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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Somore Fudge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanks's entrance music is AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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223 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Somore Fudge!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fudge misses with a low kick.
Fudge feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanks's calf.
Hanks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fudge.
A cross from Hanks lands.
Hanks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hanks has had enough of the clinch but Fudge keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Fudge.
Fudge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fudge struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanks controls his hands.
Hanks prevents a body shot from Fudge.
Fudge tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fudge.
Fudge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanks.
Hanks blocks an uppercut.
Fudge scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fudge pushes Hanks away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks throws a jab when Fudge was well out of range.
Hanks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fred Hanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fudge misses the shot to the body.
Hanks misses with a body kick.
Hanks slips a jab from Fudge.
Hanks rushes Fudge and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hanks avoids a wild elbow strike from Fudge.
Hanks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fudge struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanks controls his hands.
Fudge lands a body punch.
Hanks is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanks.
Hanks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fudge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fudge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanks blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks wants to break free but Fudge has control.
Fudge working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fudge.
Fudge working aggressively here.
Fudge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fudge misses with the head strike.
Hanks is trying to break the clinch but Fudge has him pressed against the cage.
Fudge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanks breaks from the clinch.
Fudge takes one to the chin there.
Fudge feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanks's calf.
Hanks throws a body kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fudge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hankss head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fudge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanks working hard to break the clinch.
Hanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanks is trying to force a seperation but Fudge has the dominant position.
Fudge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hanks takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Fred Hanks has been cut.
Hanks prevents a body shot from Fudge.
Hanks is trying to break the clinch but Fudge is controlling him.
A short right from Fudge on the inside.
Hanks wants to get back to striking at distance but Fudge won't allow it.
Hanks avoiding damage as Fudge throws knees to the body.
Hanks is looking to break free of the clinch but Fudge has double underhooks.
Hanks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hanks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fudge tries to throw a body punch but Hanks avoids it by throwing Fudge back against the cage.
Fudge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanks backwards.
Hanks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fudge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fudge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fudge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fudge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from Hanks.
Fudge has a couple of punches blocked by Hanks.
Fudge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hanks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fudge.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fudge.
Fudge lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fudge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fudge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanks's elbow.
Fudge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fudge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Somore Fudge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Hanks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch lands to the side of Fudge 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Somore Fudge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanks misses with a looping right.
Hanks throws a jab but it's blocked by Fudge.
Hanks misses with a body kick.
Fudge lands an overhand right.
Fudge shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanks tries to sprawl out of it but Fudge keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanks tries to close the distance and clinch but Fudge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fudge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fudge gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fudge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanks working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudge tries to throw a body punch but Hanks avoids it by throwing Fudge back against the cage.
Hanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fudge walks into a stiff left hand from Hanks.
Fudge is looking to clinch.
Fudge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanks.
Hanks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanks tries to clinch but Fudge is having none of it.
Hanks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fudge is looking to land body kicks.
Fudge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanks keeps the fight on the outside.
Fudge misses with a wild body shot.
Fudge blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Fudge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hanks with a jab.
Hanks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fudge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hanks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanks blocks a leg kick.
Hanks slips a straight right by Fudge.
Fudge is looking to clinch but Hanks is avoiding it.
Hanks closes the distance and clinches.
Fudge misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fudge working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fred Hanks's cut is getting worse.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fudge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fudge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudge tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fudge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Fudge.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fudge.
Hanks tries to break free but Fudge pushes him back against the cage.
Fudge tries to work over Hanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fudge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanks prevents a body shot from Fudge.
Fudge scores with a shot to the side of Hanks's head.
Fudge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanks backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Fudge.
Fudge cracks Hanks with a nice body shot.
Somore Fudge seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fudge pushes Hanks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fudge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanks takes a shot to the head.
Hanks is looking to break free of the clinch but Fudge has double underhooks.
Fudge tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks trying to control the position but instead, Fudge has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanks into the cage.
Hanks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fudge scores with a leg kick.
Fudge tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hanks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fudge scoring well with a low kick there.
Fudge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanks throws a head kick but Fudge moves out of range.
A left and a right from Hanks both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fudge shoots in for a double leg but Hanks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fudge fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fudge scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Somore Fudge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fred Hanks's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fudge 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.
Fudge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanks manages to avoid it.
Hanks's corner calls for a 1-2. Hanks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hanks throws a leg kick
and Fudge counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanks misses the jab.
Fudge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fudge clinches.
Hanks wants to get back to striking at distance but Fudge won't allow it.
Fudge prevents a body shot from Hanks.
Hanks leaning against his opponent.
Fudge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanks backwards.
Hanks blocks an uppercut.
Fudge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fudge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fudge has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudge throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fudge throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fudge working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fudge.
Hanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fudge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanks avoids the elbow strike from Fudge, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fudge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fudge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fudge tries a knee to the head but Hanks blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Fudge.
Hanks blocks an uppercut.
Hanks blocks an uppercut.
Fudge misses with the head strike.
Hanks is trying to maintain a safe position but Fudge gets an underhook and turns Hanks into the cage.
Fudge struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanks controls his hands.
Hanks manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Somore Fudge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanks throws the left hand but Fudge avoids the punch easily.
Hanks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanks throws a lazy right hand but Fudge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fudge doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanks circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fudge.
Hanks misses with a body shot.
Fudge misses with a jab, cross combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fudge.
Fudge takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fudge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hanks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A good leg kick by Hanks.
Fudge misses with an uppercut.
Hanks misses with a body shot.
Fudge cracks Hanks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fudge finds it's way round the side to connect with Hanks's head.
Fred Hanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Fudge misses.
Hanks slips a jab from Fudge.
No joy there for Hanks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanks throws a shot from downtown. Fudge moves away and avoids it.
Fudge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanks throws out the jab.
Hanks scores with a jab.
Fudge tries to clinch but Hanks moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks misses with a body shot.
Fudge scores with a leg kick.
Fudge throws a leg kick but Hanks checks it.
Fudge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanks misses with the combination.
Fudge dives in and grabs Hanks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hanks pushes down on Fudge's head and hops out.
Hanks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fudge with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hanks to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fudge with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crunch! Fudge slams his shin into Hanks's torso.
Hanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Fudge is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Somore Fudge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fudge 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Somore Fudge!
An out of breath Somore Fudge thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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