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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 286 p4p, 379 weight class) and Mareth Line (ranked 41 p4p, 57 weight class). Bissainthe comes to the cage accompanied by Hoodoo Man Blues. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mareth Line!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bissainthe.
Line appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Line throws out the jab.
Bissainthe cracks Line with an open hand slap.
Line takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Bissainthe.
A jab from Line misses.
Bissainthe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
Bissainthe takes one to the side of the head.
Bissainthe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Line is out of range and Bissainthe settles back down.
Bissainthe cracks Line with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Line throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bissainthe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bissainthe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Line cracks a nice hook into Bissainthe's ribs.
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Bissainthe's shoulder, as Bissainthe tries to avoid the shot.
Line looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Line misses the jab.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Line checks it.
Line appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Line throws a low kick, looking for Bissainthe's leg but Bissainthe calmly moves out of range.
Bissainthe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bissainthe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Line counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bissainthe's knee momentarily.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Line.
A counter left hand to the body from Bissainthe misses its target.
A jab from Line finds it's way through Bissainthe's defenses.
Line is looking to chop away at Bissainthe's legs.
Bissainthe thuds his shin into the meat of Line's side.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Line on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bissainthe. Bissainthe obviously looking to wear him down.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the side of Line's head but Line sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Line is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Line.
Bissainthe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Line connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bissainthe throws an overhand right that lands on Line's shoulder, as Line tries to avoid the shot.
Line tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to the liver by Line. Beautiful body shot.
Bissainthe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bissainthe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Line blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Line misses.
Line checks a leg kick.
Line takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Line off balance momentarily.
A low kick lands for Bissainthe.
Line blocks a leg kick.
Line avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
Line connects with a jab.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick as Line jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Line was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe blocks a head kick by Line.
Line slips under a jab from Bissainthe.
Line tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bissainthe was well out of range. Poor timing from Line.
Line misses with a hook.
Bissainthe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bissainthe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Bissainthe is just out of range.
Line fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bissainthe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bissainthe dodges the punch combination from Line.
Bissainthe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a shot from downtown. Line moves away and avoids it.
Bissainthe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe feints and then cracks Line's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Line down.
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a push kick but Line slaps the foot to one side.
Bissainthe misses with a hook.
Line takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Line throws a sloppy head kick and Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
Line lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe connects with a right hand. Line shakes it off.
Bissainthe connects with a crisp jab.
Bissainthe motions for Line to come forward. Bissainthe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Line keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bissainthe connects with an inside leg kick.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bissainthe.
Good work by Line as he checks the leg kick.
Bissainthe moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLine.
Line fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bissainthe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Line was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bissainthe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Line scores with a jab to the jaw.
Line on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Line is able to avoid easily.
Bissainthe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Line can do to turn this around?
A nice inside leg kick there by Bissainthe. That's going to slow Line down.
Bissainthe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Line.
Line takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Bissainthe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toussaint Bissainthe is winning the standup battle so far.
Bissainthe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bissainthe. Line shrugs it off though.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Line.
And Bissainthe counters with a quick kick to the body but Line blocks it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Line might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bissainthe has got the better of the exchanges.
Line displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bissainthe throws out the jab.
Bissainthe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe blocks the body kick.
Line misses the jab.
Bissainthe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Line takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Line avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
Line misses with a looping right.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
Line takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Line has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Line's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Line throws a sloppy head kick and Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Line sees it coming and moves out of range.
Line steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Bissainthe.
Line lands with a nice body punch.
Bissainthe is looking to score with low kicks.
Line now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Line misses with an uppercut. Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Line throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bissainthe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bissainthe. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe fakes the leg kick and cracks Line in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Line tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Line throws a leg kick but Bissainthe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Line is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bissainthe.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line throws a front kick that sends Bissainthe stumbling back into the cage.
Line misses with a straight left.
Bissainthe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bissainthe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Line throws a low kick but Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bissainthe.
Line keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Line. Bissainthe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Bissainthe is just out of range.
Bissainthe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe tries a low kick but Line avoids it.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the side of Line's head but Line sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bissainthe scores with a jab to the body.
Bissainthe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Line stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Line misses with a low kick as Bissainthe jumps back.
Line takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
Line scores with a head kick. Bissainthe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Line checks it.
A nice leg kick from Line, right into the meat of the thigh.
Line throws a leg kick but Bissainthe moved away.
The fighters circling - Line throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Line.
Bissainthe throws a chopping leg kick but Line manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
Line doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bissainthe throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line looks to land a left hand but Bissainthe moved out of range nicely.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Line is able to avoid easily.
Line throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bissainthe counters with a nice kick to the body.
Line throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bissainthe lands a nice looking body kick.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a looping overhand right but Line ducks down to avoid it.
Bissainthe scores with a leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bissainthe feints and then cracks Line's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Line down.
Bissainthe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
Bissainthe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Line is out of range and Bissainthe settles back down.
Line throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bissainthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Line takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toussaint Bissainthe 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!
No joy there for Line, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bissainthe scores with a decent looking hook.
Crunch! Bissainthe slams his shin into Line's torso.
Line needs to keep his hands up - Bissainthe had a free shot at his head there.
Bissainthe throws a push kick but Line slaps the foot to one side.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Line checks it.
Line looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bissainthe keeps Line at a distance using the push kick.
Bissainthe connects with a single shot there.
Line listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe throws a body shot but no joy.
Bissainthe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Line counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Line moved away.
Line tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Line.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line moves out of range as Bissainthe throws a body kick.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Line.
Nice body punch from Line.
Line has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Bissainthe. Beautiful body shot.
Bissainthe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Line lands a leg kick that knocks Bissainthe off balance momentarily.
Bissainthe throws a push kick but Line slaps the foot to one side.
Line replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bissainthe blocks it well.
Line takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Line on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
Line avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bissainthe tests Line's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bissainthe throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Line throws a sloppy head kick and Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
Bissainthe tried to score with a low kick but Line checks it.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bissainthe misses with an attempted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Line blocks the low kick.
Bissainthe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Line checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bissainthe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Line on the side of the head.
Bissainthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bissainthe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Line scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Bissainthe misses.
Line throws a nice looking combination but Bissainthe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bissainthe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bissainthe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Line swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a leg kick but Bissainthe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Line has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Line is out of range.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Line sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Line's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe scores with a kick to the body.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Bissainthe is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bissainthe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Line has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Line and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice side step and Line releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bissainthe scores with a shot to the body.
Bissainthe is looking to land body kicks.
Bissainthe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Line keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bissainthe.
Line on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Line misses with a leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Line sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Line looks to throw the jab but Bissainthe is out of range.
Line on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bissainthe connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Line digs a good hook to Bissainthe's body.
Bissainthe lands a jab.
Bissainthe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bissainthe scores with a punch to the head.
Line lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bissainthe at a distance.
Line fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe lands a glancing blow to the side of Line's head.
Bissainthe lands a jab to Line's midsection.
Bissainthe delivers a nice body kick.
Mareth Line has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toussaint Bissainthe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but Line moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toussaint Bissainthe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bissainthe 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toussaint Bissainthe!
Toussaint Bissainthe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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