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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miro Bang (ranked 560 p4p, 79 weight class) and Geese Fury (ranked 271 p4p, 41 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
23 - 17 - 0 |
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187 cm
27
224 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Miro Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geese Fury!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fury tries to avoid it but Bang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fury to the ground. Fury escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Bang backs off Fury throws a huge counter combo but Bang manages to avoid it all.
A leg kick checked by Bang.
Bang tries to counter with a takedown but Fury is quick to defend against it.
Bang gets a takedown into half guard.
Bang wants to work for an arm triangle but Fury is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bang trying to mount his opponent but Fury defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang prevents Fury from improving his position.
Bang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fury sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury is trying to maintain the position but Bang is very close to passing his half guard.
Fury wants to get back to full guard.
Bang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bang is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fury doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bang.
Fury wants to control but Bang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fury defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fury has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fury is just riding it out for now. Bang eventually gives up the hold.
Bang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fury is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bang seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury trying to control from the bottom.
Bang is looking for a kimura but Fury is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bang to get the leverage.
Bang is working for a kimura but Fury is defending it quite comfortably.
Fury felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Fury wants to control but Bang is keeping busy.
Fury is looking to improve his position.
Bang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fury keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bang wants to work for an arm triangle but Fury is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fury is defending against the submission attempts here by Bang.
Bang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fury controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bang is trying to work for a kimura but Fury is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miro Bang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bang checks a low kick from Fury.
Bang feinted with a counter takedown.
Bang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bang slips a jab from Fury.
Bang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fury.
Bang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fury's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang shoots in but Fury avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bang tries to work over Fury's front leg with a kick but Fury checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury cracks the inside of Bang's front leg.
Bang tries for a takedown but Fury circles away easily
and Fury counters with a stiff right hand.
Fury tries to work over Bang's front leg with a kick but Bang checks it.
Fury keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miro Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bang fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fury just manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Fury misses
letting Bang counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang jabs Fury to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fury.
Fury lands a nice shot to the body.
Fury comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Fury. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury throws a body punch but Bang moves out of range.
Bang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fury defends it nicely.
Fury looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries to clinch
and Fury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fury tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bang is able to avoid easily.
Fury is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bang rather than just go for the knockout.
Bang misses with a takedown attempt - Fury sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fury raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bang misses with a takedown attempt - Fury sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury connects with a leg kick. Bang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fury is pressed up against the cage. Bang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fury down to the mat. Fury avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Miro Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury misses with a lunging right hand
and Bang counters with a good low kick that Fury was not able to check.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fury throws a body kick that misses
and Bang counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bang is looking to work some ground and pound but Fury has wrist control.
Bang drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fury looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fury looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fury!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geese Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fury sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bang somewhat.
Bang shoots in for a takedown but Fury shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fury swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bang closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fury quickly recovers to half guard.
Fury tries to get to full guard but Bang has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fury has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang is looking for a kimura but Fury is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bang to get the leverage.
Bang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fury defends it well.
Bang with the ground and pound but Fury uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fury is keeping the position for now.
Bang passes Fury's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Miro Bang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bang wants to pass to mount but Fury is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fury has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fury is trying to maintain the position but Bang is very close to passing his half guard.
Fury is defending against the submission attempts here by Bang.
Bang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fury defends it well.
Fury wants to control but Bang is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fury has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fury is looking to control Bang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fury avoid being mounted?
Fury moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bang is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fury is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fury has escaped and now he's on top!
Bang has his foot on Fury's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fury works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang looking for subs off his back but Fury has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fury looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fury defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miro Bang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bang 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miro Bang!
Miro Bang managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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