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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Royo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bush's entrance music is Taking a Life. A fine choice. 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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280 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Royo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Royo.
Bush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Royo cracks a nice hook into Bush's ribs.
Royo feints and then cracks Bush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bush down.
Royo lands a nice shot to the body.
Royo jabs at Bush's body.
Royo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bush is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bush has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Royo.
Royo scores with a body shot.
Royo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bush takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bush takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Royo.
Royo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bush rather than just go for the knockout.
Royo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Royo, right into the meat.
Bush on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bush's sensitive parts.
Royo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bush has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bush takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Harry Bush has been cut.
Royo scoring well with a low kick there.
Bush is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Royo connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bush feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Royo's calf.
Harry Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royo scores with a nice body kick.
Bush takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Royo throws a head kick but Bush moves out of range.
Bush sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Royo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Royo. That snapped Bush's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Royo.
Royo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bush takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Royo lands a high kick!
Royo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bush avoids a kick to the body.
Bush has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Royo.
Bush wants to slow Royo down by chopping away at his legs.
Bush misses with a wild body shot.
Bush blocks the body kick.
Royo throws a head kick that Bush semi-blocks.
A slow jab from Bush misses its intended target.
Bush takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Royo lands a lovely overhand right.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Royo - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royo jabs Bush right on the nose. Bush blinks but takes it well.
Bush tries to keep at a distance but Royo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Royo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bush or not.
Bush blocks a body shot from Royo.
Royo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
Royo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bush's elbow.
Royo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Royo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bush or not.
Royo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
Royo tries a body shot but Bush blocks it.
Royo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bush throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bush stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Royo.
Royo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bush avoids the head kick by Royo.
Royo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Royo misses with a body kick.
Royo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Royo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Royo walks into a straight right hand from Bush.
Bush throws a low kick but Royo moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royo thows a body shot but no joy.
Royo jabs at Bush's body.
Royo closes the distance and pushes Bush back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Royo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Bush's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Royo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Royo scores with a hook to the body. Bush takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Royo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bush.
Royo avoids the head kick by Bush.
Royo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bush's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Royo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bush scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Royo throws a sloppy head kick and Bush moves out of range easily.
Royo punishes Bush's body with a nice straight punch.
Royo scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Royo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bush's calf.
Royo scores with a sloppy right hand. Bush should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royo lands a big head kick that sends Bush tumbling to the mat! Royo takes a step backwards and waves Bush back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harry Bush's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royo tries to land a body kick
and Bush makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Royo blocks a jab.
A head kick from Bush lands but Royo takes it in his stride.
Bush will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Royo throws a head kick that misses.
Royo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Royo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Royo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bush takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Royo. Bush shrugs it off though.
Royo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bush scores with a leg kick.
Royo lands a nice hook to Bush's body. Bush takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush keeps the fight on the outside.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Royo moves out of range of the strikes.
Royo lands with a nice body punch.
Royo closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Royo.
Royo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bush takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bush checks a low kick from Royo.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royo.
Royo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bush looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Royo cracks Bush with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Royo tries a head kick but it misses.
Royo checks a low kick from Bush.
A telegraphed right hand from Bush misses the target.
Royo lands a high kick!
Royo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Royo.
Bush throws a hook to the side of Royo's head but Royo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Royo scores with a jab to the body.
Royo scores with a jab to the body.
Royo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Royo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royo lands a nice looking body kick.
Royo misses with a wild combination.
Royo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Royo jabs at Bush's body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Royo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bush takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bush looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Royo throws a head kick that Bush semi-blocks.
Royo lands a jab to Bush's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bush stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Royo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Royo - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Royo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Bush's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Royo lands a head kick!
Bush takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Royo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Royo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bush counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Bush misses its intended target.
Royo connects with a jab.
Bush misses with a left hand
and Royo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royo throws a push kick but Bush slaps the foot to one side.
Royo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bush moves away.
Royo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bush moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Royo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bush moves away.
Royo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bush attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Royo misses with a head kick.
Royo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bush blocks a head kick by Royo.
Royo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Royo throws a head kick that misses.
Royo clinches with his opponent.
Royo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Royo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bush stalling.
Bush misses with the head strike.
Bush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harry Bush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bush holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Royo throws a punch but it's blocked by Bush.
Royo can't find room to land a body shot as Bush controls the action.
Bush scores with a shot to the side of Royo's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bush misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Royo.
Royo being controlled against the cage.
Royo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bush is defending well for now.
Royo has Bush pressed against the cage, preventing Bush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Royo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luis Royo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Royo looking to stall.
A short left from Bush.
Bush stalling against the cage.
Bush misses with a body punch.
Bush presses Royo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bush trying to stall but Royo improves his position.
Bush lands a right hand.
Bush scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bush working aggressively here.
Bush misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush lands a body shot in the clinch.
Royo prevents a body shot from Bush.
Luis Royo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bush scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bush lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bush is stalling here.
Bush lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Bush on the inside.
Bush throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Royos head.
Royo can't find room to land a body shot as Bush controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Royo blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Royo.
Bush lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Bush showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Royo 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Royo!
A relieved looking Luis Royo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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