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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richie Fanoogon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgie Landis (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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194 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
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189 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richie Fanoogon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Georgie Landis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landis misses with a series of wild punches.
Landis moves into the clinch.
Fanoogon can't get the takedown.
Landis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fanoogon breaks the clinch.
Landis catches Fanoogon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Richie Fanoogon has been cut.
Fanoogon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landis was well out of range. Poor timing from Fanoogon.
Nice shot lands for Fanoogon.
It looks like Georgie Landis has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Landis. No joy for Fanoogon on that attempt.
Fanoogon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie Fanoogon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fanoogon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fanoogon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Landis has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landis is not content to let Fanoogon control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Landis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Landis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fanoogon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Landis struggling a bit here.
Fanoogon cracks Landis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Landis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fanoogon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Landis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fanoogon is controlling him well.
Fanoogon just content to control the position.
Fanoogon is trying to get an arm triangle but Landis is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fanoogon is working Landis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fanoogon is looking to take a break and control but Landis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fanoogon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Landis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanoogon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Landis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fanoogon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sloppy strikes there by Fanoogon.
Fanoogon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Landis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fanoogon swings around for an armbar but Landis sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fanoogon's guard.
Landis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fanoogon pulls Landis in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fanoogon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Landis's guard.
Fanoogon throws a big elbow that misses.
Fanoogon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fanoogon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fanoogon postures up in Landis's guard and throws a big left but Landis blocks it.
Fanoogon throwing strikes but missing.
Fanoogon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fanoogon lands a couple of elbows.
Landis keeping moving, preventing Fanoogon from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Fanoogon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fanoogon shoots in for a takedown but Landis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Landis cracks Fanoogon with a good jab.
Landis throws a shot from downtown. Fanoogon moves away and avoids it.
Landis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Landis wants it to stay on the feet.
Landis closes the distance but Fanoogon moves to the side
and Fanoogon counters with a nice uppercut.
Fanoogon thows a body shot but no joy.
Landis is looking to clinch.
Landis tries to close the distance and clinch but Fanoogon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Landis tests Fanoogon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Landis lands with a straight right. Fanoogon didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanoogon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie Fanoogon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Landis moves into the clinch.
Landis breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fanoogon.
Fanoogon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Landis avoids it really well and circles away.
Landis misses with a kick to the body.
Georgie Landis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fanoogon keeps the fight on the outside.
Landis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Landis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fanoogon counters with a thumping low kick.
Fanoogon misses with a wild combination.
Landis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Landis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Landis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fanoogon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Landis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Landis as Fanoogon shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanoogon shoots in and drives through. Landis sprawls well.
Landis throws a big shot that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fanoogon.
Fanoogon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Landis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fanoogon somewhat.
Landis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fanoogon backs up against the cage.
Landis lands a nice shot to the body.
Fanoogon gets the takedown into side control.
Fanoogon 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.
Fanoogon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Landis, who protects the arm well.
Landis is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landis wants to control but Fanoogon postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landis is trying to escape the position but Fanoogon is controlling the position.
Fanoogon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Landis, who protects the arm well.
Fanoogon swings around for an armbar but Landis sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fanoogon's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fanoogon is trying to keep Landis in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Georgie Landis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Fanoogon connects with a looping right hand.
Fanoogon lands with an overhand left.
Landis doesn't manage to clinch there - Fanoogon circles away.
Landis lands a really nice looking cross but Fanoogon seems unphased.
Landis loads up on a big right hand but Fanoogon slips the punch.
Fanoogon gets a double leg takedown into Landis's guard.
Landis is trying to keep Fanoogon in close.
Fanoogon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Landis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fanoogon.
Fanoogon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanoogon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fanoogon trying to control but Landis is working from the bottom.
Fanoogon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fanoogon throwing strikes from guard but Landis blocks nicely.
Fanoogon forces his way into half guard.
Fanoogon wants to take a breather but Landis is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fanoogon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Landis's head.
Nice strikes from Fanoogon there.
Fanoogon trying to control the action but Landis is working from the bottom.
Fanoogon wants to pass the guard but Landis is defending well.
Fanoogon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fanoogon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fanoogon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Landis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fanoogon.
Fanoogon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Landis has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanoogon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Landis defending well though.
Landis is refusing to be controlled, as Fanoogon sits in half guard.
Fanoogon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Landis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Fanoogon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richie Fanoogon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fanoogon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Landis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fanoogon.
Fanoogon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fanoogon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Landis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fanoogon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richie Fanoogon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fanoogon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richie Fanoogon!
Richie Fanoogon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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