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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bushido Brown (ranked 1352 p4p, 64 weight class) and Lu Hao (ranked 3614 p4p, 173 weight class). Lu Hao told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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168 cm
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145 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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172 cm
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148 lbs
18 - 14 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bushido Brown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lu Hao! The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Brown moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHao. Hao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head. The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Brown blocks a head kick by Hao.
Brown throws a hook but Hao avoids it easily. Brown cracks Hao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hao moves away. Brown digs a good body shot into Hao's ribs. Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A punch lands to the side of Hao 's head but he takes it in his stride. Hao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hao cracks Brown with an open hand slap. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Hao walks into a jab. Hao moves away from the strike by Brown. Brown looks to throw the jab but Hao is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target. Hao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown. Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Hao throws a shot to the body.
Hao 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.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Hao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Brown misses with a right hand and Hao counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt. Hao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target. A swing and a miss from Brown. Brown misses with a looping right. Hao throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Hao walks into a left hand. Brown is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hao. Hao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hao throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily. Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hao. It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Hao thows a left - swing and a miss! Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Hao misses with a looping left. Brown definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Hao slips under a jab. Hao is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot. Hao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Brown misses with a looping right. Brown stuns Hao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing. Brown jabs Hao to the body, keeping him at a distance. Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hao thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Brown avoids the head kick by Hao.
Bushido Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brown digs a good body shot into Hao's ribs. Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hao defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand. Brown slips a jab from Hao. Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot. Hao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it. Hao swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body. Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Jab by Brown. Hao throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hao avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hao looks like he wants to counter punch here. Hao throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily. Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown misses with a body shot
letting Hao counter with a right hand. Brown thuds a left hand into Hao's body. Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hao under the eye. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hao misses with a straight left. Hao missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Good shot there by Brown. Brown ducks under a wild hook from Hao. Brown throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Hao. Brown misses with an uppercut
and Hao counters with a lovely straight right hand! Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hao at a distance.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Brown misses with a hook
and Hao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hao.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Hao's shoulder, as Hao tries to avoid the shot. Hao throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Brown throws the left hand but Hao avoids the punch easily. Hao throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Brown attempts a counter takedown but Hao avoids it well and moves away. The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bushido Brown dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hao looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range. Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hao was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown. Bushido Brown is winning the standup battle so far. Hao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Brown checks a leg kick nicely. Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hao's head. Brown throws the left hand but Hao avoids the punch easily. Hao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown. Brown cracks a nice hook into Hao's ribs. Hao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it. Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hao can do to turn this around? Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hao counters with a stiff right hand. Hao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brown scores with a body shot.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Hao's ribs. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Brown stalks Hao and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hao's face. Hao staggers backwards, shaken. Brown misses with an uppercut. Hao saw that one coming. Hao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Hao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hao might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brown has got the better of the exchanges. Hao slips under a jab from Brown. Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hao moves away. Brown misses with a body shot
and Hao counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brown is rocked! Brown misses with a wild body shot. Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Hao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown. Hao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown. Hao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown misses the shot to the body. Brown seems to have got his legs back now. Hao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown. Brown jabs Hao to the body, keeping him at a distance. Hao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Hao's shoulder, as Hao tries to avoid the shot. Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown. Hao misses with a straight right. Hao might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Hao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Hao does a little dance to reset his feet. Brown moves out of range as Hao throws a body kick.
Hao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Hao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hao's hands. Hao misses the jab. Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Hao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Hao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Hao misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Hao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Hao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Hao avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Brown punishes Hao's body with a nice straight punch. Brown catches Hao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Brown jabs Hao right on the nose. Hao blinks but takes it well. Hao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action! Brown throws a looping overhand right but Hao ducks down to avoid it. Hao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown connects with a crisp jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Hao. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss! A little jabbing left from Hao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Hao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A little jabbing left from Hao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A jab from Brown finds it's way through Hao's defenses. Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hao eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Brown connects with a looping right hand.
Hao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Hao does a little dance to reset his feet. Hao swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brown misses with a looping right. Hao thinks about the counter body kick. A punch lands to the side of Hao 's head but he takes it in his stride. Hao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Hao throws a hook but Brown blocks it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bushido Brown dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss. Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hao. Hao getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Hao throws out a powerful jab. Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Hao counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hao moves away. Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Hao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hao. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target. Hao doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Hao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown throws a body punch but Hao moves out of range. Brown scores with a hook. Hao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
A shot to the liver by Hao. Beautiful body shot. Hao misses with a right hand so Brown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Hao working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body. Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Brown seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Hao is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Brown has his hands clasped together but Hao extends and breaks Brown's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hao.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lu Hao! Our winner, Lu Hao, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. Bushido Brown was interviewed post fight and said 'Jesus Christ!'.
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energy
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hype
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