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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cao Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loopin Louie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cao Cao. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 cm
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170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cao Cao! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Loopin Louie! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Louie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Louie misses with a right hand and Cao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cao. Cao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Louie has a couple of punches blocked by Cao.
Louie tries a body shot but Cao blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Louie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Good body shot from Cao.
Cao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Louie avoids it. Louie scores with a shoulder strike. Cao leaning his opponent against the cage. Louie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Louie misses with a body punch.
Cao lands with a short head shot on the inside. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The referee is keeping an eye on Louie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cao avoiding damage.
Cao tries to land knees in the clinch but Louie avoids the damage to the body. Louie has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cao seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Louie can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Louie's elbow. With the fighters up against the cage, Louie throws an elbow but misses. Cao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cao misses with a punch to the body.
Louie takes a knee to the side of the body. The referee is keeping an eye on Louie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Louie fails to land. Louie presses Cao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A short right from Cao on the inside. Cao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Cao scores with a shoulder strike. Cao controlling the action here for a moment.
Louie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Louie lands an elbow inside that Cao shrugs off. Louie throws a head punch that misses. Cao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Louie tries to work over Cao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Louie as Cao tries to tie him up. Cao missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Louie breaks the clinch.
Cao with a hook. Louie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Cao avoids the head kick by Louie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cao looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Some bone on bone action there as Cao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Louie throws a looping overhand right but Cao ducks down to avoid it. Louie scores with a jab. Cao acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Cao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Louie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Louie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cao doesn't manage to clinch there - Louie circles away.
Loopin Louie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Louie throws a head kick that half lands.
Cao is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Louie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cao was well out of range. Poor timing from Louie. Louie misses with an uppercut
and Cao counters by clinching up. Cao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Cao.
Louie looking to slow down the pace here. Cao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cao working Louie over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Louie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Cao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Louie avoids it. Cao lands a body punch. Louie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Louie blocks a body shot from Cao. Cao stalling in the clinch.
Cao seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Cao crunches a lovely knee into Louie's ribcage. Louie takes a knee to the side of the body. Louie working aggressively here.
Louie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cao misses with a punch to the body.
Cao working some nice short punches in the clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Louie swings wildly with an uppercut but Cao uses good head movement to avoid it. Come on Cao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Louie is pushing Cao up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cao Cao dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Louie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cao is looking to clinch but Louie is avoiding it.
Louie swings widly with a right hand
and Cao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Louie tries a head kick but it misses.
Cao forces Louie back against the cage and clinches. Louie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Cao controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Cao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Louie breaks the clinch.
Louie misses with a lunging right hand
and Cao counters by clinching up. Louie has had enough of the clinch but Cao keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cao lands a body punch in the clinch. Cao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Cao Cao has scored more points in the clinch so far. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Louie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Louie can't break the clinch.
Cao is looking to control Louie's arms but Louie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cao has his back to the cage. Cao stalling against the cage.
Cao lands with a short head shot on the inside. Cao misses with a punch to the body.
Louie misses with a punch to the body.
Louie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jab by Cao. Cao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Cao lands a hook that snaps the head of Louie backwards. Louie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Some wild striking there from Louie.
Louie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Cao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Louie paws at him with a jab and circles away. Louie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Louie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Cao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Louie swats him away and circles back towards the center. Cao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Louie misses with the head strike.
Louie looks to throw an elbow but misses. Louie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cao lands with a left to the head. Cao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Cao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Louie misses with the head strike.
Cao lands a hook to the side of the head. Cao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Louie backwards. A shot in the inside from Cao. A shot in the inside from Louie. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Cao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Cao.
Knees to the body from Cao.
Cao lands on the inside with an uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! Louie tries a body shot but Cao blocks it.
Cao landing knees to the body.
Louie is breathing heavily. Cao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cao blocking some punches.
Cao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Louie is defending well for now. Cao crunches a lovely knee into Louie's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cao looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cao. Cao misses with a punch to the body.
Louie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Cao lands a body shot. Cao looking to stall.
Cao lands a hook to the side of the head. A short uppercut from Louie. Louie is looking to control Cao's arms but Cao gets an underhook and turns him. Now Louie has his back to the cage. Cao pushes Louie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Cao scores a nice knee to the body.
Cao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Cao.
Louie misses with some punches.
Louie working hard to break the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cao Cao dominated that second round. That's time! Cao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cao moves in looking to clinch but Louie pushes him off. Louie misses with a leg kick. Loopin Louie seems to be getting the better of the standup. Louie throws a half hearted mid kick. Cao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louie. Cao pushes Louie up against the cage in a clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cao as Louie tries to tie him up. Louie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Louie misses with a short punch on the inside. Cao wants to stall.
Cao scores a nice knee to the body.
Cao working some nice short punches in the clinch. Louie throws a punch but it's blocked by Cao. Cao taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Louie throws a head punch that misses. Louie wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Louie tries a body shot but Cao blocks it.
Louie throws a head punch that misses. Cao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cao blocking some punches.
Cao is looking to control Louie's arms but Louie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cao has his back to the cage. Louie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Louie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Cao checks a low kick from Louie. Louie throws a lazy uppercut
and Cao counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Cao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Louies head. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Louie misses with a punch on the inside.
Louie is trying to break the clinch but Cao is controlling him. Louie is trying to force a seperation but Cao has the dominant position. Louie misses with a hook from the clinch. Cao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Cao Cao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Louie has a couple of punches blocked by Cao.
Louie misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cao blocking some punches.
Louie throws a punch but it's blocked by Cao. Louie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Louie tries to break free but Cao pushes him back against the cage. The referee calls for Louie to work.
Cao blocking some punches.
Louie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cao's face.
Louie misses with a hook from the clinch. Louie misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Louie slows down the pace here.
Louie misses with the head strike.
Louie misses with some punches.
Louie presses Cao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Louie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Louie can't find room to land a body shot as Cao controls the action.
Louie breaks from the clinch.
Louie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louie.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Louie misses the jab. Louie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cao momentarily.
Cao lands a body shot.
Cao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Cao gets a clinch. Louie can't break the clinch.
Cao lands a hook that snaps the head of Louie backwards. A hook to the body from Cao.
Loopin Louie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! This has been an exciting period of action! Cao lands a body punch in the clinch. Louie taking a breather. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Cao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Louie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Louie swings wildly with an uppercut but Cao uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight! Loopin Louie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Cao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28 Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cao Cao! A relieved looking Cao Cao thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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