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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evan Weiss (ranked 3693 p4p, 3420 weight class) and Li Thai (ranked 365 p4p, 343 weight class). Evan Weiss could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Li Thai's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Li Thai!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiss moves into range and clinches up with Thai.
Weiss pressing his opponent against the cage.
Weiss trying to control the position but instead, Thai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Weiss into the cage.
Thai leaning against his opponent.
Thai can't find room to land a body shot as Weiss controls the action.
Weiss takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thai.
Thai leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thai looking to slow down the pace here.
Weiss lands a good knee to the midsection. Thai won't want to take too many of those.
Weiss lands a good knee to the midsection. Thai won't want to take too many of those.
Weiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weiss's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Weiss tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Thai.
Weiss takes an elbow to the temple.
Weiss creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thai's defenses.
It looks like Li Thai has been cut.
Weiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thai avoids it.
Our sources have told us that Weiss has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nice elbow from Thai.
Weiss lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thai looks winded!
Weiss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weiss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Weiss tries to land a knee to the head but Thai blocks with his arms.
Thai taking a breather.
Thai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weiss avoids a wild elbow strike from Thai.
Weiss wants to break free but Thai has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Weiss.
Weiss manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weiss moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Weiss obliges.
Weiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weiss rushes Thai and presses him up against the cage.
Weiss looking to slow down the pace here.
Weiss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thai is defending well for now.
Weiss letting Thai take a breather here.
Weiss tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Weiss misses with an elbow over the top.
Thai stalling in the clinch but Weiss improves position.
Thai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weiss lands a nice elbow.
Weiss crunches a lovely knee into Thai's ribcage.
Weiss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Weiss fails to land.
Weiss landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss throws an elbow that misses.
Weiss blocks the elbow strike.
Weiss lands a nice knee to the body.
Weiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weiss clinches with his opponent.
Weiss lands a nice elbow.
Weiss stops a takedown attempt from Thai.
Weiss looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weiss lands an elbow inside that Thai shrugs off.
Weiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thai tries to clinch up but Weiss circles away and keeps his distance.
Weiss clinches.
Weiss missing with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Thai has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nice elbow from Weiss.
Weiss avoids a wild elbow strike from Thai.
Thai throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Thai.
Weiss breaks the clinch.
Weiss pushes Thai up against the cage in a clinch.
Weiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thai clinches up against the cage.
Weiss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thai has him pressed against the cage.
Weiss lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Weiss lands an elbow that stopped Thai in his tracks for a moment.
Thai has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Weiss is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Weiss.
Thai has Weiss pushed against the cage.
Weiss lands an elbow just above Thai 's eye.
Thai tries to break free but Weiss pushes him back against the cage.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
Thai is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Weiss gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Evan Weiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Thai.
Weiss lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weiss lands an elbow that stopped Thai in his tracks for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Weiss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Li Thai's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Weiss gets a clinch.
Weiss tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Thai.
Weiss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thai struggles to land a body shot inside as Weiss controls his hands.
Thai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Weiss breaks the clinch.
Weiss darts in and clinches Thai up against the cage.
Weiss trying to land knees to the body.
Thai lands an elbow inside.
Weiss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weiss moves into the clinch.
Evan Weiss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Weiss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weiss closes the distance and clinches.
Thai lands an elbow just above Weiss 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weiss swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss wants to stall.
Weiss tries to break free but Thai pushes him back against the cage.
Weiss misses with an elbow strike.
Thai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Weiss tries to stall but Thai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thai obliges.
Weiss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?
Nice elbow from Thai.
Thai avoiding damage as Weiss throws knees to the body.
Weiss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Weiss tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thai - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thai throws an elbow but misses.
Weiss blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss prevents a body shot from Thai.
Thai lands a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Thai - that landed with a thud.
Thai lands an elbow inside.
Weiss is trying to force a seperation but Thai has the dominant position.
Weiss manages to break the clinch.
Thai pushes Weiss up against the cage in a clinch.
Thai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Weiss gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thai is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weiss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Weiss pushes him off.
Weiss closes the distance and pushes Thai back into the cage.
Weiss breaks from the clinch.
Weiss moves into the clinch.
Thai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weiss's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
Weiss prevents a body shot from Thai.
Thai lands a nice shot to the body.
Weiss putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thai is looking to break free of the clinch but Weiss has double underhooks.
Weiss breaks from the clinch.
Evan Weiss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weiss moves into range and clinches up with Thai.
Thai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Weiss breaks the clinch.
Weiss moves into range and clinches up with Thai.
Weiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weiss instigates a clinch.
Weiss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Weiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weiss clinches up with Thai and pushes him back against the cage.
Weiss throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weiss swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai blocks a body shot from Weiss.
Thai lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weiss throws an elbow but misses.
Thai is trying to stall.
Weiss lands a nice knee to the body.
Weiss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Weiss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Weiss tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Weiss.
Thai pushes off an throws an elbow but Weiss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stalling in the clinch from Weiss.
Thai blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Weiss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Li Thai's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Weiss misses with a low kick as Thai jumps back.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weiss takes the fight into the clinch.
Weiss lands a nice knee to the body.
Weiss letting Thai take a breather here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Weiss.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thai looking to slow down the pace here.
Weiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weiss has Thai up against the cage in a clinch.
Thai lands a nice elbow.
Thai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thai has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Weiss avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Weiss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weiss clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Weiss landing knees to the body.
Weiss stalling the fight.
Weiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
Weiss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Weiss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Weiss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weiss tries to counter with a takedown but Thai is quick to defend against it.
Weiss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weiss forces Thai back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thai.
Thai throws an elbow that misses.
Thai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weiss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thai is trying to pull guard but Weiss turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Weiss trying to land knees to the body.
Weiss creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai effectively controlling the action here.
Weiss misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Weiss blocks a body shot from Thai.
Weiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thai tries to clinch up but Weiss circles away and keeps his distance.
A quick step to the side and Weiss tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weiss misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weiss rushes Thai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Weiss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thai tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weiss just stands there and leans against the cage.
Evan Weiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Thai.
Weiss stalling in the clinch but Thai improves position.
Weiss lands an elbow inside that Thai shrugs off.
Weiss trying to control the position but instead, Thai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Weiss into the cage.
Weiss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai misses with an elbow strike.
Weiss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Weiss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thai tries to clinch but Weiss moves out of range.
Weiss takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weiss landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Thai to work.
Weiss tries to stall but Thai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Weiss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evan Weiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weiss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weiss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Thai tries to work over Weiss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weiss landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thai tries to pull guard but Weiss holds him up against the cage and eventually Thai drops back down to his feet.
Weiss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weiss fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thai checks it well.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weiss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weiss throws a low kick but Thai moves out of range easily.
Weiss looks to land a body kick but Thai moved away.
Thai feints the counter takedown.
Evan Weiss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weiss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Weiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evan Weiss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weiss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weiss is looking to counter the offense by Thai and move into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Weiss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weiss 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Weiss!
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energy
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