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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhymes's entrance music is Winter Warz. A fine choice. Busta Rhymes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jensen Saint's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Busta Rhymes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Saint!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint thows a body shot but no joy.
Rhymes swings for the body but Saint moves out of range.
Saint takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rhymes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saint looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rhymes lands a nice looking body shot.
Saint fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rhymes checks it well.
Saint takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhymes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saint 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.
Rhymes scores with a leg kick.
Saint throws a looping overhand right but Rhymes ducks down to avoid it.
Saint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhymes manages to avoid it.
Busta Rhymes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Saint.
Saint misses with a hook.
Rhymes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Saint there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Rhymes misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rhymes connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint moves out of range as Rhymes strikes.
Saint shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rhymes pinned against the cage. Rhymes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saint stuffs the takedown attempt from Rhymes. Rhymes gets slowly back to his feet.
Rhymes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saint back to the cage. Rhymes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Saint misses with a hook. Rhymes ducked under it nicely.
Saint misses with a looping left.
Saint takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhymes throws a leg kick
and Rhymes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saint looks to land a body kick but Rhymes moved away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rhymes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes scores with a leg kick.
Rhymes throws a hook to the side of Saint's head but Saint sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhymes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saint doesn't seem bothered though.
Saint throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rhymes looks to land a left hand but Saint moved out of range nicely.
Saint misses with a body shot.
Rhymes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saint sprawls well. Saint wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rhymes gets slowly back to his feet.
Rhymes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saint. That did some damage!
Saint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint slips under a jab from Rhymes.
Rhymes 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.
Saint misses with a double jab.
Rhymes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Rhymes.
Saint keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rhymes swings for the body but Saint moves out of range.
Saint tries for a takedown but Rhymes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Saint slips under a jab.
Saint swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Rhymes misses.
Saint takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rhymes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saint if he has to take too many more of those.
Rhymes feints and then cracks Saint's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saint down.
Saint looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint looks to land a combination but Rhymes avoids it well.
Rhymes scores with a hook.
Rhymes looks to land a left hand but Saint moved out of range nicely.
Rhymes throws a leg kick which misses Saint's front leg but catches the back leg as Saint tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saint on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rhymes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Saint quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhymes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saint avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rhymes.
Saint has hold of Rhymes's hands but Rhymes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rhymes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rhymes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhymes thows a huge punch but Saint dodges it nicely.
Rhymes lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint wants to control but Rhymes is keeping busy.
Saint tries to roll over but Rhymes keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Busta Rhymes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rhymes misses the shot to the body.
Rhymes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rhymes tries to score with a low kick but Saint moves his leg out of the way.
Saint throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhymes.
Rhymes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saint slips a jab and a cross from Rhymes.
Rhymes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Saint blocks the low kick.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhymes moves away.
Rhymes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saint. That did some damage!
Rhymes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rhymes, right into the meat.
Saint is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhymes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Busta Rhymes is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint slips a jab from Rhymes.
Rhymes's corner calls for a 1-2. Rhymes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rhymes throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Saint tumbling to the canvas!
Saint is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint looking to control but Rhymes passes into half guard.
Saint is still in real trouble! Can Rhymes finish him?
Rhymes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saint defending well though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rhymes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rhymes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rhymes is nestled in close to Saint, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rhymes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rhymes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rhymes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saint with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Saint is looking to control Rhymes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saint avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rhymes.
Rhymes throwing shots but Saint is blocking nicely.
Saint seems to have recovered his senses.
Rhymes throwing shots but Saint is blocking nicely.
Saint is trying to maintain the position but Rhymes is very close to passing his half guard.
Saint is looking for a sweep. Rhymes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saint is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Saint has hold of Rhymes's hands but Rhymes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rhymes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saint can do to turn this around?
Rhymes winds up and cracks Saint with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rhymes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rhymes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Saint to regain full guard.
Rhymes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saint swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rhymes stopping the sweep attempt from Saint.
Saint not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saint looking for a sweep. Not yet Saint, not yet.
Saint trying to strike off his back.
Rhymes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rhymes looking to pass the guard.
Rhymes throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rhymes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Busta Rhymes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saint bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rhymes's guard.
Saint looking to pass the guard.
Rhymes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saint.
Rhymes looking for a sweep. Not yet Rhymes, not yet.
Rhymes has Saint pulled in close to control his posture.
Saint keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rhymes's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhymes trying to keep a closed guard but Saint is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Busta Rhymes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saint is defended easily by Rhymes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Busta Rhymes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rhymes lunges at Saint with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saint's hand.
Rhymes throws a combination. Saint tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saint tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rhymes swivels and escapes.
Saint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Rhymes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from Saint does it's job there.
Rhymes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saint looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saint fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rhymes avoids it really well and circles away.
Rhymes connects with a body shot that sends Saint's belly button to the back.
Saint takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes scores with a leg kick.
Saint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhymes.
Rhymes digs a good hook to Saint's body.
A clash of legs there as Saint blocks the low kick.
Rhymes feints and then cracks Saint's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saint down.
Rhymes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Rhymes throws a hook to the side of Saint's head but Saint sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhymes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saint avoids it really well and circles away.
Rhymes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Saint takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhymes. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rhymes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhymes misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rhymes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhymes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saint connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rhymes scrambles back to his feet.
Rhymes misses with a hook. Saint ducked under it nicely.
Rhymes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhymes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saint.
Busta Rhymes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jensen Saint.
Rhymes cracks Saint with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saint staying out of range there.
Saint drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rhymes can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rhymes is looking for a sweep.
Rhymes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Saint not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rhymes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Saint slows the pace down in half guard.
Saint lands with a punch from half guard.
Rhymes is not content to let Saint control the position.
Rhymes gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saint keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rhymes's head.
Rhymes is trying to control the position but Saint postures up.
Jensen Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rhymes is trying to hold Saint in close to prevent damage but Saint has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saint trying to control from half guard but Rhymes is working away.
Saint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saint is trying to work for a kimura but Rhymes is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rhymes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saint is working away from the top position though.
Rhymes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Busta Rhymes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rhymes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Busta Rhymes!
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