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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fook Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fook Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Bruce! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bruce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce. Bruce takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. A nice leg kick lands there from Man. Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center. Man loads up on a big right hand but Bruce slips the punch. A head kick misses from Man. A big right from Bruce misses. Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce wants to clinch but Man slips to the side and Man counters with an inside leg kick. Bruce throws a head kick that misses. Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target. An inside leg kick lands from Man. Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Bruce misses with a two punch combination.
Bruce tries to clinch but Man moves away and Man counters with a thumping low kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Nice defenses there by Bruce. Bruce throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem. Bruce works the jab nicely. Bruce throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Bruce misses with a two punch combination.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruce. That did some damage! Bruce throws a lazy uppercut
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bruce's knee momentarily. Man throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily. Man jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Bruce tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Man. Man keeps Bruce at a distance using the push kick. Bruce looks winded! Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man. Man thows a body kick. Bruce tries to catch it but that hurt him. Man throws a head kick but Bruce moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Man lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Bruce takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Man. Bruce has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Man. Bruce misses with a double jab
and Man counters with a body kick that stops Bruce in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bruce has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Man. Robert Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruce. That did some damage! Man throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Man throws the kick towards the body but Bruce avoids it. Man misses with a looping left. Man cracks Bruce with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Man catches Bruce with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Bruce throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range. Good shot there by Bruce. Man connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bruce's hands. Bruce throws a lazy uppercut
letting Man counter with a right hand. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man connects with a leg kick. Bruce looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A solid body kick from Man. Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Man cracks the inside of Bruce's front leg. Man tried to score with a low kick but Bruce checks it. Bruce tries to clinch but Man is having none of it. Bruce throws a hook but Man avoids it easily. Bruce stuns Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Bruce lands a slapping body shot.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center. Man pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bruce is out of range and Man settles back down. Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bruce checks a low kick from Man. Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce throws a combination that misses and Bruce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bruce's calf. Bruce stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Bruce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man avoids the head kick by Bruce.
Man thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bruce if he has to take too many more of those.
Man explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Bruce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Bruce tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Man scores with a jab to the jaw. Man throws a nice inside leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A decent looking cross lands there for Bruce. Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bruce on the side of the head. Bruce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jab, jab by Man - just one landing. Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruce counters with a two punch combo. Bruce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bruce shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Man thinks about countering with a body kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Man. Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruce. That did some damage! Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bruce might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Man has got the better of the exchanges. Bruce lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Man backs up against the cage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Man. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Fook Man is winning the standup battle so far. Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bruce misses with a head kick.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Man throws out a powerful jab. Man pushes Bruce away with a front kick. Bruce tries to clinch but Man moves out of range. Bruce bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Man's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bruce misses with a double jab
and Man counters with a nice leg kick. Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce. Bruce misses with a double jab.
Bruce is breathing heavily. Bruce tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Bruce closes the distance looking to clinch and Man counters with a thumping low kick. Bruce throws a hook but Man blocks it. Bruce throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Bruce swings widly with a right hand
and Man counters with a nice leg kick. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bruce crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Man - the referee stops the clock and Bruce gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Man. Bruce manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Man scores with a kick to the body.
Man lands a jab to the head.
Bruce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Man - that will leave a mark!
Bruce closes the distance looking to clinch and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. A kick lands to the mid section there for Man. Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bruce's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Bruce moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Man scores with a jab. Bruce acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Bruce chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily. And Man counters with a quick kick to the body but Bruce blocks it. Man throws a head kick that half lands.
Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Robert Bruce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bruce misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bruce throws a head kick that misses. Bruce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt. Nice jab there from Man. Nice body kick there by Man. Man throws a quick inside leg kick. Bruce throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it. A nice leg kick lands there from Man. Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bruce's head. Bruce walks forward, straight into a front kick from Man. Man keeps Bruce at a distance using the push kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Man looks for the body kick but Bruce saw that one coming. Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruce's sensitive parts. Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Man swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bruce. Bruce moves out of range of the strikes. Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Bruce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a body kick. Bruce takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruce. Bruce throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Bruce misses with a left hand and Man counters with an inside leg kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Man. Man cracks Bruce with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Man counters with a nice body kick. Man is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man dominated that second round. That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bruce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Man. Man throws a push kick but Bruce slaps the foot to one side. Man throws the left hand but Bruce avoids the punch easily. Bruce takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bruce lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bruce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man. Man moves into range and connects with a jab. Bruce fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Bruce moves out of range of the body kick. Crunch! Man slams his shin into Bruce's torso. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bruce throws a head kick that misses. A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Bruce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Man lands with a nice body kick. Man lands a jab. A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Bruce down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch. Man fakes the leg kick and cracks Bruce in the body. Man throws a leg kick which misses Bruce's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruce tries to avoid it. Bruce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man looks for the body kick but Bruce saw that one coming. Bruce moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Bruce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man. Bruce tries to clinch but fails miserably and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Bruce swings away with a leg kick that misses. Man sizes up Bruce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. A big right from Man misses. Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Bruce has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Bruce walks forward, straight into a front kick from Man. Man throws a leg kick which misses Bruce's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruce tries to avoid it. Crunch! Man slams his shin into Bruce's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Man throws a solid leg kick but Bruce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man. Despite the aggression on Bruce's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bruce to score with a decent uppercut. A head kick misses from Bruce. Man keeps Bruce at a distance using the push kick. Bruce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bruce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bruce crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Man - the referee stops the clock and Bruce gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Man. Bruce manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Man throws a push kick but Bruce slaps the foot to one side. Bruce closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruce avoids a kick to the body.
Man lands a jab to the nose. Bruce throws a head kick that misses. Bruce moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off. Man feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Man. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man. Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Man throws a nice inside leg kick. Bruce moves away from the strike by Man. A bone on bone clash there as Bruce blocks the leg kick.
Bruce raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Man throws a nice inside leg kick. A big right from Bruce misses. Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bruce throws a lazy head kick and Man counters with a nice body kick.
You can see that Bruce has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks Man throws a quick inside leg kick. Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bruce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Man. That one must have hurt. Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Bruce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Bruce throws a jab but it's blocked by Man. Bruce looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely. Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Man looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Good exchange - Man coming out on top. Man walks into a straight right hand from Bruce. Man slips a jab from Bruce. Bruce darts in trying to clinch and Man counters with a nice leg kick. Robert Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Fook Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bruce. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight! Fook Man showed his dominance in that final round. Well Man 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27 Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fook Man!
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