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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Midick Aiken (ranked 226 p4p, 147 weight class) and Astro Traveller (ranked 14 p4p, 10 weight class). Aiken comes to the cage accompanied by N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Traveller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Midick Aiken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Astro Traveller!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aiken with the inside leg kick.
Aiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Traveller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aiken lands a nice looking kick to the body. Traveller takes a step back to recover.
Traveller thows a body kick. Aiken tries to catch it but that hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Aiken.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Traveller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aiken.
Aiken throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Traveller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aiken misses with a hook.
Traveller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aiken throws out the jab.
Traveller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Traveller misses with a straight left.
Traveller misses with the combination.
Traveller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Traveller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aiken is looking to slow Traveller down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aiken misses the jab.
Traveller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Traveller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Traveller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Traveller missing with a left hand there. Aiken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Traveller throws a jab when Aiken was well out of range.
Traveller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken moves out of range of the leg kick from Traveller.
Traveller lands with a nice body kick.
Aiken scores with a leg kick.
Aiken misses with a low kick.
Traveller throws a hook but Aiken blocks it.
Traveller takes one to the chin there.
Traveller throws a head kick but Aiken moves out of range.
Aiken throws the left hand but Traveller avoids the punch easily.
Aiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Midick Aiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aiken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Traveller avoids a kick to the body.
Traveller walks into a stiff left hand from Aiken.
Traveller 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.
Traveller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aiken half committed to a counter leg kick.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Traveller is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Traveller.
Traveller ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
Aiken blocks the body kick.
Aiken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Traveller's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Traveller duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traveller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Aiken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Traveller.
Traveller 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.
Aiken gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Traveller throws an overhand right that lands on Aiken's shoulder, as Aiken tries to avoid the shot.
Aiken tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Traveller moves away.
Traveller drops his hands momentarily and Aiken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Traveller throws a right and a left that Aiken avoids nicely.
It looked like Aiken wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aiken lands a jab to the nose.
Aiken scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Aiken.
Aiken shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Traveller punishes Aiken's body with a nice straight punch.
Traveller scores with a jab.
Traveller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Traveller misses with a double jab.
Aiken wants to clinch.
Aiken fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Traveller is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Traveller moves away.
Traveller swings for the body but Aiken moves out of range.
Aiken pivots, looking for a leg kick but Traveller is out of range and Aiken settles back down.
Traveller throws a leg kick that misses.
Aiken is looking to slow Traveller down with leg kicks.
Traveller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Traveller misses with a kick to the body.
Aiken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Traveller misses with a head kick.
Aiken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Traveller drops his hands momentarily and Aiken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Traveller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aiken is looking to clinch.
Traveller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aiken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Traveller.
Aiken looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aiken clinches up against the cage.
Traveller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aiken's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traveller working hard to break the clinch.
Aiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traveller's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aiken.
Aiken throws a punch but it's blocked by Traveller.
Traveller breaks the clinch.
Traveller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aiken if he has to take too many more of those.
Traveller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aiken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Traveller checks it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Traveller misses.
Aiken throws a front kick aimed at Traveller's knee but Traveller avoids it well.
Aiken avoids the body shot from Traveller.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aiken. Traveller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aiken.
Traveller misses with an uppercut. Aiken saw that one coming.
Traveller lands with a shot to the body.
Aiken has Traveller up against the cage in a clinch.
Traveller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aiken throws a solid leg kick but Traveller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aiken.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aiken is looking to slow Traveller down with leg kicks.
Traveller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Aiken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Traveller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Traveller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aiken's head.
Traveller throws a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Astro Traveller will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aiken throws a solid leg kick but Traveller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aiken.
Aiken misses with an uppercut.
Aiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Traveller misses with a hook.
Traveller tries to work over Aiken's front leg with a kick but Aiken checks it.
Aiken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Traveller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aiken is out of range.
Traveller throws a hook to the side of Aiken's head but Aiken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Traveller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aiken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Traveller.
It looked like Aiken was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Traveller.
Aiken lands with a thumping leg kick.
Traveller misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Aiken on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Traveller misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken looks for the body kick but Traveller saw that one coming.
Traveller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aiken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aiken tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aiken darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Astro Traveller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Traveller misses.
Aiken looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Aiken has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aiken there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traveller slips a straight right by Aiken.
Traveller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aiken lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Traveller throws a hook but Aiken blocks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Aiken finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Aiken rushes Traveller and presses him up against the cage.
Traveller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traveller throws a head punch that misses.
Aiken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aiken keeps Traveller at a distance using the push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aiken.
Traveller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Aiken takes one to the chin there.
A lazy left from Traveller finds it's target.
Good shot there by Aiken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traveller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aiken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Traveller throws out a counter right but Aiken avoids it with no problem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aiken.
Aiken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Traveller misses the target.
Traveller throws a body shot but no joy.
Traveller throws a hook to the side of Aiken's head but Aiken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Traveller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Traveller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Traveller scores with the left hand. Aiken knows he should have avoided that one.
Aiken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Travellers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Traveller blocks a jab.
Midick Aiken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Traveller moves away.
Traveller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Aiken.
Traveller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Traveller blocks a jab.
Traveller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aiken checks a leg kick.
Traveller misses with a wild combination.
Aiken checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Aiken. Those never looked like landing.
Traveller lands with a good body shot.
Aiken looks for the body kick but Traveller saw that one coming.
Aiken swings for the body but Traveller moves out of range.
Traveller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aiken takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aiken is looking to clinch.
Traveller misses the jab.
Traveller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aiken.
Traveller scores with a leg kick.
Traveller needs to keep his hands up - Aiken had a free shot at his head there.
Traveller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aiken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aiken throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Traveller was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Aiken attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Traveller checks a leg kick.
Aiken throws a leg kick but Traveller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good work by Traveller as he checks the leg kick.
Aiken tries to clinch but Traveller is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveller swings for the body but Aiken moves out of range.
Traveller throws out a leg kick but Aiken moves out of range and Traveller only half commits.
Traveller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Traveller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Traveller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aiken throws out a loose jab but Traveller uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aiken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Traveller backwards.
Aiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traveller's elbow.
Traveller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Aiken's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Traveller swings wildly with an uppercut but Aiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Aiken.
Traveller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Traveller.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Traveller! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aiken lands with a shot to the body.
Traveller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Traveller tries to move into range but Aiken moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aiken looks to land a left hand but Traveller moved out of range nicely.
Aiken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Midick Aiken dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Aiken throws a leg kick but Traveller checks it.
Aiken attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Traveller! But no joy.
Aiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Traveller.
Traveller cracks Aiken with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aiken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No joy there for Aiken, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Traveller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Traveller misses with a low kick.
Aiken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Traveller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aiken connects with a right hand. Traveller shakes it off.
Aiken lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Traveller misses its intended target.
Aiken clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Traveller.
Traveller struggles to land a body shot inside as Aiken controls his hands.
Midick Aiken has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traveller's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aiken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traveller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aiken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Traveller controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken working aggressively here.
Traveller throws a head punch that misses.
Aiken breaks the clinch.
Aiken takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aiken tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aiken tried to score with a low kick but Traveller checks it.
Traveller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Traveller avoids a kick to the body.
Traveller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aiken doesn't seem bothered though.
Aiken on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Traveller tests Aiken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Traveller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Traveller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aiken is able to avoid easily.
Traveller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Aiken motions for Traveller to come forward. Aiken throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Traveller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traveller throws a looping overhand right but Aiken ducks down to avoid it.
Traveller throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken misses with a leg kick.
Aiken throws a low kick, looking for Traveller's leg but Traveller calmly moves out of range.
Traveller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aiken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Traveller.
Aiken throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aiken lands a glancing blow to the side of Traveller's head.
Aiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Traveller manages to avoid it.
Traveller looks to score with a jab to the body but Aiken is just out of range.
Traveller moves out of range of the leg kick from Aiken.
Aiken avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Traveller tries a head kick but it misses.
Aiken throws a leg kick but Traveller moved away.
Traveller throws a hook but Aiken blocks it.
Aiken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Traveller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aiken throws a head kick that misses.
Traveller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aiken misses with a body kick.
Traveller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Traveller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aiken tries to close the distance and clinch but Traveller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken misses with a wild combination.
Aiken lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Traveller loads up on a big right hand but Aiken slips the punch.
Aiken throwing a counter right hand but Traveller manages to avoid it.
Aiken swinging wildly here.
Aiken connects with the punch.
Traveller looks to score with a jab to the body but Aiken is just out of range.
Aiken misses with a kick to the body.
Traveller throws a lazy right hand but Aiken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aiken.
Traveller feints a jab promting Aiken to slip. Traveller then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aiken slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Traveller.
Traveller scoring well with a low kick there.
Traveller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Traveller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Traveller. Traveller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Traveller feints and then cracks Aiken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aiken down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aiken.
Traveller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aiken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Traveller.
Traveller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aiken on the side of the head.
Aiken tries a low kick but Traveller avoids it.
Aiken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Traveller counters with a nice uppercut.
Aiken tries to clinch there but Traveller circles away.
Traveller misses with a body kick.
Aiken throws a hook to the side of Traveller's head but Traveller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Traveller checks a low kick from Aiken.
Aiken fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Traveller is out of range.
Aiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Traveller manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Traveller.
A slapping leg kick lands for Traveller.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Astro Traveller.
I think Traveller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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