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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hitmon Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namnie Osamowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hitmon Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Namnie Osamowa!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan gets a clinch.
Osamowa avoiding damage as Chan throws knees to the body.
Osamowa pushes off an throws an elbow but Chan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Osamowa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osamowa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Osamowa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Osamowa controls his hands.
Chan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Osamowa.
Chan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osamowa jumps guard but Chan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Osamowa looks winded!
Osamowa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hitmon Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Namnie Osamowa.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Chan lands an elbow inside that Osamowa shrugs off.
Chan lands a shoulder strike.
Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chan darts in and clinches Osamowa up against the cage.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osamowa blocks an uppercut.
Chan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chan closes the distance and clinches.
Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chan clinches up against the cage.
Chan lands a good knee to the midsection. Osamowa won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan lands a head kick!
Chan closes the distance and pushes Osamowa back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan scores a nice knee to the body.
Chan working aggressively here.
Chan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Osamowa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chan smiles and moves away.
Chan darts in and clinches Osamowa up against the cage.
Chan misses with some punches.
Chan misses with an elbow strike.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osamowa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Osamowa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osamowa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Osamowa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
Chan working aggressively here.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Osamowa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Osamowa is trying to push Chan away but Chan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitmon Chan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chan darts in and clinches Osamowa up against the cage.
Chan breaks the clinch.
Chan has managed to clinch.
Chan working Osamowa over with knees to the body.
Osamowa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chan lands a body shot.
Chan missing with knees to the body.
Osamowa managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Osamowa.
Osamowa trying to land knees to the body.
Chan misses with some punches.
Osamowa is breathing heavily.
Osamowa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Osamowa.
Chan lands with a light punch inside.
Chan lands a good knee to the midsection. Osamowa won't want to take too many of those.
Chan breaks from the clinch.
Chan clinches up against the cage.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Osamowa.
Chan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chan.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Osamowa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Osamowa takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Osamowa is working for takedown but Chan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Osamowa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan closes the distance and clinches.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Osamowa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hitmon Chan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chan lands a knee to the body.
Chan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Osamowa is defending well for now.
Osamowa avoiding damage as Chan throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Osamowa can do to turn this around?
Osamowa blocking some punches.
Chan lands an elbow inside.
Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan moves into the clinch.
Osamowa blocking some punches.
Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Osamowa avoids the damage to the body.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
Chan trying to land knees to the body.
Chan misses with some punches.
Osamowa trying to stall but Chan improves his position.
Osamowa can't break the clinch.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Osamowa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Osamowa up against the cage.
Osamowa blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chan clinches up against the cage.
Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chan moves into the clinch successfully.
Chan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan scores with a shot to the side of Osamowa's head.
Chan working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Osamowa avoids it.
Chan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osamowa's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitmon Chan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chan forces Osamowa back against the cage and clinches.
Chan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chan lands a right hand.
Osamowa managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
Osamowa is trying to break the clinch but Chan is controlling him.
Chan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Osamowa backwards.
Chan working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Chan.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Osamowa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osamowa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Chan.
Chan misses with some punches.
Chan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Osamowa backwards.
Chan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Osamowa.
Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Osamowa gets tackled into the cage by Chan. Chan maintains the clinch.
Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chan has closed the distance and engaged Osamowa in a clinch.
Osamowa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan misses with a knee strike.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Osamowa tries to score a body lock takedown but Chan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osamowa avoiding damage as Chan throws knees to the body.
Osamowa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Chan.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Osamowa.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Chan digs a right hand into Osamowa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Osamowa's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osamowa.
Chan lands a nice knee to the body.
Osamowa blocks an elbow strike.
Osamowa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Osamowa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chan scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
Osamowa is trying to drag Chan to the mat but Chan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Osamowa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chan misses with a punch to the body.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
Osamowa misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Osamowa controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Osamowa.
A shot in the inside from Chan.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hitmon Chan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Osamowa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hitmon Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Namnie Osamowa.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Osamowa is defending well for now.
Osamowa is trying to maintain a safe position but Chan gets an underhook and turns Osamowa into the cage.
Namnie Osamowa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Osamowa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hitmon Chan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chan 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitmon Chan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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