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Golden Gloves Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Malik Shabazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik Shabazz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malik Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cedric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Shabazz moved out of range.
Shabazz thows a body shot but no joy.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Murphy throws a hook but Shabazz blocks it.
A jab lands there for Murphy.
Shabazz jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Shabazz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Shabazz moved out of range.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Shabazz.
Murphy misses with a hook. Shabazz ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shabazz cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy throws a series of strikes that have Shabazz backpedaling.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Shabazz moves away from the strike by Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Shabazz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Shabazz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shabazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Shabazz slips a jab from Murphy.
Shabazz cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Shabazz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Shabazz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shabazz takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shabazz throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shabazz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Shabazz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shabazz ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Shabazz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the liver by Shabazz. Beautiful body shot.
Shabazz thows a body shot but no joy.
Shabazz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shabazz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
A big left from Shabazz misses.
Shabazz lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Murphy works Shabazz's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shabazz counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Shabazz. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy throws a combination that misses
and Shabazz counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cedric Murphy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shabazz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Shabazz ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Shabazz throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Shabazz misses the body punch
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shabazz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shabazz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Shabazz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy takes one on the button.
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!
Shabazz misses the shot to the body.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shabazz.
Shabazz misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Shabazz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Shabazz slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Murphy.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shabazz's head.
Shabazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Shabazz.
Cedric Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Shabazz.
Shabazz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Shabazz takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Shabazz misses with a looping left.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Shabazz.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Shabazz throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shabazz.
Shabazz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shabazz throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shabazz moves away.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shabazz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Murphy - just one landing.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shabazz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Shabazz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shabazz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shabazz thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Shabazz misses.
Shabazz avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Shabazz misses with a body shot.
Murphy throws a sloppy body shot
letting Shabazz counter with a right hand.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shabazz throws out the jab.
Shabazz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Shabazz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shabazz ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malik Shabazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Shabazz.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shabazz lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Shabazz's body. Shabazz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy with a hook.
Shabazz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Shabazz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through Shabazz's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shabazz misses with a wild combination.
Shabazz looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Shabazz.
Murphy takes a swing at Shabazz's ribcage but misses.
Murphy swings for the body but Shabazz moves out of range.
Murphy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murphy tries to bum rush Shabazz with a series of wild strikes but Shabazz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Shabazz.
Shabazz throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Shabazz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shabazz walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shabazz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Murphy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shabazz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Shabazz is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cedric Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murphy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Murphy!
An intense looking Cedric Murphy took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'LEARN MY NAME, MOTHERF**KERS! LEARN MY NAME BECAUSE I WON'T BE STOPPED! Thanks to my manager Bobby Fossil for getting me a spot in this tournament and a real shot at proving myself. Also wanna thank my team at Monsterous MMA for always pushing me to improve. Couldn't have done it without you guys!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Famechon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Sheppard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Famechon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Sheppard!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Famechon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sheppard throws an overhand right that lands on Famechon's shoulder, as Famechon tries to avoid the shot.
Sheppard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Curtis Sheppard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheppard digs a good hook to Famechon's body.
Jab, jab by Sheppard - just one landing.
Sheppard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Famechon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice jab there from Famechon.
Sheppard scores with a jab.
Sheppard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Famechon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Famechon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sheppard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sheppard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sheppard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Famechon.
Sheppard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Famechon moves away.
Sheppard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Famechon under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Famechon circles away quickly and effectively.
Sheppard throws a lazy right hand but Famechon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Famechon works Sheppard's body with a nice hook.
Famechon moves out of range of the strikes.
Sheppard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Famechon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Famechon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sheppard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Famechon manages to avoid it.
Famechon slips under a jab from Sheppard.
Famechon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheppard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sheppard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Famechon moves away.
Sheppard walks into a straight right hand from Famechon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheppard swings for the body but Famechon moves out of range.
Sheppard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sheppard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sheppard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Famechon.
Sheppard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Famechon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sheppard misses with an uppercut.
Sheppard misses with a wild body shot.
Famechon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Famechon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sheppard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Famechon manages to avoid it.
Famechon misses with an uppercut. Sheppard saw that one coming.
Sheppard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheppard throws a one two combo.
Famechon blocks a jab.
A jab from Sheppard misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Sheppard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Famechon does it's job there.
Sheppard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Famechon manages to avoid it.
Sheppard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sheppard misses with a wild body shot.
Sheppard moves out of range as Famechon strikes.
Famechon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Sheppard misses.
Sheppard slips a jab from Famechon.
Famechon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheppard moves away.
Famechon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Sheppard there.
Sheppard throws a body punch but Famechon moves out of range.
Famechon misses with a looping right.
Famechon throws a looping overhand right but Sheppard ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Famechon works Sheppard's body with a nice hook.
Sheppard scores with a jab to the body.
Sheppard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheppard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Famechon misses with an uppercut.
Sheppard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheppard looks to score with a jab to the body but Famechon is just out of range.
No joy there for Sheppard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Sheppard.
Famechon blocks a jab.
Famechon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sheppard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Famechon on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Famechon as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard misses with a wild body shot.
Sheppard scores with a nice right hand.
Famechon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Famechon looks to land a left hand but Sheppard moved out of range nicely.
Famechon scores with a hook to the body. Sheppard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Famechon avoids the body shot from Sheppard.
Famechon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sheppard looks to score with a jab to the body but Famechon is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheppard. Famechon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Famechon lands with a good body shot.
Famechon avoids the body shot from Sheppard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Famechon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sheppard.
Sheppard misses with a wild body shot.
Sheppard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Famechon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheppard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Famechon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sheppard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sheppard lands a glancing blow to the side of Famechon's head.
Famechon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sheppard misses with a looping left.
Sheppard just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Sheppard does it's job there.
Famechon with a hook.
Famechon missing with a left hand there. Sheppard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Famechon as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheppard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sheppard.
Sheppard lands a head shot.
Famechon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Famechon does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Famechon cracks Sheppard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sheppard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Famechon counters with a series of strikes. Sheppard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Famechon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheppard.
A jab from Famechon misses.
Famechon scores with a shot to the body.
Sheppard slips a jab and a cross from Famechon.
Famechon throws a hook but Sheppard avoids it easily.
Curtis Sheppard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Famechon ducks under a wild hook from Sheppard.
Sheppard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Famechon throws the left hand but Sheppard avoids the punch easily.
Famechon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sheppard doesn't seem bothered though.
Famechon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sheppard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sheppard slips a straight right by Famechon.
Famechon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheppard misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Famechon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Famechon scores with the left hand. Sheppard knows he should have avoided that one.
Famechon slips under a jab from Sheppard.
Sheppard throws a poor cross that misses
and Famechon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Famechon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sheppard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheppard tries to bum rush Famechon with a series of wild strikes but Famechon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sheppard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sheppard misses the body punch
and Famechon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Johnny Famechon.
I think Famechon 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Billy Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Koppel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Aziz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Aziz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lukas Koppel!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aziz swings for the body but Koppel moves out of range.
Aziz connects with a single shot there.
Aziz misses the shot to the body.
Aziz lands a body shot.
Koppel looks to land a left hand but Aziz moved out of range nicely.
Koppel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koppel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koppel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aziz moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Aziz misses its intended target.
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!
Koppel throws a looping overhand right but Aziz ducks down to avoid it.
Koppel missing with a left hand there. Aziz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aziz takes a swing at Koppel's ribcage but misses.
Aziz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Koppel is rocked!
It looks like Lukas Koppel has been cut.
Aziz moves away from the strike by Koppel.
Koppel is still on wobbly legs! Can Aziz finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Aziz engages and cracks Koppel with a massive lead left hook - Koppel tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Aziz is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Aziz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abel Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fish looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fish throws a hook but Vasquez avoids it easily.
Fish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fish.
Fish connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vasquez's hands.
It looks like Abel Vasquez has been cut.
Vasquez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fish.
Fish misses with a hook. Vasquez ducked under it nicely.
Vasquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Fish scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasquez slips under a jab.
Fish takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fish on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fish.
Vasquez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Albert Fish has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Fish lands.
Fish throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Fish looks to land a right hand but Vasquez moved out of range.
Fish swings widly with a right hand
letting Vasquez counter with a right hand.
Fish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vasquez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasquez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fish throws a good cross that connects.
Fish throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fish looks to throw the jab but Vasquez is out of range.
Fish connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fish clobbers Vasquez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That has opened up Abel Vasquez's cut even more.
Fish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vasquez throws a one two combo.
The fighters circling - Fish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vasquez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fish's head.
Fish misses with a wild body shot.
Fish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasquez manages to avoid it.
Fish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fish.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fish moves away.
Vasquez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fish throws a lazy right hand but Vasquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vasquez throws a body punch but Fish moves out of range.
Fish connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Fish dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Vasquez cracks Fish with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fish lands a glancing blow to the side of Vasquez's head.
Albert Fish is winning the standup battle so far.
Vasquez throws out a loose jab but Fish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasquez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good shot there by Vasquez.
Albert Fish's cut is getting worse.
Fish connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Vasquez onto his butt! Vasquez bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Vasquez is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fish missing with a left hand there. Vasquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fish throws an overhand right that lands on Vasquez's shoulder, as Vasquez tries to avoid the shot.
Fish throws out a loose jab but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Fish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasquez throws a big shot that misses.
Fish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fish misses with a hook. Vasquez ducked under it nicely.
Vasquez ducks under a wild hook from Fish.
Fish throws a poor cross that misses
and Vasquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Fish. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fish.
The cut above Abel Vasquez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vasquez defending well as Fish loads up on a big left hand.
Vasquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fish moves out of range as Vasquez strikes.
Fish throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
A big left from Vasquez misses.
Vasquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vasquez, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vasquez moves out of range as Fish strikes.
Fish throws out a loose jab but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fish misses with a hook
and Vasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fish looks to throw the jab but Vasquez is out of range.
Vasquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fish.
Vasquez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fish.
Fish misses with a straight left.
Fish on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vasquez defending well as Fish loads up on a big left hand.
Vasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fish. Vasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fish looks to throw the jab but Vasquez is out of range.
Vasquez ducks under a wild hook from Fish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Fish will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abel Vasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fish missing with a left hand there. Vasquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasquez slips under a jab.
Fish misses with a wild body shot.
Vasquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasquez staying out of range there.
Fish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fish.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fish.
Vasquez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fish looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fish throws a hook but Vasquez avoids it easily.
Fish throws out a loose jab but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasquez lands a glancing blow to the side of Fish's head.
Vasquez tests Fish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fish takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish throws a looping overhand right but Vasquez ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Fish misses.
A big left from Fish misses.
Vasquez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vasquez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fish.
Vasquez cracks Fish with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Fish works the jab nicely.
Fish throws a poor cross that misses
and Vasquez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasquez misses with a looping right.
Albert Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vasquez's 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!
Fish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasquez digs a good body shot into Fish's ribs.
Fish on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fish is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vasquez throws out a loose jab but Fish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasquez closes the distance and catches Fish with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Fish is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Fish is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Fish is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Vasquez takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Abel Vasquez!
A very excited looking Abel Vasquez 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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