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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Legs Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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346 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clifton Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikey Legs Iv!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen feints and as Legs Iv raises his hands in defense, Chen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Legs Iv looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chen throws an elbow that misses. Legs Iv uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chen's guard. Nice move by Legs Iv!
Chen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Legs Iv.
Chen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Legs Iv is controlling him.
Legs Iv postures up.
Chen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Chen wants to stand up but Legs Iv is controlling him.
Chen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Legs Iv!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Chen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Legs Iv is in a horrible position here. Chen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Legs Iv wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Chen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legs Iv blocking the ground and pound.
Chen throws some wild stikes that Legs Iv manages to avoid easily.
Chen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Legs Iv blocking the ground and pound.
Chen thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Legs Iv can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chen scoring with strikes but Legs Iv is staying in there.
Legs Iv is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chen punching from mount but Legs Iv doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chen 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Chen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Chen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chen with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Legs Iv is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chen is landing with some decent strikes but Legs Iv is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Chen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chen moves into the clinch.
Legs Iv is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Legs Iv to the mat. Legs Iv regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Chen throwing strikes from guard but Legs Iv blocks nicely.
Clifton Chen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chen throws a big elbow that misses.
Chen throws a big elbow that misses.
Legs Iv working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chen.
Legs Iv is breathing heavily.
Legs Iv working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen gets to his feet - Legs Iv follows without any prompting.
Chen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Legs Iv tries to keep at a distance but Chen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chen successfully pulls guard.
Chen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Chen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Legs Iv is trying to keep an underhook but Chen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Chen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Legs Iv can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Legs Iv works to full guard.
Chen tries to stand but Legs Iv is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen throwing strikes but missing.
Chen lands a couple of digs.
Chen wants to get up but he can't break Legs Iv's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen cracks Legs Iv with a solid left hand.
Chen postures up in Legs Iv's guard and throws a big left but Legs Iv blocks it.
Chen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Legs Iv works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Chen dominated that second round.
That's time! Chen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chen closes the distance and clinches.
Chen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chen wants to clinch up but Legs Iv keeps it at a distance.
Legs Iv avoids the head kick by Chen.
Legs Iv circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legs Iv can do to turn this around?
Chen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chen doesn't manage to clinch there - Legs Iv circles away.
Clifton Chen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legs Iv takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch but Legs Iv swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chen tries to clinch up.
Chen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chen manages to pull guard.
Chen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legs Iv stopping the sweep attempt from Chen.
Chen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Legs Iv!
Chen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chen with a couple of short strikes.
Legs Iv tries to lock up and control but Chen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs Iv can't escape the position.
Chen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Legs Iv?
Chen throwing strikes here but Legs Iv is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chen misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chen wants to control the pace but Legs Iv is squirming around nicely.
Chen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Legs Iv is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen landing strikes from the mount and Legs Iv is in trouble!
Mikey Legs Iv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clifton Chen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clifton Chen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chen 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clifton Chen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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