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TIT 66 - Battock v Baby PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jojo Dede (ranked 3195 p4p, 419 weight class) and Emon Yang (ranked 3936 p4p, 485 weight class). Emon Yang looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jojo Dede!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emon Yang!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dede throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yang has managed to clinch.
Dede tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dede misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dede tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yang's elbow.
Yang taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dede punishes Yang's body with a nice straight punch.
Yang instigates a clinch.
Yang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yang has Dede pressed against the cage.
Yang looks winded!
Yang managing to block the knees to the body from Dede.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang looking for a takedown.
Yang prevents a body shot from Dede.
Dede lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dede tries to throw a body punch but Yang avoids it by throwing Dede back against the cage.
Dede is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yang is defending well for now.
Yang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dede lands an elbow just above Yang 's eye.
It looks like Emon Yang has been cut.
Yang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dede throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dede softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dede taking a breather.
Dede scores a nice knee to the body.
Dede tries to stall but Yang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dede stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dede tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yang's elbow.
Dede trying to land knees to the body.
Dede lands a hook that snaps the head of Yang backwards.
Yang slows down the pace here.
Dede looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dede lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yang letting Dede take a breather here.
Yang jumps guard but Dede stands there with Yang around his waist. Yang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jojo Dede has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emon Yang.
Dede struggles to land a body shot inside as Yang controls his hands.
Dede missing with knees to the body.
Dede content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dede struggles to land a body shot inside as Yang controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dede throws an elbow but it misses.
Yang crunches a lovely knee into Dede's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dede just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yang's brow.
Dede scores a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dede lands a damaging elbow.
Dede can't find room to land a body shot as Yang controls the action.
Good body shot from Dede.
Dede lands an elbow just above Yang 's eye.
Dede lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Yang to his knees! Dede keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jojo Dede!
A victorious Jojo Dede thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Osiris (ranked 5841 p4p, 478 weight class) and Jason Esquire (ranked 7791 p4p, 735 weight class). Jason Esquire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lincoln Osiris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Esquire!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esquire closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Osiris to the mat! Osiris manages to get full guard.
Osiris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Osiris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Esquire can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Osiris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Esquire can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Esquire trying to control the position from guard on top but Osiris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osiris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Esquire gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Esquire seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Esquire trying to control but Osiris is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osiris throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Osiris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Esquire doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Esquire manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Osiris keeping moving, preventing Esquire from controlling successfully.
Esquire is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Osiris has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Esquire is looking to defend but Osiris has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Esquire! Osiris pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Esquire taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lincoln Osiris!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aliev Saur (ranked 2918 p4p, 356 weight class) and Major Payne (ranked 4478 p4p, 488 weight class). Major Payne will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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192 lbs
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193 lbs
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Brawler
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aliev Saur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Major Payne!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gizmo's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the liver by Payne. Beautiful body shot.
Payne throws a series of punches but Saur moves out of range.
Saur with a poor takedown
and Payne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Payne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saur on the side of the head.
Payne catches Saur with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saur shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Payne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Payne lands a big shot that drops Saur! Can he finish him?
Saur is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Oh Saur is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Payne postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Payne gets to his feet and stands over Saur, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Saur felt that one! Payne unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Saur from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Major Payne!
A victorious Major Payne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Gentili (ranked 1347 p4p, 151 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 3086 p4p, 301 weight class). Johnson has chosen Diddy - Dirty Money - Coming Home ft. Skylar Grey as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Johnson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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151 lbs
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danilo Gentili!
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, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson drives through with a takedown into Gentili's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gentili will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson stands up over Gentili, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gentili's head.
Gentili has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gentili is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Johnson has his hands clasped together but Gentili extends and breaks Johnson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gentili.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danilo Gentili!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Lourens (ranked 2438 p4p, 333 weight class) and Boa Link (ranked 5445 p4p, 608 weight class). Link has chosen Peak Times by Switch as his entrance music. Connor Lourens has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connor Lourens !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boa Link!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Link will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've been told by Lourens 's head coaches at Gizmo's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lourens scores with a hook.
It looks like Boa Link has been cut.
Link shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lourens sprawls well. Lourens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Link gets slowly back to his feet.
Lourens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Link.
Link goes for a double leg but Lourens avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lourens continues to drive forward.
Connor Lourens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boa Link.
Lourens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Lourens does it's job there.
Lourens looks for the body kick but Link saw that one coming.
Link walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lourens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lourens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Link has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A shot to the liver by Lourens . Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Lourens . No joy for Link on that attempt.
Lourens appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Link throws a body kick that misses
and Lourens counters with a nice uppercut.
Boa Link seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lourens lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Link on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That has opened up Boa Link's cut even more.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lourens .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Link.
Lourens lands a nice shot to the body.
Link looks winded!
Lourens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Link circles away quickly and effectively.
Link appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lourens checks a leg kick nicely.
Lourens lands a glancing blow to the side of Link's head.
A jab from Lourens finds it's way through Link's defenses.
Link takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lourens lands a big uppercut and Link crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Link looks OK. Lourens waves Link back to his feet!
Link is rocked!
The cut above Boa Link's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lourens misses with a low kick.
Link is still on wobbly legs! Can Lourens finish him?
Lourens throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Link seems to have recovered his senses.
Lourens flashes Link a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Link's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Link crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Lourens punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connor Lourens !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muahmed Rabat (ranked 4188 p4p, 145 weight class) and Francis Nggunou (ranked 8757 p4p, 245 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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300 lbs
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270 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Muahmed Rabat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francis Nggunou!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nggunou drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rabat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rabat tries to get out of the position.
Nggunou is trying to get an arm triangle but Rabat is defending well.
Rabat sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabat is not content to let Nggunou control the position.
Rabat throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabat is refusing to be controlled, as Nggunou sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabat is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Nggunou seems to be working for a kimura but Rabat defends the submission attempt.
Nggunou looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rabat lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Nggunou wants to work for an arm triangle but Rabat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rabat looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rabat tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two 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.
Rabat flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rabat feints and as Nggunou raises his hands in defense, Rabat changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rabat postures up in Nggunou's guard and throws a big left but Nggunou blocks it.
Rabat is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rabat scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rabat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rabat makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nggunou is rocked!
Rabat stands up over Nggunou, holding on to his feet. Rabat throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Nggunou is out cold! Rabat lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Muahmed Rabat!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicol Bolas (ranked 2592 p4p, 349 weight class) and Dirtee Donderson (ranked 3655 p4p, 465 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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207 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicol Bolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirtee Donderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Donderson.
Bolas's corner calls for a 1-2. Bolas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donderson cracks the inside of Bolas's front leg.
Bolas cracks Donderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bolas lands an overhand right.
A solid body kick from Donderson.
Donderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bolas misses with a body punch
and Donderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bolas. That did some damage!
Bolas cracks Donderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donderson is rocked!
Dirtee Donderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Bolas slips a jab from Donderson.
Bolas misses with a looping left.
Donderson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bolas lands with a nice body punch.
Bolas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donderson.
Donk. Donderson catches Bolas right on the button with a cross.
Bolas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donderson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donderson can pounce on him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Donderson. Bolas shrugs it off though.
Bolas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donderson. Donderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Donderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donderson thows a body kick. Bolas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolas.
Donderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donderson is looking to slow Bolas down with leg kicks.
Donderson feints and then cracks Bolas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bolas down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donderson.
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!
Donderson is looking to land body kicks.
Donderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bolas.
Bolas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Donderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolas jabs at Donderson's body.
Bolas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donderson scores with a hook to the body. Bolas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bolas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Donderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Bolas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bolas connects with the punch.
Bolas misses with a looping right.
Bolas takes one to the chin there.
Donderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bolas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donderson misses with a looping right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Donderson.
Bolas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donderson.
Donderson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Donderson lands a body shot.
Bolas is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolas throws a jab when Donderson was well out of range.
Jab from Donderson.
A lazy left from Donderson finds it's target.
Bolas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bolas misses with a body shot
and Donderson counters with a crisp one two that drops Bolas! Donderson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bolas to his feet! Bolas is in big trouble!
Bolas is rocked!
Bolas is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Donderson doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Bolas crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Bolas's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dirtee Donderson!
A less than humble Dirtee Donderson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elias Paniki (ranked 2114 p4p, 318 weight class) and Randall Steve (ranked 1306 p4p, 205 weight class). Elias Paniki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Randall Steve's chin.
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171 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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19
170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elias Paniki!
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, Randall Steve!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paniki clinches up with Steve and pushes him back against the cage.
Paniki manages to break the clinch.
Steve looks to land a combination but Paniki avoids it well.
Paniki tries to clinch but Steve is having none of it.
Paniki closes the distance and clinches.
Steve lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steve can't break the clinch.
Paniki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steve's efforts to push away.
Steve working hard to break the clinch.
Paniki can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Paniki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paniki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Paniki.
Good body shot from Paniki.
Paniki keeps control of Steve as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paniki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steve avoids it.
Steve avoiding damage as Paniki throws knees to the body.
Paniki lands a shot to the body.
Steve tries to circle away but Paniki has him pinned against the cage.
Paniki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steve has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paniki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve is trying to force a seperation but Paniki has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paniki has Steve up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Steve.
Paniki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steve is defending well for now.
Steve looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Steve.
Steve wants to stall.
Paniki breaks from the clinch.
Paniki has managed to clinch.
Paniki misses with the head strike.
Paniki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paniki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steve has had enough of the clinch but Paniki keeps him there for the moment.
Paniki tries to land knees in the clinch but Steve avoids the damage to the body.
Steve tries to break the clinch but Paniki is controlling the position.
Paniki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steve has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steve wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steve avoiding damage as Paniki throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniki gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steve lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paniki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steve connects with a single shot there.
Paniki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steve showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paniki.
Steve takes a swing at Paniki's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Paniki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paniki is looking to counter punch.
Steve connects with a body shot that sends Paniki's belly button to the back.
Paniki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paniki throws a head kick but Steve moves out of range.
Paniki drives through and clinches with Steve against the cage.
Steve tries a body shot but Paniki blocks it.
Paniki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paniki at a distance.
Paniki is looking to clinch.
Steve tries to bum rush Paniki with a series of wild strikes but Paniki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve cracks Paniki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steve connects with a nice looking jab.
A cross from Steve lands.
Paniki moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Paniki tries to clinch up.
That kick from Paniki tenderised Steve's leg. Steve is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steve connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paniki. Paniki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paniki moves to clinch but Steve breaks away
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paniki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paniki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steve connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paniki scrambles back to his feet.
Steve dodges the punch combination from Paniki.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paniki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Steve blocks the low kick.
Paniki doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
Steve looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paniki moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve throws out a counter right but Paniki avoids it with no problem.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Paniki doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steve avoids the body shot from Paniki.
Paniki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paniki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paniki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
Paniki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steve scores with a decent looking hook.
Paniki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paniki takes one to the chin there.
Paniki throws a sloppy head kick and Steve moves out of range easily.
Steve's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paniki under the eye.
Paniki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paniki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paniki fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paniki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paniki moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
It seemed like Steve was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paniki wants to clinch up but Steve keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Steve dominated that round.
That's time! Paniki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paniki closes the distance and pushes Steve back into the cage.
Elias Paniki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steve wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Paniki.
Paniki breaks from the clinch.
Steve jabs at Paniki's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steve, as that shot connected.
Steve tests Paniki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paniki tries to clinch but Steve is having none of it.
Paniki is looking to land body kicks.
Paniki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paniki wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paniki throws a sloppy head kick and Steve moves out of range easily.
Steve tests Paniki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Paniki walks into a stiff left hand from Steve.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Paniki.
Jab by Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniki slips a jab and a cross from Steve.
Paniki takes one on the button.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Paniki.
A left lands for Steve.
Paniki misses with a combination
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Elias Paniki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steve keeps the fight on the outside.
Paniki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Paniki misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steve! But no joy.
Steve fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paniki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve lands a body shot.
Steve misses with a wild combination.
As Steve looks to move away, Paniki throws a big counter combo but Steve just gets out of the way.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Paniki is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve moves out of range of the body kick from Paniki.
Paniki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
Paniki is looking to land body kicks.
Paniki needs to keep his hands up - Steve had a free shot at his head there.
Paniki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Steve misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Paniki.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paniki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paniki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Randall Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paniki moves forwards but Steve connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Paniki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paniki is looking to clinch but Steve is avoiding it.
Steve lands the left hand.
Paniki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steve works over Paniki's head and body with a nice combination.
Paniki is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Paniki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paniki drops his hands momentarily and Steve takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steve blocks a head kick by Paniki.
Paniki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steve.
Paniki takes one to the chin there.
Paniki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paniki throws a body kick that misses.
Paniki walks straight into a right hand from Steve - that's dropped him! Steve jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Paniki from any more punishment! Paniki complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Randall Steve!
Randall Steve decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Elias Paniki had this to say: 'good fight'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Green Knight (ranked 1859 p4p, 279 weight class) and Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 1780 p4p, 267 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
170 lbs
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23
186 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Green Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boris Bulletzowich!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Bulletzowich connects with the punch.
Bulletzowich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knight as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Knight was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Knight trying to control here.
Bulletzowich winds up and cracks Knight with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Knight is looking to control Bulletzowich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knight avoid being mounted?
Bulletzowich seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knight looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bulletzowich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bulletzowich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bulletzowich passes to full mount!
Bulletzowich wants to control the action but instead Knight gets a body lock and reverses into Bulletzowich's guard! Nice work!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bulletzowich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knight works over Bulletzowich with some ground and pound from guard.
Knight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bulletzowich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bulletzowich is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knight postures up and lands a big shot to Bulletzowich's brow.
Bulletzowich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bulletzowich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Bulletzowich there.
Bulletzowich working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knight is not content to let Bulletzowich control the position.
Bulletzowich working Knight over with strikes.
Knight wants to get back to full guard but Bulletzowich has passed into side control.
Bulletzowich scoring with punches and elbows.
Bulletzowich working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bulletzowich working the ground and pound.
Bulletzowich in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bulletzowich landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Knight is rocked!
Bulletzowich in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Knight looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Bulletzowich turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Bulletzowich!
Boris Bulletzowich decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Green Knight spoke after the fight, saying 'least my opponent is happy'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Battock (ranked 454 p4p, 55 weight class) and Maxxy Baby (ranked 103 p4p, 15 weight class). Maxxy Baby will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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26
158 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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26
150 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Battock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxxy Baby!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battock staying out of range there.
Battock tries to counter by clinching up but Baby breaks away and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Baby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Battock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Baby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battock.
Battock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Battock blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Baby misses the target.
Baby tries to close the distance and clinch but Battock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Battock is looking to counter the offense by Baby and move into the clinch.
Baby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Battock.
Baby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battock was well out of range. Poor timing from Baby.
Battock avoids the body shot from Baby.
Baby moves in looking to clinch but Battock pushes him off.
Baby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Battock seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Battock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby blocks a low kick nicely.
Baby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baby moves forwards but Battock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baby scores with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baby connects with a good right hand that stumbles Battock. Battock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baby 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.
Battock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Battock.
Baby blocks a body shot from Battock.
Battock scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battock.
Baby struggles to land a body shot inside as Battock controls his hands.
Battock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Baby uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battock.
Baby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Battock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby misses with a punch to the body.
Battock blocks a body shot from Baby.
Battock throws a head punch that misses.
Baby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Baby.
Baby can't find room to land a body shot as Battock controls the action.
Battock gets through Baby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Battock blocking some punches.
Baby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battock throws a head punch that misses.
Baby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
Battock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battock.
Battock looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby pushes Battock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baby lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battock.
Baby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Battock.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baby blocking some punches.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Battock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby can't find room to land a body shot as Battock controls the action.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baby.
A head punch on the inside from Baby fails to land.
Baby lands with a right to the head.
Baby struggles to land a body shot inside as Battock controls his hands.
Baby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baby.
Battock scores with a shot to the side of Baby's head.
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 head punch on the inside from Battock fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Baby.
Battock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baby blocking some punches.
Battock lands with a light punch inside.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
Baby misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Battock.
Battock blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Baby fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maxxy Baby will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Battock just misses with a punch to the body.
Battock pushes Baby up against the cage in a clinch.
Battock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battock scores with a shot to the side of Baby's head.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
Baby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baby lands a nice shot to the body.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Baby.
Battock lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Baby on the inside.
Baby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Battock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Battock.
John Battock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Baby fails to land.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Battock.
Battock digs a right hand underneath Baby's ribcage. Baby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Battock misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Battock fails to land.
Baby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Baby.
Battock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Baby.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Baby.
Battock struggles to land a body shot inside as Baby controls his hands.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Baby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battock blocks a body shot from Baby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Battock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baby misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Baby scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Battock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battock lands a hook that snaps the head of Baby backwards.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baby has a couple of punches blocked by Battock.
A shot in the inside from Baby.
Baby scores with a shoulder strike.
Baby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battock blocks a body shot from Baby.
Battock lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Battock.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baby lands with a left to the head.
Battock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock lands a nice uppercut.
Battock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battock.
Battock struggles to land a body shot inside as Baby controls his hands.
Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Battock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Baby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baby misses with a body punch.
Battock misses with a punch to the body.
Baby tries a body shot but Battock blocks it.
Battock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Battock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battock.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Battock.
Battock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baby backwards.
Baby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Battocks head.
A head punch on the inside from Battock fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baby or not.
A short uppercut from Battock.
Battock misses with some punches.
Battock takes a shot to the head.
Baby pushes Battock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battock misses with some punches.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Battock.
Battock misses with some punches.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Battock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Battock is rocked!
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 John Battock will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Battock forces Baby back against the cage and clinches.
Baby misses with a body punch.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Battock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baby.
Battock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Battock.
Baby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Baby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baby digs a right hand underneath Battock's ribcage. Battock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Battock fails to land.
A short right from Baby.
Baby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Battock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battock misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battock lands with a left to the head.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baby.
Baby has a couple of punches blocked by Battock.
Battock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Battock fails to land.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Baby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battock scores with a shot to the side of Baby's head.
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baby scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battock.
Battock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Battock backwards.
Battock pushes Baby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Baby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Battock throws a head punch that misses.
Battock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Baby.
Battock lands with a light punch inside.
Battock can't find room to land a body shot as Baby controls the action.
Battock misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Baby lands a nice shot to the body.
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baby tries to throw a body punch but Battock avoids it by throwing Baby back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Battock.
Battock lands a right hand.
Battock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Battock throws a head punch that misses.
Battock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baby backwards.
Baby has a couple of punches blocked by Battock.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Battock.
Battock tries a body shot but Baby blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battock.
Baby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battock is leaning against Baby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baby tries to throw a body punch but Battock avoids it by throwing Baby back against the cage.
Baby working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Baby - that landed with a thud.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
Battock misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baby.
Battock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Battock on the inside.
Battock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Battock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battock lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Battock fails to land.
Battock lands a shot to the body.
Baby blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Battock clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Battock rushes Baby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Battock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Baby.
Battock scores with a shot to the side of Baby's head.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Battock uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Battock.
A nice right hand lands inside from Battock.
Still in the clinch, Baby scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
Battock prevents a body shot from Baby.
Baby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Battock backwards.
Baby blocks an uppercut.
Battock pushes Baby back against the cage and lands a hook 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!
Battock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baby backwards.
Baby is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby working aggressively here.
Baby is still on wobbly legs! Can Battock finish him?
Battock blocking some punches.
Battock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baby backwards.
Baby misses with a punch to the body.
Baby has a couple of punches blocked by Battock.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Baby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby lands with a short shot to the head.
Baby seems to have recovered his senses.
Baby has a couple of punches blocked by Battock.
Baby can't find room to land a body shot as Battock controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baby.
Baby scores with a shot to the side of Battock's head.
Battock misses with some punches.
Battock struggles to land a body shot inside as Baby controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baby working aggressively here.
Baby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Battock blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Baby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Battock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Battock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Baby - that landed with a thud.
Battock lands a body shot.
Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Baby.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Baby.
Battock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baby backwards.
Baby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battock throws a head punch that misses.
Baby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baby misses with some punches.
Battock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Battock misses with some punches.
Baby working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battock.
Battock misses with some punches.
Battock misses with a punch to the body.
Baby prevents a body shot from Battock.
Baby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby manages to break the clinch.
Battock throws the kick towards the body but Baby avoids it.
Battock throws an off balance right hand
and Baby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Battock scores with a leg kick.
Battock thows a body kick. Baby tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baby defending well as Battock loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Baby misses.
Baby misses with a looping right.
Baby listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Battock sizes up Baby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A low kick from Battock is predictable there
and Baby counters with a straight right hand.
Maxxy Baby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Battock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baby.
Baby throws a jab but it's blocked by Battock.
Battock misses with a leg kick.
Baby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Battock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maxxy Baby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Battock is predictable there
and Baby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that John Battock will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Battock throws an off balance right hand
and Baby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baby loads up on a big right hand but Battock slips the punch.
A left lands for Baby.
Battock closes the distance and pushes Baby back into the cage.
Battock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baby working aggressively here.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Battock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Baby.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Battock.
Baby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battock blocking some punches.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Battock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battock.
Battock seems to have got his legs back now.
Baby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Baby uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battock.
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battock can't find room to land a body shot as Baby controls the action.
Battock lands with a left to the head.
Battock blocks an uppercut.
Battock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock blocking some punches.
Battock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Battock.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Baby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby tries to throw a body punch but Battock avoids it by throwing Baby back against the cage.
Battock lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Battock.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Baby.
Battock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Battock.
Battock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baby misses with some punches.
Battock blocks a body shot from Baby.
Battock blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby tries to work over Battock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baby can't find room to land a body shot as Battock controls the action.
Battock blocking some punches.
Battock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battock gets through Baby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Baby.
Baby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baby misses with a punch to the body.
Baby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Battock backwards.
A short left from Baby.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Battock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby tries a body shot but Battock blocks it.
Battock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
Battock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Battock backwards.
Battock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maxxy Baby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battock.
Battock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Battock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Battock - that landed with a thud.
Battock blocks a body shot from Baby.
Battock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baby misses with some punches.
Battock blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Battock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Battock misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Baby.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Battock.
John Battock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Battock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maxxy Baby.
I think Battock 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 48:48
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Battock!
John Battock retains his lightweight title!
John Battock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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