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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Shuai jiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louey Draft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shuai jiao comes to the cage accompanied by Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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216 lbs
21 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Shuai jiao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louey Draft!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shuai jiao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Draft fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Draft tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shuai jiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Draft.
Draft stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shuai jiao.
Good shot there by Shuai jiao.
Draft fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shuai jiao throws a looping overhand right but Draft ducks down to avoid it.
Draft gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Draft tries to clinch up but Shuai jiao circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Shuai jiao is predictable there
and Draft connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draft tries a head kick but it misses.
Draft misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draft lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shuai jiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Draft fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuai jiao cracks the inside of Draft's front leg.
Draft on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shuai jiao throws a poor cross that misses
and Draft counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Draft missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shuai jiao regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Draft.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draft is looking to work some ground and pound but Shuai jiao has wrist control.
Draft thows a big elbow that misses.
Draft pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shuai jiao is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shuai jiao is looking to stand up but Draft isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft postures up in Shuai jiao's guard and throws a big left but Shuai jiao blocks it.
Draft postures up and lands a big shot to Shuai jiao's brow.
Draft throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Draft throws a big right hand that misses.
Shuai jiao keeping full guard, as Draft tries to pass.
Draft is looking to work some ground and pound but Shuai jiao has wrist control.
Draft working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shuai jiao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Draft on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shuai jiao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Draft passes Shuai jiao's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Draft has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Draft not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Draft is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Draft prevents Shuai jiao from standing back up.
Draft missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Draft missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Draft missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shuai jiao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shuai jiao on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shuai jiao blocking the ground and pound attempt from Draft.
Draft missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Draft thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shuai jiao's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shuai jiao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shuai jiao is breathing heavily.
Shuai jiao regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Draft.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louey Draft 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.
Shuai jiao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Draft's head.
Draft on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shuai jiao lands a head kick!
Draft tries to clinch
and Shuai jiao counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shuai jiao cracks Draft with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shuai jiao motions for Draft to come forward. Shuai jiao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shuai jiao is looking to slow Draft down with leg kicks.
Shuai jiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Draft.
Nice straight punches there by Draft. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Draft.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draft looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Draft sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shuai jiao defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft thows a huge punch but Shuai jiao dodges it nicely.
Draft is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Draft throwing shots but Shuai jiao is blocking nicely.
Shuai jiao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Draft.
Draft missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Draft trying to pass the guard but Shuai jiao defending well.
Draft is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shuai jiao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shuai jiao tries to get out of the position.
Draft is nestled in close to Shuai jiao, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Draft is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shuai jiao has managed to free his arm - good work.
Draft misses with a head shot. Shuai jiao uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shuai jiao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shuai jiao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft throws a big right hand that misses.
Draft cracks Shuai jiao with a solid left hand.
Shuai jiao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Draft scoring with some ground and pound.
Draft throwing strikes from guard but Shuai jiao blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Draft working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Draft is looking to work some ground and pound but Shuai jiao has wrist control.
Draft trying to control but Shuai jiao is working from the bottom.
Shuai jiao will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft advances position into side control!
Draft lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shuai jiao is not content to let Draft control the position.
Draft in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Louey Draft has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draft works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Shuai jiao is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louey Draft 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.
Draft uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shuai jiao.
Draft blocks a jab.
Shuai jiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Shuai jiao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice body punch from Shuai jiao.
Shuai jiao punishes Draft's body with a nice straight punch.
Shuai jiao cracks a nice hook into Draft's ribs.
Draft will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Draft throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shuai jiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shuai jiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draft manages to avoid it.
Shuai jiao throws a leg kick but Draft sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shuai jiao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shuai jiao, right into the meat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Draft tries to pull guard but Shuai jiao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Draft pressing his opponent against the cage.
Draft goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shuai jiao prevents it.
Shuai jiao stops a takedown attempt from Draft.
Master Shuai jiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louey Draft.
Shuai jiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shuai jiao throws a head kick that Draft semi-blocks.
Draft walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shuai jiao lunges at Draft with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Draft's hand.
Master Shuai jiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Shuai jiao scores with a body shot.
Shuai jiao lands a leg kick that knocks Draft off balance momentarily.
Draft chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shuai jiao can pounce on him.
Master Shuai jiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draft doesn't manage to clinch there - Shuai jiao circles away.
Draft is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shuai jiao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Draft fails with a takedown attempt.
Shuai jiao cracks Draft with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Draft swings for the body but Shuai jiao moves out of range.
Draft drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft moves in looking to clinch but Shuai jiao pushes him off.
Shuai jiao throws a leg kick which misses Draft's front leg but catches the back leg as Draft tries to avoid it.
Draft tries to bum rush Shuai jiao with a series of wild strikes but Shuai jiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draft takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draft. Shuai jiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draft looks to score with a jab to the body but Shuai jiao is just out of range.
Shuai jiao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Draft wants to clinch up but Shuai jiao keeps it at a distance.
Shuai jiao feints and then cracks Draft's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Draft down.
Shuai jiao takes a swing at Draft's ribcage but misses.
Draft throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draft misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Draft with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shuai jiao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shuai jiao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Draft's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shuai jiao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shuai jiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Shuai jiao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Draft. That did some damage!
Shuai jiao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Draft has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Shuai jiao tenderised Draft's leg. Draft is trying to keep his angry face on.
Louey Draft is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draft tries a head kick but it misses.
Shuai jiao lands a glancing blow to the side of Draft's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shuai jiao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Shuai jiao clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Draft tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shuai jiao scores with a leg kick.
Draft is looking to clinch.
Shuai jiao lands a head kick. Draft smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shuai jiao misses with a body punch
and Draft counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shuai jiao!
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!
Draft sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The referee warns Shuai jiao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Draft throws some wild stikes that Shuai jiao manages to avoid easily.
Draft lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shuai jiao hang on?
Draft throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Draft working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shuai jiao is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Oh Shuai jiao is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draft throws a wild left hand from mount and Shuai jiao manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Shuai jiao seems to have got his legs back now.
Draft is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shuai jiao doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Draft.
Draft missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shuai jiao defending well though.
Draft misses with a head shot. Shuai jiao uses the momentum to regain guard.
Draft tries to free his leg and advance position but Shuai jiao is retaining full guard.
Draft trying to control the position from guard on top but Shuai jiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shuai jiao is looking to stand back up but Draft counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Shuai jiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Draft landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Draft wants to free his trapped foot but Shuai jiao is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Draft winds up and cracks Shuai jiao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Draft is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shuai jiao blocking the ground and pound attempt from Draft.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draft looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Draft is working for a kimura but Shuai jiao is defending it quite comfortably.
Draft trying to work for an americana but Shuai jiao has managed to regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draft wants to control from the top but Shuai jiao keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louey Draft dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Shuai jiao.
Draft shoots for a takedown but Shuai jiao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Draft falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shuai jiao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Draft gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Draft is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shuai jiao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shuai jiao.
Draft looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Draft is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shuai jiao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Master Shuai jiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louey Draft.
Draft is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Draft drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Draft wants to break free but Shuai jiao has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuai jiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shuai jiao scores with a shot to the body.
Draft tries to clinch up.
Shuai jiao throws a body punch but Draft moves out of range.
Shuai jiao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A lazy left from Shuai jiao finds it's target.
Shuai jiao walks into a straight right hand from Draft.
Draft shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shuai jiao sprawls well. Shuai jiao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Draft gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Shuai jiao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shuai jiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Draft takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Shuai jiao. That's going to slow Draft down.
Shuai jiao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Draft throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shuai jiao was covering up waiting for the punch and Draft finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Draft with a nice head shot there.
Draft postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shuai jiao keeping moving, preventing Draft from controlling successfully.
Draft is looking to work some ground and pound but Shuai jiao has wrist control.
Master Shuai jiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shuai jiao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Louey Draft is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Draft is in close to Shuai jiao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shuai jiao wants to get back to his feet but Draft is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Draft not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shuai jiao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Draft connects with a couple of short punches.
Shuai jiao being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Louey Draft.
I think Draft 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 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louey Draft!
Louey Draft is the new light heavyweight champion!
Louey Draft really struggled to get his t-shirt was on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BALCO MMA ELITE logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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