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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Laos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bow Jow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Bow Jow enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Laos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bow Jow!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laos misses with a wild combination.
Jow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jow forces Laos back against the cage and clinches.
Jow is trying to force a seperation but Laos has the dominant position.
A right hand to the body from Laos.
Knees to the body from Laos.
Jow is trying to force a seperation but Laos has the dominant position.
Still in the clinch, Laos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laos is trying to break the clinch but Jow is controlling him.
Laos trying to stall but Jow improves his position.
Jow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jow rushes Laos and presses him up against the cage.
Jow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jow wants to break free but Laos has control.
Laos has Jow pressed against the cage, preventing Jow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laos missing with knees to the body.
Jow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jow forces Laos back against the cage and clinches.
Laos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laos can't break the clinch.
Laos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laos prevents Jow from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Laos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jow is trying to break the clinch but Laos is controlling him.
Laos lands a nice elbow.
Laos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laos has him pressed against the cage.
Jow looks gassed!
Laos missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laos's efforts to push away.
Laos stalling in the clinch but Jow improves position.
Jow wants to break free but Laos has control.
Jow tries to break free but Laos pushes him back against the cage.
Laos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Laos.
Jow avoiding damage as Laos throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jow keeps control of Laos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jow's defenses.
Laos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jow has Laos pressed against the cage, preventing Laos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laos is trying to break the clinch but Jow has him pressed against the cage.
Laos lands a body punch.
Laos lands with a right to the head.
Laos working hard to break the clinch.
Laos trying to control the position but instead, Jow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laos into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Laos.
Jow takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Laos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laos is trying to break the clinch but Jow is controlling him.
Laos is trying to stall.
A short left from Laos.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laos's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laos lands with a right to the head.
Laos tries to land knees in the clinch but Jow avoids the damage to the body.
Laos lands with a short shot to the head.
Jow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laos is looking to break free of the clinch but Jow has double underhooks.
Laos taking a breather.
Jow prevents Laos from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Laos.
Laos is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laos gets through Jow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laos.
Laos lands an elbow inside.
Laos trying to control the position but instead, Jow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laos into the cage.
Laos lands a shot to the body.
Laos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jow is keeping busy.
Jow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laos.
A right hook to the body lands for Laos.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laos scores with a shot to the side of Jow's head.
Laos looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Laos.
Laos is trying to break free.
Laos tries to break the clinch but Jow is controlling the position.
Laos lands a nice elbow.
Laos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jow.
Laos can't break the clinch.
Laos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laos throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Laos is defended easily by Jow.
Laos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jow's waist but Jow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laos off to one side.
Jow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jow avoiding damage as Laos throws knees to the body.
Jow tries to break free but Laos pushes him back against the cage.
Jow is trying to break free.
Jow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Laos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jow's defenses.
Laos lands an elbow just above Jow 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Laos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jow backwards.
Jow is trying to break the clinch but Laos is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Laos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jow backwards.
Laos lands an elbow just above Jow 's eye.
Laos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jow walks into a jab.
Laos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jow sprawls well. Jow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Laos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Laos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laos tries to close the distance and clinch but Jow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jow.
Bow Jow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laos fails with a takedown attempt.
Jow clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Jow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laos thuds a left hand into Jow's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Laos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jow closes the distance and clinches.
Laos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Laos.
Jow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jow tries to circle away but Laos has him pinned against the cage.
Jow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laos lands a nice shot to the body.
Jow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jow is trying to force a seperation but Laos has the dominant position.
Laos lands a shoulder strike.
Laos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jow backwards.
Laos tries to stall but Jow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laos is trying to break free.
Laos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jow.
Jow avoiding damage as Laos throws knees to the body.
Laos wants to break free but Jow has control.
Jow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laos can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laos lands an elbow that stopped Jow in his tracks for a moment.
Jow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laos lands a left hand.
Jow avoiding damage as Laos throws knees to the body.
Laos lands an elbow inside that Jow shrugs off.
A left hand lands to the body for Laos.
Jow is looking to break free of the clinch but Laos has double underhooks.
Nick Laos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laos's efforts to push away.
Laos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jow is trying to break the clinch but Laos has him pressed against the cage.
Laos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laos wants to break free but Jow has control.
Laos tries to land knees in the clinch but Jow avoids the damage to the body.
Jow keeps control of Laos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Laos.
Laos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laos wants to get back to striking at distance but Jow won't allow it.
Laos lands an elbow that stopped Jow in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Laos.
Laos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laos is trying to push Jow away but Jow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Laos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Laos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laos throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laos shoots in for a double leg but Jow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Laos works over Jow's head and body with a nice combination.
Jow has managed to clinch.
Laos tries to circle away but Jow has him pinned against the cage.
Jow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laos's efforts to push away.
Laos trying to land knees to the body.
Jow can't break the clinch.
Laos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Jow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laos can't break the clinch.
Jow is trying to break the clinch but Laos is controlling him.
Laos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laos wants to get back to striking at distance but Jow won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Laos.
Jow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laos has him pressed against the cage.
Laos looking to slow down the pace here.
Jow tries to circle away but Laos has him pinned against the cage.
Laos scores with a shot to the side of Jow's head.
Laos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laos wants to get back to striking at distance but Jow won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laos looking to stall.
Laos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nick Laos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jow is fending him off so far but Laos persists. Nope, Jow circles away and we're back to standing.
Jow moves into the clinch successfully.
Laos stalling in the clinch but Jow improves position.
A frustrated look appears on Laos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jow is keeping busy.
Jow breaks from the clinch.
Laos gets tackled into the cage by Jow. Jow maintains the clinch.
Laos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laos lands with a right to the head.
Laos lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Laos.
Laos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jow wants to get back to striking at distance but Laos won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Laos.
Laos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jow has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Laos.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jow tries to circle away but Laos has him pinned against the cage.
Laos lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Laos on the inside.
Laos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Laos.
Laos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jow or not.
Jow tries to circle away but Laos has him pinned against the cage.
Laos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Laos lands with a short shot to the head.
Laos is trying to stall.
Jow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jow tries to circle away but Laos has him pinned against the cage.
Laos is trying to push Jow away but Jow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jow in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laos.
Laos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jow is trying to push Laos away but Laos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Laos is looking to control Jow's arms but Jow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Laos has his back to the cage.
Jow avoiding damage as Laos throws knees to the body.
Jow is trying to break the clinch but Laos is controlling him.
Laos prevents Jow from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Laos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Laos dominated that second round.
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!
Laos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jow scrambles back to his feet.
Laos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jow avoids it really well and circles away.
Laos scores with a nice head shot.
Laos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laos shoots for a double leg takedown but Jow sprawls well. He's pushed Laos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Laos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jow closes the distance and pushes Laos back into the cage.
Jow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laos has him pressed against the cage.
Jow is trying to break the clinch but Laos is controlling him.
Laos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laos wants to get back to striking at distance but Jow won't allow it.
Laos digs a right hand underneath Jow's ribcage. Jow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laos lands an uppercut.
Jow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laos missing with knees to the body.
Laos is looking to control Jow's arms but Jow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Laos has his back to the cage.
Laos tries to break free but Jow pushes him back against the cage.
Laos lands a hook that snaps the head of Jow backwards.
Jow working hard to break the clinch.
Laos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jow is trying to break the clinch but Laos has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Laos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laos lands a right hand.
Jow takes an elbow to the temple.
Jow wants to get back to striking at distance but Laos won't allow it.
Laos wants to stall.
Laos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from Laos.
Laos swinging wildly here.
Jow closes the distance and clinches.
That's two 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.
Jow takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hook to the body lands for Laos.
Laos lands a nice uppercut.
Laos is trying to force a seperation but Jow has the dominant position.
Laos gets through Jow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laos.
Laos working hard to break the clinch.
Laos is trying to force a seperation but Jow has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Laos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laos prevents Jow from breaking the clinch.
Laos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jow's defenses.
Laos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laos.
Laos lands a nice shot to the body.
Laos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jow is trying to break the clinch but Laos is controlling him.
Laos breaks from the clinch.
Laos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Laos.
Jow circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laos, pushing him back against the cage.
Laos wants to break free but Jow has control.
Jow is trying to break the clinch but Laos has him pressed against the cage.
Laos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jow.
Laos lands a body punch.
Laos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jow closes the distance and pushes Laos back into the cage.
Laos breaks the clinch.
Jow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laos.
Bow Jow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jow slips a jab and a cross from Laos.
Jow moves into the clinch.
Jow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jow pushes Laos up against the cage in a clinch.
Laos taking a breather.
Laos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laos stalling in the clinch but Jow improves position.
Jow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laos has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jow working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jow keeps control of Laos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laos is trying to maintain a safe position but Jow gets an underhook and turns Laos into the cage.
Laos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Jow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nick Laos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jow can't break the clinch.
Laos has had enough of the clinch but Jow keeps him there for the moment.
Laos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jow avoids it.
Jow is trying to break the clinch but Laos is controlling him.
Jow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laos has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Laos wants to get back to striking at distance but Jow won't allow it.
Jow has had enough of the clinch but Laos keeps him there for the moment.
Laos looking to stall.
Laos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Laos.
Laos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laos is trying to break the clinch but Jow is controlling him.
Laos prevents Jow from breaking the clinch.
Jow is trying to break free.
Laos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Laos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laos 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Laos!
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