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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ele Loxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ele Loxo enters the cage!
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155 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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178 cm
30
155 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cung Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ele Loxo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loxo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lau was well out of range. Poor timing from Loxo.
Loxo throws a right and a left that Lau avoids nicely.
Loxo misses with a hook
and Lau counters with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loxo. Lau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loxo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lau, pushing him back against the cage.
Lau looking to throw knees to the head but Loxo is blocking nicely.
Lau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Loxo is trying to maintain a safe position but Lau gets an underhook and turns Loxo into the cage.
Lau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loxo avoids it.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Loxo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lau scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Lau to work.
Loxo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Loxo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Lau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loxo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Loxo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lau moves in looking to clinch but Loxo pushes him off.
Lau is looking to clinch but Loxo is avoiding it.
Loxo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loxo keeps the fight on the outside.
Lau moves out of range of the strikes.
Lau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lau tries a knee to the head but Loxo blocks it.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but Loxo blocks with his arms.
Loxo breaks from the clinch.
Lau tries to clinch up but Loxo circles away and keeps his distance.
Lau tries a head kick but it misses.
Cung Lau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau clinches with his opponent.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lau misses with a knee strike.
Loxo managing to block the knees to the body from Lau.
Loxo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ele Loxo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lau tries to clinch but Loxo moves out of range.
Loxo misses the shot to the body.
Lau tries to clinch but Loxo is having none of it.
Lau avoids the body shot from Loxo.
Loxo lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loxo lunges at Lau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lau's hand.
Lau tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Loxo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Loxo misses
and Lau counters by moving into the clinch.
Lau tries a knee to the head but Loxo blocks it.
Lau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lau with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lau tries to circle away but Loxo has him pinned against the cage.
Loxo scores with a shot to the side of Lau's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Loxo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The referee calls for Lau to work.
Lau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loxo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from Loxo both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loxo throws an off balance right hand
and Lau counters with a leg kick.
Loxo has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Loxo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lau keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lau knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Loxo on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loxo is trying to control. Lau wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Loxo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loxo wants to free his trapped foot but Lau is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Loxo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lau wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ele Loxo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Loxo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Loxo counters by moving into the clinch.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loxo blocks it with crossed arms.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loxo blocks it with crossed arms.
Lau utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Loxo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loxo lands a nice shot to the body.
Loxo swings for the body but Lau moves out of range.
Lau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lau tries to clinch up but Loxo circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau closes the distance but Loxo moves to the side
and Loxo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loxo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lau holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Loxo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lau controlling the action here for a moment.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lau looking to throw knees to the head but Loxo is blocking nicely.
Loxo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lau misses with a knee strike.
Lau tries a knee to the head but Loxo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loxo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lau up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Loxo on the inside.
Loxo presses Lau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lau is trying to maintain a safe position but Loxo gets an underhook and turns Lau into the cage.
Loxo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loxo connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loxo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lau.
Lau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loxo.
Loxo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lau is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Loxo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Loxo.
Loxo misses with a series of wild punches.
Lau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loxo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Loxo misses with a body shot.
Loxo misses with a few strikes there.
Loxo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Loxo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loxo throws a big shot that misses.
Lau wants to clinch but Loxo slips to the side
and Lau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loxo tries to bum rush Lau with a series of wild strikes but Lau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loxo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lau counters with a head kick.
A big left from Loxo misses.
Loxo scores with a jab to the body.
Loxo darts in and clinches Lau up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lau misses with a knee to the head.
Loxo is looking to break free of the clinch but Lau has double underhooks.
Lau tries to land knees in the clinch but Loxo avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loxo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ele Loxo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Loxo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loxo scrambles back to his feet.
Lau moves in looking to clinch but Loxo pushes him off.
Lau clinches with his opponent.
Loxo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lau wants to break free but Loxo has control.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loxo blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Loxo.
Lau scores with a knee to the head.
Loxo wants to stall.
Loxo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loxo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Loxo tests Lau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loxo moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loxo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loxo.
Loxo throws a head kick but Lau moves out of range.
Loxo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loxo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lau connects with a knee to the head.
Loxo is trying to break the clinch but Lau is controlling him.
Lau lands a knee to the head.
Loxo managing to block the knees to the body from Lau.
Loxo working hard to break the clinch.
Lau lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lau misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau looking to throw knees to the head but Loxo is blocking nicely.
Lau takes a shot to the head.
Loxo landing knees to the head.
Lau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loxo backwards.
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Loxo blocks it with crossed arms.
Lau misses with a knee strike.
Lau scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loxo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loxo tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Lau is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Loxo is keeping busy.
Lau tries a knee to the head but Loxo blocks it.
Loxo breaks the clinch.
Loxo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lau takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Loxo has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loxo lands with a left to the head.
Lau taking a breather.
Loxo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lau wants to clinch but Loxo slips to the side
and Loxo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lau tries to clinch but Loxo moves out of range.
Ele Loxo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Loxo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lau slips under a jab.
Lau wants to clinch.
Loxo circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loxo throws a right and a left that Lau avoids nicely.
Loxo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lau tries to clinch up
and Loxo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lau darts in trying to clinch
and Lau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ele Loxo.
I've got Loxo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ele Loxo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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