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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nonito Donaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tibor Stojakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Donaire might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Filipino Flash - Nump. Stojakovic has chosen Mutant Cunt Sniffer by Venetian Snares as his entrance music. Tibor Stojakovic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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168 cm
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151 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
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151 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nonito Donaire! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tibor Stojakovic! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stojakovic throws a hook but Donaire blocks it. Donaire swings widly with a right hand
and Stojakovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Donaire throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Stojakovic counters with a good low kick that Donaire was not able to check. Stojakovic misses with an uppercut
letting Donaire counter with a right hand. Donaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Stojakovic cracks the inside of Donaire's front leg. A big left from Stojakovic misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Donaire slips under a jab from Stojakovic. Stojakovic misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stojakovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donaire's head. Stojakovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Donaire ducks under a wild hook from Stojakovic. Stojakovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stojakovic, right into the meat.
Stojakovic is looking to land body kicks. Donaire missing with a left hand there. Stojakovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Donaire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Stojakovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donaire throws out the jab. Nonito Donaire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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. Stojakovic misses with a leg kick and Donaire counters with a left and a right that stings Stojakovic. Stojakovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donaire.
Stojakovic misses with an uppercut
and Donaire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Donaire misses the shot to the body. Decent striking displayed by Stojakovic there. Stojakovic jabbing away but nothing is landing. Donaire misses with a lunging right hand
and Stojakovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Donaire thinking. Stojakovic lands a leg kick that knocks Donaire off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Donaire throws an off balance right hand
and Stojakovic counters with a nice leg kick. Stojakovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stojakovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Donaire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Stojakovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Stojakovic misses with a body shot
and Donaire counters with a straight right hand. Stojakovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donaire as he avoids it easily. Stojakovic misses with a combination
and Donaire counters with a series of strikes. Stojakovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stojakovic swings and misses with a shot to the body enabling Donaire to counter with a crisp jab. Stojakovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Donaire blocks a head kick by Stojakovic.
Stojakovic scores with a jab to the jaw. Stojakovic throws a low kick, looking for Donaire's leg but Donaire calmly moves out of range. Stojakovic missing with a left hand there. Donaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A swing and a miss from Stojakovic. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tibor Stojakovic will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donaire misses with a straight right. Stojakovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donaire swats him away and circles back towards the center. Stojakovic misses with a hook. Donaire ducked under it nicely. Donaire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Stojakovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. A looping hook to the body misses from Stojakovic. Donaire does a little dance to reset his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Stojakovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Stojakovic swings widly with a right hand
and Donaire counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stojakovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donaire. Stojakovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Donaire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stojakovic. Donaire misses with a left hand and Stojakovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Stojakovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donaire defending well as Stojakovic loads up on a big left hand. Stojakovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stojakovic moves out of range as Donaire strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. The fighters circle momentarily. Donaire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Donaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Stojakovic. Donaire defending well as Stojakovic loads up on a big left hand. Stojakovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stojakovic looks to land a combination but Donaire avoids it well. Stojakovic misses with a hook
enabling Donaire to counter with a crisp jab. Donaire misses with a right hand and Stojakovic counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stojakovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Donaire misses with a looping right. Donaire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stojakovic counters with a slapping leg kick. Donaire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stojakovic momentarily.
Stojakovic misses with the combination.
Stojakovic connects with a body shot. Stojakovic checks a low kick from Donaire.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Stojakovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Donaire has time to react. Donaire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nonito Donaire is winning the standup battle so far. Donaire connects with a single shot there. Donaire misses with a looping right. Donaire tries to bum rush Stojakovic with a series of wild strikes but Stojakovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Stojakovic moves into range and connects with a jab. Stojakovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donaire counters with a stiff right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nonito Donaire dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slow jab from Donaire misses its intended target. Stojakovic is looking to chop away at Donaire's legs. Stojakovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Stojakovic swings widly with a right hand
and Donaire counters with a lovely shot to the body. Stojakovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donaire. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Stojakovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Stojakovic lands a head kick. Donaire smiles back at him and beckons him forward. A looping hook to the body misses from Stojakovic. Donaire does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slapping leg kick lands for Stojakovic.
Donaire throws a lazy uppercut
and Stojakovic counters with a straight right hand. Stojakovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Donaire defends it nicely. Stojakovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Donaire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Donaire with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stojakovic to score with a decent uppercut. Stojakovic looks to land a right hand but Donaire moved out of range. Stojakovic tries to clinch there but Donaire circles away.
Donaire swings away with a leg kick that misses. Stojakovic misses with a hook
and Donaire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Stojakovic lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Stojakovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Donaire takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stojakovic slips under a jab from Donaire. Stojakovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stojakovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Stojakovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stojakovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Nice uppercut there from Donaire. Nice shot lands for Stojakovic. Donaire defending well as Stojakovic loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stojakovic throws a solid leg kick but Donaire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stojakovic. Stojakovic throws a hook but Donaire blocks it. Stojakovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Stojakovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Donaire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stojakovic misses with a straight left. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Donaire checks a leg kick. Good standup being displayed there by Stojakovic as he connects with a hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tibor Stojakovic really dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donaire thows a left - swing and a miss! Donaire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stojakovic. Stojakovic throws a leg kick but Donaire moved away. Stojakovic connects with an inside leg kick. Donaire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Donaire defending well as Stojakovic loads up on a big left hand. Stojakovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Donaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stojakovic throws a big shot that misses. Stojakovic misses the jab. Stojakovic looks to land a body kick but Donaire moved away. Stojakovic thows a left - swing and a miss! Tibor Stojakovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Stojakovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stojakovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Donaire misses with an uppercut
and Stojakovic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Stojakovic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stojakovic misses the jab. A big right from Donaire misses. Donaire feints a jab promting Stojakovic to slip. Donaire then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stojakovic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Stojakovic cracks Donaire with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Stojakovic tests Donaire's chin there with a solid looking shot. Donaire throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stojakovic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Donaire eats them both and turns towards Stojakovic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Stojakovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Donaire. Stojakovic misses with a looping right. Stojakovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donaire throws out the jab. Stojakovic thows a left - swing and a miss! Stojakovic moves away from the strike by Donaire.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Donaire avoids the body shot from Stojakovic.
Stojakovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Donaire slips under a jab. Donaire misses with a hook. Stojakovic ducked under it nicely. Stojakovic misses with a straight left. Donaire is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Donaire avoids the body shot from Stojakovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tibor Stojakovic dominated that fourth round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stojakovic throws the left hand but Donaire avoids the punch easily. Donaire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donaire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Stojakovic missing with a left hand there. Donaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A kick lands to the mid section there for Stojakovic. Donaire clobbers Stojakovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Stojakovic throws a nice inside leg kick. Stojakovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Donaire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stojakovic.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stojakovic shoots and misses and Donaire counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Stojakovic misses with a low kick.
Donaire loads up on a big right hand but Stojakovic slips the punch. Stojakovic misses with a hook
and Donaire counters with a right hand to the body. Stojakovic slips under a jab. Stojakovic throws a series of punches but Donaire avoids them all with ease. Stojakovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donaire counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stojakovic with a lazy takedown attempt and Donaire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Stojakovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Stojakovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Donaire. Donaire circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Stojakovic swings widly with a right hand
and Donaire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Donaire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stojakovic.
Stojakovic misses with an uppercut
and Donaire counters with a three punch combo that has Stojakovic backing up. Stojakovic nods at Donaire to acknowledge the strikes. Stojakovic cracks the inside of Donaire's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stojakovic tried to score with a low kick but Donaire checks it. Stojakovic slips a straight right by Donaire. Donaire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stojakovic. Stojakovic misses with a double jab
and Donaire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Stojakovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donaire scores with the left hand. Stojakovic knows he should have avoided that one. Stojakovic throws a body punch but Donaire moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. A decent looking body kick lands there for Stojakovic. Stojakovic has his takedown stuffed and Donaire counters with a lovely straight right hand! Nonito Donaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Nonito Donaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tibor Stojakovic. Donaire moves away from the strike by Stojakovic. Stojakovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Donaire swings widly with a right hand
and Stojakovic counters with a solid body kick. Stojakovic throws a series of punches but Donaire avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight! Nonito Donaire showed his dominance in that final round. Well Stojakovic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 47:48 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:48 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tibor Stojakovic! Tibor Stojakovic is the new featherweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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