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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azor Ahai (ranked 749 p4p, 1986 weight class) and Paul Joseph Watson (ranked 116 p4p, 295 weight class). Watson has chosen Anarchy in the UK as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Paul Joseph Watson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azor Ahai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Joseph Watson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahai throws a head kick that misses.
Ahai lands the left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ahai.
Watson connects with an inside leg kick.
Ahai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ahai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown but Ahai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Watson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Watson misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahai manages to avoid it.
Watson misses with a shot to the body
and Ahai counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ahai defends it well.
Watson throws the left hand but Ahai avoids the punch easily.
Watson throws a lazy head kick
and Ahai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watson has his takedown stuffed
and Ahai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahai manages to avoid it.
Ahai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Watson under the eye.
Watson connects with an inside leg kick.
Watson avoids the body shot from Ahai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ahai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Watson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ahai rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahai was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
It looked like Ahai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Watson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ahai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Ahai. Those never looked like landing.
Watson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ahai connects with the punch.
Jab from Ahai.
Ahai just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahai swings widly with a right hand
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Ahai throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ahai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Watson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watson throws out a powerful jab.
Watson swings for the body but Ahai moves out of range.
Ahai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ahai just misses with a punch to the body.
It looks like Ahai has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Watson scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Watson.
Watson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Watson takes one to the side of the head.
Ahai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Watson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ahai.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azor Ahai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ahai.
Ahai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watson counters with a stiff right hand.
Watson digs a good hook to Ahai's body.
Watson throws a leg kick but Ahai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ahai misses with a looping left.
Ahai moves out of range of the body kick from Watson.
Ahai throwing a counter right hand but Watson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Watson thows a leg kick but Ahai checks it
and Ahai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watson defending well as Ahai loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahai connects with a body shot that sends Watson's belly button to the back.
Ahai throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Watson misses with a low kick.
We've been informed that Watson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Watson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ahai just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watson lands in his opponent's guard.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Watson trying to control but Ahai is working from the bottom.
Watson throws a strike but Ahai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ahai seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to sweep but no luck.
Watson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Watson trying to control but Ahai is working from the bottom.
Watson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ahai looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ahai looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ahai!
Watson looks to move to half guard but instead Ahai has passed into mount! Damn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahai tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ahai's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson is looking to improve his position but Ahai isn't that keen on the idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azor Ahai dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ahai misses with a left hand
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
Ahai walks into a jab.
Ahai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Watson checks it well.
Watson staying out of range there.
Ahai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Watson throws an overhand right that lands on Ahai's shoulder, as Ahai tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahai misses with a low kick.
Ahai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Watson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ahai's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Watson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ahai avoids the head kick by Watson.
A big right from Ahai misses.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Ahai moves away and avoids it.
Watson connects with the punch.
Watson throws a nice looking combination but Ahai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahai avoids the body shot from Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahai. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahai misses with a leg kick.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Ahai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ahai to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahai misses with a hook
and Watson counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Ahai does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ahai tries to land a body kick
and Watson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watson lands a nice looking body shot.
Paul Joseph Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson with the inside leg kick.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Ahai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ahai tries to work over Watson's front leg with a kick but Watson checks it.
Watson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Watson needs to keep his hands up - Ahai had a free shot at his head there.
Watson swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Ahai to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahai lands the left hand.
Ahai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ahai takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Watson thows a leg kick but Ahai checks it
and Ahai counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Watson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahai.
Ahai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ahai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ahai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watson at a distance.
Watson misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Joseph Watson.
Well Ahai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azor Ahai!
A very excited looking Azor Ahai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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