hand but Austin slips the punch.
Keikain misses the shot to the body.
Keikain moves out of range of the strikes.
Austin scores with a jab to the head.
Daquain Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keikain moves forwards but Austin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Austin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#ROC2#Keikain is rocked!
Austin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Keikain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Keikain scores with a spinning back kick!
Keikain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Austin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Keikain. Austin shrugs it off though.
Austin throws a nice looking combination but Keikain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Austin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keikain.
Austin throws a nice looking combination but Keikain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Austin misses with a lunging right hand
and Keikain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Austin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Keikain counters by clinching up.
A short body shot lands from Keikain as the two fighters clinch.
Keikain can't find room to land a body shot as Austin controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Austin.
Keikain misses with a punch on the inside.
Austin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Keikain working aggressively here.
Keikain cracks Austin with a nice body shot.
Austin lands with a left to the head.
Austin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keikain backwards.
Austin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Austin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Keikain swings wildly with an uppercut but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Austin misses with a punch on the inside.
Austin blocking some punches.
Keikain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Austin wants to break free but Keikain has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Austin.#T2#
Austin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Keikain leaning against his opponent.
Keikain throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keikain misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Keikain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Keikain.
Austin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Austin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keikain.
Austin tries to break free but Keikain pushes him back against the ropes.
Keikain leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Austin takes a shot to the head.
Austin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keikain has him pressed against the ropes.
Keikain throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Keikain working aggressively here.
Keikain has a couple of punches blocked by Austin.
Austin throws a head punch that misses.
Austin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keikain blocks an uppercut.
Keikain misses with some punches.
Keikain has Austin pushed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keikain.
Austin throws a head punch that misses.
Keikain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keikain has Austin pressed against the ropes, preventing Austin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Keikain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Keikain blocking some punches.
Austin tries to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling the position.
Keikain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keikain.#T4#
Keikain misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Keikain.
Keikain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Keikain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keikain swings wildly with an uppercut but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keikain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Austin is trying to push Keikain away but Keikain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Keikain on the inside.
Austin blocking some punches.
Keikain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keikain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Keikain lands a shoulder strike.
Keikain misses with a punch on the inside.
Austin tries to circle away but Keikain has him pinned against the ropes.
Keikain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sachi Keikain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sachi Keikain'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#
Austin staying out of range there.
Keikain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Austin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keikain needs to keep his hands up - Austin had a free shot at his head there.
Keikain dodges the punch combination from Austin.
It appears Keikain was looking to counter with a kick there.
Keikain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keikain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Keikain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice uppercut there from Austin.#CUT2#Sachi Keikain's cut is getting worse.#CL#
Keikain pushes Austin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling him.
Keikain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keikain seems to have got his legs back now.
Austin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sachi Keikain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keikain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keikain looking to slow down the pace here.
Austin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1#
Austin tries to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling the position.
A short right from Keikain on the inside.
Keikain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
Austin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Keikain misses with a punch on the inside.
Keikain keeps control of Austin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keikain throws a head punch that misses.
Austin wants to break free but Keikain has control.
Keikain misses with some punches.
Austin tries to break free but Keikain pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Austin.
Austin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keikain has Austin pressed against the ropes, preventing Austin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Austin has had enough of the clinch but Keikain keeps him there for the moment.#T2#
Austin is trying to break free.
Keikain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Keikain working aggressively here.
Keikain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Austin is keeping busy.
Austin has had enough of the clinch but Keikain keeps him there for the moment.
Keikain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Keikain.
Austin tries to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Keikain fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keikain.
Austin misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keikain.
Keikain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Austin's elbow.
Keikain digs a right hand underneath Austin's ribcage. Austin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Keikain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keikain blocks an uppercut.
#T3#
Keikain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Austin tries to break free but Keikain pushes him back against the ropes.
Austin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keikain pushes Austin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keikain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Austin swings wildly with an uppercut but Keikain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keikain keeps control of Austin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keikain tries to throw a body punch but Austin avoids it by throwing Keikain back against the ropes.
Austin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keikain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keikain pushes Austin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keikain scores with a shoulder strike.
Austin letting Keikain take a breather here.
Keikain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Austin is looking to break free of the clinch but Keikain has double underhooks. #T4#
Keikain struggles to land a body shot inside as Austin controls his hands.
Austin is looking to break free of the clinch but Keikain has double underhooks.
Keikain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keikain keeps control of Austin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Keikain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keikain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keikain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Austin can do to turn this around?
Keikain stalling the fight.
Austin pushes Keikain back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keikain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain looking to stall.
Austin blocks a body shot from Keikain.
Keikain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Austin is looking to break free of the clinch but Keikain has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keikain.
Keikain can't find room to land a body shot as Austin controls the action.
Austin has a couple of punches blocked by Keikain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sachi Keikain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sachi Keikain'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.#R3#
Austin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keikain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keikain is looking to counter with head kicks.
Keikain walks into a jab.
Keikain swinging wildly here.
Keikain walks into a stiff left hand from Austin.
We've been told by Keikain's head coaches at Squirrel Sports 🐿️ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Keikain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Austin's hands.
Keikain looks for the body kick but Austin saw that one coming. #KD2#
Keikain walks into a big right hand from Austin and goes down! The referee sends Austin to a neutral corner as Keikain gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD2#
Austin catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Keikain stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Keikain walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Austin throws a nice looking combination but Keikain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Austin misses with a lunging right hand
and Keikain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Austin's knee momentarily.
Keikain swinging wildly here.
Keikain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Austin! But no joy.
Austin blocks a head kick by Keikain.
#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Keikain misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Austin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Austin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keikain is looking to counter the offense by Austin and move into the clinch.
Keikain misses with a straight right.
Austin throws a lazy right hand but Keikain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keikain.
Keikain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CUT2#Sachi Keikain's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Austin misses with an uppercut. #KD2#
Austin cracks Keikain with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Keikain get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Keikain looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Austin is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Austin shuts the power down on Keikain. Lights out, game over! Austin is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daquain Austin!
Daquain Austin is the new lightweight champion! |
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Event:
PFL Kickboxing 4
Date: Sep 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Joyce scores with a kick to the midsection.#CL2#
Joyce drives through and clinches with Keikain against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Keikain.
Joyce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Joyce wants to get back to striking at distance but Keikain won't allow it.
Joyce tries to circle away but Keikain has him pinned against the ropes.
Keikain lands with a left to the head.
Keikain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keikain has a couple of punches blocked by Joyce.
Joyce is trying to push Keikain away but Keikain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Keikain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keikain digs a right hand into Joyce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joyce's gas tank.
Keikain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Keikain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keikain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Keikain. #T1#
Keikain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Keikain.
Joyce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keikain lands with a left to the head.
Keikain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Keikain.
Keikain lands with a light punch inside.
Joyce is looking to break free of the clinch but Keikain has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Keikain.
Keikain prevents Joyce from breaking the clinch.
Joyce is trying to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keikain.
Keikain cracks Joyce with a nice body shot.#T2#
Keikain scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Joyce tries to land a knee to the head but Keikain blocks with his arms.
Keikain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Keikain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keikain lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Keikain.
Joyce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keikain.
Keikain controlling the action here for a moment.
Keikain lands with a left to the head.
Joyce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keikain lands a body punch. #T3#
Joyce is trying to push Keikain away but Keikain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Joyce has had enough of the clinch but Keikain keeps him there for the moment.
Keikain lands a right hand.
Keikain blocks an uppercut.
Joyce working hard to break the clinch.
Joyce tries to circle away but Keikain has him pinned against the ropes.
Keikain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keikain has Joyce pressed against the ropes.
Keikain scores with a shot to the side of Joyce's head.
Joyce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain blocks a body shot from Joyce.
Keikain scores with a shoulder strike.
Keikain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T4#
Keikain lands an uppercut.
Keikain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joyces head.
Keikain lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Keikain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keikain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joyce is trying to force a seperation but Keikain has the dominant position.
Keikain keeps control of Joyce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keikain cracks Joyce with a nice body shot.
Keikain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keikain lands a shoulder strike.
Keikain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joyce trying to stall but Keikain improves his position.
Keikain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sachi Keikain dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
A left lands for Keikain.
Joyce throws out a loose jab but Keikain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keikain throws a hook but Joyce blocks it.
Keikain misses with a hook
and Joyce counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keikain thinking.
Keikain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keikain tries a head kick but it misses.
Joyce is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Keikain throws a leg kick which misses Joyce's front leg but catches the back leg as Joyce tries to avoid it. #CL2#
Keikain gets tackled into the ropes by Joyce. Joyce maintains the clinch.
Keikain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keikain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keikain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
A short right from Keikain.
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!
A short left from Keikain.
Sachi Keikain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Keikain scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Joyce tries to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling the position.
Joyce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joyce creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Keikain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keikain keeps control of Joyce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keikain lands a nice uppercut.
Keikain lands an uppercut.
Keikain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keikain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Joyce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Keikain.
Keikain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joyce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T2#
Keikain lands a body shot.
Keikain lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC2#
Joyce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keikain scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keikain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Joyce delivers a nice body kick.
Keikain blocks a head kick by Joyce.
Joyce misses with a combination
and Keikain counters with an outside leg kick.
Keikain connects with a solid leg kick.
Keikain lands a high kick!
Keikain misses with a wild body shot.
Keikain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Joyce misses
and Keikain counters with a body kick that stops Joyce in his tracks momentarily. #T3#
Keikain scores with a push kick.
Keikain lets loose with a powerful body kick. Joyce will feel that in the morning.
Joyce is breathing heavily.
Joyce throws a sloppy head kick and Keikain moves out of range easily.
Keikain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joyce misses with the combination.
Nice shot by Keikain.
Keikain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joyce can do to turn this around?
Joyce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keikain.
Joyce lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Keikain scores with a body shot.
#CL2#
Joyce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keikain pushes Joyce back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keikain pushes Joyce back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keikain is struggling to control the position.
Keikain lands with a right to the head.
Keikain keeps control of Joyce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keikain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keikain has Joyce pressed against the ropes, preventing Joyce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keikain.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Keikain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Keikain.
Keikain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keikain digs a right hand into Joyce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joyce's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sachi Keikain dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3##CL2#
Joyce takes the fight into the clinch.
Keikain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Keikain.
Keikain works on Joyce's body with a couple of short punches.
Keikain lands a body shot.
Joyce can't break the clinch.
Keikain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keikain pressing his opponent against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keikain lands a right hand.
Keikain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keikain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joyce backwards. #T1#
Joyce is trying to force a seperation but Keikain has the dominant position.
Joyce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joyce letting Keikain take a breather here.
Keikain blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keikain.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Keikain.
Keikain keeps control of Joyce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keikain lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Keikain.
Keikain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joyce's efforts to push away.
Joyce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2##BC2#
Joyce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joyce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Keikain counter with a right hand.
Joyce lands a jab to the head.
We've been told by Keikain's head coaches at Squirrel Sports 🐿️ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kobe Joyce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Keikain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Keikain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joyces head.
Joyce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Keikain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keikain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Keikain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keikain lands a body punch.
Joyce is looking to break free of the clinch but Keikain has double underhooks.
A short right from Keikain.
Joyce tries to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling the position. #T3#
A short left from Keikain.
Keikain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joyce tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keikain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keikain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keikain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Joyce is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Keikain is keeping busy.
Keikain lands with a left to the head.
Joyce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keikain lands a nice uppercut.
Keikain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Joyce is trying to push Keikain away but Keikain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Joyce looking to stall.
#T4#
Keikain is working Joyce over against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Keikain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keikain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Keikain on the inside.
Keikain is leaning against Joyce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Keikain lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Keikain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keikain lands with a right to the head.
Keikain prevents Joyce from breaking the clinch.
Joyce has had enough of the clinch but Keikain keeps him there for the moment.
Keikain blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Keikain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sachi Keikain clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
Joyce wants to slow Keikain down by chopping away at his legs.
Keikain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joyce under the eye.
Kobe Joyce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Joyce misses
and Keikain counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Keikain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joyce throws a lazy uppercut
and Keikain counters with an outside leg kick.
Joyce lands with a good body shot.#CL2#
Joyce has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joyce looking to slow down the pace here.
Keikain pushes Joyce back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Keikain.
Joyce stalling in the clinch but Keikain improves position.
A body shot lands from Keikain.
#T1#
Keikain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joyces head.
Joyce is trying to force a seperation but Keikain has the dominant position.
Joyce is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keikain.
Joyce trying to control the position but instead, Keikain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Joyce into the ropes.
Keikain pushes Joyce back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keikain lands an uppercut.
Keikain stalls.
Keikain prevents Joyce from breaking the clinch.
Keikain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keikain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keikain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joyce backwards. #T2#
Joyce wants to get back to striking at distance but Keikain won't allow it.
Keikain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keikain lands a shoulder strike.
Keikain slowing the pace effectively.
Keikain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keikain leaning against his opponent.
Joyce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keikain.
Joyce wants to break free but Keikain has control.
Joyce has had enough of the clinch but Keikain keeps him there for the moment.
The referee calls for Keikain to work.
Joyce wants to get back to striking at distance but Keikain won't allow it.
#T3#
Keikain lands with a left to the head.
Keikain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Joyce's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Keikain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keikain.
Keikain lands with a left to the head.
Joyce looking to slow down the pace here.
Keikain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keikain lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keikain.
Keikain lands a right hand. #T4#
Joyce can't break the clinch.
Keikain lands a shot to the body.
Keikain prevents Joyce from breaking the clinch.
Joyce wants to break free but Keikain has control.
Keikain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keikain.
A short body shot lands from Keikain as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Keikain.
Keikain lands with a light punch inside.
Joyce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Keikain digs a right hand into Joyce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joyce's gas tank.
Keikain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Joyce wants to stall.
Keikain stalling the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sachi Keikain had his way with Kobe Joyce in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
Joyce misses with a double jab
#CL#
and Keikain moves into the clinch.
Keikain lands with a light punch inside.
Joyce tries to circle away but Keikain has him pinned against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keikain.
Keikain lands with a right to the head.
Keikain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joyce taking a breather.
Keikain blocks a body shot from Joyce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joyce taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Keikain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Keikain has Joyce pressed against the ropes, preventing Joyce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Keikain scores with a shot to the side of Joyce's head. #T1#
Keikain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joyces head.
Joyce is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Keikain is keeping busy.
Keikain lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Keikain.
Keikain scores with a shoulder strike.
Keikain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keikain lands with a left to the head.
Joyce trying to control the position but instead, Keikain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Joyce into the ropes.
Joyce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joyce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
Keikain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joyce wants to break free but Keikain has control.
Keikain lands a shot to the body.
Joyce is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Joyce wants to break free but Keikain has control.
Joyce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Keikain stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keikain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keikain presses Joyce against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Keikain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Keikain.
Keikain scores with a shoulder strike. #T3#
Joyce misses with a punch on the inside.
Keikain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Keikain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keikain is pushing Joyce up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Joyce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keikain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Joyce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joyce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Keikain.
#T4#
A short right from Keikain on the inside.
Keikain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Sachi Keikain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joyce tries to break free but Keikain pushes him back against the ropes.
Keikain stalling against the ropes.
Keikain lands a right hand.
Kobe Joyce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joyce is trying to push Keikain away but Keikain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Keikain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Keikain.
Keikain prevents Joyce from breaking the clinch.
Keikain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sachi Keikain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keikain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:43
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:43
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sachi Keikain!
Sachi Keikain retains his lightweight title! |
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Event:
PFL Kickboxing 3
Date: Aug 30, 2024 |
#R1#
Austin throws a poor cross that misses
and Keikain counters with a thumping low kick.
Austin misses with a lunging right hand
and Keikain counters with a nice body kick.
Austin looks to land a right hand but Keikain moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keikain! But no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Austin. #CUT#It looks like Sachi Keikain has been cut.
Austin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Austin throws a lazy uppercut
#CL2#
and Keikain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Austin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keikain misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Austin lands with a left to the head.
Austin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keikain blocks an uppercut.
Keikain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin misses with the head strike.
Keikain lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
Keikain misses with a punch on the inside.
Keikain pushes Austin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Austin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Austin misses with the head strike.
Keikain tries to throw a body punch but Austin avoids it by throwing Keikain back against the ropes.
Austin tries to break free but Keikain pushes him back against the ropes.
Austin is trying to push Keikain away but Keikain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Austin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keikain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Austin blocking some punches.
Austin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Austin tries to break free but Keikain pushes him back against the ropes.
Austin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keikain swings wildly with an uppercut but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keikain. #T2#
Keikain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keikain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Austin working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keikain.
Keikain works on Austin's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Austin.
Keikain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Keikain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keikain is working Austin over against the ropes.
Austin lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Keikain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keikain misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Austin.
Keikain blocks an uppercut.
Keikain throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Austin misses with some punches.
Austin blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Keikain fails to land.
Keikain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Austin's elbow.
Keikain lands with a left to the head.
Keikain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Austin throws a head punch that misses.
Austin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Austin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Keikain.
Keikain prevents Austin from breaking the clinch.
Austin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keikain content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Keikain misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Austin tries to break free but Keikain pushes him back against the ropes.
Austin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Austin has a couple of punches blocked by Keikain.
Austin lands an uppercut.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Keikain.
Keikain keeps control of Austin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Austin working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keikain lands a body shot.
Keikain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Austin tries to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling the position.
Austin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Keikain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Austin blocks an uppercut.
Keikain throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Keikain fails to land.
Austin lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sachi Keikain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sachi Keikain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Keikain tries to move into range but Austin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keikain misses the shot to the body.
Keikain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Austin throws out the jab.
Austin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Austin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keikain! But no joy.
Keikain defending well as Austin loads up on a big left hand.
Keikain misses with a straight right.
Austin looks to throw the jab but Keikain is out of range.
Keikain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Austin finds it's way round the side to connect with Keikain's head.
Austin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keikain just misses with a punch to the body.
Keikain misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Austin throws a jab when Keikain was well out of range.
Austin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Keikain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Austin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Austin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keikain slips a jab from Austin.#T1#
Keikain slips a straight right by Austin.
Austin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keikain throws out a counter right but Austin avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keikain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Austin.
Austin misses with a looping right.
Keikain follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Keikain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keikain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Daquain Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keikain slips under a jab.
Austin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Austin throws a combination that misses
and Keikain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keikain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keikain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Austin.#CL2#
Keikain clinches up with Austin and pushes him back against the ropes.
Austin can't break the clinch.
Keikain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keikain is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Keikain blocks an uppercut.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Keikain. #T2#
Keikain lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Austin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keikain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Austin.
Austin throws a head punch that misses.
Austin misses with the head strike.
Keikain throws a punch but it's blocked by Austin.
Austin wants to break free but Keikain has control.
Austin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keikain struggles to land a body shot inside as Austin controls his hands.
Keikain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Austin working aggressively here.
Keikain lands with a light punch inside.
Austin blocks a body shot from Keikain.
Keikain stalls.
A short right from Keikain. #T3#
Keikain blocking some punches.
Keikain blocks an uppercut.
Keikain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Austin has had enough of the clinch but Keikain keeps him there for the moment.
Austin takes a shot to the head.
Austin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keikain cracks Austin with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Keikain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keikain struggles to land a body shot inside as Austin controls his hands.
Keikain misses with some punches.
Keikain has a couple of punches blocked by Austin.
Keikain lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keikain.
Keikain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Austin's efforts to push away.
Austin working aggressively here.
#T4#
Keikain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Keikain lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keikain.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
Austin tries to break free but Keikain pushes him back against the ropes.
Keikain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Austin's efforts to push away.
Austin is trying to force a seperation but Keikain has the dominant position.
Austin lands with a left to the head.
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!
Austin can't break the clinch.
Austin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Austin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keikain scores with a shoulder strike.
Keikain lands a body punch.
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 Daquain Austin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sachi Keikain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Austin misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Keikain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Austin lands with an uppercut that bounces Keikain off the ropes and back into range.#CL2#
Keikain has Austin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Keikain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Austin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Austin blocks an uppercut.
Keikain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling him.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Keikain.
Keikain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Austin or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keikain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Austin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keikain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain misses with the head strike.
Keikain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sachi Keikain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T1#
Keikain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keikain is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keikain.
Austin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Keikain on the inside.
Keikain pushes Austin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Austin working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Austin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keikain.
Austin tries to circle away but Keikain has him pinned against the ropes.
Austin wants to break free but Keikain has control.
Keikain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Austin is trying to push Keikain away but Keikain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Keikain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain keeps control of Austin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T2#
Austin lands with a short shot to the head.
Keikain keeps control of Austin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keikain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Austins head.
Austin swings wildly with an uppercut but Keikain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Austin tries to circle away but Keikain has him pinned against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Austin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Austin tries to break free but Keikain pushes him back against the ropes.
Austin blocks an uppercut.
Austin lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin working aggressively here.
Keikain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Keikain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keikain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keikain keeps control of Austin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T3#
Keikain lands a shoulder strike.
Austin lands a shoulder strike.
Austin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Austin can't break the clinch.
Keikain lands a shoulder strike.
Austin swings wildly with an uppercut but Keikain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Austin being controlled against the ropes.
Keikain prevents Austin from breaking the clinch.
Keikain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling him.
Austin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Austin tries to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling the position.
Keikain digs a right hand underneath Austin's ribcage. Austin let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T4#
Austin blocking some punches.
Keikain has a couple of punches blocked by Austin.
Austin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Austin.
Austin wants to break free but Keikain has control.
A short left from Keikain.
Keikain swings wildly with an uppercut but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Austin scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keikain.
Keikain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keikain blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Keikain.
Austin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Austin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sachi Keikain really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sachi Keikain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R4#
Austin takes one on the button.
Austin scores with a nice strike.
Austin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Keikain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Austin lands the left hand.
Austin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keikain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Austin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Austin.
Keikain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Austin throws a poor cross that misses
#CL2#
and Keikain counters by clinching up.
Austin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keikain misses with the head strike.
Austin blocking some punches.
Austin misses with a short punch on the inside.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Keikain.
Keikain tries to throw a body punch but Austin avoids it by throwing Keikain back against the ropes.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
Keikain working aggressively here.
Keikain stalling.
Austin wants to get back to striking at distance but Keikain won't allow it.
Austin misses with a punch on the inside.
Austin blocks an uppercut.
Keikain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keikain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Austin.
Austin blocks a body shot from Keikain.
Keikain lands a shot to the body.
Austin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keikain has him pressed against the ropes.
Keikain lands a hook that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Come on Keikain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keikain. #T2#
Keikain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Austins head.
Austin misses with the head strike.
Austin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling him.
Keikain blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keikain.
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!
A shot in the inside from Keikain.
Austin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keikain misses with some punches.
Keikain gets through Austin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keikain lands a hook that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Keikain has a couple of punches blocked by Austin.
Keikain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keikain misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3#
A short right from Keikain. #ROC2#Austin is rocked!
Keikain has a couple of punches blocked by Austin.
Oh Austin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Austin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keikain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Austin seems to have got his legs back now.
Keikain content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Keikain.
Keikain lands a left hand.
Austin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keikain keeps control of Austin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Austin swings wildly with an uppercut but Keikain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keikain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Austin misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
Austin tries to circle away but Keikain has him pinned against the ropes.
Keikain working aggressively here.
Keikain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
Keikain scores with a shot to the side of Austin's head.
Keikain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Austin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keikain lands with a light punch inside.
Austin wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Keikain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keikain lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Keikain on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Austin.
Keikain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Keikain scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Keikain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sachi Keikain dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sachi Keikain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Keikain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keikain throws out a counter right but Austin avoids it with no problem.
Daquain Austin is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Keikain gets a clinch.
Keikain misses with a punch on the inside.
Austin blocks an uppercut.
Austin misses with some punches.
Keikain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Austin blocking some punches.
Keikain misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Keikain fails to land.
Keikain lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Keikain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keikain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keikain.
Keikain presses Austin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Keikain throws a punch but it's blocked by Austin.
Keikain pushes Austin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Keikain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Austin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Keikain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Keikain lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Austin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Keikain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keikain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Keikain.
A nice left hand lands by Keikain.
A right handed body shot lands from Keikain.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Keikain is controlling him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keikain.
Keikain has Austin pressed against the ropes, preventing Austin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Keikain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Austin blocks an uppercut.
Keikain lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Austin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Austin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keikain scores with a shot to the side of Austin's head.
Keikain lands a shoulder strike.
Keikain lands a nice uppercut.
Austin lands a right hand.
Austin blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Keikain as the two fighters clinch.
Keikain breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Austin with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Austin looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Austin get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sachi Keikain!
Sachi Keikain is the new lightweight champion! |
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