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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Spring (ranked 2514 p4p, 3593 weight class) and Geordi La Forge (ranked 216 p4p, 293 weight class). Geordi La Forge has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Spring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geordi La Forge!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spring misses with the combination.
A left lands for Spring.
Spring scores with a one two! La Forge had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
La Forge gets a clinch.
Spring has had enough of the clinch but La Forge keeps him there for the moment.
La Forge lands a knee to the head.
Spring stalling.
Spring tries to work over La Forge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Forge misses with the head strike.
La Forge struggles to land a body shot inside as Spring controls his hands.
La Forge scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spring fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Forge throws a punch but it's blocked by Spring.
La Forge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Forge misses with a punch on the inside.
La Forge throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Forge misses with the head strike.
La Forge struggles to land a body shot inside as Spring controls his hands.
La Forge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spring goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Spring.
La Forge has a couple of punches blocked by Spring.
La Forge has a couple of punches blocked by Spring.
Spring blocks a body shot from La Forge.
Spring stalling against the cage.
I was talking to Spring's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spring.
La Forge lands with a right to the head.
Spring displaying some good clinch control by pressing La Forge up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Spring.
Spring cracks La Forge with a nice body shot.
La Forge landing knees to the body.
La Forge misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Forge misses with a knee to the head.
La Forge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Spring.
La Forge digs a right hand underneath Spring's ribcage. Spring let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spring tries a body shot but La Forge blocks it.
Spring can't find room to land a body shot as La Forge controls the action.
La Forge working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spring.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Forge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Forge tries to land knees in the clinch but Spring avoids the damage to the body.
La Forge struggles to land a body shot inside as Spring controls his hands.
La Forge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spring's elbow.
La Forge landing knees to the head.
La Forge tries to land knees in the clinch but Spring avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. La Forge obliges.
La Forge misses with a knee strike.
La Forge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spring is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
La Forge landing some nice looking knees to the body.
La Forge lands a nice shot to the body.
Spring slows down the pace here.
La Forge connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spring's face.
La Forge lands a knee to the body.
Spring breaks the clinch.
Spring misses with a looping right.
La Forge walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spring throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Forge throws out a counter right but Spring avoids it with no problem.
La Forge looks to land a right hand but Spring moved out of range.
Spring throws a big counter combination but La Forge scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
La Forge lands with a nice body punch.
La Forge misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spring keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La Forge.
Spring is looking for a counter combo.
Spring throws a big shot that misses.
La Forge moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from La Forge on the inside.
Spring is working La Forge over against the cage.
La Forge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spring is defending well for now.
La Forge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spring backwards.
La Forge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Forge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Forge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spring lands a body punch in the clinch.
La Forge looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
La Forge prevents a body shot from Spring.
A short left from La Forge.
Spring misses with a body punch.
Spring's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spring cracks a nice hook into La Forge's ribs.
Spring blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Geordi La Forge dominated that round.
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.
Spring jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
La Forge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
La Forge is looking to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by La Forge. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of La Forge.
Spring lands a glancing blow to the side of La Forge's head.
Spring scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. La Forge doesn't seem bothered though.
Spring scores with a nice strike.
La Forge ducks right into an uppercut from Spring.
La Forge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spring looks to land a right hand but La Forge moved out of range.
Spring just misses with a punch to the body.
Spring lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but La Forge circles away quickly and effectively.
Spring misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spring looks to land a left hand but La Forge moved out of range nicely.
La Forge misses with a hook. Spring ducked under it nicely.
Spring looks to land a combination. La Forge sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spring takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spring swings for the body but La Forge moves out of range.
La Forge looks to land a combination but Spring avoids it well.
La Forge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spring.
Spring bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of La Forge's head.
Spring misses with a hook.
Spring thows a left - swing and a miss!
La Forge steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Spring.
Marcus Spring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spring displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as La Forge throws out the jab.
La Forge ducks under a wild hook from Spring.
La Forge tries to counter with a clinch but Spring shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Spring lands an impressive looking overhand right. La Forge doesn't seem phased though.
Spring swats away the attempt to clinch by La Forge.
La Forge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spring was well out of range. Poor timing from La Forge.
Spring is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by La Forge.
La Forge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spring slips a straight right by La Forge.
La Forge changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spring lands a jab to the nose.
La Forge shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - La Forge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spring. La Forge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spring dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
La Forge throws a shot from downtown. Spring moves away and avoids it.
Spring throws a right hand that misses
and La Forge counters by clinching up.
La Forge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spring is looking to break free of the clinch but La Forge has double underhooks.
Geordi La Forge seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
La Forge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spring blocking some punches.
La Forge throws a head punch that misses.
La Forge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Spring.
Spring can't break the clinch.
Spring has had enough of the clinch but La Forge keeps him there for the moment.
Spring tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Forge's elbow.
La Forge misses with a knee strike.
La Forge pushes Spring back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
La Forge landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice left hand lands by La Forge.
La Forge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Forge working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
La Forge misses with the head strike.
Spring tries to throw a body punch but La Forge avoids it by throwing Spring back against the cage.
Spring blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spring misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spring managing to block the knees to the body from La Forge.
Spring struggles to land a body shot inside as La Forge controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spring is working La Forge over against the cage.
La Forge with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spring blocks an uppercut.
La Forge lands a nice uppercut.
La Forge misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Spring.
Spring lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spring throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
La Forge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spring backwards.
La Forge using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spring has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
La Forge prevents a body shot from Spring.
Spring tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Forge's elbow.
La Forge blocks a body shot from Spring.
Spring misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Forge has a couple of punches blocked by Spring.
La Forge misses with a punch on the inside.
Spring holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Spring will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Spring lands a jab to La Forge's midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts La Forge, as that shot connected.
La Forge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spring.
La Forge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spring scores with a jab. La Forge acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
La Forge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Spring finds it's target.
Nice shot by Spring.
La Forge slips a jab from Spring.
La Forge tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Forge missing with a left hand there. Spring was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from La Forge. Those never looked like landing.
Spring looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
La Forge wants to counter with a clinch but Spring pushes him away.
Marcus Spring is winning the standup battle so far.
Spring misses with a wild body shot.
Spring throws a combination but it was largely blocked by La Forge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Forge misses with a straight left.
Spring throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spring sets himself, and La Forge steps forward looking for the clinch! Spring avoids it this time.
Spring scores with a sloppy right hand. La Forge should have avoided that one.
Spring misses with a left hand
and La Forge counters with a straight right hand.
Spring fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
La Forge moves into the clinch.
Spring tries to throw a body punch but La Forge avoids it by throwing Spring back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Spring.
La Forge landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Forge.
La Forge can't find room to land a body shot as Spring controls the action.
Spring misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spring tries to throw a body punch but La Forge avoids it by throwing Spring back against the cage.
La Forge misses with the head strike.
La Forge prevents a body shot from Spring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Forge misses with a punch on the inside.
Spring stalling against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Spring.
La Forge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spring blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Forge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spring tries to break free but La Forge pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, La Forge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
La Forge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Springs head.
La Forge has Spring pressed against the cage, preventing Spring from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
La Forge utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from La Forge.
Spring misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Forge scores with a shot to the side of Spring's head.
A head punch on the inside from La Forge fails to land.
Spring tries to throw a body punch but La Forge avoids it by throwing Spring back against the cage.
La Forge tries to land knees in the clinch but Spring avoids the damage to the body.
Spring is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
La Forge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
La Forge lands a hook to the side of the head.
La Forge misses with the head strike.
Spring struggles to land a body shot inside as La Forge controls his hands.
La Forge lands a nice knee to the body.
La Forge working aggressively here.
La Forge can't find room to land a body shot as Spring controls the action.
Spring misses with a hook to the ribs.
La Forge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
La Forge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Springs head.
La Forge working Spring over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Forge landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Forge keeps control of Spring as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from La Forge.
La Forge lands with a short shot to the head.
La Forge lands a left hand.
La Forge using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spring misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Spring.
La Forge with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
La Forge landing knees to the head.
Spring is rocked!
La Forge presses Spring against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Spring is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
La Forge throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
La Forge with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
La Forge has a couple of punches blocked by Spring.
La Forge blocks a body shot from Spring.
Spring working hard to break the clinch.
La Forge lands with a right to the head.
Spring blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geordi La Forge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think La Forge 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geordi La Forge!
After the fight, Geordi La Forge was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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