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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lieu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC. Chavez has chosen California Love as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jin Lieu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Chavez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lieu.
Chavez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lieu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chavez looks to throw the jab but Lieu is out of range.
Chavez throws a right hand that Lieu ducks under and follows up with a left that Lieu also avoids with ease.
Chavez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chavez missing with a left hand there. Lieu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lieu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chavez throws out the jab.
Chavez keeps the fight on the outside.
Lieu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lieu looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavez is just out of range.
Chavez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu thuds a left hand into Chavez's body.
Lieu is looking to clinch but Chavez is avoiding it.
Lieu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lieu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chavez. Chavez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lieu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lieu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lieu misses with an uppercut. Chavez saw that one coming.
Chavez throws out a loose jab but Lieu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lieu wants to clinch up but Chavez keeps it at a distance.
Jin Lieu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lieu.
Lieu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Lieu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lieu misses the jab.
Lieu slips under a jab.
Lieu misses with a combination
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lieu misses with a takedown
letting Chavez counter with a right hand.
Lieu fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Chavez.
Lieu tries to clinch
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lieu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chavez pinned against the cage. Chavez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chavez looks to land a right hand but Lieu moved out of range.
Chavez connects with a right hand. Lieu shakes it off.
Lieu misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lieu.
Chavez throws out a powerful jab.
Lieu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lieu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chavez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chavez throws a nice looking combination but Lieu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lieu tries to clinch but Chavez moves out of range.
A lazy left from Chavez finds it's target.
Chavez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lieu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Chavez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Chavez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chavez throws a combination. Lieu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lieu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Chavez lands with a hook. Lieu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lieu moves out of range as Chavez strikes.
Lieu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chavez misses with the combination.
Chavez tries to keep at a distance but Lieu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lieu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lieu tries to clinch up but Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lieu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chavez slips a jab from Lieu.
Lieu takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lieu.
Chavez wants a takedown but no success here.
Chavez is working for takedown but Lieu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lieu is struggling to control the position.
Lieu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jin Lieu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lieu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Chavez scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu tries to clinch up but Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
Lieu blocks a jab.
Lieu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chavez.
Antonio Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Chavez.
Lieu tries to clinch up.
Lieu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chavez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chavez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
Lieu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Lieu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu tries to clinch but Chavez moves out of range.
Lieu moves into range and clinches up with Chavez.
Chavez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lieu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jin Lieu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Chavez.
Chavez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lieu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lieu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chavez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lieu controlling the action here for a moment.
Lieu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lieu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lieu throws a shot from downtown. Chavez moves away and avoids it.
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.
Lieu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lieu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chavez defends it nicely.
Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lieu tries to clinch up.
Lieu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lieu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Lieu misses with a double jab
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Lieu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lieu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chavez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lieu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lieu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chavez's sensitive parts.
Chavez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lieu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lieu misses with a body shot.
Lieu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lieu doesn't manage to clinch there - Chavez circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu moves in looking to clinch but Chavez pushes him off.
A punch combination from Lieu misses.
Lieu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lieu trying to control the action but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Lieu is pressing down on Chavez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chavez is holding on for now.
Lieu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lieu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chavez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lieu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu thows a huge punch but Chavez dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lieu stands up out of the half guard.
Chavez throws a series of punches but Lieu moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Lieu.
Chavez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lieu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lieu decides to stand up, so the ref orders Chavez to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chavez slips a jab and a cross from Lieu.
A big left from Lieu misses.
Chavez throws a good cross that connects.
Chavez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lieu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lieu thows a body shot but no joy.
Lieu looks to land a left hand but Chavez moved out of range nicely.
Lieu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lieu manages to break the clinch.
Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chavez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lieu tries to clinch
and Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lieu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chavez's calf.
Chavez throws a hook to the side of Lieu's head but Lieu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lieu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Chavez counter with a right hand.
Lieu is looking to clinch but Chavez is avoiding it.
Chavez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Lieu clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Chavez misses its intended target.
Chavez checks a leg kick.
A jab from Chavez finds it's way through Lieu's defenses.
Lieu clinches.
Lieu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lieu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chavez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chavez 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.
Chavez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chavez wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Chavez.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lieu tries to clinch up but Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lieu. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lieu ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Lieu tries to close the distance and clinch but Chavez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chavez connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Lieu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez lands a jab to the nose.
Chavez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chavez counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lieu.
Nice sprawl there from Chavez as Lieu shoots in.
Chavez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chavez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chavez slips under a jab.
Lieu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chavez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lieu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chavez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lieu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chavez tries to avoid it but Lieu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chavez to the ground. Chavez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Lieu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lieu tries to clinch there but Chavez circles away.
Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
Chavez lands a nice shot that snaps Lieu's head back.
Chavez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
Lieu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chavez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chavez swats away the attempt to clinch by Lieu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chavez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chavez keeps the fight on the outside.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
A jab from Chavez does it's job there.
Lieu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chavez.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Lieu's shoulder, as Lieu tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lieu misses with a hook. Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Lieu tries to clinch there but Chavez circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Chavez dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Chavez.
Chavez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lieu doesn't seem bothered though.
Lieu tries to clinch up but Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
Lieu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chavez to score with a decent uppercut.
Lieu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chavez pinned against the cage. Chavez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Antonio Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Chavez thuds his right hand into Lieu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lieu backs up against the cage.
Lieu shoots in but Chavez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lieu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lieu moves out of range of the strikes.
Chavez throws a jab when Lieu was well out of range.
Lieu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lieu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chavez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Chavez.
Lieu tries to clinch but Chavez moves out of range.
Lieu closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chavez did well to prevent Lieu getting side control.
Chavez is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez controlling the position for now.
Lieu wants to work for an arm triangle but Chavez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lieu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is looking to escape.
Chavez wants to improve his position but Lieu is controlling well.
Lieu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chavez is just riding it out for now. Lieu eventually gives up the hold.
Lieu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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.
Lieu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lieu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chavez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Chavez! Antonio Chavez retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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