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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Braddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood. The crowd seem to be enjoying Braddock's choice of entrance music: Bulls on Parade - Rage against the machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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215 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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189 cm
25
215 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Fox! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Braddock! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Fox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Fox slips under a jab from Braddock. Fox misses with an uppercut. Braddock saw that one coming. Fox throws a lazy right hand but Braddock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Fox throws a quick inside leg kick. Fox scores with a jab to the head.
Braddock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fox throws a hook but Braddock blocks it. Fox takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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! Fox sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Fox turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Fox lands a head shot. Braddock throws a shot from downtown. Fox moves away and avoids it. Fox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Braddock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fox scrambles back to his feet. Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Braddock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Braddock blocks a leg kick. Braddock throws a shot from downtown. Fox moves away and avoids it. Braddock tries to move into range but Fox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Fox ducks under a wild hook from Braddock. Braddock throws out a loose jab but Fox uses good head movement to avoid it. Braddock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Fox misses the shot to the body. Braddock tries to land a leg kick but Fox saw it coming and moves away.
Braddock throws out a loose jab but Fox uses good head movement to avoid it. Braddock throws a combination. Fox tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braddock scores with a decent looking hook. Braddock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.
Braddock misses with a low kick.
Fox connects with a body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Braddock walks into a straight right hand from Fox. Fox on the wrong end of a nice jab. Fox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braddock.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fox lands with a nice body kick. Fox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Fox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Braddock's hands. Fox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Braddock throws a solid leg kick but Fox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Braddock. Braddock avoids the body shot from Fox.
Braddock throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range. Braddock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braddock lands a jab. Fox has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Braddock. Fox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Braddock throws a wild body kick that Fox sees coming a mile off. Braddock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Fox avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Braddock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fox. Braddock scores with a kick to the midsection. A big right from Fox misses. Fox lands a nice hook to Braddock's body. Braddock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Fox lands with a nice body kick. Braddock looks winded! Braddock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Braddock looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range. Donk. Fox catches Braddock right on the button with a cross. Braddock throws an overhand right that lands on Fox's shoulder, as Fox tries to avoid the shot. Fox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. A nice leg kick lands there from Fox. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fox throws a half hearted mid kick. Fox throws a solid leg kick but Braddock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fox. Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braddock moves out of range as Fox throws a body kick.
Fox dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Fox misses with a low kick. Braddock looks to land a body kick but Fox moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Braddock misses with a head kick.
Fox throws a leg kick but Braddock checks it. Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braddock. Fox scores with a decent looking hook. Braddock dodges the punch combination from Fox.
Fox is looking to land body kicks. Fox checks a low kick from Braddock. Fox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Braddock misses with a two punch combination.
Fox fakes the leg kick and cracks Braddock in the body. Fox scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Braddock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Fox takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Braddock. Fox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Fox dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fox misses with a low kick.
Fox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Fox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A low kick from Fox is predictable there and Braddock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Braddock misses with a body kick. Braddock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Braddock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. This has been an exciting period of action! Braddock misses with a wild body shot. Fox avoids the body shot from Braddock.
Fox swings away with a leg kick that misses. Fox ducks under a wild hook from Braddock. Fox scoring well with a low kick there.
Fox drops Braddock with a huge uppercut! Braddock drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Fox is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Fox! Sam Fox is the new light heavyweight champion! A relieved looking Sam Fox 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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