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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Cizek (ranked 2041 p4p, 2872 weight class) and Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 176 p4p, 242 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
Solid chin |
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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 16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cyril Cizek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cizek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joshy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cizek lands the left hand.
Joshy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joshy. Cizek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Joshy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cizek. Cizek circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Joshy misses its intended target.
Cizek misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Joshy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cizek.
Cizek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cizek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joshy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cizek misses with a looping left.
Cizek misses the jab.
And Joshy responds with a good body kick, but Cizek manages to step out the way in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cizek throws a hook but Joshy blocks it.
Joshy misses with a hook
enabling Cizek to counter with a crisp jab.
Joshy moves out of range as Cizek throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Joshy.
Cizek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joshy misses with a hook. Cizek ducked under it nicely.
Cizek swinging wildly here.
Cizek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joshy.
Cizek misses with an uppercut.
Joshy missing with a left hand there. Cizek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joshy slips under a jab.
Cizek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joshy.
Cizek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joshy misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cizek to counter with a crisp jab.
Joshy misses with a lunging right hand
and Cizek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joshy walks into a left hand.
Cizek thuds a left hand into Joshy's body.
We've been told by Cizek's head coaches at Brloh that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Joshy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cizek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Joshy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cizek doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joshy throws a jab when Cizek was well out of range.
Cizek throws a shot from downtown. Joshy moves away and avoids it.
Joshy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Joshy does no damage.
Cizek throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Joshy misses.
Joshy misses with a lunging right hand
and Cizek counters with a straight right hand.
Cizek blocks a head kick by Joshy.
Nice body kick from Cizek.
Joshy is looking to clinch but Cizek is avoiding it.
Cizek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joshy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cizek wants to slow Joshy down by chopping away at his legs.
Joshy slips a straight right by Cizek.
As Cizek backs off Joshy throws a huge counter combo but Cizek manages to avoid it all.
Joshy throws a looping overhand right but Cizek ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cizek clobbers Joshy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joshy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cizek's head backwards.
Joshy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cizek manages to avoid it.
Cizek cracks Joshy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cyril Cizek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cizek blocks a jab.
Cizek scores with a nice head shot.
Joshy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cizek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Joshy.
Cizek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Joshy misses with a series of wild punches.
Joshy moves away from the strike by Cizek.
Joshy lands a nice shot to the body.
Joshy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cizek.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cizek moves out of range as Joshy strikes.
Cizek misses with a hook
and Joshy counters with a good low kick that Cizek was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshy takes a swing at Cizek's ribcage but misses.
Joshy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Cizek misses the target.
A left lands for Cizek.
Joshy connects with a solid leg kick.
Joshy looks to land a left hand but Cizek moved out of range nicely.
Cizek avoids the body shot from Joshy.
Joshy misses with a leg kick
and Cizek counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Joshy catches Cizek right on the button with a cross.
Joshy lands with a cross.
Joshy throws a big shot that misses.
Cizek is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Cizek blocks the leg kick.
Cizek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Cizek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshy.
Cizek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshy.
Joshy moves out of range of the body kick.
Cizek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cyril Cizek will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick from Cizek lands but Joshy takes it in his stride.
Cizek throws a lazy uppercut
and Joshy counters with a nice body shot.
Cizek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joshy counters with a straight right hand.
Cizek misses with a hook. Joshy ducked under it nicely.
Cizek throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cizek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joshy counters with a stiff right hand.
Cizek lands a glancing blow to the side of Joshy's head.
Cizek swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cizek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joshy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cizek on the side of the head.
Cizek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joshy manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joshy throws a jab but it's blocked by Cizek.
Cizek throws a poor cross that misses
and Joshy counters by clinching up.
Cizek breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cizek.
Joshy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cizek doesn't seem bothered though.
Joshy has closed the distance and engaged Cizek in a clinch.
Joshy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Joshy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cizek wants to stand but Joshy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cizek stands up from Joshy's guard - Cizek perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cizek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cizek looks for the body kick but Joshy saw that one coming.
Joshy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the body from Joshy misses
and Cizek counters with a nice uppercut.
Joshy throws a hook but Cizek blocks it.
Joshy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Cizek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cizek connects with a crisp jab.
Cizek misses with a left hand
and Joshy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cizek breaks from the clinch.
Joshy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Cizek is predictable there
and Joshy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joshy avoids the head kick by Cizek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cizek moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cizek throws a leg kick but Joshy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cizek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joshy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Joshy avoids the head kick by Cizek.
Joshy misses with a kick to the body
and Cizek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joshy avoids the head kick by Cizek.
Cizek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joshy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cizek misses with a double jab
and Joshy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cizek thinking.
Cizek tries to work over Joshy's front leg with a kick but Joshy checks it.
Cizek avoids the body shot from Joshy.
Joshy missing with a left hand there. Cizek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joshy connects with a solid leg kick.
Joshy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joshy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cizek moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy misses with an uppercut.
Cizek connects with a solid leg kick.
Joshy defending well as Cizek loads up on a big left hand.
Joshy throws a lazy uppercut
and Cizek counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Cizek misses the target.
Cizek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joshy throws a big shot that misses.
Cizek misses with an uppercut. Joshy saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cizek.
Joshy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cizek was well out of range. Poor timing from Joshy.
An attempted straight right counter from Cizek misses the target.
Joshy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Joshy throws a shot from downtown. Cizek moves away and avoids it.
Cizek throwing a counter right hand but Joshy manages to avoid it.
Cizek connects with a single shot there.
Cizek slips under a jab.
Joshy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joshy throws an overhand right that lands on Cizek's shoulder, as Cizek tries to avoid the shot.
Joshy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cizek misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Cizek misses the target.
Joshy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cyril Cizek is winning the standup battle so far.
Cizek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Joshy misses with an uppercut.
Cizek ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
Cizek dips to his left and cracks Joshy with an uppercut!
Joshy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cizek with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cizek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cizek moves out of range of the strikes.
Joshy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joshy blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bam Bam Joshy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A punch combination from Joshy misses.
Joshy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cizek is looking to counter with a body kick.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cizek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joshy throws an overhand right that lands on Cizek's shoulder, as Cizek tries to avoid the shot.
Joshy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cizek was well out of range. Poor timing from Joshy.
A little feinted left hand from Cizek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Joshy misses with a head kick.
Cizek misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joshy throws a jab but it's blocked by Cizek.
Cizek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cizek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cizek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Joshy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joshy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joshy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joshy scores with a jab. Cizek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cizek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joshy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy misses with a wild combination.
Cizek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Joshy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joshy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cizek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joshy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cizek.
Cizek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joshy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cizek swings widly with a right hand
and Joshy counters with a leg kick.
Joshy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good work by Cizek as he checks the leg kick.
Cizek throws out a loose jab but Joshy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cizek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Joshy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joshy moves away from the strike by Cizek.
Cizek throws a big shot that misses.
Cizek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy misses with a low kick.
A jab from Cizek misses.
Joshy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cizek is out of range.
Cizek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Joshy misses.
Cizek just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Joshy.
Joshy lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Cizek misses.
Cizek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cizek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joshy blocks a leg kick.
Joshy misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Cizek.
A left lands for Joshy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cizek. Joshy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy cracks Cizek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cizek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joshy manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Cizek.
Cizek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joshy.
Cizek walks into a stiff left hand from Joshy.
Joshy throws a big shot that misses.
Cizek swings for the body but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy misses with a right hand
and Cizek counters with an outside leg kick.
Cizek punishes Joshy's body with a nice straight punch.
Cizek throws a head kick but Joshy moves out of range.
A jab from Joshy misses.
Cizek misses with a shot to the body
letting Joshy counter with a right hand.
Joshy staying out of range there.
Cizek throws a looping overhand right but Joshy ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshy lands a jab to the nose.
Joshy is looking to slow Cizek down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cizek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cizek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cizek motions for Joshy to come forward. Cizek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cizek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joshy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cizek counters with a nice low kick that buckles Joshy's knee momentarily.
Joshy lands a leg kick that knocks Cizek off balance momentarily.
Joshy loads up on a big right hand but Cizek slips the punch.
Cizek connects with a body shot that sends Joshy's belly button to the back.
Joshy missing with a left hand there. Cizek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cizek scores with a jab to the body.
Joshy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cizek avoids the body shot from Joshy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bam Bam Joshy.
I think Joshy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bam Bam Joshy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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