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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Mihaylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Tree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihaylov comes to the cage accompanied by Watch Out For This (Bumaye). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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198 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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176 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandar Mihaylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Tree!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihaylov throws a series of punches but Tree moves out of range.
Mihaylov swings for the body but Tree moves out of range.
Tree uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mihaylov.
Tree ducks under a wild hook from Mihaylov.
Nice defenses there by Tree.
Tree misses with a head kick.
Mihaylov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mihaylov scores with a nice strike.
Tree throws a shot to the body.
Big Tree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tree ducks under a wild hook from Mihaylov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihaylov throws a big shot that misses.
Mihaylov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tree lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mihaylov backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mihaylov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihaylov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tree looks to score with a jab to the body but Mihaylov is just out of range.
Mihaylov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mihaylov tries a body shot but Tree blocks it.
Mihaylov can't find room to land a body shot as Tree controls the action.
Tree swings wildly with an uppercut but Mihaylov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mihaylov misses with a body punch.
Tree breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tree uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tree goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mihaylov blocks a jab.
Mihaylov tries to counter by clinching up but Tree breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree throws a body punch but Mihaylov moves out of range.
Mihaylov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tree fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tree bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mihaylov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mihaylov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Mihaylov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tree misses with a body shot
and Mihaylov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Mihaylov there.
Tree displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mihaylov throws out the jab.
Tree uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mihaylov.
Tree displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mihaylov throws out the jab.
Mihaylov takes the fight into the clinch.
Tree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree throws a wild body kick that Mihaylov sees coming a mile off.
Mihaylov thuds a left hand into Tree's body.
Mihaylov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mihaylov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Mihaylov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mihaylov has closed the distance and engaged Tree in a clinch.
Mihaylov stalling against the cage.
Tree breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tree lands with a shot to the body.
Mihaylov misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov throws a right and a left that Tree avoids nicely.
Tree let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mihaylov's corner calls for a 1-2. Mihaylov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mihaylov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tree scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mihaylov misses with a hook to the body
and Tree counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Mihaylov scores with the left hand. Tree knows he should have avoided that one.
Tree lands with a slapping head kick.
Mihaylov takes one to the chin there.
Mihaylov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tree in his tracks.
Mihaylov misses with a wild body shot.
Tree misses with an uppercut. Mihaylov saw that one coming.
Tree misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mihaylov counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Big Tree will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tree throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mihaylov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tree. Mihaylov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mihaylov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tree uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mihaylov.
Tree lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tree looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mihaylov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tree throws a push kick but Mihaylov slaps the foot to one side.
Mihaylov moves into the clinch.
Come on Mihaylov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihaylov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tree escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tree throws a front kick that sends Mihaylov stumbling back into the cage.
Big Tree seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mihaylov moves in looking to clinch but Tree pushes him off.
Tree ducks under a wild hook from Mihaylov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tree. Mihaylov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tree just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Tree finds it's way through Mihaylov's defenses.
Tree misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tree looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Mihaylov misses the jab.
Mihaylov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tree manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tree is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mihaylov rather than just go for the knockout.
Mihaylov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree ducks under a wild hook from Mihaylov.
Tree digs a good hook to Mihaylov's body.
Mihaylov throws a sloppy body shot
and Tree counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mihaylov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mihaylov throws a jab but it's blocked by Tree.
Tree let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tree takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mihaylov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tree. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tree scores with a three punch combo!
Mihaylov misses with a hook. Tree ducked under it nicely.
Tree lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mihaylov. Tree does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tree let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mihaylov is looking to clinch.
Tree looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tree.
Mihaylov looks to land a right hand but Tree moved out of range.
Mihaylov dips to his left and cracks Tree with an uppercut!
Mihaylov throws a looping overhand right but Tree ducks down to avoid it.
Mihaylov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tree digs a good body shot into Mihaylov's ribs.
Mihaylov loads up on a big right hand but Tree slips the punch.
Mihaylov doesn't manage to clinch there - Tree circles away.
Tree misses with a double jab.
Tree scores with a shot to the body.
Tree avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tree throws a push kick but Mihaylov slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mihaylov thuds a left hand into Tree's body.
Mihaylov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tree smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mihaylov misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tree throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tree fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mihaylov on the side of the head.
Tree gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tree misses the shot to the body.
Tree slips a jab from Mihaylov.
Tree misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Tree showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mihaylov scores with a hook to the body. Tree takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mihaylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tree moves away.
Tree scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mihaylov misses with a looping right.
Mihaylov missing with a left hand there. Tree was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mihaylov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tree.
Tree throws a front kick that sends Mihaylov stumbling back into the cage.
Tree misses the body punch
and Mihaylov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mihaylov misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihaylov tries to work over Tree's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tree blocks a body shot from Mihaylov.
Tree blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihaylov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mihaylov.
Tree misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mihaylov tries a body shot but Tree blocks it.
Mihaylov misses with a punch to the body.
Mihaylov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tree's efforts to push away.
Mihaylov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tree wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mihaylov has him pressed against the cage.
Tree has a couple of punches blocked by Mihaylov.
Mihaylov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tree controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tree controls his hands.
Mihaylov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tree pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aleksandar Mihaylov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tree uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mihaylov.
Tree lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mihaylov at a distance.
Mihaylov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mihaylov misses the shot to the body.
Mihaylov staying out of range there.
Tree wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree takes a swing at Mihaylov's ribcage but misses.
Mihaylov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mihaylov loads up on a big right hand but Tree slips the punch.
Tree misses with a head kick.
Mihaylov is looking to counter punch.
Tree misses the body punch
and Mihaylov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mihaylov.
Mihaylov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tree looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aleksandar Mihaylov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mihaylov digs a right hand into Tree's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tree's gas tank.
Tree is trying to break the clinch but Mihaylov is controlling him.
Tree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mihaylov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mihaylov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree's corner calls for a 1-2. Tree obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mihaylov manages to avoid it.
Tree lands an overhand right.
Mihaylov rushes Tree and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mihaylov is working Tree over 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!
Mihaylov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mihaylov prevents Tree from breaking the clinch.
Tree tries to break free but Mihaylov pushes him back against the cage.
Mihaylov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tree controls his hands.
Mihaylov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tree is trying to break the clinch but Mihaylov is controlling him.
Mihaylov lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandar Mihaylov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tree 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Tree!
Aleksandar Mihaylov spoke after the fight, saying 'I guess it's just one of those things..... I'll be coming back better than ever! '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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