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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kang Xi Jia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Loosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Xi Jia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kung-Fu Hustle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kang Xi Jia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Loosa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xi Jia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loosa. Xi Jia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xi Jia throws a body shot but no joy.
Loosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Xi Jia scores with a jab. Loosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Loosa misses with a wild body shot.
Loosa misses with an uppercut. Xi Jia saw that one coming.
Loosa throws a hook but Xi Jia avoids it easily.
Xi Jia lands a leg kick that knocks Loosa off balance momentarily.
Loosa looks to land a right hand but Xi Jia moved out of range.
As Loosa backs away, Xi Jia returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Loosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Xi Jia misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xi Jia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Xi Jia.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xi Jia.
Loosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xi Jia.
Xi Jia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Xi Jia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Loosa circles away.
Loosa feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xi Jia.
Victor Loosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Loosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Loosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loosa connects with a looping right hand.
Xi Jia ducks right into an uppercut from Loosa.
Loosa tries to clinch up but Xi Jia circles away and keeps his distance.
Loosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loosa blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Xi Jia.
Xi Jia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xi Jia.
Loosa looks to land a right hand but Xi Jia moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia tries to clinch but Loosa is having none of it.
Xi Jia scores with a jab to the head.
Loosa looks to land a combination but Xi Jia avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xi Jia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kang Xi Jia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xi Jia misses with a hook.
Loosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Xi Jia is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loosa. Xi Jia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xi Jia misses with a body shot.
Loosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xi Jia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Xi Jia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xi Jia just misses with a punch to the body.
Loosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa connects with a looping right hand.
Xi Jia lands an overhand right.
Loosa throws a nice looking combination but Xi Jia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xi Jia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Xi Jia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xi Jia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Xi Jia misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xi Jia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Xi Jia!
Xi Jia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Xi Jia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Donk. Xi Jia catches Loosa right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loosa moves away from the strike by Xi Jia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xi Jia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loosa's head backwards.
Xi Jia cracks Loosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Loosa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Loosa. That snapped Xi Jia's head back.
Xi Jia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xi Jia connects with a crisp jab.
Loosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xi Jia was well out of range. Poor timing from Loosa.
Xi Jia is looking to counter the offense by Loosa and move into the clinch.
Xi Jia scores with a push kick.
Xi Jia misses the shot to the body.
Loosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xi Jia manages to avoid it.
Loosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xi Jia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kang Xi Jia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xi Jia throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Loosa to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Loosa. Beautiful body shot.
Loosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Loosa lands a jab to Xi Jia's midsection.
Loosa misses with a body shot.
Jab by Loosa.
Xi Jia swings for the body but Loosa moves out of range.
Xi Jia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Xi Jia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Loosa if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loosa misses with a looping left.
Loosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Loosa throws a hook but Xi Jia avoids it easily.
Xi Jia misses with a right hand
and Loosa counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xi Jia moves in looking to clinch but Loosa pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Xi Jia misses the target.
Loosa throws out a loose jab but Xi Jia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xi Jia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Loosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xi Jia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xi Jia swings for the body but Loosa moves out of range.
Loosa throws out a counter right but Xi Jia avoids it with no problem.
Xi Jia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xi Jia thuds a left hand into Loosa's body.
Loosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xi Jia throws a shot to the body.
Xi Jia just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia digs a good hook to Loosa's body.
Loosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Xi Jia lands a head kick!
Jab by Loosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xi Jia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
You can see the frustration on Loosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Xi Jia in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa tries to bench press Xi Jia off him but Xi Jia keeps the position.
Loosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Xi Jia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Xi Jia controlling the position.
Xi Jia trying to control the position but Loosa is working away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Xi Jia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Xi Jia trying to control the position but Loosa is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Loosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loosa throws the left hand but Xi Jia avoids the punch easily.
Xi Jia slips a straight right by Loosa.
Loosa defending well as Xi Jia loads up on a big left hand.
Loosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Loosa throws a body punch but Xi Jia moves out of range.
Loosa moves out of range of the body kick.
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 Kang Xi Jia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Xi Jia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Loosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xi Jia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loosa throws a hook but Xi Jia blocks it.
Xi Jia misses with a shot to the body
and Loosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xi Jia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Xi Jia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Loosa throws a jab when Xi Jia was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xi Jia misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Loosa there.
Loosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xi Jia.
Loosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xi Jia checks the leg kick.
Xi Jia misses with a body kick.
Xi Jia moves to clinch but Loosa breaks away
and Loosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loosa takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Xi Jia.
Loosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Xi Jia.
Xi Jia moves out of range as Loosa strikes.
Xi Jia darts in looking for a takedown but Loosa gets double underhooks and turns Xi Jia into the cage.
Loosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Loosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Loosa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Xi Jia.
Victor Loosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xi Jia.
Xi Jia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Loosa avoids the body shot from Xi Jia.
Xi Jia slips a straight right by Loosa.
It looked like Xi Jia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Loosa throws a right and a left that Xi Jia avoids nicely.
Loosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xi Jia.
Loosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Xi Jia's head.
Loosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Loosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xi Jia was well out of range. Poor timing from Loosa.
Loosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xi Jia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loosa stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kang Xi Jia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Xi Jia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Loosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Loosa misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Xi Jia coming out on top.
Xi Jia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Xi Jia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Loosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xi Jia moves away.
Xi Jia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xi Jia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Xi Jia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Loosa throws a hook to the side of Xi Jia's head but Xi Jia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Loosa. That did some damage!
Loosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Xi Jia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loosa tries to clinch but Xi Jia is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xi Jia is looking to clinch but Loosa is avoiding it.
Loosa stuffs the takedown.
Xi Jia throws the kick towards the body but Loosa avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xi Jia.
Xi Jia shoots in but no luck this time.
Xi Jia tried to score with a low kick but Loosa checks it.
Xi Jia tries to clinch up.
Xi Jia misses with a right hand
enabling Loosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Loosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Loosa.
Well Xi Jia 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kang Xi Jia!
Kang Xi Jia managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, DC Unrivaled, into his post fight interview.
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