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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Leone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinand Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corey Leone has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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144 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corey Leone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ferdinand Fox!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fox'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.
Fox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leone is looking for a takedown.
Leone wants a takedown but no success here.
Still in the clinch, Fox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fox misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leone blocks an elbow strike from Fox.
Fox misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Fox.
Fox misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fox misses with some punches.
Fox throws a head punch that misses.
Fox is leaning against Leone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leone tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Leone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fox tries a knee to the head but Leone blocks it.
Leone prevents a body shot from Fox.
Fox misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Fox.
Fox lands a nice elbow.
Leone goes for a takedown attempt but Fox pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fox is trying to maintain the position but Leone is very close to passing his half guard.
Fox looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leone wants to free his trapped foot but Fox is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Leone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fox defending well though.
Leone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fox wants to control but Leone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fox looking for submissions off his back.
Fox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fox actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox taking some punishment here, with Leone in his half guard.
Fox trying to control here.
Fox actively working from the bottom here.
Fox won't allow Leone to pass to mount.
Leone thows a huge punch but Fox dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox moves into full guard.
Leone tries to free his leg and advance position but Fox is retaining full guard.
Fox has his foot on Leone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leone works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leone working some strikes from top position.
Fox seems keen to control Leone's posture.
Leone is looking to work some ground and pound but Fox has wrist control.
Fox seems keen to control Leone's posture.
Fox looking to control.
Fox is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Leone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fox has momentary wrist control but Leone slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Fox dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fox scores with a spinning back kick!
Corey Leone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fox thumps Leone with a low kick.
Leone shoots for a double leg takedown but Fox sprawls well. He's pushed Leone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Leone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox closes the distance and clinches.
Leone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fox after a bit of a struggle.
Leone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fox is pressed up against the cage. Leone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fox down to the mat. Fox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ferdinand Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leone fails with a takedown attempt.
Fox has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Leone is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Fox.
A lazy left from Fox finds it's target.
Fox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leone.
Leone throws the left hand but Fox avoids the punch easily.
Fox works over Leone's head and body with a nice combination.
Fox turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fox clinches up with Leone and pushes him back against the cage.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Leone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Leone controls his hands.
Fox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fox presses Leone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fox with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fox with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leone managing to block the knees to the body from Fox.
Fox gets underhooks to prevent Leone's takedown attempt.
Fox stops a takedown attempt from Leone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Fox.
Fox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leone.
Fox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fox misses with a knee to the head.
Leone avoiding damage as Fox throws knees to the body.
Fox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fox is defending well.
Fox pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leone can't get the takedown.
Fox tries a body shot but Leone blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with a knee to the head.
Leone being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fox.
Leone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fox tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox stops a takedown attempt from Leone.
Leone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fox prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Fox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Leone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Fox as Leone shoots in.
Fox lets loose with a powerful body kick. Leone will feel that in the morning.
Fox scores with a jab.
Fox with a nice cross.
Leone throws a jab when Fox was well out of range.
Fox scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leone has his takedown stuffed
and Fox counters with a low kick, right behind Leone 's knee.
Fox explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fox dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leone. That did some damage!
Ferdinand Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fox, right into the meat.
Fox darts in and clinches Leone up against the cage.
Fox scores with a hook to the body.
Leone tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Leone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Leone controls his hands.
Fox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leone or not.
Fox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leones head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leones head.
Leone taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox lands a right hand.
Leone tries to throw a body punch but Fox avoids it by throwing Leone back against the cage.
Fox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Leone controls his hands.
Fox with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fox tries to land a knee to the head but Leone blocks with his arms.
Leone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fox after a bit of a struggle.
Fox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leone.
Still in the clinch, Fox scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leone goes for a takedown attempt but Fox pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fox moves into the clinch.
Fox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fox lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
Fox displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leone up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Fox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fox.
Fox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leone is defending well for now.
Leone is working for takedown but Fox is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fox lands a nice knee to the body.
Leone prevents a body shot from Fox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leone has Fox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Our sources have told us that Leone has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Fox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corey Leone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinand Fox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fox winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferdinand Fox!
An out of breath Ferdinand Fox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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