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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Lighting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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158 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Lighting!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giap instigates a clinch.
Lighting looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giap.
It looks like George Lighting has been cut.
Giap landing knees to the body.
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!
Giap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lighting blocks it with crossed arms.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lighting avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giap fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Giap gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Giap tries a knee to the head but Lighting blocks it.
Giap manages to break the clinch.
Lighting tries to keep at a distance but Giap has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giap crunches a lovely knee into Lighting's ribcage.
Giap lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lighting tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lighting is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lighting avoids it.
Lighting being controlled against the cage.
Giap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lighting has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Giap tries to land a knee to the head but Lighting blocks with his arms.
Giap lands an elbow just above Lighting 's eye.
Giap breaks the clinch.
Giap moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Giap.
Knees in the clinch landing for Giap.
Giap putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lighting in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lighting looking to stall.
Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap pushes Lighting up against the cage in a clinch.
Lighting on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Giap breaks from the clinch.
Giap closes the distance and pushes Lighting back into the cage.
Lighting tries to pull guard but Giap holds him up against the cage and eventually Lighting drops back down to his feet.
Giap holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Giap lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Giap using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Giap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giap goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Giap forces Lighting back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Giap - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Giap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giap closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Giap with a knee to the head.
Giap landing knees to the head.
Lighting is rocked!
Giap lands a nice knee to the body.
Lighting is still on wobbly legs! Can Giap finish him?
Giap landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lighting seems to have recovered his senses.
Giap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lighting's defenses.
Giap scores a nice knee to the body.
Giap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Giap looking to throw knees to the head but Lighting is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giap pushes Lighting up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lighting takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giap darts in and clinches Lighting up against the cage.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lighting lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Giap.
Lighting takes a knee to the side of the body.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Lighting's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lighting gets tackled into the cage by Giap. Giap maintains the clinch.
Lighting goes for a takedown in the clinch but Giap prevents it.
Lighting takes a knee right on the jaw!
Giap landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Giap lands a knee to the body.
Giap breaks from the clinch.
Lighting is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giap moves into the clinch successfully.
Giap connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giap working Lighting over with knees to the body.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lighting avoids it.
Lighting takes an elbow to the temple.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lighting avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lighting lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Giap missing with knees to the body.
Giap lands a knee to the body.
Giap tries a knee to the head but Lighting blocks it.
Giap lands a knee to the body.
Giap landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giap rushes Lighting and presses him up against the cage.
Giap tries to land a knee to the head but Lighting blocks with his arms.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Giap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lighting's defenses.
Giap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lighting can do to turn this around?
Giap dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lighting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lighting avoiding damage as Giap throws knees to the body.
Giap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Giap stalling the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giap.
Giap breaks the clinch.
Giap closes the distance and clinches.
Vo Nguyen Giap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Giap stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vo Nguyen Giap.
Giap clinches with his opponent.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giap is looking to clinch but Lighting is avoiding it.
Lighting fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giap clinches up with Lighting and pushes him back against the cage.
Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giap digs a good hook to Lighting's body.
Giap has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap taking a breather.
Giap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Giap obliges.
Giap lands a nice knee to the body.
Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lighting shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vo Nguyen Giap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Lighting.
Giap rushes Lighting and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giap manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lighting gets tackled into the cage by Giap. Giap maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Lighting's cut.
That's time! Giap's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Giap rushes Lighting and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Giap landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Giap with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Giap stalling the fight.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lighting avoids it.
Giap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lighting throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giap's waist but Giap gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lighting off to one side.
Giap has Lighting up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Giap.
Lighting blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lighting avoids it.
Giap throws an elbow but it misses.
Giap with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Giap.
Giap effectively controlling the action here.
Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giap closes the distance and pushes Lighting back into the cage.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Giap landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Giap is struggling to control the position.
Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap takes the fight into the clinch.
Giap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lighting is defending well for now.
Giap will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lighting up against the cage.
Giap breaks from the clinch.
Giap throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vo Nguyen Giap is winning the standup battle so far.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giap has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giap tries to clinch there but Lighting circles away.
Giap clinches.
Giap landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Giap tries to land knees in the clinch but Lighting avoids the damage to the body.
Giap lands a knee to the head.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Giap lands a nice knee to the body.
Giap breaks from the clinch.
Giap moves into the clinch.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap clinches.
Giap tries a knee to the head but Lighting blocks it.
Lighting managing to block the knees to the body from Giap.
Lighting breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giap moves into the clinch.
Vo Nguyen Giap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giap clinches up with Lighting and pushes him back against the cage.
Giap crunches a lovely knee into Lighting's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lighting takes a knee to the side of the body.
Giap breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vo Nguyen Giap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Giap 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vo Nguyen Giap!
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energy
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FIGHT
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