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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ta Sau Yat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sau Yat has chosen 周杰倫 - 青花瓷 as his entrance music. Ta Sau Yat is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Blanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ta Sau Yat!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sau Yat avoids the head kick by Blanks.
Blanks motions for Sau Yat to come forward. Blanks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Blanks.
Blanks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sau Yat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sau Yat is working Blanks over against the cage.
Sau Yat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blankss head.
Sau Yat swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blanks.
Sau Yat lands a shoulder strike.
Blanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blanks just leaning against Sau Yat, taking a breather.
Blanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blanks cracks Sau Yat with a nice body shot.
Sau Yat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Sau Yat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sau Yat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blanks backwards.
Sau Yat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sau Yat digs a right hand into Blanks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blanks's gas tank.
Sau Yat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blanks's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sau Yat misses with some punches.
Sau Yat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sau Yat.
Blanks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blanks breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Sau Yat.
Blanks tries to clinch but Sau Yat moves away
and Sau Yat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blanks lands with a kick to the temple. Sau Yat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blanks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sau Yat blocks a head kick by Blanks.
Sau Yat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blanks throws a leg kick but Sau Yat checks it.
Good leg kick by Blanks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sau Yat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blanks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Billy Blanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Blanks.
Blanks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sau Yat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sau Yat misses with a looping left.
Blanks throws a leg kick
and Sau Yat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blanks pushes Sau Yat away with a front kick.
A combination from Blanks does no damage.
Blanks fakes the leg kick and cracks Sau Yat in the body.
Blanks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yat misses the shot to the body.
Sau Yat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blanks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blanks has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sau Yat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blanks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blanks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sau Yat throws an elbow but it misses.
Sau Yat has a couple of punches blocked by Blanks.
Blanks tries a body shot but Sau Yat blocks it.
Sau Yat gets through Blanks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sau Yat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blanks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blanks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blanks backwards.
Blanks blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Sau Yat.
Blanks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sau Yat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sau Yat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sau Yat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sau Yat throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanks.
Blanks misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Blanks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sau Yat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blanks looking to stall.
Blanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sau Yat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ta Sau Yat will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sau Yat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Billy Blanks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blanks gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Sau Yat to counter with a crisp jab.
Blanks gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sau Yat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blanks tries to close the distance and clinch but Sau Yat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blanks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sau Yat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blanks throws a push kick but Sau Yat slaps the foot to one side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sau Yat lands a shoulder strike.
Sau Yat blocks a body shot from Blanks.
Blanks blocks an uppercut.
Sau Yat misses with the head strike.
Blanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanks tries to work over Sau Yat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sau Yat misses with some punches.
Sau Yat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sau Yat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sau Yat throws a head punch that misses.
Sau Yat misses with a punch on the inside.
Sau Yat swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sau Yat.
Sau Yat swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sau Yat tries to work over Blanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blanks is trying to maintain a safe position but Sau Yat gets an underhook and turns Blanks into the cage.
Sau Yat misses with a punch on the inside.
Ta Sau Yat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blanks tries a body shot but Sau Yat blocks it.
Blanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Sau Yat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sau Yat misses with a body punch.
Sau Yat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sau Yat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blanks blocks an uppercut.
Sau Yat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sau Yat.
Blanks can't find room to land a body shot as Sau Yat controls the action.
Sau Yat working aggressively here.
Sau Yat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sau Yat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sau Yat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sau Yat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blanks swings wildly with an uppercut but Sau Yat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sau Yat has a couple of punches blocked by Blanks.
Sau Yat misses with a punch to the body.
Sau Yat misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Blanks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sau Yat can't find room to land a body shot as Blanks controls the action.
Sau Yat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Blanks.
Blanks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sau Yat.
Blanks tries to stall but Sau Yat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sau Yat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blanks works on Sau Yat's body with a couple of short punches.
Blanks trying to stall but Sau Yat improves his position.
Sau Yat lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanks backwards.
Sau Yat misses with a punch on the inside.
Blanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Blanks.
Blanks is working Sau Yat over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yat throws a head punch that misses.
Blanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blanks is looking to control Sau Yat's arms but Sau Yat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blanks has his back to the cage.
Blanks stalling the fight.
Sau Yat swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sau Yat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blanks blocking some punches.
Sau Yat misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Blanks.
Sau Yat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blanks tries to throw a body punch but Sau Yat avoids it by throwing Blanks back against the cage.
Sau Yat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sau Yat misses with a punch on the inside.
Blanks working aggressively here.
Blanks trying to stall but Sau Yat improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ta Sau Yat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A big left from Sau Yat misses.
Blanks misses with a body kick.
Blanks throws a head kick but Sau Yat moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Sau Yat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A combination from Blanks does no damage.
Blanks misses the shot to the body.
Sau Yat blocks a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Blanks scores with a four punch combination!
Nice body kick there by Blanks.
Blanks is looking to land body kicks.
Blanks misses with a body kick.
Blanks motions for Sau Yat to come forward. Blanks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanks throws a leg kick but Sau Yat checks it.
Blanks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sau Yat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sau Yat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blanks.
Sau Yat misses with a straight right.
Blanks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sau Yat tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick by Blanks misses
and Sau Yat moves into the clinch.
Sau Yat misses with the head strike.
Blanks misses with a body punch.
Sau Yat lands with a left to the head.
Blanks taking a breather.
Blanks misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sau Yat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blanks backwards.
Sau Yat presses Blanks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sau Yat misses with the head strike.
A short left from Sau Yat.
Sau Yat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blanks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sau Yat backwards.
Sau Yat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sau Yat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sau Yat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blanks has had enough of the clinch but Sau Yat keeps him there for the moment.
Sau Yat prevents a body shot from Blanks.
Blanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sau Yat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blanks trying to control the position but instead, Sau Yat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blanks into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sau Yat fails to land.
Blanks misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blanks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blanks blocking some punches.
Sau Yat misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sau Yat fails to land.
Blanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Sau Yat controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sau Yat lands an uppercut.
Sau Yat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Billy Blanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short left from Blanks.
Sau Yat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sau Yat has a couple of punches blocked by Blanks.
Sau Yat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Blanks.
Blanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blanks digs a right hand into Sau Yat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sau Yat's gas tank.
Sau Yat swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sau Yat working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blanks.
Sau Yat swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blanks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blanks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sau Yat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blanks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sau Yat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blanks's efforts to push away.
Sau Yat misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sau Yat prevents Blanks from breaking the clinch.
Ta Sau Yat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Blanks.
I think Sau Yat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ta Sau Yat!
After winning the bout, Ta Sau Yat thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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