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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wu Chu (ranked 2497 p4p, 354 weight class) and Randall Steve (ranked 1641 p4p, 244 weight class). Randall Steve has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wu Chu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randall Steve!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Steve lands.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steve clobbers Chu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab from Steve.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Chu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chu throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve cracks Chu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chu avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve's coach down at Blood Warrior was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steve's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chu moves away from the strike by Steve.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chu manages to avoid it.
It looked like Chu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steve.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve scores with a one two! Chu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chu just misses with a punch to the body.
Chu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steve.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Steve lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steve to score with a decent uppercut.
Chu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steve throws a lazy uppercut
and Chu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
A jab from Steve misses.
Chu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Chu moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Chu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chu.
It looked like Chu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve lands a jab.
Steve misses with a series of wild punches.
Chu is looking to counter punch.
Chu looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Steve lands.
Steve feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve looks to throw the jab but Chu is out of range.
Steve lands a head shot.
Randall Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chu swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Chu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steve.
Chu is looking to counter punch.
Steve misses with a straight right.
Chu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chu looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Steve misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chu avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve clobbers Chu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steve moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steve misses with a few strikes there.
Chu throws a big counter combination but Steve scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve thuds his right hand into Chu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chu missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chu moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Chu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chu was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve with a jab.
Chu missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Chu misses the target.
Steve throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chu staying out of range there.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Chu misses its target.
Chu swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve cracks Chu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steve stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steve connects with a crisp jab.
Steve lands the left hand.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Chu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Steve dominated that round.
That's time! Chu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steve takes a swing at Chu's ribcage but misses.
Chu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steve cracks Chu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Chu slips the punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Steve swings widly with a right hand
and Chu counters with a straight right hand.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chu moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Chu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Steve. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steve.
Steve throws the left hand but Chu avoids the punch easily.
Steve lands a nice looking body shot.
Randall Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve defending well as Chu loads up on a big left hand.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
Steve throws the left hand but Chu avoids the punch easily.
Chu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chu throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chu takes one to the side of the head.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve scores with a nice right hand.
Steve scores with a punch to the head.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Chu is looking for a counter combo.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Chu misses the target.
Steve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Steve misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Chu.
A punch combination from Steve misses.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve misses with a combination
and Chu counters with a nice body shot.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chu.
It looked like Chu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steve rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steve misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Chu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steve scores with a sloppy right hand. Chu should have avoided that one.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu slips under a jab.
Chu is looking to counter punch.
Chu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Chu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steve.
Steve throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steve slips a straight right by Chu.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steve scores with a sloppy right hand. Chu should have avoided that one.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve misses with a double jab
and Chu counters with a series of strikes. Steve will be more careful next time no doubt.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steve lands with an overhand left.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Chu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chu misses with a double jab.
Steve scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Chu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steve connects with a right hand. Chu shakes it off.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Chu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Steve misses.
A quick step to the side and Chu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Steve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Chu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Chu is looking to counter punch.
Chu staying out of range there.
Chu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve throws a jab when Chu was well out of range.
Chu swings widly with a right hand
and Steve counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chu blocks a jab.
Chu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chu ducks right into an uppercut from Steve.
Chu moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chu.
Chu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Chu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve misses with a double jab.
Chu slips a jab from Steve.
Steve cracks Chu with a good jab.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve misses with a looping right.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Chu slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Chu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chu in his tracks.
Steve blocks a jab.
Steve swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Chu counter with a right hand.
Chu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steve.
Wu Chu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chu avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve misses the body punch
and Chu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Chu is out of range.
Steve misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Chu misses the target.
Chu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
Chu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steve lands a jab to Chu's midsection.
Randall Steve is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Chu moves away and avoids it.
Chu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steve throws a combination that misses
and Chu counters with a nice uppercut.
Chu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Chu is looking to counter punch.
Chu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve jabs Chu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steve misses with the combination.
Chu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve looks to land a combination but Chu avoids it well.
As Steve looks to move away, Chu throws a big counter combo but Steve just gets out of the way.
Chu throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steve jabs Chu right on the nose. Chu blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chu slips under a jab.
It looked like Chu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chu moves away.
It looked like Chu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chu blocks a jab.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
Chu is looking to counter punch.
Steve cracks Chu with an open hand slap.
Chu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Steve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steve has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Steve!
Randall Steve decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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