Tyler 'Steppin Razor' Shakespeare (USKA)
Vs Andrew Wainwright
(Cannock Kickboxing)
Round 1
The first round begins with Tyler having to give up ground
to Andrew's aggressive start.
This is not a position Tyler finds himself in often and it was
going to be interesting to see how he would cope under this
kind of pressure.
Although under alot of pressure Tyler was still doing well to
find the gaps and get his own offence off along with finding
the range to land the straight leg kicks to the body.
Andrew is pushing forward but up to this point has not landed
any kicks onto Tyler.
The fast start seems to be taking a toll on Andrew and as daylight
starts to appear between the two Tyler is finding it easier
getting his shots off in combinations and looking good finishing
with eye catching and more importantly point grabbing kicks
to the body.
Tyler finishes the round better than he started it, going forward
to what we think take it on the judges score cards.
Round 2
It is Tyler this round that tries to start strong and push
his man back but Andrew is very physically strong for his weight
and is not prepared to give up ground easily.
Much of the action is scrappy due to the clash of styles and
eagerness of both fighters to impose themselves on the other.
The action is stopped and referee Taggart warns Andrew for a
phantom elbow that no one seen land. The action resumes and
now it is Tyler who has to face the warning from the referee
for an unintentional borderline low round kick that catches
Andrew just below the waistline on his trousers.
Andrew looks very tired and is given all the time he needs to
recover from the low kick and also to catch his breath in the
process.
Again the action resumes after the rest bite for both fighters.
Both fighters go back into the mix and none stop barrages of
punches and kicks see out the round. This second round was going
to be a tough one to call from the judges, would they go for
the workrate, aggression, and forward fighting from Andrew or
the cleaner work, kickrate and better technique of Tyler?
All to fight for in the last round Tyler was told to stay with
his jab and chopping left hook to right leg straight leg kick
believing it would be the kicking of Tyler that would make the
difference in this the last round of the fight.
Round 3
Again Andrew is first to press but Tyler is ready this time and
stands his ground. As the fight goes on Andrew seems tired and
is not pushing Tyler back as he has done in the first two rounds.
Tyler sticking to the game plan from the corner is landing good
straight leg kicks to the body that we are sure are scoring well.
The action when they fall close is very scrappy but Tyler is clearly
getting the better of the argument mid to long range by using
the chopping technique of left hook to right leg straight leg
that the USKA corner had instructed him to do.
Both fighters tired now with the battle taking it's toll. They
get into a messy clinch and they both tangle and tumble to the
canvas out of exhaustion.
The bell must have sounded like music to the ears of both Tyler
and Andrew
to end the tough contest.
The feeling from the corner is that Tyler has done enough with
his kicking but in a closely contested fight you can never truly
second guess the judges.
Thankfully the judges saw it the same way we did and marginally
scoring all three rounds and a unanimous decision to......
TYLER
'THE STEPPIN RAZOR' SHAKESPEARE.