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TIT 57 - Baby v Battock PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 3226 p4p, 320 weight class) and Jordan Wright (ranked 6192 p4p, 508 weight class). Jordan Wright will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Excellent 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Narz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jordan Wright!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz drives through and clinches with Wright against the cage.
Narz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narz tightens his grip and picks Wright up, before dumping him to the ground. Wright manages to land in guard.
Narz stands and throws Wright's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Narz prevents Wright from escaping the position.
Wright tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Narz looking for the RNC.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wright is trying to get back to his feet but Narz has full control of the position and if anything, Wright has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Narz looking for the choke but no joy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wright is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Narz gets his way!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good control from Narz.
Wright is keeping busy.
Narz is cranking Wright's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Wright! He's tightened the choke and Wright is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Peter Narz!
Peter Narz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 2771 p4p, 286 weight class) and Wilner Fatiman (ranked 6063 p4p, 499 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Diddy - Dirty Money - Coming Home ft. Skylar Grey. Fatiman has chosen Zion Train as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wilner Fatiman!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks for a takedown but Fatiman sprawls well.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fatiman sprawls well. Fatiman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fatiman defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Fatiman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fatiman misses with a few strikes there.
John Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fatiman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Johnson shoots in but Fatiman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fatiman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Fatiman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fatiman's waist but Fatiman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Fatiman wants to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch position.
Fatiman throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatiman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fatiman.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Fatiman throws a counter combo.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fatiman trying to control the position.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Fatiman has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fatiman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson works over Fatiman with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson stands up over Fatiman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fatiman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson is working Fatiman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson stops Fatiman from standing up.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Fatiman wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson is working Fatiman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fatiman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is in close to Fatiman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson works over Fatiman with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Fatiman's brow.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fatiman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fatiman looks winded!
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson cracks Fatiman with a solid left hand.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
We've been informed that Fatiman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Fatiman is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fatiman's head.
Fatiman is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson distracts Fatiman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson 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.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson cracks Fatiman with a solid left hand.
Johnson is working Fatiman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Fatiman covers up, he's hurt! Johnson keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Johnson and the ref steps in to end the fight! Johnson can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Johnson!
A very excited looking John Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denis Prager (ranked 2787 p4p, 341 weight class) and Nico Kicker (ranked 8145 p4p, 681 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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192 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denis Prager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nico Kicker!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicker gets caught flat footed, as Prager shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kicker wants to sweep but no luck.
Prager throws a big right hand that misses.
Prager is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kicker is looking to stand up but Prager isn't so interested in that idea.
Prager is pushing down on Kicker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kicker is fighting to maintain full guard but Prager has managed to sneak the leg through.
Prager sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kicker defending well though.
Prager moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prager lands a few punches from side control.
Prager misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Prager scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prager creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kicker sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
A lull in the action here as Prager stalls from top position.
Kicker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Prager remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Prager working the body and head with strikes.
Prager content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Prager 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.
Prager landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prager scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kicker trying to remain calm as Prager controls from the top position.
Kicker taking a bit of punishment here - Prager scoring with strikes.
Kicker is rocked!
Kicker looks winded!
Prager moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kicker felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prager scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kicker to see if he's OK.
Prager lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four 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.
Kicker is letting Prager control him for a moment.
Prager scoring with punches and elbows.
Prager lands a nice forearm strike.
Prager cracks Kicker with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Prager immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Kicker is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Prager!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denis Prager!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tiger (ranked 774 p4p, 82 weight class) and Lirik Chan (ranked 1879 p4p, 190 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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Great elbows
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lirik Chan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan lands an overhand right.
Chan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tiger.
Chan looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Tiger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lirik Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger moves into range and clinches up with Chan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tiger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chan's brow.
Our sources have told us that Tiger has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Chan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chan managing to block the knees to the body from Tiger.
Chan avoids the elbow strike from Tiger, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan managing to block the knees to the body from Tiger.
Tiger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chan blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger throws an elbow but it misses.
Chan stalling against the cage.
Tiger lands a good knee to the midsection. Chan won't want to take too many of those.
Tiger scores with a knee to the head.
Tiger pushes off an throws an elbow but Chan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chan avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiger.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tiger throws an elbow but misses.
Chan looking to stall.
Chan is pushing Tiger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chan trying to control the position but instead, Tiger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chan into the cage.
Tiger lands a damaging elbow.
Chan is looking to control Tiger's arms but Tiger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chan has his back to the cage.
Tiger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tiger misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan leaning against his opponent.
Chan avoiding damage as Tiger throws knees to the body.
Tiger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the head but Chan blocks with his arms.
Tiger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tiger working Chan over with knees to the body.
Tiger lands a knee to the head.
Tiger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chan controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chan's defenses.
Chan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tiger seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chan can turn it around.
Tiger lands a knee to the body.
Chan avoiding damage as Tiger throws knees to the body.
Tiger lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan looking to stall.
Tiger lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tiger dominated that round.
That's time! Tiger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chan misses the shot to the body.
Tiger clinches up with Chan and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chan can do to turn this around?
Tiger throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chan blocks an elbow strike.
Tiger missing with knees to the body.
Tiger misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger looking to throw knees to the head but Chan is blocking nicely.
Chan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees to the body from Tiger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger crunches a lovely knee into Chan's ribcage.
A frustrated look appears on Chan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chan avoids it.
Tiger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chan blocks an elbow strike from Tiger.
Chan is looking to control Tiger's arms but Tiger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chan has his back to the cage.
Tiger lands an elbow that stopped Chan in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Lirik Chan has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiger.
Tiger lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chan dodges an elbow strike from Tiger.
Tony Tiger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chan blocks an elbow strike.
Chan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chan managing to block the knees to the body from Tiger.
Tiger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tiger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tiger lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chan taking a breather.
Tiger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tiger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tiger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chan controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tiger throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger misses with an elbow strike.
Tiger landing knees to the body.
Tiger looking to throw knees to the head but Chan is blocking nicely.
Tiger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Tiger.
Tiger misses with a knee to the head.
Chan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiger misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
Chan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tiger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lirik Chan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tiger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Tony Tiger has been cut.
Chan throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Chan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tiger momentarily.
Tiger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan lands with an uppercut that bounces Tiger off the cage and back into range.
Chan misses with a hook. Tiger ducked under it nicely.
Chan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chan throws a body punch but Tiger moves out of range.
Chan throws a body punch but Tiger moves out of range.
Chan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tiger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
Chan throws a hook but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chan.
Tiger takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger lands an elbow that stopped Chan in his tracks for a moment.
Tiger tries to land knees in the clinch but Chan avoids the damage to the body.
Chan blocks an elbow strike from Tiger.
Tiger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tiger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiger tries a knee to the head but Chan blocks it.
Tiger lands an elbow that stopped Chan in his tracks for a moment.
Chan avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger lands an elbow just above Chan 's eye.
Chan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tiger is keeping busy.
Chan managing to block the knees to the body from Tiger.
Tiger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tiger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chan blocks it with crossed arms.
Chan blocks an elbow strike.
Chan avoids the elbow strike from Tiger, against the cage.
Tiger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chan is trying to break the clinch but Tiger has him pressed against the cage.
Tony Tiger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tiger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chan tries to break free but Tiger pushes him back against the cage.
Chan trying to stall but Tiger improves his position.
Lirik Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chan blocks an elbow strike.
Chan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tiger lands an elbow just above Chan 's eye.
Tiger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiger prevents Chan from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Tiger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tiger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Tiger!
After winning the bout, Tony Tiger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tua (ranked 3638 p4p, 124 weight class) and Hassan Saint Orloff (ranked 8002 p4p, 147 weight class). David Tua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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268 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hassan Saint Orloff!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint Orloff connects with the punch.
Saint Orloff slips under a jab from Tua.
A clash of legs there as Tua blocks the low kick.
Tua cracks Saint Orloff with an open hand slap.
Tua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saint Orloff throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Orloff misses the jab.
Tua is looking to counter the offense by Saint Orloff and move into the clinch.
A slow jab from Saint Orloff misses its intended target.
Saint Orloff lands with a nice body punch.
Tua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Tua on the inside.
Tua can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Orloff controls the action.
Tua misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint Orloff is trying to force a seperation but Tua has the dominant position.
Tua pushes Saint Orloff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Orloff is trying to push Tua away but Tua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saint Orloff blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua tries to throw a body punch but Saint Orloff avoids it by throwing Tua back against the cage.
Tua misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tua fails to land.
Tua tries a body shot but Saint Orloff blocks it.
Tua lands a hook that snaps the head of Saint Orloff backwards.
Tua misses with some punches.
Tua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint Orloff's efforts to push away.
Tua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Tua.
Saint Orloff blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint Orloff breaks from the clinch.
Tua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tua looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Saint Orloff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tua closes the distance and pushes Saint Orloff back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tua.
Saint Orloff is trying to force a seperation but Tua has the dominant position.
Saint Orloff tries to work over Tua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua throws a head punch that misses.
Tua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tua lands a nice shot to the body.
Tua tries a body shot but Saint Orloff blocks it.
Tua misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Orloff blocks an uppercut.
Saint Orloff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tua tries a body shot but Saint Orloff blocks it.
Saint Orloff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tua.
Saint Orloff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saint Orloff.
Tua ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saint Orloff misses the shot to the body.
Tua clinches up with Saint Orloff and pushes him back against the cage.
Tua lands a hook that snaps the head of Saint Orloff backwards.
Tua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Orloff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint Orloff is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tua.
Saint Orloff tries to break free but Tua pushes him back against the cage.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint Orloff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saint Orloff.
Tua has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Orloff.
Tua keeps control of Saint Orloff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tua misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint Orloff's efforts to push away.
Tua tries a body shot but Saint Orloff blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Tua dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tua takes a swing at Saint Orloff's ribcage but misses.
Saint Orloff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hassan Saint Orloff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Saint Orloff does no damage.
Tua ducks under a wild hook from Saint Orloff.
Saint Orloff throws a right hand that Tua ducks under and follows up with a left that Tua also avoids with ease.
Tua is looking to counter the offense by Saint Orloff and move into the clinch.
Saint Orloff tries to keep at a distance but Tua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Orloff is looking to break free of the clinch but Tua has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tua has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Orloff.
Saint Orloff blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Tua fails to land.
Tua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saint Orloff can do to turn this around?
Tua breaks the clinch.
Saint Orloff lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saint Orloff tries to keep at a distance but Tua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saint Orloff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Orloff blocks an uppercut.
Saint Orloff can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
Saint Orloff cracks Tua with a nice body shot.
Tua lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saint Orloff or not.
Tua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint Orloff's efforts to push away.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Tua.
Tua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tua misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Orloff wants to get back to striking at distance but Tua won't allow it.
Tua misses with the head strike.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Orloff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua misses with a punch on the inside.
Tua struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint Orloff controls his hands.
Tua struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint Orloff controls his hands.
Tua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint Orloff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with the head strike.
Tua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint Orloff's efforts to push away.
Tua lands a right hand.
Saint Orloff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saint Orloffs head.
Tua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tua throws a head punch that misses.
Tua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Orloff's elbow.
Saint Orloff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tua gets a clinch.
Tua can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Orloff controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua working aggressively here.
Tua throws a head punch that misses.
Saint Orloff is trying to force a seperation but Tua has the dominant position.
Tua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tua tries to work over Saint Orloff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint Orloff blocks a body shot from Tua.
Saint Orloff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saint Orloff prevents a body shot from Tua.
Tua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Tua dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Saint Orloff slips under a jab.
Tua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tua instigates a clinch.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Tua misses with a hook from the clinch.
David Tua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saint Orloff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua misses with a straight left.
Saint Orloff tries to keep at a distance but Tua has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua working aggressively here.
Tua tries to work over Saint Orloff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Orloff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Orloff.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Orloff blocking some punches.
Saint Orloff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tua swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint Orloff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint Orloff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saint Orloff can't break the clinch.
Tua tries to work over Saint Orloff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tua misses with some punches.
Hassan Saint Orloff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua stalling the fight.
Tua tries to work over Saint Orloff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tua has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Saint Orloff is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint Orloff throws out the jab.
Tua tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Saint Orloff manages to circle out of the way.
Tua feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Saint Orloff sprawling to the canvas! Saint Orloff rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tua finish him?!
Saint Orloff is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Orloff swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
Saint Orloff is still on wobbly legs! Can Tua finish him?
Tua lands an uppercut, right on the button! Saint Orloff tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Tua!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Haymon (ranked 1390 p4p, 33 weight class) and Ronaldo Alves (ranked 3030 p4p, 104 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Al Haymon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronaldo Alves!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haymon misses with a hook.
Alves tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Haymon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Haymon.
Haymon misses with a looping right.
Alves tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Haymon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Haymon coming out on top.
It looks like Ronaldo Alves has been cut.
Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haymon.
Alves tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Al Haymon 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.
A left lands for Haymon.
Haymon cracks Alves with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Haymon has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Alves to stand back up!
Alves is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haymon throws a monster overhand right that drops Alves! Haymon follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Haymon!
Al Haymon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Katou (ranked 1540 p4p, 225 weight class) and Randall Steve (ranked 4006 p4p, 493 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Katou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randall Steve!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Steve.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Katou ducks down to avoid it.
Katou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve needs to keep his hands up - Katou had a free shot at his head there.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Katou misses.
Steve with a jab.
Katou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Katou throws a big counter combination but Steve scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Katou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steve lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve circles away quickly and effectively.
Steve throws out a counter right but Katou avoids it with no problem.
Katou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Katou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steve lands with a right hand.
Katou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Katou gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steve lands a jab.
Nice shot lands for Steve.
Steve misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve scores with a body shot.
Katou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steve can't break the clinch.
Steve is looking to break free of the clinch but Katou has double underhooks.
Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Steve misses.
Katou misses with a hook
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steve feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Katous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steve lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Katou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katou is looking to clinch.
Katou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Katou tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve pushes Katou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katou tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Katou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Katou moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Katou momentarily.
Steve digs a good body shot into Katou's ribs.
Katou gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Katou listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steve's coach down at Blood Warrior was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steve's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Steve lands with a shot to the body.
Steve throws a body punch but Katou moves out of range.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Katou's shoulder, as Katou tries to avoid the shot.
Steve fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Katou on the side of the head.
Katou ducks right into an uppercut from Steve.
Jab from Steve.
Steve throws a jab when Katou was well out of range.
Katou tries to counter by clinching up but Steve breaks away and moves out of range.
Steve keeps the fight on the outside.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Katou ducks down to avoid it.
Katou changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Katou misses with an uppercut.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Katou backs up against the cage.
Steve slips a jab and a cross from Katou.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a hook but Katou avoids it easily.
Steve connects with a good right hand that stumbles Katou. Katou circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
Katou misses with a two punch combination.
Steve keeps the fight on the outside.
Katou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Katou off the cage and back into range.
Steve tries to keep at a distance but Katou has taken the fight into the clinch.
Katou digs a right hand into Steve's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steve's gas tank.
Katou blocks an uppercut.
Katou lands a hook that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Steve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katou tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Steve throws the left hand but Katou avoids the punch easily.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Katou. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steve darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Katou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Steve bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Katou's head backwards.
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Katou off the cage and back into range.
Katou tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Katou moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steve with a hook.
Steve scores with a crisp jab that stopped Katou in his tracks.
Steve connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Katou shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Katou tries to clinch up.
Katou misses with a right hand
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Katou looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katou closes the distance and clinches.
Katou throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Katou is looking to control Steve's arms but Steve gets an underhook and turns him. Now Katou has his back to the cage.
Steve breaks the clinch.
Katou takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Steve dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Steve thuds a left hand into Katou's body.
A jab from Steve misses.
Katou tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Katou staying out of range there.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve misses with a two punch combination.
Katou scores with the left hand. Steve knows he should have avoided that one.
Katou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steve punishes Katou's body with a nice straight punch.
Katou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Katou tries to clinch up.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katou takes the fight into the clinch.
Katou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steve fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katou takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Katou. Those never looked like landing.
Katou walks into a straight right hand from Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katou clinches up against the cage.
Katou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Steve.
Steve lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
Steve lands an uppercut.
Steve breaks from the clinch.
Steve throws a shot to the body.
Joe Katou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steve digs a good body shot into Katou's ribs.
Katou drops his hands momentarily and Steve takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steve throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Katou on the side of the head.
Steve thuds a left hand into Katou's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Katou walks into a stiff left hand from Steve.
Katou gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steve.
Steve fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Katou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve slips a jab from Katou.
Katou tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Katou is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steve.
Left hook, right uppercut from Katou.
Katou takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steve lands a jab to the head.
Katou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Katou tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve lands with a good body shot.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Steve connects with a jab.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Steve dodges the punch combination from Katou.
Steve lands a nice hook to Katou's body. Katou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steve throws out a powerful jab.
Steve avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katou throws a predictable looking body shot
and Katou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve lands a slapping body shot.
Katou doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Katou loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
Katou changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Steve scores with a hook to the body. Katou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steve punishes Katou's body with a nice straight punch.
Katou moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Katou misses with a body shot.
Katou misses with a right hand
and Steve counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve jabs Katou to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Katou misses with a two punch combination.
Steve lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Katou's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steve connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Katou scrambles back to his feet.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve with a jab.
Randall Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve connects with a right hand. Katou shakes it off.
The crowd cheers as Steve lands an impressive looking overhand right. Katou doesn't seem phased though.
Katou dodges the punch combination from Steve.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Katou.
Steve let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Katou doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Katou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steve bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Katou's head backwards.
Katou has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Katou slips under a jab from Steve.
Steve misses with a looping right.
Katou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve connects with a right hand. Katou shakes it off.
Katou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Katou feinted with a counter takedown.
Katou takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Steve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Katou closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steve counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steve lands with a nice body punch.
Steve misses with a hook. Katou ducked under it nicely.
Katou forces Steve back against the cage and clinches.
Katou looking to stall.
Katou has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Katou breaks from the clinch.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve catches Katou with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A right-left combo lands from Steve.
Steve lands a glancing blow to the side of Katou's head.
Katou rushes Steve and presses him up against the cage.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katou.
Katou stalling against the cage.
Katou digs a right hand underneath Steve's ribcage. Steve let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Steve.
A right hand to the body from Steve.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katou breaks from the clinch.
Katou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steve tests Katou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steve connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Katou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steve cracks a nice hook into Katou's ribs.
Steve lands with a shot to the body.
Steve scores with a jab.
Steve sizes up Katou with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Katou wants to clinch up but Steve keeps it at a distance.
Katou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Katou looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Katou slips a jab from Steve.
Katou misses with a jab to the body
and Steve counters with a three punch combo that has Katou backing up. Katou nods at Steve to acknowledge the strikes.
Katou misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Katou. Those never looked like landing.
Katou fails to land with a series of punches.
Katou takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steve uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Katou has time to react.
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Katou off the cage and back into range.
Steve connects with a good right hand that stumbles Katou. Katou circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A lazy left from Steve finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Katou misses the target.
Steve moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Katou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steve thuds a left hand into Katou's body.
Steve scores with a nice strike.
Katou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Steve changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Katou closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Steve keeps the fight on the outside.
Randall Steve is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Katou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steve bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Katou's head backwards.
Katou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve stuns Katou with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steve scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Steve lands a nice hook to Katou's body. Katou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steve tests Katou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot lands for Steve.
Katou misses with an uppercut.
Katou tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Katou.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve catches Katou with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve scores with a one two! Katou had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from Steve finds it's way through Katou's defenses.
A jab from Steve does it's job there.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Katou tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Katou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Katou tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Katou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Katou avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katou throws a combination that misses
and Steve counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joe Katou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katou misses with a combination
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Steve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steve winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Steve!
During a confident post fight interview, Randall Steve 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Den Dennis (ranked 646 p4p, 77 weight class) and Drake Bell (ranked 1027 p4p, 121 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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139 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Den Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drake Bell!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennis keeps the fight on the outside.
Dennis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bell forces Dennis back against the cage and clinches.
Dennis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bell is stalling here.
A right hook to the body lands for Bell.
Dennis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dennis prevents a body shot from Bell.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bell avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dennis in his tracks.
Dennis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dennis lands a leg kick that knocks Bell off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell wants to clinch.
Bell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dennis lands with a slapping head kick.
We've been told by Dennis's head coaches at Ferocious Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dennis counters with a low kick, right behind Bell 's knee.
Dennis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dennis with a body shot.
Dennis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dennis throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with a body punch
and Dennis counters with a good low kick that Bell was not able to check.
Bell swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bell closes the distance and clinches.
Bell misses with a body punch.
Dennis misses with a knee strike.
Bell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Denniss head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dennis scores a nice knee to the body.
Bell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dennis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bell's face.
Bell misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Bell.
Bell stalling in the clinch but Dennis improves position.
Dennis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dennis blocks a body shot from Bell.
Dennis lands a knee to the body.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Dennis avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dennis.
Dennis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dennis manages to break the clinch.
Bell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dennis breaks from the clinch.
Bell misses with a straight left.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dennis slips a straight right by Bell.
Nice body kick from Dennis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Dennis misses.
Bell unleashes a big counter combination but Dennis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dennis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bell if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dennis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dennis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dennis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bell counters with a series of strikes. Dennis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dennis tried to score with a low kick but Bell checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bell! But no joy.
Dennis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bell moves into range and clinches up with Dennis.
Bell tries a body shot but Dennis blocks it.
Bell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Den Dennis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dennis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bell wants to clinch.
Dennis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Bell wants to clinch up but Dennis keeps it at a distance.
Dennis misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis misses with a body kick.
Bell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dennis breaks from the clinch.
Bell tries to clinch but Dennis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell lands with a shot to the body.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch but Dennis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dennis tried to counter with a leg kick but Bell avoided it.
Bell lands an overhand right.
Dennis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bell's sensitive parts.
Bell forces Dennis back against the cage and clinches.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Bell pushes Dennis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dennis breaks from the clinch.
Dennis throws a wild body kick that Bell sees coming a mile off.
Bell swings for the body but Dennis moves out of range.
Dennis swats away the attempt to clinch by Bell.
Bell wants to clinch but Dennis slips to the side
and Dennis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Dennis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dennis misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Bell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Bell blocks the low kick.
Bell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dennis is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bell is looking to clinch but Dennis is avoiding it.
Dennis gets tackled into the cage by Bell. Bell maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dennis misses with a knee strike.
Bell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dennis's elbow.
Bell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Dennis.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bell avoids it.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Dennis avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Bell misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bell.
A right hand to the body from Bell.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dennis blocks a body shot from Bell.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bell.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bell.
Dennis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dennis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dennis throws a solid leg kick but Bell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dennis.
Bell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bell misses with a jab to the body
and Dennis counters with a nice leg kick.
Dennis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dennis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis lands a leg kick that knocks Bell off balance momentarily.
Dennis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dennis throws a solid leg kick but Bell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dennis.
Dennis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bell lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch but Dennis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dennis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Den Dennis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Bell tries to clinch up
and Dennis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bell misses with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dennis - the referee stops the clock and Bell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dennis. Bell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bell doesn't manage to clinch there - Dennis circles away.
Dennis scores with a push kick.
Bell clinches up with Dennis and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis manages to break the clinch.
Dennis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
Dennis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses with some punches.
Bell throws a punch but it's blocked by Dennis.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dennis lands a good knee to the midsection. Bell won't want to take too many of those.
Bell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dennis misses with a knee strike.
Dennis manages to break the clinch.
Bell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dennis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Dennis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dennis. That's going to slow Bell down.
Bell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dennis.
Dennis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dennis. That's going to slow Bell down.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Dennis is just out of range.
Bell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Dennis misses with a kick to the body.
Den Dennis is winning the standup battle so far.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch but Dennis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bell tries to clinch there but Dennis circles away.
Dennis wants to slow Bell down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dennis. That's going to slow Bell down.
Dennis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bell to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Dennis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell looks to clinch
and Dennis counters with a leg kick.
Dennis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dennis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dennis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dennis avoids the body shot from Bell.
Den Dennis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dennis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bell blocks a head kick by Dennis.
Bell throws out a counter right but Dennis avoids it with no problem.
Bell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dennis counters with a leg kick.
Bell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dennis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bell has Dennis up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bell.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bell tries a body shot but Dennis blocks it.
Bell is trying to maintain a safe position but Dennis gets an underhook and turns Bell into the cage.
Dennis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bell can do to turn this around?
Bell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dennis.
Bell looking to stall.
Drake Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Den Dennis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dennis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Den Dennis!
A relieved looking Den Dennis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crack Head (ranked 695 p4p, 99 weight class) and Iggy Manley (ranked 1462 p4p, 199 weight class). Manley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Born in the USA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crack Head!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iggy Manley!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manley fails with the takedown
and Head counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Manley moves forwards but Head connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Head scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Head does no damage.
Manley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manley tries for a takedown but Head sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crack Head has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iggy Manley.
Manley takes one to the side of the head.
Head lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Manley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Manley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manley shoots in but Head avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Head lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manley doesn't seem phased though.
Head thuds his right hand into Manley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Head lands with a cross.
Manley darts in looking for a takedown but Head gets double underhooks and turns Manley into the cage.
We've been told by Head's head coaches at Ferocious Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Manley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Head defends well and Manley ends up having to push Head into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Head was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Head lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head lands with an overhand left.
A left and a right from Head both land. Nice combination.
Manley closes the distance and clinches up with Head, looking for a takedown. Manley pushes Head against the cage but Head circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Manley looks winded!
Head lands with a nice body punch.
Manley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Head fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Head lands a body shot.
Head scores with a nice strike.
Head thuds his right hand into Manley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manley is rocked!
Iggy Manley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Head grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Manley takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Head cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Crack Head!
Crack Head retains his middleweight title!
Crack Head made sure to mention his sponsor, Ace of Spades Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxxy Baby (ranked 313 p4p, 37 weight class) and John Battock (ranked 217 p4p, 27 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxxy Baby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Battock!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby checks a low kick from Battock.
Baby lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baby scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Battock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baby definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baby misses with a left hand
and Battock counters with a two punch combo.
Baby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baby misses with a shot to the body
and Battock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baby's knee momentarily.
Battock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Baby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baby misses the body punch
and Battock counters with a leg kick.
Baby throws out a loose jab but Battock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baby misses with a looping left.
Battock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baby.
Baby missing with a left hand there. Battock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Battock avoids the body shot from Baby.
Baby misses with a looping right.
Baby scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battock with a jab.
Baby lands a glancing blow to the side of Battock's head.
Baby loads up on a big right hand but Battock slips the punch.
Battock is looking for the big counter here.
Maxxy Baby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baby throws out the jab.
Battock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Baby connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Baby misses its intended target.
Baby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battock manages to avoid it.
Baby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baby misses with an uppercut.
Battock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baby.
Baby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Battock's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Battock avoids the body shot from Baby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battock throws a solid leg kick but Baby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Battock.
Baby is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Battock.
Battock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baby misses with a left hand
and Battock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Battock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baby backing away here, and Battock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Baby missing with a left hand there. Battock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Battock throws a solid leg kick but Baby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Battock.
Battock slips under a jab.
Jab from Baby.
Battock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Battock throws a jab when Baby was well out of range.
Battock misses with an uppercut. Baby saw that one coming.
A low kick from Battock is predictable there
and Baby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Battock.
Baby fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baby missing with a left hand there. Battock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baby throws a big shot that misses.
Battock throws an off balance right hand
and Battock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Battock misses with a looping right.
Battock misses with a hook
and Baby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Battock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baby.
Baby takes a swing at Battock's ribcage but misses.
Baby misses with a hook to the body
and Battock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Battock throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Baby misses the target.
Baby gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Battock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby swings widly with a right hand
and Battock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battock moves away.
Battock throws a leg kick but Baby sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Battock doesn't seem bothered though.
Baby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baby misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Battock.
A big right from Baby misses.
A little jabbing left from Battock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Battock sizes up Baby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Battock misses.
It looked like Baby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baby checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battock.
A little feinted left hand from Baby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battock.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Battock 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 Baby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baby lands with a shot to the body.
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 Maxxy Baby 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.
Battock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baby checks it well.
Baby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Battock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baby finds it's way round the side to connect with Battock's head.
Battock ducks under a wild hook from Baby.
Baby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Battock misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Baby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Battock misses with a right hand
and Baby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Battock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baby.
Baby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Battock. Battock obviously looking to wear him down.
Baby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Battock might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Baby has got the better of the exchanges.
Battock tried to score with a low kick but Baby checks it.
Baby looks to throw the jab but Battock is out of range.
Baby lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Battock backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby looks to score with a jab to the body but Battock is just out of range.
Baby walks into a straight right hand from Battock.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baby. Battock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baby throws a lazy right hand but Battock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Battock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baby is looking to counter punch.
Battock ducks right into an uppercut from Baby.
A lazy left from Battock finds it's target.
Battock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baby.
Baby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Battock counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Baby there.
Baby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battock manages to avoid it.
Baby swings for the body but Battock moves out of range.
Baby looks to land a right hand but Battock moved out of range.
Battock moves out of range as Baby strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Battock! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Baby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battock misses with an uppercut.
Baby misses with a shot to the body
and Battock counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baby just misses with a punch to the body.
Baby lands a nice shot to the body.
Baby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battock.
Baby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Battock. Battock obviously looking to wear him down.
Battock throws a leg kick but Baby sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baby checks a leg kick nicely.
Battock misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Baby misses the target.
Battock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Battock's corner calls for a 1-2. Battock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baby. Battock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baby throws a jab when Battock was well out of range.
Battock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Battock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Battock feints a counter leg kick.
Baby missing with a left hand there. Battock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baby throws out a loose jab but Battock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Battock has time to react.
Baby walks into a jab.
Baby throws a hook but Battock avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Battock there.
Baby is rocked!
Battock misses with a hook
and Baby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Baby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baby throws the left hand but Battock avoids the punch easily.
Baby seems to have got his legs back now.
Battock misses with a left hand
and Baby counters with a straight right hand.
Battock avoids the body shot from Baby.
Battock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Battock ducks under a wild hook from Baby.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Battock! But no joy.
Battock wants to land a leg kick but Baby is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Baby misses.
Battock throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baby throws out a loose jab but Battock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby connects with a right hand. Battock shakes it off.
Baby scores with a jab to the head.
Battock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Battock on the side of the head.
Baby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battock manages to avoid it.
Baby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Battock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baby misses with a looping left.
Baby throws a hook to the side of Battock's head but Battock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baby ducks under a wild hook from Battock.
Baby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Battock has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxxy Baby dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Battock misses with a straight right.
Baby misses with a right hand
and Battock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baby lands with an overhand left.
Battock throws a big shot that misses.
Baby cracks Battock with an open hand slap.
Battock scores with a leg kick.
Battock looks to land a combination but Baby avoids it well.
A big left from Battock misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Baby misses the target.
Baby digs a good body shot into Battock's ribs.
Baby cracks Battock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Battock scores with a jab to the head.
Baby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Battock doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baby throws a lazy right hand but Battock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baby connects with a body shot that sends Battock's belly button to the back.
Baby slips a straight right by Battock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baby.
Battock throws a jab when Baby was well out of range.
Baby throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Battock to counter with a crisp jab.
Battock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baby checks it well.
Baby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Battock misses with a hook. Baby ducked under it nicely.
Battock misses with a low kick.
Baby misses with a straight right.
A jab from Baby misses.
Baby backing away here, and Battock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Battock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Babys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Baby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Battock slips a jab from Baby.
Baby cracks Battock with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battock throws a hook to the side of Baby's head but Baby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baby scores with a decent looking hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Battock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Baby.
A big right from Baby misses.
Baby misses with a hook. Battock ducked under it nicely.
Battock tries a low kick but Baby avoids it.
Battock ducks under a wild hook from Baby.
Battock flicks out a counter leg kick but Baby steps away.
Battock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baby finds it's way round the side to connect with Battock's head.
Maxxy Baby is winning the standup battle so far.
Baby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Battock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baby scrambles back to his feet.
Baby connects with a body shot.
Battock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baby throws a body punch but Battock moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Battock throws out a counter right but Baby avoids it with no problem.
Battock defending well as Baby loads up on a big left hand.
Baby checks the leg kick nicely there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Battock.
Baby missing with a left hand there. Battock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Battock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battock was well out of range. Poor timing from Baby.
Battock swinging wildly here.
It looked like Baby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baby loads up on a big right hand but Battock slips the punch.
Battock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baby just misses with a punch to the body.
Battock loads up on a big right hand but Baby slips the punch.
Battock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Battock defending well as Baby loads up on a big left hand.
Battock misses with an uppercut
and Baby counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for Baby.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baby checks a low kick from Battock.
Baby defending well as Battock loads up on a big left hand.
Baby checks a leg kick.
Baby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baby cracks Battock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baby checks a low kick from Battock.
Baby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Baby misses with a wild body shot.
Battock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Baby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Maxxy Baby did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baby checks a low kick from Battock.
Battock slips under a jab.
Battock throws a hook to the side of Baby's head but Baby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Baby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Battock.
Baby scores with a nice head shot.
Battock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Battock moves away from the strike by Baby.
Baby looks to score with a jab to the body but Battock is just out of range.
Baby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baby lands a jab to the head.
Battock moves out of range as Baby strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Battock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baby misses with a right hand
and Battock counters with a stiff right hand.
Baby avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baby misses with an uppercut. Battock saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battock throws a hook but Baby avoids it easily.
Battock throws a leg kick but Baby sees it coming and moves out of range.
Battock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baby.
Battock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baby swings widly with a right hand
and Battock counters with a low kick, right behind Baby 's knee.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Battock 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 Baby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Battock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Battock throws a counter combo.
Baby swings for the body but Battock moves out of range.
Battock walks into a stiff left hand from Baby.
Baby throws a hook but Battock avoids it easily.
Battock unleashes a big counter combination but Baby bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Baby looks to land a left hand but Battock moved out of range nicely.
Baby blocks a low kick nicely.
Battock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battock throws a low kick, looking for Baby's leg but Baby calmly moves out of range.
Baby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Battock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baby digs a good hook to Battock's body.
Baby scores with a nice right hand.
Baby misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baby misses the jab.
Battock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Baby is able to avoid easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baby.
Baby throws an overhand right that lands on Battock's shoulder, as Battock tries to avoid the shot.
Battock moves out of range as Baby strikes.
Battock thows a leg kick but Baby checks it
enabling Baby to counter with a crisp jab.
Baby throws an off balance right hand
and Battock counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Battock is predictable there
and Baby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby misses with a few strikes there.
Battock throws a hook but Baby avoids it easily.
Baby misses with a left hand
and Battock counters with a nice uppercut.
Baby scores with a jab to the head.
Baby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battock.
A jab from Baby misses.
Baby takes a swing at Battock's ribcage but misses.
Battock misses with a hook. Baby ducked under it nicely.
Battock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Battock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battock with a jab.
Baby throws a jab when Battock was well out of range.
Baby lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Babys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Battock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Battock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battock.
Battock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Battock moves out of range of the strikes.
Battock cracks Baby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baby misses with a right hand
letting Battock counter with a right hand.
Baby misses with a hook.
Baby backing away here, and Battock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Baby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Maxxy Baby will probably get the nod.
That's time! Baby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Baby misses with a hook. Battock ducked under it nicely.
Baby throws a hook to the side of Battock's head but Battock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Battock ducks under a wild hook from Baby.
Baby scores with a jab.
Baby misses the jab.
Battock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Battock scrambles back to his feet.
Battock throws a leg kick which misses Baby's front leg but catches the back leg as Baby tries to avoid it.
Baby lunges at Battock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Battock's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baby moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baby ducks under a wild hook from Battock.
Battock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Battock slips a straight right by Baby.
Baby looks to land a right hand but Battock moved out of range.
Battock cracks Baby with a good jab.
Battock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baby.
Battock scores with a jab. Baby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battock moves away.
Battock flicks out a counter leg kick but Baby steps away.
Baby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Battock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Baby checks a leg kick.
Battock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Battock misses with an uppercut
and Baby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Battock.
Battock tries to work over Baby's front leg with a kick but Baby checks it.
Battock throws a leg kick but Baby moved away.
John Battock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby throws out a loose jab but Battock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baby throws a hook but Battock blocks it.
Baby clobbers Battock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baby looks to throw the jab but Battock is out of range.
Battock feints a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baby slips a straight right by Battock.
Maxxy Baby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baby lands a body shot.
Baby slips under a jab.
Baby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Battock blocks a jab.
Battock motions for Baby to come forward. Battock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Baby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battock moves away from the strike by Baby.
Baby fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Battock throws a hook but Baby avoids it easily.
Baby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battock moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Baby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baby.
Baby scores with a shot to the body.
Baby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Battock slips a jab from Baby.
Baby throws the left hand but Battock avoids the punch easily.
Battock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baby throws out the jab.
Battock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Battock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Battock slips under a jab from Baby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Battock blocks a jab.
Baby lunges at Battock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Battock's hand.
Battock blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baby moves out of range of the leg kick from Battock.
Baby swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Battock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baby blocks a leg kick.
Baby misses with an uppercut.
Baby tries to clinch but Battock is having none of it.
Battock dips to his left and cracks Baby with an uppercut!
Baby lands a nice hook to Battock's body. Battock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Baby misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Battock misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxxy Baby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baby has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 50:46
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 50:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxxy Baby!
Maxxy Baby retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Maxxy Baby, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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