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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zivic comes to the cage accompanied by La La Girl by Paffendorf. Jackson has chosen LIVING IN AMERICA BY JAMES BROWN as his entrance music. Apollo Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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216 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
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30
217 lbs
20 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fritzie Zivic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apollo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zivic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zivic.
Jackson is looking to chop away at Zivic's legs.
Jackson moves forwards but Zivic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fritzie Zivic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zivic. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson scores with a head kick. Zivic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Fritzie Zivic has been cut.
Zivic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zivic misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zivic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zivic leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Zivic sees coming a mile off.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Zivic's shoulder, as Zivic tries to avoid the shot.
Zivic throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivic misses with a wild body shot.
Zivic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zivic lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Apollo Jackson has been cut.
Zivic jabs at Jackson's body.
Zivic wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Zivic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Zivic's head.
Zivic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
Zivic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zivic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Zivic.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Zivic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zivic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zivic misses with a punch to the body.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic lands a shoulder strike.
Zivic lands a shot to the body.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Zivic.
Zivic tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson pushes Zivic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zivic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Zivic.
Zivic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zivic digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Zivic pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zivic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Zivic.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zivic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zivic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zivic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Zivic.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Zivic - that landed with a thud.
Zivic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Zivic.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
Zivic lands a right hand.
Jackson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zivic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jackson can turn it around.
Zivic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zivic lands with a short shot to the head.
Zivic lands a nice shot to the body.
Zivic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Zivic as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Zivic.
A nice left hand lands by Zivic.
A short body shot lands from Zivic as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zivic tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zivic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zivic has Jackson pushed against the cage.
Zivic is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zivic.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Zivic working aggressively here.
Zivic misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Zivic.
Zivic lands with a right to the head.
Zivic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zivic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zivic lands a shoulder strike.
Zivic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zivic tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Zivic.
Zivic cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zivic scores with a body shot.
Zivic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zivic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Zivic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Zivic misses.
Zivic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zivic connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zivic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zivic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zivic moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Zivic misses the shot to the body.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Zivic.
Zivic scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivic misses the jab.
Zivic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Zivic.
Zivic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Zivic misses with a body shot.
Zivic lands a big right hand that sends Jackson crashing to the mat! Zivic stays standing though and waves Jackson back to his feet!
Jackson is rocked!
That has opened up Apollo Jackson's cut even more.
Zivic lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Zivic finish him?
Zivic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Zivic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zivic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zivic looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Zivic.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Zivic lands the left hand.
Zivic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zivic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zivic tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings for the body but Zivic moves out of range.
Jackson thumps Zivic with a low kick.
Zivic with a nice cross.
Zivic's corner calls for a 1-2. Zivic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zivic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Zivic moves away and avoids it.
Zivic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zivic.
Zivic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Zivic misses.
Jackson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zivic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zivic lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Fritzie Zivic is winning the standup battle so far.
Zivic misses with a straight right.
As Zivic backs off Jackson throws a huge counter combo but Zivic manages to avoid it all.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackson throws a body punch but Zivic moves out of range.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jackson throws a solid leg kick but Zivic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zivic cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zivic connects with a body shot.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zivic.
A jab from Zivic finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zivic can pounce on him.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Zivic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zivic misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Zivic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
The cut above Apollo Jackson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zivic moves away.
Zivic fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jackson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jackson looks to clinch but Zivic throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jackson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Fritzie Zivic!
Fritzie Zivic retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Fritzie Zivic rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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