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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Selfie Lord (ranked 106 p4p, 16 weight class) and Bo Xiang Pao (ranked 148 p4p, 20 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
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148 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
29 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bo Xiang Pao! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lord misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lord tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Xiang Pao with a nice cross. Lord scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xiang Pao in his tracks. Xiang Pao scores with a decent looking hook. Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Lord keeps the fight on the outside. Decent striking displayed by Xiang Pao there. Lord fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xiang Pao. Xiang Pao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut
and Lord counters with a straight right hand. Xiang Pao jabbing away but nothing is landing. Xiang Pao scores with a punch to the head. 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! Xiang Pao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lord checks a low kick from Xiang Pao. Xiang Pao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donk. Xiang Pao catches Lord right on the button with a cross. Xiang Pao moves into range and connects with a jab. Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiang Pao. Lord looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lord throws a body shot but no joy. Xiang Pao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Xiang Pao misses with a body shot.
Lord throwing a counter right hand but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it. Lord throws a leg kick but Xiang Pao checks it. Xiang Pao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Xiang Pao throws out a loose jab but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it. Lord bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Xiang Pao on the wrong end of a nice jab. Xiang Pao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lord. Lord checks the leg kick nicely there.
Xiang Pao throws a lazy right hand but Lord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Lord throws out a leg kick but Xiang Pao moves out of range and Lord only half commits. Lord bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Xiang Pao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Xiang Pao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Xiang Pao looks to throw the jab but Lord is out of range. Lord swings widly with a right hand
and Xiang Pao counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Xiang Pao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lord. That did some damage! Lord lands with a good body shot. Lord throws a jab when Xiang Pao was well out of range. Lord tries to score with a low kick but Xiang Pao moves his leg out of the way. Xiang Pao throws an overhand right that lands on Lord's shoulder, as Lord tries to avoid the shot. Lord throws a hook but Xiang Pao blocks it. Lord uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao. Lord throws a quick inside leg kick. Lord throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiang Pao counters with a right hand to the body. Xiang Pao throws a chopping leg kick but Lord manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Lord takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xiang Pao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. A nice leg kick lands there from Xiang Pao. Lord takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Xiang Pao has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Xiang Pao darts in and clinches Lord up against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiang Pao. Lord tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiang Pao's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Xiang Pao lands a hook that snaps the head of Lord backwards. Xiang Pao struggles to land a body shot inside as Lord controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Xiang Pao. Lord can't find room to land a body shot as Xiang Pao controls the action.
Lord throws a head punch that misses. Lord misses with a hook from the clinch. Lord scores with a shoulder strike. Lord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiang Pao throws a head punch that misses. Xiang Pao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lord takes a shot to the head. Lord working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Xiang Pao cracks Lord with a nice body shot. Lord working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Still in the clinch, Lord scores with a nice short uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A head punch blocked on the inside by Lord. Xiang Pao swings wildly with an uppercut but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it. Xiang Pao throws a punch but it's blocked by Lord. Xiang Pao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A body shot lands from Xiang Pao.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xiang Pao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Xiang Pao lands with a light punch inside. A short uppercut from Lord. A short left from Xiang Pao. Lord misses with some punches.
Xiang Pao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Lord working some nice short punches in the clinch. Xiang Pao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Xiang Pao. Xiang Pao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Xiang Pao blocks an uppercut.
Xiang Pao can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Lord throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xiang Paos head. Xiang Pao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Xiang Pao throws a punch but it's blocked by Lord. Xiang Pao throws a head punch that misses. Xiang Pao blocking some punches.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside. Xiang Pao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Xiang Pao dominated that 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.
Lord will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lord.
Xiang Pao slips a straight right by Lord. Xiang Pao misses with a right hand and Lord counters with a straight right hand. Xiang Pao feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down. Xiang Pao jabbing away but nothing is landing. Lord lands with an uppercut that bounces Xiang Pao off the cage and back into range. Xiang Pao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Lord gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Lord swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Xiang Pao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Xiang Pao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lord. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lord throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Xiang Pao feints a counter leg kick. Xiang Pao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Xiang Pao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Xiang Pao checks a leg kick. Lord throws a front kick aimed at Xiang Pao's knee but Xiang Pao avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Lord moved away. Xiang Pao wants to land a leg kick but Lord is out of range. Xiang Pao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Lord takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Xiang Pao scores with a nice strike. Lord fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Lord misses with a looping right. Lord takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Lord misses with a hook. Lord connects with a solid leg kick. A big left from Lord misses. Lord slips a jab from Xiang Pao. Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Lord moved away. Lord keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A nice leg kick lands there from Lord.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lord throws a sloppy head kick and Xiang Pao moves out of range easily. An inside leg kick lands from Xiang Pao. A punch lands to the side of Lord 's head but he takes it in his stride. Lord steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao. A counter left hand to the body from Lord misses its target. Lord ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao. Lord displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Xiang Pao tries a low kick but Lord avoids it. Lord stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xiang Pao. Xiang Pao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lord chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lord pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Lord is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Lord tries to clinch up. Xiang Pao throws a lazy uppercut
and Lord counters with a left to the body. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lord.
Lord missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Lord throws a hook but Xiang Pao blocks it. Xiang Pao cracks Lord with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Lord saw that one coming. Xiang Pao throws a shot from downtown. Lord moves away and avoids it. Lord swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Lord looks to land a left hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range nicely. Xiang Pao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xiang Pao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lord sees it coming and avoids it easily. Xiang Pao swings away with a leg kick that misses. Lord bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Lord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away. Xiang Pao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lord 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. Xiang Pao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lord has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Xiang Pao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lord checks it well. Lord was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Xiang Pao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Lord throws a body punch but Xiang Pao moves out of range. Lord gets in close and instigates a clinch. Lord misses with a body punch.
Lord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Xiang Pao fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Xiang Pao misses with a short punch on the inside. Lord misses with a short punch on the inside. Xiang Pao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lord tries a body shot but Xiang Pao blocks it.
Xiang Pao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Xiang Pao on the inside. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Xiang Pao throws a punch but it's blocked by Lord. Lord lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xiang Pao backwards. Lord misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lord. Xiang Pao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Xiang Pao throws out a loose jab but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice uppercut there from Lord. Lord connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Xiang Pao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Xiang Pao scores with a body shot.
Xiang Pao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lord. A chopping leg kick lands by Xiang Pao. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bo Xiang Pao will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lord lands with a straight right. Xiang Pao didn't see that one coming. Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiang Pao was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord. Xiang Pao now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Lord avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Xiang Pao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Lord throws a hook but Xiang Pao blocks it. Xiang Pao misses with a looping right. Lord closes the distance and pushes Xiang Pao back into the cage. Xiang Pao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lord's elbow. Lord tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiang Pao's elbow. A shot in the inside from Xiang Pao. Lord tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bo Xiang Pao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Xiang Pao struggles to land a body shot inside as Lord controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Xiang Pao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Xiang Pao. A head punch on the inside from Xiang Pao fails to land. Lord lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Xiang Pao lands a shot to the body. Xiang Pao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land. Lord throws a head punch that misses. Xiang Pao lands a left hand.
Xiang Pao throws a head punch that misses. Xiang Pao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiang Pao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Xiang Pao is leaning against Lord and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Xiang Pao struggles to land a body shot inside as Lord controls his hands.
Lord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiang Pao is trying to push Lord away but Lord has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Lord lands with a left to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiang Pao. Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
Xiang Pao throws a punch but it's blocked by Lord. Xiang Pao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiang Pao blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiang Pao. Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Xiang Pao lands a nice uppercut. Xiang Pao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Xiang Pao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiang Pao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Xiang Pao clinches up against the cage. A short left from Xiang Pao. Xiang Pao has a couple of punches blocked by Lord.
A head punch on the inside from Xiang Pao fails to land. Xiang Pao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Xiang Pao throws a chopping leg kick but Lord manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Lord looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Lord waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiang Pao. Lord misses the jab. Xiang Pao tries to land a leg kick but Lord saw it coming and moves away.
Lord misses with a body shot.
Xiang Pao dodges the punch combination from Lord.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lord misses with a wild body shot. Nice body punch from Lord. Xiang Pao throws out a loose jab but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it. Xiang Pao throws a shot from downtown. Lord moves away and avoids it. An attempted straight right counter from Lord misses the target. Bo Xiang Pao seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nice shot lands for Xiang Pao. Lord throws a sloppy head kick and Xiang Pao moves out of range easily. Lord misses with a looping left. Xiang Pao appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Lord fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Xiang Pao throws out a leg kick but Lord moves out of range and Xiang Pao only half commits. Lord checks a leg kick nicely. Xiang Pao jabs at Lord's body. Xiang Pao lunges at Lord with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lord's hand. Xiang Pao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Lord darts in trying to clinch and Xiang Pao counters with a thumping low kick. Selfie Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Xiang Pao looks to land a left hand but Lord moved out of range nicely. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lord looks to throw the jab but Xiang Pao is out of range. Xiang Pao appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Lord throws a lazy right hand but Xiang Pao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Lord takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Xiang Pao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Lord on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Xiang Pao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Xiang Pao misses with a two punch combination.
Lord lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Lord misses with a hook. Xiang Pao pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Lord half committed to a counter leg kick. Lord throws a nice inside leg kick. Lord tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Lord throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiang Pao. Good shot there by Xiang Pao. Lord avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lord is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Bo Xiang Pao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Xiang Pao 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Xiang Pao! Post fight, Bo Xiang Pao took to the microphone: 'I would outpoint Keenan, easy work! '.
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