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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chil Pal Gu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Idi Amin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dangerous by Michael Jackson. 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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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chil Pal Gu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Amin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gu misses with a series of wild punches.
Gu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Amin is able to avoid easily.
Amin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good work by Amin as he checks the leg kick.
Amin moves out of range as Gu strikes.
Gu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Amin misses with a combination
and Amin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amin tries for a takedown but Gu circles away easily
and Gu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Gu misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Gu.
Gu loads up on a big right hand but Amin slips the punch.
Gu throws a jab but it's blocked by Amin.
Gu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Amin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amin closes the distance and clinches.
Amin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gu throws a looping overhand right but Amin ducks down to avoid it.
Amin moves into the clinch.
Amin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amin prevents a body shot from Gu.
Amin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Amin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Amin scores with a push kick.
Gu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amin.
Gu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amin throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Gu to counter with a crisp jab.
Amin tries to clinch there but Gu circles away.
Amin slips under a jab from Gu.
Gu swats away the attempt to clinch by Amin.
Amin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gu throws a hook but Amin avoids it easily.
Amin scores with a push kick.
Gu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chil Pal Gu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amin slips a jab from Gu.
Gu swinging wildly here.
Gu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gu throws a big shot that misses.
Amin tries to clinch but Gu moves out of range.
Amin moves out of range of the strikes.
Amin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Amin.
Gu misses with a leg kick.
Gu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amin tries to clinch up.
Amin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gu.
A combination from Amin does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gu takes a swing at Amin's ribcage but misses.
Amin lands a head shot.
Gu looks to land a left hand but Amin moved out of range nicely.
Amin has managed to clinch.
Gu wants to break free but Amin has control.
Gu wants a takedown but no success here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gu stalling the fight.
Gu lands a nice uppercut.
Gu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Amin swings wildly with an uppercut but Gu uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amin tries to land knees in the clinch but Gu avoids the damage to the body.
Gu lands a hook that snaps the head of Amin backwards.
Amin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gu.
Amin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chil Pal Gu will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Amin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gu throws a shot from downtown. Amin moves away and avoids it.
Amin shoots in but no luck this time.
Gu swats away the attempt to clinch by Amin.
Good exchange - Gu coming out on top.
Amin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Amin wants to clinch.
Gu lands a lovely overhand right.
Gu tries to keep at a distance but Amin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amin has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gu lands a left hand.
Amin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gu misses with some punches.
Amin prevents the takedown attempt.
Amin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gu backwards.
Gu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Amin backwards.
It looks like Idi Amin has been cut.
Gu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Amin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Amin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gu avoids it.
Gu managing to block the knees to the body from Amin.
A head punch on the inside from Amin fails to land.
Gu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amin misses with a body punch.
Amin breaks the clinch.
Gu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gu misses with a two punch combination.
Amin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gu.
Amin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chil Pal Gu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Idi Amin.
Some wild striking there from Gu.
Gu avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Amin backs up against the cage.
Gu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Amin defends well and Gu ends up having to push Amin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gu lands with a light punch inside.
Gu throws a head punch that misses.
Gu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amin has him pressed against the cage.
Gu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gu cracks Amin with an open hand slap.
Gu misses with a few strikes there.
Chil Pal Gu is winning the standup battle so far.
Amin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gu swivels and escapes.
Gu misses with a lunging right hand
and Amin counters by moving into the clinch.
Amin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gu working hard to break the clinch.
Amin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gu.
Gu can't break the clinch.
Gu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Amin misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Amin blocks a body shot from Gu.
Gu avoiding damage as Amin throws knees to the body.
Gu 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!
Amin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amin tries to work over Gu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gu manages to break the clinch.
Amin throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chil Pal Gu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Idi Amin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gu thuds his right hand into Amin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Amin moves into the clinch.
Gu tries to score a body lock takedown but Amin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Amin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amin trying to stall but Gu improves his position.
Gu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chil Pal Gu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gu.
Gu is trying to push Amin away but Amin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Amin misses with a body punch.
Gu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amin lands a shot to the body.
Amin throws an elbow but it misses.
Gu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Amin's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amin manages to break the clinch.
Gu throws a wild body kick that Amin sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gu misses with an uppercut.
Amin shoots in and drives through. Gu sprawls well.
Gu misses with an uppercut. Amin saw that one coming.
A big right from Gu misses.
Gu throws a leg kick
and Amin counters with a nice body shot.
Gu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amin.
Amin misses with a straight right.
Gu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Amin.
Amin moves out of range as Gu strikes.
Gu fails with a takedown attempt.
Amin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Idi Amin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gu misses with a hook
and Gu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Chil Pal Gu has been cut.
Gu swings widly with a right hand
and Amin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Gu thows a leg kick but Amin checks it
and Amin counters with a nice uppercut.
Amin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amin, right into the meat.
Amin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Amin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gu throws a right and a left that Amin avoids nicely.
Gu moves out of range of the body kick.
Gu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amin defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chil Pal Gu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amin looks to score with a jab to the body but Gu is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gu lands a lovely overhand right.
Amin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Amin circles away.
Amin throws a head kick but Gu moves out of range.
Amin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amin shoots in for a takedown but Gu shows good takedown defense.
Amin tries to clinch but Gu is having none of it.
A jab from Gu misses.
Amin tries to clinch up.
Amin misses with a two punch combination.
Amin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amin slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gu.
Gu misses with a series of wild punches.
Amin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Amin moves to clinch but Gu breaks away
and Amin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Gu blocks the low kick.
Amin looks for a takedown but Gu sprawls well.
Amin misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Idi Amin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gu 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chil Pal Gu!
In his post fight interview, Chil Pal Gu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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