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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaisafa Masoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sem Shilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masoe's entrance music is Bang On by Boo Yaa Tribe. A fine choice. Sem Shilt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaisafa Masoe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sem Shilt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shilt lands with a nice body punch.
Masoe blocks a head kick by Shilt.
Masoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Masoe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shilt connects with an inside leg kick.
Masoe loads up on a big right hand but Shilt slips the punch.
Masoe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shilt counters with an inside leg kick.
Shilt misses with a few strikes there.
Masoe throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masoe throws out a leg kick but Shilt moves out of range and Masoe only half commits.
Masoe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Shilt.
Shilt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shilt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masoe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masoe throws a leg kick which misses Shilt's front leg but catches the back leg as Shilt tries to avoid it.
Shilt moves away from the strike by Masoe.
Shilt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shilt throws a head kick but Masoe moves out of range.
Shilt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masoe cracks the inside of Shilt's front leg.
Shilt checks a low kick from Masoe.
Shilt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shilt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masoe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shilt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shilt tries to clinch up but Masoe circles away and keeps his distance.
Masoe swats away the attempt to clinch by Shilt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Masoe throws a hook to the side of Shilt's head but Shilt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shilt tries to close the distance and clinch but Masoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shilt lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masoe rushes Shilt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Masoe.
Masoe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shilt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masoe tries a knee to the head but Shilt blocks it.
Shilt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Masoe's face.
Masoe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masoe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shilt blocks a body shot from Masoe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe has a couple of punches blocked by Shilt.
Masoe scores with a shot to the side of Shilt's head.
Masoe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shilt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sem Shilt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masoe darts in and clinches Shilt up against the cage.
Masoe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Masoe.
Masoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Masoe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shilt.
A head punch on the inside from Masoe fails to land.
Shilt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Shilt blocks the leg kick.
Masoe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shilt.
Shilt throws a leg kick but Masoe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shilt misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masoe closes the distance and clinches.
Masoe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masoe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masoe misses with the head strike.
Masoe taking a breather.
Masoe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shilt managing to block the knees to the body from Masoe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masoe misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masoe.
Masoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masoe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaisafa Masoe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shilt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sem Shilt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shilt moves into the clinch.
Shilt tries to circle away but Masoe has him pinned against the cage.
Masoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shilt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Masoe working aggressively here.
Masoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masoe managing to block the knees to the body from Shilt.
Shilt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shilt prevents a body shot from Masoe.
A head punch on the inside from Masoe fails to land.
Shilt is trying to maintain a safe position but Masoe gets an underhook and turns Shilt into the cage.
Masoe throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilt stalling in the clinch but Masoe improves position.
Shilt manages to break the clinch.
Masoe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Masoe throws a shot from downtown. Shilt moves away and avoids it.
Shilt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shilt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shilt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Masoe is out of range and Shilt settles back down.
Masoe misses with a low kick.
Masoe gets tackled into the cage by Shilt. Shilt maintains the clinch.
Masoe can't find room to land a body shot as Shilt controls the action.
Masoe is looking to control Shilt's arms but Shilt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Masoe has his back to the cage.
Shilt is trying to break the clinch but Masoe is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe can't find room to land a body shot as Shilt controls the action.
Shilt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shilt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Shilt blocks the low kick.
Shilt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Masoe throws a low kick, looking for Shilt's leg but Shilt calmly moves out of range.
Masoe misses with a leg kick.
Shilt wants to clinch
enabling Masoe to counter with a crisp jab.
Shilt tries to bum rush Masoe with a series of wild strikes but Masoe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masoe throws a poor cross that misses
and Shilt counters with a stiff right hand.
Masoe cracks a nice hook into Shilt's ribs.
Shilt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Masoe's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Masoe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shilt.
Masoe just misses with a punch to the body.
Sem Shilt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Masoe misses.
Good work by Shilt as he checks the leg kick.
Shilt tries to clinch up but Masoe circles away and keeps his distance.
Shilt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Masoe misses with a double jab.
Masoe throws a chopping leg kick but Shilt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shilt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Masoe, pushing him back against the cage.
Masoe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shilt.
Masoe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masoe swings wildly with an uppercut but Shilt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Shilt controls his hands.
Masoe looking to stall.
Shilt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masoe has him pressed against the cage.
Shilt tries to land a knee to the head but Masoe blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masoe misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shilt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Masoe is looking to control Shilt's arms but Shilt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Masoe has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shilt lands a knee to the head.
Masoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Shilt.
Shilt tries to break free but Masoe pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gaisafa Masoe will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shilt checks a leg kick.
Shilt slips a jab from Masoe.
Shilt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Masoe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shilt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Masoe. Beautiful body shot.
Masoe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shilt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shilt defending well as Masoe loads up on a big left hand.
Masoe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shilt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Masoe moves out of range of the leg kick from Shilt.
Masoe looks to land a right hand but Shilt moved out of range.
Shilt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masoe.
Decent striking displayed by Masoe there.
Shilt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Masoe rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masoe throws a hook but Shilt avoids it easily.
Masoe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shilt moves out of range of the body kick.
Masoe is looking to slow Shilt down with leg kicks.
Shilt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masoe.
Masoe misses with a left hand
and Shilt counters with a nice body kick.
Masoe misses with a body kick.
Masoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shilt. That did some damage!
Shilt tries to clinch but Masoe is having none of it.
Masoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shilt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shilt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilt tries to close the distance and clinch but Masoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masoe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shilt circles away quickly and effectively.
Masoe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shilt on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masoe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shilt darts in trying to clinch
and Masoe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shilt's knee momentarily.
Shilt wants to clinch up but Masoe keeps it at a distance.
Masoe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masoe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masoe blocks a head kick by Shilt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe staying out of range there.
Shilt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shilt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Masoe misses with the head strike.
Shilt breaks the clinch.
Shilt throws a sloppy head kick and Masoe moves out of range easily.
Masoe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shilt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shilt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masoe.
Masoe throws a leg kick but Shilt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shilt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shilt lands with a nice combination. Masoe backs away looking to recover.
Masoe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shilt counters with a series of strikes. Masoe will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masoe throws out a loose jab but Shilt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masoe.
Shilt is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Shilt.
Masoe circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Masoe does it's job there.
Masoe looks to land a right hand but Shilt moved out of range.
Masoe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good work by Masoe as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masoe tries to clinch but Shilt moves out of range.
Shilt avoids the head kick by Masoe.
Masoe tries to clinch there but Shilt circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaisafa Masoe clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A chopping leg kick lands by Shilt.
A bone on bone clash there as Shilt blocks the leg kick.
Shilt wants to clinch.
Shilt tries to close the distance and clinch but Masoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shilt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shilt scores with a body shot.
Shilt tries to clinch but Masoe is having none of it.
Masoe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shilt.
Shilt digs a good body shot into Masoe's ribs.
Shilt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Masoe is predictable there
and Shilt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilt looks to score with a jab to the body but Masoe is just out of range.
A low kick from Shilt is predictable there
and Masoe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Masoe throws a head kick but Shilt moves out of range.
Shilt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Masoe counters with a solid body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Masoe.
Masoe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shilt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shilt throws a looping overhand right but Masoe ducks down to avoid it.
Masoe swats away the attempt to clinch by Shilt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe throws a leg kick that misses.
Masoe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shilt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Masoe lands a lovely overhand right.
Masoe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shilt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Shilt.
Shilt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shilt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Masoe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Masoe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shilt.
Shilt connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe keeps the fight on the outside.
Shilt scores with a kick to the midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Masoe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Masoe wants to clinch up but Shilt keeps it at a distance.
Shilt fakes the leg kick and cracks Masoe in the body.
Masoe throws a lazy head kick
and Shilt counters with a head kick. That will keep Masoe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Masoe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shilt lands a jab to the nose.
Masoe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shilt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masoe throws a leg kick
and Shilt counters with an inside leg kick.
Shilt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shilt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Masoe 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shilt. That's going to slow Masoe down.
Masoe throws a front kick aimed at Shilt's knee but Shilt avoids it well.
Shilt scores with a nice strike.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masoe.
Masoe misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Shilt is predictable there
and Masoe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shilt lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Shilt.
Shilt tries a head kick but it misses.
Shilt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sem Shilt dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Masoe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Masoe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shilt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Masoe. That's going to slow Shilt down.
Shilt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Masoe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Masoe throws a leg kick that misses.
Shilt throws a wild body kick that Masoe sees coming a mile off.
Shilt gets a clinch.
Masoe misses with a body punch.
Shilt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Masoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shilt breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shilt.
An inside leg kick from Masoe misses.
Masoe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masoe throws a solid leg kick but Shilt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Masoe.
Masoe blocks a head kick by Shilt.
Shilt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Masoe, pushing him back against the cage.
Masoe is struggling to control the position.
Masoe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shilt avoiding damage.
Gaisafa Masoe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Masoe as the two fighters clinch.
Shilt is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Shilt tries a knee to the head but Masoe blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masoe has Shilt pushed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shilt tries to land a knee to the head but Masoe blocks with his arms.
Masoe has Shilt pressed against the cage, preventing Shilt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masoe is struggling to control the position.
Shilt is trying to break the clinch but Masoe has him pressed against the cage.
Shilt prevents a body shot from Masoe.
Masoe throws a head punch that misses.
Shilt stalling the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sem Shilt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe can't find room to land a body shot as Shilt controls the action.
Shilt trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Masoe.
Shilt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masoe effectively controlling the action here.
Masoe scores with a shoulder strike.
Shilt prevents a body shot from Masoe.
Shilt being controlled against the cage.
Masoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masoe can't find room to land a body shot as Shilt controls the action.
Shilt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shilt crunches a lovely knee into Masoe's ribcage.
That's four 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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shilt.
Shilt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masoe avoids it.
Masoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Masoe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shilt backwards.
Masoe stalling the fight.
Shilt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masoe gets tackled into the cage by Shilt. Shilt maintains the clinch.
Shilt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shilt breaks the clinch.
Shilt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shilt throws a head kick that misses.
Masoe cracks Shilt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shilt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaisafa Masoe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Masoe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaisafa Masoe!
Gaisafa Masoe retains his heavyweight title!
Gaisafa Masoe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Supersize Me logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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