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Event:
HI39: Supremacy in Hayashi
Date: Apr 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Fatu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ivo connects with a single shot there.
Ivo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fatu's hands.
Ivo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fatu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ivo throws a leg kick but Fatu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ivo throws a front kick aimed at Fatu's knee but Fatu avoids it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Ivo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #TD2#
Fatu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fatu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fatu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fatu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ivo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fatu controls from within his opponent's guard. #T1#
Fatu won't allow Ivo to get back to his feet.
Fatu with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ivo keeping full guard, as Fatu tries to pass. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ivo cracks Fatu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ivo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fatu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ivo catches Fatu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fatu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T2#
Ivo throws a leg kick which misses Fatu's front leg but catches the back leg as Fatu tries to avoid it.
Ivo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ivo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fatu tries for a takedown but Ivo circles away easily
and Ivo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fatu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ivo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fatu scrambles back to his feet.
Ivo throws a push kick but Fatu slaps the foot to one side.
Fatu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fatu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ivo. Ivo obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivo thuds a left hand into Fatu's body.
A punch lands to the side of Fatu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ivo cracks Fatu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ivo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ivo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fatu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anthony Ivo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Ivo thuds his shin into the meat of Fatu's side.
Ivo lands an overhand right.
Fatu misses with a wild body shot.
Ivo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fatus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fatu looks to land a left hand but Ivo moved out of range nicely.
Ivo lands a really nice looking cross but Fatu seems unphased.
Fatu throws a right hand that misses
and Ivo counters with a nice uppercut.
Fatu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fatu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivo manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Fatu closes the distance and clinches.
Fatu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ivo lands with a left to the head.
Ivo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fatu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fatu managing to block the knees to the body from Ivo.
#T4#
Fatu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fatu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ivo's efforts to push away.
Ivo trying to land knees to the body.
Fatu slows down the pace here.
Ivo trying to land knees to the body.
Ivo missing with knees to the body.
Ivo working hard to break the clinch.
Ivo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fatu is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivo.
Fatu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ivo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Fatu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fatu misses with a hook. Ivo ducked under it nicely.
Fatu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ivo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fatu misses with a hook
and Ivo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivo catches Fatu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ivo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ivo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ivo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ivo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab lands there for Ivo.
Ivo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ivo connects with a single shot there.
Anthony Ivo is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ivo. That's going to slow Fatu down.
Ivo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
Fatu has his takedown stuffed
and Ivo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ivo scores with a jab.
Ivo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fatu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fatu ducks right into an uppercut from Ivo.
Anthony Ivo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivo thuds a left hand into Fatu's body.
Ivo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fatu can do to turn this around?
Fatu swings widly with a right hand
and Ivo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ivo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivo is looking to slow Fatu down with leg kicks.
Ivo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fatu throws out the jab.
Fatu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fatu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ivo can pounce on him.
Fatu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Ivo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fatu momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ivo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ivo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ivo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fatu's head.
Ivo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fatu on the side of the head.
Fatu blocks a head kick by Ivo.
#CL2#
Fatu has managed to clinch.
Fatu managing to block the knees to the body from Ivo.
Fatu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ivo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fatu avoids it.
Ivo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fatu avoids it.#TD2#
Fatu successfully pulls guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fatu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fatu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Fatu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Fatu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fatu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ivo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fatu working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Fatu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fatu on the ground.
Ivo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fatu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fatu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fatu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fatu throws a big right hand that misses.
Fatu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fatu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fatu stands and throws Ivo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fatu in side control, throwing shots but Ivo defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ivo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Ivo throws a low kick but Fatu moves out of range easily.
Ivo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ivo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ivo lands with a straight right. Fatu didn't see that one coming.
Ivo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ivo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ivo throws a leg kick which misses Fatu's front leg but catches the back leg as Fatu tries to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Ivo there.
Ivo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivo throws a head kick but Fatu moves out of range.
Fatu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ivo defends it well.
Ivo lands a right hook to the body.
Fatu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ivo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fatu throws a head kick that misses. #T1#
Ivo cracks Fatu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fatu ducks right into an uppercut from Ivo.
Fatu misses with a hook.
Fatu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivo scores with a nice head shot.
Ivo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fatu cracks Ivo with an open hand slap.
Ivo scores with a nice strike.
Fatu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ivo lands a leg kick that knocks Fatu off balance momentarily.
Fatu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ivo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fatu's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fatu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fatu fails with the takedown.#T2#
Ivo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fatu takes one to the chin there.
Ivo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fatu.
Ivo scores with a jab. Fatu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ivo lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fatu. Ivo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivo tries to land a front kick but Fatu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fatu misses with a takedown
enabling Ivo to counter with a crisp jab.
Fatu takes one to the chin there.
Fatu throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ivo counter with a right hand. #T3#
Ivo lands a leg kick that knocks Fatu off balance momentarily.
Ivo throws a head kick but Fatu moves out of range.
Fatu misses with a left hand
and Ivo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ivo blocks a leg kick.
Ivo takes one to the chin there.
Ivo scores with a nice right hand.
Keola Fatu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fatu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fatu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ivo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fatu's calf.
Fatu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fatu throws a body shot but no joy.
Ivo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fatu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T4#
Ivo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ivo thumps Fatu with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ivo. Fatu shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fatu momentarily.
Ivo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ivo connects with a high kick.
Ivo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fatu on the side of the head.
Ivo lands a jab to the head.
Fatu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#KD2#
Fatu catches Ivo napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Ivo to the canvas!
#CUT2#
It looks like Anthony Ivo has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fatu lands a couple of decent looking shots.#ROC2#
Ivo is rocked!
Fatu arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ivo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Keola Fatu!
Our winner, Keola Fatu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Highland Island 27
Date: Apr 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Thundercunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ivo.
Thundercunt has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thundercunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Ivo ducks under a wild hook from Thundercunt.
Ivo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thundercunt.
A telegraphed right hand from Ivo misses the target.
Thundercunt misses with a jab to the body
and Ivo counters with a nice uppercut.
Thundercunt swings for the body but Ivo moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ivo.
Ivo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thundercunt.
Ivo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thundercunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Ivo is just out of range.
A solid body kick from Ivo.
Thundercunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Thundercunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ivo. Ivo obviously looking to wear him down.
#T1#
Thundercunt slips a jab from Ivo.
Ivo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Ivo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ivo connects with a body shot that sends Thundercunt's belly button to the back.
Ivo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thundercunt.
A jab from Thundercunt finds it's way through Ivo's defenses. #CUT2#
It looks like Anthony Ivo has been cut.
Thundercunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anthony Ivo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thundercunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ivo misses with an uppercut
and Thundercunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Ivo staying out of range there.
Thundercunt misses with a hook. Ivo ducked under it nicely.
Ivo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thundercunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Ivo. That snapped Thundercunt's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ivo thumps Thundercunt with a low kick.
Ivo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ivo scores with a kick to the midsection.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivo. Thundercunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thundercunt. That did some damage!
Thundercunt throws a head kick that misses
and Ivo counters with a low kick, right behind Thundercunt 's knee.
Thundercunt misses with a left hand
and Ivo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#KD2#
Thundercunt lands a big right hand that sends Ivo crashing to the mat! Thundercunt stays standing though and waves Ivo back to his feet!#ROC2#
Ivo is rocked!
Ivo is looking to land body kicks.
Oh Ivo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thundercunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Ivo backwards.
Ivo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thundercunt is defending well for now.
Ivo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thundercunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thundercunt throws a big uppercut that drops Ivo! More strikes from Thundercunt and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ivo lies dazed against the cage as Thundercunt celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Thundercunt!
Tommy Thundercunt opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Event:
WedFight II
Date: Mar 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Ivo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Francisco tries to clinch there but Ivo circles away.
Francisco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ivo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ivo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Francisco misses with a double jab
and Ivo counters with a nice leg kick.
Francisco takes one on the button.
Francisco slips a straight right by Ivo.
Francisco misses with a looping left.
Francisco throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Francisco takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice body kick there by Ivo.
Francisco loads up on a big right hand but Ivo slips the punch.
Ivo throws a body punch but Francisco moves out of range.
Anthony Ivo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Ivo as he checks the leg kick.
Ivo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ivo cracks Francisco with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francisco tries to close the distance and clinch but Ivo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Ivo.
#T1#
Francisco wants to clinch.
Francisco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Francisco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivo.
Francisco moves in looking to clinch but Ivo pushes him off.
Ivo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Francisco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Francisco moves into the clinch successfully.
Francisco is trying to break free.
Ivo tries to land knees in the clinch but Francisco avoids the damage to the body.
Francisco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Francisco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Francisco avoids it.
Ivo swings wildly with an uppercut but Francisco uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Francisco avoiding damage as Ivo throws knees to the body.
Ivo throws a punch but it's blocked by Francisco.
Ivo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ivo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ivo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Francisco's efforts to push away.
Francisco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Francisco is trying to break free.
Ivo tries to land knees in the clinch but Francisco avoids the damage to the body.
Ivo working aggressively here.
Francisco managing to block the knees to the body from Ivo.
Francisco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivo missing with knees to the body.
#T3#
Francisco has Ivo pressed against the cage.
Francisco taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Francisco continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Ivo trying to land knees to the body.
Ivo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francisco.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Francisco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Francisco tries a knee to the head but Ivo blocks it.
Ivo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francisco.
Ivo has had enough of the clinch but Francisco keeps him there for the moment.
Ivo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Francisco avoids it.#BC2#
Francisco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Francisco drives through and clinches with Ivo against the cage.
Ivo missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ivo.#T4#
Ivo working aggressively here.
Ivo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francisco.
Francisco stalls.
Ivo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francisco.
Francisco lands a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Anthony Ivo has been cut.#BC#
Ivo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivo delivers a nice body kick.
Francisco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Francisco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ivo counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Francisco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Francisco wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ivo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Ivo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Francisco has managed to clinch.
Ivo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francisco is defending well for now.
Ivo tries to land knees in the clinch but Francisco avoids the damage to the body.
Ivo swings wildly with an uppercut but Francisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivo dodges an elbow strike from Francisco.
Francisco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francisco is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivo.
Francisco cracks Ivo with a nice body shot.
Francisco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Francisco - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#T1#
Francisco throws an elbow that misses.
Francisco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Francisco slows down the pace here.
Ivo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francisco is defending well for now.
Francisco lands with a short shot to the head.
Anthony Ivo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Francisco avoiding damage as Ivo throws knees to the body.
Ivo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francisco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A shot in the inside from Ivo. #T2#
Ivo missing with knees to the body.
#BC2#
Francisco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivo misses with a two punch combination.
Ivo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ivo lands a head kick. Francisco smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A shot to the body from Francisco misses
and Ivo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Francisco misses with a wild body shot.
Francisco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Ivo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francisco walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Ivo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ivo connects with a leg kick. Francisco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anthony Ivo is winning the standup battle so far.
Francisco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Francisco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Francisco lands a nice shot to the body.
Francisco misses with a double jab.
Ivo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Francisco looks to land a combination but Ivo avoids it well.
Ivo throws a hook but Francisco avoids it easily.#CL2#
Francisco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ivo, pushing him back against the cage.
Ivo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Francisco has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Francisco.
Ivo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Francisco avoids it.#BC2#
Francisco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivo is looking to slow Francisco down with leg kicks. #CL2#
Francisco clinches. #T4#
Francisco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Francisco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Francisco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Francisco lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Ivo.
Ivo tries to land knees in the clinch but Francisco avoids the damage to the body.
Francisco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ivo's efforts to push away.
Ivo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francisco.
Ivo has a couple of punches blocked by Francisco.
Francisco managing to block the knees to the body from Ivo.
#BC2#
Francisco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Francisco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ivo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Ivo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ivo misses with a series of wild punches.
Francisco misses with a leg kick
and Ivo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Francisco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ivo can pounce on him.
Francisco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ivo.
Ivo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francisco.
Ivo connects with a crisp jab.
Francisco is looking to clinch.
Ivo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francisco.
Ivo throwing a counter right hand but Francisco manages to avoid it.
Francisco is looking to clinch but Ivo is avoiding it.
Francisco sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco tries to clinch but Ivo is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Ivo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Francisco doesn't manage to clinch there - Ivo circles away.
Francisco tries to clinch there but Ivo circles away.
Francisco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Ivo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francisco.
Ivo works the jab nicely.
Ivo keeps the fight on the outside.
Francisco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Francisco misses with a low kick.
Francisco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ivo.
Francisco swings for the body but Ivo moves out of range.
Ivo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Ivo misses.
Ivo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Francisco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ivo throws a one two combo.
Ivo throws a hook but Francisco blocks it.
Francisco tries to work over Ivo's front leg with a kick but Ivo checks it.
Francisco misses with a hook.#T2##KD2#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Francisco and Ivo goes tumbling to the canvas! Francisco follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. #ROC2#
Ivo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in half guard, Francisco seems content to control.
Oh Ivo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Francisco seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
#SU2#
Francisco stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ivo to get to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Francisco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivo swats away the attempt to clinch by Francisco.
Ivo swats away the attempt to clinch by Francisco.
Ivo misses with a looping left.
Ivo seems to have got his legs back now.
Francisco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivo was well out of range. Poor timing from Francisco.
Ivo scores with a head kick. Francisco tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Francisco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Francisco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ivo.
Ivo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Francisco lands a nice hook to Ivo's body. Ivo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ivo.
Ivo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T3#
A bone on bone clash there as Ivo blocks the leg kick.
Ivo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Francisco misses with a straight left.
Ivo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Francisco has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ivo.
Francisco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Francisco misses with a combination
and Francisco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Francisco wants to clinch.
Ivo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ivo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francisco.
Francisco tries to clinch there but Ivo circles away.
Francisco moves away from the strike by Ivo.
Ivo throws a lazy right hand but Francisco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
Francisco moves into range and clinches up with Ivo.#T4#
A right hand to the body from Francisco.
Ivo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francisco can do to turn this around?
Ivo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francisco.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivo.
Ivo lands with a left to the head.
Ivo misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Ivo manages to break the clinch.
Ivo throws a hook but Francisco blocks it.
Francisco tries to close the distance and clinch but Ivo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jamey Francisco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivo scores with a hook.
Francisco tries to clinch up but Ivo circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Ivo. Those never looked like landing.
Francisco throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Francisco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ivo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Ivo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ivo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Ivo!
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