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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lu Hao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Judo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jiu Jitsu. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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148 lbs
10 - 9 - 2 |
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Lu Hao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Judo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judo connects with a nice looking jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Judo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hao lands with a right hand.
Judo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Judo misses with a hook.
Hao scores with a spinning back kick!
Hao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Judo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hao scores with a nice right hand.
Hao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hao misses with a two punch combination.
Hao stuffs the takedown.
Lu Hao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Judo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Judo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hao lands a leg kick that knocks Judo off balance momentarily.
Judo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Judo avoids a kick to the body.
Hao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Judo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hao feinted with a counter takedown.
Hao scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judo. Hao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hao swings for the body but Judo moves out of range.
Judo missing with a left hand there. Hao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Hao.
Hao tries a head kick but it misses.
Hao throws the kick towards the body but Judo avoids it.
Judo tests Hao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hao slips a straight right by Judo.
Hao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Judo checks a leg kick.
Hao tries a head kick but it misses.
Hao takes a swing at Judo's ribcage but misses.
Judo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hao was well out of range. Poor timing from Judo.
Judo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Judo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Hao tries a head kick but it misses.
Judo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hao throws a leg kick but Judo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Judo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hao moves away.
Hao has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Judo throws a big shot that misses.
Judo throws a hook but Hao avoids it easily.
Hao connects with a high kick.
Judo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hao.
Judo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hao misses with the combination.
Judo leaves Hao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hao cracks Judo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hao is looking to wear down Judo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hao. That's going to slow Judo down.
Hao misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo jabs Hao right on the nose. Hao blinks but takes it well.
Hao feints and then cracks Judo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judo down.
Hao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judo.
Judo with the counter takedown but Hao avoids it easily.
Hao shoots for a double leg takedown but Judo sprawls well. He's pushed Hao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hao misses the shot to the body.
Judo loads up on a big right hand but Hao slips the punch.
Judo throws a looping overhand right but Hao ducks down to avoid it.
Judo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hao.
Judo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hao circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Hao misses the target.
Lu Hao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Judo.
Hao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hao throws a head kick that Judo semi-blocks.
Hao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judo throws out the jab.
Hao throws a looping overhand right but Judo ducks down to avoid it.
Hao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Judo has time to react.
Hao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judo lands a glancing blow to the side of Hao's head.
Judo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judo tests Hao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hao. That's going to slow Judo down.
The fighters circling - Judo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Judo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Judo misses.
Hao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Judo throws a looping overhand right but Hao ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick from Hao lands but Judo takes it in his stride.
Hao tests Judo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hao lands a jab to Judo's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hao under the eye.
Hao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Judo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Hao misses.
Hao looks to land a combination but Judo avoids it well.
Judo shoots in for a takedown but Hao shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lu Hao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body kick there by Hao.
Hao throws a hook but Judo avoids it easily.
Judo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hao to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Judo is looking for a triangle here but Hao uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Judo is not content to let Hao control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Judo stops Hao from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are battling for position here. Judo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hao slips nicely into half guard.
Hao working Judo over with strikes.
Judo looking for submissions off his back.
Hao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Judo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hao is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Judo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao trying to control from half guard but Judo is working away.
Hao is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hao is looking to advance position but Judo won't allow it.
Judo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Judo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hao manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hao manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Judo has Hao in his guard.
Hao looking to sit in guard and control but Judo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Judo wants to pass the guard but Hao is keeping the position.
Judo trying to move into half guard but instead Hao has managed to sweep!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hao got a little sloppy there for a moment and Judo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hao has managed to get both his arms back between Judo's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hao stopping the sweep attempt from Judo.
Hao tries to free his leg and advance position but Judo is retaining full guard.
Judo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hao is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Judo.
Judo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hao is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Judo is just riding it out for now. Hao eventually gives up the hold.
Judo wants to improve his position but Hao is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lu Hao dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hao stuffs the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hao.
Judo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Judo scores with a nice right hand.
Hao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Judo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hao shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Judo is trying to defend but Hao finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hao is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hao wants to pass to mount but Judo is defending the position.
Judo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hao stalling away here and it's allowed Judo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao trying to control the position from guard on top but Judo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hao looking to pass the guard.
Hao keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Judo's head.
Judo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hao is aware though and is defending well.
Judo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hao defends it easily.
Hao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Judo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Judo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hao seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Judo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Judo has his foot on Hao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hao works his way back into a safe position though.
Judo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hao passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hao working the ground and pound.
Judo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lu Hao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hao wants to control but Judo is keeping him busy.
Lu Hao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hao taking a breather here.
Judo tries to bench press Hao off him but Hao keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hao tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hao trying to control the position but Judo is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hao advances to full mount.
Jack Judo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hao looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lu Hao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hao 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lu Hao!
After winning the bout, Lu Hao thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jack Judo spoke after the fight, saying 'Can I get a Shucky Ducky Quack Quack?'.
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hype
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