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AD277: Will Fight for Fame PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rory Markman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rab Rehab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rehab has chosen saturday nights alright for fighting as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rab Rehab has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rory Markman's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Markman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rab Rehab!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Rehab is looking to score with low kicks.
Rehab swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Markman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rehab misses with a hook
and Markman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Markman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rehab will feel that in the morning.
Markman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rehab moves away.
Rab Rehab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markman throws a body punch but Rehab moves out of range.
Rehab looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rehab throws a hook but Markman avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Markman enables Rehab to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Markman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rehab pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Markman is keeping the position for now.
Markman wants to get back to his feet but Rehab is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Markman has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Rehab is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Rehab has a couple of punches blocked by Markman.
Markman looking for a takedown.
Rehab misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rehab misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rehab misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rehab working aggressively here.
Markman tightens his grip and picks Rehab up, before dumping him to the ground. Rehab manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Markman wants to control from the top but Rehab keeps moving.
Rehab tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Markman wants to pass the guard but Rehab is keeping the position.
Markman wants to control from the top but Rehab keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rehab bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Markman's guard.
Markman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehab is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rehab being controlled here momentarily.
Markman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rehab pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Markman is keeping the position for now.
Markman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rehab's guard.
Rehab has an active guard here but Markman has managed to pass into half guard.
Rehab has hold of Markman's hands but Markman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Markman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Markman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Markman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rehab slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Markman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rehab throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rehab looking to hit a scissor sweep but Markman is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rory Markman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rehab takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Markman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Markman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rehab sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Markman somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rehab counters with a three punch combo that has Markman backing up. Markman nods at Rehab to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehab closes the distance looking to clinch
and Markman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Markman slows the pace down in half guard.
Rehab wants to get back to full guard but Markman has mounted him!
Rehab is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Markman tries to control but Rehab wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markman dominating with strikes here.
Markman controlling from mount.
Rehab tries to reverse the position but Markman maintains control.
Rehab is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rehab regains half guard.
Markman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Markman moves nicely into side control.
Markman landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehab is looking to reverse the position.
Markman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rehab is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Markman there.
Markman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rehab is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Markman pulls his head out easily.
Markman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ground and pound from Markman.
Markman slips a nice elbow through Rehab's hands, connecting with Rehab's forehead.
Markman working over Rehab with some ground and pound. Rehab looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Markman is trying to control the action in half guard but Rehab is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Markman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rehab is rocked!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Markman connects with a nice short shot to Rehab's temple.
Rehab is still in real trouble! Can Markman finish him?
Markman lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Rehab quite badly. Rehab pulls Markman in close trying to recover. Markman postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Rehab on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Rehab doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rory Markman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sunderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunderland has chosen Placebo - Running up that hill as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Sunderland!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell throws a head kick but Sunderland moves out of range.
James Sunderland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell clinches up with Sunderland and pushes him back against the cage.
Campbell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Campbell misses with a body punch.
Sunderland gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Campbell moves into full guard.
Sunderland postures up.
Campbell wants to sweep but no luck.
Campbell is working hard here to advance position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sunderland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Campbell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Campbell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sunderland wants to pass the guard but Campbell is keeping the position.
Sunderland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sunderland tries to free his leg and advance position but Campbell is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sunderland gets full guard.
Sunderland looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Campbell passes into half guard.
Campbell passes to full mount!
Campbell with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sunderland gets back to half guard.
Campbell wants to work for an arm triangle but Sunderland is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Campbell seems to be looking for submissions.
Sunderland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Campbell pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Campbell trying to control the action but Sunderland is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland tries to get to full guard but Campbell has control of the leg.
Campbell wants to pass to mount but Sunderland is defending the position.
Campbell is looking for a kimura here.
Sunderland works his way to full guard. Good work.
Campbell looking to pass the guard.
Sunderland throws his legs up looking for a submission but Campbell uses it to pass to side control.
Campbell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sunderland is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sunderland is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland is looking for a sweep.
Campbell has hold of Sunderland's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Sunderland tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Campbell cranks the arm and Sunderland screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Sunderland, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jack Campbell!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Campbell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Utley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Utley's choice of entrance music: Paramore - Ignorance. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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172 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chase Utley!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Utley avoids it well.
Utley tries to counter with a clinch but Jackson shakes him off and moves away.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Utley counters with a nice uppercut.
Utley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Utley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Utley's defenses.
Utley looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson drops Utley with a beautiful combination! Utley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jackson is looking for the KO!
Utley is rocked!
It looks like Chase Utley has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson batters Utley with a massive right followed by a huge left! Utley is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Jackson lands a final crushing right hand to drop Utley to the mat with a gruesome thud! Jackson is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Jackson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Zibanejadass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mika Zibanejadass has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vyacheslav Fedotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mika Zibanejadass!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zibanejadass is looking to slow Fedotov down with leg kicks.
Zibanejadass avoids the body shot from Fedotov.
Fedotov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zibanejadass.
Fedotov throws an off balance right hand
and Zibanejadass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fedotov throws a right hand that misses
and Zibanejadass counters with a left to the body.
Zibanejadass ducks under a wild hook from Fedotov.
Fedotov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zibanejadass on the side of the head.
Zibanejadass thows a body kick. Fedotov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zibanejadass lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fedotov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zibanejadass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zibanejadass has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A combination from Fedotov does no damage.
Zibanejadass lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedotov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zibanejadass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zibanejadass lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fedotov will feel that in the morning.
Fedotov looks for the body kick but Zibanejadass saw that one coming.
Zibanejadass throws a sloppy head kick and Fedotov moves out of range easily.
Fedotov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zibanejadass throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fedotov.
Fedotov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov misses with a looping right.
Fedotov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A combination from Fedotov does no damage.
Fedotov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zibanejadass throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Fedotov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zibanejadass slips under a jab.
Fedotov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fedotov ducks under a wild hook from Zibanejadass.
A swing and a miss from Fedotov.
Mika Zibanejadass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fedotov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zibanejadass.
Fedotov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zibanejadass.
A swing and a miss from Fedotov.
Fedotov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Zibanejadass on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fedotov scores with a leg kick.
Zibanejadass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedotov throws out a loose jab but Zibanejadass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fedotov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vyacheslav Fedotov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass moves out of range of the strikes.
Fedotov checks the leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass throws a good cross that connects.
Fedotov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zibanejadass on his heels. He'll look to pass Zibanejadass's guard now, I'm sure.
Fedotov wants to control from the top but Zibanejadass keeps moving.
Zibanejadass looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zibanejadass pulls Fedotov in close to prevent any damage.
Fedotov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zibanejadass is keeping the position for now.
Fedotov is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fedotov's guard.
Zibanejadass slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fedotov looking for a guillotine here but Zibanejadass defends easily.
Zibanejadass looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zibanejadass trying to control but Fedotov is working from the bottom.
Fedotov looking to control.
Zibanejadass preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass looking to pass the guard.
Fedotov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fedotov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fedotov wants to sweep here but Zibanejadass controlling him for the moment.
Zibanejadass advances to half guard.
Fedotov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zibanejadass is working for a submission of some sort.
Fedotov gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Zibanejadass dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zibanejadass misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Fedotov misses.
Zibanejadass scores with a punch to the head.
Zibanejadass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zibanejadass thuds his right hand into Fedotov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fedotov works Zibanejadass's body with a nice hook.
Fedotov looks to land a left hand but Zibanejadass moved out of range nicely.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick but Fedotov moves out of range.
Fedotov looks to land a left hand but Zibanejadass moved out of range nicely.
Fedotov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zibanejadass connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fedotov scrambles back to his feet.
Zibanejadass connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fedotov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zibanejadass throws a shot from downtown. Fedotov moves away and avoids it.
Fedotov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zibanejadass throws a lazy right hand but Fedotov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fedotov tried to counter with a leg kick but Zibanejadass avoided it.
Zibanejadass has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zibanejadass throws a low kick but Fedotov avoids it.
Fedotov looks to land a left hand but Zibanejadass moved out of range nicely.
Zibanejadass moves away from the strike by Fedotov.
Mika Zibanejadass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zibanejadass throws a low kick, looking for Fedotov's leg but Fedotov calmly moves out of range.
Fedotov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zibanejadass connects with a solid leg kick.
Zibanejadass throws a leg kick
and Fedotov counters with a leg kick.
Zibanejadass misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fedotov tries to move into range but Zibanejadass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fedotov swinging wildly here.
Zibanejadass moves away from the strike by Fedotov.
Zibanejadass scores with a jab. Fedotov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fedotov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zibanejadass defending well as Fedotov loads up on a big left hand.
Zibanejadass tests Fedotov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedotov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zibanejadass at a distance.
Good leg kick by Zibanejadass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fedotov in his tracks.
Fedotov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zibanejadass throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zibanejadass slips a jab and a cross from Fedotov.
Zibanejadass looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zibanejadass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zibanejadass does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fedotov misses with the combination.
A big right from Fedotov misses.
Fedotov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Fedotov misses its intended target.
Zibanejadass lands a slapping body shot.
Fedotov misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Fedotov misses.
Fedotov throws a push kick but Zibanejadass slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass moves out of range of the strikes.
Fedotov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zibanejadass misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass with a hook.
Fedotov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zibanejadass moves away.
Zibanejadass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zibanejadass avoids the body shot from Fedotov.
Fedotov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zibanejadass moves away.
Fedotov throws a shot from downtown. Zibanejadass moves away and avoids it.
Zibanejadass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fedotov's calf.
Zibanejadass throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fedotov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fedotov wants to slow Zibanejadass down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Fedotov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zibanejadass was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fedotov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fedotov scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fedotov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zibanejadass.
Good shot there by Zibanejadass.
Fedotov checks a low kick from Zibanejadass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass misses the jab.
Fedotov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zibanejadass is able to avoid easily.
Fedotov looks to score with a jab to the body but Zibanejadass is just out of range.
Zibanejadass misses with a head kick.
Zibanejadass checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fedotov misses with a left hand
and Zibanejadass counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fedotov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fedotov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zibanejadass!
Fedotov looks to throw the jab but Zibanejadass is out of range.
Fedotov misses with an uppercut. Zibanejadass saw that one coming.
Zibanejadass misses with a low kick.
Fedotov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zibanejadass checks a leg kick.
Fedotov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zibanejadass manages to avoid it.
Zibanejadass replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fedotov blocks it well.
Zibanejadass lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Fedotov does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mika Zibanejadass will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fedotov throws a jab when Zibanejadass was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zibanejadass! But no joy.
Zibanejadass with a hook.
Nice jab there from Zibanejadass.
A punch combination from Fedotov misses.
Zibanejadass looks to score with a jab to the body but Fedotov is just out of range.
Fedotov lands the left hand.
Fedotov misses with a hook. Zibanejadass ducked under it nicely.
Zibanejadass does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zibanejadass is looking to land body kicks.
Fedotov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fedotov throws a poor cross that misses
and Zibanejadass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zibanejadass thuds his shin into the meat of Fedotov's side.
Zibanejadass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fedotov's sensitive parts.
Zibanejadass throws a shot from downtown. Fedotov moves away and avoids it.
Zibanejadass swings for the body but Fedotov moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedotov misses with a straight left.
Zibanejadass walks into a straight right hand from Fedotov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fedotov. Zibanejadass does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fedotov thows a leg kick but Zibanejadass checks it
and Zibanejadass counters with an inside leg kick.
Zibanejadass throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Zibanejadass.
Fedotov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fedotov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fedotov misses the jab.
Fedotov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zibanejadass fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fedotov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fedotov throws a series of punches but Zibanejadass moves out of range.
Fedotov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fedotov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zibanejadass counters with a body kick.
Fedotov loads up on a big right hand but Zibanejadass slips the punch.
Zibanejadass throws a leg kick which misses Fedotov's front leg but catches the back leg as Fedotov tries to avoid it.
Fedotov lands with a straight right. Zibanejadass didn't see that one coming.
Zibanejadass lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedotov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fedotov takes a swing at Zibanejadass's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Zibanejadass.
Fedotov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zibanejadass throws a fast counter high kick but Fedotov manages to duck under it in time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zibanejadass.
Fedotov slips a jab and a cross from Zibanejadass.
Fedotov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zibanejadass slips a jab from Fedotov.
Some wild striking there from Fedotov.
Zibanejadass doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zibanejadass.
Fedotov throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zibanejadass connects with a nice looking jab.
Zibanejadass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fedotov's calf.
Fedotov shoots for a double leg takedown but Zibanejadass sprawls well. He's pushed Fedotov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zibanejadass unleashes a big counter combination but Fedotov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zibanejadass misses with a straight right.
Fedotov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov stalks Zibanejadass and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zibanejadass's face. Zibanejadass staggers backwards, shaken.
Fedotov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zibanejadass fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fedotov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fedotov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zibanejadass is rocked!
Fedotov measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Zibanejadass! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Vyacheslav Fedotov!
Vyacheslav Fedotov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy DeVito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris has chosen Norris Man - When Your Time Is Up as his entrance music. Tommy DeVito could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sub Norris's chin.
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157 lbs
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154 lbs
27 - 25 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy DeVito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Norris!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeVito connects with a leg kick. Norris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Norris tries to clinch up.
Norris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and DeVito counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tommy DeVito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris shoots in looking for a takedown. DeVito tries to sprawl out of it but Norris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. DeVito manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Norris moves out of range as DeVito strikes.
DeVito misses with an uppercut. Norris saw that one coming.
Norris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Norris tries for a kimura but DeVito is defending well.
Norris trying to control the action but DeVito is working from the bottom.
DeVito defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on DeVito's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
DeVito tries to buck Norris off but Norris is having none of it.
DeVito is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Norris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Norris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, DeVito has escaped the position, nice work there.
Norris is looking to take a break and control but DeVito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
DeVito struggling a bit here.
DeVito tries to buck Norris off but Norris is having none of it.
Norris tries for a kimura but DeVito is defending well.
DeVito is looking to reverse the position.
DeVito wants to control but Norris postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Norris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Norris working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Norris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Norris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Norris thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeVito sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
DeVito moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Norris with a nice head shot there.
Norris trying to control but DeVito is working from the bottom.
Norris throws a big elbow that misses.
DeVito keeping moving, preventing Norris from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
DeVito shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Norris rushes DeVito and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Norris dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
DeVito throws a body punch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and DeVito counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Norris is lucky that one didn't land flush.
DeVito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Norris fails with a takedown attempt.
Norris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and DeVito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tommy DeVito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sub Norris.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVito lands with a left to the head.
Norris dodges an elbow strike from DeVito.
Norris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning DeVito up against the cage.
DeVito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from DeVito.
DeVito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
DeVito has had enough of the clinch but Norris keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Norris jumps guard but DeVito turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Norris has DeVito pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. DeVito manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Norris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeVito backwards.
A head punch on the inside from DeVito fails to land.
DeVito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Norris.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeVito's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
DeVito is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
DeVito is trying to stall.
Norris tries a body shot but DeVito blocks it.
Norris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
DeVito is trying to break the clinch but Norris is controlling him.
DeVito is working Norris over against the cage.
Norris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norris drops down looking for an ankle pick but DeVito pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from DeVito as Norris shoots in.
DeVito lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito thows a leg kick but Norris checks it
and Norris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in DeVito's guard.
Norris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DeVito is keeping the position for now.
DeVito seems keen to control Norris's posture.
DeVito trying to control the position.
DeVito pulls Norris in close to prevent any damage.
Norris looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now DeVito is on top in guard.
DeVito got a little sloppy there for a moment and Norris has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, DeVito has managed to get both his arms back between Norris's legs - danger averted.
DeVito decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Norris, up you get!
DeVito leaves Norris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
DeVito throws a quick counter head kick but Norris was just out of range.
Norris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like DeVito was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Norris.
Tommy DeVito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeVito.
Norris moves away from the strike by DeVito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy DeVito dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
DeVito lands a jab to Norris's midsection.
DeVito lands with a shot to the body.
DeVito works the jab nicely.
DeVito connects with a crisp jab.
DeVito throws a leg kick which misses Norris's front leg but catches the back leg as Norris tries to avoid it.
DeVito misses with a head kick.
Norris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with DeVito but DeVito pushes him off and we're back to square one.
DeVito scoring well with a low kick there.
DeVito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norris can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris closes the distance but DeVito moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Norris gets a double leg takedown into DeVito's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris connects with a couple of short punches.
DeVito manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Norris manages to get himself to full guard.
Norris working a defensive guard here.
DeVito tries to stand but Norris is controlling from the bottom.
DeVito controlling from the top position.
DeVito prevents Norris from getting back to his feet.
DeVito trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Norris is trying to control the position but DeVito postures up.
Norris keeping moving, preventing DeVito from controlling successfully.
Norris wants to stand and escape but DeVito is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Norris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
DeVito lands a nice hook to Norris's body. Norris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Norris shoots in for a takedown but DeVito shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from DeVito as Norris shoots in.
Tommy DeVito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sub Norris.
Norris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
DeVito lands a leg kick that knocks Norris off balance momentarily.
DeVito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
DeVito looks for the body kick but Norris saw that one coming.
DeVito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by DeVito.
Norris tries to clinch up but DeVito circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from DeVito misses.
Norris tries to clinch but DeVito is having none of it.
Norris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and DeVito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Norris drives through with a takedown into DeVito's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Norris wants to pass the guard but DeVito is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeVito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
DeVito is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris tries to free his leg and advance position but DeVito is retaining full guard.
Norris stands and throws DeVito's legs to the side, diving into side control.
DeVito might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
DeVito is looking to regain half guard here but Norris keeps moving and retains side control.
DeVito wants to control but Norris postures up.
Norris tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy DeVito showed his dominance in that final round.
I think DeVito 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy DeVito!
Tommy DeVito thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Knapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus comes to the cage accompanied by No Worries. Knapp is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go to Sleep. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
167 lbs
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180 lbs
31 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk St Lazarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Knapp!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Lazarus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knapp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St Lazarus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knapp to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Knapp. Those never looked like landing.
Knapp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Kirk St Lazarus has been cut.
St Lazarus slips a jab from Knapp.
St Lazarus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
St Lazarus is looking to land body kicks.
Knapp misses with a right hand
and St Lazarus counters with a thumping low kick.
St Lazarus throws a sloppy head kick and Knapp moves out of range easily.
St Lazarus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knapp misses with an uppercut
and St Lazarus counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Knapp!
St Lazarus tries to score with some ground and pound. Knapp controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
St Lazarus throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
St Lazarus scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
St Lazarus connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Knapp some visible discomfort.
St Lazarus throwing strikes but Knapp manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
St Lazarus tries to improve position but can't.
St Lazarus is working hard here to advance position.
Knapp wants to stand but St Lazarus has his arm trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knapp tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
St Lazarus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knapp wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
St Lazarus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Knapp's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp prevents St Lazarus from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Knapp throws a head kick that misses.
Knapp throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Lazarus on the side of the head.
Knapp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Knapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knapp uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Lazarus has time to react.
St Lazarus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Lazarus defending well as Knapp loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by St Lazarus as he connects with a hook.
Knapp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Lazarus attempts a counter takedown but Knapp avoids it well and moves away.
Knapp fails with a takedown attempt.
Kirk St Lazarus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Knapp.
St Lazarus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knapp throws out a leg kick but St Lazarus moves out of range and Knapp only half commits.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knapp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knapp wants to clinch up but St Lazarus keeps it at a distance.
Knapp wants to clinch
and St Lazarus counters with a left to the body.
Knapp misses with a combination
and St Lazarus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Lazarus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St Lazarus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knapp's head.
Knapp cracks St Lazarus with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Knapp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kirk St Lazarus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Knapp.
St Lazarus shoots in and gets a takedown into Knapp's guard.
Knapp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Lazarus is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Lazarus throwing strikes but missing.
St Lazarus throws an elbow that misses. Knapp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Lazarus's guard. Nice move by Knapp!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Knapp escapes and throws St Lazarus's legs to the side, diving into side control!
St Lazarus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
St Lazarus tries to buck Knapp off but Knapp is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus regains half guard.
St Lazarus tries to get to full guard but Knapp has control of the leg.
Knapp tries to stand and escape but St Lazarus is controlling the position.
St Lazarus wants to improve his position but Knapp is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knapp wants to stand but St Lazarus has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Knapp is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
St Lazarus works his way to full guard. Good work.
St Lazarus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Knapp passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus tries to improve position but can't.
Knapp wants to stand but St Lazarus is controlling his arm.
St Lazarus tries to bench press Knapp off him but Knapp keeps the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Knapp throws a series of punches but St Lazarus avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knapp.
Knapp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knapp misses with a kick to the body.
St Lazarus tried to counter with a leg kick but Knapp avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus moves out of range of the strikes.
St Lazarus works Knapp's body with a nice hook.
A big right from Knapp misses.
A little feinted left hand from St Lazarus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St Lazarus takes one to the chin there.
St Lazarus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St Lazarus scores with a kick to the body.
Knapp shoots in but St Lazarus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knapp throws a lazy head kick
so St Lazarus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knapp is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Lazarus trying to control but Knapp is working from the bottom.
St Lazarus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Knapp has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. St Lazarus has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Lazarus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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 Kirk St Lazarus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kirk St Lazarus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Knapp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Lazarus but St Lazarus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St Lazarus is looking to counter with head kicks.
Knapp takes the fight into the clinch.
Knapp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Lazarus lands an uppercut.
Knapp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Lazarus scores with a shot to the side of Knapp's head.
St Lazarus lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus lands a shoulder strike.
St Lazarus throws a head punch that misses.
Knapp is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
St Lazarus tries to work over Knapp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus misses with a punch to the body.
Knapp breaks the clinch.
Peter Knapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knapp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Lazarus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knapp throws a shot from downtown. St Lazarus moves away and avoids it.
St Lazarus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knapp to score with a decent uppercut.
Knapp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Lazarus connects with the punch.
It looks like Peter Knapp has been cut.
St Lazarus throws a push kick but Knapp slaps the foot to one side.
Jab, jab by Knapp - just one landing.
Knapp throws a nice head kick!
Knapp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knapp tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Lazarus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Lazarus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knapp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knapp on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Knapp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Lazarus connects with a body shot.
Knapp wants to clinch but St Lazarus slips to the side
and St Lazarus counters with a shoot takedown. Knapp fights it but they end up in guard.
St Lazarus trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Knapp manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
St Lazarus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knapp is one step ahead there.
Kirk St Lazarus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knapp wanted to stand there but St Lazarus had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Knapp won't allow St Lazarus to sweep him here.
Knapp gets to his feet. St Lazarus looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Knapp fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Lazarus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Lazarus cracks a nice hook into Knapp's ribs.
Knapp misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knapps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
St Lazarus has a takedown stuffed.
St Lazarus slips a jab and a cross from Knapp.
Peter Knapp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Lazarus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Knapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looks like St Lazarus has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Knapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Lazarus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knapp throws out the jab.
St Lazarus thows a body kick. Knapp tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Knapp loads up on a big right hand but St Lazarus slips the punch.
St Lazarus closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knapp misses with some punches.
St Lazarus has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Knapp is trying to keep an underhook but St Lazarus manages to get the takedown into half guard.
St Lazarus is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Knapp manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk St Lazarus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Lazarus 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk St Lazarus!
Kirk St Lazarus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Basilan there.
Alex Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercer.
Basilan blocks a jab.
Mercer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Alex Mercer has been cut.
Basilan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mercer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Basilan throws a low kick, looking for Mercer's leg but Mercer calmly moves out of range.
Mercer moves out of range as Basilan strikes.
Basilan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercer looks to throw the jab but Basilan is out of range.
A slow jab from Basilan misses its intended target.
Basilan throws a solid leg kick but Mercer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Basilan.
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Basilan moves out of range easily.
Mercer jabs at Basilan's body.
Nice defenses there by Mercer.
Basilan misses the jab.
A jab from Mercer misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A leg kick checked by Mercer.
Basilan avoids the body shot from Mercer.
Basilan throws out a loose jab but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Basilan.
Mercer lands a body shot.
Basilan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body kick from Basilan.
Basilan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mercer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mercer lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Mercer on the inside.
A short left from Basilan.
Basilan lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Basilan misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Basilan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercer.
Basilan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Basilan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan tries to work over Mercer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan lands a hook that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Basilan.
Basilan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mercer is rocked!
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercer is still on wobbly legs! Can Basilan finish him?
Basilan throws an elbow but it misses.
Basilan working aggressively here.
Basilan misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Basilan fails to land.
Mercer seems to have recovered his senses.
Mercer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Basilan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mercer can turn it around.
Basilan lands with a left to the head.
Mercer pushes Basilan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mercer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Basilan blocks a body shot from Mercer.
Mercer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Basilan blocking some punches.
Basilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Basilan fails to land.
Mercer tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Mercer back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan lands with a light punch inside.
Basilan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mercer misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercer.
Mercer blocking some punches.
Basilan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Basilan misses with some punches.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Basilan misses with the head strike.
Mercer lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Felix Basilan has been cut.
Basilan lands a nice elbow.
Mercer lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Basilan.
Basilan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Basilan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer leaning against his opponent.
Mercer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Basilans head.
Basilan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Basilan throws a big uppercut that drops Mercer! More strikes from Basilan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mercer lies dazed against the cage as Basilan celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Basilan!
Felix Basilan retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simbo Klice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua has chosen Freak on a Leash by Korn as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Simbo Klice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Klice.
Tua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Klice misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Klice finds it's target.
Tua misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klice counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tua thinking.
Tua throws a body shot but no joy.
Fatu Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Klice misses
and Tua counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klice thinking.
Tua lands with a nice combination. Klice backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua tests Klice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tua looks to score with a jab to the body but Klice is just out of range.
Klice throws a leg kick
and Tua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Klice counters with a right hand to the body.
Tua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Klice counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a low kick but Klice moves out of range easily.
Tua misses with a combination
and Klice counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Klice. Those never looked like landing.
Klice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tua counters with a stiff right hand.
Klice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Klice, as that shot connected.
Tua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tua throws a poor cross that misses
and Klice counters with a straight right hand.
Tua misses with a looping right.
Klice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tua.
Klice looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Klice ducks down to avoid it.
Klice slips under a jab.
Tua looks to throw the jab but Klice is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klice misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tua! But no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tua.
Tua throws a right hand that misses
and Klice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tua.
Tua might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Klice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Klice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tua throws a hook to the side of Klice's head but Klice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klice is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Klice jabs Tua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tua feints and then cracks Klice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Klice down.
Klice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tua lands a two punch combo.
Tua's corner calls for a 1-2. Tua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tua.
Klice scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Klice.
A countering left hand to the body from Tua misses.
Klice takes one to the chin there.
Tua jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klice.
Klice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tua on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Klice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tua is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tua. That's going to slow Klice down.
Klice scores with a jab to the body.
Tua cracks a nice hook into Klice's ribs.
Klice attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Klice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Klice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tua moves away.
That kick from Tua tenderised Klice's leg. Klice is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tua.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Klice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klice throws a shot to the body.
Klice scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Klice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klice is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tua looks winded!
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
Tua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Klice finds it's way round the side to connect with Tua's head.
A head kick misses from Klice.
Klice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Klice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tua counters with an inside leg kick.
Tua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klice thumps Tua with a low kick.
Klice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tua. That did some damage!
Klice is looking to wear down Tua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Klice.
Tua misses with a lunging right hand
and Klice counters with a crisp one two that drops Tua! Klice thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tua to his feet! Tua is in big trouble!
Tua is rocked!
Klice throws out a leg kick but Tua moves out of range and Klice only half commits.
Klice lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Simbo Klice will probably get the nod.
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.
Klice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tua lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Klice backs up against the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Tua. Those never looked like landing.
Tua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Tua on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Klice defending well as Tua loads up on a big left hand.
Klice avoids the body shot from Tua.
Simbo Klice is winning the standup battle so far.
Klice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tua.
Tua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tua swings for the body but Klice moves out of range.
Klice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Klice misses with a body shot.
Tua throws out a counter right but Klice avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Klice scores with a punch to the head.
Tua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Klice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Klice moves away from the strike by Tua.
Tua is breathing heavily.
Klice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klice slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Tua misses the target.
Tua's jab looks to have found its range, popping Klice under the eye.
Klice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tua throws out the jab.
Klice bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Klice misses the target.
Klice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tua manages to avoid it.
Tua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klice is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tua misses with a straight left.
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klice moves away.
A quick step to the side and Klice tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tua throws a right hand that misses
and Klice counters with a nice uppercut.
Tua catches Klice with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tua misses with a lunging right hand
and Klice counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Tua has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Simbo Klice!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Simbo Klice waved his t-shirt featuring Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Cowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zivic comes to the cage accompanied by La La Girl by Paffendorf. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fritzie Zivic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jared Cowen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zivic connects with a right hand. Cowen shakes it off.
Cowen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zivic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cowen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Cowen misses.
Zivic walks into a stiff left hand from Cowen.
Cowen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot lands for Zivic.
Cowen slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Zivic.
Cowen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cowen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despite the aggression on Cowen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zivic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowen manages to avoid it.
Zivic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zivic looks to throw the jab but Cowen is out of range.
Zivic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zivic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zivic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zivic connects with a crisp jab.
Zivic misses with a jab to the body
and Cowen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zivic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cowen's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivic misses with a left hand
and Cowen counters with a body kick.
Zivic throws the left hand but Cowen avoids the punch easily.
Zivic fails to land with a series of punches.
Zivic connects with the punch.
Zivic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zivic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cowen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cowen throws a solid leg kick but Zivic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cowen.
Zivic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cowen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cowen slips under a jab from Zivic.
Cowen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zivic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zivic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowen.
Zivic lands a lovely overhand right.
Cowen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cowen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zivic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cowen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Fritzie Zivic has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zivic. Cowen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fritzie Zivic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zivic.
Zivic loads up on a big right hand but Cowen slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cowen misses.
A jab from Zivic misses.
Cowen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zivic misses the shot to the body.
Cowen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zivic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cowen.
Zivic doesn't manage to clinch there - Cowen circles away.
Cowen digs a good hook to Zivic's body.
Zivic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zivic throws a leg kick but Cowen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cowen connects with a leg kick. Zivic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zivic misses with a hook
and Cowen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zivic misses with a wild body shot.
Zivic has Cowen up against the cage in a clinch.
Cowen is trying to maintain a safe position but Zivic gets an underhook and turns Cowen into the cage.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
Cowen lands with a left to the head.
Zivic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowen manages to break the clinch.
Cowen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zivic.
Cowen pushes Zivic away with a front kick.
Cowen connects with a right hand. Zivic shakes it off.
Cowen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zivic back to the cage. Cowen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cowen drops his shoulder and cracks Zivic with a huge uppercut! Zivic goes down! Can Cowen finish him?
Zivic is rocked!
Zivic is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Bruize Brothers that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zivic wants to sweep but no luck.
Oh Zivic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zivic can't keep his opponent in guard - Cowen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zivic seems to have got his legs back now.
Zivic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zivic is staying active underneath Cowen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cowen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zivic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cowen trying to control the action but Zivic is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zivic's head.
Cowen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zivic's head.
Zivic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zivic is looking to improve his position.
Zivic is defending against the submission attempts here by Cowen.
Zivic trying to hold on to Cowen's head to control him but Cowen postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zivic is not content to let Cowen control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Cowen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fritzie Zivic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zivic clinches up with Cowen and pushes him back against the cage.
Cowen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zivic misses with the head strike.
Cowen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zivic backwards.
Cowen throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowen.
Zivic has a couple of punches blocked by Cowen.
Zivic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zivic lands with a light punch inside.
Zivic swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zivic cracks Cowen with a nice body shot.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowen controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Zivic.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cowen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice left hand lands by Zivic.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowen's elbow.
Cowen has had enough of the clinch but Zivic keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivic scores with a shoulder strike.
Zivic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cowen backwards.
Zivic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cowen is breathing heavily.
Cowen throws a head punch that misses.
Zivic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zivic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cowen backwards.
Cowen looking to slow down the pace here.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jared Cowen has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Zivic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cowen is looking to break free of the clinch but Zivic has double underhooks.
Zivic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cowen backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowen.
Zivic blocking some punches.
Zivic misses with an elbow over the top.
Cowen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowen prevents a body shot from Zivic.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowen controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zivic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zivic working aggressively here.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Cowen avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
The referee calls for Cowen to work.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Cowen avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
Zivic tries to work over Cowen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fritzie Zivic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
Zivic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zivic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zivic lands with a light punch inside.
Zivic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cowen misses with a punch to the body.
Cowen has Zivic pushed against the cage.
Zivic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zivic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zivic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowen is trying to maintain a safe position but Zivic gets an underhook and turns Cowen into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cowen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zivic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowen controls his hands.
Zivic lands with a left to the head.
Zivic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zivic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cowen is trying to break the clinch but Zivic is controlling him.
Zivic misses with some punches.
Zivic works on Cowen's body with a couple of short punches.
Zivic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zivic.
Zivic cracks Cowen with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zivic 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!
Zivic lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cowen fails to land.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Cowen avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
Zivic can't find room to land a body shot as Cowen controls the action.
Zivic lands with a right to the head.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cowen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zivic lands with a light punch inside.
Cowen misses with some punches.
Zivic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowen effectively controlling the action here.
Zivic can't find room to land a body shot as Cowen controls the action.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Zivic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic dominated that second 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.
Zivic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zivic doesn't manage to clinch there - Cowen circles away.
Cowen takes one on the button.
Cowen walks into a left hand.
Cowen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zivic moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Zivic.
Cowen prevents a body shot from Zivic.
Cowen is trying to break the clinch but Zivic is controlling him.
Cowen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cowen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cowen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zivic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zivic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cowen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zivic lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Zivic.
Zivic swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Zivic as the two fighters clinch.
Zivic pushes Cowen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zivic tries a body shot but Cowen blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zivic throws an elbow but misses.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowen's elbow.
Zivic tries to work over Cowen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cowen trying to control the position but instead, Zivic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cowen into the cage.
Zivic blocking some punches.
Zivic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zivic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zivic lands a left hand.
Zivic is leaning against Cowen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zivic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Zivic.
Zivic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zivic pushes Cowen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowen has a couple of punches blocked by Zivic.
Zivic cracks Cowen with a nice body shot.
Zivic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cowen misses with a punch on the inside.
Zivic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cowen being controlled against the cage.
Zivic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zivic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cowen backwards.
Zivic tries a knee to the head but Cowen blocks it.
Zivic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zivic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zivic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cowen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowen takes a shot to the head.
Zivic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cowen.
Zivic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zivic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cowen backwards.
Cowen is rocked!
Zivic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cowen is still on wobbly legs! Can Zivic finish him?
Zivic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cowen or not.
Cowen seems to have recovered his senses.
Zivic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowen controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Zivic.
Zivic lands a nice shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zivic as Cowen tries to tie him up.
Zivic lands with a short shot to the head.
Zivic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zivic slows down the pace here.
Cowen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
Cowen trying to stall but Zivic improves his position.
A right hook to the body lands for Zivic.
Zivic lands a shot 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!
Zivic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zivic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
Zivic gets through Cowen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zivic scores with a shoulder strike.
Zivic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cowen backwards.
Zivic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zivic lands a body shot.
Zivic gets through Cowen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zivic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cowen can do to turn this around?
Zivic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cowen prevents a body shot from Zivic.
Zivic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cowen backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zivic misses with a straight right.
Cowen misses with a low kick.
Zivic wants to clinch.
Cowen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zivic throws out a loose jab but Cowen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Cowen tenderised Zivic's leg. Zivic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cowen avoids the body shot from Zivic.
Cowen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zivic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cowen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zivic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zivic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zivic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cowen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zivic.
Zivic lands a nice shot that snaps Cowen's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cowen.
Zivic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowen manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Cowen.
Cowen throws a front kick aimed at Zivic's knee but Zivic avoids it well.
Zivic throws a jab when Cowen was well out of range.
Cowen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zivic.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cowen! But no joy.
Zivic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zivic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zivic throws a solid leg kick but Cowen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zivic.
Zivic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zivic throws a hook to the side of Cowen's head but Cowen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zivic throws a lazy uppercut
and Cowen counters with a low kick, right behind Zivic 's knee.
A cross from Cowen lands.
Zivic connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zivic tried to score with a low kick but Cowen checks it.
Zivic misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zivic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cowen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cowen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zivic misses the shot to the body.
Fritzie Zivic is winning the standup battle so far.
Zivic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zivic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowen manages to avoid it.
Cowen throws out a counter right but Zivic avoids it with no problem.
Cowen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zivic.
Cowen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zivic.
Zivic closes the distance and clinches.
Zivic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zivic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zivic.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowen.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
Zivic blocks an uppercut.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Cowen avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic has a couple of punches blocked by Cowen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cowen.
Cowen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Cowen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowen lands a shoulder strike.
Cowen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cowen breaks the clinch.
Zivic scores with a shot to the body.
Zivic throws a poor cross that misses
and Cowen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Zivic misses.
Cowen moves out of range of the strikes.
Cowen misses with a wild body shot.
Zivic slips under a jab.
Zivic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cowen. Cowen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zivic slips a jab from Cowen.
Zivic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowen loads up on a big right hand but Zivic slips the punch.
Zivic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zivic checks a low kick from Cowen.
Cowen walks into a stiff left hand from Zivic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zivic tests Cowen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Zivic misses.
Zivic missing with a left hand there. Cowen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zivic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cowen looking to slow down the pace here.
Zivic lands with a left to the head.
Zivic blocking some punches.
Zivic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zivic lands a body shot.
Cowen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic misses with a body punch.
Cowen breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic had his way with Jared Cowen in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Zivic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zivic connects with a nice looking jab.
Zivic looks to score with a jab to the body but Cowen is just out of range.
Zivic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cowen ducks under a wild hook from Zivic.
Cowen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zivic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cowen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zivic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zivic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cowen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zivic circles away quickly and effectively.
Cowen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cowen slips under a jab from Zivic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Zivic misses.
Cowen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zivic avoids the body shot from Cowen.
Zivic lands a head shot.
Zivic misses with a straight left.
Cowen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zivic moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivic fails to land with a series of punches.
Zivic throws an overhand right that lands on Cowen's shoulder, as Cowen tries to avoid the shot.
Zivic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowen.
Zivic misses with a straight left.
Zivic scores with the left hand. Cowen knows he should have avoided that one.
Zivic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zivic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zivic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cowen.
Cowen misses with a looping left.
Zivic thumps Cowen with a low kick.
Zivic's corner calls for a 1-2. Zivic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cowen takes a swing at Zivic's ribcage but misses.
Zivic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zivic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zivic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zivic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cowen misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Zivic.
Cowen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zivic throws out the jab.
Cowen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cowen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cowen drops his hands momentarily and Zivic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zivic throws a right hand that misses
and Cowen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zivic swings for the body but Cowen moves out of range.
As Zivic backs off Cowen throws a huge counter combo but Zivic manages to avoid it all.
Zivic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice straight punches there by Cowen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cowen.
Cowen loads up on a big right hand but Zivic slips the punch.
Zivic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cowen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Zivic misses.
Zivic works the jab nicely.
Zivic looks to throw the jab but Cowen is out of range.
Zivic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cowen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cowen throws a hook but Zivic blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cowen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cowen slips a straight right by Zivic.
Cowen misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zivic. Cowen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zivic moves into the clinch.
Cowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowen misses the target.
Fritzie Zivic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zivic misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Zivic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A cross from Zivic lands.
Zivic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cowen to score with a decent uppercut.
Cowen wants to slow Zivic down by chopping away at his legs.
Zivic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cowen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zivic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zivic's head backwards.
Cowen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Zivic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cowen.
Zivic looks to land a right hand but Cowen moved out of range.
Cowen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cowen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zivic.
The fighters circling - Zivic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zivic connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Zivic misses.
Zivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jared Cowen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cowen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the body from Zivic misses
and Cowen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cowen misses with a head kick.
Zivic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zivic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zivic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cowen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fritzie Zivic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zivic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fritzie Zivic!
Fritzie Zivic retains his light heavyweight title!
Fritzie Zivic really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that AnonymouS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
78% |
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