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Event:
YL 51: Lee v Draganov
Date: Oct 08, 2017 |
#R1#
De Villiers throws a series of punches but Whittaker moves out of range.
De Villiers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whittaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Villiers.
De Villiers is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Whittaker scores with a jab to the body.
De Villiers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whittaker.
De Villiers misses with a head kick.
De Villiers misses with a head kick.
Whittaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Whittaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whittaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villiers tries to close the distance and clinch but Whittaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Villiers moves forwards but Whittaker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whittaker just misses with a punch to the body.
De Villiers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whittaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Villiers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T1#
Whittaker misses with a kick to the body.
De Villiers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whittaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Villiers tries to clinch but Whittaker moves out of range.
De Villiers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whittaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from De Villiers.
Whittaker misses with a body kick.
De Villiers's coach down at Kung Fu Fighting Club ($299 entry fee) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Villiers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
De Villiers misses the shot to the body.
De Villiers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whittaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Villiers throws a sloppy head kick and Whittaker moves out of range easily.
Whittaker lands with a cross.
De Villiers tries to clinch up.
De Villiers closes the distance but Whittaker moves to the side
and Whittaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Whittaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whittaker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Whittaker misses with a leg kick.
Whittaker looks to land a combination but De Villiers avoids it well.
De Villiers is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Whittaker misses with a right hand
and De Villiers counters with a series of strikes. Whittaker will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Villiers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Villiers avoids the head kick by Whittaker.
Whittaker misses with a low kick.
De Villiers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whittaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Villiers avoids the head kick by Whittaker.
De Villiers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Villiers is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whittaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Whittaker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Whittaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Villiers misses with a double jab
and Whittaker counters with a left and a right that stings De Villiers.
Nice shot lands for Whittaker.
Whittaker misses with a kick to the body.
Whittaker connects with a jab.
De Villiers throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Villiers misses with a body shot.
De Villiers tries to clinch but Whittaker moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker jabs De Villiers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whittaker misses with a leg kick.
Whittaker missing with a left hand there. De Villiers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robert Whittaker is winning the standup battle so far.
De Villiers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Whittaker counters with a one-two to the body.
Whittaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Villiers can do to turn this around?#T1#
De Villiers wants to clinch up but Whittaker keeps it at a distance.
Whittaker is looking to land body kicks.
De Villiers misses with a wild combination.
Whittaker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Villiers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Villiers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Villiers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whittaker checks it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whittaker.
De Villiers avoids the head kick by Whittaker.
Whittaker pushes De Villiers away with a front kick.
De Villiers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T2#
Whittaker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Villiers at a distance.
De Villiers throws a big shot that misses.
Whittaker lands an overhand right.
Robert Whittaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Villiers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whittaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Whittaker misses.
As Whittaker backs off De Villiers throws a huge counter combo but Whittaker manages to avoid it all.
De Villiers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whittaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Villiers.
Whittaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Villiers.
#KD2#
De Villiers clips Whittaker with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Whittaker a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Robert Whittaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Villiers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whittaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whittaker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal De Villiers takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Whittaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whittaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Villiers tries to clinch but Whittaker moves away
and Whittaker counters with an inside leg kick.
Whittaker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL2#
De Villiers closes the distance and pushes Whittaker back into the cage.#BC#
Whittaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whittaker cracks De Villiers with an open hand slap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Villiers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Whittaker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whittaker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
No joy there for Whittaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Villiers throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villiers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whittaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Villiers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whittaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whittaker misses with a head kick.
Whittaker throws a lazy uppercut
#KD2#
and before Whittaker can reset, De Villiers rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Whittaker is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!#ROC2#
Whittaker is rocked!#T1#
De Villiers blocks a jab.
De Villiers throws a counter combo.
Whittaker drops his guard momentarily, allowing De Villiers to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Whittaker! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! De Villiers takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Micheal De Villiers!
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Event:
YL 45: Lee v Thompson
Date: Sep 16, 2017 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - De Villiers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pfeifer throws a right and a left that De Villiers avoids nicely.
Pfeifer connects with a jab.
De Villiers connects with a high kick.
De Villiers throws a right hand that Pfeifer ducks under and follows up with a left that Pfeifer also avoids with ease.#CL#
Pfeifer moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Pfeifer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Pfeifer clinches.
Pfeifer landing knees to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Micheal De Villiers has been cut.
Pfeifer keeps control of De Villiers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pfeifer landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pfeifer obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Pfeifer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Villiers tries to clinch but Pfeifer is having none of it.
As De Villiers looks to move away, Pfeifer throws a big counter combo but De Villiers just gets out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Villiers. #T1#
Pfeifer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Villiers's coach down at Kung Fu Fighting Club ($299 entry fee) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Villiers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
De Villiers tries a head kick but it misses.
De Villiers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pfeifer tests De Villiers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Villiers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL#
Pfeifer darts in and clinches De Villiers up against the ropes.
Pfeifer lands with a left to the head.
Pfeifer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pfeifer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC#
Pfeifer breaks the clinch.
Pfeifer checks the leg kick nicely there.
#T2#
A punch combination from Pfeifer misses.
De Villiers tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Pfeifer drives through and clinches with De Villiers against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Villiers working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer avoiding damage.
Pfeifer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pfeifer.
De Villiers takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Pfeifer manages to break the clinch.
Pfeifer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Villiers misses with a wild body shot.
De Villiers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pfeifer misses with a few strikes there.
De Villiers wants to counter the offense by Pfeifer and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pfeifer works over De Villiers's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Pfeifer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micheal De Villiers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
De Villiers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Villiers tries to clinch up
and Pfeifer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #ROC#
De Villiers is rocked!
De Villiers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pfeifer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pfeifer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pfeifer throws a front kick to the face that drops De Villiers face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Ricardo Pfeifer!
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Event:
YL 36: West v Ramos
Date: Aug 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Daal slips a straight right by De Villiers.
It looked like Daal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donk. Daal catches De Villiers right on the button with a cross.#CUT#
It looks like Micheal De Villiers has been cut.
Daal lands a body shot.
Daal misses with the combination.
Daal keeps the fight on the outside.
Daal tries to bum rush De Villiers with a series of wild strikes but De Villiers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL#
Daal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Villiers missing with knees to the body.
De Villiers can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Daal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Villiers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daal connects with a nice looking jab.
Darrell Daal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Villiers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daal scores with a punch to the head.
De Villiers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice cross by Daal.
De Villiers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Villiers has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1#
Daal catches De Villiers napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends De Villiers crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Daal raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darrell Daal!
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Event:
Young Lions Doss v Ole
Date: Jun 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Jamison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL#
Jamison closes the distance and clinches.
De Villiers tries to break the clinch but Jamison is controlling the position.
Jamison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Villiers is trying to break free.
De Villiers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jamison avoids it.
De Villiers lands an elbow that stopped Jamison in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Jack Jamison has been cut.
De Villiers's coach down at FIERCE was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Villiers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jamison prevents De Villiers from breaking the clinch.
Jamison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Villiers stalling in the clinch but Jamison improves position.
De Villiers misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison tries to break the clinch but De Villiers is controlling the position.
De Villiers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jamison keeps control of De Villiers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Villiers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jamison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Villiers.
#T1#
De Villiers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jamison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Villiers's efforts to push away.
Jamison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Villiers backwards.
De Villiers looking to stall.
Jamison tries to break the clinch but De Villiers is controlling the position. #BC#
Jamison breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Jamison has closed the distance and engaged De Villiers in a clinch.
Jamison tries to land a knee to the head but De Villiers blocks with his arms.
Jamison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Villiers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Villiers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Villiers wants to get back to striking at distance but Jamison won't allow it.
#T2#
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Villiers tries to break free but Jamison pushes him back against the ropes.
De Villiers is trying to push Jamison away but Jamison has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jamison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jamison has De Villiers pressed against the ropes.
De Villiers stalling in the clinch but Jamison improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jamison.
Jamison keeps control of De Villiers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Villiers blocks the elbow strike.
De Villiers taking a breather.
Jamison is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Jamison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Jamison's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Jamison drives through and clinches with De Villiers against the ropes.
De Villiers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Villiers is trying to force a seperation but Jamison has the dominant position.
De Villiers misses with a knee to the head.
De Villiers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jamison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Villiers can do to turn this around?
Jamison displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Villiers up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jamison as De Villiers tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison wants to break free but De Villiers has control.
De Villiers working hard to break the clinch.#T1#
Jamison pressing his opponent against the ropes.
De Villiers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jamison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Villiers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jamison is keeping busy.
Jamison keeps control of De Villiers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Villiers has Jamison pressed against the ropes, preventing Jamison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Villiers is trying to break the clinch but Jamison is controlling him.
De Villiers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jamison prevents De Villiers from breaking the clinch.
De Villiers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jamison is keeping busy.
De Villiers wants to break free but Jamison has control.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Villiers is trying to break the clinch but Jamison has him pressed against the ropes.
De Villiers wants to stall.
De Villiers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jamison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Villiers missing with knees to the body.
De Villiers looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Jamison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Villiers throws a head kick that misses #CL#
and Jamison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
De Villiers is trying to break the clinch but Jamison is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jamison digs a right hand into De Villiers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Villiers's gas tank.
De Villiers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#BC#
Jamison breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Micheal De Villiers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Jamison's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
De Villiers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Villiers closes the distance but Jamison moves to the side
and Jamison counters with a series of strikes. De Villiers will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jamison throws a nice looking combination but De Villiers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Villiers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jamison. That did some damage!#CL#
Jamison moves into range and clinches up with De Villiers.
Jamison will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Villiers up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villiers is looking to break free of the clinch but Jamison has double underhooks.
Jamison lands a right hand.
De Villiers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T1#
De Villiers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right handed body shot lands from Jamison.
Jamison blocking some punches.
Jamison is struggling to control the position.
Jamison tries to circle away but De Villiers has him pinned against the ropes.
Jamison stalling.
#BC2#
De Villiers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Villiers stuns Jamison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Villiers.
Jamison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Villiers wants to counter with a clinch but Jamison pushes him away.
De Villiers misses with a head kick.
Jamison appears to be looking for a big counter.#T2#
De Villiers swinging wildly here.
As De Villiers looks to move away, Jamison throws a big counter combo but De Villiers just gets out of the way.
Jamison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack Jamison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Jamison clinches up against the ropes.
Jamison is looking to break free of the clinch but De Villiers has double underhooks.
Jamison leaning against his opponent.
De Villiers is trying to push Jamison away but Jamison has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
De Villiers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jamison is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jamison pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on De Villiers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Jamison clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Jamison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
De Villiers blocks the body kick.
De Villiers misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Villiers moves in looking to clinch but Jamison pushes him off.
De Villiers tries to clinch up.
Jamison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Villiers throws out the jab.
De Villiers scores with a decent looking hook.
De Villiers tries to clinch but Jamison is having none of it.
Jamison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Villiers tries to close the distance and clinch but Jamison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison swats away the attempt to clinch by De Villiers.
As De Villiers looks to move away, Jamison throws a big counter combo but De Villiers just gets out of the way.#KD2#
De Villiers throws out a head kick that Jamison doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Jamison crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Jamison's eyes and has decided to let it go on!#ROC2#
Jamison is rocked!
Micheal De Villiers seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
De Villiers throws a sloppy head kick and Jamison moves out of range easily.
Jamison is looking for a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Villiers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jamison tries to counter by clinching up but De Villiers breaks away and moves out of range.#CL#
Jamison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Villiers, pushing him back against the ropes.
De Villiers looking to stall.
Jamison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Villiers avoids it.
Jamison has had enough of the clinch but De Villiers keeps him there for the moment.
Jamison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jamison throws an elbow but misses.
Jamison struggles to land a body shot inside as De Villiers controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jack Jamison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jamison taking a breather.#T2#
Jamison tries to land knees in the clinch but De Villiers avoids the damage to the body.
Jamison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Villiers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Villiers letting Jamison take a breather here.
Jamison stalling against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Jamison scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jamison has De Villiers pressed against the ropes, preventing De Villiers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Villiers is trying to break the clinch but Jamison is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal De Villiers scored the knockdown and takes the final round.
The cut man is working on Jack Jamison's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
De Villiers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Jamison to counter with a crisp jab.
Jamison keeps the fight on the outside.
De Villiers tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jamison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Villiers is looking to clinch but Jamison is avoiding it.
#CL#
Jamison moves into the clinch.
Jamison scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Villiers wants to break free but Jamison has control.
De Villiers tries to break the clinch but Jamison is controlling the position.
De Villiers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jamison avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
#BC2#
De Villiers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Jamison forces De Villiers back against the ropes and clinches.
Jamison is trying to break the clinch but De Villiers is controlling him.#T1##BC2#
De Villiers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Villiers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jamison wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL#
Jamison clinches up with De Villiers and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jamison stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jamison misses with a knee to the head.
De Villiers has a couple of punches blocked by Jamison.
Jamison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Villiers throws a punch but it's blocked by Jamison.
Jamison looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2#
De Villiers breaks the clinch.
De Villiers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #T2#
Jamison circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Jamison both land. Nice combination. #CL#
Jamison darts in and clinches De Villiers up against the ropes.
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!
De Villiers wants to get back to striking at distance but Jamison won't allow it.
De Villiers misses with some punches.
De Villiers is trying to break the clinch but Jamison has him pressed against the ropes.
Jamison misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Jamison.
De Villiers lands with a left to the head.
De Villiers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jamison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Villiers has him pressed against the ropes.
De Villiers tries to break free but Jamison pushes him back against the ropes.
De Villiers can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Jamison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jamison 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:46
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:47
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Event:
Young Lions: Green v Veitayaki
Date: May 27, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
James clinches with his opponent.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Villiers misses with a body punch.
De Villiers connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Lebroke James has been cut.
De Villiers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
#BC2#
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Villiers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sloppy strikes from De Villiers. Those never looked like landing.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
James clinches.
De Villiers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
James breaks from the clinch.
De Villiers throws a nice inside leg kick.
James throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Villiers.#T1#
James misses with the combination.
#CL2#
James moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
James manages to break the clinch.
De Villiers fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Villiers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Villiers.
James swings widly with a right hand
and De Villiers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De Villiers misses with a head kick.
It seemed like James was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
James throws a series of strikes that have De Villiers backpedaling.
De Villiers is looking to clinch.
De Villiers connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
De Villiers tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
James tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Villiers slips a jab and a cross from James.
De Villiers lands with a nice body kick.
De Villiers tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
James misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! James crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Villiers - the referee stops the clock and James gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Villiers. James manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Villiers thuds his right hand into James's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Villiers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
James clinches up against the ropes.
De Villiers has had enough of the clinch but James keeps him there for the moment.
James keeps control of De Villiers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Micheal De Villiers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lebroke James's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL2#
James has taken the fight to the clinch.
James missing with knees to the body.
De Villiers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Villiers is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the ropes.
James stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
De Villiers takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Villiers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
De Villiers avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL2#
James clinches.
James avoiding damage.
#BC2#
James manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
James gets a clinch.
De Villiers wants to break free but James has control.
James keeps control of De Villiers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Villiers throws a knee to the head but misses.
James just leaning against De Villiers, taking a breather.
De Villiers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T2#
A frustrated look appears on De Villiers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Villiers is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.#BC2#
James breaks the clinch.
De Villiers digs a good hook to James's body.
#CL2#
James clinches up against the ropes.#BC2#
James breaks from the clinch.
De Villiers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#CL2#
James moves into the clinch successfully.
De Villiers is trying to maintain a safe position but James gets an underhook and turns De Villiers into the ropes.
James misses with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Villiers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Villiers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lebroke James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lebroke James's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
De Villiers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
James throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fighters circle momentarily. James darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Villiers keeps James at a distance using the push kick.
James throws a sloppy head kick and De Villiers moves out of range easily.
De Villiers tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Villiers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Villiers tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
James moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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 James both land. Nice combination.
De Villiers lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
De Villiers tries to counter by clinching up but James breaks away and moves out of range.#T1#
De Villiers misses with a head kick.
#CL2#
De Villiers gets tackled into the ropes by James. James maintains the clinch.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Villiers taking a breather.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
James darts in and clinches De Villiers up against the ropes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for James. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#BC2#
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Villiers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
James forces De Villiers back against the ropes and clinches.
De Villiers takes an elbow to the temple. #BC2#
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T2#
James throws a sloppy head kick and De Villiers moves out of range easily.
De Villiers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt James.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Villiers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
James has De Villiers up against the ropes in a clinch.
James prevents De Villiers from breaking the clinch.
De Villiers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
James breaks the clinch.
De Villiers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as James backs up against the ropes.
De Villiers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from James misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lebroke James really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lebroke James's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4##CL2#
James has De Villiers up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lebroke James seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Villiers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
De Villiers tries to break the clinch but James is controlling the position.
James displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Villiers up against the ropes.#BC2#
James breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
James closes the distance and clinches.
James prevents De Villiers from breaking the clinch.
James is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#BC2#
James breaks from the clinch.
#T1##CL2#
James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Villiers working hard to break the clinch.
De Villiers is trying to stall.
De Villiers throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
A short right from James on the inside. #BC2#
James manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
James prevents De Villiers from breaking the clinch.
De Villiers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.#T2#
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
James content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De Villiers is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the ropes.
James dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
James continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
James with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#BC2#
James breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
James drives through and clinches with De Villiers against the ropes.
James has De Villiers pressed against the ropes, preventing De Villiers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lebroke James dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lebroke James's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5##CL2#
James clinches up against the ropes.
James has De Villiers pressed against the ropes, preventing De Villiers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Villiers wants to break the clinch but can't.
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Villiers's efforts to push away.
James pressing his opponent against the ropes.
De Villiers taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Villiers moves to clinch but James breaks away
and James counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T1#
De Villiers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Villiers wants to clinch but James slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Villiers throws a head kick that misses.
James tries to counter with a clinch but De Villiers shakes him off and moves away.
De Villiers tries to clinch there but James circles away.
De Villiers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on James if he has to take too many more of those.
De Villiers fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
James forces De Villiers back against the ropes and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Villiers. #BC2#
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Villiers wants to clinch.#T2#
James tries a head kick but it misses.
De Villiers throws a head kick that James semi-blocks.
#CL2#
James takes the fight into the clinch.
De Villiers is trying to maintain a safe position but James gets an underhook and turns De Villiers into the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by James as De Villiers tries to tie him up.
De Villiers wants to break free but James has control.
A nice left hand lands by James.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Villiers working aggressively here.
#BC2#
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Micheal De Villiers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Villiers throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
Micheal De Villiers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lebroke James is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#CL2#
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lebroke James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well James has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:49
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lebroke James!
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