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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taine Raharuhi (ranked 207 p4p, 541 weight class) and Lazy Bastard (ranked 24 p4p, 66 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazy Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raharuhi is looking to slow Bastard down with leg kicks.
Raharuhi jabs at Bastard's body.
Bastard takes a swing at Raharuhi's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raharuhi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bastard just misses with a punch to the body.
Raharuhi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Bastard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lazy Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raharuhi throws a lazy right hand but Bastard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bastard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bastard looks to land a combination but Raharuhi avoids it well.
Bastard 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.
Nice cross by Raharuhi.
Bastard 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.
Raharuhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bastard manages to avoid it.
Bastard takes a swing at Raharuhi's ribcage but misses.
Bastard throws a right and a left that Raharuhi avoids nicely.
Bastard throws out a powerful jab.
Raharuhi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharuhi just misses with a punch to the body.
Raharuhi avoids the body shot from Bastard.
Bastard cracks a nice hook into Raharuhi's ribs.
Raharuhi takes a swing at Bastard's ribcage but misses.
Raharuhi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Raharuhi connects with a body shot.
Bastard misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard loads up on a big right hand but Raharuhi slips the punch.
Raharuhi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bastard lands a really nice looking cross but Raharuhi seems unphased.
Bastard missing with a left hand there. Raharuhi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bastard looks to throw the jab but Raharuhi is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raharuhi.
Raharuhi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raharuhi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bastard, as that shot connected.
Bastard catches Raharuhi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Raharuhi misses the target.
Bastard swings for the body but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Bastard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raharuhi can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Raharuhi counters with a left to the body.
Bastard lands with a right hand.
Bastard misses the shot to the body.
Bastard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Bastard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raharuhi is looking to wear down Bastard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Raharuhi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharuhi.
Bastard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Raharuhi.
Bastard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raharuhi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bastard takes one on the button.
Bastard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raharuhi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raharuhi works the jab nicely.
Raharuhi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bastard throws a nice looking combination but Raharuhi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raharuhi tried to counter with a leg kick but Bastard avoided it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bastard checks a leg kick.
Raharuhi lands with a kick to the temple. Bastard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Raharuhi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bastard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Raharuhi counters with a big head kick but Bastard shrugs it off.
Bastard looks to land a combination but Raharuhi avoids it well.
Raharuhi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for Bastard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bastard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raharuhi on the side of the head.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick which misses Bastard's front leg but catches the back leg as Bastard tries to avoid it.
A big right from Bastard misses.
Raharuhi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bastard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bastard misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Raharuhi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Bastard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raharuhi can pounce on him.
Raharuhi sizes up Bastard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A good leg kick by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Raharuhi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bastard throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi cracks Bastard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Raharuhi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bastard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raharuhi.
Raharuhi slips a jab and a cross from Bastard.
Bastard throws a hook but Raharuhi avoids it easily.
Bastard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Bastard swings for the body but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Bastard misses with an uppercut.
Bastard throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Raharuhi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raharuhi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bastard lunges at Raharuhi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raharuhi's hand.
Raharuhi slips a jab from Bastard.
Bastard throws out a loose jab but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharuhi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastard throws out the jab.
Bastard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bastard misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Bastard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Raharuhi doesn't seem phased though.
Raharuhi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bastard 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.
Bastard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Bastard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raharuhi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raharuhi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Bastard.
Bastard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taine Raharuhi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A shot to the liver by Raharuhi. Beautiful body shot.
Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharuhi cracks a nice hook into Bastard's ribs.
Raharuhi defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
Lazy Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raharuhi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Nice defenses there by Raharuhi.
Bastard just misses with a punch to the body.
Bastard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raharuhi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bastard's head.
Bastard throws a right hand that Raharuhi ducks under and follows up with a left that Raharuhi also avoids with ease.
Bastard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Bastard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raharuhi can pounce on him.
Bastard staying out of range there.
Raharuhi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raharuhi slips a jab and a cross from Bastard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Bastard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raharuhi.
Bastard scores with a jab to the head.
Raharuhi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raharuhi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bastard.
Bastard slips a jab and a cross from Raharuhi.
Bastard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Bastard.
Bastard swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Bastard.
A cross from Bastard lands.
Raharuhi moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Raharuhi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raharuhi feints and then cracks Bastard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bastard down.
Bastard checks a leg kick.
Raharuhi thumps Bastard with a low kick.
Bastard walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raharuhi with a hook.
Raharuhi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Raharuhi's head but Raharuhi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi scores with a jab to the body.
Raharuhi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bastard.
Bastard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raharuhi.
Bastard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raharuhi.
Bastard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bastard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raharuhi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bastard has time to react.
Bastard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raharuhi. Raharuhi obviously looking to wear him down.
Bastard misses with a series of wild punches.
Decent striking displayed by Bastard there.
Raharuhi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raharuhi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bastard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raharuhi scrambles back to his feet.
Raharuhi jabs Bastard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A good leg kick by Raharuhi.
Bastard throws a body punch but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Raharuhi's head but Raharuhi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raharuhi punishes Bastard's body with a nice straight punch.
Bastard misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Raharuhi!
A telegraphed right hand from Bastard misses the target.
Raharuhi lands a jab-cross combination.
Bastard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bastard misses with a double jab.
Raharuhi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bastard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raharuhi doesn't seem bothered though.
Bastard moves forwards but Raharuhi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Raharuhi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raharuhi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bastard misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raharuhi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Raharuhi misses.
A little jabbing left from Bastard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raharuhi defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
Raharuhi looks to land a left hand but Bastard moved out of range nicely.
Raharuhi feints and then cracks Bastard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bastard down.
Taine Raharuhi is winning the standup battle so far.
Raharuhi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Raharuhi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Bastard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raharuhi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bastard missing with a left hand there. Raharuhi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bastard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raharuhi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot.
Bastard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raharuhi.
Bastard misses the jab.
Raharuhi throws an overhand right that lands on Bastard's shoulder, as Bastard tries to avoid the shot.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastard.
Bastard scores with a jab to the body.
Bastard needs to keep his hands up - Raharuhi had a free shot at his head there.
Bastard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raharuhi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bastard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharuhi staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Bastard.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Raharuhi. Bastard shrugs it off though.
Raharuhi wants to slow Bastard down by chopping away at his legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raharuhi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Taine Raharuhi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Raharuhi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bastard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raharuhi with a nice calf kick.
Bastard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raharuhi doesn't seem bothered though.
Bastard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Bastard.
Raharuhi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raharuhi tests Bastard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raharuhi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good exchange - Bastard coming out on top.
Raharuhi connects with a body shot.
Raharuhi slips a straight right by Bastard.
A telegraphed right hand from Bastard misses the target.
Raharuhi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastard lands a jab to the head.
Raharuhi cracks Bastard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bastard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raharuhi can pounce on him.
A low kick lands for Raharuhi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A right-left combo lands from Bastard.
Raharuhi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Bastard misses its intended target.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raharuhi moves away.
Raharuhi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bastard misses the shot to the body.
Raharuhi dips to his left and cracks Bastard with an uppercut!
Bastard scores with the left hand. Raharuhi knows he should have avoided that one.
Raharuhi blocks a jab.
Raharuhi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bastard misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Raharuhi.
Bastard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bastard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raharuhi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lazy Bastard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bastard.
Raharuhi staying out of range there.
Raharuhi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bastard was well out of range. Poor timing from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi with the inside leg kick.
Bastard misses with a body shot.
Bastard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raharuhi can pounce on him.
Raharuhi misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi scores with a leg kick.
Raharuhi scores with the left hand. Bastard knows he should have avoided that one.
Bastard 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.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastard.
Raharuhi avoids the body shot from Bastard.
Bastard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Raharuhi back to the cage. Bastard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bastard ducks under a wild hook from Raharuhi.
Bastard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raharuhi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raharuhi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raharuhi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi misses with a straight left.
Bastard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raharuhi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bastard.
Bastard misses with a lunging right hand
and Raharuhi counters with a nice uppercut.
Bastard misses with a body punch
and Raharuhi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bastard thinking.
Raharuhi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raharuhi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Bastard misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raharuhi. That's going to slow Bastard down.
Bastard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raharuhi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bastard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bastard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharuhi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raharuhi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bastard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Bastard misses its intended target.
Raharuhi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raharuhi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bastard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bastard misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Raharuhi.
Bastard misses with a hook. Raharuhi ducked under it nicely.
Raharuhi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Raharuhi avoids them all with ease.
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharuhi.
Bastard misses with a straight left.
Raharuhi stuns Bastard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bastard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bastard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bastard misses with a looping left.
Raharuhi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bastard.
Raharuhi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bastard's head.
Raharuhi throws a chopping leg kick but Bastard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick from Raharuhi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bastard throws a sloppy body shot
and Raharuhi counters with a leg kick.
Raharuhi throws a shot to the body.
Raharuhi lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharuhi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bastard eats them both and turns towards Raharuhi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A left and a right from Bastard both land. Nice combination.
Raharuhi lands a jab to the nose.
Raharuhi feints and then cracks Bastard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bastard down.
Raharuhi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bastard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taine Raharuhi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raharuhi 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taine Raharuhi!
During a confident post fight interview, Taine Raharuhi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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