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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Noir (ranked 459 p4p, 350 weight class) and Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 68 p4p, 55 weight class). Bissainthe has chosen Hoodoo Man Blues as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir shoots in looking for a takedown but Bissainthe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Noir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Noir or perhaps it was just good defense by Bissainthe, which made it look bad.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noir misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bissainthe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bissainthe misses with a body punch
and Noir counters with a straight right hand.
Bissainthe throws a right and a left that Noir avoids nicely.
Noir is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Bissainthe misses.
Noir throwing a counter right hand but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bissainthe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bissainthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noir pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bissainthe back to the cage. Noir follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Noir misses with a wild body shot.
Bissainthe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bissainthe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Noir connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bissainthe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bissainthe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noir.
Decent striking displayed by Noir there.
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noir misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bissainthe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bissainthe wants to slow Noir down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bissainthe.
Noir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
Bissainthe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Noir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bissainthe tries to score with a low kick but Noir moves his leg out of the way.
Bissainthe throws the kick towards the body but Noir avoids it.
Bissainthe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noir.
Noir misses with a body shot.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noir scores with a nice right hand.
Bissainthe thuds his right hand into Noir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bissainthe lands with a good body shot.
Bissainthe takes one on the button.
Noir scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bissainthe misses with a hook.
Noir appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bissainthe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Noir blocks it.
Noir is looking to wear down Bissainthe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bissainthe scores with the left hand. Noir knows he should have avoided that one.
Bissainthe throws a series of punches but Noir avoids them all with ease.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Noir is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Noir listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bissainthe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noir.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut. Noir saw that one coming.
Noir tries to counter with a takedown but Bissainthe is quick to defend against it.
Noir swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noir doesn't seem bothered though.
Noir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bissainthe misses with a looping right.
Noir lands a nice shot to the body.
Noir connects with a body shot.
Noir walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noir throws out the jab.
Noir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bissainthe sprawls well. Bissainthe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Noir gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bissainthe catches Noir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bissainthe thuds his right hand into Noir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Noir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
Noir slips a jab from Bissainthe.
Toussaint Bissainthe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bissainthe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noir doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
Noir walks into a straight right hand from Bissainthe.
Noir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bissainthe.
A clash of legs there as Noir blocks the low kick.
Bissainthe just misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe misses with a lunging right hand
and Noir makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bissainthe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a push kick but Noir slaps the foot to one side.
Noir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bissainthe.
Noir is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noir staying out of range there.
Noir drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bissainthe sprawls and moves away.
Noir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bissainthe works Noir's body with a nice hook.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Noir.
Noir walks into a jab.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Noir.
Noir lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bissainthe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bissainthe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Noir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bissainthe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bissainthe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bissainthe misses with a right hand
and Noir counters with a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noir scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bissainthe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Noir to score with a decent uppercut.
Noir moves into range and connects with a jab.
Noir throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe feints a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bissainthe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Noir off balance momentarily.
Bissainthe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bissainthe throws a jab but it's blocked by Noir.
Bissainthe tries to land a leg kick but Noir saw it coming and moves away.
Bissainthe scores with a nice head shot.
Bissainthe lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Bissainthe misses its intended target.
Bissainthe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Noir takes a step back to recover.
Bissainthe throws out a powerful jab.
Noir shoots in and drives through. Bissainthe sprawls well.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Noir might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bissainthe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bissainthe scores with a decent looking hook.
Noir throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Noir gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bissainthe throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bissainthe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bissainthe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bissainthe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Noir moves out of range of the body kick.
Bissainthe throws out a loose jab but Noir uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Bissainthe tenderised Noir's leg. Noir is trying to keep his angry face on.
Noir throws out a loose jab but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bissainthe! But no joy.
Noir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
Noir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Noir moves out of range as Bissainthe strikes.
Noir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bissainthe.
Noir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noir throws out the jab.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bissainthe dips to his left and cracks Noir with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe gets caught flat footed, as Noir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bissainthe holds on and takes a little breather.
Noir is looking to work some ground and pound but Bissainthe has wrist control.
Noir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bissainthe wants to improve his position but instead Noir has moved into half guard.
Bissainthe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Noir is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir trying to control but Bissainthe is working from the bottom.
Noir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Noir 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.
Bissainthe wants to sweep here but Noir controlling him for the moment.
Noir is working Bissainthe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bissainthe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bissainthe wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Noir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bissainthe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Noir preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A jab from Bissainthe misses.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
Noir is looking to counter punch.
Noir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bissainthe scores with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bissainthe.
Noir shoots in looking for a takedown but Bissainthe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Noir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bissainthe lands a right hook to the body.
Noir looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Noir lands a jab to Bissainthe's midsection.
Bissainthe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Noirs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Noir moves away from the strike by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Noir checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toussaint Bissainthe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bissainthe throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bissainthe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bissainthe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left lands for Noir.
Noir wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bissainthe.
Noir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bissainthe throws out the jab.
Bissainthe stuns Noir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bissainthe misses with a hook. Noir ducked under it nicely.
Bissainthe misses with a hook.
Noir throws a one two combo.
Bissainthe digs a good hook to Noir's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noir misses with an uppercut. Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
Noir avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bissainthe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noir.
Bissainthe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bissainthe missing with a left hand there. Noir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Bissainthe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noir.
Noir throwing a counter right hand but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe punishes Noir's body with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bissainthe motions for Noir to come forward. Bissainthe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Noir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bissainthe sprawls well. Bissainthe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Noir gets slowly back to his feet.
Bissainthe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab from Bissainthe.
Noir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Bissainthe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bissainthe throws a solid leg kick but Noir takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bissainthe.
Noir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Noir takes one to the side of the head.
James Noir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe looks to land a body kick but Noir moved away.
Noir moves out of range of the body kick from Bissainthe.
A quick step to the side and Noir tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noir lands with a hook. Bissainthe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bissainthe on the side of the head.
Noir takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Noir throws a hook to the side of Bissainthe's head but Bissainthe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bissainthe blocks a jab.
Noir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Noir shoots in and bounces Bissainthe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bissainthe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Noir controls the pace.
Noir throws a strike but Bissainthe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bissainthe trying to control but Noir is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir looking for a sweep. Not yet Noir, not yet.
Bissainthe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Noir looking to control.
Noir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Noir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Noir has his foot on Bissainthe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bissainthe works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Noir looking for a guillotine here but Bissainthe defends easily.
Noir keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
Bissainthe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Noir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Noir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toussaint Bissainthe.
I've got Bissainthe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toussaint Bissainthe!
A relieved looking Toussaint Bissainthe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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