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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Talan Wu (ranked 2892 p4p, 25242 weight class) and Fred Jose (ranked 330 p4p, 517 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Talan Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Jose!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu cracks Jose with a good jab.
Jose slips under a jab from Wu.
Wu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jose.
Jose walks into a straight right hand from Wu.
Wu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jose moves away.
Wu throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Jose to counter with a crisp jab.
Jose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wu scores with a sloppy right hand. Jose should have avoided that one.
Wu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wu.
Jose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jose misses with a body shot.
Wu throws a looping overhand right but Jose ducks down to avoid it.
Wu looks to land a right hand but Jose moved out of range.
Jose wants to counter with a clinch but Wu pushes him away.
Wu looks to score with a jab to the body but Jose is just out of range.
Jose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wu missing with a left hand there. Jose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wu misses with an uppercut.
Wu throws a lazy right hand but Jose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wu throws a lazy right hand but Jose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wu misses with the combination.
Jose tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jose.
Wu misses the body punch
and Jose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wu.
Wu tries to bum rush Jose with a series of wild strikes but Jose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jose tries to counter with a clinch but Wu shakes him off and moves away.
Jose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wu.
Wu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Wu misses the target.
Wu takes a swing at Jose's ribcage but misses.
Jose takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Jose slips a straight right by Wu.
Wu misses with a looping right.
Jose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wu.
Jose closes the distance and pushes Wu back into the cage.
Jose misses with a punch on the inside.
Jose taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Wu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wu working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wu's efforts to push away.
Jose looking to stall.
Jose stalling.
Wu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jose keeps control of Wu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wu is trying to force a seperation but Jose has the dominant position.
Wu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wu tries to break the clinch but Jose is controlling the position.
Wu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wu wants to break free but Jose has control.
Wu wants to break free but Jose has control.
Wu is trying to force a seperation but Jose has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wu tries to circle away but Jose has him pinned against the cage.
Jose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wu tries to break free but Jose pushes him back against the cage.
Wu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jose prevents Wu from breaking the clinch.
Wu tries to circle away but Jose has him pinned against the cage.
Jose prevents Wu from breaking the clinch.
Jose throws a punch but it's blocked by Wu.
Wu can't break the clinch.
Wu has had enough of the clinch but Jose keeps him there for the moment.
Wu can't break the clinch.
Wu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wu's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Talan Wu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, jab by Jose - just one landing.
Jose scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wu throws out a loose jab but Jose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jose ducks under a wild hook from Wu.
Jose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jose moves away.
A big left from Wu misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Wu misses.
Talan Wu is winning the standup battle so far.
Wu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wu 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.
Jose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wu misses with an uppercut. Jose saw that one coming.
Wu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jose connects with a jab.
Wu fails to land with a series of punches.
Jose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wu.
Wu misses with a straight left.
Wu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jose.
Wu throws a jab when Jose was well out of range.
Wu takes a swing at Jose's ribcage but misses.
Jose is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu throws a series of punches but Jose avoids them all with ease.
Jose dodges the punch combination from Wu.
Wu swinging wildly here.
Wu swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Jose.
Jose throws out a counter right but Wu avoids it with no problem.
Wu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jose's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jose ducks under a wild hook from Wu.
Jose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jose tries to move into range but Wu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jose scores with a nice head shot.
Wu throws a jab when Jose was well out of range.
Wu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jose's head backwards.
Jose ducks under a wild hook from Wu.
Wu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wu misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Jose.
Jose is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jose cracks Wu with an open hand slap.
Wu throws a body shot but no joy.
Wu throws a hook to the side of Jose's head but Jose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wu moves forwards but Jose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wu misses with a body shot
and Jose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu throws a hook to the side of Jose's head but Jose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jose jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jose avoids the body shot from Wu.
Wu misses with a body shot.
Jose cracks Wu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Wu. Those never looked like landing.
Wu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jose listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jose lands the left hand.
Wu misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Wu does no damage.
Jose is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jose throws out a counter right but Wu avoids it with no problem.
Wu avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Talan Wu dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jose scores with a body shot.
Wu throws a nice looking combination but Jose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wu looks to throw the jab but Jose is out of range.
Wu looks to land a combination but Jose avoids it well.
Wu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jose.
Wu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jose finds it's way round the side to connect with Wu's head.
Wu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jose can do to turn this around?
Jose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu looks to land a right hand but Jose moved out of range.
Jose wants to counter with a clinch but Wu pushes him away.
Wu throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jose! But no joy.
Wu throws a hook but Jose blocks it.
Wu sets himself, and Jose steps forward looking for the clinch! Wu avoids it this time.
Jose blocks a jab.
Jose steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wu.
A swing and a miss from Wu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wu. Wu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wu throws a series of punches but Jose moves out of range.
Wu throws a right hand that Jose ducks under and follows up with a left that Jose also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jose scores with a jab. Wu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wu looks to score with a jab to the body but Jose is just out of range.
Wu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wu cracks a nice hook into Jose's ribs.
Wu throws a jab when Jose was well out of range.
Jose tries to counter with a clinch but Wu shakes him off and moves away.
Wu throws a looping overhand right but Jose ducks down to avoid it.
Wu misses with a few strikes there.
Wu misses with a hook. Jose ducked under it nicely.
Jose throws out a counter right but Wu avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu misses with a wild body shot.
Wu misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jose ducks under a wild hook from Wu.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jose manages to avoid it.
Wu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jose avoids the body shot from Wu.
Wu misses the jab.
Wu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jose is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jose throws a good cross that connects.
Wu misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose slips under a jab from Wu.
Wu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jose circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Wu misses.
Jose tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jose moves away from the strike by Wu.
Jose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sloppy strikes from Wu. Those never looked like landing.
Jose slips a jab from Wu.
Jose tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wu, pushing him back against the cage.
Wu wants to get back to striking at distance but Jose won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Jose fails to land.
Jose lands an uppercut.
Wu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jose is leaning against Wu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wu is trying to break free.
Talan Wu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jose controlling the action here for a moment.
Wu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Wu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jose keeps control of Wu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jose tries to work over Wu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Wu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wu can't break the clinch.
Wu wants to get back to striking at distance but Jose won't allow it.
Jose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wu is trying to force a seperation but Jose has the dominant position.
Fred Jose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wu is trying to break the clinch but Jose has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Talan Wu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Talan Wu!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Talan Wu!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Talan Wu!
Talan Wu wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Talan Wu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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