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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raate Road (ranked 114 p4p, 258 weight class) and Paul Muhapuro (ranked 19 p4p, 45 weight class). Road's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Muhapuro has chosen Warrant - Cherry Pie as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Paul Muhapuro was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raate Road!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Muhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhapuro throws a looping overhand right but Road ducks down to avoid it.
Road with a nice calf kick.
Road swats away the attempt to clinch by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Road is looking to break free of the clinch but Muhapuro has double underhooks.
Muhapuro throws a punch but it's blocked by Road.
Road wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Road blocks an uppercut.
Muhapuro lands a hook that snaps the head of Road backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Muhapuro fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Road fails to land.
Road lands a body punch in the clinch.
Road tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muhapuro's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Road goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Road wants to break free but Muhapuro has control.
Still in the clinch, Muhapuro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Road scores with a shot to the side of Muhapuro's head.
Muhapuro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Muhapuro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muhapuro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muhapuro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muhapuro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Road misses with a straight right.
Muhapuro is looking to clinch but Road is avoiding it.
It looked like Road wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Road scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muhapuro doesn't seem bothered though.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but Road moves out of range.
Road misses the jab.
Muhapuro slips under a jab from Road.
Muhapuro takes the fight into the clinch.
Muhapuro lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Road.
Muhapuro blocks a body shot from Road.
Muhapuro breaks the clinch.
Road lands with a kick to the ribs.
Muhapuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Road stuns Muhapuro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Muhapuro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Road has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Road misses the shot to the body.
Road misses with a looping left.
Road misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muhapuro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Road throws out the jab.
Raate Road seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Road misses with a hook to the body
and Muhapuro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Muhapuro moves into the clinch.
Muhapuro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Road will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Muhapuro doesn't manage to clinch there - Road circles away.
Road swats away the attempt to clinch by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muhapuro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Road, pushing him back against the cage.
Road blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Road scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muhapuro throws a punch but it's blocked by Road.
Muhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as Road controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Road fails to land.
Road digs a right hand underneath Muhapuro's ribcage. Muhapuro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Muhapuro manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Road.
Muhapuro wants to clinch.
Road lands a jab.
Muhapuro moves into range and clinches up with Road.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muhapuro.
Road lands with a right to the head.
Muhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Road.
Muhapuro lands a right hand.
Muhapuro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Road misses with some punches.
Road lands a shoulder strike.
Muhapuro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Road seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Muhapuro can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road blocking some punches.
Muhapuro lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Road.
Road breaks from the clinch.
Road tries a head kick but it misses.
Road waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muhapuro.
Muhapuro wants to clinch.
Road loads up on a big right hand but Muhapuro slips the punch.
Muhapuro is looking to clinch but Road is avoiding it.
Road sizes up Muhapuro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Road looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Road avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muhapuro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Road backing away here, and Muhapuro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Road manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muhapuro fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Road misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muhapuro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Muhapuro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Muhapuro throws an overhand right that lands on Road's shoulder, as Road tries to avoid the shot.
Muhapuro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Road fails to land with a series of punches.
Muhapuro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Muhapuro moves in looking to clinch but Road pushes him off.
Muhapuro blocks a leg kick.
Muhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Road paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muhapuro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muhapuro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Road thinks about countering with a body kick.
A left lands for Road.
Road throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Muhapuro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Road cracks Muhapuro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Road throws the left hand but Muhapuro avoids the punch easily.
Muhapuro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Muhapuro is looking to clinch but Road is avoiding it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Road throws a low kick but Muhapuro moves out of range easily.
Muhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Road swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Road scores with a takedown into Muhapuro's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Road loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Road throws an elbow that misses. Muhapuro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Road's guard. Nice move by Muhapuro!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Road looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muhapuro is one step ahead there.
Muhapuro gets to his feet. Road looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Muhapuro tries to clinch up but Road circles away and keeps his distance.
Road takes a swing at Muhapuro's ribcage but misses.
Muhapuro has closed the distance and engaged Road in a clinch.
Road breaks from the clinch.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but Road moves out of range.
Muhapuro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muhapuro misses with the head strike.
Road's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Road 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 Muhapuro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Muhapuro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Muhapuro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Road.
Paul Muhapuro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muhapuro has Road up against the cage in a clinch.
Muhapuro prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Road blocks an uppercut.
Road tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Road blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muhapuro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Road backwards.
Muhapuro scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Road blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Road.
Muhapuro misses with the head strike.
Road blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Road pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Road jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muhapuro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Road connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muhapuro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Road scoring well with a low kick there.
Muhapuro darts in trying to clinch
and Road counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Road attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Road misses with a leg kick.
Road throws a low kick but it's checked well by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro flicks out a counter leg kick but Road steps away.
Road lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muhapuro circles away quickly and effectively.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Road takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Road misses with an uppercut
and Muhapuro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muhapuro checks a low kick from Road.
Muhapuro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Road looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Road takes a swing at Muhapuro's ribcage but misses.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but Road is having none of it.
Muhapuro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Road tries to keep at a distance but Muhapuro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muhapuro lands with a left to the head.
Road takes an elbow to the temple.
Road can't find room to land a body shot as Muhapuro controls the action.
Road avoids a wild elbow strike from Muhapuro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhapuro manages to break the clinch.
Road tries to keep at a distance but Muhapuro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muhapuro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raate Road is winning the standup battle so far.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up but Road circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muhapuro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Road connects with a good right hand that stumbles Muhapuro. Muhapuro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Road lands a jab to the head.
Muhapuro moves in looking to clinch but Road pushes him off.
Road tries to counter with a takedown but Muhapuro is quick to defend against it.
Muhapuro missing with a left hand there. Road was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muhapuro takes the fight into the clinch.
Road can't break the clinch.
Road throws a punch but it's blocked by Muhapuro.
Road breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Road looks to land a right hand but Muhapuro moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Muhapuro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Muhapuro moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Raate Road will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Muhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Road swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muhapuro moves into range and clinches up with Road.
Muhapuro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Muhapuro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muhapuro pushes Road back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Road pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Road.
Road throws a leg kick but Muhapuro moved away.
Muhapuro wants to clinch.
Muhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Road swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Road tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhapuro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Road lands a leg kick that knocks Muhapuro off balance momentarily.
Road throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Road misses with a kick to the body.
Muhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch but Road swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Road looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Road fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Muhapuro is out of range.
Road throws out a loose jab but Muhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up but Road circles away and keeps his distance.
Muhapuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Road throws a leg kick but Muhapuro moved away.
Road looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Road swats away the attempt to clinch by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Road.
Muhapuro scores with a shot to the side of Road's head.
A short left from Road.
Muhapuro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Road.
Muhapuro misses with the head strike.
Road blocks a body shot from Muhapuro.
Road is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Muhapuro to keep the fight standing.
Road is trying to force a seperation but Muhapuro has the dominant position.
Road working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muhapuro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Muhapuro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muhapuro instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro breaks the clinch.
Muhapuro takes the fight into the clinch.
Muhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
Muhapuro blocks an uppercut.
Road is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muhapuro lands a nice uppercut.
Muhapuro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roads head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muhapuro.
A frustrated look appears on Muhapuro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Road lands with a short shot to the head.
Muhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muhapuro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roads head.
Paul Muhapuro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Road breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro tries to clinch there but Road circles away.
Muhapuro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Road.
Road throws a leg kick but Muhapuro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Muhapuro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Muhapuro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Muhapuro avoids the body shot from Road.
Muhapuro tries to clinch there but Road circles away.
Muhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch but Road swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muhapuro is looking to clinch but Road is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Road tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muhapuro takes the fight into the clinch.
Muhapuro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muhapuro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Road.
Muhapuro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Road pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Road throws out a loose jab but Muhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muhapuro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Road drops down looking for a counter takedown but Muhapuro sprawls and moves away.
Muhapuro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muhapuro lands with a light punch inside.
Muhapuro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muhapuro manages to break the clinch.
Road throws a body shot but no joy.
Muhapuro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Road misses with a body shot.
Muhapuro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Road.
Road scores with a jab to the jaw.
Road misses with a straight left.
Muhapuro avoids the body shot from Road.
Road thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muhapuro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Muhapuro doesn't manage to clinch there - Road circles away.
Muhapuro is looking to clinch but Road is avoiding it.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up.
Muhapuro clinches up with Road and pushes him back against the cage.
Road swings wildly with an uppercut but Muhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Road lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Muhapuro.
I think Muhapuro 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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