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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grimly Fiendish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mifsud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fiendish comes to the cage accompanied by Grimly Fiendish- The Damned. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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146 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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145 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grimly Fiendish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Mifsud!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiendish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mifsud counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fiendish takes a swing at Mifsud's ribcage but misses.
Mifsud misses with a leg kick.
Mifsud with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick from Mifsud.
Michael Mifsud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mifsud fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fiendish is out of range.
Fiendish takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mifsud throws a head kick but Fiendish moves out of range.
Mifsud tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fiendish is able to avoid easily.
Fiendish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fiendish checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifsud lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mifsud. Fiendish shrugs it off though.
Mifsud slips a straight right by Fiendish.
Mifsud pushes Fiendish away with a front kick.
Fiendish thows a body shot but no joy.
Fiendish looks to land a right hand but Mifsud moved out of range.
Fiendish loads up on a big right hand but Mifsud slips the punch.
Fiendish blocks a low kick nicely.
Mifsud chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Fiendish misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fiendish's calf.
Mifsud feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fiendish's calf.
Mifsud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fiendish on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mifsud. Mifsud obviously looking to wear him down.
Fiendish looks to throw the jab but Mifsud is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fiendish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mifsud was well out of range. Poor timing from Fiendish.
Fiendish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mifsud looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Michael Mifsud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fiendish blocks a leg kick.
Fiendish fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fiendish wants a takedown but no success here.
Mifsud landing knees to the head.
Mifsud is stalling here.
Fiendish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fiendish has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mifsud is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grimly Fiendish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fiendish tries for a takedown but Mifsud manages to get underhooks.
Mifsud unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fiendish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Mifsud.
Mifsud connects with a knee to the head.
Fiendish is looking to break free of the clinch but Mifsud has double underhooks.
Mifsud looking to throw knees to the head but Fiendish is blocking nicely.
Fiendish being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud with a knee to the head.
Mifsud with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fiendish is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mifsud's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fiendish takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fiendish is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mifsud connects with a knee to the head.
Fiendish wants to take the fight to the mat but Mifsud manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mifsud lands a knee to the head.
Fiendish tries to score a body lock takedown but Mifsud shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fiendish wants a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mifsud is stalling here.
Mifsud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mifsud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fiendish's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mifsud dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fiendish sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mifsud misses the jab.
Fiendish shoots in but Mifsud avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fiendish on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mifsud. Mifsud obviously looking to wear him down.
Mifsud misses with a low kick.
Fiendish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mifsud.
A big left from Fiendish misses.
Mifsud does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fiendish. Mifsud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fiendish takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mifsud lands with an overhand left.
Mifsud misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mifsud lands a jab.
Fiendish is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fiendish misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fiendish misses with a right hand
and Mifsud finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mifsud with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fiendish blocks a head kick by Mifsud.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mifsud!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fiendish sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mifsud thuds his shin into the meat of Fiendish's side.
Mifsud goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mifsud throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mifsud lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fiendish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mifsud lands a leg kick that knocks Fiendish off balance momentarily.
Fiendish will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mifsud cracks Fiendish with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mifsud there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mifsud misses with a leg kick
and Fiendish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fiendish takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fiendish looks to score with a jab to the body but Mifsud is just out of range.
Mifsud throws a sloppy head kick and Fiendish moves out of range easily.
Mifsud cracks Fiendish with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mifsud lands with an overhand left.
Mifsud blocks a jab.
Mifsud feints and then cracks Fiendish's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fiendish down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud lands with a nice body kick.
Fiendish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mifsud moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mifsud. Fiendish shrugs it off though.
Fiendish on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mifsud throws a leg kick but Fiendish sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fiendish has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mifsud.
Mifsud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mifsud chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mifsud throws a leg kick which misses Fiendish's front leg but catches the back leg as Fiendish tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mifsud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fiendish misses with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mifsud.
Mifsud will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mifsud throws a leg kick but Fiendish sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mifsud tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fiendish is able to avoid easily.
Fiendish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mifsud fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mifsud tries to land a leg kick but Fiendish saw it coming and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mifsud misses with a low kick.
Mifsud throws a leg kick but Fiendish checks it.
Mifsud has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifsud takes one on the button.
Mifsud tries to score with a low kick but Fiendish moves his leg out of the way.
Fiendish punishes Mifsud's body with a nice straight punch.
Fiendish digs a good hook to Mifsud's body.
Fiendish fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Mifsud.
Mifsud tries to land a leg kick but Fiendish saw it coming and moves away.
Fiendish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mifsud, right into the meat.
Mifsud cracks the inside of Fiendish's front leg.
Fiendish shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mifsud sprawls well. Mifsud wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fiendish gets slowly back to his feet.
Fiendish checks a leg kick nicely.
Fiendish thows a body shot but no joy.
Mifsud cracks the inside of Fiendish's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mifsud thuds his shin into the meat of Fiendish's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mifsud counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mifsud lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mifsud thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fiendish if he has to take too many more of those.
Mifsud throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mifsud is looking to clinch.
Mifsud thumps Fiendish with a low kick.
Mifsud chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fiendish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mifsud explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fiendish takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mifsud moves out of range as Fiendish strikes.
A big right from Fiendish misses.
Fiendish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mifsud tries to work over Fiendish's front leg with a kick but Fiendish checks it.
Mifsud fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mifsud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mifsud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mifsud really dominated 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.
Mifsud scores with a kick to the body.
Fiendish swings for the body but Mifsud moves out of range.
Fiendish misses with a looping right.
Mifsud is looking to chop away at Fiendish's legs.
Mifsud ducks under a wild hook from Fiendish.
Mifsud is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mifsud lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mifsud turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mifsud fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fiendish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mifsud ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mifsud throws a leg kick but Fiendish sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifsud throws a low kick, looking for Fiendish's leg but Fiendish calmly moves out of range.
Fiendish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mifsud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mifsud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mifsud misses with a head kick.
Mifsud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fiendish.
Michael Mifsud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by Fiendish.
Mifsud thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fiendish if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Fiendish misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mifsud moves away.
Mifsud wants to slow Fiendish down by chopping away at his legs.
Fiendish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mifsud was well out of range. Poor timing from Fiendish.
Fiendish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mifsud was well out of range. Poor timing from Fiendish.
Mifsud stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mifsud lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mifsud.
Mifsud gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud misses with a knee strike.
Fiendish takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mifsud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mifsud looking to throw knees to the head but Fiendish is blocking nicely.
Mifsud tries a knee to the head but Fiendish blocks it.
Fiendish wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mifsud stops a takedown attempt from Fiendish.
Mifsud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fiendish blocks a head kick by Mifsud.
Mifsud scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Fiendish misses.
Mifsud throws a low kick but Fiendish moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Fiendish. That snapped Mifsud's head back.
Mifsud misses with a low kick.
Mifsud ducks under a wild hook from Fiendish.
Fiendish just misses with a punch to the body.
Mifsud throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fiendish counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mifsud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fiendish misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mifsud dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Fiendish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fiendish swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mifsud makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fiendish really felt that one!
Mifsud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mifsud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fiendish moves out of range of the body kick.
Mifsud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mifsud breaks the clinch.
Mifsud fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fiendish is out of range.
Mifsud shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiendish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mifsud bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mifsud lands a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Mifsud.
Fiendish checks a leg kick.
Fiendish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mifsud manages to avoid it.
Mifsud turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mifsud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Michael Mifsud is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mifsud.
Mifsud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mifsud throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fiendish.
Fiendish misses the shot to the body.
Mifsud jabs Fiendish to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Mifsud.
Fiendish misses with a hook to the body
and Mifsud counters with a good low kick that Fiendish was not able to check.
Mifsud closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Fiendish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fiendish has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mifsud is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fiendish is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mifsud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Mifsud.
Mifsud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fiendish cracks Mifsud with an open hand slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mifsud, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish cracks a nice hook into Mifsud's ribs.
Mifsud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fiendish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mifsud was well out of range. Poor timing from Fiendish.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mifsud. Fiendish shrugs it off though.
Mifsud lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mifsud throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fiendish.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Fiendish.
Fiendish stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mifsud.
Grimly Fiendish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mifsud scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mifsud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mifsud 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 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Mifsud!
Michael Mifsud is the new bantamweight champion!
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