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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbie Fleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phantom Menace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleck's entrance music is Trivium - Down From The Sky. A fine choice. Menace comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Leroy Brown kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Herbie Fleck is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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216 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herbie Fleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Phantom Menace!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleck misses with a wild body shot.
Menace throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Menace misses the body punch
and Fleck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Phantom Menace has been cut.
Menace fails with the takedown
and Fleck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fleck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Menace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck scores with a body shot.
Fleck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Menace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fleck throws a predictable looking body shot
and Menace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Menace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fleck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phantom Menace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fleck.
A swing and a miss from Fleck.
Menace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice takedown defense from Fleck. No joy for Menace on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menace shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fleck pinned against the cage. Fleck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Herbie Fleck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phantom Menace.
Menace throws a body punch but Fleck moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Menace.
Menace closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fleck circles away.
A swing and a miss from Menace.
Menace cracks Fleck with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Menace misses with a lunging right hand
and Fleck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbie Fleck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phantom Menace's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Menace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fleck misses with a wild body shot.
Fleck blocks the body kick.
Fleck throws a poor cross that misses
and Fleck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Herbie Fleck has been cut.
Herbie Fleck is winning the standup battle so far.
Fleck misses with a hook
and Menace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Menace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fleck counters with a crisp one two that drops Menace! Fleck thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Menace to his feet! Menace is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menace throws a low kick but Fleck avoids it.
Fleck moves out of range as Menace strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menace drops his hands momentarily and Fleck takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Menace pushes Fleck away with a front kick.
Menace throws a head kick that misses.
Menace misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fleck counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleck throws a poor cross that misses
and Menace counters with a head kick.
Menace throws a head kick but Fleck moves out of range.
Fleck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Menace looks to land a combination but Fleck avoids it well.
Menace moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menace connects with a body shot that sends Fleck's belly button to the back.
Menace scores with a jab.
Menace feints and then cracks Fleck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fleck down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menace shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fleck napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phantom Menace will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fleck throws a lazy uppercut
and Menace counters with a nice kick to the body.
Menace throws a hook to the side of Fleck's head but Fleck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Menace misses with a wild body shot.
Menace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fleck misses with a hook to the body
and Menace makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace lands with an uppercut that bounces Fleck off the cage and back into rage.
Menace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fleck walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fleck throws a right hand that misses
and Menace counters with a body kick that stops Fleck in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menace pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fleck back to the cage. Menace follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menace throws a looping overhand right but Fleck ducks down to avoid it.
Menace lands a leg kick that knocks Fleck off balance momentarily.
Menace swings for the body but Fleck moves out of range.
Menace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fleck moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Fleck as Menace shoots in.
Fleck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Menace.
Menace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fleck at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fleck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Menace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Menace is defended easily by Fleck.
Fleck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Menace counters with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Menace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phantom Menace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Menace 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phantom Menace!
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