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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Ahearn (ranked 1091 p4p, 907 weight class) and Ant Thrax (ranked 158 p4p, 131 weight class). Ant Thrax told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Excellent boxer
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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 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Ahearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ant Thrax!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrax misses the jab.
Ahearn moves out of range as Thrax strikes.
Nice defenses there by Ahearn.
It looked like Ahearn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thrax showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ahearn.
Thrax lands with a hook. Ahearn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ahearn slips a straight right by Thrax.
Ahearn darts in and clinches Thrax up against the cage.
Thrax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ant Thrax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrax closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've been told by Ahearn's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ahearn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thrax bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ahearn's head.
Ahearn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thrax slips a straight right by Ahearn.
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!
Ahearn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thrax throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrax throws a big shot that misses.
Ahearn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrax.
Thrax comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ahearn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahearn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ahearn blocks a jab.
Thrax moves out of range as Ahearn strikes.
Thrax looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ahearn throws out a loose jab but Thrax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahearn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thrax lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ahearn throws a jab when Thrax was well out of range.
Thrax ducks under a wild hook from Ahearn.
Ahearn tries to clinch but Thrax moves out of range.
Ahearn gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrax tries to circle away but Ahearn has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ahearn.
Thrax breaks from the clinch.
Thrax cracks Ahearn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thrax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahearn was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrax.
Thrax misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Ahearn counter with a right hand.
Thrax needs to keep his hands up - Ahearn had a free shot at his head there.
Ahearn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ahearn tries to move into range but Thrax moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ahearn looks to throw the jab but Thrax is out of range.
Ahearn looks to land a left hand but Thrax moved out of range nicely.
Ahearn misses with a wild combination.
Thrax misses the shot to the body.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut. Thrax saw that one coming.
Ahearn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn avoids the body shot from Thrax.
Thrax thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahearn throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahearn misses with a right hand
and Thrax cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ahearn tests Thrax's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Ahearn misses.
Thrax scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thrax moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahearn misses with a hook. Thrax ducked under it nicely.
Ahearn lands a glancing blow to the side of Thrax's head.
It looks like Ant Thrax has been cut.
Thrax bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ahearn's head.
The crowd cheers as Ahearn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thrax doesn't seem phased though.
Ahearn throws an off balance right hand
enabling Thrax to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahearn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahearn scores with a jab.
Ahearn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrax stuns Ahearn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ahearn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thrax lunges at Ahearn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ahearn's hand.
Thrax moves away from the strike by Ahearn.
Ahearn throws an overhand right that lands on Thrax's shoulder, as Thrax tries to avoid the shot.
Ahearn ducks right into an uppercut from Thrax.
Ahearn tries to clinch there but Thrax circles away.
Thrax has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ahearn slips a straight right by Thrax.
Ahearn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thrax throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrax throws a lazy right hand but Ahearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahearn scores with a jab.
Ahearn moves out of range of the strikes.
Thrax connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ant Thrax will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ant Thrax's cut.
That's time! Ahearn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thrax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrax moves out of range as Ahearn strikes.
Ahearn looks to throw the jab but Thrax is out of range.
Thrax fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ahearn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Thrax as he connects with a hook.
Ahearn misses with a body shot.
Ahearn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahearn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ahearn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thrax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahearn manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrax moves out of range as Ahearn strikes.
Ahearn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahearn throws a hook but Thrax avoids it easily.
Ahearn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thrax in his tracks.
Ahearn scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrax just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Ahearn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thrax.
Thrax just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahearn throws the left hand but Thrax avoids the punch easily.
Ahearn misses with a hook.
Thrax looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thrax uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahearn.
Thrax displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahearn throws out the jab.
Thrax throws a lazy right hand but Ahearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thrax thuds his right hand into Ahearn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ahearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thrax.
Ahearn walks into a jab.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut.
Ahearn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thrax throws a jab when Ahearn was well out of range.
Donk. Ahearn catches Thrax right on the button with a cross.
Ahearn instigates a clinch.
Ahearn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ahearn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thrax backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrax blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrax pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahearn scores with a nice strike.
Thrax misses with a hook. Ahearn ducked under it nicely.
Ahearn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thrax on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thrax moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahearn misses the target.
Ahearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thrax.
Ahearn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrax misses with an uppercut
and Ahearn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ahearn misses with a straight left.
Ahearn looks to land a right hand but Thrax moved out of range.
Ahearn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thrax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Ahearn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrax listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ahearn throws a jab when Thrax was well out of range.
Ahearn throws a shot from downtown. Thrax moves away and avoids it.
Ahearn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from Ahearn.
Thrax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahearn was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrax.
Ahearn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ahearn defending well as Thrax loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Ahearn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahearn rushes Thrax and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thrax breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Thrax does no damage.
Ahearn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thrax slips a jab and a cross from Ahearn.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrax scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrax connects with a looping right hand.
Thrax looks to land a right hand but Ahearn moved out of range.
Ahearn jabs Thrax to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ahearn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ahearn throws a sloppy body shot
and Thrax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahearn throws the left hand but Thrax avoids the punch easily.
Thrax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahearn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ahearn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ahearn takes a swing at Thrax's ribcage but misses.
Thrax avoids the body shot from Ahearn.
Ahearn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thrax counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thrax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahearn.
Ahearn staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahearn staying out of range there.
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 Tobias Ahearn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ant Thrax's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ahearn misses with a straight right.
Thrax moves out of range as Ahearn strikes.
A big left from Thrax misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thrax. Ahearn does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Ahearn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ahearn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrax.
A countering left hand to the body from Thrax misses.
Thrax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahearn is looking to counter punch.
Thrax scores with a hook to the body. Ahearn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thrax swings for the body but Ahearn moves out of range.
Thrax connects with a looping right hand.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn slips a jab and a cross from Thrax.
Ahearn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ahearn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ahearn moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thrax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahearn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrax lands a jab to the head.
Ahearn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thrax ducks under a wild hook from Ahearn.
Thrax doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thrax displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahearn throws out the jab.
Ahearn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ant Thrax seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ahearn throws a jab when Thrax was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Thrax on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ahearn throws out a loose jab but Thrax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahearn tries to clinch there but Thrax circles away.
Thrax misses with a hook.
Thrax lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ahearn at a distance.
Thrax scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ahearn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thrax.
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!
Ahearn missing with a left hand there. Thrax was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrax throws out a loose jab but Ahearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahearn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrax.
Ahearn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thrax.
It looked like Ahearn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ahearn looks to land a right hand but Thrax moved out of range.
Thrax ducks under a wild hook from Ahearn.
Ahearn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thrax throws an overhand right that lands on Ahearn's shoulder, as Ahearn tries to avoid the shot.
Ahearn moves in looking to clinch but Thrax pushes him off.
Ahearn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrax.
Thrax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrax moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahearn's corner calls for a 1-2. Ahearn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ahearn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ahearn throws the left hand but Thrax avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrax slips under a jab.
Thrax misses with a looping left.
Thrax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Thrax lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahearn. Thrax does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Thrax lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ahearn doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Ahearn misses.
Thrax drops his hands momentarily and Ahearn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thrax defending well as Ahearn loads up on a big left hand.
Ahearn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahearn lands a jab.
Ahearn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrax.
Ahearn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Thrax throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahearn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahearn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thrax has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thrax wants to break free but Ahearn has control.
Thrax tries to break free but Ahearn pushes him back against the cage.
Ahearn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahearn working aggressively here.
Thrax takes a shot to the head.
Ahearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrax tries to circle away but Ahearn has him pinned against the cage.
Thrax pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thrax throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ahearn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ahearn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thrax throws out the jab.
Ahearn takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Thrax.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ant Thrax.
I think Thrax 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ant Thrax!
Our winner, Ant Thrax, 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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energy
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hype
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