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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Zarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Cube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cube's choice of entrance music: Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Zarco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ice Cube!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zarco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cube manages to avoid it.
Cube avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zarco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cube.
Zarco swinging wildly here.
Cube tries to clinch up.
Cube tries to clinch up but Zarco circles away and keeps his distance.
Cube lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cube moves into range and clinches up with Zarco.
Zarco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cube has him pressed against the cage.
Zarco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zarco is trying to break the clinch but Cube is controlling him.
Cube tries a body shot but Zarco blocks it.
Zarco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zarco wants to break free but Cube has control.
Cube goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zarco working hard to break the clinch.
Zarco wants to get back to striking at distance but Cube won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cube.
Zarco wants to get back to striking at distance but Cube won't allow it.
Zarco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zarco is looking to break free of the clinch but Cube has double underhooks.
Cube lands an uppercut.
Zarco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cube has Zarco pressed against the cage.
Cube pushes Zarco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cube lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zarco.
Cube lands a hook that snaps the head of Zarco backwards.
Zarco is trying to break the clinch but Cube has him pressed against the cage.
Cube lands with a short shot to the head.
Cube misses with a body punch.
Cube lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cube lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Cube.
Cube lands a right hand.
Zarco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zarco letting Cube take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cube lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zarco backwards.
Cube cracks Zarco with a nice body shot.
Zarco is trying to break the clinch but Cube has him pressed against the cage.
Zarco is trying to break free.
Cube's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zarco is trying to break free.
Zarco has had enough of the clinch but Cube keeps him there for the moment.
Zarco working hard to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Cube.
Zarco is trying to break the clinch but Cube has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cube.
Zarco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cube lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cube lands a body shot.
Zarco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cube.
Cube blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cube lands a body punch.
Zarco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zarco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cube has him pressed against the cage.
Cube digs a right hand underneath Zarco's ribcage. Zarco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cube keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zarco's efforts to push away.
Cube lands a nice shot to the body.
Cube works on Zarco's body with a couple of short punches.
Cube keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zarco's efforts to push away.
Zarco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cube lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cube should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cube works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cube lands with a right to the head.
Zarco is breathing heavily.
Cube has Zarco pressed against the cage, preventing Zarco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zarco is trying to force a seperation but Cube has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Cube.
Cube leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zarco tries to break the clinch but Cube is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cube lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cube prevents Zarco from breaking the clinch.
Cube gets through Zarco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zarco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cube digs a right hand underneath Zarco's ribcage. Zarco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zarco tries to break the clinch but Cube is controlling the position.
Cube is stalling here.
Cube lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cube lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cube lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cube lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cube throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cube lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zarco backwards.
Cube stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zarco is trying to break free.
Zarco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cube has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Cube dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cube moves into range and clinches up with Zarco.
Zarco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Cube.
Zarco is trying to break the clinch but Cube has him pressed against the cage.
Zarco can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cube.
Cube lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zarco.
Cube lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cube scores with a hook to the body.
Zarco takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Cube.
Cube just leaning against Zarco, taking a breather.
Zarco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cube working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cube scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Cube.
Zarco is rocked!
Zarco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zarco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Zarco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cube lands a shot to the body.
Zarco seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cube lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cube pushes Zarco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cube works on Zarco's body with a couple of short punches.
Cube taking a breather.
Cube lands a body shot.
Zarco tries to break free but Cube pushes him back against the cage.
Zarco has had enough of the clinch but Cube keeps him there for the moment.
Zarco wants to break free but Cube has control.
Zarco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cube works on Zarco's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Still in the clinch, Cube scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cube scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Cube.
Cube lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zarco tries to break free but Cube pushes him back against the cage.
Cube lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zarco.
Cube gets through Zarco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cube holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cube lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Cube.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cube lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cube.
Zarco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cube lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cube lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Cube as the two fighters clinch.
Zarco is trying to break the clinch but Cube has him pressed against the cage.
Cube scores with a shot to the side of Zarco's head.
A frustrated look appears on Zarco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cube.
Cube scores with a shot to the side of Zarco's head.
Cube slowing the pace effectively.
Cube lands with a short shot to the head.
Cube unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Zarco! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cube is unloading with more strikes now! Zarco drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ice Cube!
Ice Cube seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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