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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elias Paniki (ranked 2997 p4p, 394 weight class) and Wu Chu (ranked 1885 p4p, 270 weight class). Wu Chu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elias Paniki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wu Chu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paniki closes the distance and pushes Chu back into the cage.
Paniki prevents a body shot from Chu.
Chu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paniki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chu tries to work over Paniki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paniki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chu throws a head punch that misses.
Chu misses with the head strike.
Chu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chu working aggressively here.
Paniki lands an elbow just above Chu 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Chu fails to land.
Paniki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paniki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chu misses with a hook.
Paniki throws a quick counter head kick but Chu was just out of range.
Paniki pushes Chu up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu managing to block the knees to the body from Paniki.
Chu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paniki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paniki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chu misses with a wild body shot.
Chu blocks a head kick by Paniki.
Chu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Paniki throws a head kick but Chu moves out of range.
Chu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Paniki throws a lazy head kick
and Chu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Elias Paniki has been cut.
Elias Paniki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chu circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Chu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniki misses with a few strikes there.
Paniki misses the shot to the body.
We've been informed that Chu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chu misses with a double jab
and Paniki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paniki moves in looking to clinch but Chu pushes him off.
Chu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Paniki with a body shot.
Chu keeps the fight on the outside.
Chu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Paniki with a body shot.
Paniki throws a combination. Chu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paniki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paniki throws a right and a left that Chu avoids nicely.
Chu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniki drives through and clinches with Chu against the cage.
Paniki trying to land knees to the body.
Paniki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chu lands a nice shot to the body.
Paniki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chu avoids it.
Paniki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Chu.
Chu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A hook to the body from Chu.
Our sources have told us that Paniki has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Chu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Paniki.
Chu blocks an elbow strike from Paniki.
Chu lands a body shot.
Paniki misses with a punch on the inside.
Chu works on Paniki's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paniki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paniki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chu. Paniki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paniki misses with a head kick.
Paniki scores with a sloppy right hand. Chu should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paniki throws a head kick but Chu moves out of range.
Paniki throws a head kick that misses
and Chu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chu throws a hook but Paniki blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Paniki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paniki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Paniki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elias Paniki's cut.
That's time! Paniki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paniki staying out of range there.
Paniki closes the distance but Chu moves to the side
and Chu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paniki thinking.
Paniki moves to clinch but Chu breaks away
and Chu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paniki throws the kick towards the body but Chu avoids it.
Chu throws out a counter right but Paniki avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paniki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paniki is looking to clinch but Chu is avoiding it.
Paniki misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniki has managed to clinch.
Paniki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chu.
Paniki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paniki throws a combination that misses
enabling Chu to counter with a crisp jab.
Elias Paniki is winning the standup battle so far.
Paniki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Elias Paniki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paniki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chu throws out the jab.
Paniki tries to clinch there but Chu circles away.
Chu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Paniki tries to close the distance and clinch but Chu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chu is looking for the big counter here.
Paniki clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Chu scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu avoiding damage as Paniki throws knees to the body.
Elias Paniki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paniki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chu tries to work over Paniki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paniki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chu avoids it.
Paniki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chu has a couple of punches blocked by Paniki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paniki blocks a body shot from Chu.
Paniki 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.
Paniki blocking some punches.
Chu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paniki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paniki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chu can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Chu.
Paniki blocks a body shot from Chu.
Paniki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paniki tries to clinch but Chu is having none of it.
Chu is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniki throws a body shot but no joy.
Chu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paniki throws a low kick but Chu moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Chu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chu moves out of range as Paniki throws a body kick.
Paniki forces Chu back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Paniki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chu avoids the elbow strike from Paniki, against the cage.
Paniki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paniki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paniki's elbow.
Chu lands a body punch.
Paniki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chu avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paniki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chu counters with a straight right hand.
Paniki is rocked!
Paniki tries to clinch there but Chu circles away.
Chu throws a shot from downtown. Paniki moves away and avoids it.
As Chu tries to get set, Paniki tries to push him back and clinch up but Chu manages to avoid the attempt.
Paniki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chu tries to clinch there but Paniki circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wu Chu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Elias Paniki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Paniki moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Paniki.
Chu digs a right hand into Paniki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paniki's gas tank.
Paniki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paniki prevents a body shot from Chu.
Paniki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Chu.
Chu working aggressively here.
Chu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chu misses with a punch on the inside.
Chu misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chu gets through Paniki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Chu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Paniki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short body shot lands from Paniki as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Chu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chu managing to block the knees to the body from Paniki.
Paniki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniki tries to clinch there but Chu circles away.
Chu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Paniki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chu, pushing him back against the cage.
Paniki seems to have got his legs back now.
Chu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paniki tries a body shot but Chu blocks it.
Chu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paniki breaks the clinch.
Paniki wants to clinch up but Chu keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Chu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paniki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paniki.
Paniki tries to close the distance and clinch but Chu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paniki lands a jab-cross combination.
Paniki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chu circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Chu avoids the head kick by Paniki.
Paniki jabs Chu right on the nose. Chu blinks but takes it well.
Paniki moves into the clinch successfully.
Chu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paniki backwards.
Chu throws a punch but it's blocked by Paniki.
Paniki can't break the clinch.
Chu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paniki throws the kick towards the body but Chu avoids it.
Paniki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paniki was well out of range. Poor timing from Chu.
Chu blocks a head kick by Paniki.
Paniki 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 lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paniki darts in and clinches Chu up against the cage.
Chu swings wildly with an uppercut but Paniki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paniki blocks a body shot from Chu.
A head punch on the inside from Chu fails to land.
Chu lands a left hand.
Paniki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniki blocks a jab.
A head kick by Paniki misses
and Chu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paniki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chu cracks Paniki on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Paniki falls backwards against the cage. Chu follows up with more strikes that drop Paniki to his knees. Chu keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Paniki! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wu Chu!
During a confident post fight interview, Wu Chu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Elias Paniki spoke after the fight, saying 'good fight'.
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FIGHT
RATING
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