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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hou Shang Lou (ranked 5260 p4p, 4888 weight class) and Old Man (ranked 248 p4p, 230 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 cm
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135
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hou Shang Lou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Old Man!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lou.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Lou has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lou leaning against his opponent.
Lou displaying some good clinch control by pressing Man up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Lou.
Lou is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lou shoots in but Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Man changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lou has closed the distance and engaged Man in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lou.
Lou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Lou.
Lou darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Man is looking to get back to is feet but Lou passes into side control.
Man being controlled for a moment.
Lou cracks Man with a big right hand but Man just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man pushes Lou away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lou gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lou advances nicely into full mount.
Lou looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lou has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Man really wants to buck Lou off and get back to his feet.
Lou controlling his opponent.
Man is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lou content just to control the position here.
Lou working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lou jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Man manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lou has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Man is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lou trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Man bucks up and throws Lou to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lou throws out the jab.
Lou gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lou misses with a looping right.
Lou looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Hou Shang Lou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lou misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Lou drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Man throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hou Shang Lou dominated that round.
That's time! Lou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Man wants to clinch.
Lou dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lou.
Lou feints and as Man raises his hands in defense, Lou changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Man pushes Lou off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lou.
Lou tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good exchange - Man coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lou pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man feints the counter takedown.
Lou misses with a looping right.
Man tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lou.
Man feints the counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lou misses with an uppercut.
And Man tries to counter it with a takedown but Lou pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Lou.
Man slaps away a takedown attempt from Lou, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Man tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lou swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man feints the counter takedown.
Lou throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Old Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Man enables Lou to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Man manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hou Shang Lou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lou advances position into side control!
Lou prevents Man from escaping the position.
Man is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Lou's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lou advances nicely into full mount.
Lou looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Man taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lou goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Man is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lou is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping moving, preventing Lou from controlling successfully.
Lou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lou trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Lou cracks Man with a solid left hand.
Lou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Lou postures up and lands a big shot to Man's brow.
Lou content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lou pushing down on Man's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Man kicks Lou off and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hou Shang Lou will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Man looks to land a combination. Lou sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Good work by Man as he checks the leg kick.
Lou looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man misses with a double jab.
Lou tries to counter with a takedown but Man is quick to defend against it.
Lou looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice shot lands for Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lou gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Man counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Man.
Lou throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lou is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Man has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lou to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Man is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lou pulls down on the head and he's put Man to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hou Shang Lou!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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