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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Wagner (ranked 71 p4p, 215 weight class) and Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 11 p4p, 34 weight class). Bissainthe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hoodoo Man Blues. Konrad Wagner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konrad Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bissainthe throws a low kick, looking for Wagner's leg but Wagner calmly moves out of range.
Wagner 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.
Wagner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for Bissainthe. That snapped Wagner's head back.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Wagner.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick as Wagner jumps back.
Nice shot lands for Bissainthe.
Wagner tried to score with a low kick but Bissainthe checks it.
Wagner misses with a low kick.
Wagner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bissainthe slips under a jab from Wagner.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wagner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe flicks out a counter leg kick but Wagner steps away.
Wagner moves out of range as Bissainthe strikes.
Wagner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wagner cracks Bissainthe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bissainthe checks a low kick from Wagner.
Bissainthe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wagner.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wagner counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
Wagner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
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 swings widly with a right hand
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bissainthe connects with the punch.
Good work by Wagner as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Wagner.
Wagner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bissainthe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wagner tries a low kick but Bissainthe avoids it.
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wagner misses with a wild body shot.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Wagner.
Bissainthe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wagner is out of range and Bissainthe settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Bissainthe misses.
Bissainthe throws a jab but it's blocked by Wagner.
Wagner moves out of range as Bissainthe throws a body kick.
Bissainthe wants to land a leg kick but Wagner is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe misses with a straight left.
Wagner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wagner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wagner is able to avoid easily.
Wagner is looking to counter punch.
Wagner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bissainthe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wagner counters with a stiff right hand.
Bissainthe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bissainthe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wagner. That did some damage!
Wagner throws a right and a left that Bissainthe avoids nicely.
Wagner slips a straight right by Bissainthe.
Wagner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wagner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bissainthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range.
Wagner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bissainthe connects with a solid leg kick.
Bissainthe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner tries to land a front kick but Bissainthe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wagner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wagner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Bissainthe, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick from Bissainthe, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wagner moves away.
Bissainthe throws a right hand that misses
and Wagner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bissainthe's knee momentarily.
Bissainthe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bissainthe wants to land a leg kick but Wagner is out of range.
Bissainthe scores with a punch to the head.
Bissainthe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wagner throws a counter high kick but Bissainthe was just alert enough to avoid it.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bissainthe throws an overhand right that lands on Wagner's shoulder, as Wagner tries to avoid the shot.
Wagner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bissainthe doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab from Wagner.
Bissainthe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wagner. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bissainthe missing with a left hand there. Wagner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bissainthe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bissainthe feints and then cracks Wagner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wagner down.
Wagner wants to slow Bissainthe down by chopping away at his legs.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wagner scores with a jab.
Bissainthe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wagner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bissainthe throws a lazy body kick
and Wagner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slow jab from Bissainthe misses its intended target.
A big left from Bissainthe misses.
Wagner throws a front kick aimed at Bissainthe's knee but Bissainthe avoids it well.
Bissainthe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Bissainthe misses
and Wagner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bissainthe takes one to the side of the head.
Wagner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bissainthe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wagner wants to land a leg kick but Bissainthe is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bissainthe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wagner throws a leg kick but Bissainthe moved away.
Bissainthe throws out a counter right but Wagner avoids it with no problem.
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 time! Back to the action!
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Wagner off balance momentarily.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wagner tries a low kick but Bissainthe avoids it.
Wagner connects with a looping right hand.
Wagner misses with an uppercut. Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wagner moves away.
Wagner lands with a cross.
Bissainthe misses with a right hand
and Wagner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Wagner moved away.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick as Wagner jumps back.
Bissainthe throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Bissainthe misses.
Wagner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wagner throws a hook but Bissainthe blocks it.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Wagner seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bissainthe throws a low kick, looking for Wagner's leg but Wagner calmly moves out of range.
Wagner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bissainthe's sensitive parts.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the side of Wagner's head but Wagner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wagner.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick as Wagner jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from Wagner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Wagner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bissainthe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wagner.
Wagner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bissainthe.
Wagner seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A clash of legs there as Bissainthe blocks the low kick.
Bissainthe misses with a straight right.
Wagner takes one to the chin there.
Bissainthe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wagner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bissainthe is out of range and Wagner settles back down.
Bissainthe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wagner on the side of the head.
Wagner throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wagner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wagner is looking to chop away at Bissainthe's legs.
Bissainthe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wagner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bissainthe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bissainthe will feel that in the morning.
Wagner misses with a leg kick
and Bissainthe counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bissainthe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wagner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wagner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot
and Wagner counters with an inside leg kick.
Wagner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Bissainthe misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bissainthe checks a leg kick.
Wagner throws a sloppy head kick and Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bissainthe was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
Bissainthe throws out a loose jab but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bissainthe tries a low kick but Wagner avoids it.
Bissainthe lands a jab.
Wagner throws a leg kick which misses Bissainthe's front leg but catches the back leg as Bissainthe tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe scores with a nice right hand.
Wagner jabs Bissainthe right on the nose. Bissainthe blinks but takes it well.
Bissainthe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bissainthe stuns Wagner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Wagner misses.
Bissainthe just misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe scores with a kick to the body.
Wagner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wagner throws a body shot but no joy.
Wagner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bissainthe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wagner misses with a leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Wagner moved away.
A swing and a miss from Bissainthe.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bissainthe walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bissainthe is predictable there
and Wagner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wagner throws out a loose jab but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wagner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bissainthe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wagner. Wagner obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab lands there for Bissainthe.
Wagner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wagner checks the leg kick.
Wagner throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bissainthe avoids it.
Bissainthe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut. Wagner saw that one coming.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Wagner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bissainthe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wagner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wagner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wagner moves out of range of the strikes.
Bissainthe throws a shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Wagner
and Bissainthe counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from Wagner misses its intended target.
Wagner tries a low kick but Bissainthe avoids it.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut. Wagner saw that one coming.
Wagner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wagner checks a leg kick.
Wagner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wagner misses the shot to the body.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Wagner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bissainthe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Wagner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wagner misses with a hook.
Bissainthe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bissainthe throws a front kick aimed at Wagner's knee but Wagner avoids it well.
Wagner thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Bissainthe misses.
Bissainthe scoring well with a low kick there.
Wagner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bissainthe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Wagner.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wagner.
Bissainthe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Wagner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bissainthe doesn't seem phased though.
Bissainthe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wagner is out of range.
It looked like Wagner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe lands with a hook. Wagner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bissainthe throws a jab when Wagner was well out of range.
Bissainthe misses with a left hand
and Wagner counters with a one-two to the body.
Konrad Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bissainthe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bissainthe.
Wagner misses with a series of wild punches.
Bissainthe feints a counter leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a body shot but no joy.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick
and Wagner counters with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bissainthe blocks the leg kick.
Bissainthe throws out a counter right but Wagner avoids it with no problem.
Bissainthe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wagner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wagner is able to avoid easily.
Bissainthe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wagner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wagner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wagner slips a straight right by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wagner cracks Bissainthe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wagner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe throws a good cross that connects.
Wagner lands an overhand right.
Wagner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wagner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Bissainthe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wagner walks into a left hand.
Wagner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wagner throws a push kick but Bissainthe slaps the foot to one side.
Wagner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wagner looks for the body kick but Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a body kick.
Bissainthe thuds a left hand into Wagner's body.
Wagner throws a push kick but Bissainthe slaps the foot to one side.
Bissainthe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bissainthe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wagner's sensitive parts.
Wagner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Wagner misses the target.
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bissainthe was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Bissainthe thuds his shin into the meat of Wagner's side.
Bissainthe lands a nice hook to Wagner's body. Wagner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wagner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bissainthe.
Wagner looks to throw the jab but Bissainthe is out of range.
Bissainthe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bissainthe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Toussaint Bissainthe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bissainthe lands a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toussaint Bissainthe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bissainthe 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toussaint Bissainthe!
Toussaint Bissainthe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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