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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Vinyard (ranked 1971 p4p, 568 weight class) and Lu Wai Ping (ranked 212 p4p, 70 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Vinyard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lu Wai Ping!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
Wai Ping throws a low kick, looking for Vinyard's leg but Vinyard calmly moves out of range.
Vinyard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vinyard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wai Ping throws out the jab.
Vinyard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wai Ping catches Vinyard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lu Wai Ping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut.
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
Vinyard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Wai Ping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wai Ping ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Wai Ping misses with the body kick
and Vinyard counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinyard misses with a hook. Wai Ping ducked under it nicely.
Wai Ping lands a really nice looking cross but Vinyard seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Wai Ping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wai Ping paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wai Ping thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wai Ping keeps the fight on the outside.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping throws a head kick that misses.
Wai Ping jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vinyard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wai Ping looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vinyard moves out of range of the body kick.
Wai Ping bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vinyard's head backwards.
Wai Ping throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vinyard throws a looping overhand right but Wai Ping ducks down to avoid it.
Wai Ping let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vinyard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vinyard misses with a straight left.
Wai Ping throws a chopping leg kick but Vinyard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Wai Ping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinyard is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wai Ping's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Vinyard throws a hook but Wai Ping avoids it easily.
Vinyard pushes Wai Ping up against the cage in a clinch.
Wai Ping tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinyard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wai Ping blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinyard.
Wai Ping has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Wai Ping lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Wai Ping misses with a punch to the body.
Vinyard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wai Ping misses with a knee strike.
Vinyard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wai Ping misses with a punch to the body.
Vinyard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wai Ping throws a head kick but Vinyard moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wai Ping gets tackled into the cage by Vinyard. Vinyard maintains the clinch.
Wai Ping has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Wai Ping misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vinyard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard blocks an elbow strike from Wai Ping.
Vinyard breaks from the clinch.
Vinyard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wai Ping sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wai Ping walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wai Ping has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wai Ping misses with a looping left.
Wai Ping throws a body kick that misses.
Vinyard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wai Ping uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinyard.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vinyard checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinyard was well out of range. Poor timing from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping misses with a body shot
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wai Ping to score with a decent uppercut.
Vinyard darts in and clinches Wai Ping up against the cage.
Wai Ping lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinyard cracks Wai Ping with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wai Ping.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
I was talking to Vinyard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Wai Ping scores with a shot to the side of Vinyard's head.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping misses with an elbow strike.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Wai Ping.
Vinyard lands a body punch.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike.
Wai Ping tries a knee to the head but Vinyard blocks it.
Vinyard lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinyard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wai Ping backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Vinyard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Wai Ping throws a looping overhand right but Vinyard ducks down to avoid it.
Vinyard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wai Ping throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinyard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wai Ping connects with an inside leg kick.
Lu Wai Ping seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinyard misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick from Wai Ping misses.
Wai Ping throws a looping overhand right but Vinyard ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Vinyard misses the target.
Vinyard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wai Ping. That one must have hurt.
Wai Ping swings for the body but Vinyard moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard misses with a low kick.
Vinyard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vinyard throws a hook to the side of Wai Ping's head but Wai Ping sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vinyard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wai Ping scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai Ping scores with a kick to the body.
Wai Ping misses with a body shot.
Vinyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wai Ping with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vinyard to score with a decent uppercut.
Vinyard misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Wai Ping misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Wai Ping misses the target.
Wai Ping throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wai Ping lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vinyard's sensitive parts.
Wai Ping looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vinyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wai Ping feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vinyards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vinyard throws a right and a left that Wai Ping avoids nicely.
Vinyard misses the jab.
Wai Ping looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vinyard blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping misses with an uppercut. Vinyard saw that one coming.
Wai Ping on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Vinyard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vinyard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wai Ping misses with a right hand
and Vinyard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wai Ping tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vinyard is able to avoid easily.
Wai Ping lands with a straight right. Vinyard didn't see that one coming.
Vinyard checks a low kick from Wai Ping.
Vinyard throwing a counter right hand but Wai Ping manages to avoid it.
Vinyard lunges at Wai Ping with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wai Ping's hand.
Wai Ping throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
Vinyard lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard misses with a series of wild punches.
Wai Ping tries a low kick but Vinyard avoids it.
Vinyard clinches up against the cage.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
Wai Ping misses with a knee strike.
Vinyard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vinyard can't find room to land a body shot as Wai Ping controls the action.
Wai Ping misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike.
Wai Ping working aggressively here.
Vinyard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wai Ping blocks a body shot from Vinyard.
Vinyard dodges an elbow strike from Wai Ping.
Derek Vinyard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard makes some space for himself and lands an 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!
Wai Ping blocking some punches.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard blocks a body shot from Wai Ping.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinyard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wai Ping backwards.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wai Ping misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wai Ping pushes off an throws an elbow but Vinyard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wai Ping can't find room to land a body shot as Vinyard controls the action.
Vinyard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wai Ping.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard cracks Wai Ping with a nice body shot.
Vinyard is leaning against Wai Ping and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wai Ping blocks a body shot from Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks a body shot from Wai Ping.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinyard controls his hands.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wai Ping misses with a hook.
Vinyard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wai Ping throws a shot to the body.
Wai Ping misses with a jab to the body
and Vinyard counters with a straight right hand.
Wai Ping is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vinyard.
Vinyard lands a jab to the head.
Vinyard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping throws a leg kick
and Vinyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vinyard ducks under a wild hook from Wai Ping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wai Ping misses with a low kick.
Wai Ping throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wai Ping misses the shot to the body.
Vinyard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wai Ping to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai Ping misses with a head kick.
Wai Ping swings widly with a right hand
enabling Vinyard to counter with a crisp jab.
Wai Ping connects with a single shot there.
Good leg kick by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinyard counters with a nice uppercut.
Wai Ping is rocked!
Wai Ping lands with a cross.
Wai Ping is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinyard finish him?
Wai Ping misses with a looping right.
Vinyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wai Ping throws a hook to the side of Vinyard's head but Vinyard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wai Ping seems to have recovered his senses.
Wai Ping lands with a nice combination. Vinyard backs away looking to recover.
Wai Ping keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinyard.
Wai Ping gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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 nice leg kick from Vinyard, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lu Wai Ping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wai Ping ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Wai Ping throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Vinyard to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinyard misses with a straight right.
Wai Ping swats away the attempt to clinch by Vinyard.
Vinyard tries to clinch but Wai Ping is having none of it.
Vinyard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wai Ping.
Vinyard throws a hook but Wai Ping avoids it easily.
Derek Vinyard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wai Ping throws the kick towards the body but Vinyard avoids it.
Vinyard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wai Ping lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping throws a poor cross that misses
letting Vinyard counter with a right hand.
Vinyard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vinyard.
Nice body kick there by Vinyard.
Vinyard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wai Ping momentarily.
Vinyard ducks under a wild hook from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wai Ping throws a leg kick but Vinyard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Vinyard.
Wai Ping takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wai Ping takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wai Ping misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinyard.
Vinyard ducks under a wild hook from Wai Ping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wai Ping's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wai Ping ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wai Ping misses the body punch
enabling Vinyard to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinyard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Vinyard misses.
Vinyard scores with a body shot.
Wai Ping throws a body shot but no joy.
Wai Ping lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wai Ping misses with a left hand
and Vinyard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wai Ping has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wai Ping thows a leg kick but Vinyard checks it
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand.
Wai Ping misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Vinyard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wai Ping throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinyard stalks Wai Ping and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wai Ping's face. Wai Ping staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Vinyard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vinyard 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Lu Wai Ping had this to say: 'Ill train hard and win fans '.
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