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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilad Shalit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geebro Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shalit comes to the cage accompanied by MC Sapinho - Gilad Shalit . Geebro Jonson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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225 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gilad Shalit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geebro Jonson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shalit throws a big counter combination but Jonson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shalit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jonson.
Jonson misses with the combination.
Jonson lands a leg kick that knocks Shalit off balance momentarily.
Shalit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jonson takes one to the chin there.
Jonson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shalit. That did some damage!
Jonson tries to bum rush Shalit with a series of wild strikes but Shalit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Shalit scores with a four punch combination!
Jonson throws a leg kick
and Shalit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jonson thinking.
Jonson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shalit's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shalit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jonson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shalit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jonson thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit throws a shot from downtown. Jonson moves away and avoids it.
Shalit throws a jab when Jonson was well out of range.
Jonson is looking to clinch.
We've been informed that Jonson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jonson misses with a left hand
and Shalit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shalit misses with an uppercut
and Jonson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shalit throws a body shot but no joy.
Jonson looks to land a combination but Shalit avoids it well.
Jonson lands a leg kick that knocks Shalit off balance momentarily.
Jonson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shalit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Shalit.
Jonson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jonson throws a low kick but Shalit avoids it.
Geebro Jonson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jonson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shalit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jonson moves forwards but Shalit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shalit throws a body punch but Jonson moves out of range.
Shalit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jonson.
Jonson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jonson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jonson cracks Shalit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jonson tried to score with a low kick but Shalit checks it.
Jonson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shalit.
Shalit moves forwards but Jonson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jonson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shalit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Jonson.
Jonson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jonson throws a head kick but Shalit moves out of range.
Jonson misses with a body kick.
Jonson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jonson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shalit throws a jab but it's blocked by Jonson.
Shalit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shalit swings widly with a right hand
and Jonson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shalit's knee momentarily.
Shalit throws a body punch but Jonson moves out of range.
Shalit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shalit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jonson throws a leg kick but Shalit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jonson feints and then cracks Shalit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shalit down.
Jonson thumps Shalit with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shalit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Jonson does it's job there.
Jonson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shalit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jonson cracks Shalit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shalit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shalit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jonson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shalit is out of range.
Jonson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shalit throws a body punch but Jonson moves out of range.
Jonson tries to bum rush Shalit with a series of wild strikes but Shalit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shalit misses the jab.
Shalit thuds a left hand into Jonson's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shalit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jonson - the referee stops the clock and Shalit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jonson. Shalit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geebro Jonson 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.
Jonson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jonson 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.
Shalit is looking to wear down Jonson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shalit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jonson.
Jonson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shalit throws a series of punches but Jonson avoids them all with ease.
Geebro Jonson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Shalit misses.
Jonson throws a head kick but Shalit moves out of range.
Shalit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jonson lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jonson. That's going to slow Shalit down.
Jonson fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jonson cracks Shalit with a good jab.
Good shot there by Jonson.
Shalit looks to score with a jab to the body but Jonson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson motions for Shalit to come forward. Jonson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jonson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shalit.
Jonson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shalit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shalit throws out a loose jab but Jonson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shalit misses with a looping left.
Shalit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jonson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jonson.
Jonson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shalit takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jonson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shalit.
Jonson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jonson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jonson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shalit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Shalit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jonson lands with an uppercut that bounces Shalit off the cage and back into range.
Jonson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shalit. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shalit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jonson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jonson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jonson dips to his left and cracks Shalit with an uppercut!
Shalit blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jonson. That's going to slow Shalit down.
Jonson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jonson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid body kick from Jonson.
Jonson throws a right and a left that Shalit avoids nicely.
Shalit swats away the attempt to clinch by Jonson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jonson cracks the inside of Shalit's front leg.
Jonson wants to slow Shalit down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Jonson misses its intended target.
Jonson tries to score with a low kick but Shalit moves his leg out of the way.
Jonson thows a leg kick but Shalit checks it
and Shalit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jonson catches Shalit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jonson throws an overhand right that lands on Shalit's shoulder, as Shalit tries to avoid the shot.
Shalit throwing a counter right hand but Jonson manages to avoid it.
Jonson throws the kick towards the body but Shalit avoids it.
Shalit seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jonson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shalit's sensitive parts.
Shalit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jonson.
Jonson thuds his right hand into Shalit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jonson lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jonson. That one must have hurt.
Jonson is looking to slow Shalit down with leg kicks.
Shalit moves out of range of the leg kick from Jonson.
Shalit throws a big counter combination but Jonson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Jonson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shalit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jonson moves away.
Shalit misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Jonson to counter with a crisp jab.
Shalit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jonson throws a right hand that Shalit ducks under and follows up with a left that Shalit also avoids with ease.
Shalit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jonson feints and then cracks Shalit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shalit down.
Shalit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jonson. That's going to slow Shalit down.
Shalit throws a body punch but Jonson moves out of range.
Shalit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geebro Jonson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jonson fakes the leg kick and cracks Shalit in the body.
Shalit swings for the body but Jonson moves out of range.
Shalit avoids the head kick by Jonson.
Shalit avoids a kick to the body.
Shalit looks to throw the jab but Jonson is out of range.
Shalit backing away here, and Jonson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jonson throws a lazy head kick
and Shalit counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jonson.
Shalit throws a lazy right hand but Jonson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jonson. That's going to slow Shalit down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonson tries to land a front kick but Shalit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jonson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shalit.
Jonson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jonson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shalit has time to react.
Shalit swings for the body but Jonson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson throws out a leg kick but Shalit moves out of range and Jonson only half commits.
Shalit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jonson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shalit is out of range.
Jonson cracks Shalit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jonson throws a leg kick which misses Shalit's front leg but catches the back leg as Shalit tries to avoid it.
Shalit moves out of range as Jonson strikes.
Jonson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jonson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jonson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shalit manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Shalit misses its target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jonson.
Nice defenses there by Shalit.
Geebro Jonson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shalit looks to score with a jab to the body but Jonson is just out of range.
Shalit misses with a hook.
Jonson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jonson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shalit's head backwards.
Jonson ducks under a wild hook from Shalit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jonson.
Shalit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shalit ducks under a wild hook from Jonson.
It looked like Shalit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jonson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jonson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jonson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jonson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Shalit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jonson lands a head kick!
Jonson tries to clinch but Shalit moves out of range.
Shalit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jonson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shalit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jonson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Shalit misses.
Jonson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shalit appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jonson misses with a left hand
and Shalit counters with a straight right hand.
Jonson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shalit backs up against the cage.
Shalit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jonson wants to clinch but Shalit slips to the side
and Jonson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shalit will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jonson misses with a leg kick
and Shalit counters with a nice uppercut.
Shalit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jonson misses with a double jab.
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!
Jonson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jonson misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalit staying out of range there.
Jonson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jonson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shalit. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Jonson.
Shalit throws a hook but Jonson blocks it.
Jonson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shalit moves away from the strike by Jonson.
A leg kick checked by Shalit.
A big right from Shalit misses.
Jonson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shalit throws a body punch but Jonson moves out of range.
Shalit lands a jab to Jonson's midsection.
Jonson works Shalit's body with a nice hook.
Gilad Shalit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shalit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geebro Jonson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jonson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geebro Jonson!
Gilad Shalit was interviewed post fight and said 'You know, shit happens, he was the better man tonight and I couldn't impose my gameplan. I train like a champion, fight like a champion and I lose like a champion. I'll come back stronger.'.
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