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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Divock Origi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhao Feng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Origi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Vamos a la playa. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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216 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Divock Origi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhao Feng!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Origi misses the shot to the body.
Origi darts in and clinches Feng up against the cage.
Origi prevents the takedown attempt.
Origi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Feng's elbow.
Origi gets through Feng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Origi misses with a punch to the body.
Origi misses with a punch on the inside.
Origi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Origi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Origi scores with a shot to the side of Feng's head.
Origi gets through Feng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Origi avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Origi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Origi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Origi lands an uppercut.
Feng looking to slow down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Origi.
Origi misses with a punch on the inside.
Origi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Origi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Feng misses with an elbow strike.
Feng throws a head punch that misses.
Origi misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feng is trying to break free.
Origi misses with the head strike.
Feng looking to slow down the pace here.
Origi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Feng blocks a body shot from Origi.
Origi blocks an uppercut.
Origi lands a body punch.
A short right from Origi.
It looks like Zhao Feng has been cut.
Origi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Origi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Origi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Feng is looking to take this one to the mat.
Origi slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Origi misses with the head strike.
Feng takes a shot to the head.
Origi has Feng pressed against the cage, preventing Feng from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Origi lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A body shot lands from Origi.
Feng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Origi's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Origi as Feng tries to tie him up.
Origi scores with a shot to the side of Feng's head.
We've been informed that Feng has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Origi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Origi lands a nice uppercut.
Feng fails to pull guard.
Divock Origi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhao Feng.
Feng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Origi misses with some punches.
Feng is looking to control Origi's arms but Origi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Feng has his back to the cage.
Feng tries a body shot but Origi blocks it.
Origi lands a hook that snaps the head of Feng backwards.
Origi digs a right hand into Feng's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Feng's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Feng.
Origi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Origi controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Origi on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Divock Origi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zhao Feng's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Feng throws a looping overhand right but Origi ducks down to avoid it.
Origi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Origi is looking to clinch.
A big left from Origi misses.
Origi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Feng stalling in the clinch but Origi improves position.
Origi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Origi lands with a left to the head.
Feng working aggressively here.
Feng working aggressively here.
Origi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Origi.
Origi throws a punch but it's blocked by Feng.
Origi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Origi as Feng tries to tie him up.
Origi is stalling here.
Origi lands a left hand.
Feng is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Origi is keeping busy.
Feng blocking some punches.
Origi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Feng backwards.
Feng wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Origi lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Origi fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feng blocking some punches.
Feng is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Origi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Feng up against the cage.
Origi misses with a body punch.
Origi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Feng's efforts to push away.
A right handed body shot lands from Origi.
Origi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Origi pushes Feng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Origi throws a punch but it's blocked by Feng.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feng tries to pull guard but Origi holds him up against the cage and eventually Feng drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Origi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Origi lands a left hand.
Origi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Origi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Origi has a couple of punches blocked by Feng.
Origi can't find room to land a body shot as Feng controls the action.
Origi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Origi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Feng.
Origi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Origi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Divock Origi.
A shot to the liver by Origi. Beautiful body shot.
Origi tries to clinch but Feng is having none of it.
Origi doesn't manage to clinch there - Feng circles away.
Origi misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Origi misses.
Feng tries to work over Origi's front leg with a kick but Origi checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Origi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Origi looks to score with a jab to the body but Feng is just out of range.
Feng lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Origi at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Divock Origi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zhao Feng's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Feng throws a jab when Origi was well out of range.
Origi clinches with his opponent.
Feng is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Origi to keep the fight standing.
Feng is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Origi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Origi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Feng's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Origi blocks a body shot from Feng.
Origi can't find room to land a body shot as Feng controls the action.
Origi scores with a shot to the side of Feng's head.
Origi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Origi misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi tries to throw a body punch but Feng avoids it by throwing Origi back against the cage.
Feng wants to break the clinch but can't.
Origi misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Origi as the two fighters clinch.
Origi lands with a right to the head.
Origi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Feng is trying to stall.
Feng misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Origi.
Origi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Origi prevents the takedown attempt.
Origi pushes Feng back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Origi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Origi.
The referee is keeping an eye on Origi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Feng prevents a body shot from Origi.
Origi leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Origi.
A head punch on the inside from Origi fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Origi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Feng's elbow.
Origi stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Origi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Origi lands a nice uppercut.
Origi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Origi.
Origi pushes Feng back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Origi.
Origi lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Origi.
Origi is stalling here.
Feng prevents a body shot from Origi.
Origi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Feng goes for a takedown attempt but Origi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Divock Origi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhao Feng.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Origi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Feng manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Divock Origi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Origi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Divock Origi!
During a confident post fight interview, Divock Origi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Zhao Feng stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost.'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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