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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Lizotte (ranked 2887 p4p, 251 weight class) and Zilch Filch (ranked 1610 p4p, 162 weight class). Zilch Filch is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stephan Lizotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zilch Filch!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lizotte scores with a shot to the body.
Lizotte wants to slow Filch down by chopping away at his legs.
Filch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lizotte with a body shot.
Donk. Lizotte catches Filch right on the button with a cross.
Lizotte misses with a wild body shot.
Filch misses with a hook to the body
and Lizotte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lizotte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lizotte lands a leg kick that knocks Filch off balance momentarily.
Filch checks a leg kick.
Filch cracks Lizotte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Filch misses with a kick to the body
and Lizotte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lizotte avoids the head kick by Filch.
Filch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Filch moves into range and connects with a 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!
Lizotte tries to close the distance and clinch but Filch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Filch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lizotte fakes the leg kick and cracks Filch in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lizotte, right into the meat.
Filch avoids the head kick by Lizotte.
A head kick misses from Lizotte.
Lizotte lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lizotte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filch follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lizotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Filch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lizotte misses with a body shot.
Lizotte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lizotte has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Lizotte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lizotte slips under a jab.
A low kick from Lizotte misses
and Lizotte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Filch gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lizotte is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Filch scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lizotte has hold of Filch's hands but Filch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lizotte is pressing down on Filch's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lizotte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lizotte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Filch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lizotte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Filch.
Lizotte pulls Filch in to control the position.
Filch throwing strikes but missing.
Filch postures up in Lizotte's guard and throws a big left but Lizotte blocks it.
Lizotte wants to sweep here but Filch controlling him for the moment.
Filch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lizotte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Filch scoring with punches to the head and body.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lizotte holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lizotte continues to stall.
Filch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Filch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Filch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lizotte's head.
Filch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lizotte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Filch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Filch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Filch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Filch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Filch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Filch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lizotte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Filch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Filch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Filch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Filch cracks Lizotte with a solid left hand.
Lizotte manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Filch manages to get himself to full guard.
Filch wants to hit a switch here but Lizotte passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Filch there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filch throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lizotte. What's that going to do exactly?
Filch regains half guard.
Lizotte is looking to take a break and control but Filch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Filch is pressing down on Lizotte's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Filch trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zilch Filch will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Filch closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Filch thows a huge punch but Lizotte dodges it nicely.
Filch throwing shots but Lizotte is blocking nicely.
Filch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lizotte's head.
Lizotte keeping hold of Filch's head, controlling as best he can.
Lizotte is trying to control but can't.
Filch looks to land a strike but Lizotte avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lizotte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Filch is one step ahead there.
Filch throws a strike but Lizotte rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filch looking for a sweep. Not yet Filch, not yet.
Filch keeping moving, preventing Lizotte from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lizotte sitting in guard here, content to control.
Filch keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Lizotte stays in close to Filch's body and controls the position.
Filch lands a decent punch to the body there.
Filch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lizotte's guard.
Filch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lizotte working a defensive guard here.
Filch is fighting to break Lizotte's control of his arms but Lizotte is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Filch landing with the ground and pound.
Filch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lizotte looking to control.
Lizotte has momentary wrist control but Filch slips an elbow through the middle.
Filch stopping the sweep attempt from Lizotte.
Zilch Filch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Filch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Filch scoring with some ground and pound.
Lizotte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Filch.
Lizotte seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lizotte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Filch.
Filch distracts Lizotte with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lizotte is on top in guard.
Filch keeping moving, preventing Lizotte from controlling successfully.
Filch looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lizotte puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filch moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lizotte preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lizotte pushes down on Filch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Filch throws a strike from the bottom but Lizotte passes into side control!
Filch is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lizotte is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lizotte controlling from mount.
Filch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Filch is still trying to improve position.
Filch sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Filch is trying to get back to full guard.
Filch manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filch thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Filch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Filch striking off his back but it's not causing Lizotte any problems.
Filch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lizotte manages to get himself to full guard.
Lizotte controls Filch momentarily but Filch frees himself.
Lizotte is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Filch tries to get to full guard but Lizotte has control of the leg.
Lizotte trying to pass the guard but Filch defending well.
Filch moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zilch Filch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lizotte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Filch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lizotte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lizotte throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Filch's head.
Stephan Lizotte is winning the standup battle so far.
Filch scores with a jab to the body.
Lizotte tries to clinch up.
Lizotte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Filch sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lizotte looks to throw the jab but Filch is out of range.
Lizotte is looking to slow Filch down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lizotte throws a solid leg kick but Filch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lizotte.
Filch lands with a right hand.
Lizotte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Filch.
Lizotte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lizotte misses with a low kick.
Filch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lizotte.
Lizotte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lizotte looks to score with a jab to the body but Filch is just out of range.
Filch avoids the head kick by Lizotte.
Lizotte misses with a low kick.
Filch misses with a body punch
and Lizotte counters with a one-two to the body.
Filch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Lizotte was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lizotte scores with the left hand. Filch knows he should have avoided that one.
Lizotte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Filch can pounce on him.
Lizotte throws a sloppy head kick and Filch moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Filch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lizotte throws a head kick that Filch semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filch looks for the body kick but Lizotte saw that one coming.
Stephan Lizotte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lizotte defending well as Filch loads up on a big left hand.
Stephan Lizotte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filch throws a body punch but Lizotte moves out of range.
Filch throws a head kick that misses.
Lizotte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filch misses with an uppercut
and Lizotte counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Lizotte.
Lizotte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Filch. That did some damage!
Filch drives through and clinches with Lizotte against the cage.
Filch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Filch.
Filch prevents a body shot from Lizotte.
Lizotte blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lizotte.
Lizotte throws a head punch that misses.
Filch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Lizotte.
Filch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Filch.
Filch blocks a body shot from Lizotte.
Still in the clinch, Lizotte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lizotte tries a body shot but Filch blocks it.
Filch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lizotte blocks a body shot from Filch.
Filch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lizotte.
A short right from Lizotte on the inside.
Lizotte lands a left hand.
Filch digs a right hand into Lizotte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lizotte's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lizotte misses with a punch on the inside.
Lizotte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Filch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stephan Lizotte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Filch struggles to land a body shot inside as Lizotte controls his hands.
Filch working Lizotte over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Filch is looking for a takedown.
Lizotte lands a body punch.
Lizotte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filch prevents a body shot from Lizotte.
Filch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Filch lands a left hand.
Lizotte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Filch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lizotte lands a body shot.
Filch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filch tries for a takedown but Lizotte manages to get underhooks.
Filch blocks a body shot from Lizotte.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Lizotte showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Filch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zilch Filch!
After winning the bout, Zilch Filch thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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