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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lu Hao (ranked 856 p4p, 95 weight class) and Sergio Bujol (ranked 1586 p4p, 164 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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22 - 16 - 2 |
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
22 - 16 - 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
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Bujol!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bujol tries to close the distance and clinch but Hao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bujol looks to score with a jab to the body but Hao is just out of range.
Bujol wants to clinch up but Hao keeps it at a distance.
Hao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hao cracks Bujol with a good jab.
Hao throws a head kick that half lands.
Bujol displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hao.
Bujol is looking to clinch.
Bujol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bujol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hao gets tackled into the cage by Bujol. Bujol maintains the clinch.
Hao working aggressively here.
Hao lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao has had enough of the clinch but Bujol keeps him there for the moment.
Hao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bujol holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bujol wants to break free but Hao has control.
Hao has a couple of punches blocked by Bujol.
A short body shot lands from Bujol as the two fighters clinch.
Bujol scores with a hook to the body.
Bujol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hao misses with some punches.
Hao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hao wants to get back to striking at distance but Bujol won't allow it.
Hao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bujol breaks the clinch.
Hao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bujol takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bujol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hao 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bujol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hao slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Hao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Bujol has Hao up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bujol stalling against the cage.
Bujol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bujol misses with a series of wild punches.
Bujol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hao drops his hands momentarily and Bujol takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bujol takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol moves into the clinch.
Hao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hao defending well as Bujol loads up on a big left hand.
Bujol blocks a head kick by Hao.
Bujol tries to clinch but Hao moves out of range.
Bujol is looking to land body kicks.
Bujol throws a lazy right hand but Hao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bujol lands with an overhand left.
Bujol clinches with his opponent.
Hao has a couple of punches blocked by Bujol.
Nice body punch from Bujol.
Bujol stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bujol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bujol has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bujol doesn't manage to clinch there - Hao circles away.
It looked like Hao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bujol staying out of range there.
Hao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bujol's head.
Bujol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Bujol gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bujol throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bujol lands a shot to the body.
Hao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hao jumps into guard, dragging Bujol to the mat.
Hao looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bujol passes into half guard.
Bujol tries to stand and escape but Hao is controlling the position.
Hao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergio Bujol will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bujol walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bujol misses with a body shot.
Bujol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sergio Bujol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bujol changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bujol is looking to clinch.
Hao connects with a nice looking jab.
Hao avoids the body shot from Bujol.
Hao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bujol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hao throws out the jab.
Bujol gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hao to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bujol is trying to keep Hao in close.
Bujol wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao looking to sit in guard and control but Bujol gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bujol stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bujol misses with a double jab.
Bujol cracks the inside of Hao's front leg.
Bujol gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bujols head.
Hao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bujol tries a body shot but Hao blocks it.
Hao swings wildly with an uppercut but Bujol uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bujol.
Bujol takes a shot to the head.
Hao drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bujol stands up from Hao's guard - Bujol perhaps looking for a knockout.
A lazy left from Hao finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bujol throws a body kick that misses
and Hao counters with a left to the body.
Hao connects with a crisp jab.
Bujol misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Hao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bujol misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bujol scores with a three punch combo!
Hao tries a head kick but it misses.
Bujol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bujol misses with the combination.
Bujol looks to land a left hand but Hao moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hao blocks a head kick by Bujol.
Hao lands an overhand right.
Sergio Bujol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bujol missing with a left hand there. Hao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Bujol.
A little feinted left hand from Hao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sergio Bujol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Bujol misses.
Hao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hao darts in looking for a takedown but Bujol gets double underhooks and turns Hao into the cage.
Bujol lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bujol lunges at Hao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hao's hand.
Hao takes the fight into the clinch.
Bujol tries a body shot but Hao blocks it.
Hao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bujol has him pressed against the cage.
Bujol slows down the pace here.
Hao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bujol content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bujol to keep the fight standing.
Bujol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bujol lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bujol gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bujol walks away with a smile on his face. Hao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lu Hao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Hao.
Bujol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hao is looking to counter punch.
Bujol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Hao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bujol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Hao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bujol displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bujol swings widly with a right hand
and Hao counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Bujol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bujol.
Bujol looks to land a right hand but Hao moved out of range.
Hao went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bujol throws out a loose jab but Hao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bujol throws an overhand right that lands on Hao's shoulder, as Hao tries to avoid the shot.
Hao scores with a sloppy right hand. Bujol should have avoided that one.
Bujol moves out of range of the strikes.
Bujol takes a swing at Hao's ribcage but misses.
Bujol throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hao counters with a three punch combo that has Bujol backing up. Bujol nods at Hao to acknowledge the strikes.
Hao throws a hook but Bujol avoids it easily.
Bujol has closed the distance and engaged Hao in a clinch.
Bujol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hao dodges the punch combination from Bujol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bujol scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bujol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hao moves away.
Bujol throws a series of punches but Hao avoids them all with ease.
Bujol throws a body shot but no joy.
Bujol misses with a left hand
and Hao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sergio Bujol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bujol.
Hao drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bujol sprawls and moves away.
Hao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bujol misses with a double jab
and Hao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bujol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hao throws a hook but Bujol blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bujol. Those never looked like landing.
Hao is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Bujol misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hao misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bujol throws a hook but Hao blocks it.
Hao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hao misses the jab.
Hao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bujol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Hao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bujol doesn't seem phased though.
Hao drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bujol tries to buck Hao off but Hao is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hao wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bujol, who protects the arm well.
Hao connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bujol some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bujol is looking to regain half guard here but Hao keeps moving and retains side control.
Hao is looking to take a break and control but Bujol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lu Hao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hao advances to full mount.
Bujol is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hao working Bujol over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bujol takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hao looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hao wants to control the pace but Bujol is squirming around nicely.
Sergio Bujol is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hao working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bujol tries to reverse the position but Hao maintains control.
Hao with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bujol is controlling an arm, preventing Hao from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Hao in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lu Hao.
I think Bujol 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Bujol!
Sergio Bujol seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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RATING
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