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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Chaos (ranked 23542 p4p, 23777 weight class) and Tang Cao (ranked 737 p4p, 746 weight class). Cao has chosen Pedestrian At Best - Courtney Barnett as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tang Cao !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos darts in trying to clinch
and Cao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cao tries a head kick but it misses.
Chaos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tang Cao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cao scores with a nice head shot.
Chaos clinches up against the cage.
Cao misses with a body punch.
Cao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cao lands with a light punch inside.
Cao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chaoss head.
Chaos throws a punch but it's blocked by Cao .
Cao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chaos taking a breather.
Cao works on Chaos's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cao lands a shot to the body.
Chaos is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Cao .
Cao works on Chaos's body with a couple of short punches.
Chaos blocking some punches.
Cao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao is leaning against Chaos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chaos takes a shot to the head.
Cao lands with a left to the head.
Cao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cao throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaos.
Cao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chaos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cao can turn it around.
Cao presses Chaos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cao lands an uppercut.
Cao lands with a light punch inside.
Cao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cao works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cao scores with a hook.
Chaos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chaos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cao lands with a shot to the body.
Chaos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chaos has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao scores with a nice strike.
Chaos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cao thuds his right hand into Chaos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cao cracks Chaos with a good jab.
Chaos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cao .
Cao throws the left hand but Chaos avoids the punch easily.
Chaos wants to clinch.
Cao lands with a good body shot.
Cao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chaos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cao finds it's way round the side to connect with Chaos's head.
Chaos clinches up against the cage.
Cao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chaos at a distance.
Chaos tries to clinch but Cao moves out of range.
Cao scores with a decent looking hook.
Cao connects with a body shot that sends Chaos's belly button to the back.
Chaos takes one on the button.
Cao connects with a single shot there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chaos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cao has a couple of punches blocked by Chaos.
Cao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chaos's elbow.
Chaos tries to work over Cao 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cao pushes Chaos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chaos working aggressively here.
Cao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cao lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cao misses with the head strike.
Chaos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaos lands a left hand.
Cao blocks an uppercut.
Chaos blocks an uppercut.
Cao throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaos.
Chaos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chaos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cao is keeping busy.
Chaos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chaos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaos swings wildly with an uppercut but Cao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaos misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaos working aggressively here.
Cao gets through Chaos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cao blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tang Cao dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chaos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tang Cao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cao misses with a wild body shot.
Chaos tries to clinch there but Cao circles away.
Chaos gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cao .
Good body shot from Cao .
Chaos blocking some punches.
Cao swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaos throws a head punch that misses.
Chaos lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Cao .
Cao misses with some punches.
Cao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cao throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaos.
Cao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaos trying to stall but Cao improves his position.
Cao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Cao on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cao .
Cao misses with some punches.
Chaos misses with the head strike.
Chaos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Cao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaos throws a head punch that misses.
Cao lands a nice uppercut.
Cao manages to break the clinch.
Cao works the jab nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Chaos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chaos doesn't manage to clinch there - Cao circles away.
Cao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cao lands a head shot.
Chaos slips under a jab.
Cao lands with a straight right. Chaos didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Cao .
Chaos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cao cracks a nice hook into Chaos's ribs.
Cao lands a really nice looking cross but Chaos seems unphased.
Chaos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chaos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chaos closes the distance but Cao moves to the side
and Cao counters with a nice uppercut.
Chaos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chaos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cao throws a lazy right hand but Chaos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cao cracks a nice hook into Chaos's ribs.
Cao scores with a sloppy right hand. Chaos should have avoided that one.
Cao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chaos's hands.
Cao stuns Chaos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chaos momentarily.
Cao tries a head kick but it misses.
Chaos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chaos. That did some damage!
Cao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cao with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Cao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chaos doesn't seem phased though.
Decent striking displayed by Cao there.
Cao throws a jab when Chaos was well out of range.
Cao swats away the attempt to clinch by Chaos.
Chaos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cao to score with a decent uppercut.
Cao lunges at Chaos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chaos's hand.
Chaos tries to clinch there but Cao circles away.
Cao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cao throws a shot to the body.
Cao looks to throw the jab but Chaos is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cao tries to keep at a distance but Chaos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chaos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cao backwards.
Chaos misses with some punches.
Cao lands a left hand.
Chaos lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chaos.
Chaos swings wildly with an uppercut but Cao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chaos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chaos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chaos misses with some punches.
Chaos wants to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Cao .
Cao struggles to land a body shot inside as Chaos controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chaos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tang Cao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chaos throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Cao to counter with a crisp jab.
Cao connects with a right hand. Chaos shakes it off.
Chaos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chaos connects with the punch.
A cross from Cao lands.
Chaos tries to clinch but Cao is having none of it.
Cao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chaos on the side of the head.
Cao lands with a hook. Chaos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chaos ducks under a wild hook from Cao .
Cao connects with a body shot.
Cao scores with a jab to the body.
Christian Chaos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Cao tries to keep at a distance but Chaos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chaos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chaos misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao working aggressively here.
Cao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cao scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Cao .
A head punch on the inside from Chaos fails to land.
Cao lands with a right to the head.
Tang Cao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cao lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cao .
Cao lands with a right to the head.
Cao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chaos backwards.
Chaos is rocked!
Cao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oh Chaos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Cao .
Tang Cao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cao lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cao lands with a left to the head.
Cao pushes Chaos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cao creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Chaos out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tang Cao !
An out of breath Tang Cao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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