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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Angus McZongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Buckson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buzz Buckson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angus McZongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buzz Buckson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McZongo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Buckson misses with a jab, cross combination.
McZongo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buckson.
Buckson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McZongo.
McZongo dodges the punch combination from Buckson.
Buckson throws a head kick but McZongo moves out of range.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Buckson has eaten all the pies!
McZongo closes the distance and pushes Buckson back into the cage.
McZongo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Buckson is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from McZongo fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckson can't break the clinch.
McZongo lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from McZongo.
A bit of stalling here from McZongo.
Buckson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buckson throws a sloppy head kick and McZongo moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McZongo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buckson throws a head kick but McZongo moves out of range.
McZongo misses with a straight left.
Buckson throws a head kick that misses.
Buckson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buckson misses with a double jab
and McZongo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Buckson thinking.
Buckson looks to land a body kick but McZongo moved away.
McZongo lands a jab.
Buckson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McZongo throws a body punch but Buckson moves out of range.
McZongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Buckson is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McZongo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Buckson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buckson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McZongo.
Buckson tries a head kick but it misses.
Buckson throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McZongo connects with a body shot.
A jab from McZongo does it's job there.
McZongo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McZongo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Buckson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McZongo is in Buckson's guard.
McZongo is stalling in the full guard.
Buckson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McZongo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McZongo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McZongo sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McZongo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fighters circling - McZongo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McZongo, as that shot connected.
Buzz Buckson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckson throws a sloppy head kick and McZongo moves out of range easily.
McZongo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McZongo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McZongo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McZongo throws a body shot but no joy.
Buckson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McZongo.
Buzz Buckson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McZongo looks to land a left hand but Buckson moved out of range nicely.
Buckson throws a series of punches but McZongo avoids them all with ease.
McZongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus McZongo dominated that 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.
Buckson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McZongo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buckson looks for the body kick but McZongo saw that one coming.
Angus McZongo is winning the standup battle so far.
Buckson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from McZongo. Buckson does a little dance to reset his feet.
McZongo missing with a left hand there. Buckson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McZongo misses with a looping right.
McZongo misses with a wild body shot.
McZongo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McZongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buckson can do to turn this around?
Buckson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McZongo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McZongo takes a swing at Buckson's ribcage but misses.
Buckson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Buckson staying out of range there.
Buckson defending well as McZongo loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buckson is looking to slow McZongo down with leg kicks.
Buckson throws a right and a left that both miss.
McZongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buckson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Buckson!
Nice uppercut lands for Buckson. That snapped McZongo's head back.
Buckson tries to score with a low kick but McZongo moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from McZongo misses its intended target.
Buckson throws a body shot but no joy.
McZongo just misses with a punch to the body.
Buckson staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McZongo is looking to score with low kicks.
Buckson misses with a head kick.
McZongo moves into range and connects with a jab.
McZongo avoids the head kick by Buckson.
Buckson checks a low kick from McZongo.
The fighters circling - McZongo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McZongo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Buckson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckson defending against the ground and pound.
McZongo lands a nice forearm strike.
McZongo throws an elbow but Buckson slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McZongo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Buckson down.
McZongo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by McZongo.
Buckson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McZongo.
McZongo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Buckson is breathing heavily.
Buckson prevents McZongo from moving into mount.
Buckson is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McZongo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
McZongo is looking to take a break and control but Buckson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McZongo throws a strike aimed at the side of Buckson's head but Buckson avoids it well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus McZongo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Buckson.
Nice body punch from McZongo.
McZongo throws a jab when Buckson was well out of range.
McZongo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Buckson misses with a head kick.
Buckson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McZongo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buckson.
McZongo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Buckson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McZongo stands and throws Buckson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McZongo taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by McZongo.
Buckson defending against the ground and pound.
McZongo controlling the position.
McZongo wants to control but Buckson is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McZongo working the head with strikes.
McZongo wants to control but Buckson is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by McZongo.
McZongo lands a decent elbow from side control.
McZongo controlling from side mount.
Buckson is not content to let McZongo control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckson prevents McZongo from moving into mount.
Angus McZongo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McZongo controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Buckson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buckson throws a nice head kick!
Buckson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McZongo lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by McZongo. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McZongo gets the takedown into side control.
McZongo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
McZongo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Buckson for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McZongo continues to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angus McZongo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McZongo 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Angus McZongo!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Angus McZongo!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Angus McZongo!
Angus McZongo wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Angus McZongo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Buzz Buckson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shucks'.
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energy
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RATING
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