mysqli returns empty result - how to display ?

MysqliEmpty.php

<?php

$q2 = "SELECT FIELD FROM TABLENAME WHERE ID = 1;";
$con = new mysqli($server, $user, $pass);
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) 
{
    $error = mysqli_connect_error();
    exit();
}
else
{   
$res = mysqli_query($con, $q2);

$row_cnt = mysqli_num_rows($res);

if ($row_cnt == 0)
{
        PRINT "THERE WAS NO RESULT: "; 
 }

else
{    
if ($res)
{   
    while($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($res))
    {
        PRINT "THERE WAS A RESULT HERE: "; 
    }
}
else
{
    $error = mysqli_error();
    exit();
}
mysqli_free_result($res);   
}
};
 mysqli_close($con);
?>