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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frantz Fritz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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216 lbs
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200 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Junior De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frantz Fritz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fritz misses with a lunging right hand
and De Silva counters with a left to the body.
Fritz misses with a lunging right hand
and De Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Frantz Fritz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fritz throws a lazy uppercut
and De Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fritz throws a lazy uppercut
and De Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Fritz misses with a lunging right hand
and De Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Fritz misses with an uppercut
and De Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Fritz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Fritz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fritz swings widly with a right hand
and De Silva moves into the clinch.
Fritz blocking some punches.
De Silva is trying to break free.
De Silva misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fritz throws a right hand that misses
and De Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fritz swings widly with a right hand
and De Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fritz throws a lazy uppercut
and De Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fritz thinking.
Fritz misses with a double jab
and De Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Fritz throws a poor cross that misses
and De Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fritz throws an off balance right hand
and De Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fritz throws a lazy uppercut
and De Silva counters with a left to the body.
Fritz closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz misses with some punches.
De Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fritz.
Fritz lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Silva backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fritz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Silva misses with a body punch.
De Silva tries a body shot but Fritz blocks it.
De Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
De Silva blocks an uppercut.
De Silva blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva misses with a body punch.
De Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fritz blocks a body shot from De Silva.
Fritz stalling in the clinch but De Silva improves position.
De Silva has had enough of the clinch but Fritz keeps him there for the moment.
De Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fritz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Silva up against the ropes.
Fritz is trying to maintain a safe position but De Silva gets an underhook and turns Fritz into the ropes.
Fritz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fritz prevents a body shot from De Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva misses with the head strike.
Fritz lands a nice uppercut.
Fritz is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Fritz fails to land.
Fritz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Fritz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fritz has De Silva pushed against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Silva blocking some punches.
Fritz is trying to maintain a safe position but De Silva gets an underhook and turns Fritz into the ropes.
De Silva breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Junior De Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fritz throws a lazy uppercut
and De Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fritz thinking.
Fritz throws an off balance right hand
and De Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fritz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fritz misses with a right hand
and De Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fritz throws a poor cross that misses
and De Silva counters with a left to the body.
De Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fritz misses with a right hand
and De Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fritz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Silva counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz misses with a lunging right hand
and De Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fritz is looking to control De Silva's arms but De Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fritz has his back to the ropes.
De Silva blocks an uppercut.
De Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Fritz controls his hands.
De Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fritz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Silva tries to throw a body punch but Fritz avoids it by throwing De Silva back against the ropes.
Fritz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Silvas head.
De Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fritz lands a nice uppercut.
De Silva tries to work over Fritz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fritz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fritz misses with some punches.
Fritz gets through De Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fritz blocks a body shot from De Silva.
Fritz scores with a shot to the side of De Silva's head.
De Silva tries a body shot but Fritz blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from De Silva.
De Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fritz's elbow.
De Silva misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fritz.
Fritz misses with some punches.
De Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Silva manages to break the clinch.
Fritz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fritz throws a poor cross that misses
and De Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Fritz throws an off balance right hand
and De Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fritz instigates a clinch.
Fritz misses with a punch on the inside.
Fritz blocks a body shot from De Silva.
A right hook to the body lands for De Silva.
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!
Fritz leaning against his opponent.
Fritz blocks a body shot from De Silva.
De Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Junior De Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Silva blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Silva lands a body shot.
Fritz swings wildly with an uppercut but De Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fritz misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Junior De Silva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fritz misses with a hook
and De Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fritz throws an off balance right hand
and De Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Fritz throws an off balance right hand
and De Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Fritz throws a right hand that misses
enabling De Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Fritz misses with a left hand
and De Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fritz misses with an uppercut
and De Silva counters with a series of strikes. Fritz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fritz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fritz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Silva, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz misses with a left hand
and De Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fritz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Silva drives through and clinches with Fritz against the ropes.
De Silva trying to control the position but instead, Fritz has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Silva into the ropes.
Fritz throws a head punch that misses.
De Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Fritz has a couple of punches blocked by De Silva.
De Silva stalling in the clinch but Fritz improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fritz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fritz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Silvas head.
De Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fritz is stalling here.
Fritz lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Silva.
Fritz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fritz pushes De Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from De Silva.
De Silva misses with a punch to the body.
De Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Fritz taking a breather.
De Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Fritz uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Silva tries a body shot but Fritz blocks it.
De Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Fritz controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Silva.
De Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fritz throws a punch but it's blocked by De Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fritz has a couple of punches blocked by De Silva.
Fritz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Fritz controls the action.
De Silva is leaning against Fritz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fritz.
Fritz misses with some punches.
Fritz wants to stall.
De Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Fritz controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fritz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frantz Fritz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fritz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling De Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior De Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior De Silva!
Junior De Silva managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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