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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Assis Civita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzel Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hit Em Up. Denzel Douglas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Assis Civita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denzel Douglas!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Civita swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Douglas.
Douglas throws out a loose jab but Civita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Civita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Douglas defends it nicely.
Assis Civita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Civita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Civita lands with an overhand left.
Civita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Douglas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Douglas throws a shot to the body.
Douglas stuffs the takedown attempt from Civita. Civita gets slowly back to his feet.
Douglas tries to clinch but Civita moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas leaves Civita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Assis Civita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Civita.
Civita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Civita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Douglas.
Civita lands a with a good body shot.
Civita defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand.
Civita fails with a takedown attempt.
Civita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Civita.
Civita throws an elbow but Douglas slips to the side and avoids it well.
Douglas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Civita connects with a decent elbow.
Civita looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Douglas is avoiding damage well.
Douglas takes a nasty elbow 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!
The ground and pound from Civita seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Civita working away.
Civita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Douglas keeps working.
Civita working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglas manages to get back to half guard.
Civita 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.
Civita is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Douglas is just riding it out for now. Civita eventually gives up the hold.
Douglas is not content to let Civita control the position.
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.
Civita lands strikes from half guard.
Douglas tries to get to full guard but Civita has control of the leg.
Civita is keen to just control but Douglas is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Douglas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Douglas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Douglas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Civita is controlling him.
Civita trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Assis Civita 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.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
Douglas tries to clinch but Civita is having none of it.
Civita shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Douglas sprawls well. Douglas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Civita gets slowly back to his feet.
Douglas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Civita looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Civita jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Douglas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Douglas feints and then cracks Civita's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Civita down.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Civita.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Douglas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Civita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Civita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Civita fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Assis Civita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Civita misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas blocks a jab.
Civita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Civita, as that shot connected.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Civita is just out of range.
Douglas takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Douglas misses.
Civita misses with an uppercut. Douglas saw that one coming.
Civita rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Civita scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Civita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Civita misses with a looping left.
A jab from Civita misses.
Civita moves away from the strike by Douglas.
Civita takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Civita throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas moves out of range as Civita strikes.
Douglas misses with a straight left.
Douglas misses with a series of wild punches.
Civita misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Douglas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Civita's knee momentarily.
Civita shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Douglas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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.
Civita throws a predictable looking body shot
and Douglas counters with a nice uppercut.
Denzel Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Civita shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Civita takes one on the button.
Civita throws a series of punches but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas misses with a wild combination.
Douglas moves away from the strike by Civita.
Civita tries for a takedown but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Civita misses with a body shot
and Douglas counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Civita throws out the jab.
Civita fails to land the takedown.
A jab from Civita does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Douglas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Civita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Douglas moves out of range as Civita strikes.
Douglas moves into the clinch successfully.
Douglas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Civita just stands there and leans against the cage.
Douglas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Douglas breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Civita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Douglas.
Civita walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Civita takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Douglas throws a series of punches but Civita moves out of range.
Civita misses with an uppercut. Douglas saw that one coming.
Civita wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Douglas. That snapped Civita's head back.
Civita keeps the fight on the outside.
Civita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Civita lands a really nice looking cross but Douglas seems unphased.
Civita takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Civita swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Douglas counters with a nice uppercut.
Civita fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Douglas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Civita misses with a straight left.
Douglas tries to clinch up but Civita circles away and keeps his distance.
Douglas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Douglas looks to land a left hand but Civita moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Civita looks to throw the jab but Douglas is out of range.
Civita lands with a cross.
Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Civita.
A big right from Civita misses.
Douglas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Civita.
Civita defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand.
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Civita.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Civita misses with a straight left.
Civita throws a sloppy body shot
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Douglas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Assis Civita is winning the standup battle so far.
Civita throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
Civita checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Douglas dodges the punch combination from Civita.
Jab from Douglas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Assis Civita clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the body from Civita misses
and Douglas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Civita.
Civita misses with a double jab
and Douglas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Civita throws out the jab.
Civita throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Civita.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Civita moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Civita misses
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Civita misses with a takedown attempt
and Douglas counters with a right hand to the body.
Douglas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Douglas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Douglas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Civita.
Civita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Civita takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Civita misses with an uppercut.
Civita misses with a takedown attempt
and Douglas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Assis Civita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Civita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Civita moves away from the strike by Douglas.
Civita just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Civita.
Nice defenses there by Civita.
A good leg kick by Douglas.
Civita lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Douglas circles away quickly and effectively.
Civita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a leg kick but Civita sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Civita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas scores with the left hand. Civita knows he should have avoided that one.
Douglas slips under a jab.
Douglas moves away from the strike by Civita.
A shot to the body from Civita misses
and Douglas counters with a three punch combo that has Civita backing up. Civita nods at Douglas to acknowledge the strikes.
Douglas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but Civita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Civita throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
Civita dips to his left and cracks Douglas with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Civita throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Douglas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Douglas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Civita looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Douglas looks to land a combination but Civita avoids it well.
Douglas misses with a double jab
and Douglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Douglas blocks a jab.
Civita misses with a body punch
and Civita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Civita circles away from the clinch attempt.
Civita fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Civita waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Douglas dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Douglas slips under a jab from Civita.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Civita.
Civita moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Douglas.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Douglas. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Civita misses with a jab to the body
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Civita.
Douglas moves out of range as Civita strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Civita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douglas.
Civita walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Civita was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Civita doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Douglas counters with a low kick, right behind Civita 's knee.
Civita throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Civita misses with a body punch
and Douglas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Civita throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Civita misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
Douglas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Civita.
Civita tries for a takedown but Douglas circles away easily
and Douglas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Assis Civita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a series of punches but Civita moves out of range.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Civita keeps it at a distance.
Douglas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Civita is trying to force a seperation but Douglas has the dominant position.
Douglas tries to pull guard but Civita won't allow it.
Civita successfully pulls guard.
Civita had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Douglas defends it easily.
Douglas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Civita has his foot on Douglas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Douglas works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas slips nicely into half guard.
Douglas is thwarting Civita's attempts to control the position.
Douglas stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A cross from Douglas lands.
Civita swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Douglas counters with a nice body shot.
Civita throws a predictable looking body shot
and Douglas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Civita thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Civita misses with a hook. Douglas ducked under it nicely.
Douglas throws a shot to the body.
Civita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Douglas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Civita is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
Civita lands with a hook. Douglas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Civita looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denzel Douglas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Douglas 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denzel Douglas! Denzel Douglas retains his heavyweight title!
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