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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Titus (ranked 1803 p4p, 1592 weight class) and Danny Danger (ranked 234 p4p, 211 weight class). Danny Danger has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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5 - 1 - 0 |
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5 - 4 - 0 |
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeke Titus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Danger!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titus defending well as Danger loads up on a big left hand.
Titus changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Danger. That's going to slow Titus down.
Danger blocks a jab.
Danger connects with a solid leg kick.
Danger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Titus shoots in but no luck this time.
Danger replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Titus blocks it well.
Titus scores with a nice right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Titus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Titus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danger pushes Titus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Danger.
Danger breaks the clinch.
Danger slips a straight right by Titus.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Titus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus working away.
Titus landing a few strikes.
Danger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Titus is looking to take a break and control but Danger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Titus tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Danger avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Titus.
The strikes coming from Titus are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger is trying to control Titus's posture but Titus avoids it.
A lull in the action here.
Titus wants to control but Danger is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Titus tries to score with some ground and pound. Danger controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Titus trying to control the action but Danger is working from the bottom.
Danger is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus trying to control the position but Danger is working away.
Titus postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Titus is looking to take a break and control but Danger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Titus cracks Danger with a big right hand but Danger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Titus is putting a hurting on Danger here, landing some big shots from side control.
Danger sneaks back into half guard.
Danger is refusing to be controlled, as Titus sits in half guard.
Titus working the head and body with strikes.
Titus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Danger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Titus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danger is doing well to control the position and prevent Titus from advancing to side control.
Danger is looking for a sweep. Titus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Titus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Danger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Titus missing with a left hand there. Danger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Titus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danger can do to turn this around?
Danger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Titus closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Danger to the mat! Danger manages to get full guard.
Titus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Danger's head.
Titus postures up.
Titus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Titus with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Danger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Titus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Danger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Titus has managed to get both his arms back between Danger's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Titus landing with the ground and pound.
Danger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Danger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Titus postures up and lands a big shot to Danger's brow.
Titus landing some decent shots from guard.
Danger trying to keep a closed guard but Titus is proving a slippery customer.
Titus is in close to Danger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger keeping moving, preventing Titus from controlling successfully.
Danger wants to control the position but Titus says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Nice strikes from Titus there.
Titus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Titus wants to control but Danger is keeping him busy.
Titus drops an elbow to the side of Danger's head.
Danger wants to control but Titus is keeping busy.
Danger is trying to get back to full guard.
Titus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Titus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Titus slips a nice elbow through Danger's hands, connecting with Danger's forehead.
Danger trying to hold on to Titus's head to control him but Titus postures up.
Titus 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.
Titus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Titus is trying to control the action in half guard but Danger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Titus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Danger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Titus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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. Titus connects with a nice short shot to Danger's temple.
Danger tries to get to full guard but Titus has control of the leg.
Titus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Titus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Titus working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Titus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zeke Titus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Titus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Danger wants to control but Titus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Titus dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Danger slips a straight right by Titus.
Danger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Danger lands a really nice looking cross but Titus seems unphased.
Danger throws a body kick that misses.
Titus throws a body punch but Danger moves out of range.
Danger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Titus throws a leg kick but Danger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Danger swings for the body but Titus moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Titus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danger moves away.
Zeke Titus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Titus defending well as Danger loads up on a big left hand.
Danger throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danger.
Danny Danger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Titus connects with a jab.
Titus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Danger. That one must have hurt.
A jab from Titus misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Titus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Titus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Danger is trying to get back to full guard.
Danger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Titus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zeke Titus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Danger trying to hold on to Titus's head to control him but Titus postures up.
Titus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger is trying to maintain the position but Titus is very close to passing his half guard.
Titus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Danger takes one to the chin there.
Danger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danger looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Danger throws a head kick that misses.
Danger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Danny Danger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus throws a jab but it's blocked by Danger.
A little jabbing left from Danger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Danger throws a jab when Titus was well out of range.
Danger lands a high kick!
It looks like Zeke Titus has been cut.
Danger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Danger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Titus.
Titus slips a jab from Danger.
Titus just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danger blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Titus blocks the body kick.
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 Zeke Titus.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Titus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Titus!
A very excited looking Zeke Titus rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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