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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Da Jiang (ranked 168 p4p, 202 weight class) and Miles O Brien (ranked 21 p4p, 25 weight class). O Brien has chosen Sweet Leaf as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 23 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. O Brien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang has closed the distance and engaged O Brien in a clinch.
Jiang struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
Jiang swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Brien's efforts to push away.
O Brien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Brien wants to get back to striking at distance but Jiang won't allow it.
Jiang digs a right hand underneath O Brien's ribcage. O Brien let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on O Brien's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jiang has O Brien pressed against the cage.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien cracks Jiang with a nice body shot.
O Brien lands a hook that snaps the head of Jiang backwards.
O Brien can't break the clinch.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the head but O Brien blocks with his arms.
O Brien misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jiang throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
Jiang misses with a punch to the body.
Jiang lands a good knee to the midsection. O Brien won't want to take too many of those.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jiang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Brien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brien.
O Brien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jiang misses with a looping left.
O Brien throws a head kick but Jiang moves out of range.
Jiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jiang with a hook.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Jiang scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jiang.
Jiang is looking to counter the offense by O Brien and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jiang throws a leg kick
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jiang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by O Brien.
O Brien checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Brien moves out of range as Jiang strikes.
O Brien thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jiang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jiang is looking to slow O Brien down with leg kicks.
Jiang is looking to wear down O Brien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
O Brien defending well as Jiang loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from O Brien misses the target.
Da Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiang misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters circling a little - O Brien finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
O Brien moves out of range as Jiang throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Brien! But no joy.
O Brien throws a head kick but Jiang moves out of range.
Jiang misses with a kick to the body
and O Brien counters with a low kick, right behind Jiang 's knee.
Jiang gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from O Brien.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Briens head.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jiang connects with a right hand. O Brien shakes it off.
Jiang lands a really nice looking cross but O Brien seems unphased.
O Brien throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Brien checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jiang scores with a sloppy right hand. O Brien should have avoided that one.
Jiang scores with a three punch combo!
O Brien takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from O Brien misses its intended target.
Jiang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Brien counters with a nice body shot.
Jiang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick by O Brien misses
and Jiang counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Brien's knee momentarily.
O Brien doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Brien checks a low kick from Jiang.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Jiang moves away and avoids it.
Jiang scores with a kick to the body.
Jiang scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Jiang dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
O Brien pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jiang is looking to counter punch.
Jiang misses with a leg kick
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
O Brien is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jiang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Brien checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Brien now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Brien can do to turn this around?
Jiang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Jiang has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jiang has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Brien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiang's elbow.
O Brien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
Jiang scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Briens head.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
O Brien working hard to break the clinch.
Jiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Jiang.
O Brien is breathing heavily.
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!
Jiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Briens head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Jiang.
O Brien steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jiang. That one must have hurt.
Jiang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Brien's head backwards.
Jiang misses with a head kick.
O Brien appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jiang was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.
O Brien tries to keep at a distance but Jiang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jiang can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
Jiang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Jiang.
Jiang controlling the action here for a moment.
Jiang seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jiang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Jiang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Brien.
Jiang scores with a body shot.
Jiang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang scores with a jab to the body.
Jiang tries to clinch but O Brien is having none of it.
Jiang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jiang scores with a nice strike.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
Jiang cracks O Brien with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jiang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Brien gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jiang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang clinches with his opponent.
O Brien prevents a body shot from Jiang.
Jiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
A short right from Jiang.
O Brien wants to break free but Jiang has control.
Jiang misses with a punch on the inside.
O Brien working hard to break the clinch.
O Brien wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jiang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Brien blocks it with crossed arms.
O Brien manages to break the clinch.
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
O Brien misses with a looping right.
Jiang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jiang.
O Brien is trying to break the clinch but Jiang is controlling him.
Jiang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Brien.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang cracks O Brien with a good jab.
O Brien tries to move into range but Jiang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Good leg kick by Jiang.
Jiang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jiang lands a leg kick that knocks O Brien off balance momentarily.
Nice jab there from Jiang.
A shot to the body from Jiang misses
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Brien's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jiang throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Brien.
Jiang scores with a jab. O Brien acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from O Brien misses its intended target.
Jiang misses with a left hand
and O Brien counters with a straight right hand.
O Brien keeps the fight on the outside.
Jiang connects with a right hand. O Brien shakes it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Jiang dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
O Brien swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jiang.
A nice leg kick from Jiang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jiang lands a right hook to the body.
O Brien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jiang clinches.
O Brien has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Brien lands a left hand.
Jiang scores with a shoulder strike.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Jiang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Brien's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Brien misses with some punches.
Jiang lands with a right to the head.
O Brien wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jiang is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jiang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
Jiang blocks a body shot from O Brien.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Jiang.
O Brien lands a hook that snaps the head of Jiang backwards.
Jiang wants to stall.
Jiang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jiang is struggling to control the position.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jiang lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jiang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Jiang.
Miles O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien looks for the body kick but Jiang saw that one coming.
Jiang works O Brien's body with a nice hook.
O Brien on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jiang. Jiang obviously looking to wear him down.
Jiang pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Brien is out of range and Jiang settles back down.
Jiang scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiang lands with a shot to the body.
Jiang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Brien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jiang scoring well with a low kick there.
Jiang stuns O Brien with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Jiang does it's job there.
Jiang connects with a body shot.
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and O Brien releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from O Brien misses the target.
Jiang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jiang throws a sloppy head kick and O Brien moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Jiang both land. Nice combination.
Jiang swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
Jiang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
O Brien misses with a leg kick.
Jiang lands a right hook to the body.
Jiang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jiang cracks a nice hook into O Brien's ribs.
Da Jiang is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Jiang lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Brien doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang has managed to clinch.
Jiang is trying to maintain a safe position but O Brien gets an underhook and turns Jiang into the cage.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Brien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Brien's head.
Jiang rushes O Brien and presses him up against the cage.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Brien.
O Brien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Brien tries a body shot but Jiang blocks it.
O Brien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Brien.
Jiang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Da Jiang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jiang can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
Jiang slowing the pace effectively.
Jiang connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Brien's face.
Jiang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Brien is rocked!
O Brien throws a punch but it's blocked by Jiang.
A left hand lands to the body for Jiang.
O Brien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jiang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Jiang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jiang 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Jiang!
Da Jiang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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