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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shu Fang Tzeng (ranked 3615 p4p, 188 weight class) and Evil Empire (ranked 6022 p4p, 266 weight class). Empire has chosen All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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168 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shu Fang Tzeng!
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, Evil Empire !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzeng looks to clinch
and Tzeng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Empire goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Empire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tzeng moves out of range of the body kick from Empire .
Empire throws a shot to the body.
Tzeng drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Empire lands an overhand right.
Empire moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tzeng takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tzeng tries to clinch but Empire is having none of it.
Tzeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Empire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tzeng tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Empire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Empire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tzeng seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tzeng tries to close the distance and clinch but Empire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Empire has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Empire misses with an uppercut. Tzeng saw that one coming.
Empire swats away the attempt to clinch by Tzeng.
Tzeng walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Evil Empire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tzeng is looking to clinch.
Empire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Empire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tzeng tries to close the distance and clinch but Empire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Evil Empire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Empire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tzeng walks into a stiff left hand from Empire .
Tzeng has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Empire scores with a shot to the side of Tzeng's head.
Empire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tzeng backwards.
Tzeng is trying to pull guard but Empire has him pressed against the cage.
Tzeng tries to pull guard but Empire holds him up against the cage and eventually Tzeng drops back down to his feet.
Tzeng definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Empire .
Empire breaks the clinch.
Tzeng tries to clinch up.
Empire misses the shot to the body.
Tzeng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Empire closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Empire clobbers Tzeng with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Empire is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tzeng had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Tzeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Empire .
Empire swings for the body but Tzeng moves out of range.
Empire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Empire scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Empire throws a body shot but no joy.
As Empire tries to get set, Tzeng tries to push him back and clinch up but Empire manages to avoid the attempt.
Empire clobbers Tzeng with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tzeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Empire does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tzeng seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Empire lands a right hook to the body.
Empire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tzeng moves to clinch but Empire breaks away
and Empire counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Empire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Empire dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Empire lands with a hook. Tzeng tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tzeng shoots for a double leg takedown but Empire sprawls well. He's pushed Tzeng's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Empire lands with a straight right. Tzeng didn't see that one coming.
Tzeng is looking to clinch but Empire is avoiding it.
Shu Fang Tzeng is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tzeng shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tzeng drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Empire circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Empire - just one landing.
Empire swats away the attempt to clinch by Tzeng.
Empire throws out a counter right but Tzeng avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Empire lands a jab to Tzeng's midsection.
Empire connects with a body shot.
Empire 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tzeng under the eye.
Empire throws a series of punches but Tzeng avoids them all with ease.
As Empire tries to get set, Tzeng tries to push him back and clinch up but Empire manages to avoid the attempt.
Empire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tzeng tries to clinch but Empire moves out of range.
Tzeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Empire .
Empire connects with a single shot there.
Tzeng looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Empire .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Empire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tzeng on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Empire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Empire works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Empire takes a swing at Tzeng's ribcage but misses.
Empire is looking to slow Tzeng down with leg kicks.
Good shot there by Empire .
Evil Empire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Empire lands a lovely overhand right.
Empire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tzeng stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Empire connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng doesn't manage to clinch there - Empire circles away.
Empire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Empire looks to land a right hand but Tzeng moved out of range.
Tzeng is looking to counter the offense by Empire and move into the clinch.
Tzeng doesn't manage to clinch there - Empire circles away.
Tzeng doesn't manage to clinch there - Empire circles away.
Tzeng takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tzeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Empire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tzeng takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Empire throws a right and a left that Tzeng avoids nicely.
Empire misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tzeng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tzeng sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tzeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tzeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Empire scores with a nice head shot.
Nice cross by Empire .
Tzeng takes one to the side of the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Empire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tzeng's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Empire .
Empire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Empire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tzeng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Empire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Empire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Empire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tzeng tries to clinch but Empire moves away
and Empire counters with a right hand to the body.
Empire lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Empire misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Empire throws a series of punches but Tzeng avoids them all with ease.
Tzeng darts in trying to clinch
and Empire counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzeng moves in looking to clinch but Empire pushes him off.
Empire throws a counter combo.
Empire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tzeng takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Empire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tzeng tries to clinch up.
Tzeng on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tzeng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Empire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tzeng takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Empire scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Empire lands.
Empire connects with a single shot there.
Tzeng takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Empire finds it's way through Tzeng's defenses.
Empire swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tzeng counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Empire lands a left hand.
Empire lands a shot to the body.
Empire lands a shoulder strike.
Tzeng manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Empire postures up.
Tzeng is looking to cinch up a triangle. Empire throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Tzeng's body to avoid the submission. Tzeng has instead reached around Empire 's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Tzeng arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shu Fang Tzeng!
Shu Fang Tzeng thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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