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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Loch Wake (ranked 1515 p4p, 1167 weight class) and Tyler Compton (ranked 191 p4p, 152 weight class). Compton has chosen To Infinity...And Beyond as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Loch Wake has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Loch Wake seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Good wrestling Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Loch Wake! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Compton! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Compton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wake. Wake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Compton throws out the jab. We've been hearing reports that Wake has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Wake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Wake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Wake looks to score with a jab to the body but Compton is just out of range. Wake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Compton.
Wake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Compton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Compton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. A jab from Wake misses. Wake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Wake works the jab nicely. Wake misses with a hook. Compton ducked under it nicely. Compton takes a shot right to the bread basket. Wake avoids the body shot from Compton.
Wake shoots in for a takedown but Compton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Compton paws at him with a jab and circles away. Compton misses with a looping right. Wake scores with a sloppy right hand. Compton should have avoided that one. Wake slips under a jab. Wake moves forwards but Compton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Wake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Compton. Wake misses with a body shot.
Compton scores with a jab to the body. Wake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Compton. Compton defending well as Wake loads up on a big left hand. Wake misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Wake throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Compton pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Wake throwing a counter right hand but Compton manages to avoid it. Compton misses with a hook. Wake drops his hands momentarily and Compton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Compton cracks a nice hook into Wake's ribs. Compton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Compton pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Wake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. It looked like Wake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Compton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Compton misses with a hook. Wake ducked under it nicely. Wake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Wake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Compton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wakes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Compton slips a straight right by Wake. Compton misses with a hook. Wake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Compton manages to avoid it. Wake avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Wake dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Wake walks into a straight right hand from Compton. Compton misses with a lunging right hand
and Wake counters with a straight right hand. Compton stuns Wake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Wake scores with a hook to the body. Compton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Wake misses the jab. Compton cracks Wake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wake.
Compton missing with a left hand there. Wake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Wake jabbing away but nothing is landing. Nice straight punches there by Compton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Compton. Compton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wake.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wake gets in close and instigates a clinch. Compton throws a head punch that misses. Wake looking to slow down the pace here. Wake tries a knee to the head but Compton blocks it.
Wake tries for a takedown but Compton manages to get underhooks.
Compton has a couple of punches blocked by Wake.
Wake misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Compton. Compton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Wake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Compton misses with a short punch on the inside. Compton swings wildly with an uppercut but Wake uses good head movement to avoid it. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Compton.
Wake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wake.
Compton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Compton throws a hook to the side of Wake's head but Wake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Wake scores with a jab. Compton acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Compton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Wake ducks right into an uppercut from Compton. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A looping hook to the body misses from Wake. Compton does a little dance to reset his feet. Wake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Compton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wake scrambles back to his feet. Wake loads up on a big right hand but Compton slips the punch. Compton throws a big shot that misses. Wake moves out of range as Compton strikes. Compton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wake. Wake lands a right hook to the body.
Compton 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. Wake slips a straight right by Compton. Wake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Compton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wake had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Compton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wake pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Compton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wake. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Compton! But no joy. Wake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wake there as he acknowledges the shot. Wake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Compton. Compton throws a hook but Wake blocks it. Compton lands a jab. Wake looks to score with a jab to the body but Compton is just out of range.
 That's five minutes gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Compton. No joy for Wake on that attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loch Wake. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Compton moves away. Compton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Compton thows a left - swing and a miss! Jab from Wake. Compton misses with a hook. Wake ducked under it nicely. Wake fails with a takedown attempt from distance. A little jabbing left from Compton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Compton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wake finds it's way round the side to connect with Compton's head. Wake throws out a loose jab but Compton uses good head movement to avoid it. Compton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Wake throws out a loose jab but Compton uses good head movement to avoid it. A swing and a miss from Compton. A big left from Wake misses. Wake blocks a jab. Wake staying out of range there. Compton throws a hook to the side of Wake's head but Wake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Compton slips under a jab from Wake. Wake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyler Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Compton ducks under a wild hook from Wake. Loch Wake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's six minutes gone in the round. Compton jabs Wake right on the nose. Wake blinks but takes it well. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice shot by Compton. Compton throws a jab when Wake was well out of range. Wake misses with a low kick. Wake slips a straight right by Compton. Wake changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Compton lands with a cross. Compton misses with a straight left. Wake misses with a series of wild punches.
Compton lands with a right hand. Wake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Compton was well out of range. Poor timing from Wake. Compton scores with a punch to the head. Compton misses with a straight right. Compton ducks under a wild hook from Wake. Compton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wake moves away. Wake shoots and misses and Compton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Compton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 That's seven minutes gone in the round. Compton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wake sees it coming and avoids it easily. Compton throws a right and a left that Wake avoids nicely. Compton throws a looping overhand right but Wake ducks down to avoid it. Compton blocks a jab. Nice defenses there by Wake. Compton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wake changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Compton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Compton wants to control but Wake postures up. Wake is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Compton will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. Wake wants to control but Compton is keeping him busy. Compton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wake. 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 eight minutes gone in the round. Wake advances to mount.
Wake is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Compton has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wake has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Compton's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Compton is squirming around, avoiding Wake's attempts to control the action. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Wake looking to ground and pound but Compton is blocking nicely.
 That's nine minutes gone in the round. Wake takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Compton tries to hold on but Wake pushes him away. Wake controlling from mount. Wake sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Compton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wake tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Tyler Compton. I think Compton 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Tyler Compton! Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Tyler Compton! Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Tyler Compton!
Tyler Compton wins by unanimous decision! Tyler Compton is the new welterweight champion! A victorious Tyler Compton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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