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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wi Tu Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Kahn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wi Tu Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lo.
Kahn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kahn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kahn is in Lo's guard.
Lo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kahn is controlling him.
Lo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kahn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kahn won't allow Lo to get back to his feet.
Kahn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lo wants to stand and escape but Kahn is having none of it.
Lo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lo tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lo is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kahn presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Kahn misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lo looking to slow down the pace here.
Lo tries a body shot but Kahn blocks it.
Kahn breaks the clinch.
Lo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kahn counters with a straight right hand.
Lo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahn defending well as Lo loads up on a big left hand.
Kahn gets a takedown into half guard.
Lo tries to kick Kahn off but Kahn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kahn is pressing down on Lo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lo is holding on for now.
Lo pushes Kahn off looking to stand but Kahn dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kahn is looking to advance position but Lo won't allow it.
Kahn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lo is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn wants to pass to mount but Lo is defending the position.
Kahn is trying to work for a kimura but Lo is defending well.
Kahn is keen to just control but Lo is a slippery customer.
Lo wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kahn swings for the body but Lo moves out of range.
Kahn misses with a leg kick.
Kahn throws a push kick but Lo slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Lo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch lands to the side of Kahn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lo misses the jab.
Kahn defending well as Lo loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Lo checks a low kick from Kahn.
Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lo misses with the combination.
And Kahn responds with a good body kick, but Lo manages to step out the way in time.
Kahn misses with a body shot.
Lo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kahn staying out of range there.
Lo walks into a straight right hand from Kahn.
Lo slips a jab from Kahn.
Kahn connects with a single shot there.
Lo cracks a nice hook into Kahn's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahn staying out of range there.
Lo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
Lo misses with a wild combination.
Kahn shoots and misses
and Lo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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 Wi Tu Lo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
Kahn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lo lands with a right hand.
Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Lo misses with a looping right.
Lo misses with a double jab.
Lo jabs Kahn right on the nose. Kahn blinks but takes it well.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Lo.
Kahn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lo throws the left hand but Kahn avoids the punch easily.
Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kahn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wi Tu Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahn slips under a jab.
Kahn takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from Lo does no damage.
Kahn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo moves out of range as Kahn strikes.
Kahn lands with a kick to the temple. Lo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lo throws a body shot but no joy.
Lo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lo throws a hook but Kahn avoids it easily.
Lo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kahn! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Lo.
Kahn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lo throws a body punch but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn slips a jab from Lo.
Kahn throws a lazy right hand but Lo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lo throws a big counter combination but Kahn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lo throws a right and a left that Kahn avoids nicely.
Kahn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo throws a series of punches but Kahn moves out of range.
Wi Tu Lo is winning the standup battle so far.
Lo slips a jab from Kahn.
Kahn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kahn walks into a stiff left hand from Lo.
Lo staying out of range there.
Kahn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kahn staying out of range there.
Kahn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kahn dodges the punch combination from Lo.
Kahn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kahn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lo.
Kahn slips under a jab from Lo.
Kahn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lo throws a looping overhand right but Kahn ducks down to avoid it.
Lo lands a jab to Kahn's midsection.
Lo misses with a right hand
letting Kahn counter with a right hand.
Wi Tu Lo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kahn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn moves away from the strike by Lo.
Nice uppercut there from Kahn.
Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kahn misses the target.
Lo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kahn.
Lo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kahn has time to react.
Lo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kahn.
Lo misses with an uppercut.
Kahn throws a looping overhand right but Lo ducks down to avoid it.
Kahn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circling - Lo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kahn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lo throws a body punch but Kahn moves out of range.
Lo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kahn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lo takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lo.
Kahn has a takedown stuffed.
Kahn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lo.
Lo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kahn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kahn shoots in for a double leg but Lo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lo scores with a punch to the head.
Lo with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kahn blocks a jab.
Lo staying out of range there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kahn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wi Tu Lo 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kahn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lo doesn't seem bothered though.
Kahn misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Lo there.
Nice sprawl there from Lo as Kahn shoots in.
Some wild striking there from Lo.
It seemed like Kahn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lo misses with a looping right.
Kahn needs to keep his hands up - Lo had a free shot at his head there.
Kahn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kahn scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Lo throws the left hand but Kahn avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Lo.
Lo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn misses with a kick to the body.
Kahn avoids the body shot from Lo.
Kahn dips to his left and cracks Lo with an uppercut!
Lo throws a series of punches but Kahn avoids them all with ease.
Lo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Lo.
Lo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahn moves away.
Kahn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lo misses the shot to the body.
Lo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kahn lands an overhand right.
Lo missing with a left hand there. Kahn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kahn! But no joy.
Good shot there by Kahn.
Kahn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lo!
Lo is rocked!
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!
The referee asks Kahn politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kahn prefers to stall for the moment though.
Oh Lo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kahn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lo seems to have got his legs back now.
Lo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tyson Kahn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kahn but great work by Lo.
Kahn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn wants to improve his position but Lo is controlling well.
Kahn has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lo is on him like a limpet, forcing Kahn back against the cage.
Kahn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kahn is looking to chop away at Lo's legs.
Lo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lo digs a good hook to Kahn's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Kahn misses.
Kahn scores with the left hand. Lo knows he should have avoided that one.
Kahn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kahn has time to react.
Lo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Lo throws an overhand right that lands on Kahn's shoulder, as Kahn tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Kahn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kahn shoots in for a takedown but Lo shows good takedown defense.
Kahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lo throws out the jab.
Kahn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lo lands with an uppercut that bounces Kahn off the cage and back into range.
Kahn misses with a looping right.
Kahn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lo to score with a decent uppercut.
Lo slips under a jab.
Wi Tu Lo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kahn misses with a hook.
Lo misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wi Tu Lo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Wi Tu Lo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Wi Tu Lo thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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