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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tang Maul (ranked 23771 p4p, 6345 weight class) and Jason Wysocki (ranked 273 p4p, 234 weight class). Wysocki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Joe Exotic Country Music . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tang Maul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Wysocki!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul clinches up with Wysocki and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wysocki trying to control the position but instead, Maul has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wysocki into the ropes.
Maul tries to land knees in the clinch but Wysocki avoids the damage to the body.
We've been informed that Wysocki 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.
Wysocki has a couple of punches blocked by Maul.
Maul lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wysocki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maul.
Maul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wysocki.
Maul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Wysocki.
Maul lands with a short shot to the head.
Maul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maul throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wysocki avoids it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Maul throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wysocki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wysocki lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maul tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wysocki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maul.
Wysocki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maul tries to clinch but Wysocki is having none of it.
Wysocki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maul on the side of the head.
Wysocki throws out a powerful jab.
Wysocki loads up on a big right hand but Maul slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Maul as he connects with a hook.
Wysocki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wysocki.
Wysocki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Maul.
Wysocki throws a jab but it's blocked by Maul.
Maul moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wysocki wants to break free but Maul has control.
Maul throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul has Wysocki pressed against the ropes, preventing Wysocki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maul with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maul.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maul.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Maul just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wysocki's brow.
Maul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maul unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wysocki avoids it.
Wysocki working aggressively here.
Maul lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Maul creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wysocki tries to work over Maul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Maul throws an elbow but misses.
Maul with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wysocki lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tang Maul dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wysocki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wysocki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maul slips a jab from Wysocki.
Wysocki throws a body shot but no joy.
Wysocki throws a head kick but Maul moves out of range.
Maul was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maul lands a nice looking body shot.
Wysocki walks into a left hand.
Jason Wysocki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul tries to clinch but Wysocki moves away
and Maul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Wysocki - just one landing.
Maul slips a straight right by Wysocki.
Wysocki scores with a sloppy right hand. Maul should have avoided that one.
Maul changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wysocki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Maul scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wysocki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wysocki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wysocki swinging wildly here.
Maul lunges at Wysocki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wysocki's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Wysocki.
Wysocki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maul was well out of range. Poor timing from Wysocki.
Wysocki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maul throws a series of punches but Wysocki avoids them all with ease.
Maul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maul connects with a looping right hand.
A lazy body kick from Maul
and Wysocki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wysocki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maul throws a hook to the side of Wysocki's head but Wysocki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maul checks a leg kick.
Maul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wysocki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maul. Wysocki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wysocki throws a big shot that misses.
Wysocki throws a hook but Maul blocks it.
Wysocki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Wysocki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul looks for the body kick but Wysocki saw that one coming.
Maul scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wysocki doesn't seem bothered though.
Wysocki has closed the distance and engaged Maul in a clinch.
Maul using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wysocki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maul using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wysocki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Wysocki.
Maul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wysocki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maul tries a body shot but Wysocki blocks it.
Maul using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maul working Wysocki over with knees to the body.
Maul lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wysocki scores with a shot to the side of Maul's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wysocki blocks it with crossed arms.
Tang Maul has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wysocki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maul.
Wysocki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Wysocki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wysocki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maul has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maul tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wysocki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maul scores with a hook to the body. Wysocki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wysocki throws a hook but Maul avoids it easily.
Maul moves in looking to clinch but Wysocki pushes him off.
Maul blocks a leg kick.
Maul tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wysocki manages to circle out of the way.
Wysocki slips a straight right by Maul.
The fighters circling - Wysocki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maul is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jason Wysocki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Maul misses.
Wysocki is looking to slow Maul down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wysocki missing with a left hand there. Maul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maul looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wysocki throws a hook but Maul avoids it easily.
Maul on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maul defending well as Wysocki loads up on a big left hand.
Maul appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fighters circling - Wysocki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wysocki. Maul does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wysocki swings for the body but Maul moves out of range.
Maul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maul just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Maul misses.
Wysocki looks to throw the jab but Maul is out of range.
Wysocki swings for the body but Maul moves out of range.
Maul was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wysocki ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Wysocki keeps the fight on the outside.
Maul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wysocki moves into the clinch successfully.
Maul with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wysocki dodges an elbow strike from Maul.
Maul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wysocki avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Maul just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wysocki's brow.
Wysocki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maul digs a right hand underneath Wysocki's ribcage. Wysocki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul looking to throw knees to the head but Wysocki is blocking nicely.
Wysocki avoids the elbow strike from Maul, against the ropes.
Wysocki blocks the elbow strike.
Wysocki breaks the clinch.
Wysocki lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul misses with a hook. Wysocki ducked under it nicely.
Maul wants to clinch up but Wysocki keeps it at a distance.
Wysocki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wysocki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maul misses with an uppercut. Wysocki saw that one coming.
Wysocki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maul tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wysocki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maul lands with a nice body punch.
Maul digs a good body shot into Wysocki's ribs.
Wysocki throws a body punch but Maul moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Wysocki really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maul throws out a loose jab but Wysocki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wysocki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maul looks to land a left hand but Wysocki moved out of range nicely.
Maul comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maul lands a really nice looking cross but Wysocki seems unphased.
Maul throws a lazy right hand but Wysocki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wysocki lands the left hand.
Wysocki throws a body shot but no joy.
Wysocki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maul throws out a loose jab but Wysocki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wysocki avoids a kick to the body.
Maul throws a jab when Wysocki was well out of range.
Wysocki misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wysocki misses the shot to the body.
Maul has managed to clinch.
Maul scores with a shot to the side of Wysocki's head.
Knees to the body from Maul.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul tries a body shot but Wysocki blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wysocki wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maul.
Wysocki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wysocki swings wildly with an uppercut but Maul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wysocki's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maul obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maul.
Wysocki takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jason Wysocki has been cut.
Maul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wysocki lands with a right to the head.
Maul has a couple of punches blocked by Wysocki.
Maul throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wysocki blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maul.
Maul lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wysocki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wysocki.
A short right from Maul.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wysocki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wysocki clinches up against the ropes.
Maul lands a damaging elbow.
Maul tries to land knees in the clinch but Wysocki avoids the damage to the body.
Maul just leaning against Wysocki, taking a breather.
Maul is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wysocki is defending well for now.
Maul lands a nice elbow.
Maul using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wysocki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maul is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wysocki is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tang Maul had his way with Jason Wysocki in that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Wysocki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
An inside leg kick lands from Wysocki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wysocki. Maul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wysocki.
Maul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Wysocki misses.
Wysocki tries to bum rush Maul with a series of wild strikes but Maul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Wysocki.
Wysocki loads up on a big right hand but Maul slips the punch.
As Wysocki tries to get set, Maul tries to push him back and clinch up but Wysocki manages to avoid the attempt.
Maul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wysocki moves out of range of the body kick from Maul.
Wysocki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wysocki connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul lands with an uppercut that bounces Wysocki off the ropes and back into range.
Wysocki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wysocki.
A jab from Wysocki does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wysocki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul misses with a looping left.
Maul with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wysocki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maul.
Maul doesn't manage to clinch there - Wysocki circles away.
Wysocki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maul.
Wysocki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maul fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maul swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wysocki.
Wysocki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jason Wysocki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wysocki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maul defending well as Wysocki loads up on a big left hand.
Wysocki throws a shot from downtown. Maul moves away and avoids it.
Wysocki needs to keep his hands up - Maul had a free shot at his head there.
Wysocki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maul looks for the body kick but Wysocki saw that one coming.
Wysocki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wysocki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Maul throws a hook to the side of Wysocki's head but Wysocki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wysocki throws the left hand but Maul avoids the punch easily.
Maul quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Maul jabs Wysocki right on the nose. Wysocki blinks but takes it well.
Nice body punch from Maul.
Maul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wysocki.
Wysocki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maul lands with an uppercut that bounces Wysocki off the ropes and back into range.
Maul rushes Wysocki and presses him up against the ropes.
Maul lands with a right to the head.
Wysocki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maul or not.
Maul throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wysocki blocks it with crossed arms.
Wysocki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wysocki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tang Maul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maul connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wysocki's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tang Maul showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maul has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Tang Maul wins by unanimous decision!
Tang Maul retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Tang Maul thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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