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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ni Hao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Ivey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ni Hao!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey lands a jab to the nose.
Hao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ivey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hao's hands.
Ivey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hao misses the shot to the body.
Hao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Ivey misses.
Hao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ivey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hao.
Hao missing with a left hand there. Ivey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ivey lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hao.
Ni Hao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivey clinches up with Hao and pushes him back against the cage.
Ivey misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Ivey.
Hao looks gassed!
Ivey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ivey is leaning against Hao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ivey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Ivey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ivey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ivey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ivey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ivey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hao blocks a body shot from Ivey.
Ivey slowing the pace effectively.
Ivey seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ivey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ivey is leaning against Hao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ivey works on Hao's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Ivey - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Ivey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ivey lands a nice shot to the body.
Ivey lands a right hand.
Ivey cracks Hao with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hao backwards.
A right hand to the body from Ivey.
Ivey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ivey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ivey digs a right hand into Hao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hao's gas tank.
Ivey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haos head.
Ivey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ivey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ivey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hao.
Ivey lands with a short shot to the head.
Ivey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Ivey.
Ivey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hao backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hao prevents a body shot from Ivey.
A nice left hand lands by Ivey.
Ivey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hook to the body lands for Ivey.
Ivey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hao backwards.
A right hand to the body from Ivey.
Ivey cracks Hao with a nice body shot.
Ivey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haos head.
Ivey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hao backwards.
Ivey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hao backwards.
Ivey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hao.
Ivey pushes Hao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ivey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivey.
Still in the clinch, Ivey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ivey throws a head punch that misses.
Ivey cracks Hao with a nice body shot.
Ivey controlling the action here for a moment.
Ivey tries to throw a body punch but Hao avoids it by throwing Ivey back against the cage.
Ivey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ivey tries to throw a body punch but Hao avoids it by throwing Ivey back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hao's elbow.
Come on Ivey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Ivey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big left from Hao misses.
Ivey lands a lovely overhand right.
Hao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ivey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hao throws a combination that misses
and Ivey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivey moves into range and clinches up with Hao.
Ivey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hao can do to turn this around?
A short body shot lands from Ivey as the two fighters clinch.
Hao breaks from the clinch.
Hao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ivey counters with a nice body shot.
Ivey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hao doesn't seem bothered though.
Ivey scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivey rushes Hao and presses him up against the cage.
Hao is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ivey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hao is trying to break the clinch but Ivey has him pressed against the cage.
Hao prevents a body shot from Ivey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Ivey.
Ivey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ivey pushes Hao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ivey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivey.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ivey.
Ivey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ivey lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Ivey fails to land.
Hao wants to break free but Ivey has control.
Ivey misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivey lands with a left to the head.
Ivey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ivey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ivey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Ivey.
Ivey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ivey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hao or not.
A short body shot lands from Ivey as the two fighters clinch.
Ivey lands a left hand.
Ivey lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ivey.
Ivey lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivey presses Hao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ivey lands a body shot.
Hao blocks a body shot from Ivey.
A short right from Ivey on the inside.
Good body shot from Ivey.
A right hook to the body lands for Ivey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivey.
A shot in the inside from Ivey.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ivey.
Ivey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hao.
Ivey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Ivey.
Hao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Ivey.
Ivey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ivey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ivey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hao has had enough of the clinch but Ivey keeps him there for the moment.
Ivey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ivey lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ivey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey cracks Hao with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Ivey.
Hao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivey digs a right hand underneath Hao's ribcage. Hao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivey works on Hao's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ivey.
Ivey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ivey.
A right hook to the body lands for Ivey.
Ivey tries to work over Hao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivey lands a shot to the body.
Ivey lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Ivey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Ivey dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ivey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ivey ducks right into an uppercut from Hao.
Ivey wants to clinch.
Hao throws a big shot that misses.
Hao misses with a jab to the body
and Ivey moves into the clinch.
Ivey gets through Hao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ivey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ivey lands a nice shot to the body.
Hao misses with some punches.
Ivey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ivey lands with a right to the head.
Hao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivey slows down the pace here.
Good body shot from Ivey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao blocks an uppercut.
Ivey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ivey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haos head.
Nice body punch from Ivey.
Ivey lands a hook that snaps the head of Hao backwards.
Ivey has Hao pressed against the cage.
Ivey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hao.
Ivey cracks Hao with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ivey.
Ivey lands a right hand.
Hao is rocked!
Ivey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hao is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivey finish him?
Phil Ivey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Ivey.
Hao seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey misses with the head strike.
Ivey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivey presses Hao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ivey lands with a left to the head.
Ivey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hao prevents a body shot from Ivey.
A shot in the inside from Ivey.
Ivey stalling against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivey gets through Hao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivey.
Ivey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ivey presses Hao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey has Hao pressed against the cage.
Ivey lands with a right to the head.
Ivey gets through Hao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ivey misses with the head strike.
Hao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ivey has him pressed against the cage.
Hao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ni Hao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivey.
Ivey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ivey pushes Hao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ivey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hao.
Ivey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hao's elbow.
Ivey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Ivey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Ivey.
Ivey misses with a body punch.
Ivey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hao blocks a body shot from Ivey.
The referee calls for Ivey to work.
Ivey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ivey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivey keeps control of Hao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hao tries to break free but Ivey pushes him back against the cage.
Phil Ivey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hao working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Ivey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ivey 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Ivey!
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