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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billi Goat (ranked 183 p4p, 119 weight class) and Steve McMichael (ranked 26 p4p, 16 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Billi Goat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve McMichael!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McMichael lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goat's sensitive parts.
McMichael misses with a right hand
and Goat counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Goat misses the jab.
McMichael lands a nice hook to Goat's body. Goat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Goat misses with a leg kick
and McMichael counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goat.
A good leg kick by Goat.
Billi Goat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goat looks to throw the jab but McMichael is out of range.
Goat scores with a punch to the head.
Goat lunges at McMichael with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McMichael's hand.
Goat missing with a left hand there. McMichael was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McMichael misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goat missing with a left hand there. McMichael was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McMichael throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from McMichael.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat is looking to score with low kicks.
McMichael gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Goat throws a low kick but it's checked well by McMichael.
Goat throws a hook but McMichael blocks it.
McMichael staying out of range there.
Goat throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from McMichael misses.
That kick from Goat tenderised McMichael's leg. McMichael is trying to keep his angry face on.
McMichael takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - McMichael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McMichael.
Goat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McMichael.
McMichael takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McMichael checks a leg kick.
Goat with the inside leg kick.
McMichael cracks Goat with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMichael throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Goat on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goat throws a leg kick that misses.
Goat looks to score with a jab to the body but McMichael is just out of range.
McMichael appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMichael throws a series of punches but Goat avoids them all with ease.
McMichael throws a quick inside leg kick.
McMichael moves out of range of the body kick from Goat.
McMichael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goat.
Goat misses with a left hand
and McMichael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McMichael throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goat jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McMichael lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goat circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Goat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McMichael digs a good body shot into Goat's ribs.
McMichael moves away from the strike by Goat.
Goat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McMichael takes one on the button.
McMichael misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMichael moves out of range as Goat strikes.
Goat wants to land a leg kick but McMichael is out of range.
Goat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Goat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goat scores with a jab to the body.
Goat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McMichael gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McMichael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McMichael rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Goat.
McMichael lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goat circles away quickly and effectively.
Goat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like McMichael was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Goat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McMichael gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Goat is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Goat swings for the body but McMichael moves out of range.
McMichael takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goat lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick misses from McMichael.
A swing and a miss from Goat.
McMichael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goat throws out the jab.
McMichael lands the left hand.
McMichael lands a lovely overhand right.
Goat throws a body punch but McMichael moves out of range.
McMichael looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McMichael fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Goat is out of range.
Goat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goat throws out a powerful jab.
Goat throws a body punch but McMichael moves out of range.
McMichael ducks under a wild hook from Goat.
McMichael tries a quick counter leg kick but Goat is wise to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billi Goat dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Goat looks to land a left hand but McMichael moved out of range nicely.
McMichael on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Goat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goat throws a right hand that misses
and McMichael counters with a left to the body.
McMichael walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McMichael looks to land a body kick but Goat moved away.
Goat lands a body shot.
Goat scores with a jab.
A slow jab from McMichael misses its intended target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but McMichael might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Goat has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMichael throws a sloppy body shot
and Goat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goat throws the left hand but McMichael avoids the punch easily.
McMichael takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Goat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McMichael counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Goat.
Goat looks to throw the jab but McMichael is out of range.
McMichael tries a quick counter leg kick but Goat is wise to it.
McMichael moves forwards but Goat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McMichael on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McMichael crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Goat - the referee stops the clock and McMichael gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Goat. McMichael manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A low kick from Goat misses
and McMichael counters with a three punch combo that has Goat backing up. Goat nods at McMichael to acknowledge the strikes.
Goat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McMichael only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Goat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McMichael has time to react.
McMichael avoids the body shot from Goat.
A little jabbing left from McMichael on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McMichael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goat.
McMichael takes a swing at Goat's ribcage but misses.
Goat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goat looks to throw the jab but McMichael is out of range.
Goat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Goat lands an impressive looking overhand right. McMichael doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Goat misses its intended target.
McMichael misses with an uppercut.
Goat thuds a left hand into McMichael's body.
McMichael misses with a wild body shot.
Goat misses with a lunging right hand
and McMichael counters with a left to the body.
Billi Goat is winning the standup battle so far.
Goat lands with a straight right. McMichael didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from McMichael. Goat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goat throwing a counter right hand but McMichael manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Goat misses
enabling McMichael to counter with a crisp jab.
Goat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goat explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Goat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McMichael has time to react.
Goat connects with a leg kick.
Goat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McMichael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Goat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McMichael, as that shot connected.
Goat lands a nice looking body shot.
Goat scores with a nice head shot.
Goat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Goat misses with a leg kick
and McMichael makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for McMichael.
Goat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goat.
Goat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McMichael can do to turn this around?
Goat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Goat connects with a body shot that sends McMichael's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMichael waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goat.
Goat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goat throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMichael avoids a kick to the body.
McMichael ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And McMichael responds with a good body kick, but Goat manages to step out the way in time.
Goat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goat pushes McMichael away with a front kick.
Goat throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Goat slips under a jab.
McMichael drops his hands momentarily and Goat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Goat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goat throws the left hand but McMichael avoids the punch easily.
McMichael takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goat lands a head kick. McMichael smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Goat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McMichael looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Goat just misses with a punch to the body.
McMichael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billi Goat dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McMichael throws a nice looking combination but Goat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McMichael drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McMichael checks a leg kick.
Goat throws a body punch but McMichael moves out of range.
McMichael avoids the body shot from Goat.
Goat misses with a jab to the body
and McMichael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goat throws an overhand right that lands on McMichael's shoulder, as McMichael tries to avoid the shot.
Goat throws a wild body kick that McMichael sees coming a mile off.
Goat throws a body kick that misses.
McMichael tries a quick counter leg kick but Goat is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMichael misses with a body shot.
Goat appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Goat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McMichael throws a body punch but Goat moves out of range.
Goat misses with an uppercut
and McMichael counters with a nice uppercut.
Goat misses with a hook. McMichael ducked under it nicely.
McMichael looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMichael drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Goat throws a chopping leg kick but McMichael manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Goat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McMichael throws a body punch but Goat moves out of range.
McMichael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goat manages to avoid it.
Goat avoids the head kick by McMichael.
A quick step to the side and Goat tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McMichael throws a big shot that misses.
McMichael slips a straight right by Goat.
McMichael takes a swing at Goat's ribcage but misses.
Goat appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
No joy there for McMichael, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by McMichael.
McMichael misses with a jab to the body
and Goat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McMichael thinking.
McMichael moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Goat.
Goat just misses with a punch to the body.
Goat lands a nice looking body shot.
Goat throws a leg kick
and McMichael counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McMichael checks it well.
McMichael misses with a hook
and Goat counters with a nice leg kick.
McMichael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goat.
McMichael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goat.
McMichael has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Goat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McMichael scores with a nice head shot.
McMichael throws a body punch but Goat moves out of range.
Goat swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McMichael connects with a good right hand that stumbles Goat. Goat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McMichael on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goat.
A nice leg kick from Goat, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goat swings for the body but McMichael moves out of range.
McMichael swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Goat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Goat misses.
McMichael lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A good leg kick by Goat.
Goat is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McMichael! But no joy.
McMichael scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goat in his tracks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Goat. McMichael shrugs it off though.
McMichael is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McMichael's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Goat jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McMichael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goat.
Goat throws a lazy right hand but McMichael sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goat lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goat clobbers McMichael with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McMichael has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Goat.
Goat staying out of range there.
Goat takes a swing at McMichael's ribcage but misses.
McMichael throws a big counter head kick but Goat avoids it with no problem.
Goat misses with a body shot.
McMichael unleashes a big counter combination but Goat bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McMichael takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Goat misses with a body shot
and McMichael counters with a three punch combo that has Goat backing up. Goat nods at McMichael to acknowledge the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Goat there.
McMichael connects with a right hand. Goat shakes it off.
A lazy left from McMichael finds it's target.
Nice shot lands for Goat.
McMichael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goat was well out of range. Poor timing from McMichael.
A head kick from Goat lands but McMichael takes it in his stride.
McMichael with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billi Goat clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McMichael throws an overhand right that lands on Goat's shoulder, as Goat tries to avoid the shot.
Goat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McMichael doesn't seem bothered though.
Goat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Goat works McMichael's body with a nice hook.
Goat misses with a hook
and McMichael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McMichael throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goat throws out a leg kick but McMichael moves out of range and Goat only half commits.
McMichael swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Goat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McMichael looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick lands for Goat.
McMichael misses with an uppercut. Goat saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMichael throws a head kick but Goat moves out of range.
Goat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot by Goat.
McMichael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goat.
McMichael is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Goat with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Goat.
McMichael throws a hook but Goat blocks it.
McMichael looks to land a right hand but Goat moved out of range.
McMichael checks a low kick from Goat.
Goat connects with a solid leg kick.
Goat throws the kick towards the body but McMichael avoids it.
Goat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McMichael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McMichael lunges at Goat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goat's hand.
Goat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McMichael only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Goat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goat throws a predictable looking body shot
and McMichael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Goat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMichael ducks under a wild hook from Goat.
Goat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McMichael takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goat jabs at McMichael's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goat throws a hook to the side of McMichael's head but McMichael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McMichael throws a left and a right that both miss
and McMichael takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goat misses with a hook to the body
and McMichael makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McMichael scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McMichael swings for the body but Goat moves out of range.
Goat swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McMichael misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from McMichael. Goat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McMichael throws a right and a left that both miss.
McMichael on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goat. That's going to slow McMichael down.
McMichael misses with a body punch
and Goat finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Goat swings for the body but McMichael moves out of range.
McMichael misses with a body shot.
McMichael avoids the body shot from Goat.
McMichael checks a low kick from Goat.
Goat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McMichael was well out of range. Poor timing from Goat.
Goat misses with an uppercut
and Goat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goat's jab looks to have found its range, popping McMichael under the eye.
McMichael looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goat just misses with a punch to the body.
Goat tries to work over McMichael's front leg with a kick but McMichael checks it.
McMichael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMichael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McMichael checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from McMichael on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Goat throws a leg kick but McMichael moved away.
McMichael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goat.
McMichael moves out of range of the body kick from Goat.
Goat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McMichael connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Goat scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goat throws a jab when McMichael was well out of range.
Goat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McMichael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McMichael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goat was well out of range. Poor timing from McMichael.
McMichael takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Goat misses with a left hand
and McMichael connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McMichael manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billi Goat had his way with Steve McMichael in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Goat lands a body shot.
Goat misses with a left hand
and McMichael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McMichael has time to react.
McMichael throws a sloppy body shot
and Goat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goat scores with a spinning back kick!
Goat throws a lazy body kick
and McMichael counters with a straight right hand.
Goat is looking to score with low kicks.
Goat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McMichael.
Billi Goat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McMichael throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McMichael doesn't seem bothered though.
Goat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McMichael.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McMichael throws out the jab.
Goat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMichael blocks a jab.
Goat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McMichael looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McMichael on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Goat staying out of range there.
Goat throws a push kick but McMichael slaps the foot to one side.
Goat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goat loads up on a big right hand but McMichael slips the punch.
McMichael will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McMichael misses the jab.
Goat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat throws a hook but McMichael blocks it.
McMichael walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McMichael on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crunch! Goat slams his shin into McMichael's torso.
Goat misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Goat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goat misses with an uppercut
and McMichael counters with a nice body shot.
Goat throws out a loose jab but McMichael uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMichael moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McMichael is looking to land body kicks.
Goat lands a glancing blow to the side of McMichael's head.
McMichael slips a jab from Goat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat blocks a leg kick.
McMichael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goat was well out of range. Poor timing from McMichael.
McMichael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As McMichael backs away, Goat returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by Goat.
Goat with the inside leg kick.
Goat throws a looping overhand right but McMichael ducks down to avoid it.
McMichael pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Goat both land. Nice combination.
McMichael blocks the body kick.
Goat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McMichael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goat manages to avoid it.
McMichael throws a body shot but no joy.
As McMichael backs away, Goat returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McMichael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goat throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMichael avoids the body shot from Goat.
McMichael takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McMichael slips a straight right by Goat.
Goat checks a low kick from McMichael.
McMichael connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMichael walks into a jab.
Goat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McMichael walks into a left hand.
McMichael throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some bone on bone action there as McMichael checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McMichael throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goat lands a leg kick that knocks McMichael off balance momentarily.
Steve McMichael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goat digs a good body shot into McMichael's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billi Goat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billi Goat!
Billi Goat is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Billi Goat thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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