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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lu Hao (ranked 7277 p4p, 294 weight class) and Jose Mera (ranked 6409 p4p, 278 weight class). Jose Mera struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jose Mera has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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148 lbs
15 - 13 - 2 |
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150 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lu Hao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Jose Mera!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Hao misses its target.
Mera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hao as he jumps to the side.
Mera tries to move into range but Hao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hao misses with an uppercut.
Hao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hao.
Hao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mera gets a double leg takedown into Hao's guard.
Hao keeping full guard, as Mera tries to pass.
Hao is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mera is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mera defends it easily.
Mera won't allow Hao to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hao is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hao throws a big right hand that misses.
Mera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hao connects with a couple of short punches.
Mera throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hao uses it to pass to side control.
Mera tries to buck Hao off but Hao is having none of it.
Mera prevents Hao from moving into mount.
Mera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mera manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hao's best efforts.
Hao is looking to advance position but Mera won't allow it.
Hao prevents Mera from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao wants to control but Mera is keeping him busy.
Hao wants to free his trapped foot but Mera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mera is trying to get back to full guard.
Hao stalling.
Mera is looking for a sweep. Hao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hao is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hao passes to full mount!
Mera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mera is desperately trying to improve his position but Hao has a good base and remains in mount.
Hao lands a heavy elbow.
Mera is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hao looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mera sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hao looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hao lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mera tries to get to full guard but Hao has control of the leg.
Hao takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mera is looking to control Hao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mera avoid being mounted?
Hao wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mera keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hao is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mera is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hao tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hao is looking for a kimura here.
Mera tries to roll over but Hao keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lu Hao dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mera throws out the jab.
Mera misses with a two punch combination.
Hao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mera shoots in for a takedown but Hao shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mera or perhaps it was just good defense by Hao, which made it look bad.
A jab from Hao does it's job there.
Mera throws a hook to the side of Hao's head but Hao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Hao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jose Mera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Hao as Mera shoots in.
Lu Hao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Mera.
Hao lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mera is looking to clinch.
Hao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mera can do to turn this around?
Hao looks to land a combination but Mera avoids it well.
Hao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mera was well out of range. Poor timing from Hao.
Hao scores with a jab. Mera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mera is defended easily by Hao.
Hao tried to counter with a leg kick but Mera avoided it.
Lu Hao is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Hao tenderised Mera's leg. Mera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mera fails with a takedown attempt.
Hao needs to keep his hands up - Mera had a free shot at his head there.
Mera tries for a takedown but Hao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hao connects with a leg kick. Mera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hao scores with a head kick.
Hao throws a body shot but no joy.
Mera slips under a jab.
Mera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hao connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hao thuds his right hand into Mera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mera drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hao pulls Mera in close to his closed guard and prevents Mera from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mera tries to free his leg and advance position but Hao is retaining full guard.
Hao 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mera's guard.
Hao stopping the sweep attempt from Mera.
Hao is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hao wants to control from the top but Mera keeps moving.
Hao working some strikes from top position.
Hao postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mera keeping full guard, as Hao tries to pass.
Hao lands a couple of elbows.
Mera keeping moving, preventing Hao from controlling successfully.
Hao postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hao sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hao passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mera is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hao is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Mera is trying desperately to improve position.
Hao content just to control the position here.
Hao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hao landing strikes from the mount.
Hao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mera is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hao looking to finish Mera with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mera!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lu Hao dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hao lands with an overhand left.
Mera moves in looking to clinch but Hao pushes him off.
We've been told by Hao's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mera is defended easily by Hao.
Hao appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mera misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mera tries for a takedown but Hao circles away easily
and Hao counters with a nice uppercut.
Lu Hao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Mera.
Mera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Hao.
Hao connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao scores with a takedown into Mera's guard.
Mera is rocked!
Hao stopping the sweep attempt from Mera.
Hao is in close to Mera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hao advances to half guard.
Mera tries to get to full guard but Hao has control of the leg.
Hao is looking for a kimura here.
Mera is pressing down on Hao's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hao pushing down on Mera's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mera defends it well.
Mera tries to roll over but Hao keeps him under control.
Jose Mera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mera is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hao scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mera is looking to improve his position.
Hao winds up and cracks Mera with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hao has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hao landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mera is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hao working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mera wants to control but Hao is having none of it.
Mera can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mera really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hao scoring with strikes but Mera is staying in there.
Hao pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mera is still in real trouble! Can Hao finish him?
Mera working to try and regain half guard.
Lu Hao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mera seems to have recovered his senses.
Hao landing strikes from the mount and Mera is in trouble!
Hao controlling from the full mount.
Mera tries to reverse the position but Hao maintains control.
Hao controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mera working to try and regain half guard.
Hao controlling from the full mount.
Hao's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mera is squirming around, avoiding Hao's attempts to control the action.
Mera tries to lock up and control but Hao gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hao controlling the pace for now.
Mera is working to get back to half guard.
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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lu Hao!
Lu Hao bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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