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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corban Storm (ranked 177 p4p, 24 weight class) and Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 245 p4p, 33 weight class). Chen Lo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome to the Jungle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corban Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Timiko Chen Lo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm scores with a jab. Chen Lo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Storm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.
Chen Lo throws out a counter right but Storm avoids it with no problem.
Storm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Storm.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Storm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chen Lo.
Storm has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Storm bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chen Lo's head.
Storm clobbers Chen Lo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chen Lo staying out of range there.
Chen Lo is looking for the big counter here.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Storm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chen Lo defending well though.
Chen Lo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chen Lo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chen Lo keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Storm tries to free his leg and advance position but Chen Lo is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Storm's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Storm pushing down on Chen Lo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chen Lo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Storm trying to mount his opponent but Chen Lo defends it.
Storm trying to control the action but Chen Lo is working from the bottom.
Storm misses with a head shot. Chen Lo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Chen Lo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chen Lo is keeping the position for now.
Storm throws a strike but Chen Lo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chen Lo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Storm has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Storm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Storm trying to keep a closed guard but Chen Lo is proving a slippery customer.
Storm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chen Lo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm tries to free his leg and advance position but Chen Lo is retaining full guard.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen Lo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chen Lo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Storm wants to control from the top but Chen Lo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Storm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chen Lo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chen Lo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Storm swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chen Lo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chen Lo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chen Lo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Storm tries a head kick but it misses.
Chen Lo throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Storm shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chen Lo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corban Storm dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Storm scores with a nice right hand.
Chen Lo scores with a sloppy right hand. Storm should have avoided that one.
Storm shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Storm showed some decent athleticism there.
Storm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Storm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chen Lo trying to control but Storm postures up.
Chen Lo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Storm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen Lo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Storm postures up in Chen Lo's guard and throws a big left but Chen Lo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Storm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Storm trying to control but Chen Lo is working from the bottom.
Corban Storm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Storm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Storm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Storm trying to control but Chen Lo is working from the bottom.
Storm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chen Lo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Storm manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Storm looking for a sweep. Not yet Storm, not yet.
Storm is trying to control the position but Chen Lo postures up.
Storm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chen Lo's guard.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen Lo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Storm looking to pass the guard.
Storm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chen Lo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chen Lo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Storm tries to free his leg and advance position but Chen Lo is retaining full guard.
Storm looking to sit in guard and control but Chen Lo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Storm controls Chen Lo momentarily but Chen Lo frees himself.
Storm is really struggling to control Chen Lo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chen Lo preventing the sweep.
Storm looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Storm is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
Storm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chen Lo.
Storm scores with a head kick. Chen Lo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Storm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chen Lo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Storm scores with a shot to the body.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chen Lo checks a low kick from Storm.
Timiko Chen Lo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm tests Chen Lo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corban Storm dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Storm misses with a hook.
Storm lands a jab to the head.
Chen Lo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Storm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chen Lo misses with a wild body shot.
Storm catches Chen Lo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Storm moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chen Lo avoids the body shot from Storm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen Lo.
Storm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corban Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm cracks Chen Lo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No luck for Storm with that takedown attempt.
Storm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chen Lo can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo slips a straight right by Storm.
Chen Lo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Storm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Storm avoids the body shot from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throws a shot from downtown. Storm moves away and avoids it.
Chen Lo looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
Chen Lo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Storm.
Storm misses with a shot to the body
and Chen Lo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm lands an overhand right.
Storm 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.
Storm lands a jab to the nose.
Storm thuds a left hand into Chen Lo's body.
Chen Lo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Storm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chen Lo.
Jab from Storm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Timiko Chen Lo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo is refusing to be controlled, as Storm sits in half guard.
Storm trying to control from Chen Lo's half guard. Chen Lo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Chen Lo keeping full guard, as Storm tries to pass.
Storm throws a big right hand that misses.
Storm trying to control but Chen Lo is working from the bottom.
Storm lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Storm throwing strikes from guard but Chen Lo blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chen Lo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Storm.
Storm stands and throws Chen Lo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Storm throwing strikes but Chen Lo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Storm tries to bench press Chen Lo off him but Chen Lo keeps the position.
Chen Lo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Storm is trying to get back to half guard.
Corban Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to control but Chen Lo postures up.
Storm is looking to regain half guard here but Chen Lo keeps moving and retains side control.
Storm struggling a bit here.
Storm is looking to reverse the position.
Storm manages to get back to half guard.
Storm wants to get back to full guard.
Chen Lo seems to be working for a kimura but Storm defends the submission attempt.
Storm is pressing down on Chen Lo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corban Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Storm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corban Storm!
In his post fight interview, Corban Storm started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Timiko Chen Lo spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.
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