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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prime comes to the cage accompanied by Rich Boy - Boy Looka Here . Tua comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Freak on a Leash by Korn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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269 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tua. Tua obviously looking to wear him down.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Prime swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prime slips a jab from Tua.
Sloppy strikes from Prime. Those never looked like landing.
Prime looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tua jabs Prime right on the nose. Prime blinks but takes it well.
Tua lands a slapping body shot.
Prime swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prime lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Prime takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Prime with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tua throws a jab when Prime was well out of range.
Prime is looking to land body kicks.
Tua looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Prime has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tua finds it's way round the side to connect with Prime's head.
No joy there for Prime, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tua misses with a combination
and Prime counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a hook but Prime avoids it easily.
Prime rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tua digs a good body shot into Prime's ribs.
A big left from Tua misses.
Tua moves away from the strike by Prime.
Prime moves out of range of the strikes.
Tua takes one to the chin there.
Tua misses with an uppercut
enabling Prime to counter with a crisp jab.
Tua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tua scores with a shot to the body.
Tua lands a slapping body shot.
Tua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tua scores with the left hand. Prime knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Prime throws a nice looking combination but Tua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prime staying out of range there.
Prime throws a hook but Tua blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime stuns Tua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Prime connects with a leg kick. Tua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Prime misses with a straight left.
Tua is looking for the big counter here.
Prime is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tua lands a nice hook to Prime's body. Prime takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Prime misses with a head kick.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Tua works Prime's body with a nice hook.
Prime slips under a jab.
Tua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Prime throws a body punch but Tua moves out of range.
Prime rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prime was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua.
Prime misses the shot to the body.
Prime throws a poor cross that misses
and Prime takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prime uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tua.
Tua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Prime in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a hook but Prime avoids it easily.
Prime swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prime throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prime avoids the body shot from Tua.
Prime was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tua misses the jab.
Prime slips a jab from Tua.
Prime tries to clinch there but Tua circles away.
Tua walks into a left hand.
Prime throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Tua as he connects with a hook.
Tua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Prime misses.
Prime connects with a right hand. Tua shakes it off.
Prime slips a jab from Tua.
Prime throws a hook but Tua avoids it easily.
Prime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tua throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Prime.
Prime is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Prime finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Prime misses.
Prime connects with a crisp jab.
Tua slips under a jab from Prime.
Prime misses with an uppercut. Tua saw that one coming.
Prime with a jab.
Prime blocks a jab.
Prime uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tua.
Tua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Prime stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Prime lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Prime.
Tua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prime takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Prime misses with a left hand
enabling Tua to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fatu Tua will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Prime misses with a body kick.
Tua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tua scores with a sloppy right hand. Prime should have avoided that one.
Tua throws a hook to the side of Prime's head but Prime sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tua catches Prime with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Prime closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Prime misses with a hook. Tua ducked under it nicely.
Tua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tua throws a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tua.
Prime takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tua misses with a series of wild punches.
Prime was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Prime uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Prime lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tua at a distance.
Fatu Tua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Prime misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua blocks a head kick by Prime.
Tua looks to land a left hand but Prime moved out of range nicely.
Prime throws a hook but Tua avoids it easily.
Prime misses with a left hand
letting Tua counter with a right hand.
Prime throws a wild body kick that Tua sees coming a mile off.
A countering left hand to the body from Tua misses.
Tua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prime.
Prime waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tua.
Prime feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tuas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Prime takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tua fails to land with a series of punches.
Prime scores with a nice head shot.
Tua ducks under a wild hook from Prime.
Tua throws a jab but it's blocked by Prime.
Prime swings widly with a right hand
and Tua counters with a nice uppercut.
Tua misses with a combination
and Prime counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tua's knee momentarily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Prime might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
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!
Tua sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tua misses with a lunging right hand
and Prime counters with a left to the body.
Tua is breathing heavily.
Prime avoids the body shot from Tua.
A telegraphed right hand from Prime misses the target.
Tua tests Prime's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prime fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Prime cracks Tua with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prime.
Prime slips a straight right by Tua.
Prime throws a series of punches but Tua moves out of range.
Tua takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Prime throws a right hand that misses
and Prime takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tua cracks Prime with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime misses with a straight right.
Tua moves out of range of the body kick from Prime.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Prime has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Prime lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tua circles away quickly and effectively.
Prime throws a head kick but Tua moves out of range.
Tua connects with a right hand. Prime shakes it off.
A jab from Prime finds it's way through Tua's defenses.
Tua digs a good body shot into Prime's ribs.
Tua misses with a hook. Prime ducked under it nicely.
Prime paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Prime.
Prime throws a wild body kick that Tua sees coming a mile off.
Tua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prime avoids the body shot from Tua.
Prime thinks about countering with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime misses with a wild body shot.
Prime misses the shot to the body.
Tua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Prime on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Prime looks to score with a jab to the body but Tua is just out of range.
Tua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prime.
Tua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prime.
Prime throws a poor cross that misses
and Tua counters with a straight right hand.
Tua fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Tua.
A low kick from Prime misses
and Tua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prime.
Prime lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua throws a jab when Prime was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tua.
Tua misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fatu Tua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Prime does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Tua was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Prime ducks right into an uppercut from Tua.
Tua scores with a punch to the head.
Prime slips a straight right by Tua.
Prime seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
Prime thinks about countering with a body kick.
Prime throws a jab when Tua was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Prime, right into the meat.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Prime scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prime missing with a left hand there. Tua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tua scores with a jab to the jaw.
Prime catches Tua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Tua misses.
Prime blocks a head kick by Tua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua ducks under a wild hook from Prime.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prime.
An attempted straight right counter from Prime misses the target.
Tua keeps the fight on the outside.
Prime looks to throw the jab but Tua is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Prime blocks the leg kick.
Tua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Prime avoids the body shot from Tua.
Tua with a nice cross.
Tua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Prime moves out of range as Tua strikes.
Prime missing with a left hand there. Tua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tua manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tua moves out of range as Prime strikes.
Tua is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Prime keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tua punishes Prime's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime takes one on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prime.
Tua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Prime's head.
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!
Tua swings for the body but Prime moves out of range.
Tua moves away from the strike by Prime.
Tua appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tua throws a body punch but Prime moves out of range.
Tua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prime keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua.
Prime throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A left lands for Prime.
Tua misses with a hook. Prime ducked under it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Prime!
Tua is rocked!
Tua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prime.
Tua is still on wobbly legs! Can Prime finish him?
Tua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Prime lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Tua falls backwards - clearly groggy! Prime dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Optimus Prime!
Our winner, Optimus Prime, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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