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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Earl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lu Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Earl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lu Kang!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang tries to bum rush Earl with a series of wild strikes but Earl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kang works Earl's body with a nice hook.
Kang misses with the combination.
Kang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kang tests Earl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheers as Kang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Earl doesn't seem phased though.
Earl shoots for a takedown but Kang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Earl is looking to clinch.
Kang lands with a nice combination. Earl backs away looking to recover.
Earl throws a head kick that misses.
Earl on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A lazy left from Kang finds it's target.
Earl misses with a head kick.
Kang misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Earl fails with the takedown.
Kang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kang lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Bobby Earl has been cut.
Kang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kang works over Earl's head and body with a nice combination.
Kang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kang looks to land a combination but Earl avoids it well.
Kang throws a nice looking combination but Earl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Earl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kang scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Earl looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Earl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang swinging wilding here.
Kang works the jab nicely.
Jab from Kang.
Kang throws a right and a left that Earl avoids nicely.
Kang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kang is working the combinations to good effect here.
Earl tries for a takedown but Kang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Earl is breathing heavily.
Kang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Earl slips a jab and a cross from Kang.
Kang throws a series of punches but Earl moves out of range.
No luck for Earl with that takedown attempt.
Earl really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Earl tries to clinch up but Kang circles away and keeps his distance.
Bobby Earl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kang scores with a punch to the head.
Kang lunges at Earl with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Earl's hand.
Kang throws a series of punches but Earl avoids them all with ease.
Kang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Earl on the side of the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Earl. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kang's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kang duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Earl gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Kang does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Kang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kang lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Earl backs up against the cage.
Earl takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Earl momentarily.
Kang lands with a nice body punch.
A right-left combo lands from Kang.
Kang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Kang scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kang lands a left and a right that send Earl crashing to the mat, dazed. Kang thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Earl is rocked!
Kang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Earl has time to react.
Oh Earl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lu Kang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Earl's cut.
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.
Danga de danga de dang - Kang scores with a four punch combination!
Earl seems to have got his legs back now.
Earl looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Earl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Earl has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Earl there as he acknowledges the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Kang there.
A lazy left from Kang finds it's target.
Kang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Earl slips a jab and a cross from Kang.
Kang throws a one two combo.
Nice takedown defense from Kang. No joy for Earl on that attempt.
Earl tries to clinch there but Kang circles away.
Earl gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kang manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kang throws a series of punches but Earl avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Earl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kang throws a good cross that connects.
Earl shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kang as he avoids it easily.
Kang tries to bum rush Earl with a series of wild strikes but Earl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab lands there for Kang.
A jab from Kang does it's job there.
Kang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Earl dodges the punch combination from Kang.
Kang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Earl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Earl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Earl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lu Kang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Earl circles away quickly and effectively.
Kang 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.
Kang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Earl drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good shot there by Kang.
Earl with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kang to score with a decent uppercut.
Kang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Kang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kang throws a right and a left that Earl avoids nicely.
A left and a right from Kang both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Earl on the side of the head.
Kang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kang lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Kang.
Earl doesn't manage to clinch there - Kang circles away.
Kang scores with a nice head shot.
Kang throws a right hand that Earl ducks under and follows up with a left that Earl also avoids with ease.
Kang thuds a left hand into Earl's body.
Nice straight punches there by Kang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kang.
Kang's corner calls for a 1-2. Kang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Kang.
No joy there for Kang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Earl gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Earl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kang lands a jab-cross combination.
Kang jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kang misses with a double jab.
Kang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Earl on the side of the head.
Earl slips a jab and a cross from Kang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lu Kang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Earl's cut.
That's time! Earl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kang jabs Earl right on the nose. Earl blinks but takes it well.
Kang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Earl fails with a takedown attempt.
Kang lands with an overhand left.
Kang's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kang duly obliges.
Earl shoots in for a double leg but Kang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Earl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kang.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kang.
Kang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Earl circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Earl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Earl on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kang!
Earl takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kang digs a good hook to Earl's body.
Earl takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kang digs a good body shot into Earl's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Kang.
Kang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lu Kang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kang!
Kang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Kang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kang connects with a body shot.
Kang throws a combination. Earl tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kang might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kang sizes up Earl with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kang looks to land a combination but Earl avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kang!
Kang throws a combination. Earl tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bobby Earl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Earl takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Earl takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Earl is looking to clinch but Kang is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang stalks Earl and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Earl's face. Earl staggers backwards, shaken.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kang.
Kang cracks Earl with an open hand slap.
Kang leaves Earl with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Earl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kang cracks Earl with a right hand to the side of the head.
Earl takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Earl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kang tries to bum rush Earl with a series of wild strikes but Earl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kang jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kang throws a series of punches but Earl avoids them all with ease.
Bobby Earl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kang cracks Earl with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang lands a body shot.
Earl shoots for a double leg takedown but Kang sprawls well. He's pushed Earl's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kang misses with a series of wild punches.
Kang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A shot to de liver by Kang. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Earl walks into a jab.
Kang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Kang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lu Kang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kang winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 24:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lu Kang!
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