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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mui Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belt's entrance music is Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory. A fine choice. Black Belt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 cm
27
289 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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205 cm
28
265 lbs
15 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Belt! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mui Thai! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thai avoids the body shot from Belt.
Belt lands with a good body shot. Belt slips under a jab from Thai. Thai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Belt just misses with a punch to the body.
Belt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Mui Thai has been cut. Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belt on the wrong end of a nice hook. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Belt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Belt thumps Thai with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thai avoids the head kick by Belt.
Belt misses with a wild body shot. Belt tries to close the distance and clinch but Thai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Belt throws a leg kick but Thai moved away. Thai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belt counters with a straight punch to the midsection. A solid leg kick lands there for Belt.
Belt connects with a leg kick. Thai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Nice body punch from Belt. Belt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Belt scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Belt connects with a body shot that sends Thai's belly button to the back. Belt lands a jab to the head.
Belt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thai paws at him with a jab and circles away. Thai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belt to score with a decent uppercut. Belt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Belt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Thai misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Belt tries to clinch but Thai is having none of it. Belt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Belt throws a chopping leg kick but Thai manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Belt lands with a good body shot. Thai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belt sees it coming and avoids it easily. Belt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Thai throws a punch but it's blocked by Belt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Belt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belt misses with a knee to the head. Belt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thai is defending well for now. Belt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Belt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A head punch on the inside from Thai fails to land. Belt misses with a body punch.
Belt struggles to land a body shot inside as Thai controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Thai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Thai breaks from the clinch.
Black Belt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Belt clinches up against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Belt dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mui Thai's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Belt. Thai looks to land a right hand but Belt moved out of range. Thai misses with a hook. Belt ducked under it nicely. Belt moves out of range as Thai strikes. Belt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Belt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Belt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Belt lands a nice looking body shot.
Thai is breathing heavily. 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! Belt throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Belt dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Good leg kick by Belt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thai takes a body punch but keeps moving. Belt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Thai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Belt throws a leg kick which misses Thai's front leg but catches the back leg as Thai tries to avoid it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Belt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Belt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Belt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Belt moves in looking to clinch but Thai pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Belt connects with a body shot that sends Thai's belly button to the back. Belt tries to clinch there but Thai circles away.
Thai tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Belt jabs Thai to the body, keeping him at a distance. Belt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A solid leg kick lands there for Belt.
Belt feints and then cracks Thai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thai down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A left lands for Belt. Belt lands with a right hand. Thai gets tackled into the cage by Belt. Belt maintains the clinch. Thai tries to circle away but Belt has him pinned against the cage. A short right from Belt on the inside.
That has opened up Mui Thai's cut even more. Belt misses with a knee strike.
Belt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Belt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Belt digs a right hand into Thai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thai's gas tank. Belt connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Belt struggles to land a body shot inside as Thai controls his hands.
Belt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Still in the clinch, Belt scores with a nice short uppercut. Belt tries to land a knee to the head but Thai blocks with his arms.
Belt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. A short left from Belt.
Thai is rocked! Belt is working Thai over against the cage. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Belt unloads a knee to the mid-section. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Belt dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Mui Thai's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Belt throws a leg kick which misses Thai's front leg but catches the back leg as Thai tries to avoid it. A solid leg kick lands there for Belt.
Belt lands a nice hook to Thai's body. Thai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Belt lands a really nice looking cross but Thai seems unphased.
Belt digs a good body shot into Thai's ribs. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Belt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Belt lands a body shot.
Black Belt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Thai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Belt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Thai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Belt rushes Thai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Belt maintains plum control as Thai tries to back straight out! Belt connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Thai blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Black Belt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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