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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lu Bu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azelja Kajin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lu Bu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azelja Kajin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kajin checks a low kick from Bu.
Bu tries to close the distance and clinch but Kajin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bu tries to clinch up but Kajin circles away and keeps his distance.
Bu gets a clinch.
Bu lands an elbow just above Kajin 's eye.
It looks like Azelja Kajin has been cut.
Bu tries to land knees in the clinch but Kajin avoids the damage to the body.
Bu crunches a lovely knee into Kajin's ribcage.
Bu lands a knee to the head.
Bu scores a nice knee to the body.
Kajin looks gassed!
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!
Bu lands a knee to the head.
Bu lands an elbow inside.
Bu lands an elbow inside.
Bu drops Kajin with a big knee straight up the middle! Kajin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kajin is rocked!
Bu tries to clinch there but Kajin circles away.
Kajin is still on wobbly legs! Can Bu finish him?
Bu is looking to clinch but Kajin is avoiding it.
Kajin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bu.
Kajin seems to have recovered his senses.
Bu closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu scores a nice knee to the body.
Bu lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bu.
Bu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bu lands a knee to the body.
Bu landing knees to the body.
Bu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kajin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bu.
Bu crunches a lovely knee into Kajin's ribcage.
Kajin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bu crunches a lovely knee into Kajin's ribcage.
Bu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bu.
Bu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kajin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bu lands a nice elbow.
Bu scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bu lands a good knee to the midsection. Kajin won't want to take too many of those.
Bu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kajin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kajin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bu connects with a knee to the head.
Bu lands an elbow inside that Kajin shrugs off.
Bu lands an elbow that stopped Kajin in his tracks for a moment.
Bu lands a nice knee to the body.
Bu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kajin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bu lands an elbow that stopped Kajin in his tracks for a moment.
Bu scores with a knee to the head.
Bu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kajin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bu lands an elbow inside that Kajin shrugs off.
Kajin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bu lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Bu.
Bu lands an elbow inside that Kajin shrugs off.
Bu scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bu obliges.
Bu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kajin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bu lands a knee to the head.
Kajin tries to stall but Bu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bu scores a nice knee to the body.
Bu lands a nice knee to the body.
Kajin is looking to control Bu's arms but Bu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kajin has his back to the cage.
Bu lands a nice elbow.
Bu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bu connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bu.
Bu lands a knee to the body.
Bu managing to block the knees to the body from Kajin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bu.
Bu lands an elbow that stopped Kajin in his tracks for a moment.
Kajin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bu lands an elbow just above Kajin 's eye.
Bu connects with a knee to the head.
Kajin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kajin is struggling to control the position.
Kajin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bu lands a knee to the head.
Kajin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bu tries to land knees in the clinch but Kajin avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bu crunches a lovely knee into Kajin's ribcage.
Kajin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kajin takes an elbow to the temple.
Kajin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bu scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lu Bu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Azelja Kajin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kajin clinches with his opponent.
Bu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kajin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kajin's face.
Bu scores with a knee to the head.
Bu lands a nice knee to the body.
Bu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kajin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bu landing knees to the body.
Bu landing knees to the body.
Kajin trying to control the position but instead, Bu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kajin into the cage.
Bu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kajin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bu with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Bu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lu Bu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bu lands an elbow just above Kajin 's eye.
Bu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kajin can do to turn this around?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bu obliges.
Kajin wants to break free but Bu has control.
Bu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kajin's defenses.
Bu lands a good knee to the midsection. Kajin won't want to take too many of those.
Kajin avoiding damage as Bu throws knees to the body.
Bu lands an elbow just above Kajin 's eye.
Kajin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees to the body from Bu.
Bu misses with a knee to the head.
Bu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kajin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kajin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bu is keeping busy.
Kajin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bu lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Bu.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kajin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bu lands a nice elbow.
Bu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kajin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kajin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bu landing knees to the body.
Bu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bu obliges.
Bu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kajin avoids it.
Kajin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lu Bu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azelja Kajin.
Bu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kajin's defenses.
Bu lands an elbow inside that Kajin shrugs off.
Kajin tries to stall but Bu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bu scores with a knee to the head.
Kajin avoids a wild elbow strike from Bu.
Bu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kajin takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Bu.
Bu scores a nice knee to the body.
Kajin blocks an elbow strike from Bu.
Bu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bu pushes off an throws an elbow but Kajin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bu lands a nice knee to the body.
Kajin wants to get back to striking at distance but Bu won't allow it.
Bu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kajin managing to block the knees to the body from Bu.
Bu missing with knees to the body.
Bu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bu misses with an elbow over the top.
Kajin has Bu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bu working Kajin over with knees to the body.
Kajin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bu lands a damaging elbow.
Kajin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kajin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bu lands a good knee to the midsection. Kajin won't want to take too many of those.
Kajin tries to circle away but Bu has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bu.
Bu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kajin blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bu obliges.
Kajin managing to block the knees to the body from Bu.
Bu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bu managing to block the knees to the body from Kajin.
Bu with a knee to the head.
Kajin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bu is keeping busy.
Nice elbow from Bu.
Bu lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lu Bu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Azelja Kajin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bu wants to clinch.
Kajin moves in looking to clinch but Bu pushes him off.
Kajin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bu trying to keep a closed guard but Kajin is proving a slippery customer.
Bu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kajin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bu keeping moving, preventing Kajin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bu. That's going to slow Kajin down.
Bu closes the distance but Kajin moves to the side
and Kajin counters with a low kick, right behind Bu 's knee.
Bu tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bu tries to clinch there but Kajin circles away.
Kajin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bu is looking to clinch.
Kajin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bu.
Bu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kajin takes one on the button.
Kajin keeps the fight on the outside.
Azelja Kajin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bu connects with a high kick.
Bu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bu lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Azelja Kajin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bu looks to clinch
and Kajin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Bu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lu Bu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bu, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lu Bu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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