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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Feng Long Wei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Trucks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long Wei comes to the cage accompanied by Run The Jewels - Panther Like a Panther . Derek Trucks has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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186 lbs
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Feng Long Wei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Trucks!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Trucks misses.
Long Wei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trucks was well out of range. Poor timing from Long Wei.
Trucks has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Long Wei is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Long Wei avoids the body shot from Trucks.
A jab from Long Wei does it's job there.
Nice uppercut there from Trucks.
Long Wei lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Long Wei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trucks.
Long Wei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trucks throws a lazy right hand but Long Wei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Long Wei lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Trucks misses.
Trucks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Long Wei under the eye.
A shot to the body from Trucks misses
and Long Wei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trucks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Long Wei.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trucks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long Wei digs a good hook to Trucks's body.
Trucks connects with a looping right hand.
Long Wei takes a swing at Trucks's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks misses with a right hand
and Long Wei counters with a straight right hand.
Long Wei is looking to clinch but Trucks is avoiding it.
Trucks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Long Wei swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Trucks lands a head shot.
Trucks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Long Wei backs up against the cage.
Long Wei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trucks.
Trucks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Long Wei lands a head shot.
Long Wei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trucks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Long Wei throws a wild body kick that Trucks sees coming a mile off.
Long Wei lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Long Wei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trucks connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trucks loads up on a big right hand but Long Wei slips the punch.
Long Wei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trucks throws a body punch but Long Wei moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long Wei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trucks is defending well for now.
Long Wei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trucks breaks from the clinch.
Trucks misses with a hook
enabling Long Wei to counter with a crisp jab.
Long Wei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Trucks throws a lazy right hand but Long Wei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trucks misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Long Wei tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Long Wei throws a leg kick that misses.
Trucks 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.
Long Wei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trucks to score with a decent uppercut.
Trucks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trucks lands a really nice looking cross but Long Wei seems unphased.
Trucks misses with an uppercut.
Long Wei is looking to counter punch.
Long Wei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trucks drops Long Wei with a big left hand and mounts him. Long Wei is in big trouble!
Long Wei is rocked!
Trucks controlling the pace for now.
Oh Long Wei is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks tries to control but Long Wei wriggling away.
Long Wei seems to have got his legs back now.
Long Wei is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long Wei is in all sorts of trouble here.
Trucks controlling from the full mount.
Long Wei on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Long Wei tries to get out of the position.
Trucks trying to control but Long Wei is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long Wei wants to control but Trucks is having none of it.
Trucks controlling from the full mount.
Long Wei is squirming around, avoiding Trucks's attempts to control the action.
Long Wei is trying desperately to improve position.
Trucks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Long Wei is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Trucks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Trucks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trucks moves out of range of the leg kick from Long Wei.
Trucks throws a right hand that Long Wei ducks under and follows up with a left that Long Wei also avoids with ease.
Trucks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trucks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trucks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Long Wei has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Long Wei there as he acknowledges the shot.
Long Wei stuns Trucks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Derek Trucks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trucks misses with a looping left.
Trucks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Long Wei tries to clinch there but Trucks circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long Wei slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Trucks.
Trucks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Long Wei.
Long Wei misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trucks misses with a hook
letting Long Wei counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long Wei moves into range and clinches up with Trucks.
Trucks breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Trucks.
Trucks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long Wei.
Trucks scores with a decent looking hook.
Trucks misses with a looping right.
Long Wei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trucks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trucks lands a big shot that drops Long Wei! Can he finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trucks being controlled here momentarily.
Long Wei wants to get back to his feet but Trucks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Long Wei not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trucks wants to control from the top but Long Wei keeps moving.
Long Wei controls Trucks momentarily but Trucks frees himself.
Long Wei is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trucks is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Long Wei is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Long Wei keeping moving, preventing Trucks from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trucks throws an off balance right hand
and Long Wei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Long Wei lands a really nice looking cross but Trucks seems unphased.
A leg kick checked by Trucks.
A big right from Trucks misses.
Long Wei walks into a stiff left hand from Trucks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long Wei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trucks.
Long Wei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trucks was well out of range. Poor timing from Long Wei.
Long Wei lands a jab to the head.
Derek Trucks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trucks scores with a nice strike.
Long Wei just misses with a punch to the body.
Long Wei slips a straight right by Trucks.
Trucks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Long Wei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Long Wei misses its target.
Trucks swats away the attempt to clinch by Long Wei.
Trucks drops his shoulder and cracks Long Wei with a huge uppercut! Long Wei goes down! Can Trucks finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long Wei trying to keep a closed guard but Trucks is proving a slippery customer.
Long Wei looking to control but Trucks passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks is trying to control. Long Wei wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Long Wei is pressing down on Trucks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Trucks is fighting to break Long Wei's control of his arms but Long Wei is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Long Wei wants to stand but Trucks is controlling the position.
Trucks passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Long Wei is letting Trucks control him for a moment.
Long Wei is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Trucks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Trucks lands a left and a right that sends Long Wei crashing to the canvas! Trucks dives into mount looking to finish!
Trucks prevents Long Wei from getting the reversal.
Trucks controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Trucks has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long Wei is working to get back to half guard.
Trucks looking to control but Long Wei is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Derek Trucks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Long Wei is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Trucks looking to control but Long Wei is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long Wei is trying desperately to improve position.
Trucks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Long Wei wants to hold on but Trucks pushes him away.
Long Wei working to try and regain half guard.
Long Wei is working hard here to advance position.
Feng Long Wei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Long Wei is squirming around, avoiding Trucks's attempts to control the action.
Long Wei tries to reverse the position but Trucks maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long Wei bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Trucks keeping moving, preventing Long Wei from controlling successfully.
Trucks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Derek Trucks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trucks is adopting a defensive guard.
Trucks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Long Wei throws a big elbow that misses.
Trucks pushes Long Wei off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long Wei ducks under a wild hook from Trucks.
Long Wei tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Trucks manages to circle out of the way.
Long Wei misses with a kick to the body.
Trucks lands a jab to the nose.
Trucks avoids the body shot from Long Wei.
Long Wei tries to close the distance and clinch but Trucks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Long Wei takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Trucks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trucks cracks Long Wei with a good jab.
Long Wei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trucks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Long Wei's hands.
Trucks throws a right hand that misses
and Long Wei counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trucks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Long Wei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Long Wei misses with a hook.
Long Wei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trucks.
Trucks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Long Wei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trucks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Long Wei holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Trucks takes a shot to the head.
Trucks lands a left hand.
Trucks breaks the clinch.
Long Wei drops his hands momentarily and Trucks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Trucks throws the left hand but Long Wei avoids the punch easily.
Long Wei throws a sloppy body shot
and Trucks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Long Wei throws a series of punches but Trucks avoids them all with ease.
Trucks lands with a right hand.
Long Wei throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trucks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trucks digs a good body shot into Long Wei's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Trucks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trucks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Trucks!
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hype
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FIGHT
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