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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyay Thuta (ranked 447 p4p, 217 weight class) and Artemis Rhodes (ranked 8 p4p, 12 weight class). Pyay Thuta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Pyay Thuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artemis Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhodes.
Thuta missing with a left hand there. Rhodes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rhodes with a nice cross.
Thuta throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhodes.
Thuta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rhodes. That did some damage!
Rhodes tests Thuta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pyay Thuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thuta.
Rhodes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thuta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thuta missing with a left hand there. Rhodes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thuta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rhodes.
Thuta throws a good cross that connects.
Thuta misses with a lunging right hand
and Rhodes counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhodes staying out of range there.
Thuta misses with an uppercut. Rhodes saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Thuta. Those never looked like landing.
Rhodes throws a looping overhand right but Thuta ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes scores with a punch to the head.
Rhodes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rhodes looks to score with a jab to the body but Thuta is just out of range.
Thuta throws a hook but Rhodes blocks it.
Thuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhodes.
Thuta scores with a hook to the body. Rhodes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thuta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rhodes doesn't seem bothered though.
Thuta dodges the punch combination from Rhodes.
A little feinted left hand from Thuta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rhodes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thuta.
Rhodes jabs Thuta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rhodes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rhodes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thuta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thuta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thuta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thuta slips a jab from Rhodes.
An attempted straight right counter from Thuta misses the target.
Thuta tries to work over Rhodes's front leg with a kick but Rhodes checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good leg kick by Thuta.
Rhodes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thuta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've been informed that Rhodes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rhodes takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Rhodes misses.
Thuta lands a slapping body shot.
Rhodes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thuta.
Rhodes blocks a jab.
Rhodes looks to score with a jab to the body but Thuta is just out of range.
Rhodes looks to land a left hand but Thuta moved out of range nicely.
Thuta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thuta misses with a hook
and Thuta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rhodes throws a hook but Thuta avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Thuta misses its target.
Rhodes lands with a cross.
Thuta is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Rhodes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes ducks under a wild hook from Thuta.
The fighters circling - Rhodes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thuta. That's going to slow Rhodes down.
A jab from Rhodes misses.
Thuta throws a front kick aimed at Rhodes's knee but Rhodes avoids it well.
Thuta ducks under a wild hook from Rhodes.
Thuta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thuta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rhodes checks a low kick from Thuta.
Rhodes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thuta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rhodes misses with a hook.
Rhodes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thuta was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhodes.
Rhodes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thuta.
Thuta misses with a lunging right hand
letting Rhodes counter with a right hand.
Thuta scoring well with a low kick there.
Rhodes misses with a hook
and Thuta counters with a nice uppercut.
Thuta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rhodes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Rhodes misses.
Rhodes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thuta.
Rhodes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rhodes throws an off balance right hand
and Thuta counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab from Thuta.
Rhodes throws a lazy right hand but Thuta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thuta looks to land a right hand but Rhodes moved out of range.
Thuta slips under a jab from Rhodes.
Rhodes throws a lazy right hand but Thuta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhodes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thuta with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhodes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thuta staying out of range there.
Thuta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thuta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pyay Thuta dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thuta misses with an uppercut. Rhodes saw that one coming.
Rhodes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thuta throws a looping overhand right but Rhodes ducks down to avoid it.
Rhodes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rhodes checks a leg kick.
Rhodes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thuta's head backwards.
Rhodes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thuta finds it's way round the side to connect with Rhodes's head.
Rhodes looks to land a left hand but Thuta moved out of range nicely.
Thuta pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rhodes back to the cage. Thuta follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pyay Thuta is winning the standup battle so far.
Thuta moves out of range as Rhodes strikes.
Rhodes throws a combination that misses
and Thuta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thuta lands a leg kick that knocks Rhodes off balance momentarily.
Thuta lands a head shot.
Thuta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhodes can do to turn this around?
Rhodes throws a hook but Thuta avoids it easily.
A jab from Thuta misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhodes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thuta counters with a nice body kick.
Rhodes misses with a straight left.
Rhodes slips a jab from Thuta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuta misses with a looping right.
Rhodes checks a leg kick.
Rhodes throws out a loose jab but Thuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thuta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thuta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thuta scores with a body shot.
Thuta looks to throw a body kick
and Rhodes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thuta misses with a leg kick
and Rhodes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thuta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thuta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rhodes.
Thuta throws a front kick aimed at Rhodes's knee but Rhodes avoids it well.
Thuta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rhodes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thuta!
Rhodes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thuta throws a leg kick but Rhodes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhodes misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Thuta misses.
Rhodes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rhodes ducks under a wild hook from Thuta.
Thuta throws an off balance right hand
and Rhodes counters with a stiff right hand.
Thuta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rhodes.
Rhodes moves out of range as Thuta strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rhodes! But no joy.
Rhodes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thuta counters with a nice uppercut.
Thuta looks for the body kick but Rhodes saw that one coming.
Rhodes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rhodes connects with a jab.
Rhodes walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Thuta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rhodes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rhodes looks to land a right hand but Thuta moved out of range.
Rhodes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thuta.
Thuta throws out a loose jab but Rhodes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhodes throws a hook but Thuta blocks it.
Thuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhodes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes cracks Thuta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thuta blocks a jab.
Thuta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rhodes.
Rhodes throws a sloppy body shot
and Thuta counters with a nice uppercut.
Thuta swings widly with a right hand
and Rhodes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thuta staying out of range there.
Rhodes just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rhodes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thuta has got the better of the exchanges.
Jab by Rhodes.
Thuta throws a low kick but Rhodes avoids it.
Rhodes misses with a looping right.
Thuta walks into a stiff left hand from Rhodes.
Thuta is looking to slow Rhodes down with leg kicks.
Thuta slips under a jab.
Thuta's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Thuta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rhodes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thuta tried to score with a low kick but Rhodes checks it.
Thuta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rhodes doesn't seem bothered though.
Rhodes staying out of range there.
Thuta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thuta dips to his left and cracks Rhodes with an uppercut!
Rhodes slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rhodes! But no joy.
Thuta moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhodes misses with a hook. Thuta ducked under it nicely.
Rhodes misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Thuta is predictable there
letting Rhodes counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Thuta.
Thuta misses with a leg kick
and Rhodes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thuta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thuta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhodes was well out of range. Poor timing from Thuta.
Rhodes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thuta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rhodes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pyay Thuta will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rhodes misses with a lunging right hand
and Thuta counters with a nice body shot.
Thuta throws a lazy uppercut
and Rhodes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thuta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thuta misses with a lunging right hand
and Rhodes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rhodes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thuta is looking to counter punch.
Thuta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thuta misses with an uppercut
and Rhodes counters with a stiff right hand.
Thuta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thuta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhodes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rhodes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thuta stuns Rhodes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thuta throws an overhand right that lands on Rhodes's shoulder, as Rhodes tries to avoid the shot.
Rhodes throws a lazy right hand but Thuta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Thuta there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhodes lands with a right hand.
Rhodes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes tests Thuta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rhodes scores with a jab to the body.
Rhodes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thuta momentarily.
Thuta moves out of range of the strikes.
Artemis Rhodes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rhodes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhodes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thuta.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rhodes! But no joy.
Thuta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rhodes in his tracks.
Thuta fails to land with a series of punches.
Rhodes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thuta. Thuta obviously looking to wear him down.
Thuta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thuta throws a hook to the side of Rhodes's head but Rhodes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thuta tries a low kick but Rhodes avoids it.
Thuta throws a lazy uppercut
and Rhodes counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes slips under a jab.
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!
Thuta scores with a nice head shot.
A jab lands there for Thuta.
Rhodes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thuta throws out the jab.
Rhodes throws a hook to the side of Thuta's head but Thuta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thuta. Rhodes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rhodes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thuta.
Rhodes connects with a crisp jab.
Pyay Thuta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Thuta is predictable there
and Thuta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Thuta misses.
Thuta swings widly with a right hand
and Thuta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thuta tried to score with a low kick but Rhodes checks it.
Thuta misses with a lunging right hand
and Rhodes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thuta misses with a straight left.
Thuta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thuta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rhodes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Rhodes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Thuta.
Thuta slips under a jab.
Thuta lands a leg kick that knocks Rhodes off balance momentarily.
Thuta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rhodes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thuta slips under a jab.
Thuta connects with a solid leg kick.
Thuta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Thuta.
Rhodes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thuta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thuta drops his hands momentarily and Rhodes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhodes slips under a jab from Thuta.
A jab from Thuta misses.
Thuta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rhodes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rhodes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thuta.
Thuta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhodes.
Thuta throws a looping overhand right but Rhodes ducks down to avoid it.
Rhodes misses with a double jab.
Thuta feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Thuta tried to score with a low kick but Rhodes checks it.
Rhodes throws out a counter right but Thuta avoids it with no problem.
Rhodes moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhodes throws a right hand that Thuta ducks under and follows up with a left that Thuta also avoids with ease.
Thuta swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhodes. Thuta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thuta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pyay Thuta.
Well Thuta 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyay Thuta!
During a confident post fight interview, Pyay Thuta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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