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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood. 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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212 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
36
215 lbs
27 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Drogo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Fox!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox slips under a jab from Drogo.
Drogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Fox circles away.
Fox lands a head shot.
We've been told by Drogo's head coaches at Don Frye's Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drogo moves into the clinch.
Drogo working aggressively here.
Drogo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drogo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drogo has Fox pressed against the cage, preventing Fox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drogo pushes Fox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fox misses with some punches.
Fox breaks the clinch.
Drogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drogo has closed the distance and engaged Fox in a clinch.
Drogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fox blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox is trying to break free.
Drogo working aggressively here.
Fox is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox wants to get back to striking at distance but Drogo won't allow it.
Fox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drogo lands an uppercut.
Fox tries to circle away but Drogo has him pinned against the cage.
Drogo lands an uppercut.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fox avoids it.
Drogo can't find room to land a body shot as Fox controls the action.
Drogo working Fox over with knees to the body.
Fox is trying to force a seperation but Drogo has the dominant position.
Drogo presses Fox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fox takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drogo misses with a hook.
Drogo throws a solid leg kick but Fox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drogo.
Fox avoids the head kick by Drogo.
Fox has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo misses with a head kick.
Fox misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drogo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drogo clinches up against the cage.
Drogo landing knees to the body.
Fox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Drogo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drogo lands with a kick to the temple. Fox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Drogo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drogo duly obliges.
Drogo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fox swats away the attempt to clinch by Drogo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fox counters with a one-two to the body.
Drogo instigates a clinch.
Drogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Fox won't want to take too many of those.
Fox tries to stall but Drogo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fox takes a shot to the head.
Drogo with a knee to the head.
Fox looks winded!
Drogo scores with a knee to the head.
Drogo scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Drogo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fox avoiding damage as Drogo throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Drogo.
Drogo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fox is rocked!
Fox misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drogo.
Fox is still on wobbly legs! Can Drogo finish him?
Fox wants to break free but Drogo has control.
Fox seems to have recovered his senses.
Drogo works on Fox's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Drogo.
Drogo working Fox over with knees to the body.
Drogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Drogo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fox avoiding damage as Drogo throws knees to the body.
Fox lands with a short shot to the head.
Drogo tries to work over Fox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drogo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drogo tries to work over Fox's front leg with a kick but Fox checks it.
Drogo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drogo. Drogo obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drogo connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Drogo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fox throws a jab when Drogo was well out of range.
Fox keeps the fight on the outside.
Drogo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drogo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drogo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fox scrambles back to his feet.
Fox throws a looping overhand right but Drogo ducks down to avoid it.
Fox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fox clinches with his opponent.
Fox wants to get back to striking at distance but Drogo won't allow it.
Fox has had enough of the clinch but Drogo keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo lands with a short shot to the head.
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drogo closes the distance but Fox moves to the side
and Fox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drogo scores with a kick to the body.
Drogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fox can do to turn this around?
Drogo throws a head kick that misses
and Fox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drogo throws a chopping leg kick but Fox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fox tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drogo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fox, pushing him back against the cage.
Fox breaks the clinch.
Fox fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Fox misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo lands a jab to the nose.
Drogo tries to clinch there but Fox circles away.
Drogo tries to land a leg kick but Fox saw it coming and moves away.
That kick from Drogo tenderised Fox's leg. Fox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fox misses with a hook. Drogo ducked under it nicely.
Fox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with a straight right.
Fox throws the left hand but Drogo avoids the punch easily.
Fox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fox checks a leg kick.
Drogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch but Drogo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drogo thuds his right hand into Fox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drogo.
Drogo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fox blocks a head kick by Drogo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo throws a lazy right hand but Fox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drogo motions for Fox to come forward. Drogo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drogo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drogo is looking to land body kicks.
Drogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fox checks a low kick from Drogo.
Karl Drogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Fox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drogo is looking to clinch but Fox is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Drogo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drogo.
Fox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogo.
Drogo slips a straight right by Fox.
Drogo scores with a head kick.
Fox clinches up with Drogo and pushes him back against the cage.
Drogo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fox breaks from the clinch.
Drogo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drogo thows a leg kick but Fox checks it
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Fox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fox moves in looking to clinch but Drogo pushes him off.
Drogo throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drogo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Fox misses its intended target.
Drogo tries to land a front kick but Fox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fox slips a jab from Drogo.
Karl Drogo is winning the standup battle so far.
Drogo darts in trying to clinch
and Drogo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drogo is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drogo, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Drogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fox darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Drogo's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Fox before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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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