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Event:
Highland 70
Date: Jun 25, 2021 |
#R1#
Oliva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliva with a jab.
Magic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magic jabs Oliva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magic misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Magic.#CUT#It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Magic throws out a loose jab but Oliva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magic scores with a shot to the body.
Magic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magic looks to throw the jab but Oliva is out of range.
Oliva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magic.
Magic lands with a right hand.
Magic throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliva.
A swing and a miss from Magic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Oliva misses. #CL2#
Oliva moves into the clinch.
Magic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oliva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magic can't break the clinch.
Magic taking a breather.
Oliva lands with a light punch inside.
Magic can't break the clinch.
Oliva struggles to land a body shot inside as Magic controls his hands.
#T1#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Magic is trying to push Oliva away but Oliva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Oliva fails to land.
Oliva lands a hook that snaps the head of Magic backwards.
Oliva lands with a right to the head.
Magic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliva.
Oliva pushes Magic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oliva has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Oliva.
Magic is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliva has double underhooks.
Oliva lands a left hand.
Oliva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliva lands an uppercut.
Magic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Magic tries to stall but Oliva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Magic wants to break free but Oliva has control.
Magic wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliva won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Magic tries to break the clinch but Oliva is controlling the position. #T2#
A frustrated look appears on Magic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oliva lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Magic tries to break free but Oliva pushes him back against the cage.
Magic prevents a body shot from Oliva.
Oliva lands with a short shot to the head.
Oliva digs a right hand underneath Magic's ribcage. Magic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magic is breathing heavily.
Oliva lands an uppercut.
A short right from Oliva.
Oliva tries to work over Magic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliva scores with a shot to the side of Magic's head.
Oliva pushes Magic against the cage. Oliva is working some dirty boxing. Oliva pushes off with a quick right hook! Magic goes down! Magic tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Oliva moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biscuit Oliva!
A victorious Biscuit Oliva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Highland 62
Date: Jun 11, 2021 |
#R1#
Magic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Magic wants it to stay on the feet.
Magic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mandingo McMaggara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMaggara tests Magic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McMaggara scores with a shot to the body.
Magic misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Magic misses its intended target.
McMaggara seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Magic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McMaggara tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Magic defends well and McMaggara ends up having to push Magic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#BC#
McMaggara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magic lands a really nice looking cross but McMaggara seems unphased.
McMaggara just misses with a punch to the body.
Magic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McMaggara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Magic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McMaggara.
#T1#
Magic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McMaggara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Magic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Magic with a nice cross.
McMaggara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McMaggara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McMaggara looks to score with a jab to the body but Magic is just out of range.
No luck for McMaggara with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mandingo McMaggara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McMaggara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Magic to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Magic.
McMaggara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Magic ducks under a wild hook from McMaggara.
Magic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Magic lands with a right hand.
Big Magic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magic darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #ROC2#McMaggara is rocked!
Magic slaps away a takedown attempt from McMaggara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Magic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McMaggara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
McMaggara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magic manages to avoid it.
Magic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McMaggara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Magic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Magic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McMaggara is breathing heavily.
McMaggara shoots in but no luck this time.
Magic tests McMaggara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magic scores with a sloppy right hand. McMaggara should have avoided that one. #KD2#
Magic cracks McMaggara with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Magic has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McMaggara to stand back up!
Oh McMaggara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McMaggara misses with a body shot
and Magic counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks McMaggara out cold! What a finish! Magic is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Magic!
A relieved looking Big Magic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Highland 48
Date: May 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Luizao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Luizao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Magic.#KD#
Magic feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Luizao sprawling to the canvas! Luizao rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Magic finish him?!
#ROC#Luizao is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magic throws a shot from downtown. Luizao moves away and avoids it.
Luizao steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Magic.
Luizao is still on wobbly legs! Can Magic finish him?
Magic throws an uppercut from hell that sends Luizao clean off his feet! He's out cold! Magic stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Magic! |
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Event:
Highland 36
Date: May 03, 2021 |
#R1#
Magic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island project in the buildup to the fight.
Magic looks to score with a jab to the body but Custard is just out of range.
Magic just misses with a punch to the body.
Big Magic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Custard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magic as he jumps to the side.
Custard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Custard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magic. Custard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magic throws a hook to the side of Custard's head but Custard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magic throws a body punch but Custard moves out of range.
Magic lands a nice shot that snaps Custard's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Custard ducks under a wild hook from Magic.
It seemed like Custard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Custard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Magic scores with a hook to the body. Custard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Magic lands a glancing blow to the side of Custard's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Custard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Magic cracks a nice hook into Custard's ribs.
Custard swinging wildly here.
Magic lands a head shot.#ROC#Custard is rocked!
Big Magic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Custard drops his hands momentarily. Magic doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Custard staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Custard doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Magic!
In defeat, Arcadius Custard stepped up to the mic, saying 'Big thanks for my family, friends and fans for all the support they give me.
Respect for my opponent for the good fight.
See you all soon!'. |
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Event:
Highland 22
Date: Apr 12, 2021 |
#R1#
Cruz looks to land a combination but Magic avoids it well.
Magic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Magic misses with a straight right.
Magic looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Magic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island project in the buildup to the fight.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Magic looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Magic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT#It looks like Bobby Cruz has been cut.
Magic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Magic misses. #T1#
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Magic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Magic misses its intended target.
Magic dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magic moves away.
Magic misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Magic rather than just go for the knockout.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Magic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Magic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Magic swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
#T2#
Cruz with a nice cross.
Magic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magic slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magic was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
A nice combination there by Cruz.
Cruz throws a body punch but Magic moves out of range.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Magic avoids them all with ease.
Magic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Magic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Magic.
Magic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Magic scores with a hook to the body. Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Magic does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Magic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a jab when Magic was well out of range.
Magic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Magic lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Magic misses.
Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Magic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magic's hands.
Magic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Magic does no damage.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T4#
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Magic.
Magic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magic takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Cruz.
Magic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz punishes Magic's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Magic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magic defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cruz defending well as Magic loads up on a big left hand.
Magic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Cruz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cruz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Magic.
Magic throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz scores with a nice head shot.
Magic jabs at Cruz's body.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bobby Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magic throws a big shot that misses.
Magic looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz is looking for the big counter here.
Magic throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A counter left hand to the body from Magic misses its target.
Nice cross by Cruz.
Sloppy strikes from Magic. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Magic moved out of range.
A big left from Magic misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Magic might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Magic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Magic lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Magic.
Magic swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Magic lands with a right hand.
Magic throws a big shot that misses.
Magic throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Cruz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Magic just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz connects with a single shot there.
Cruz with a nice cross.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Magic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magic ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
Jab from Cruz.
A left and a right from Cruz both land. Nice combination.
Magic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz throws a jab when Magic was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magic. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
#T3#
The fighters circling - Magic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Magic throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magic.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Magic lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Cruz tries to bum rush Magic with a series of wild strikes but Magic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Magic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Magic counters with a nice body shot.
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magic.
Magic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
#T4#
Sloppy strikes from Magic. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Magic throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Magic misses.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Magic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Cruz cracks Magic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Magic does no damage.
Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Magic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Magic punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magic scores with a nice strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bobby Cruz's cut.
That's time! Magic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magic takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Magic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Magic cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Magic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magic circles away quickly and effectively.
Magic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
#T1#
Cruz slips under a jab.
Magic misses with a wild combination.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magic.
Magic throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magic moves away.
A punch combination from Magic misses.
Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Magic in his tracks.
Cruz throws a body punch but Magic moves out of range.
Magic misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Magic counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Magic's head but Magic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Magic throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Cruz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
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!
A nice combination there by Cruz.
Magic throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magic just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Magic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magic throws out the jab.
Cruz is looking for the big counter here.
Magic misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
Magic throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Magic drops his hands momentarily and Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Magic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Magic looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Magic misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Magic lands with a cross.
Magic misses the jab.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magic scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magic.
Magic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bobby Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Magic avoids the body shot from Cruz.
It looked like Magic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Magic.
Magic misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Magic lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magic misses the jab.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Big Magic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magic.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Big Magic.
Well Cruz 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Cruz!
Bobby Cruz took some time post fight to say the following; 'These filthy people come and think they can beat me in my own home'. |
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Event:
Highland 13
Date: Mar 26, 2021 |
#R1#
Yates fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yates lands with a good body shot.
Yates on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A combination from Yates does no damage.
Yates lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magic lands with an uppercut that bounces Yates off the cage and back into range.
Magic connects with the punch.
Yates cracks Magic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magic.
Magic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yates takes a swing at Magic's ribcage but misses.
Magic lands a jab to the head.
#T1#
A jab from Magic finds it's way through Yates's defenses.
Magic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Magic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
As Magic looks to move away, Yates throws a big counter combo but Magic just gets out of the way.#KD2#
Magic drops Yates with a beautiful combination! Yates stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Magic is looking for the KO!#CUT2#It looks like Reilly Yates has been cut.
Yates defending well as Magic loads up on a big left hand.
Yates has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Yates misses with a wild combination.
Magic throws a series of punches but Yates moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magic avoids the body shot from Yates.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Yates swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Magic.
Magic swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Yates scores with a nice right hand.
#T2#
Magic misses with a double jab.
Magic lands a nice hook to Yates's body. Yates takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magic throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yates's head backwards.
Good exchange - Magic coming out on top.
Yates throws a combination. Magic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Magic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yates is looking to wear down Magic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magic.
Magic scores with a punch to the head.
Yates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magic throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Reilly Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Yates misses. #T3#
Yates throws a series of punches but Magic avoids them all with ease.
Magic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Magic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yates tries to bum rush Magic with a series of wild strikes but Magic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magic misses with a body shot.
Yates pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yates shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Magic throws out a counter right but Yates avoids it with no problem.
Yates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Magic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Magic.
Yates takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Magic looks to land a right hand but Yates moved out of range.
Yates tries to clinch up.#T4#
A punch combination from Yates misses.
Yates misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magic misses with a looping left.
Yates is looking to counter the offense by Magic and move into the clinch.
Magic lands with a right hand.
Magic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magic.
Yates swinging wildly here.
Yates fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates throws a right and a left that Magic avoids nicely.
Magic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yates with a body shot.
Yates takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yates is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Magic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reilly Yates's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Magic cracks Yates with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Magic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yates on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Magic with a nice cross.#ROC2#Yates is rocked!
Magic misses the shot to the body.
Yates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reilly Yates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magic swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL#
and Yates counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yates.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yates.
Yates makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magic taking a breather.
Yates lands an uppercut.#T1##BC#
Yates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magic avoids the body shot from Yates.
A nice side step and Magic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Magic moves forwards but Yates connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yates walks into a straight right hand from Magic.
Magic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
Magic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yates tries to clinch but Magic is having none of it.
Magic looks to land a left hand but Yates moved out of range nicely.
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magic.
Yates throwing a counter right hand but Magic manages to avoid it.
Yates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magic.
Magic throws a good cross that connects.
#T2#
Yates throws a combination that misses
and Magic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magic avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Magic.#CL#
Yates gets a clinch.
Yates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yates as Magic tries to tie him up. #BC#
Yates pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Decent striking displayed by Yates there.
Yates works Magic's body with a nice hook.#CL#
Yates has Magic up against the cage in a clinch.
Yates scores with a hook to the body.
Yates scores with a shoulder strike.
Magic is trying to pull guard but Yates turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC#
Yates's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magic scores with a nice head shot.
Yates lands with a straight right. Magic didn't see that one coming.
Big Magic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Magic scores with a jab.
Yates displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magic connects with a single shot there.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Magic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yates blocks a jab.
Magic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magic throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Yates tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#KD#
A jab-cross combination lands for Yates and sends Magic crashing to the mat! Yates follows him down to the mat - Magic regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #ROC#Magic is rocked!
Magic taking some punishment here, with Yates in his half guard.
Magic is still in real trouble! Can Yates finish him?
Yates not doing much here.
Yates thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magic's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reilly Yates dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reilly Yates's cut.
That's time! Yates's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Magic misses with a wild body shot.
Yates swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Magic seems to have recovered his senses.
Yates lands a nice looking body shot.
Magic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magic avoids the body shot from Yates.
Yates moves out of range of the strikes.
Magic misses with a left hand
and Yates counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Magic thinking.
Yates closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yates looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#CL#
Yates moves into the clinch.
Magic prevents a body shot from Yates. #BC2#
Magic breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
Yates throws a series of strikes that have Magic backpedaling.
Yates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Magic does it's job there.
Magic connects with a jab.
Yates misses with a wild combination.
Yates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magic.
Yates is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T2#
Yates misses the jab.#CL#
Yates closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Yates.
Yates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Yates.
Yates landing knees to the body.
Magic wants a takedown but no success here.
A short left from Yates. #T3#
Yates misses with an elbow over the top.
Magic blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magic. #BC2#
Magic manages to break the clinch.
Magic scores with a sloppy right hand. Yates should have avoided that one.
Magic misses the jab.
Yates is looking to counter the offense by Magic and move into the clinch.
Magic scores with a nice strike.
Yates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yates misses with a double jab
and Magic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Yates misses with a head kick.
A combination from Yates does no damage.
Magic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magic throws out a counter right but Yates avoids it with no problem.
Yates takes one to the side of the head.
Yates darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magic lands with a shot to the body.
Yates staying out of range there.
Magic just misses with a punch to the body.
Magic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Reilly Yates.
I think Yates has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reilly Yates! |
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