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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Fu II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fu II comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Everything in it's right place kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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150 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davis Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Fu II!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu II throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Fu II avoids the body shot from Black.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Fu II throws a hook but Black blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Black. Beautiful body shot.
Fu II cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Fu II pushes him off.
Fu II misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Black.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A swing and a miss from Fu II.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu II misses with a jab to the body
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fu II swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fu II takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice cross by Black.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu II scores with a hook.
Fu II throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Fu II slips a jab from Black.
Decent striking displayed by Fu II there.
Fu II misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Fu II misses the target.
A left lands for Black.
Black throws out a loose jab but Fu II uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu II swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black misses with a combination
and Fu II counters with a stiff right hand.
Black shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fu II manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fu II preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fu II is looking to stand up but Black isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws and elbow that misses. Fu II uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Black's guard. Nice move by Fu II!
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Fu II is proving a slippery customer.
Fu II stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fu II drops back, looking for a kneebar! Black looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Black looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Black!
Black postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Black looking to control but instead Fu II has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Black trying to advance position but Fu II counters by regaining guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fu II swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Fu II gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fu II postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Black is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fu II, into his guard.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Fu II is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fu II works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but Fu II has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fu II wants to stand up but Black is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fu II swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davis Black dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black lands with a hook. Fu II tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fu II avoids the head kick by Black.
Fu II slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Fu II connects with a good right hand that stumbles Black. Black circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fu II throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Black swinging wildly here.
Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fu II's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut lands for Fu II. That snapped Black's head back.
Fu II tries to score with a low kick but Black moves his leg out of the way.
Fu II might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu II tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fu II tried to score with a low kick but Black checks it.
A shot to the body from Black misses
and Fu II counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fu II keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Fu II.
Black slips a jab from Fu II.
Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Fu II misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fu II.
Black defending well as Fu II loads up on a big left hand.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black takes one to the side of the head.
Fu II stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fu II misses with a straight right.
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fu II throws out the jab.
Black looks for the body kick but Fu II saw that one coming.
Fu II avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Fu II pushes him off.
Davis Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fu II circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fu II rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Fu II lands.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tom Fu II is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black needs to keep his hands up - Fu II had a free shot at his head there.
Fu II misses with a looping left.
Black fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fu II checks it well.
Fu II blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Fu II throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Fu II to counter with a crisp jab.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fu II.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a hook.
Fu II throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fu II manages to avoid it.
Fu II looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fu II counters with a stiff right hand.
Black wants to clinch.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fu II manages to avoid it.
Black misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Black.
Fu II misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Fu II blocks a head kick by Black.
Fu II lands with a nice body punch.
That's four 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Fu II as he connects with a hook.
Black moves out of range as Fu II strikes.
Black throws a sloppy body shot
and Fu II counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fu II doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Black defending well as Fu II loads up on a big left hand.
Fu II throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Black slips a jab from Fu II.
Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fu II tries to buck Black off but he can't manage it.
Black throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Black misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Black lands a nice shot to the head.
Black trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Fu II showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fu II throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fu II ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black moves out of range of the leg kick from Fu II.
A big left from Fu II misses.
Fu II misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Black staying out of range there.
Fu II defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fu II tries to avoid it but Black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fu II to the ground. Fu II escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Fu II misses.
Fu II shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fu II sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fu II misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fu II.
The fighters circling - Fu II throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black clinches but Fu II breaks the clinch
and Fu II connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fu II goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Fu II.
Fu II misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Fu II. That snapped Black's head back.
Black tries to land a front kick but Fu II steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circling - Fu II throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Fu II is trying to break free.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Black blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu II avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fu II throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fu II misses with a looping left.
Black misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Fu II misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Fu II throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fu II throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Black scores with a body shot.
Fu II misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fu II jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Fu II.
Fu II swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Black lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws out a loose jab but Fu II uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black tries to land a leg kick but Fu II saw it coming and moves away.
Fu II displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Black slips under a jab from Fu II.
Fu II lands a jab-cross combination.
Black misses with a body punch
and Fu II counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davis Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fu II's waist but Fu II gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.
Black bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Black taking a break here but Fu II is having none of it and regains half guard.
Black with the ground and pound but Fu II uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu II utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Black prevents Fu II from getting back to his feet.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fu II dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fu II takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Black swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fu II counters with a straight right hand.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Fu II really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Black slips under a jab from Fu II.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Fu II moves out of range easily.
Fu II misses with a leg kick
and Black counters with a shoot takedown. Fu II fights it but they end up in guard.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fu II preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Fu II blocks nicely.
Fu II utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fu II keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black throws and elbow that misses. Fu II uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Black's guard. Nice move by Fu II!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu II thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fu II takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Black misses with a double jab
and Fu II counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Fu II misses.
Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fu II, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fu II blocks the elbow strike.
Black tries to score a body lock takedown but Fu II shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Black content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fu II is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Fu II.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fu II working hard to break the clinch.
Black working aggressively here.
Black digs a right hand underneath Fu II's ribcage. Fu II let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Fu II avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Black.
Black looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Black taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Black is leaning against Fu II and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fu II up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to work over Fu II's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fu II is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Black.
Fu II managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Black has Fu II pressed against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Davis Black.
Fu II throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Fu II connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Black momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black misses with a looping right.
Fu II misses with a looping right.
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
A big right from Fu II misses.
Black lands with a straight right. Fu II didn't see that one coming.
Fu II uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fu II stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davis Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fu II misses with a looping left.
Fu II misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Tom Fu II seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fu II misses with a looping left.
A big right from Black misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davis Black had his way with Tom Fu II in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fu II throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Fu II misses.
Fu II throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Fu II.
Black moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Fu II looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Black shoots for a takedown but Fu II saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black rushes Fu II and presses him up against the ropes.
Fu II tries to break free but Black pushes him back against the ropes.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fu II prevents a body shot from Black.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Black fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davis Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Black has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fu II avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Black taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black keeps control of Fu II as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fu II is keeping busy.
Fu II prevents a body shot from Black.
Black is stalling here.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black misses with a body punch.
Fu II gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Black.
The referee is keeping an eye on Black - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A right handed body shot lands from Black.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Black just leaning against Fu II, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Davis Black.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Fu II.
Fu II bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Black's head backwards.
Fu II throws a good cross that connects.
Black takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fu II moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big right from Fu II misses.
Fu II lands with a good body shot.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu II swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black counters with a series of strikes. Fu II will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fu II throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fu II takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fu II defends it nicely.
Black takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A cross from Fu II lands.
Nice defenses there by Fu II.
Fu II throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fu II takes a jab right on the kisser.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Fu II shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fu II throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black blocks a jab.
A jab from Fu II misses.
Fu II cracks Black with a right hand to the side of the head.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Fu II shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fu II throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Black takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fu II wants to slow Black down by chopping away at his legs.
Black pushes Fu II up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fu II stops a takedown attempt from Black.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Fu II controls the action.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black is looking to clinch.
Black throws a right and a left that Fu II avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Fu II comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fu II has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Fu II!
Tom Fu II is the new featherweight champion!
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