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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Slater (ranked 2084 p4p, 231 weight class) and Wang Qiang (ranked 2702 p4p, 284 weight class). Wang Qiang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Solomon Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wang Qiang!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Qiang misses.
Qiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slater was well out of range. Poor timing from Qiang.
Slater takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slater staying out of range there.
Qiang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slater.
Slater lands a lovely overhand right.
Slater has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slater there as he acknowledges the shot.
Qiang throws a lazy right hand but Slater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Qiang misses with a straight left.
Slater throws a leg kick
and Qiang counters with a stiff right hand.
Slater displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qiang throws out the jab.
Qiang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Wang Qiang has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slater throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Qiang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Qiang cracks Slater with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Qiang.
Slater throws out a loose jab but Qiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Qiang.
Slater throws a hook but Qiang blocks it.
Qiang throws out a counter right but Slater avoids it with no problem.
Slater just misses with a punch to the body.
Slater scores with a one two! Qiang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Slater misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Qiang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Qiang misses with a straight right.
Qiang misses with a straight right.
Qiang ducks right into an uppercut from Slater.
Qiang throws a big shot that misses.
Slater throws a body shot but no joy.
Slater misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Qiang! But no joy.
Qiang misses with a hook.
Qiang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Solomon Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Qiang finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slater misses with a hook.
Slater scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slater looks to score with a jab to the body but Qiang is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qiang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Slater misses with a straight right.
Qiang looks to throw the jab but Slater is out of range.
Slater tries a head kick but it misses.
Qiang loads up on a big right hand but Slater slips the punch.
It looked like Slater wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Qiang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slater.
Qiang looks to land a left hand but Slater moved out of range nicely.
Slater tries to score with a low kick but Qiang moves his leg out of the way.
Slater defending well as Qiang loads up on a big left hand.
Slater missing with a left hand there. Qiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Qiang misses with a hook. Slater ducked under it nicely.
Qiang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Qiang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slater.
Slater takes one to the side of the head.
Qiang throws a jab when Slater was well out of range.
Slater goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slater throws a jab when Qiang was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qiang looks to land a left hand but Slater moved out of range nicely.
Slater wants to land a leg kick but Qiang is out of range.
Slater works Qiang's body with a nice hook.
Slater throws a leg kick
and Slater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Qiang looks to land a right hand but Slater moved out of range.
A punch combination from Slater misses.
Qiang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slater displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qiang throws out the jab.
Qiang throws an overhand right that lands on Slater's shoulder, as Slater tries to avoid the shot.
Qiang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slater lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Slater moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slater jabs at Qiang's body.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Qiang.
Slater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Qiang.
Qiang looks to land a right hand but Slater moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qiang throws a shot from downtown. Slater moves away and avoids it.
Slater lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Qiang misses with a hook. Slater ducked under it nicely.
Qiang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slater throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Qiang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slater moves out of range as Qiang strikes.
Slater slips under a jab from Qiang.
Slater moves out of range of the strikes.
Qiang looks to land a left hand but Slater moved out of range nicely.
Slater displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qiang throws out the jab.
Slater keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qiang.
Slater was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Qiang throws a right hand that misses
and Slater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Qiang manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slater throws a low kick but Qiang avoids it.
Qiang 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.
Nice jab there from Qiang.
Slater throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slater defending well as Qiang loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Solomon Slater will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wang Qiang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Slater misses.
Slater slips a jab from Qiang.
Slater throwing a counter right hand but Qiang manages to avoid it.
Slater lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Qiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Qiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slater lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Qiang looks to land a left hand but Slater moved out of range nicely.
Qiang misses with a straight left.
Slater is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Qiang throws a hook to the side of Slater's head but Slater sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Qiang.
Slater tries to land a leg kick but Qiang saw it coming and moves away.
Qiang lands with a nice body punch.
Qiang throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slater avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slater scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Qiang missing with a left hand there. Slater was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slater comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slater lands a nice shot to the body.
Slater uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Qiang.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Slater, as that shot connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slater.
Slater lands with a cross.
Qiang throws a jab when Slater was well out of range.
Slater quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jab by Slater.
Slater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Qiang throws an overhand right that lands on Slater's shoulder, as Slater tries to avoid the shot.
Qiang connects with a looping right hand.
Solomon Slater is winning the standup battle so far.
Qiang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slater throws a right hand that misses
and Qiang counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Qiang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Qiang cracks Slater with an open hand slap.
Qiang throws a hook to the side of Slater's head but Slater sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qiang moves out of range of the strikes.
Qiang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Qiang scores with a jab to the head.
Slater ducks right into an uppercut from Qiang.
Qiang has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Slater throws a hook but Qiang avoids it easily.
Slater misses with a double jab
and Qiang counters with a straight right hand.
Slater is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Qiang.
A punch combination from Slater misses.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Qiang.
Slater lands with an overhand left.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Qiang.
Qiang cracks Slater with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Slater misses with a left hand
and Slater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Qiang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Slater looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Qiang missing with a left hand there. Slater was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater clobbers Qiang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Qiang moves away from the strike by Slater.
Slater throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Slater scores with a jab. Qiang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Qiang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Qiang misses.
Qiang throws out a loose jab but Slater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Qiang throws a good cross that connects.
Qiang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slater misses with a wild body shot.
Slater misses with a few strikes there.
Slater misses the shot to the body.
Qiang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Qiang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Slater lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Qiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Qiang slips under a jab from Slater.
Slater lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Slater misses with a body shot.
Slater misses with a low kick.
A big left from Qiang misses.
A swing and a miss from Slater.
Slater throws a right hand that Qiang ducks under and follows up with a left that Qiang also avoids with ease.
Slater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Qiang circles away quickly and effectively.
Qiang connects with a right hand. Slater shakes it off.
A combination from Slater does no damage.
Qiang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slater connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Qiang momentarily.
Slater dips to his left and cracks Qiang with an uppercut!
Slater gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Qiang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Slater dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wang Qiang's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Slater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Qiang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slater.
A little jabbing left from Qiang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slater misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Qiang! But no joy.
Qiang throws an overhand right that lands on Slater's shoulder, as Slater tries to avoid the shot.
Slater slips under a jab.
Slater lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Slater changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Slater slips a jab from Qiang.
Slater tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Qiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qiang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slater finds it's way round the side to connect with Qiang's head.
Qiang misses with a hook. Slater ducked under it nicely.
Slater throws a poor cross that misses
letting Qiang counter with a right hand.
Slater misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slater lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slater tries to work over Qiang's front leg with a kick but Qiang checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater cracks Qiang with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Qiang.
Qiang throws an overhand right that lands on Slater's shoulder, as Slater tries to avoid the shot.
Qiang looks to land a left hand but Slater moved out of range nicely.
Slater slips a straight right by Qiang.
Slater is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Qiang.
Slater lands with a hook. Qiang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Slater slips a straight right by Qiang.
Slater avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slater.
Slater scores with the left hand. Qiang knows he should have avoided that one.
Qiang connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Qiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Qiang ducks under a wild hook from Slater.
A big left from Slater misses.
It seemed like Qiang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Qiang manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Slater misses.
A jab from Qiang does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Qiang finds it's target.
Slater throws a series of punches but Qiang avoids them all with ease.
Slater keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qiang.
Slater misses with a hook. Qiang ducked under it nicely.
Slater throws a leg kick but Qiang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Qiang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Qiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slater staying out of range there.
Slater misses with a double jab
and Qiang counters with a straight right hand.
Qiang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Qiang misses the target.
Slater lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qiang scores with a nice right hand.
Qiang staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Qiang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Qiang lands a nice looking body shot.
Slater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Qiang.
Qiang misses with an uppercut.
Slater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Qiang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Qiang looks to throw the jab but Slater is out of range.
Slater misses with an uppercut. Qiang saw that one coming.
Slater takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Slater misses the shot to the body.
Slater moves out of range as Qiang strikes.
Slater appears to be looking for a big counter.
Slater walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slater throws a head kick that misses
and Qiang counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Qiang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slater misses with a series of wild punches.
Slater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Qiang lands with a straight right. Slater didn't see that one coming.
Oh Slater is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Qiang.
Qiang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Qiang looks to throw the jab but Slater is out of range.
Solomon Slater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Qiang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slater seems to have got his legs back now.
Slater misses with a combination
and Qiang counters with a stiff right hand.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Qiang.
Qiang looks to throw the jab but Slater is out of range.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Qiang.
Wang Qiang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slater blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wang Qiang.
Well Slater 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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