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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urai comes to the cage accompanied by Sever the Wicked. Sam Urai has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Sam Urai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Didion!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Didion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Urai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Didion connects with a single shot there.
Didion dodges the punch combination from Urai.
Didion throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Didion's coach down at Tokyo Fitness & Sparring was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Didion's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Didion looks to score with a jab to the body but Urai is just out of range.
Urai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Didion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Urai is looking to counter punch.
Didion swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Urai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Didion thinking.
Didion lands a jab.
Didion has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Urai finds it's way round the side to connect with Didion's head.
Urai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Didion can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urai misses with a hook.
Didion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Didion lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Didion swings for the body but Urai moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Urai.
Didion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Didion shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Urai manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Didion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Didion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Didion trying to control but Urai is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Didion distracts Urai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didion postures up.
Urai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Didion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Didion has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Urai lands a nice shot to the body.
Didion avoids the body shot from Urai.
A jab from Urai does it's job there.
Didion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai feints a jab promting Didion to slip. Urai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Didion slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Urai moves out of range of the body kick.
Urai misses with an uppercut. Didion saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Urai.
Didion takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Urai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Urai avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Urai does no damage.
Good work by Urai as he checks the leg kick.
Didion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urai. Didion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urai lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Didion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sam Urai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urai lands with an uppercut that bounces Didion off the cage and back into range.
Didion throws a body kick that misses.
Didion fails to land the takedown.
Didion misses with an uppercut.
Didion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Urai throws a lazy right hand but Didion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Didion raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Urai clobbers Didion with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Urai blocks the body kick.
Urai feints and then cracks Didion's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Didion down.
Didion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Didion is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab lands there for Urai.
Urai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Sam Urai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Didion drops his hands momentarily and Urai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Urai misses with a shot to the body
and Didion counters with an inside leg kick.
Didion misses with a low kick.
Urai throws a right hand that misses
and Didion counters with a nice double leg into side control. Urai won't be happy with that.
Urai can't do much from the bottom here.
Didion is chipping away with strikes.
Didion landing strikes.
Urai is not content to let Didion control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Urai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Urai sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion wants to take a breather but Urai is having none of it.
Didion working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Didion winds up and cracks Urai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Urai tries to get to full guard but Didion has control of the leg.
Urai is looking to control Didion's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Urai avoid being mounted?
Didion is pressing down on Urai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Urai is holding on for now.
Didion looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Urai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Didion stalling away here and it's allowed Urai to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Urai has his foot on Didion's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Didion works his way back into a safe position though.
Didion postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Didion wants to control from the top but Urai keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Didion drops his hands momentarily and Urai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Didion takes a swing at Urai's ribcage but misses.
Urai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Didion on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Didion moves in looking to clinch but Urai pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didion jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Didion cracks a nice hook into Urai's ribs.
Didion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Urai.
Didion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urai throws out the jab.
Didion counters with a body kick.
Didion clinches with his opponent.
Urai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Didion stalling in the clinch but Urai improves position.
Urai missing with knees to the body.
Didion struggles to land a body shot inside as Urai controls his hands.
Urai gets through Didion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Urai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Urai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Didion managing to block the knees to the body from Urai.
Didion tries to score a body lock takedown but Urai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Didion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Didion avoids the elbow strike from Urai, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Urai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Urai struggles to land a body shot inside as Didion controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai struggles to land a body shot inside as Didion controls his hands.
Urai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Didion is defending well for now.
Didion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Urai fails to land.
Urai is trying to stall.
Urai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Didion is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Urai.
A short left from Didion.
Didion is trying to drag Urai to the mat but Urai just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the fighters up against the cage, Urai throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Didion.
Didion is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sam Urai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Didion.
A head punch on the inside from Urai fails to land.
Didion has a couple of punches blocked by Urai.
Didion managing to block the knees to the body from Urai.
Urai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Didion's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Urai will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Didion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Didion landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Didion is working Urai over with some ground and pound from side control.
Urai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Didion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Didion throws an elbow but Urai slips to the side and avoids it well.
Didion throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Urai works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Urai gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urai keeping moving, preventing Didion from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion landing some decent shots from guard.
Urai is trying to keep Didion in close.
Didion trying to control but Urai is working from the bottom.
Didion is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Urai has momentary wrist control but Didion slips an elbow through the middle.
Urai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Didion connects with a couple of short punches.
Urai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Didion.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Didion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urai. Didion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Didion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Urai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Didion lands a body shot.
Sam Urai is winning the standup battle so far.
Didion drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Didion throws a sloppy strike and Urai has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Didion is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Urai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Urai!
Sam Urai opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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