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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Choo Xiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Tilapia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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140 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Choo Xiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Tilapia!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tilapia circles away quickly and effectively.
Xiao throws a series of punches but Tilapia avoids them all with ease.
Xiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Xiao throws a nice looking combination but Tilapia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Xiao throws out a powerful jab.
Horrible takedown by Tilapia or perhaps it was just good defense by Xiao which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilapia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Choo Xiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tilapia looks for a takedown but Xiao sprawls well.
Xiao swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Left hook, right uppercut from Xiao.
Xiao lands a jab to the head.
Xiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Xiao stalks Tilapia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tilapia's face. Tilapia staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiao scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jonny Tilapia has been cut.
Tilapia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Xiao as he jumps to the side.
Choo Xiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Tilapia.
Tilapia looks gassed!
Xiao throws a good cross that connects.
Xiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xiao throws a series of punches but Tilapia avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiao tries to close the distance and clinch but Tilapia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xiao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Xiao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tilapia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Xiao is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tilapia.
No joy there for Xiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xiao tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Choo Xiao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Tilapia's cut.
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.
Xiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Xiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tilapia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Xiao but Xiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Xiao clobbers Tilapia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiao is looking to clinch.
Xiao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Choo Xiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilapia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xiao tries to avoid it but Tilapia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xiao to the ground. Xiao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tilapia is breathing heavily.
Tilapia fails with the takedown.
Choo Xiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Tilapia.
Tilapia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Choo Xiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiao cracks Tilapia with a good jab.
Xiao throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiao lands a jab-cross combination.
A shot to de liver by Xiao. Beautiful body shot.
Xiao scores with a one two! Tilapia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Xiao tries to clinch there but Tilapia circles away.
Xiao is working the combinations to good effect here.
No luck for Tilapia with that takedown attempt.
Xiao scores with a one two! Tilapia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilapia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xiao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tilapia might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Xiao has got the better of the exchanges.
Xiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Xiao throws a right and a left that Tilapia avoids nicely.
Choo Xiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tilapia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Xiao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tilapia slips a jab and a cross from Xiao.
Tilapia swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Choo Xiao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Tilapia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tilapia shoots in but Xiao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Xiao!
Xiao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xiao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tilapia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Xiao tries to clinch but Tilapia moves out of range.
Xiao lands a jab to the nose.
Xiao punishes Tilapia's body with a nice straight punch.
Xiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Xiao lands the left hand.
Choo Xiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tilapia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Xiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Xiao.
Xiao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Xiao lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Xiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiao tries to clinch up.
Xiao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tilapia can do to turn this around?
Tilapia ducks right into an uppercut from Xiao.
Xiao punishes Tilapia's body with a nice straight punch.
Xiao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Xiao throws a series of strikes that have Tilapia backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tilapia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Xiao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tilapia on the ground.
Xiao is trying to stand.
Tilapia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tilapia is looking for a kimura here.
Xiao trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Choo Xiao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Xiao, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Choo Xiao!
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