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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Credible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Credible acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight 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 Hilo, Hammer Rage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Credible!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Credible throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Credible thows a body shot but no joy.
Rage shoots in for a takedown but Credible shows good takedown defense.
Rage shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Credible manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rage drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rage jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Credible is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rage stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Credible scores with the left hand. Rage knows he should have avoided that one.
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Credible swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Credible uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rage has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Credible looks to land a combination but Rage avoids it well.
Credible connects with a right hand. Rage shakes it off.
Credible throws a solid leg kick but Rage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Credible.
Rage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No luck for Rage with that takedown attempt.
Credible throws a one two combo.
Rage dodges the punch combination from Credible.
Rage closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rage trying to control the action but Credible is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Credible is holding on to half guard well.
Rage sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Credible defending well though.
Rage seems to be looking for submissions.
Rage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Credible smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Justin Credible is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hammer Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Credible displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Credible lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rage backs up against the cage.
Rage moves out of range of the strikes.
Rage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Rage.
Rage shoots in and drives through. Credible sprawls well.
Credible throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rage fails with the takedown.
Credible swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rage shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Credible sprawls well. Credible wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rage gets slowly back to his feet.
Credible catches Rage with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Credible just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Credible misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Credible throws a nice looking combination but Rage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Credible misses with a hook.
Justin Credible seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Credible looks to land a combination but Rage avoids it well.
Credible misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Credible 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.
Credible throws a series of punches but Rage moves out of range.
Rage shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Credible manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rage wants to control from the top but Credible keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Credible avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rage looking to pass the guard.
Rage drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rage jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Justin Credible will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Credible does it's job there.
Rage moves forwards but Credible connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Credible misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Credible misses.
Credible pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Rage.
Rage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Credible throws out the jab.
Credible misses with an uppercut.
Hammer Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rage shoots in but no luck this time.
Rage tries to score a power double leg takedown but Credible sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rage somewhat.
Credible throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Credible dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Credible throws an overhand right that lands on Rage's shoulder, as Rage tries to avoid the shot.
Credible throws a big shot that misses.
Rage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Credible.
Rage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hammer Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Credible swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Credible.
Credible misses with a kick to the body.
Rage moves away from the strike by Credible.
Rage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Credible misses the jab.
Rage slips under a jab from Credible.
Rage swinging wilding here.
Credible throws a combination that misses
and Rage decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Credible's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage advances position into side control!
Rage working the head and body with strikes.
Rage working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rage lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Credible down.
Rage wants to control but Credible is keeping him busy.
Rage throws an elbow but Credible slips to the side and avoids it well.
Credible on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Credible is avoiding damage well.
Credible is not content to let Rage control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage working the head and body with strikes.
Credible taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rage thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rage lands an elbow.
Rage throws a strike aimed at the side of Credible's head but Credible avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rage misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Credible tries to escape but Rage is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage tries to score with some ground and pound. Credible controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rage tries to score with some ground and pound. Credible controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rage throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rage in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Credible can't do much from the bottom here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rage closes the distance and clinches up with Credible, looking for a takedown. Rage pushes Credible against the cage but Credible circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Credible ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rage fails to land the takedown.
Credible throws a hook to the side of Rage's head but Rage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Credible loads up on a big right hand but Rage slips the punch.
Rage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Credible.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hammer Rage dominated that second round.
That's time! Rage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rage shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Credible sprawls well. Credible wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rage gets slowly back to his feet.
Credible throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Credible misses with a double jab
and Rage counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rage wants to control from the top but Credible keeps moving.
Rage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Credible works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rage cracks Credible with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throwing strikes but missing.
Rage wants to control from the top but Credible keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Credible can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rage postures up in Credible's guard and throws a big left but Credible blocks it.
Rage wants to control from the top but Credible keeps moving.
Rage forces his way into half guard.
Rage scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Credible does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rage wants to control but Credible is keeping him busy.
Rage throwing shots but Credible is blocking nicely.
Credible is doing well to control the position and prevent Rage from advancing to side control.
Rage is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Credible bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rage's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage avoids the body shot from Credible.
Rage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Credible.
Credible swinging wilding here.
Credible throws a shot from downtown. Rage moves away and avoids it.
Credible cracks Rage with a good jab.
Credible lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Credible. That snapped Rage's head back.
Credible swinging wilding here.
Rage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Credible.
Rage takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Credible looks to throw the jab but Rage is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Credible throws a hook but Rage blocks it.
Rage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rage tries to clinch but Credible is having none of it.
Credible throws a combination that misses
and Rage counters with a nice double leg into side control. Credible won't be happy with that.
Rage cracks Credible with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rage is putting a hurting on Credible here, landing some big shots from side control.
Credible tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rage wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rage wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Credible, who protects the arm well.
Rage trying to control the position but Credible is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hammer Rage clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Credible jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Credible throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Credible avoids the head kick by Rage.
A telegraphed right hand from Credible misses the target.
No luck for Rage with that takedown attempt.
Rage tries to clinch up but Credible circles away and keeps his distance.
Credible lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rage circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Credible misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Credible defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rage.
Rage moves in looking to clinch but Credible pushes him off.
Credible connects with a crisp jab.
Credible throws a hook to the side of Rage's head but Rage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Credible - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage misses with a head kick.
Justin Credible seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Credible misses with a looping right.
Credible misses with a looping right.
Rage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hammer Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Credible.
Rage dodges the punch combination from Credible.
Credible lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rage moves away from the strike by Credible.
A right-left combo lands from Credible.
Credible lands with an uppercut that bounces Rage off the cage and back into rage.
Credible throws a shot to the body.
Credible misses with a wild combination.
Rage shoots in looking for a takedown. Credible tries to sprawl out of it but Rage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Credible manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Credible.
Rage looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Credible tests Rage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Credible misses with a jab to the body
and Rage counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Credible is concentrating on defense, preventing Rage from advancing position.
Rage prevents Credible from standing back up.
Rage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Credible does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rage throwing shots but Credible is blocking nicely.
Credible blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rage.
Credible controlling the position for now.
Rage trying to control from half guard but Credible is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Rage.
Rage sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Credible defending well though.
Rage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Credible wants to get back to full guard.
Credible blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rage.
Rage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rage is looking to advance position but Credible won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Credible misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Credible but Credible pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab, jab by Credible - just one landing.
Credible lands a glancing blow to the side of Rage's head.
Credible is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rage.
Credible throws the left hand but Rage avoids the punch easily.
Credible thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Credible 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 Rage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rage dives in and grabs Credible's left leg, looking for a takedown. Credible pushes down on Rage's head and hops out.
A swing and a miss from Credible.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Credible.
Rage dodges the punch combination from Credible.
Credible scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Credible dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Credible missing with a left hand there. Rage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rage there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch but Credible swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Credible loads up on a big right hand but Rage slips the punch.
Credible is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rage.
Credible throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Credible digs a good body shot into Rage's ribs.
Credible lands with a straight right. Rage didn't see that one coming.
Rage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Credible.
Credible misses with a series of wild punches.
Credible throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rage swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Credible fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Credible swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rage staying out of range there.
Jab by Credible.
Credible slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Credible. No joy for Rage on that attempt.
Credible throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Credible.
Rage moves out of range of the strikes.
Credible cracks Rage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rage takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rage closes the distance and clinches up with Credible, looking for a takedown. Rage pushes Credible against the cage but Credible circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Credible lands a jab.
Credible throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rage dodges the punch combination from Credible.
Credible misses with a straight right.
Credible pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Credible misses with a body shot.
Credible misses with a double jab.
Credible gets caught flat footed, as Rage shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rage tries to free his leg and advance position but Credible is retaining full guard.
Rage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rage throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage won't allow Credible to sweep him here.
Rage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rage preventing the sweep.
Credible can't keep his opponent in guard - Rage advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rage is looking to take a break and control but Credible is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rage is really struggling to control Credible but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Credible's head.
Rage lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Credible trying to control from the bottom.
Credible pushes Rage off looking to stand but Rage dives back in and keeps control.
Rage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rage trying to mount his opponent but Credible defends it.
Rage wants to take a breather but Credible is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Justin Credible.
I think Credible 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Credible!
Justin Credible is the new light heavyweight champion!
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RATING
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