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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Weismuller (ranked 276 p4p, 940 weight class) and Joey Faolin (ranked 38 p4p, 126 weight class). Weismuller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nobody Speak. Faolin has chosen It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain as his entrance music. Tommy Weismuller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Weismuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weismuller misses with a body kick.
Faolin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weismuller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Weismuller throws a front kick aimed at Faolin's knee but Faolin avoids it well.
Weismuller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Faolins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Weismuller throws a leg kick but Faolin moved away.
Tommy Weismuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weismuller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faolin.
Faolin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weismuller.
Weismuller lands a head shot.
Weismuller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faolin throws a hook to the side of Weismuller's head but Weismuller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Faolin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Faolin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Faolin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weismuller lands with a shot to the body.
Weismuller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weismuller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Weismuller misses with an uppercut.
Faolin just misses with a punch to the body.
Weismuller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Faolin wants to counter with a clinch but Weismuller pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weismuller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Weismuller misses with an uppercut.
Faolin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Weismuller slips a jab from Faolin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Weismuller. Faolin shrugs it off though.
Faolin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Faolin scores with a shot to the body.
Weismuller lands with an uppercut that bounces Faolin off the cage and back into range.
Weismuller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Weismuller scores with a decent looking hook.
Weismuller thuds a left hand into Faolin's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Faolin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Weismuller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faolin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weismuller is looking to score with low kicks.
Weismuller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Weismuller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Faolin is out of range.
Nice body kick from Weismuller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Weismuller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faolin looks to clinch
and Weismuller counters with a nice body kick.
Weismuller misses with a body shot.
Faolin staying out of range there.
Faolin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Faolin scores with a jab.
Weismuller is looking to slow Faolin down with leg kicks.
Weismuller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Faolin misses with a straight left.
Weismuller tried to counter with a leg kick but Faolin avoided it.
Faolin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Weismuller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Weismuller throws a body punch but Faolin moves out of range.
Faolin misses with a body shot.
Weismuller with the inside leg kick.
Weismuller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Faolin throws a looping overhand right but Weismuller ducks down to avoid it.
Weismuller throws out a leg kick but Faolin moves out of range and Weismuller only half commits.
Weismuller scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller throws out a powerful jab.
Weismuller misses with a hook
and Faolin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Weismuller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Faolin is out of range and Weismuller settles back down.
Weismuller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Faolin takes a step back to recover.
Weismuller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Faolin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weismuller swats away the attempt to clinch by Faolin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faolin. Weismuller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weismuller throws a jab when Faolin was well out of range.
Faolin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weismuller has time to react.
Weismuller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Weismuller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weismuller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Faolin momentarily.
A big right from Weismuller misses.
Faolin tries to clinch but Weismuller moves away
and Weismuller makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Faolin really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weismuller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Weismuller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin throws a lazy right hand but Weismuller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weismuller throws a push kick but Faolin slaps the foot to one side.
Faolin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Faolin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Weismuller misses with a looping left.
Faolin misses with a two punch combination.
Weismuller looks to land a body kick but Faolin moved away.
Weismuller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faolin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Faolin.
Faolin closes the distance and clinches.
Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weismuller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weismuller has a couple of punches blocked by Faolin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weismuller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weismuller has a couple of punches blocked by Faolin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faolin.
Weismuller throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Faolin on the inside.
Faolin trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Weismuller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Weismuller connects with a crisp jab.
Weismuller scores with a spinning back kick!
Faolin 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.
Weismuller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weismuller cracks Faolin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Faolin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Weismuller misses.
Faolin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Weismuller.
Faolin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Weismuller feints and then cracks Faolin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Faolin down.
Weismuller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Weismuller is looking to score with low kicks.
Weismuller lands a jab to the head.
Faolin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weismuller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faolin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weismuller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Weismuller.
Weismuller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Faolin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weismuller.
Faolin wants to counter the offense by Weismuller and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faolin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab lands there for Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Weismuller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faolin can do to turn this around?
Weismuller slips under a jab.
Faolin 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.
Weismuller slips a jab and a cross from Faolin.
Weismuller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weismuller. That's going to slow Faolin down.
A nice leg kick from Weismuller, right into the meat of the thigh.
Faolin blocks a low kick nicely.
Weismuller thumps Faolin with a low kick.
Faolin throws a nice looking combination but Weismuller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faolin walks into a stiff left hand from Weismuller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Faolin.
Faolin tries to counter with a clinch but Weismuller shakes him off and moves away.
Faolin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weismuller misses with a wild body shot.
Weismuller sets himself, and Faolin steps forward looking for the clinch! Weismuller avoids it this time.
Weismuller lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Weismuller lands an overhand right.
Faolin throws out a loose jab but Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joey Faolin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faolin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Weismuller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faolin backwards.
Faolin looking to throw knees to the head but Weismuller is blocking nicely.
Faolin tries to work over Weismuller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weismuller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weismuller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Weismuller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Weismuller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No joy there for Faolin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faolin moves into the clinch.
Weismuller has a couple of punches blocked by Faolin.
A short body shot lands from Weismuller as the two fighters clinch.
Weismuller lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Faolin.
Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin missing with knees to the body.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller blocks a body shot from Faolin.
Weismuller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Weismuller.
Faolin is breathing heavily.
Faolin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weismuller presses Faolin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Weismuller throws a head punch that misses.
Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weismuller manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Weismuller.
Weismuller cracks Faolin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Faolin slips a jab from Weismuller.
Weismuller scoring well with a low kick there.
Weismuller throws a head kick that half lands.
A punch combination from Faolin misses.
Weismuller misses the jab.
Weismuller tries to work over Faolin's front leg with a kick but Faolin checks it.
Faolin is looking to clinch.
Weismuller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faolin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faolin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Weismuller with a nice cross.
Weismuller lets loose with a powerful body kick. Faolin will feel that in the morning.
Faolin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weismuller throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Weismuller.
Faolin misses with a straight left.
Faolin throws a combination that misses
letting Weismuller counter with a right hand.
Weismuller slips under a jab from Faolin.
Weismuller half committed to a counter leg kick.
Weismuller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Faolin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weismuller throws a lazy right hand but Faolin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Faolin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weismuller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faolin.
Weismuller scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faolin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Weismuller scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Weismuller misses.
Faolin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Weismuller dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Weismuller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tommy Weismuller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weismuller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Weismuller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faolin takes one on the button.
Faolin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Weismuller misses the jab.
Faolin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Faolin slips under a jab from Weismuller.
Tommy Weismuller is winning the standup battle so far.
Weismuller lands with an uppercut that bounces Faolin off the cage and back into range.
Weismuller keeps Faolin at a distance using the push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Faolin misses the target.
Faolin misses with a double jab
and Weismuller counters with a straight right hand.
Faolin clinches with his opponent.
Faolin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weismuller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faolin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weismuller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weismuller manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin tries to clinch there but Weismuller circles away.
Faolin needs to keep his hands up - Weismuller had a free shot at his head there.
Weismuller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Faolin if he has to take too many more of those.
Faolin throws a nice looking combination but Weismuller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weismuller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Faolin needs to keep his hands up - Weismuller had a free shot at his head there.
Weismuller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Weismuller finds it's way through Faolin's defenses.
Faolin throws a big shot that misses.
Faolin jabs Weismuller right on the nose. Weismuller blinks but takes it well.
Faolin misses with a double jab
and Weismuller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weismuller. That's going to slow Faolin down.
Faolin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faolin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Faolin misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Faolin misses with a body shot.
Weismuller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joey Faolin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Weismuller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weismuller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faolin throws a hook but Weismuller avoids it easily.
Faolin looks to land a right hand but Weismuller moved out of range.
Weismuller thows a body kick. Faolin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Faolin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Weismuller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crunch! Weismuller slams his shin into Faolin's torso.
Faolin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weismuller tries a head kick but it misses.
Weismuller scores with a jab to the head.
Weismuller thuds his right hand into Faolin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Faolin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Faolin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faolin just misses with a punch to the body.
Weismuller appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller ducks under a wild hook from Faolin.
A big left from Faolin misses.
Faolin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weismuller.
Faolin throws a hook but Weismuller avoids it easily.
Weismuller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Weismuller. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Weismuller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Weismuller.
Faolin pushes Weismuller up against the cage in a clinch.
Weismuller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faolin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weismuller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faolin misses with a knee strike.
Weismuller managing to block the knees to the body from Faolin.
Weismuller managing to block the knees to the body from Faolin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin throws a head punch that misses.
Weismuller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faolin has a couple of punches blocked by Weismuller.
Weismuller misses with an elbow strike.
Weismuller lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faolin throws a head punch that misses.
Faolin misses with a punch on the inside.
Weismuller blocks an uppercut.
Joey Faolin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Weismuller blocking some punches.
Faolin misses with a knee strike.
Weismuller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weismuller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin swings wildly with an uppercut but Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Weismuller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Weismuller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Weismuller!
Tommy Weismuller seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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