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EEC 184 Fangyu v Drogo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Campana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman comes to the cage accompanied by Real American. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Campana!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman stuffs the takedown.
Campana loads up on a big right hand but Freeman slips the punch.
Campana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freeman.
Freeman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Freeman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Campana stops Freeman from passing to mount.
Campana seems a little lost for a moment, as Freeman dominates the positioning.
Freeman looking to control but instead Campana has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Freeman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Freeman is working for a kimura but Campana is defending it quite comfortably.
Freeman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Freeman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Campana tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Freeman trying to control from half guard but Campana is working away.
Freeman working the head and body with strikes.
Freeman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Freeman drops an elbow to the side of Campana's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana is not content to let Freeman control the position.
Freeman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Campana defending well though.
Campana trying to control but Freeman postures up.
Campana tries to get to full guard but Freeman has control of the leg.
Freeman content to control rather than advance.
Campana tries to roll over but Freeman keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Freeman is trying to control. Campana wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matt Freeman.
Freeman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Campana is working to avoid the ground and pound but Freeman connects with a decent elbow.
Campana taking punishment in the form of punches.
Freeman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Campana is trying to control Freeman's posture but Freeman avoids it.
Campana being controlled for a moment.
Freeman wants to control but Campana is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campana sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Freeman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Freeman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Campana is trying to maintain the position but Freeman is very close to passing his half guard.
Freeman is nestled in close to Campana, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman is trying to control the action in half guard but Campana is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Freeman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Campana throws the kick towards the body but Freeman avoids it.
Campana leaves Freeman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Campana misses with a wild body shot.
Campana leaves Freeman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Campana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Campana misses with a straight left.
Freeman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Campana was covering up waiting for the punch and Freeman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Campana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Freeman is looking to work some ground and pound but Campana has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Freeman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Freeman trying to move into half guard but instead Campana has managed to sweep!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Freeman holds on and takes a little breather.
Campana is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Campana wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.
Freeman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Freeman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Freeman pulls Campana in close to his closed guard and prevents Campana from doing any damage or advancing position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Campana looks to land a body kick but Freeman moved away.
Campana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freeman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freeman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Campana connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Freeman scrambles back to his feet.
Campana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Freeman's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Freeman fails with a takedown attempt.
Campana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Freeman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Campana counters with a thumping low kick.
Campana throws a shot from downtown. Freeman moves away and avoids it.
Freeman blocks a jab.
Dean Campana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Freeman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Campana's half guard.
Freeman uses his free foot to push down on Campana's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Campana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Campana's face.
Freeman trying to control but Campana is having none of it.
Campana manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Campana, under a barage of strikes from Freeman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Campana defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Campana is just riding it out for now. Freeman eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Freeman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Campana looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Campana is posturing up here but Freeman has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Campana tries to roll out but it's too tight and Campana has to tap! Slick submission there by Freeman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Freeman!
A relieved looking Matt Freeman 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine has chosen I Buy the Drugs as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jin Kwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Valentine!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valentine throws a body punch but Kwon moves out of range.
Valentine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valentine slips under a jab from Kwon.
Valentine moves into the clinch.
Valentine misses with some punches.
Valentine tries a body shot but Kwon blocks it.
Kwon blocking some punches.
Kwon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine working aggressively here.
Valentine misses with some punches.
Valentine lands a nice uppercut.
Kwon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kwon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kwon lands with a cross.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwon is just out of range.
Kwon scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwon throws a series of punches but Valentine avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon throws a series of punches but Valentine moves out of range.
Kwon misses with a lunging right hand
and Valentine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Valentine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kwon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentine misses the jab.
Valentine wants to clinch up but Kwon keeps it at a distance.
Kwon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Valentine throws a shot from downtown. Kwon moves away and avoids it.
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwon was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Kwon misses with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a head kick. That will keep Kwon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dick Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine cracks the inside of Kwon's front leg.
Valentine scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine scores with a leg kick.
Kwon misses with a body shot.
Valentine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Valentine moves away from the strike by Kwon.
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwon.
Valentine is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kwon rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
That kick from Valentine tenderised Kwon's leg. Kwon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valentine looks for a takedown but Kwon sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Kwon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kwon walks into a stiff left hand from Valentine.
Kwon misses with the combination.
Valentine darts in trying to clinch
and Kwon counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valentine closes the distance and clinches.
Kwon tries to throw a body punch but Valentine avoids it by throwing Kwon back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentine.
A short uppercut from Valentine.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kwon tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valentine.
Valentine scores with a shot to the side of Kwon's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valentine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Valentine on the inside.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwon tries to circle away but Valentine has him pinned against the cage.
Valentine lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jin Kwon has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valentine.
Kwon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valentine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kwon is defending well for now.
Kwon struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine trying to land knees to the body.
Kwon lands a body punch.
Kwon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Valentine lands an uppercut.
Valentine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Valentine - that landed with a thud.
Valentine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kwon blocking some punches.
Kwon lands with a light punch inside.
Kwon blocks an uppercut.
Kwon misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Valentine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jin Kwon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Valentine looks to throw the jab but Kwon is out of range.
Valentine tries to bum rush Kwon with a series of wild strikes but Kwon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kwon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valentine circles away quickly and effectively.
Kwon missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentine takes one to the chin there.
Valentine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed right hand from Kwon misses the target.
Kwon throws a lazy uppercut
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Valentine scores with a nice right hand.
Valentine takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Valentine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwon manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws an overhand right that lands on Kwon's shoulder, as Kwon tries to avoid the shot.
Kwon misses with a straight left.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kwon.
Valentine rushes Kwon and presses him up against the cage.
Kwon tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine scores with a knee to the head.
Valentine misses with a punch to the body.
Kwon takes a shot to the head.
Kwon is rocked!
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Kwon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Kwon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kwon seems to have got his legs back now.
Valentine blocks an uppercut.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Kwon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Valentine.
Kwon blocking some punches.
Valentine lands a damaging elbow.
Valentine pushes Kwon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kwon managing to block the knees to the body from Valentine.
Valentine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valentine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kwon or not.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kwon avoids it.
Valentine gets through Kwon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentine.
Valentine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Kwon controls the action.
Kwon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dick Valentine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valentine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kwon prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Kwon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwon lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine presses Kwon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Valentine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Valentine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kwon taking a breather.
Valentine is leaning against Kwon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Kwon avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the cage.
Valentine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kwon takes a shot to the head.
Valentine lands a nice elbow.
Valentine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Valentine obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kwon's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valentine.
Jin Kwon's cut is getting worse.
Kwon managing to block the knees to the body from Valentine.
Valentine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Valentine lands an elbow that stopped Kwon in his tracks for a moment.
Valentine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clinched against the cage, Valentine lands a big elbow that drops Kwon! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Kwon is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Valentine!
Dick Valentine took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Finbar Calamitius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe has chosen Limelight by Rush as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Finbar Calamitius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Thorpe!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorpe misses with a two punch combination.
Calamitius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thorpe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Calamitius defends it nicely.
Scott Thorpe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorpe drives through and clinches with Calamitius against the cage.
Knees to the body from Calamitius.
Calamitius lands an elbow that stopped Thorpe in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Scott Thorpe has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Calamitius obliges.
Thorpe looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Calamitius.
Calamitius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Calamitius putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thorpe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Calamitius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Calamitius using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Calamitius landing knees to the head.
Calamitius landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thorpe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Calamitius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorpe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Calamitius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Finbar Calamitius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thorpe.
Calamitius with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamitius lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Calamitius connects with a knee to the head.
Calamitius lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Calamitius.
That has opened up Scott Thorpe's cut even more.
Calamitius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thorpe's face.
Calamitius connects with a knee to the head.
Calamitius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Calamitius lands a good knee to the midsection. Thorpe won't want to take too many of those.
Calamitius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Calamitius.
Knees in the clinch landing for Calamitius.
Thorpe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Calamitius.
Calamitius scores with a knee to the head.
Calamitius using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Calamitius landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Calamitius using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thorpe takes an elbow to the temple.
Calamitius lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The cut above Scott Thorpe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamitius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Calamitius working Thorpe over with knees to the body.
Calamitius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Calamitius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Calamitius lands a nice knee to the body.
Calamitius lands a damaging elbow.
Scott Thorpe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Calamitius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Calamitius connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Scott Thorpe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Finbar Calamitius!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tremendous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tremendous's entrance music is Rex Tremendae. A fine choice. Sparks has chosen Viva Las Vegas by Dead Kennedys as his entrance music. The key to victory for Rex Tremendous has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Tremendous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremendous throws a sloppy head kick and Sparks moves out of range easily.
Sparks throws a hook but Tremendous avoids it easily.
Sparks clinches up with Tremendous and pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sparks controlling the action here for a moment.
Tremendous misses with a body punch.
Sparks tries to throw a body punch but Tremendous avoids it by throwing Sparks back against the cage.
Tremendous jumps guard.
Sparks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tremendous looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sparks is one step ahead there.
Tremendous is trying to control the position but Sparks postures up.
Tremendous wants to control but Sparks passes easily into half guard.
Sparks content to control rather than advance.
Tremendous regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tremendous looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremendous had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sparks defends it easily.
Sparks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tremendous swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sparks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sparks preventing the sweep.
Sparks stands and throws Tremendous's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sparks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tremendous keeps working.
Sparks controls the position.
Sparks wants to control but Tremendous is keeping him busy.
Tremendous is looking to reverse the position.
Sparks controlling from side mount.
Tremendous is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous is working hard here to advance position.
Tremendous seems a little lost for a moment, as Sparks dominates the positioning.
Tremendous wants to control but Sparks postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tremendous is not content to let Sparks control the position.
Tremendous tries to bench press Sparks off him but Sparks keeps the position.
Tremendous can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Tremendous's face as Sparks controls the position.
Sparks cracks Tremendous with a big elbow.
Tremendous prevents Sparks from improving position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparks trying to control the position but Tremendous is working away.
Tremendous tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sparks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks wants to control but Tremendous is keeping him busy.
Tremendous manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tremendous keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tremendous wants to improve his position but Sparks is controlling well.
Sparks wants to pass to mount but Tremendous is defending the position.
Tremendous looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tremendous is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sparks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tremendous is not content to let Sparks control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bobby Sparks.
Jab by Tremendous.
Tremendous misses with a looping left.
Sparks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sparks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tremendous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sparks misses with a hook
and Sparks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Tremendous as he checks the leg kick.
Rex Tremendous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tremendous avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sparks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tremendous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut there from Tremendous.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Sparks will probably get the nod.
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.
Sparks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sparks fails with the takedown.
Tremendous throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sparks's head.
Tremendous checks a low kick from Sparks.
Sparks throws a lazy right hand but Tremendous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tremendous scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tremendous swings for the body but Sparks moves out of range.
Tremendous lands with a straight right. Sparks didn't see that one coming.
Sparks throws a leg kick but Tremendous checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tremendous. Sparks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tremendous throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tremendous uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sparks has time to react.
Sparks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tremendous connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sparks scrambles back to his feet.
Sparks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tremendous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks throws a right hand that misses
and Tremendous counters with a straight right hand.
Tremendous throws the kick towards the body but Sparks avoids it.
Sparks shoots in but no luck this time.
Sparks shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tremendous manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tremendous controlling the position.
Sparks trying to control the position from guard on top but Tremendous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tremendous tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tremendous escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sparks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sparks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tremendous is keeping the position for now.
Sparks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sparks preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sparks wants to control from the top but Tremendous keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bobby Sparks.
Tremendous uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparks.
Tremendous swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sparks misses with a left hand
and Tremendous counters with a left to the body.
Tremendous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Tremendous.
Nice sprawl there from Tremendous as Sparks shoots in.
Rex Tremendous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Sparks.
Sparks looks for a takedown but Tremendous sprawls well.
Tremendous stuffs the takedown attempt from Sparks. Sparks gets slowly back to his feet.
Sparks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparks manages to avoid it.
Tremendous defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sparks.
Bobby Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tremendous throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sparks's head.
Tremendous throws a body punch but Sparks moves out of range.
Rex Tremendous is winning the standup battle so far.
Sparks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tremendous.
Sparks has Tremendous up against the cage in a clinch.
Sparks scores with a shoulder strike.
Sparks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sparks misses with a wild body shot.
Tremendous scores with a push kick.
Tremendous throws a leg kick which misses Sparks's front leg but catches the back leg as Sparks tries to avoid it.
Sparks misses with an uppercut
and Tremendous counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks closes the distance and clinches up with Tremendous, looking for a takedown. Sparks pushes Tremendous against the cage but Tremendous circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sparks is breathing heavily.
Sparks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tremendous throws a wild body kick that Sparks sees coming a mile off.
Tremendous plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tremendous thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sparks if he has to take too many more of those.
Sparks misses with a takedown attempt - Tremendous sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sparks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tremendous counters with a low kick, right behind Sparks 's knee.
Tremendous connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sparks momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Tremendous as Sparks shoots in.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tremendous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sparks walks into a left hand.
Sparks walks into a stiff left hand from Tremendous.
Tremendous thuds a left hand into Sparks's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Tremendous dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sparks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Sparks.
Tremendous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tremendous circles away.
Tremendous leaves Sparks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sparks looks to throw the jab but Tremendous is out of range.
Sparks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sparks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sparks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tremendous gets full guard.
Tremendous wants to sweep but no luck.
Sparks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tremendous keeping moving, preventing Sparks from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremendous working a defensive guard here.
Sparks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Sparks was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sparks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sparks misses with a looping left.
Tremendous clobbers Sparks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sparks lands with an uppercut that bounces Tremendous off the cage and back into range.
Sparks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tremendous. Tremendous circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sparks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rex Tremendous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Sparks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tremendous cracks Sparks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tremendous swats away the attempt to clinch by Sparks.
Sparks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tremendous circles away quickly and effectively.
Tremendous gets caught flat footed, as Sparks shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tremendous pulls Sparks in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tremendous is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tremendous looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparks stays in close to Tremendous's body and controls the position.
Sparks wants to control from the top but Tremendous keeps moving.
Sparks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sparks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tremendous has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sparks has managed to get both his arms back between Tremendous's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bobby Sparks hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sparks with a nice cross.
Sparks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sparks tries to clinch up.
Tremendous getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sparks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tremendous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sparks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tremendous with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tremendous thuds a left hand into Sparks's body.
Tremendous jabs Sparks right on the nose. Sparks blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sparks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparks blocks a head kick by Tremendous.
Sparks tries for a takedown but Tremendous circles away easily
and Tremendous counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tremendous avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tremendous lands a high kick!
It looks like Bobby Sparks has been cut.
Sparks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tremendous scores with a hook.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tremendous as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tremendous lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sparks fails with a takedown attempt.
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 Rex Tremendous.
I think Tremendous 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Tremendous!
Rex Tremendous managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Garvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All I do Is win. Garvey has chosen One Loaf of Bread -- Damian Marley as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Garvey!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Banks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garvey - the referee stops the clock and Banks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garvey. Banks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garvey.
Garvey throws a hook but Banks avoids it easily.
Will Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garvey eats them both and turns towards Banks to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Banks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garvey darts in and clinches Banks up against the cage.
Banks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Garvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garvey lands a left hand.
Banks is trying to break the clinch but Garvey is controlling him.
Garvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Banks controls his hands.
Banks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garvey moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banks.
Garvey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garvey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Banks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garvey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garvey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banks's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey works on Banks's body with a couple of short punches.
Banks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banks misses with a looping right.
Garvey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garvey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Banks misses.
Banks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garvey pinned against the cage. Garvey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks misses with a body punch
and Garvey counters with a leg kick.
Banks keeps the fight on the outside.
Garvey is looking to clinch but Banks is avoiding it.
Banks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garvey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Banks's knee momentarily.
Banks throws out a leg kick but Garvey moves out of range and Banks only half commits.
Banks throws an overhand right that lands on Garvey's shoulder, as Garvey tries to avoid the shot.
Garvey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Banks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garvey throws a sloppy head kick and Banks moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey throws a low kick but Banks moves out of range easily.
Banks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garvey doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body punch from Garvey.
Banks throws a right hand that misses
and Garvey counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Banks.
Banks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Banks drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Garvey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Garvey controlling from the full mount.
Banks sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Banks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Banks holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Banks wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garvey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banks throws a jab but it's blocked by Garvey.
Banks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Banks jabs at Garvey's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey connects with a high kick.
Garvey slips a straight right by Banks.
A punch combination from Garvey misses.
Banks avoids the head kick by Garvey.
Garvey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garvey wants it to stay on the feet.
Banks just misses with a punch to the body.
Banks moves out of range of the leg kick from Garvey.
Garvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banks.
Garvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garvey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garvey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Banks misses with a looping left.
Banks scores with a body shot.
Banks lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Garvey will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garvey looks to land a combination but Banks avoids it well.
Garvey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Banks misses with a low kick.
Banks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garvey but Garvey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed right hand from Banks misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Garvey.
Garvey looks for the body kick but Banks saw that one coming.
Garvey fakes the leg kick and cracks Banks in the body.
Banks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garvey sprawls well. Garvey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Banks gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garvey. That's going to slow Banks down.
Garvey staying out of range there.
Garvey punishes Banks's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey keeps Banks at a distance using the push kick.
Banks avoids the head kick by Garvey.
Garvey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Banks rather than just go for the knockout.
Banks keeps the fight on the outside.
Garvey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garvey throws a leg kick but Banks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Banks throws a series of punches but Garvey moves out of range.
Garvey throws a head kick that Banks semi-blocks.
Banks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Banks.
Banks throws a lazy right hand but Garvey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banks just misses with a punch to the body.
Garvey misses with a head kick.
Garvey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Banks misses with a looping right.
Garvey throws a leg kick but Banks checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garvey moves away.
Garvey lands a glancing blow to the side of Banks's head.
Banks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garvey darts in and clinches Banks up against the cage.
Banks prevents a body shot from Garvey.
Garvey blocks a body shot from Banks.
Garvey blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garvey gets through Banks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garvey stops a takedown attempt from Banks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garvey tries a body shot but Banks blocks it.
Garvey lands a right hand.
Banks manages to break the clinch.
Garvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garvey avoids the body shot from Banks.
Banks connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvey misses with a head kick.
Garvey lands with a nice body punch.
Banks avoids the head kick by Garvey.
Garvey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banks circles away quickly and effectively.
Banks throws the left hand but Garvey avoids the punch easily.
Garvey misses with a wild body shot.
Garvey moves out of range as Banks throws a body kick.
Garvey tries to bum rush Banks with a series of wild strikes but Banks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garvey moves out of range of the strikes.
Garvey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garvey closes the distance and clinches.
Garvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Banks controls his hands.
Garvey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garvey breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banks to score with a decent uppercut.
Garvey ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Banks throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Banks.
Banks looks to land a left hand but Garvey moved out of range nicely.
Garvey tries to clinch there but Banks circles away.
Banks ducks right into an uppercut from Garvey.
Banks looks to land a right hand but Garvey moved out of range.
Banks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garvey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Garvey.
Banks lands with a nice body punch.
Banks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Banks.
Banks lands a nice hook to Garvey's body. Garvey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Garvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Garvey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Banks.
A shot to the body from Banks misses
and Garvey counters with a head kick. That will keep Banks thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Banks throws a combination that misses
and Garvey counters with a thumping low kick.
Garvey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Banks has Garvey pulled in close to control his posture.
Banks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garvey defends well.
Garvey would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Banks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garvey defends well.
Banks wants to sweep here but Garvey controlling him for the moment.
Banks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Banks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Banks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garvey is one step ahead there.
Banks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks wants to free his trapped foot but Garvey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garvey wants to control but Banks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Banks is pressing down on Garvey's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garvey is holding on for now.
Banks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Banks working Garvey over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garvey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garvey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Banks in particular looking to stall.
Banks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Banks throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Garvey to regain full guard.
Will Banks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banks wants to control from the top but Garvey keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Banks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Will Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banks trying to control but Garvey is working from the bottom.
Banks postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garvey is on top in guard.
Banks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvey forces his way into half guard.
Banks gets full guard.
Banks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garvey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Banks looking to control but Garvey passes into half guard.
Banks is not content to let Garvey control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Banks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garvey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marcus Garvey!
Marcus Garvey 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekel Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosmo Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sky is the Limit. Kramer has chosen O Jerry ....or is it Sherry....no matter its by Journey as his entrance music. Kosmo Kramer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ezekel Rage's chin.
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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
10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ezekel Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosmo Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Rage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kramer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kramer ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
Kramer tries for a takedown but Rage sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Kramer misses.
Kramer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kramer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rage circles away.
Kramer closes the distance and clinches.
Kramer lands an elbow that stopped Rage in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ezekel Rage has been cut.
Rage stops a takedown attempt from Kramer.
Kramer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rage is defending well for now.
Kramer misses with an elbow over the top.
Rage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kramer throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kramer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rage's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer lands an elbow inside.
Kramer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kramer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rage blocks an elbow strike.
Kramer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rage lands a hook that snaps the head of Kramer backwards.
Kramer wants to take the fight to the mat but Rage manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ezekel Rage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosmo Kramer.
Kramer misses with an elbow strike.
Rage avoids the elbow strike from Kramer, against the cage.
Rage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kramer backwards.
Rage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kramer.
Kramer lands an elbow that stopped Rage in his tracks for a moment.
Kramer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kramer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kramer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms.
Rage dodges an elbow strike from Kramer.
Rage avoids a wild elbow strike from Kramer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer lands a nice elbow.
Kramer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kramer pushes off an throws an elbow but Rage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kramer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rage avoids it.
Rage avoids the elbow strike from Kramer, against the cage.
A short right from Rage on the inside.
Rage lands a left hand.
Kramer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kramer lands a damaging elbow.
Rage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rage misses with an uppercut. Kramer saw that one coming.
Rage throws a low kick, looking for Kramer's leg but Kramer calmly moves out of range.
Kramer moves out of range of the strikes.
Rage scores with a shot to the body.
Rage misses with a body shot.
Rage keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer blocks a jab.
Kramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rage keeps the fight on the outside.
Rage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kramer moves away.
Rage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rage throws a big shot that misses.
Rage scores with a jab to the body.
Kosmo Kramer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kramer tries to clinch up
and Rage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rage scores with the left hand. Kramer knows he should have avoided that one.
Rage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kramer. Kramer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer wants to clinch.
Ezekel Rage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kramer scores with a three punch combo!
Kramer defending well as Rage loads up on a big left hand.
Kramer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rage eats them both and turns towards Kramer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rage misses the jab.
Kramer wants to land a leg kick but Rage is out of range.
Kramer tries to clinch but Rage moves away
and Rage counters with a straight right hand.
Kramer wants to clinch but Rage slips to the side
and Rage counters with a stiff right hand.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rage throws a hook but Kramer blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Rage misses.
Kramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rage misses with a lunging right hand
and Kramer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kosmo Kramer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage'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.
Kramer is looking to clinch but Rage is avoiding it.
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.
Kramer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rage.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rage throws a lazy right hand but Kramer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kramer tries to clinch but Rage is having none of it.
Kramer gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rage dodges the ground and pound from Kramer.
Rage is trying to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Kramer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rage is not content to let Kramer control the position.
Rage stops Kramer from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is not content to let Kramer control the position.
Rage defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage wants to control but Kramer postures up.
An elbow from Kramer crashes against the mat.
Rage tries to escape but Kramer is in control.
Rage stops Kramer from passing to mount.
Kramer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Rage can't do much from the bottom here.
Kramer wants to control but Rage is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rage's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rage wants to get back to his feet.
Kramer wants to control but Rage is keeping him busy.
Kramer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kramer not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kosmo Kramer.
Rage throws a sloppy body shot
and Kramer counters with a straight right hand.
Rage misses with a looping right.
Kramer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch but Rage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rage takes a swing at Kramer's ribcage but misses.
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.
Rage throws a series of punches but Kramer avoids them all with ease.
Rage misses with an uppercut. Kramer saw that one coming.
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.
A left lands for Rage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kramer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kramer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.
Kramer tries to clinch
and Rage counters with a nice uppercut.
Kramer defending well as Rage loads up on a big left hand.
Kramer moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage blocks the elbow strike.
Kramer misses with an elbow strike.
Rage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kramer backwards.
Rage avoids the elbow strike from Kramer, against the cage.
Rage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kramer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rage lands a shoulder strike.
Rage avoiding damage as Kramer throws knees to the body.
Kramer throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosmo Kramer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rage throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kramer.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kramer tries to clinch up
and Rage counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kramer looks for the body kick but Rage saw that one coming.
Kramer tries to clinch up
letting Rage counter with a right hand.
Rage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kramer.
Rage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kramer tries to clinch but Rage is having none of it.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kramer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kramer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ezekel Rage is winning the standup battle so far.
Kramer closes the distance but Rage moves to the side
and Rage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kramer slips a straight right by Rage.
Kramer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kramer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kramer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kramer showed some decent athleticism there.
Kramer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Rage manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage controlling Kramer's posture.
Rage might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kramer trying to control but Rage is working from the bottom.
Kramer won't allow Rage to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kramer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rage is on top in guard.
Rage stands and steps away. Kramer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Kramer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kramer slips a jab from Rage.
Ezekel Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kramer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Kramer moves in looking to clinch but Rage pushes him off.
Kramer slips a straight right by Rage.
Kramer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.
Kosmo Kramer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Rage misses.
Rage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kramer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer is looking to clinch but Rage is avoiding it.
Kramer tries to clinch up.
Kramer tries to clinch but Rage moves out of range.
Kramer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Kramer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rage looks to land a left hand but Kramer moved out of range nicely.
Kramer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rage misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kramer.
Kramer wants to clinch.
Rage misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Kramer.
Kramer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rage circles away.
Kramer tries to move into range but Rage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekel Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kramer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosmo Kramer!
Kosmo Kramer made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I want to thank Jerry for letting me eat his food and Neuman for the extra help traing my cardio.Lets all go to my placeand party on. whites only tho...well, latinos ok I guess'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Julius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caesar has chosen Warriors of the World as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Julius Caesar !
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Caesar misses the target.
Jensen moves away from the strike by Caesar .
Jensen throws a leg kick but Caesar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jensen throws a head kick that misses.
Jensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caesar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jensen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Caesar is able to avoid easily.
Jensen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caesar throws out the jab.
Jensen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Caesar is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jensen.
Caesar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Gaius Julius Caesar has been cut.
Caesar misses with a hook.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Caesar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!
Jensen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caesar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jensen sprawls well initially but Caesar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Caesar connects with a nice short shot to Jensen's temple.
Caesar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Caesar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Caesar misses with a head shot. Jensen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Caesar throws an elbow that misses. Jensen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Caesar 's guard. Nice move by Jensen!
Caesar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jensen manages to get himself to full guard.
Caesar throwing strikes from guard but Jensen blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Caesar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Caesar working some strikes from top position.
Caesar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jensen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caesar .
Caesar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jensen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Caesar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jensen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caesar throws a strike but Jensen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Caesar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jensen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caesar distracts Jensen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Caesar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Caesar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Caesar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Caesar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Caesar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caesar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caesar throwing strikes from guard but Jensen blocks nicely.
Caesar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jensen is rocked!
Caesar loads up on a big left hand. Jensen felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Caesar looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Jensen can't hide his disappointment, as Caesar celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaius Julius Caesar !
Gaius Julius Caesar decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coltrane has chosen Bleed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bobby Hill has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rosco P Coltrane!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hill misses with a straight left.
Coltrane looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Nice body punch from Hill.
Coltrane misses with a looping right.
Hill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Coltrane.
Coltrane thuds his right hand into Hill's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hill moves forwards but Coltrane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A clash of legs there as Coltrane blocks the low kick.
Coltrane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coltrane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Coltrane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coltrane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hill dodges an elbow strike from Coltrane.
Hill slowing the pace effectively.
Coltrane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coltrane.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coltrane lands with a light punch inside.
Coltrane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coltrane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Coltrane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coltrane tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Coltrane back against the cage.
Hill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Hill blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill tries to circle away but Coltrane has him pinned against the cage.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Coltrane.
Hill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Coltrane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Bobby Hill has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coltrane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.
Hill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coltrane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Coltrane.
Coltrane being controlled against the cage.
Hill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coltrane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hill is defending well for now.
Hill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coltrane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hill misses with a straight left.
Coltrane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill throws a lazy right hand but Coltrane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coltrane moves away.
Coltrane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Hill.
Coltrane thows a body shot but no joy.
Coltrane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill.
Coltrane has closed the distance and engaged Hill in a clinch.
Hill blocks the elbow strike.
Hill managing to block the knees to the body from Coltrane.
Hill lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane lands an elbow that stopped Hill in his tracks for a moment.
Hill pushes Coltrane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hill.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
Coltrane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Coltrane lands an elbow inside.
Coltrane lands with a light punch inside.
Hill stalling in the clinch but Coltrane improves position.
Coltrane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bobby Hill's cut is getting worse.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Coltrane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coltrane trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coltrane.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Coltrane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rosco P Coltrane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Hill's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hill throws a lazy right hand but Coltrane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coltrane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hill misses with an uppercut
and Coltrane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coltrane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Hill avoiding damage as Coltrane throws knees to the body.
Hill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coltrane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coltrane has him pressed against the cage.
Hill breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Coltrane.
Coltrane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Coltrane takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Hill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Coltrane.
Coltrane lands an elbow that stopped Hill in his tracks for a moment.
A hook to the body from Hill.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Coltrane blocks an uppercut.
Hill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coltrane's elbow.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Coltrane controls the action.
Hill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coltrane slips under a jab from Hill.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Hill throws a shot to the body.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Coltrane's head but Coltrane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill throws the left hand but Coltrane avoids the punch easily.
Coltrane forces Hill back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill trying to stall but Coltrane improves his position.
Bobby Hill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hill lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coltrane lands an elbow just above Hill 's eye.
Bobby Hill's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hill takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hill gets through Coltrane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hill throws a jab when Coltrane was well out of range.
Hill throws a lazy right hand but Coltrane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coltrane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Coltrane moves into range and clinches up with Hill.
Coltrane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hill looking to stall.
Coltrane tries to land knees in the clinch but Hill avoids the damage to the body.
Hill throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Coltrane.
Coltrane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coltrane looking to throw knees to the head but Hill is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Coltrane controls the action.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coltrane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hill avoids it.
Hill throws a head punch that misses.
Coltrane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Coltrane lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Bobby Hill's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobby Hill's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rosco P Coltrane!
Rosco P Coltrane thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhu Fangyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogo comes to the cage accompanied by I Don't Like the Look of It. Fangyu has chosen Demigod-Mindmasher as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nasir Drogo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhu Fangyu!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Nasir Drogo has been cut.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fangyu was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
Fangyu throws a leg kick but Drogo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drogo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drogo is looking to slow Fangyu down with leg kicks.
Drogo has managed to clinch.
Fangyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fangyu lands a right hand.
Fangyu working aggressively here.
Fangyu has Drogo pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fangyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fangyu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fangyu lands a hook that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
Drogo stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu misses with the head strike.
Drogo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fangyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fangyu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fangyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Drogo crunches a lovely knee into Fangyu's ribcage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drogo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fangyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fangyu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fangyu blocks the elbow strike.
Fangyu misses with the head strike.
Drogo gets through Fangyu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu working aggressively here.
Fangyu lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fangyu misses with the head strike.
Fangyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drogo as Fangyu tries to tie him up.
Drogo trying to stall but Fangyu improves his position.
Fangyu stalls.
Fangyu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drogo is trying to maintain a safe position but Fangyu gets an underhook and turns Drogo into the cage.
Fangyu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fangyu can't find room to land a body shot as Drogo controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu dodges an elbow strike from Drogo.
Drogo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fangyu up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fangyu.
Fangyu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Drogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fangyu.
Fangyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drogo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fangyu's brow.
Fangyu blocks the elbow strike.
Fangyu working aggressively here.
Drogo blocks a body shot from Fangyu.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Fangyu is pushing Drogo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo has Fangyu pressed against the cage.
Drogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Fangyu avoids the damage to the body.
Fangyu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drogo taking a breather.
Fangyu pushes Drogo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Drogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drogo slows down the pace here.
Drogo blocks a body shot from Fangyu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo letting Fangyu take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhu Fangyu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nasir Drogo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drogo wants to clinch.
Fangyu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Fangyu misses with a kick to the body
and Drogo counters with a straight right hand.
Fangyu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fangyu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drogo moves out of range of the body kick.
Drogo moves out of range as Fangyu throws a body kick.
Fangyu throws a big shot that misses.
Drogo tries to move into range but Fangyu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fangyu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drogo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu throws out a leg kick but Drogo moves out of range and Fangyu only half commits.
Fangyu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drogo slowing the pace effectively.
Fangyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fangyu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fangyu struggles to land a body shot inside as Drogo controls his hands.
Drogo taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fangyu.
Nice body punch from Fangyu - that landed with a thud.
Drogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fangyu managing to block the knees to the body from Drogo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fangyu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
Fangyu lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Fangyu.
Drogo is looking to control Fangyu's arms but Fangyu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drogo has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Fangyu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fangyu up against the cage.
Fangyu misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fangyu.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drogo stops a takedown attempt from Fangyu.
Drogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Fangyu avoids the damage to the body.
Fangyu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fangyu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drogo is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fangyu.
Fangyu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fangyu looking to stall.
Fangyu misses with the head strike.
Drogo digs a right hand into Fangyu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fangyu's gas tank.
Fangyu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Drogo.
Fangyu lands a body shot.
Fangyu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drogo being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Drogo.
A hook to the body from Fangyu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fangyu gets through Drogo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fangyu can't find room to land a body shot as Drogo controls the action.
Drogo'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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fangyu.
Drogo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fangyu is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Fangyu fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fangyu trying to stall but Drogo improves his position.
Fangyu slows down the pace here.
Fangyu throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhu Fangyu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nasir Drogo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fangyu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Drogo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Drogo tries to clinch but Fangyu moves out of range.
Drogo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drogo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fangyu is out of range.
Drogo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fangyu throws a head kick but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo avoids the body shot from Fangyu.
Fangyu checks a low kick from Drogo.
Fangyu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Drogo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fangyu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fangyu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fangyu throws a leg kick but Drogo sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu moves out of range as Drogo strikes.
Fangyu throws a hook to the side of Drogo's head but Drogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Fangyu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drogo lands with a straight right. Fangyu didn't see that one coming.
Fangyu closes the distance and clinches.
Drogo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fangyu leaning against his opponent.
Fangyu misses with the head strike.
Zhu Fangyu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drogo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drogo taking a breather.
Fangyu leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Drogo.
Drogo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drogo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fangyu looking to stall.
Fangyu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fangyu scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fangyu misses with some punches.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Drogo stalling.
Drogo wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nasir Drogo.
Drogo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fangyu. Drogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fangyu thuds his right hand into Drogo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Drogo.
Fangyu swats away the attempt to clinch by Drogo.
Drogo has Fangyu up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Fangyu lands with a light punch inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fangyu just leaning against Drogo, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo landing knees to the body.
Fangyu digs a right hand into Drogo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drogo's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogo misses with a knee strike.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Fangyu avoiding damage as Drogo throws knees to the body.
Fangyu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fangyu throws a punch but it's blocked by Drogo.
Drogo looking to slow down the pace here.
Fangyu struggles to land a body shot inside as Drogo controls his hands.
Fangyu working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fangyu taking a breather.
Drogo trying to stall but Fangyu improves his position.
Drogo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fangyu up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Zhu Fangyu just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Nasir Drogo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fangyu throws a body punch but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo throws a lazy uppercut
and Fangyu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fangyu throws a sloppy head kick and Drogo moves out of range easily.
Drogo tries to clinch but Fangyu is having none of it.
Nasir Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fangyu throws a lazy right hand but Drogo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fangyu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Fangyu blocks the low kick.
Drogo misses with a left hand
and Fangyu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drogo has managed to clinch.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
A short right from Fangyu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu working aggressively here.
Fangyu managing to block the knees to the body from Drogo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fangyu avoids it.
Fangyu'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.
Drogo looking to throw knees to the head but Fangyu is blocking nicely.
Fangyu wants a takedown but no success here.
Fangyu misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Fangyu.
Fangyu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drogo up against the cage.
Fangyu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drogo stalling.
Fangyu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fangyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Fangyu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fangyu pushes Drogo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fangyu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Fangyu avoids the damage to the body.
Fangyu lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fangyu has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Drogo is trying to keep an underhook but Fangyu manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Drogo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fangyu blocks the strikes from Drogo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is trying to escape back to his feet but Fangyu uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Drogo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Drogo seems a little lost for a moment, as Fangyu dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu trying to control the position but Drogo is working away.
Drogo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhu Fangyu dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nasir Drogo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fangyu moves away from the strike by Drogo.
Drogo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fangyu's head backwards.
Drogo throws a sloppy head kick and Fangyu moves out of range easily.
Drogo misses with an uppercut.
Fangyu throws out a loose jab but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fangyu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drogo.
Drogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fangyu lands a front kick.
The crowd cheers as Drogo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fangyu doesn't seem phased though.
Fangyu lands a front kick.
Fangyu lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo moves out of range of the body kick.
Drogo tries to clinch but Fangyu moves out of range.
Drogo tries to land a leg kick but Fangyu saw it coming and moves away.
Fangyu lands a big head kick that sends Drogo tumbling to the mat! Fangyu takes a step backwards and waves Drogo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drogo is rocked!
Zhu Fangyu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fangyu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drogo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Drogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fangyu misses with a body kick.
Drogo seems to have got his legs back now.
Drogo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drogo instigates a clinch.
Drogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fangyu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fangyu is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Drogo.
Zhu Fangyu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Drogo.
Drogo throws a punch but it's blocked by Fangyu.
Drogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fangyu.
Drogo tries to stall but Fangyu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fangyu letting Drogo take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
Fangyu lands an uppercut.
Drogo looking to slow down the pace here.
Fangyu scores with a hook to the body.
Drogo trying to stall but Fangyu improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nasir Drogo.
Fangyu throws a hook but Drogo avoids it easily.
Fangyu misses with a kick to the body.
Nasir Drogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu lands a leg kick that knocks Drogo off balance momentarily.
Drogo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drogo lands with a straight right. Fangyu didn't see that one coming.
Drogo tries to clinch up but Fangyu circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fangyu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drogo throws a leg kick
and Fangyu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nasir Drogo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fangyu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fangyu connects with an inside leg kick.
Drogo misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Drogo misses.
Drogo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fangyu with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zhu Fangyu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fangyu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhu Fangyu! Zhu Fangyu retains his middleweight title!
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