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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Pike (ranked 185 p4p, 400 weight class) and Big Fish (ranked 18 p4p, 33 weight class). Pike comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Intro. Fish has chosen Cant Stop - RHCP as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Pike!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Fish!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish throws an overhand right that lands on Pike's shoulder, as Pike tries to avoid the shot.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pike moves away.
Pike cracks Fish with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pike thuds a left hand into Fish's body.
Jab by Fish.
It looks like Christopher Pike has been cut.
Pike goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pike misses with an uppercut.
Fish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pike was well out of range. Poor timing from Fish.
Fish takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pike throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fish blocks a head kick by Pike.
Fish throws a looping overhand right but Pike ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pike.
Fish drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pike defends it well.
Fish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fish throws an overhand right that lands on Pike's shoulder, as Pike tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pike misses with a hook
and Fish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Pike's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pike.
Fish throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pike counters with a straight right hand.
Pike dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fish swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Pike counter with a right hand.
Pike scores with a decent looking hook.
Pike lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pike ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fish throws a looping overhand right but Pike ducks down to avoid it.
Fish cracks a nice hook into Pike's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pike throws a front kick that sends Fish stumbling back into the cage.
Pike looks to score with a jab to the body but Fish is just out of range.
Pike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pike misses with a straight left.
Pike works the jab nicely.
Fish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pike was well out of range. Poor timing from Fish.
Pike connects with a single shot there.
Pike lands a really nice looking cross but Fish seems unphased.
Pike uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fish.
Fish misses with a right hand
and Pike counters with a thumping low kick.
Pike is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pike is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pike lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pike lands a leg kick that knocks Fish off balance momentarily.
Fish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fish misses with a right hand
and Pike cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pike jabs at Fish's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fish. Pike does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fish crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pike - the referee stops the clock and Fish gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pike. Fish manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That kick from Pike tenderised Fish's leg. Fish is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pike lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pike looks to land a body kick but Fish moved away.
Pike steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fish.
Pike clobbers Fish with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fish lands a slapping body shot.
Fish misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pike makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fish really felt that one!
Fish misses with an uppercut. Pike saw that one coming.
Fish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pike connects with a high kick.
Fish is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fish moves out of range of the body kick from Pike.
Fish tries to counter with a clinch but Pike shakes him off and moves away.
A low kick from Pike is predictable there
and Fish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pike misses with an uppercut. Fish saw that one coming.
Fish swings for the body but Pike moves out of range.
Fish walks into a straight right hand from Pike.
Christopher Pike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fish takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Christopher Pike is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pike lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pike lands with a cross.
Fish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pike manages to avoid it.
Fish's corner calls for a 1-2. Fish obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Pike dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Pike's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fish avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fish! But no joy.
Fish throws out a loose jab but Pike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pike is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fish can do to turn this around?
Good standup being displayed there by Pike as he connects with a hook.
Pike throws a leg kick but Fish moved away.
And Fish tries to counter it with a takedown but Pike pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fish lands a jab to Pike's midsection.
Pike scores with a shot to the body.
Pike gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fish.
Fish on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fish. Pike does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fish checks a leg kick.
Pike lands the left hand.
Fish gets a clinch.
Fish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pike jumps guard but Fish turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pike can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish cracks Pike with a nice body shot.
Pike tries to pull guard but Fish forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pike blocks a body shot from Fish.
Pike pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fish takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fish stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pike.
A jab from Pike finds it's way through Fish's defenses.
Christopher Pike is winning the standup battle so far.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pike moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fish. Pike does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fish misses with a hook.
Fish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pike at a distance.
Fish closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fish passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Fish are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pike gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Fish looking to control but Pike is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fish can't control as he wanted to and Pike manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Fish is working for a kimura but Pike is defending it quite comfortably.
Fish throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike gets back to full guard.
Fish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pike is keeping the position for now.
Fish looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fish looking to pass the guard.
Fish is looking to work some ground and pound but Pike has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pike is keeping the position for now.
Fish loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pike keeping full guard, as Fish tries to pass.
Pike seems keen to control Fish's posture.
Fish throwing strikes but missing.
Fish trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pike manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fish is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fish is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Fish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christopher Pike's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pike.
Fish throws a hook but Pike avoids it easily.
Pike takes one to the chin there.
Fish stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pike looks to score with a jab to the body but Fish is just out of range.
Fish tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fish throws the left hand but Pike avoids the punch easily.
Pike cracks Fish with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fish throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pike slips a jab from Fish.
Pike tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fish is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Fish.
Fish misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pike cracks Fish with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pike connects with a single shot there.
Pike looks to score with a jab to the body but Fish is just out of range.
Fish throws out a counter right but Pike avoids it with no problem.
Pike misses the shot to the body.
Fish takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fish swings for the body but Pike moves out of range.
Fish has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fish misses with an uppercut. Pike saw that one coming.
Fish's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fish takes one to the side of the head.
Pike scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fish drops his hands momentarily and Pike takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fish misses with a hook. Pike ducked under it nicely.
Pike slips under a jab from Fish.
Fish misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice side step and Fish releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pike lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pike paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fish cracks Pike with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pike looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pike scores with a nice head shot.
Fish has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pike.
Pike jabs at Fish's body.
Fish throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pike connects with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Fish misses its intended target.
Pike takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fish on the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fish checks a leg kick.
Pike lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fish tries to clinch but Pike is having none of it.
It appears Pike was looking to counter with a kick there.
Fish tries to clinch up
and Pike counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pike with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pike lands with a nice body punch.
Pike scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pike fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Fish misses.
Fish misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pike bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fish.
Pike misses with a wild body shot.
Pike throws a jab but it's blocked by Fish.
Fish looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pike is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Pike scores with a jab to the body.
Fish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pike manages to avoid it.
Fish throws the left hand but Pike avoids the punch easily.
Pike staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Pike.
Nice defenses there by Fish.
Fish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pike can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Pike clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Pike's cut.
That's time! Pike's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pike misses with a head kick.
Fish blocks the body kick.
Pike uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fish.
Fish throws a big shot that misses.
Pike throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fish avoids it.
Fish blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pike. Fish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pike.
A good leg kick by Pike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pike takes a swing at Fish's ribcage but misses.
Pike with the inside leg kick.
Pike lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pike throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fish takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fish throws a nice looking combination but Pike bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pike rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fish gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pike.
Fish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pike.
Fish will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pike was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fish on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pike. Pike obviously looking to wear him down.
Pike misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Pike.
Fish throws a lazy right hand but Pike sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fish swings for the body but Pike moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pike attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fish slips under a jab.
Fish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pike's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fish connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pike scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pike.
Fish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fish just misses with a punch to the body.
Fish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pike.
Fish works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pike displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fish throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike thumps Fish with a low kick.
Fish cracks Pike with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pike throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Fish counter with a right hand.
Pike scores with a kick to the body.
Fish throws the left hand but Pike avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pike.
Fish misses with a looping left.
Fish swings for the body but Pike moves out of range.
Fish fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pike avoids it really well and circles away.
Pike swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fish throws a sloppy body shot
and Pike counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pike lands a right hook to the body.
Fish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fish walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pike throws a shot to the body.
Pike lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pike lands a leg kick that knocks Fish off balance momentarily.
Pike pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from Fish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Pike had his way with Big Fish in that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Pike's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pike connects with a nice looking jab.
Christopher Pike is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pike walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fish checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pike scores with a push kick.
Pike throws an off balance right hand
and Fish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fish takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pike throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fish stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That kick from Pike tenderised Fish's leg. Fish is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pike turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pike bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fish's head.
Pike attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pike misses with a kick to the body.
Fish blocks a head kick by Pike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Pike.
Fish with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pike slips a straight right by Fish.
Pike goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fish moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pike throws a head kick but Fish moves out of range.
Pike on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pike is rocked!
Fish lands with a good body shot.
Oh Pike is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fish looks to land a left hand but Pike moved out of range nicely.
Pike tried to counter with a leg kick but Fish avoided it.
Pike seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Fish misses.
Fish clobbers Pike with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pike throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Big Fish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Pike.
Pike throws a jab when Fish was well out of range.
Fish swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some wild striking there from Fish.
Fish connects with a body shot.
Pike throws out a loose jab but Fish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fish looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fish throws a poor cross that misses
and Pike counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pike gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pike throws a lazy head kick
and Fish counters with a nice uppercut.
Fish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good shot there by Pike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike moves away from the strike by Fish.
An attempted straight right counter from Pike misses the target.
Fish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fish has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pike finds it's way round the side to connect with Fish's head.
Pike cracks Fish with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pike misses the shot to the body.
Fish darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fish walks into a left hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Pike finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pike loads up on a big right hand but Fish slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pike fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fish.
Fish rushes Pike and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pike breaks the clinch.
Pike defending well as Fish loads up on a big left hand.
Fish has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fish there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pike keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pike counters with a good, hard body kick but Fish shrugs it off.
Fish takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fish throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pike counters with a low kick, right behind Fish 's knee.
Pike feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fishs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pike.
Fish throws the left hand but Pike avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Pike showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pike has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Pike!
Christopher Pike retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Christopher Pike thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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