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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Prochamza (ranked 5729 p4p, 4614 weight class) and Hu Xuefeng (ranked 0 p4p, 562 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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193 cm 22 205 0 - 1 - 0 |
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198 cm 18 214 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Solid Muay Thai Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Heavy handed |
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiri Prochamza! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hu Xuefeng! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Prochamza tries to clinch but Xuefeng is having none of it. Xuefeng swings for the body but Prochamza moves out of range.
Prochamza clinches up with Xuefeng and pushes him back against the cage. Prochamza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Prochamza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Prochamza moves into the clinch. Xuefeng is trying to stall.
Xuefeng wants to get back to striking at distance but Prochamza won't allow it.
Prochamza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Xuefeng misses. Prochamza doesn't manage to clinch there - Xuefeng circles away.
Prochamza tries to clinch there but Xuefeng circles away.
Xuefeng scores with a jab. Prochamza acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Xuefeng scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Prochamza closes the distance and pushes Xuefeng back into the cage. Xuefeng is trying to break the clinch but Prochamza has him pressed against the cage. Xuefeng working aggressively here.
Prochamza blocks an uppercut.
Xuefeng misses with a punch on the inside.
Prochamza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prochamza clinches up against the cage. Xuefeng wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Xuefeng wants to get back to striking at distance but Prochamza won't allow it.
Xuefeng manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Xuefeng throws a punch but it's blocked by Prochamza. Prochamza breaks from the clinch.
Xuefeng fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Prochamza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Prochamza gets in close and instigates a clinch. Prochamza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xuefeng swats away the attempt to clinch by Prochamza. Prochamza moves away from the strike by Xuefeng. Prochamza fails in his attempt to clinch. Prochamza has Xuefeng up against the cage in a clinch.
Prochamza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prochamza looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Prochamza tries to clinch there but Xuefeng circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Xuefeng lands with a right hand. Prochamza tries to close the distance and clinch but Xuefeng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Xuefeng swats away the attempt to clinch by Prochamza. Xuefeng is looking for the big counter here. Xuefeng lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Xuefeng swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Prochamza. Xuefeng lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Prochamza wants to clinch but Xuefeng slips to the side and Xuefeng counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Xuefeng misses with a body shot.
Prochamza tries to clinch up but Xuefeng circles away and keeps his distance. Xuefeng looks like he wants to counter punch here. The fight stays on the outside here - Prochamza looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Prochamza tries to clinch there but Xuefeng circles away.
Prochamza is looking to clinch. Prochamza clinches up against the cage. Xuefeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xuefeng is trying to push Prochamza away but Prochamza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Xuefeng is trying to break the clinch but Prochamza has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Prochamza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Good shot there by Xuefeng. Xuefeng lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Prochamza tries to clinch up but Xuefeng circles away and keeps his distance. The fight moves into the clinch position. Prochamza breaks from the clinch.
Xuefeng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prochamza fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Xuefeng does it's job there. Xuefeng fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Prochamza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Prochamza closes the distance looking to clinch and Xuefeng counters with a right hand to the body. Prochamza fails in his attempt to clinch. Xuefeng comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. This has been an exciting period of action! Xuefeng connects with a single shot there. The fight stays on the outside here - Prochamza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Prochamza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Xuefeng doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Prochamza closes the distance looking to clinch letting Xuefeng counter with a right hand. Prochamza tries to close the distance and clinch but Xuefeng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Xuefeng throws a good cross that connects.
Prochamza doesn't manage to clinch there - Xuefeng circles away.
Xuefeng looks like he wants to counter punch here. Prochamza pushes Xuefeng up against the cage in a clinch. Prochamza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Prochamza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Prochamza fails in his attempt to clinch. Xuefeng scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Prochamza is breathing heavily. Xuefeng wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Prochamza darts in trying to clinch and Xuefeng counters with a straight punch to the midsection. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jab by Xuefeng. Prochamza darts in trying to clinch and Xuefeng makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hu Xuefeng dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! Xuefeng with a hook. Xuefeng digs a good hook to Prochamza's body.
Prochamza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xuefeng.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Xuefeng has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Prochamza prevents Xuefeng from breaking the clinch. Prochamza breaks the clinch.
Prochamza is looking to clinch but Xuefeng is avoiding it.
Hu Xuefeng seems to be getting the better of the standup. Xuefeng keeps the fight on the outside. Xuefeng swats away the attempt to clinch by Prochamza. Xuefeng throws a counter combo. Xuefeng lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prochamza circles away quickly and effectively. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Xuefeng cracks a nice hook into Prochamza's ribs. Xuefeng fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Xuefeng jabs Prochamza right on the nose. Prochamza blinks but takes it well. Xuefeng lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Xuefeng avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xuefeng appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Prochamza tries to clinch up. Xuefeng scores with a crisp jab that stopped Prochamza in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Xuefeng with a jab. Xuefeng with a jab. Prochamza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Xuefeng scores with a decent looking hook. Xuefeng avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prochamza tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Xuefeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Prochamza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Xuefeng looks to score with a jab to the body but Prochamza is just out of range. Prochamza darts in trying to clinch and Xuefeng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Xuefeng has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Prochamza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Xuefeng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Prochamza moves to clinch but Xuefeng breaks away and Xuefeng counters with a nice uppercut. Prochamza tries to clinch up but Xuefeng circles away and keeps his distance. A little jabbing left from Xuefeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Prochamza doesn't manage to clinch there - Xuefeng circles away.
Prochamza tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Xuefeng throws a wild combination but nothing lands. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Xuefeng jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Prochamza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xuefeng.
Prochamza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Xuefeng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Xuefeng misses with the combination.
Prochamza instigates a clinch. Prochamza breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prochamza looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Xuefeng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xuefeng lands a nice shot to the body.
Xuefeng lands a nice hook to Prochamza's body. Prochamza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Prochamza is looking to clinch but Xuefeng is avoiding it.
Jiri Prochamza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Prochamza is looking to clinch but Xuefeng is avoiding it.
Prochamza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Xuefeng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Jiri Prochamza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The fight stays on the outside here - Prochamza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Xuefeng lands with an overhand left. Xuefeng swats away the attempt to clinch by Prochamza. Xuefeng scores with the left hand. Prochamza knows he should have avoided that one. Prochamza wants to clinch and Xuefeng counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Xuefeng fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Prochamza on the side of the head. Xuefeng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prochamza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xuefeng.
Xuefeng with a jab. Xuefeng lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Prochamza closes the distance looking to clinch and Xuefeng counters with a lovely straight right hand! Prochamza tries to clinch but Xuefeng is having none of it. Xuefeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Prochamza takes a body punch but keeps moving. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Prochamza wants to clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Prochamza looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Prochamza tries to clinch there but Xuefeng circles away.
Xuefeng lands a glancing blow to the side of Prochamza's head. The fighters circle momentarily. Xuefeng darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Xuefeng comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Prochamza tries to close the distance and clinch but Xuefeng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Prochamza tries to clinch but Xuefeng moves out of range. Prochamza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Xuefeng with a nice cross. Prochamza tries to clinch and Xuefeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Prochamza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Xuefeng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prochamza ducks right into an uppercut from Xuefeng. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hu Xuefeng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! Prochamza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xuefeng paws at him with a jab and circles away. Prochamza wants to clinch. Prochamza has managed to clinch.
Prochamza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Xuefeng throws out a powerful jab. Prochamza needs to keep his hands up - Xuefeng had a free shot at his head there. Prochamza is looking to clinch but Xuefeng is avoiding it.
Xuefeng avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prochamza looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Xuefeng let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Prochamza gets in close and instigates a clinch. Prochamza manages to break the clinch.
Xuefeng avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prochamza tries to clinch but fails miserably and Xuefeng counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Xuefeng scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prochamza doesn't seem bothered though. Prochamza has managed to clinch.
Xuefeng is looking to break free of the clinch but Prochamza has double underhooks. Prochamza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Prochamza tries to clinch up but Xuefeng circles away and keeps his distance. Xuefeng keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Xuefeng digs a good hook to Prochamza's body.
Prochamza is looking to clinch. Prochamza has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Prochamza tries to clinch up. Xuefeng is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Prochamza with a body shot. Xuefeng tries to bum rush Prochamza with a series of wild strikes but Prochamza uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Xuefeng keeps the fight on the outside. The fight stays on the outside here - Prochamza looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Xuefeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xuefeng takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Xuefeng swats away the attempt to clinch by Prochamza. Prochamza has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xuefeng. Xuefeng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Xuefeng throws a punch but it's blocked by Prochamza. Xuefeng misses with a punch on the inside.
Xuefeng wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Xuefeng wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prochamza has him pressed against the cage. Xuefeng stalling the fight.
Prochamza breaks from the clinch.
Prochamza tries to move into range but Xuefeng moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Xuefeng lands with a shot to the body. Xuefeng scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prochamza doesn't seem bothered though. Xuefeng throws a body shot but no joy. Xuefeng takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Prochamza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xuefeng swats him away and circles back towards the center. Xuefeng lands an overhand right. Xuefeng looks to score with a jab to the body but Prochamza is just out of range. Prochamza fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Prochamza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xuefeng paws at him with a jab and circles away. Xuefeng lands with a straight right. Prochamza didn't see that one coming. Xuefeng lands with a cross. Xuefeng moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Xuefeng swats away the attempt to clinch by Prochamza. Prochamza tries to clinch but Xuefeng moves out of range. Xuefeng jabs Prochamza right on the nose. Prochamza blinks but takes it well. Prochamza walks into a straight right hand from Xuefeng. Prochamza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Jiri Prochamza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Prochamza forces Xuefeng back against the cage and clinches. Prochamza breaks from the clinch.
Prochamza clinches. Xuefeng wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Xuefeng misses with a hook from the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Prochamza breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xuefeng. Prochamza does a little dance to reset his feet. Prochamza fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Prochamza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Xuefeng scores with a one two! Prochamza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Prochamza is looking to clinch. Xuefeng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prochamza wants to clinch up but Xuefeng keeps it at a distance. Xuefeng with a body punch. A glancing blow. Xuefeng connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Prochamza's hands. Prochamza fails in his attempt to clinch. Hu Xuefeng is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Prochamza looks to clinch enabling Xuefeng to counter with a crisp jab. Xuefeng lands a jab to the nose. Prochamza tries to clinch up but Xuefeng circles away and keeps his distance. Prochamza fails in his attempt to clinch. Xuefeng works Prochamza's body with a nice hook. Prochamza tries to clinch up but Xuefeng circles away and keeps his distance. Prochamza gets a clinch. Xuefeng looking to slow down the pace here. Jiri Prochamza has scored more points in the clinch so far. Xuefeng looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight! Hu Xuefeng comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Xuefeng winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hu Xuefeng! After winning the bout, Hu Xuefeng thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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