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Event:
YL 50: West v Ramos
Date: Oct 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Hitman avoids it.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hitman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Hitman moved away.
Silva misses with a hook.
Hitman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body kick from Hitman.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hitman misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Hitman throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Hitman lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT2#
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Hitman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hitman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T1#
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Hitman counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva lands a jab to Hitman's midsection.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hitman is out of range.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hitman is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Hitman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Hitman moved away.
Hitman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab by Silva.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hitman is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Hitman's leg but Hitman calmly moves out of range.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Hitman counters with a body kick.
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!
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHitman.#T2#
Hitman tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Hitman counters with a solid body kick.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Hitman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hitman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Hitman throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Silva gets a clinch.
Hitman swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Hitman.
A head punch on the inside from Hitman fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hitman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Hitman blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Hitman blocks a head kick by Silva.
Hitman throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Hitman's shoulder, as Hitman tries to avoid the shot.
Hitman lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva looks to land a body kick but Hitman moved away.
Hitman thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hitman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hitman scores with a hook.
Damian Hitman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hitman throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Hitman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range. #T1#
Hitman throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Hitman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hitman.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hitman circles away quickly and effectively.
Hitman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Hitman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Hitman thinks about the counter body kick.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitman is looking for the big counter here.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hitman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hitman throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Hitman's coach down at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hitman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hitman connects with a high kick.
Hitman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hitman throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Hitman misses with a few strikes there.
Silva thinks about countering with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Hitman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hitman thinks about the counter body kick.
Hitman misses with a kick to the body.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Hitman throws a head kick that half lands.
#ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Hitman's shoulder, as Hitman tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hitman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Hitman circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hitman scores with a jab.
Hitman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hitman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hitman swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hitman throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Hitman misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Hitman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hitman's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hitman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hitman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Hitman moves away and avoids it.
Hitman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#T1#
Hitman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hitman.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Hitman manages to avoid it.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hitman is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva clobbers Hitman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hitman works the jab nicely.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
#CL#
Silva rushes Hitman and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hitman prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva has Hitman pressed against the ropes, preventing Hitman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitman throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hitman.
Hitman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Hitman controls the action.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Hitman controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hitman backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Damian Hitman has been cut.#T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hitman's elbow.
Hitman prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Hitman is trying to break free.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaldo Silva clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Hitman pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Hitman throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Hitman avoids the head kick by Silva.
Hitman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hitman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hitman.
Hitman loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Hitman checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Hitman misses.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hitman counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hitman counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva works Hitman's body with a nice hook.
Hitman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T1#
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Hitman counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Both fighters circling a little - Hitman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva checks a low kick from Hitman.
Hitman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
A jab from Hitman finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Hitman misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Hitman misses.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hitman.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
#T2#
Hitman moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHitman.
Silva checks a low kick from Hitman.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitman throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Hitman shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hitman throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Hitman moves out of range easily.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva wants to clinch up but Hitman keeps it at a distance.
Hitman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body kick there by Hitman.
Silva takes one on the button.
Hitman throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hitman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hitman dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Hitman throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Hitman blocks a leg kick.
Hitman tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Hitman sees coming a mile off.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Hitman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Hitman 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.
Hitman throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hitman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hitman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hitman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T1#
Hitman connects with a nice looking jab.
Hitman misses with a looping left.
Silva tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hitman manages to circle out of the way.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hitman. That did some damage!
Hitman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hitman is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Hitman tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Hitman misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hitman walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Crunch! Hitman slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick #CL2#
and Hitman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva working aggressively here.
Hitman misses with a punch on the inside.
Hitman tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva gets through Hitman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hitman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2#
Hitman misses with a punch on the inside.
Hitman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Hitman's head.
A nice left hand lands by Hitman.
Hitman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva tries a body shot but Hitman blocks it.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hitman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva tries to work over Hitman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hitman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitman misses with the head strike.
Hitman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damian Hitman.
I think Hitman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:49
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Hitman!
Damian Hitman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
YL 43: Valor v Experiment
Date: Sep 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Johnson moves out of range as Hitman throws a body kick.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hitman.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Hitman.
Hitman scores with a head kick.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hitman tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson throws a head kick but Hitman moves out of range.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hitman throws out the jab.
Hitman lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
#CUT#
It looks like Paul Johnson has been cut.
Hitman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitman jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Hitman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hitman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitman thumps Johnson with a low kick.#T1#
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hitman can pounce on him.
Johnson 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.
Hitman thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Johnson moves out of range as Hitman throws a body kick.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hitman.
Johnson moves out of range as Hitman throws a body kick.
Johnson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hitman cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Hitman jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hitman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Hitman throws a head kick that misses. #T2#
Hitman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damian Hitman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitman throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Hitman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Hitman misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hitman.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Damian Hitman has been cut.
Hitman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Hitman swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitman avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Hitman fails to land.
Hitman blocks an elbow strike.
Hitman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hitman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hitman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Hitman pushes him off.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Hitman.
Hitman throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Hitman motions for Johnson to come forward. Hitman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Hitman pushes him off.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Hitman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Hitman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hitman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson checks a low kick from Hitman.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Hitman moves out of range easily. #T1#
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hitman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hitman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hitman is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Hitman throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hitman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hitman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paul Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitman lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hitman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hitman.
A low kick from Hitman is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Hitman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Hitman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hitman throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tries to clinch up but Hitman circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Good leg kick by Hitman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hitman throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hitman staying out of range there.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Hitman counters with an outside leg kick.
Hitman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CL2#
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Hitman fails to land.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Hitman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Hitman has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Hitman shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hitman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3##CL2#
Hitman gets tackled into the ropes by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hitman takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#BC#
Hitman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Hitman.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hitman.
Hitman misses with a head kick.
Hitman looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Hitman avoids them all with ease.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Damian Hitman is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hitman.#T1#
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Hitman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hitman throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Hitman circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hitman.
Hitman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hitman misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Hitman sees coming a mile off.
Hitman keeps the fight on the outside.
Hitman is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hitman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Hitman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hitman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #T2#
Hitman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hitman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hitman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hitman throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hitman.
Hitman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson feints a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hitman thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Hitman 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hitman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Hitman counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hitman clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Johnson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hitman lands a head kick!
Hitman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hitman throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hitman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hitman jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnson moves out of range as Hitman throws a body kick.
Johnson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitman checks a low kick from Johnson.
A little feinted left hand from Hitman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hitman.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Hitman checks it
and Hitman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Hitman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hitman misses the target.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Hitman counters with a nice uppercut.
Hitman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hitman is looking to score with low kicks.
Hitman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hitman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hitman finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Hitman keeps it at a distance.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Hitman moved away.#CL2#
Johnson forces Hitman back against the ropes and clinches.#T2#
Hitman swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitman working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitman avoids it.
Paul Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hitman struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hitman cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Hitman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hitman lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson taking a breather.
Hitman tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position. #BC#
Hitman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hitman had his way with Paul Johnson in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Hitman throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hitman.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hitman scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Hitman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hitman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hitman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but Hitman moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hitman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to clinch but Hitman is having none of it.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Hitman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Hitman.
Hitman throws a quick counter kick to the body but Johnson avoids it.#T1#
Hitman throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch#KD#
and whilst Johnson still has his hands down, Hitman counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Johnson crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Johnson be able to survive another onslaught?#ROC#
Johnson is rocked!
Hitman lands with a right hand.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hitman finish him?
Hitman connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Hitman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hitman scores with a push kick.
Hitman misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitman misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hitman lands a front kick.
Hitman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL2#
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Damian Hitman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Hitman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Hitman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hitman throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hitman avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Hitman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hitman, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:44
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:44
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Hitman!
Damian Hitman spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
YL 39: Bones v Umm
Date: Aug 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Hitman misses with a left hand
and Hitman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hitman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baldwin looks to land a combination but Hitman avoids it well.
Hitman swats away the attempt to clinch by Baldwin.
Baldwin moves out of range of the body kick from Hitman.
Hitman looks to land a body kick but Baldwin moved away.
Hitman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baldwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hitman.
Hitman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baldwin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hitman throws a low kick but Baldwin moves out of range easily.
Baldwin throws a big counter combination but Hitman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Baldwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hitman.
Hitman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baldwin's head backwards.
Hitman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hitman throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hitman.
Baldwin blocks a head kick by Hitman.
Baldwin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hitman. Hitman obviously looking to wear him down.
Baldwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hitman.
Baldwin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hitman misses with a straight right.
Hitman throws a poor cross that misses
letting Baldwin counter with a right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Damian Hitman has been cut.
Hitman scores with a nice body kick.
Baldwin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Baldwin 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.
Baldwin blocks the body kick.
Baldwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hitman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hitman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Baldwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Hitman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Baldwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Hitman feints and then cracks Baldwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baldwin down. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitman lands a jab.
Baldwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hitman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baldwin moves in looking to clinch but Hitman pushes him off.#CL#
Baldwin closes the distance and pushes Hitman back into the ropes.
Baldwin tries to break the clinch but Hitman is controlling the position.
Baldwin digs a right hand underneath Hitman's ribcage. Hitman let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2#
Hitman manages to break the clinch.
Baldwin tries to clinch up.
Baldwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hitman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hitman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hitman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baldwin. That did some damage!
Hitman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baldwin. That did some damage!
A jab from Hitman finds it's way through Baldwin's defenses.
Baldwin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baldwin wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hitman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Hitman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##KD#
Baldwin clips Hitman with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Hitman a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Hitman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Baldwin takes a step back to recover.
Baldwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Hitman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hitman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hitman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baldwin momentarily.
Baldwin tries to clinch up.
Hitman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baldwin avoids the body shot from Hitman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hitman scores with a nice body kick.
Hitman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baldwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brandon Baldwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitman throws a leg kick #KD#
and Baldwin counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Hitman on his ass! Hitman wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Baldwin tries to clinch but Hitman is having none of it.
Hitman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Hitman throws a leg kick
and as Hitman takes a moment to reset, Baldwin counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Hitman goes down! He's in big trouble, can he recover? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10. He's out! Baldwin is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brandon Baldwin!
In his post fight interview, Brandon Baldwin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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