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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Yu Tai (ranked 49 p4p, 7 weight class) and Joad Cressbeckler (ranked 6 p4p, 1 weight class). Yu Tai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Invincible Pole Fighter. Cressbeckler has chosen American Remains as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joad Cressbeckler!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu Tai throws an off balance right hand
and Cressbeckler counters with a nice body kick.
Cressbeckler misses the body punch
and Yu Tai counters with a nice leg kick.
Yu Tai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Yu Tai blocks a jab.
Cressbeckler lands with a hook. Yu Tai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cressbeckler takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cressbeckler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yu Tai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cressbeckler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai takes one on the button.
Cressbeckler throws an overhand right that lands on Yu Tai's shoulder, as Yu Tai tries to avoid the shot.
Cressbeckler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cressbeckler throws an off balance right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a good, hard body kick but Cressbeckler shrugs it off.
Cressbeckler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai throws the kick towards the body but Cressbeckler avoids it.
Yu Tai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cressbeckler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cressbeckler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Cressbeckler does no damage.
It looked like Yu Tai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler scores with a one two! Yu Tai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cressbeckler throws the kick towards the body but Yu Tai avoids it.
Cressbeckler has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cressbeckler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cressbeckler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yu Tai staying out of range there.
Yu Tai throws a hook to the side of Cressbeckler's head but Cressbeckler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yu Tai misses the body punch
and Cressbeckler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cressbeckler misses with a looping right.
Cressbeckler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai avoids the body shot from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Yu Tai misses the target.
Cressbeckler blocks the body kick.
Cressbeckler misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Yu Tai misses
and Cressbeckler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cressbeckler misses with a jab to the body
and Yu Tai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cressbeckler thinking.
Cressbeckler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cressbeckler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cressbeckler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cressbeckler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yu Tai with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cressbeckler throws a body shot but no joy.
Cressbeckler misses with a straight right.
Yu Tai lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yu Tai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yu Tai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cressbeckler throws a looping overhand right but Yu Tai ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cressbeckler misses with a body kick.
Yu Tai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cressbeckler under the eye.
Nice body kick there by Cressbeckler.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joad Cressbeckler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cressbeckler throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yu Tai counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Joad Cressbeckler has been cut.
Yu Tai connects with a crisp jab.
Cressbeckler thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yu Tai if he has to take too many more of those.
Yu Tai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cressbeckler was well out of range. Poor timing from Yu Tai.
A shot to the body from Yu Tai misses
and Cressbeckler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yu Tai misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cressbeckler.
Yu Tai is looking to counter punch.
Yu Tai throws a low kick, looking for Cressbeckler's leg but Cressbeckler calmly moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Yu Tai might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cressbeckler connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler connects with a leg kick.
Yu Tai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cressbeckler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cressbeckler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cressbeckler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cressbeckler misses with a left hand
enabling Yu Tai to counter with a crisp jab.
Cressbeckler connects with a solid leg kick.
Yu Tai swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Cressbeckler counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Yu Tai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joad Cressbeckler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cressbeckler connects with the punch.
Cressbeckler throws a lazy uppercut
and Yu Tai counters with a nice leg kick.
Cressbeckler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cressbeckler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cressbeckler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cressbeckler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yu Tai counters with a good, hard body kick but Cressbeckler shrugs it off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cressbeckler in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cressbeckler looks to land a left hand but Yu Tai moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yu Tai moves away from the strike by Cressbeckler.
An attempted straight right counter from Yu Tai misses the target.
Yu Tai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cressbeckler to score with a decent uppercut.
Cressbeckler throws the kick towards the body but Yu Tai avoids it.
Cressbeckler throws a leg kick
and Yu Tai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cressbeckler connects with an inside leg kick.
Cressbeckler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yu Tai.
Cressbeckler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cressbeckler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yu Tai's elbow.
Cressbeckler cracks Yu Tai with a nice body shot.
Yu Tai taking a breather.
Cressbeckler manages to break the clinch.
Cressbeckler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yu Tai tries to land a leg kick but Cressbeckler saw it coming and moves away.
Cressbeckler lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cressbeckler throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Yu Tai counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Joad Cressbeckler's cut even more.
Yu Tai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joad Cressbeckler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joad Cressbeckler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cressbeckler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yu Tai manages to avoid it.
Yu Tai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cressbeckler's head backwards.
Yu Tai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cressbeckler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A clash of legs there as Yu Tai blocks the low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Yu Tai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cressbeckler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice leg kick from Yu Tai, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai misses with a hook.
Cressbeckler misses with a left hand
and Yu Tai counters with an outside leg kick.
Cressbeckler misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cressbeckler lands a really nice looking cross but Yu Tai seems unphased.
Yu Tai digs a good body shot into Cressbeckler's ribs.
Yu Tai takes a swing at Cressbeckler's ribcage but misses.
Cressbeckler misses the body punch
and Yu Tai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yu Tai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cressbeckler counters with a body kick.
Cressbeckler throws a right hand that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cressbeckler thinking.
Cressbeckler misses with a jab to the body
and Yu Tai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cressbeckler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yu Tai moves away.
Yu Tai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yu Tai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cressbeckler swings widly with a right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body kick there by Cressbeckler.
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!
Yu Tai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cressbeckler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai scores with a leg kick.
Cressbeckler cracks Yu Tai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai lunges at Cressbeckler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cressbeckler's hand.
Cressbeckler lands a really nice looking cross but Yu Tai seems unphased.
Yu Tai misses with a left hand
and Cressbeckler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cressbeckler misses with a right hand
and Yu Tai counters with an outside leg kick.
Yu Tai is looking to land body kicks.
Yu Tai will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body kick from Yu Tai.
Cressbeckler scores with a jab.
Yu Tai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cressbeckler.
A counter left hand to the body from Yu Tai misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai looks to throw a body kick
and Cressbeckler counters with a nice uppercut.
Yu Tai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed right hand from Cressbeckler misses the target.
A lazy left from Cressbeckler finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu Tai misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Cressbeckler.
Yu Tai works the jab nicely.
Yu Tai misses with a body kick.
Cressbeckler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Yu Tai clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joad Cressbeckler's cut.
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.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the body
and Cressbeckler counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Yu Tai as he checks the leg kick.
Yu Tai misses with an uppercut
and Cressbeckler counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu Tai is rocked!
Nice body punch from Yu Tai.
Cressbeckler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yu Tai finds it's way round the side to connect with Cressbeckler's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cressbeckler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Cressbeckler misses.
Cressbeckler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yu Tai throws a body punch but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
Cressbeckler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yu Tai with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cressbeckler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yu Tai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cressbeckler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yu Tai misses with a leg kick
and Cressbeckler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cressbeckler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yu Tai can pounce on him.
Yu Tai scores with a decent looking hook.
Yu Tai scores with a hook.
Cressbeckler misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Yu Tai misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai misses with a right hand
and Cressbeckler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cressbeckler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Yu Tai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cressbeckler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cressbeckler jabs Yu Tai right on the nose. Yu Tai blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yu Tai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cressbeckler counters with a straight right hand.
Cressbeckler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cressbeckler lands with a shot to the body.
Cressbeckler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cressbeckler missing with a left hand there. Yu Tai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler throws the left hand but Yu Tai avoids the punch easily.
Cressbeckler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu Tai was well out of range. Poor timing from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler moves out of range of the leg kick from Yu Tai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cressbeckler! But no joy.
Yu Tai lands an overhand right.
Yu Tai seems to have got his legs back now.
Cressbeckler misses with a looping right.
Yu Tai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cressbeckler. Cressbeckler obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Yu Tai finds it's way through Cressbeckler's defenses.
Yu Tai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yu Tai misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cressbeckler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yu Tai is able to avoid easily.
Yu Tai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yu Tai throws an off balance right hand
and Cressbeckler counters with a body kick that stops Yu Tai in his tracks momentarily.
Yu Tai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yu Tai throws a body punch but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu Tai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cressbeckler throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yu Tai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tam Yu Tai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joad Cressbeckler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jab from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yu Tai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Yu Tai lunges at Cressbeckler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cressbeckler's hand.
Cressbeckler throws a lazy uppercut
and Yu Tai counters with a nice leg kick.
Cressbeckler throws an off balance right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a straight right hand.
Yu Tai scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai misses with a hook.
Cressbeckler throws a head kick that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a good, hard body kick but Cressbeckler shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cressbeckler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cressbeckler misses the body punch
and Yu Tai counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cressbeckler is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cressbeckler needs to keep his hands up - Yu Tai had a free shot at his head there.
Cressbeckler is rocked!
Cressbeckler gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Yu Tai gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tam Yu Tai!
Tam Yu Tai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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