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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hilly (ranked 1594 p4p, 212 weight class) and John Ishmael (ranked 2140 p4p, 281 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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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Hilly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Ishmael!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishmael dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishmael lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hilly at a distance.
Hilly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ishmael ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hilly throws a lazy right hand but Ishmael sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishmael misses the shot to the body.
Hilly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Hilly misses.
Hilly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ishmael's head.
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
Hilly throws a hook to the side of Ishmael's head but Ishmael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishmael throws an overhand right that lands on Hilly's shoulder, as Hilly tries to avoid the shot.
Ishmael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hilly looks to throw the jab but Ishmael is out of range.
Hilly throws a hook but Ishmael blocks it.
Hilly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ishmael's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ishmael misses with a wild body shot.
Ishmael jabs Hilly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hilly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hilly looks to land a left hand but Ishmael moved out of range nicely.
Ishmael throws a shot to the body.
Ishmael throws a body punch but Hilly moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Ishmael misses
and Hilly moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishmael scores with a hook to the body.
Ishmael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ishmael breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Hilly.
Hilly lands the left hand.
Ishmael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John Ishmael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishmael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishmael.
Ishmael lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ishmael.
Ishmael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hilly punishes Ishmael's body with a nice straight punch.
Ishmael misses with a body shot.
Ishmael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hilly misses the jab.
Ishmael staying out of range there.
Ishmael bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Ishmael releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hilly misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hilly avoids the body shot from Ishmael.
Ishmael is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hilly rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hilly looks to land a right hand but Ishmael moved out of range.
Hilly misses with the combination.
Ishmael jabs at Hilly's body.
Ishmael looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ishmael ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ishmael throws a hook but Hilly blocks it.
Ishmael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
Hilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Ishmael.
Hilly throws the left hand but Ishmael avoids the punch easily.
Hilly throws an overhand right that lands on Ishmael's shoulder, as Ishmael tries to avoid the shot.
Ishmael avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hilly throws a hook but Ishmael blocks it.
Hilly lands a jab to Ishmael's midsection.
Hilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Ishmael.
Hilly misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishmael lands with a shot to the body.
Hilly missing with a left hand there. Ishmael was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ishmael on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Ishmael lands with a shot to the body.
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishmael lands a nice hook to Hilly's body. Hilly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hilly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ishmael misses the shot to the body.
Ishmael just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishmael throws the left hand but Hilly avoids the punch easily.
Hilly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishmael. Hilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishmael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilly wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ishmael.
Ishmael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hilly.
A punch combination from Hilly misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hilly takes a swing at Ishmael's ribcage but misses.
Hilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ishmael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilly manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ishmael ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
Ishmael let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hilly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by Ishmael - just one landing.
Ishmael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishmael.
Hilly throws a big shot that misses.
Ishmael connects with a body shot.
Ishmael moves out of range as Hilly strikes.
Ishmael is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hilly with a body shot.
A big left from Hilly misses.
Hilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishmael avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ishmael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ishmael.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ishmael throws a body punch but Hilly moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Ishmael.
Ishmael misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Hilly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ishmael throws a hook but Hilly avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ishmael dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ishmael misses with a body punch
and Ishmael takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishmael punishes Hilly's body with a nice straight punch.
Ishmael lands a nice hook to Hilly's body. Hilly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hilly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Hilly finds it's way through Ishmael's defenses.
Hilly misses with a hook. Ishmael ducked under it nicely.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly looks to land a right hand but Ishmael moved out of range.
Hilly lands a jab to Ishmael's midsection.
Ishmael connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ishmael misses with a shot to the body
and Hilly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hilly.
A head punch on the inside from Hilly fails to land.
Hilly tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishmael avoids the damage to the body.
Ishmael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilly prevents a body shot from Ishmael.
Ishmael pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ishmael throws a body punch but Hilly moves out of range.
Ishmael swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hilly.
Hilly throws the left hand but Ishmael avoids the punch easily.
Ishmael appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishmael throws the left hand but Hilly avoids the punch easily.
Ishmael has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ishmael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilly manages to avoid it.
Ishmael slips a jab from Hilly.
Ishmael misses with a body shot
and Hilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishmael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hilly throwing a counter right hand but Ishmael manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishmael. Hilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishmael scores with a jab to the body.
Ishmael misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Hilly misses.
Hilly tests Ishmael's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
Hilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Hilly misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ishmael ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
Nice defenses there by Ishmael.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilly takes one to the side of the head.
Ishmael fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hilly on 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!
Nice body punch from Ishmael.
Ishmael with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the body from Ishmael misses
and Ishmael takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ishmael scores with a hook to the body. Hilly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ishmael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilly misses with a hook
and Ishmael counters with a left to the body.
Donk. Ishmael catches Hilly right on the button with a cross.
Hilly misses with a hook. Ishmael ducked under it nicely.
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishmael punishes Hilly's body with a nice straight punch.
Hilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishmael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilly.
Hilly misses with an uppercut.
Ishmael misses with an uppercut.
Hilly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
John Ishmael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ishmael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilly.
Hilly blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Hilly misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilly lands with an uppercut that bounces Ishmael off the cage and back into range.
Hilly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
Ishmael dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishmael throws a hook but Hilly avoids it easily.
Hilly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ishmael finds it's way round the side to connect with Hilly's head.
Ishmael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hilly.
Ishmael ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ishmael looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilly is just out of range.
Hilly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ishmael jabs Hilly right on the nose. Hilly blinks but takes it well.
Hilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ishmael just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hilly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body punch from Ishmael.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hilly misses with a hook to the body
and Ishmael counters with a left to the body.
Ishmael moves away from the strike by Hilly.
Ishmael digs a good hook to Hilly's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishmael punishes Hilly's body with a nice straight punch.
Ishmael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hilly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ishmael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishmael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilly manages to avoid it.
Hilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishmael.
Ishmael lands a nice hook to Hilly's body. Hilly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ishmael bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishmael scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hilly doesn't seem bothered though.
Ishmael scores with a jab to the body.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly scores with a body shot.
Ishmael works Hilly's body with a nice hook.
Hilly misses with an uppercut
and Ishmael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishmael lands with a shot to the body.
Hilly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ishmael lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ishmael 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.
Hilly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ishmael on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ishmael cracks a nice hook into Hilly's ribs.
Ishmael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilly loads up on a big right hand but Ishmael slips the punch.
Hilly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ishmael jabs Hilly right on the nose. Hilly blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from Hilly.
Ishmael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilly manages to avoid it.
Hilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishmael scores with a jab to the body.
Hilly takes a swing at Ishmael's ribcage but misses.
Ishmael scores with a hook to the body. Hilly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ishmael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishmael lands with a shot to the body.
Hilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishmael moves away.
No joy there for Hilly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishmael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hilly looks to land a left hand but Ishmael moved out of range nicely.
Hilly misses with a looping right.
Ishmael throws a hook to the side of Hilly's head but Hilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for Ishmael.
Ishmael throws an off balance right hand
and Hilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ishmael lands a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Hilly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hilly.
Hilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishmael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishmael.
Ishmael getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hilly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ishmael with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ishmael throws a body punch but Hilly moves out of range.
Ishmael works Hilly's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishmael was well out of range. Poor timing from Hilly.
Ishmael thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hilly.
Hilly misses with a straight left.
Ishmael digs a good body shot into Hilly's ribs.
Hilly shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ishmael eats them both and turns towards Hilly to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hilly swings for the body but Ishmael moves out of range.
Ishmael misses with a body shot.
Hilly is looking to counter punch.
Ishmael looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilly is just out of range.
Hilly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ishmael digs a good body shot into Hilly's ribs.
Ishmael comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ishmael has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ishmael bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hilly's head.
Hilly throws a shot from downtown. Ishmael moves away and avoids it.
Ishmael lands a nice looking body shot.
Ishmael ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ishmael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ishmael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishmael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishmael swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hilly.
Hilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ishmael lands with a nice body punch.
Ishmael slips a straight right by Hilly.
Ishmael fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Ishmael. Beautiful body shot.
Ishmael throws a shot to the body.
Ishmael jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ishmael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Ishmael.
Ishmael throws a body punch but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ishmael.
A cross from Ishmael lands.
Ishmael defending well as Hilly loads up on a big left hand.
Ishmael lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishmael punishes Hilly's body with a nice straight punch.
Ishmael takes a swing at Hilly's ribcage but misses.
Hilly throwing a counter right hand but Ishmael manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilly throws a hook to the side of Ishmael's head but Ishmael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishmael just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilly misses with a right hand
and Ishmael counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ishmael throws a body punch but Hilly moves out of range.
Ishmael lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hilly at a distance.
Ishmael scores with a shot to the body.
Ishmael scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Hilly misses.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Hilly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ishmael scores with a shot to the body.
Ishmael jabs Hilly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ishmael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hilly throws a shot from downtown. Ishmael moves away and avoids it.
Ishmael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hilly.
Hilly misses with a hook.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ishmael really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ishmael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hilly avoids the body shot from Ishmael.
Ishmael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishmael. Hilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hilly takes a swing at Ishmael's ribcage but misses.
Ishmael now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hilly sizes up Ishmael with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A left lands for Hilly.
A combination from Hilly does no damage.
Ishmael lands a body shot.
Ishmael just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishmael misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hilly counters with a left to the body.
Hilly loads up on a big right hand but Ishmael slips the punch.
Ishmael misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hilly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hilly scores with the left hand. Ishmael knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly misses with a straight right.
Hilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishmael changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishmael misses with a wild body shot.
Hilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishmael is just out of range.
Ishmael smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ishmael misses with a body shot.
Hilly throws a looping overhand right but Ishmael ducks down to avoid it.
Hilly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hilly throws a right hand that misses
and Ishmael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Hilly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Hilly throws a hook but Ishmael blocks it.
Ishmael throws a right hand that misses
and Hilly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishmael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilly.
Ishmael has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
Ishmael with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hilly throws a hook to the side of Ishmael's head but Ishmael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishmael connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Ishmael misses.
Hilly throwing a counter right hand but Ishmael manages to avoid it.
Hilly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hilly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ishmael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilly manages to avoid it.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hilly misses with a body shot.
Ishmael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilly manages to avoid it.
Ishmael scores with a shot to the body.
Ishmael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilly.
Ishmael ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishmael takes one on the button.
Ishmael gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hilly.
Ishmael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishmael.
Hilly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hilly scores with a sloppy right hand. Ishmael should have avoided that one.
Hilly throws the left hand but Ishmael avoids the punch easily.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hilly. Ishmael does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishmael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilly manages to avoid it.
Hilly missing with a left hand there. Ishmael was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hilly misses with a hook. Ishmael ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishmael. Hilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishmael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hilly throws out the jab.
Ishmael misses with a body shot.
Ishmael on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hilly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ishmael lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ishmael lands an overhand right.
Ishmael misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Ishmael throws a body punch but Hilly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishmael. Hilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishmael misses with a hook.
Ishmael just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishmael takes one to the chin there.
Hilly throws a big shot that misses.
Hilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishmael lands a right hook to the body.
Ishmael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishmael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilly.
A little feinted left hand from Hilly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hilly misses with a looping right.
Hilly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hilly misses the jab.
Ishmael dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Bill Hilly will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ishmael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
Ishmael jabs at Hilly's body.
Ishmael takes one to the chin there.
Ishmael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hilly.
Ishmael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishmael staying out of range there.
Ishmael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hilly.
Ishmael looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilly is just out of range.
Ishmael moves out of range as Hilly strikes.
Hilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ishmael, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishmael stuns Hilly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ishmael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hilly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ishmael's head backwards.
Hilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ishmael.
A little feinted left hand from Hilly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ishmael dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
Hilly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Hilly misses the target.
Hilly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hilly. That snapped Ishmael's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishmael. Hilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Ishmael.
Ishmael appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ishmael pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hilly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishmael was well out of range. Poor timing from Hilly.
Ishmael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilly.
Ishmael throws a sloppy body shot
and Hilly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ishmael stuns Hilly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Ishmael misses.
Hilly throwing a counter right hand but Ishmael manages to avoid it.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
Hilly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
A slow jab from Hilly misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilly misses with a hook. Ishmael ducked under it nicely.
Hilly missing with a left hand there. Ishmael was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ishmael with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hilly throws the left hand but Ishmael avoids the punch easily.
Hilly cracks a nice hook into Ishmael's ribs.
Ishmael lands a body shot.
Ishmael takes a swing at Hilly's ribcage but misses.
Hilly throws a shot to the body.
Hilly misses with a looping left.
Ishmael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilly.
Hilly misses with an uppercut.
Ishmael lands a body shot.
Ishmael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilly missing with a left hand there. Ishmael was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ishmael misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Ishmael throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishmael connects with a body shot that sends Hilly's belly button to the back.
Ishmael needs to keep his hands up - Hilly had a free shot at his head there.
A shot to the body from Ishmael misses
and Hilly moves into the clinch.
Ishmael blocking some punches.
Ishmael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ishmael scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ishmael misses with a body punch.
Hilly misses with some punches.
Ishmael lands a body shot.
Ishmael lands a body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ishmael misses with a punch to the body.
Hilly blocks a body shot from Ishmael.
Hilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Hilly.
Hilly breaks the clinch.
Ishmael swings for the body but Hilly moves out of range.
Hilly moves out of range as Ishmael strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishmael swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hilly throws a hook but Ishmael avoids it easily.
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!
A left and a right from Hilly both land. Nice combination.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Ishmael misses
letting Hilly counter with a right hand.
Hilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishmael.
Hilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishmael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishmael.
Hilly tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ishmael manages to circle out of the way.
Ishmael ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ishmael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishmael.
A jab from Hilly misses.
Ishmael misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Hilly misses.
Hilly misses with a body shot.
Ishmael scores with the left hand. Hilly knows he should have avoided that one.
Bill Hilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hilly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ishmael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hilly.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Ishmael.
I think Ishmael has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 47:48
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 46:49
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Ishmael!
John Ishmael is the new light heavyweight champion!
John Ishmael was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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