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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Siale Veainu (ranked 1870 p4p, 1317 weight class) and Caelan Aengus (ranked 177 p4p, 129 weight class). Caelan Aengus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 41 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caelan Aengus!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aengus lands with a cross.
Aengus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Veainu defending well as Aengus loads up on a big left hand.
Caelan Aengus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aengus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veainu.
Veainu lands a body shot.
Veainu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aengus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aengus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Veainu misses its intended target.
Veainu slips under a jab from Aengus.
Nice uppercut lands for Aengus. That snapped Veainu's head back.
Veainu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aengus circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Aengus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Veainu lands the left hand.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Veainu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aengus scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Veainu.
Aengus misses with a few strikes there.
Veainu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Veainu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aengus ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Some wild striking there from Aengus.
Aengus lands the left hand.
Veainu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aengus looks to score with a jab to the body but Veainu is just out of range.
Aengus throws an off balance right hand
and Veainu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Veainu.
Aengus clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aengus.
Veainu throws a head punch that misses.
Aengus throws a head punch that misses.
Veainu misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Veainu fails to land.
Veainu has Aengus pressed against the cage, preventing Aengus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Veainu can't find room to land a body shot as Aengus controls the action.
Veainu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aengus lands with a right to the head.
Veainu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Veainu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aengus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veainu's elbow.
Veainu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aengus lands with a left to the head.
Veainu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veainu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veainu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aengus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Veainu tries to move into range but Aengus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Veainu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aengus throws a lazy right hand but Veainu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veainu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aengus throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.
Veainu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Siale Veainu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aengus throws a looping overhand right but Veainu ducks down to avoid it.
Veainu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab by Aengus.
Veainu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aengus manages to avoid it.
Aengus scores with a jab. Veainu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Veainu throws a hook but Aengus blocks it.
Aengus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Veainu misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Veainu.
Veainu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Veainu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aengus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Veainu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aengus wants to clinch.
Aengus lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aengus cracks a nice hook into Veainu's ribs.
Veainu throws a body punch but Aengus moves out of range.
Veainu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aengus lunges at Veainu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Veainu's hand.
Aengus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aengus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aengus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veainu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aengus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Veainu moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caelan Aengus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Aengus throws a jab but it's blocked by Veainu.
Aengus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Veainu misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Aengus misses.
Veainu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aengus throws a jab but it's blocked by Veainu.
Aengus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veainu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aengus missing with a left hand there. Veainu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Veainu looks to score with a jab to the body but Aengus is just out of range.
Veainu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aengus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Veainu misses its intended target.
It seemed like Aengus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aengus misses with a straight left.
Veainu walks into a left hand.
Aengus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu cracks Aengus with an open hand slap.
Aengus throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.
Caelan Aengus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veainu scores with a hook.
Veainu misses with a body punch
and Aengus counters with a stiff right hand.
Veainu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aengus throws out the jab.
Aengus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veainu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aengus darts in and clinches Veainu up against the cage.
Veainu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veainu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aengus.
Aengus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
Veainu misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aengus throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aengus lands a nice shot that snaps Veainu's head back.
Veainu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aengus lands with a hook. Veainu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Veainu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Veainu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aengus.
Veainu walks into a stiff left hand from Aengus.
Aengus fails with a takedown attempt.
Aengus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aengus misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aengus tries to clinch up but Veainu circles away and keeps his distance.
Veainu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aengus avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Veainu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veainu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aengus.
Veainu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aengus.
Aengus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aengus throws out a counter right but Veainu avoids it with no problem.
Veainu lands with a hook. Aengus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big left from Veainu misses.
Veainu swats away the attempt to clinch by Aengus.
Aengus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Siale Veainu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aengus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Veainu scores with a decent looking hook.
Veainu throws a jab when Aengus was well out of range.
Veainu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aengus dips to his left and cracks Veainu with an uppercut!
Aengus has Veainu up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veainu tries to work over Aengus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Veainu fails to land.
Aengus blocking some punches.
Veainu breaks the clinch.
Aengus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Veainu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Veainu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aengus ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Aengus misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Aengus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Caelan Aengus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A left and a right from Aengus both land. Nice combination.
Veainu slips a jab from Aengus.
Aengus scores with the left hand. Veainu knows he should have avoided that one.
Veainu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aengus.
A punch combination from Aengus misses.
Aengus misses the jab.
Aengus connects with a nice looking jab.
Aengus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Veainu staying out of range there.
It looked like Veainu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu slips a straight right by Aengus.
Aengus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Veainu swings widly with a right hand
and Aengus counters with a nice uppercut.
Aengus slips under a jab from Veainu.
Aengus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veainu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aengus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu misses with an uppercut
and Aengus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aengus lands with an overhand left.
Aengus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Veainu finds it's way through Aengus's defenses.
Aengus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Veainu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aengus throws a jab when Veainu was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Veainu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veainu throws a hook but Aengus avoids it easily.
Aengus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Veainu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veainu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aengus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aengus with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aengus.
Veainu misses the shot to the body.
Aengus slips under a jab.
Aengus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch combination from Aengus misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veainu lands a nice shot to the body.
Aengus cracks Veainu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aengus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aengus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aengus misses the jab.
Aengus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Veainu throws a lazy right hand but Aengus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aengus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veainu.
Veainu misses with an uppercut
and Aengus counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Veainu.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veainu swings for the body but Aengus moves out of range.
A jab from Veainu misses.
Aengus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veainu throws out the jab.
Veainu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aengus.
Veainu misses with a hook.
Aengus lands with a right hand.
Veainu throws an overhand right that lands on Aengus's shoulder, as Aengus tries to avoid the shot.
Veainu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aengus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Veainu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aengus.
A little feinted left hand from Veainu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aengus scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu cracks Aengus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Veainu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aengus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aengus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aengus throws a poor cross that misses
and Veainu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aengus thinking.
Veainu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aengus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aengus loads up on a big right hand but Veainu slips the punch.
A jab from Aengus finds it's way through Veainu's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veainu. Aengus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veainu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aengus.
Aengus misses with a looping left.
Veainu misses with a body shot.
Aengus misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caelan Aengus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aengus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caelan Aengus!
Caelan Aengus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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