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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Busta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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222 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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World class MT
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Zoidberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Busta!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Busta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Busta throws a sloppy head kick
and Zoidberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Busta misses with a takedown attempt
and Zoidberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zoidberg throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Busta throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zoidberg counters with a good, hard body kick but Busta shrugs it off.
Busta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zoidberg sprawls well. Zoidberg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Busta gets slowly back to his feet.
Zoidberg clinches up against the cage.
Busta throws an elbow that misses.
Busta tries to pull guard but Zoidberg won't allow it.
John Zoidberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Busta.
Zoidberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Busta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Busta fails to pull guard.
Busta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Busta scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Zoidberg has been cut.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Trevor Busta has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Busta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zoidberg walks away with a smile on his face. Busta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zoidberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Busta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Busta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zoidberg circles away.
Busta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zoidberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zoidberg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zoidberg misses with a head kick.
Busta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zoidberg clinches up with Busta and pushes him back against the cage.
Busta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zoidberg looking to throw knees to the head but Busta is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zoidberg obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow.
Busta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Busta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zoidberg prevents Busta from breaking the clinch.
Busta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Busta is trying to break the clinch but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Busta tries to pull guard but Zoidberg won't allow it.
Busta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Busta breaks the clinch.
Busta throws a sloppy head kick and Zoidberg moves out of range easily.
Zoidberg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Busta checks it well.
A good leg kick by Zoidberg.
Busta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zoidberg. That's going to slow Busta down.
Zoidberg lands with a kick to the ribs.
Busta looks gassed!
Busta keeps the fight on the outside.
Zoidberg throws a wild body kick that Busta sees coming a mile off.
Busta misses with a combination
and Zoidberg counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Busta shoots in but no luck this time.
Zoidberg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Busta is able to avoid easily.
Zoidberg pushes Busta up against the cage in a clinch.
Busta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but Busta blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zoidberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Busta jumps guard but Zoidberg stands there with Busta around his waist. Busta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Busta looking to stall.
Zoidberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Busta is trying to force a seperation but Zoidberg has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zoidberg missing with knees to the body.
Zoidberg lands an elbow that stopped Busta in his tracks for a moment.
Zoidberg trying to land knees to the body.
Busta is working for takedown but Zoidberg is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Zoidberg dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Busta fails with the takedown.
Zoidberg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Busta's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Busta misses.
Zoidberg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zoidberg rushes Busta and presses him up against the cage.
Busta is trying to drag Zoidberg to the mat but Zoidberg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zoidberg misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoidberg misses with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg misses with a knee strike.
Zoidberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Busta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Zoidberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Busta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Busta manages to pull guard.
Busta looking to control but Zoidberg passes into half guard.
Zoidberg stands up out of the half guard.
Busta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Busta blocks a low kick nicely.
Zoidberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zoidberg clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head.
Busta is trying to break free.
John Zoidberg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Busta manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Busta is defended easily by Zoidberg.
Busta throws a head kick that misses
and Zoidberg counters with a nice body kick.
Busta is breathing heavily.
Zoidberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Busta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Busta avoids the head kick by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Busta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Busta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zoidberg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zoidberg throws a head kick that Busta semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Zoidberg tenderised Busta's leg. Busta is trying to keep his angry face on.
Busta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Busta avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Busta. Zoidberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zoidberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Zoidberg. No joy for Busta on that attempt.
Zoidberg has managed to clinch.
Zoidberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zoidberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Zoidberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Busta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Busta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Busta fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but Busta blocks with his arms.
Busta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Busta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Busta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zoidberg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Busta is trying to stall.
Zoidberg avoids the elbow strike from Busta, against the cage.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Busta is defending well for now.
Busta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zoidberg smiles and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zoidberg.
A solid body kick from Zoidberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Zoidberg dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Zoidberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Busta misses with a double jab
and Zoidberg counters with a head kick.
Zoidberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Busta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Busta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Busta thows a body shot but no joy.
Busta misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Busta scores with a four punch combination!
Trevor Busta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Zoidberg as Busta shoots in.
Busta tries for a takedown but Zoidberg circles away easily
and Zoidberg counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Busta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg misses with a low kick.
Busta has his takedown stuffed
and Zoidberg counters with a nice leg kick.
John Zoidberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Busta.
Busta misses with a takedown
and Zoidberg counters with a head kick. That will keep Busta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Busta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Busta misses.
Zoidberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Busta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Busta has his takedown stuffed
and Zoidberg counters with a thumping low kick.
John Zoidberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Busta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zoidberg. That one must have hurt.
Zoidberg connects with a solid leg kick.
Zoidberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Busta, pushing him back against the cage.
Busta taking a breather.
Busta tries to pull guard but Zoidberg won't allow it.
Busta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zoidberg pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Busta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zoidberg just stands there and leans against the cage.
Busta can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Busta tries to pull guard but Zoidberg won't allow it.
Busta is trying to break the clinch but Zoidberg is controlling him.
Busta is struggling to control the position.
Trevor Busta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Busta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Busta tries to pull guard but Zoidberg holds him up against the cage and eventually Busta drops back down to his feet.
Zoidberg with a knee to the head.
Busta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zoidberg walks away with a smile on his face. Busta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zoidberg wants to slow Busta down by chopping away at his legs.
Busta checks a low kick from Zoidberg.
Busta has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zoidberg.
A low kick from Busta is predictable there
and Zoidberg counters with a flying knee. Nice.
John Zoidberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zoidberg moves into the clinch successfully.
Busta wants a takedown but no success here.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow.
Busta managing to block the knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Busta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Busta trying to stall but Zoidberg improves his position.
Busta has Zoidberg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zoidberg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Busta wants to get back to striking at distance but Zoidberg won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Zoidberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zoidberg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Zoidberg!
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