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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Aziz (ranked 1947 p4p, 257 weight class) and JaVon Vasquez (ranked 2340 p4p, 305 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hannibal Aziz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JaVon Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez closes the distance and clinches.
Vasquez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vasquez breaks from the clinch.
Aziz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vasquez throws a lazy uppercut
letting Aziz counter with a right hand.
Vasquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aziz counters with a nice uppercut.
Vasquez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aziz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vasquez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aziz counters with a straight right hand.
JaVon Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Aziz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasquez moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vasquez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like JaVon Vasquez has been cut.
Aziz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vasquez misses with a shot to the body
and Aziz counters with a stiff right hand.
Aziz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vasquez looks to land a left hand but Aziz moved out of range nicely.
Aziz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasquez.
Aziz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vasquez ducks under a wild hook from Aziz.
Vasquez slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a right and a left that Aziz avoids nicely.
Vasquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aziz.
Vasquez throws a right hand that misses
and Aziz counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aziz checks a leg kick.
Vasquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aziz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Aziz misses with an uppercut
and Vasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vasquez throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Aziz to counter with a crisp jab.
Aziz misses with a hook.
Vasquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aziz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vasquez tries to clinch but Aziz moves away
letting Aziz counter with a right hand.
Vasquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aziz.
Vasquez moves into the clinch successfully.
We've been informed that Vasquez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vasquez manages to break the clinch.
Vasquez swings widly with a right hand
and Vasquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vasquez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aziz back to the cage. Vasquez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Aziz ducks under a wild hook from Vasquez.
Aziz throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez ducks under a wild hook from Aziz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasquez throws a shot from downtown. Aziz moves away and avoids it.
Aziz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Aziz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aziz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasquez.
Vasquez is looking to clinch.
Vasquez misses with a combination
and Aziz counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Aziz.
Aziz avoids the body shot from Vasquez.
Vasquez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azizs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Aziz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JaVon Vasquez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aziz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasquez punishes Aziz's body with a nice straight punch.
Vasquez misses the body punch
and Aziz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vasquez throws a poor cross that misses
and Vasquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasquez misses with a hook to the body
letting Aziz counter with a right hand.
Vasquez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez connects with a crisp jab.
Aziz swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Vasquez counter with a right hand.
Aziz lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aziz with a nice cross.
Vasquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Aziz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aziz catches Vasquez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aziz looks to land a right hand but Vasquez moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Vasquez. Those never looked like landing.
Vasquez scores with a nice head shot.
Vasquez misses the jab.
It looked like Aziz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aziz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasquez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vasquez looks to land a right hand but Aziz moved out of range.
Vasquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aziz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aziz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aziz throws a big shot that misses.
Vasquez throws an overhand right that lands on Aziz's shoulder, as Aziz tries to avoid the shot.
Vasquez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasquez dips to his left and cracks Aziz with an uppercut!
Vasquez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez misses with a hook.
Aziz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasquez throws out the jab.
Vasquez throws a hook to the side of Aziz's head but Aziz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aziz lands with an uppercut that bounces Vasquez off the cage and back into range.
Hannibal Aziz is winning the standup battle so far.
Aziz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vasquez moves out of range as Aziz strikes.
Vasquez wants to counter the offense by Aziz and move into the clinch position.
Nice shot by Aziz.
Vasquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aziz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aziz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Aziz lands.
Vasquez clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aziz throws a head punch that misses.
Aziz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasquez throws an off balance right hand
and Aziz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aziz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasquez moves away.
Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aziz.
Aziz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aziz throws a hook but Vasquez avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Aziz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on JaVon Vasquez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Aziz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vasquez's head.
Vasquez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vasquez is looking to clinch.
It looked like Aziz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Vasquez defending well as Aziz loads up on a big left hand.
Vasquez throws out a counter right but Aziz avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Vasquez misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Aziz misses the target.
Aziz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasquez can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aziz needs to keep his hands up - Vasquez had a free shot at his head there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aziz.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aziz moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aziz.
Vasquez throws a poor cross that misses
and Vasquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vasquez misses with a hook.
Aziz throws a big counter combination but Vasquez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aziz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vasquez in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Aziz.
Aziz tries to bum rush Vasquez with a series of wild strikes but Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Vasquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice jab there from Aziz.
Vasquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aziz counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vasquez throws a sloppy body shot
and Vasquez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Aziz is just out of range.
Aziz scores with a punch to the head.
Aziz dips to his left and cracks Vasquez with an uppercut!
Aziz missing with a left hand there. Vasquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasquez swings widly with a right hand
and Aziz counters with a nice uppercut.
Vasquez misses with a hook
and Aziz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aziz looks to throw the jab but Vasquez is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Vasquez there.
Vasquez misses the shot to the body.
Aziz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aziz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aziz looks to throw the jab but Vasquez is out of range.
Vasquez throws out a counter right but Aziz avoids it with no problem.
Aziz loads up on a big right hand but Vasquez slips the punch.
Vasquez misses with a hook to the body
and Aziz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aziz.
A little feinted left hand from Aziz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aziz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasquez.
Good standup being displayed there by Aziz as he connects with a hook.
Aziz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasquez.
JaVon Vasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aziz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasquez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut.
Aziz throws the left hand but Vasquez avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Aziz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aziz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Aziz!
Hannibal Aziz retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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RATING
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