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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Bitag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldous Huxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huxley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heatbeats kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Aldous Huxley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Bitag!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aldous Huxley!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitag misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bitag really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good shot there by Huxley.
Huxley throws a head kick that misses.
Huxley throws a nice head kick!
Huxley lands with a shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Huxley enables Bitag to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Huxley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huxley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bitag doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bitag manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bitag chips away with some ground and pound.
Huxley has control of Bitag's left arm, preventing Bitag from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huxley controls Bitag momentarily but Bitag frees himself.
Bitag trying to control but Huxley is working from the bottom.
Huxley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bitag doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bitag manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bitag 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley seems keen to control Bitag's posture.
Bitag looking to sit in guard and control but Huxley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bitag is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huxley defends well.
Bitag has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Huxley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bitag has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Huxley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bitag utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxley passes Bitag's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Huxley is keen to just control but Bitag is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Huxley in particular looking to stall.
Huxley trying to control the action but Bitag is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Huxley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Huxley thows a huge punch but Bitag dodges it nicely.
Huxley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bitag's head.
Bitag actively working from the bottom here.
Bitag looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Huxley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bitag looking for submissions off his back.
Huxley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxley throwing shots but Bitag is blocking nicely.
Bitag looking for submissions off his back.
Bitag is breathing heavily.
Bitag looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Huxley is keen to just control but Bitag is a slippery customer.
Huxley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bitag defending well though.
Bitag looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Huxley controlling the pace.
Huxley uses his free foot to push down on Bitag's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bitag.
Huxley unloads with some shots from mount but Bitag bucks and avoids them well.
Huxley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bitag. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxley looking to control but Bitag is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bitag blocking the ground and pound.
Bitag is looking to get to half guard.
Huxley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Huxley looking to finish with strikes here!
Huxley lands a big shot there that rocks Bitag but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Huxley thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitag tries to reverse the position but Huxley maintains control.
Poor strikes thrown by Huxley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bitag is trying to escape the mount.
Huxley tries to control but Bitag wriggling away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Huxley controlling from mount.
Huxley thowing shots but they're missing.
Huxley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bitag avoids a series of strikes thrown by Huxley.
Bitag blocking the ground and pound.
Huxley trying to control but Bitag is having none of it.
Bitag is wriggling around trying to escape.
Huxley looking to finish Bitag with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bitag!
Huxley thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Huxley misses with a head shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bitag is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huxley throwing strikes here but Bitag is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bitag is wriggling around trying to escape.
Huxley controlling his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huxley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Huxley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bitag is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bitag throwing hammer fists to the chest of Huxley. What's that going to do exactly?
Bitag sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bitag looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Huxley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Huxley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Huxley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bitag blocking the ground and pound attempt from Huxley.
Huxley wants to pass to mount but Bitag is defending the position.
Bitag is trying to get back to full guard.
Bitag looking for submissions off his back.
Huxley not doing much here.
Bitag actively working from the bottom here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bitag wants to get back to full guard.
Huxley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Huxley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bitag is looking for a sweep. Huxley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bitag actively working from the bottom here.
Huxley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Huxley thows a huge punch but Bitag dodges it nicely.
Bitag blocking the ground and pound attempt from Huxley.
Bitag is refusing to be controlled, as Huxley sits in half guard.
Bitag is looking for a sweep. Huxley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huxley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Huxley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Aldous Huxley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Huxley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Huxley scoring well with a low kick there.
Huxley throws out a powerful jab.
Bitag moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Huxley moves into the clinch.
Bitag managing to block the knees to the body from Huxley.
Bitag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huxley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ben Bitag has been cut.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huxley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Huxley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bitag lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huxley lands a good knee to the midsection. Bitag won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldous Huxley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Bitag's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Huxley is looking to slow Bitag down with leg kicks.
Huxley drives through and clinches with Bitag against the cage.
Huxley taking a breather.
Bitag tries to pull guard but Huxley holds him up against the cage and eventually Bitag drops back down to his feet.
Bitag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huxley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huxley lands a damaging elbow.
Huxley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huxley lands an uppercut.
Huxley cracks Bitag with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huxley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bitag backwards.
Huxley misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Huxley lands an elbow that stopped Bitag in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bitag fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Bitag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huxley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bitag goes for a takedown attempt but Huxley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Huxley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bitag takes a step back to recover.
Huxley throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Huxley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitag avoids the head kick by Huxley.
Huxley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bitag takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ben Bitag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Huxley.
Huxley rushes Bitag and presses him up against the cage.
Huxley tries to throw a body punch but Bitag avoids it by throwing Huxley back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxley scores with a shoulder strike.
Huxley lands a nice elbow.
Huxley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Huxley.
Huxley lands a nice knee to the body.
Huxley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bitag takes an elbow to the forehead.
Huxley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bitag avoids it.
Huxley working Bitag over with knees to the body.
Bitag takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huxley.
Bitag has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Huxley uses from the top position.
Huxley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Huxley tries to free his leg and advance position but Bitag is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitag escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Huxley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bitag is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Huxley is stalling in the full guard.
Huxley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bitag is keeping the position for now.
Huxley trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bitag throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Huxley throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxley wants to control from the top but Bitag keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bitag looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bitag being controlled here, momentarily.
Huxley looking to pass the guard.
Huxley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Huxley pushing down on Bitag's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Huxley passes the guard and advances to mount!
Huxley throws some wild stikes that Bitag manages to avoid easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Huxley is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bitag can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bitag is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Huxley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bitag working to try and regain half guard.
Aldous Huxley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Huxley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bitag wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Huxley.
Huxley prevents Bitag from getting the reversal.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Huxley thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Huxley controlling from the full mount.
Huxley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Huxley controlling his opponent.
Huxley dominating with strikes here.
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!
Bitag holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Huxley tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Huxley looking to ground and pound but Bitag is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Huxley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Huxley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Huxley looking to finish with strikes here!
Bitag working to try and regain half guard.
Huxley punching from mount but Bitag doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Huxley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bitag can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Huxley throws some wild stikes that Bitag manages to avoid easily.
Bitag is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bitag is working to get back to half guard.
Huxley throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Huxley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Huxley lands a big shot there that rocks Bitag but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Huxley looking to finish with strikes here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bitag is looking to improve his position but Huxley isn't that keen on the idea.
Huxley throwing strikes here but Bitag is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Huxley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huxley throws some wild stikes that Bitag manages to avoid easily.
A nice elbow there by Huxley.
Huxley throwing strikes here but Bitag is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Huxley cracks Bitag with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bitag regains half guard.
Huxley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bitag throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Huxley manages to pass to side control.
Bitag tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Huxley wants to control but Bitag is keeping him busy.
Huxley throws an elbow but Bitag slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitag is being controlled here.
Bitag pushes Huxley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Huxley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Huxley trying to control the position but Bitag is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldous Huxley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Bitag's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Huxley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice sprawl there from Huxley as Bitag shoots in.
Huxley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bitag fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Huxley - just one landing.
Huxley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bitag doesn't seem bothered though.
Huxley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bitag stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Huxley.
Huxley moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitag blocks a body shot from Huxley.
Huxley leaning against his opponent.
Huxley pushes off an throws an elbow but Bitag leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Huxley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bitag backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huxley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Huxley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bitag up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley looking to throw knees to the head but Bitag is blocking nicely.
Huxley presses Bitag against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Huxley misses with an elbow over the top.
Huxley lands a right hand.
Huxley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Huxley.
Bitag jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huxley walks away with a smile on his face. Bitag gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Bitag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bitag stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Huxley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aldous Huxley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bitag drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bitag fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Huxley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bitag has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Huxley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Huxley has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huxley scores with a hook to the body.
Aldous Huxley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Huxley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bitag backwards.
Bitag takes a knee to the side of the body.
Huxley slows down the pace here.
Huxley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bitag backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxley scores with a shoulder strike.
Huxley works on Bitag's body with a couple of short punches.
Huxley lands a right hand.
Huxley misses with a body punch.
Bitag letting Huxley take a breather here.
Huxley trying to land knees to the body.
Bitag tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huxley smiles and moves away.
Huxley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Donk. Huxley catches Bitag right on the button with a cross.
Huxley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bitag stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Huxley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitag takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Huxley connects with a nice looking jab.
Huxley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Huxley.
Huxley looks to land a combination. Bitag sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Huxley clinches up with Bitag and pushes him back against the cage.
Huxley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Huxley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Huxley lands with a short shot to the head.
Huxley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bitag is defending well for now.
Huxley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huxley tries to land knees in the clinch but Bitag avoids the damage to the body.
Huxley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huxley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bitag.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Huxley misses with a punch to the body.
Bitag wants a takedown but no success here.
Huxley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bitag is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Huxley to keep the fight standing.
Huxley lands a nice knee to the body.
Bitag tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huxley smiles and moves away.
Aldous Huxley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huxley scores with a head kick.
Huxley darts in and clinches Bitag up against the cage.
Huxley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huxley.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huxley obliges.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Huxley controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Huxley.
Huxley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huxley lands a nice knee to the body.
Bitag avoids a wild elbow strike from Huxley.
Huxley is leaning against Bitag and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Huxley lands a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Huxley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Huxley missing with knees to the body.
Huxley is stalling here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bitag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huxley tries to land knees in the clinch but Bitag avoids the damage to the body.
Huxley misses with a knee strike.
Bitag avoiding damage as Huxley throws knees to the body.
Huxley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bitag avoids it.
Bitag is trying to pull guard but Huxley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huxley.
Bitag tries to pull guard but Huxley holds him up against the cage and eventually Bitag drops back down to his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Huxley.
Huxley tries to work over Bitag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huxley breaks the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Huxley closes the distance and clinches.
Bitag tries to pull guard but Huxley won't allow it.
Huxley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huxley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bitag tries to pull guard but Huxley holds him up against the cage and eventually Bitag drops back down to his feet.
Huxley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huxley lands with a light punch inside.
Huxley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huxley lands a nice elbow.
Bitag jumps into guard, dragging Huxley to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huxley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huxley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Huxley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bitag works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Huxley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bitag is keeping the position for now.
Bitag is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huxley defends well.
Huxley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bitag throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Huxley throws a big elbow that misses.
Huxley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitag working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Huxley.
Bitag will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Huxley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Huxley is looking to work some ground and pound but Bitag has wrist control.
Huxley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldous Huxley really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Bitag's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Huxley connects with a leg kick. Bitag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bitag is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Huxley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Huxley connects with a leg kick. Bitag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Huxley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Huxley is looking to slow Bitag down with leg kicks.
Bitag 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Huxley.
A slapping leg kick lands for Huxley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huxley lands a slapping body shot.
Huxley lands a right hook to the body.
Huxley lands a head shot.
Huxley connects with a leg kick. Bitag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Huxley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Huxley instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Huxley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bitag.
Huxley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bitag in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bitag takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Huxley.
Huxley tries a body shot but Bitag blocks it.
Huxley lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Huxley.
Bitag takes a knee to the side of the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huxley.
Huxley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Huxley lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Huxley as the two fighters clinch.
Huxley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Huxley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huxley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huxley lands a damaging elbow.
Bitag blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huxley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Huxley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huxley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huxley landing knees to the body.
Huxley digs a right hand underneath Bitag's ribcage. Bitag let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Huxley.
Huxley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bitag takes an elbow to the temple.
Huxley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bitag is defending well for now.
Huxley misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxley lands a damaging elbow.
Huxley lands an elbow inside.
Ben Bitag's cut is getting worse.
Huxley tries to work over Bitag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huxley lands with a short shot to the head.
Huxley prevents a takedown attempt there.
A bit of stalling here from Huxley.
Bitag looking for a takedown.
Huxley avoiding damage.
Bitag avoiding damage as Huxley throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huxley obliges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Huxley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxley lands a hook that snaps the head of Bitag backwards.
Bitag wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Bitag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huxley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huxley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huxley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Huxley throws a nice looking combination but Bitag bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldous Huxley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huxley clinches up with Bitag and pushes him back against the cage.
Bitag being controlled against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huxley throws an elbow but it misses.
Huxley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Huxley has a couple of punches blocked by Bitag.
Huxley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huxley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bitag avoids it.
Bitag is trying to pull guard but Huxley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huxley obliges.
Huxley misses with an elbow strike.
Huxley is struggling to control the position.
Bitag takes an elbow to the forehead.
Huxley lands an elbow that stopped Bitag in his tracks for a moment.
Huxley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bitag's elbow.
Huxley lands an elbow just above Bitag 's eye.
Bitag wants a takedown.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Huxley landing knees to the head.
Huxley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Huxley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Huxley tries to land knees in the clinch but Bitag avoids the damage to the body.
Huxley lands a body shot.
Bitag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huxley.
Bitag takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huxley lands a left hand.
Huxley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Huxley presses Bitag against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Huxley misses with a body punch.
Huxley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Huxley misses with the head strike.
Bitag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bitag tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huxley struggles to land a body shot inside as Bitag controls his hands.
Huxley stalling the fight.
Huxley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Huxley.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bitag takes one on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Huxley.
Bitag shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Huxley defends it nicely.
Huxley cracks the inside of Bitag's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Huxley. That's going to slow Bitag down.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Huxley throws a leg kick which misses Bitag's front leg but catches the back leg as Bitag tries to avoid it.
Huxley connects with a body shot that sends Bitag's belly button to the back.
Huxley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Huxley scores with a leg kick.
Huxley connects with a leg kick. Bitag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Huxley, as that shot connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Huxley.
Bitag tries to score a power double leg takedown but Huxley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bitag somewhat.
Huxley lands a really nice looking cross but Bitag seems unphased.
Huxley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bitag's calf.
Bitag takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huxley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Huxley trying to land knees to the body.
Huxley lands an elbow inside that Bitag shrugs off.
Huxley tries to land knees in the clinch but Bitag avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Huxley.
Huxley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bitag tries to pull guard but Huxley won't allow it.
Huxley lands a body punch.
Huxley tries a knee to the head but Bitag blocks it.
Huxley is pushing Bitag up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huxley misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldous Huxley dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ben Bitag's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bitag takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Huxley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Huxley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Huxley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bitag has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bitag and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Huxley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bitag will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Huxley thows a body kick. Bitag tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bitag walks into a stiff left hand from Huxley.
Huxley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Huxley wants it to stay on the feet.
Huxley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huxley connects with a body shot that sends Bitag's belly button to the back.
Bitag stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Huxley.
Huxley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bitag in his tracks.
An inside leg kick lands from Huxley.
A slapping body kick lands there for Huxley.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Huxley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bitag is rocked!
Huxley clinches with his opponent.
Oh Bitag is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huxley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bitag has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Huxley.
Huxley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bitag seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley scores with a leg kick.
Huxley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Huxley connects with a single shot there.
Bitag 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.
Bitag takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Huxley.
Huxley lands a body shot.
Huxley misses with a wild body shot.
Bitag throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Huxley's waist but Huxley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bitag off to one side.
Huxley scoring well with a low kick there.
Bitag chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Huxley can pounce on him.
Huxley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Huxley throws a low kick but Bitag moves out of range easily.
Bitag tries to score a power double leg takedown but Huxley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bitag somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Bitag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bitag takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitag shoots in but Huxley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Huxley lands a leg kick that knocks Bitag off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitag on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Huxley. Huxley obviously looking to wear him down.
Bitag changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Huxley tries to avoid it but Bitag manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Huxley to the ground. Huxley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Huxley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Huxley connects with a solid leg kick.
Huxley cracks the inside of Bitag's front leg.
Huxley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Huxley misses with a body kick.
Huxley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bitag's calf.
Huxley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bitag.
Huxley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Huxley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Huxley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Huxley closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxley tries to land knees in the clinch but Bitag avoids the damage to the body.
Huxley struggles to land a body shot inside as Bitag controls his hands.
Bitag pulls guard.
Bitag had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Huxley defends it easily.
Huxley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bitag swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bitag escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Huxley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Huxley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Huxley wants to pass the guard but Bitag is keeping the position.
Bitag keeping moving, preventing Huxley from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huxley throws a big elbow that misses.
Bitag is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Huxley is aware though and is defending well.
Huxley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bitag keeping moving, preventing Huxley from controlling successfully.
Bitag is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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!
Bitag is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Huxley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bitag keeping moving, preventing Huxley from controlling successfully.
Huxley sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aldous Huxley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A good leg kick by Huxley.
A jab lands there for Huxley.
Huxley tries to work over Bitag's front leg with a kick but Bitag checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Huxley.
Bitag has a takedown stuffed.
Huxley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Huxley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Huxley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huxley misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
Huxley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Huxley tries to land knees in the clinch but Bitag avoids the damage to the body.
Huxley missing with knees to the body.
Bitag takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Huxley.
Huxley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huxley has a couple of punches blocked by Bitag.
Huxley trying to land knees to the body.
Bitag prevents a body shot from Huxley.
Huxley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bitag.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bitag jumps guard but Huxley stands there with Bitag around his waist. Bitag gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Huxley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Huxley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bitag has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Huxley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Huxley lands with a short shot to the head.
Huxley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bitag lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bitag takes a knee to the side of the body.
Huxley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bitag lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huxley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Huxley.
Huxley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bitag blocks it with crossed arms.
Huxley lands a nice elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Huxley lands a shoulder strike.
Huxley misses with an elbow strike.
Bitag tries to pull guard but Huxley holds him up against the cage and eventually Bitag drops back down to his feet.
Huxley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitag fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huxley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bitag blocks it with crossed arms.
Huxley lands a nice knee to the body.
Huxley lands a hook that snaps the head of Bitag backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Huxley.
Huxley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bitag tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huxley lands an elbow inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Huxley.
Bitag blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huxley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Huxley.
Huxley manages to break the clinch.
Huxley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bitag's sensitive parts.
Bitag closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Huxley misses with a body kick.
Bitag fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bitag takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitag shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bitag avoids a kick to the body.
Ben Bitag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huxley lands a body shot.
Bitag throws a series of punches but Huxley moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldous Huxley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Huxley 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 44:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 44:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldous Huxley!
Aldous Huxley is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Aldous Huxley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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