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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JAH RASTAFARI (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RASTAFARI comes into the arena with Welcome To Jamrock blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wild's choice of entrance music: ATTACK ATTACK - The Peoples Elbow. On his way into the ring it seems that JAH RASTAFARI has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily JAH RASTAFARI seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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161 lbs
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170 cm
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165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JAH RASTAFARI!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Wild!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wild fails in his attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Wild.
Wild tries to close the distance and clinch but RASTAFARI swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wild tries to clinch but RASTAFARI is having none of it.
Wild tries to clinch but RASTAFARI is having none of it.
Wild rushes RASTAFARI and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wild content to slow the pace in the clinch.
RASTAFARI missing with knees to the body.
Wild missing with knees to the body.
Wild is stalling here.
Wild on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wild managing to block the knees to the body from RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wild avoids it.
Wild wants to stall.
RASTAFARI tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wild avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
RASTAFARI tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wild avoids it.
RASTAFARI missing with knees to the body.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wild misses with a knee strike.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wild pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Wild on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
RASTAFARI really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wild using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
RASTAFARI utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
RASTAFARI misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wild.
Wild trying to control the position but instead, RASTAFARI has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wild into the ropes.
Wild avoiding damage as RASTAFARI throws knees to the body.
RASTAFARI tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wild avoids it.
RASTAFARI missing with knees to the body.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Wild on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
RASTAFARI tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wild avoids it.
RASTAFARI is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wild is defending well for now.
RASTAFARI is breathing heavily.
Wild stalling against the ropes.
RASTAFARI trying to land knees to the body.
RASTAFARI missing with knees to the body.
RASTAFARI misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wild.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wild - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
RASTAFARI missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RASTAFARI tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wild avoids it.
Wild lands an elbow just above RASTAFARI 's eye.
Wild trying to control the position but instead, RASTAFARI has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wild into the ropes.
RASTAFARI takes an elbow to the forehead.
RASTAFARI being controlled against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Wild.
RASTAFARI looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
RASTAFARI throws a combination. Wild tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
RASTAFARI misses with a kick to the body.
RASTAFARI lands with a kick to the temple. Wild shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
RASTAFARI throws a wild body kick that Wild sees coming a mile off.
RASTAFARI cracks the inside of Wild's front leg.
RASTAFARI throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wild.
RASTAFARI misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wild is looking to clinch.
Wild tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RASTAFARI throws a series of punches but Wild moves out of range.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick but Wild moves out of range.
RASTAFARI throws a nice looking combination but Wild bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wild is looking to clinch.
RASTAFARI swats away the attempt to clinch by Wild.
Wild tries to clinch but RASTAFARI moves out of range.
A head kick misses from RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that Wild semi-blocks.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wild blocks a head kick by RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
JAH RASTAFARI seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wild tries to close the distance and clinch but RASTAFARI swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
RASTAFARI swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick but Wild moves out of range.
Wild avoids a punch combination nicely.
RASTAFARI throws out a leg kick but Wild moves out of range and RASTAFARI only half commits.
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.
Wild avoids the head kick by RASTAFARI.
Wild has taken the fight to the clinch.
RASTAFARI is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wild is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Wild.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
RASTAFARI is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wild is defending well for now.
Wild lands an elbow inside that RASTAFARI shrugs off.
It looks like JAH RASTAFARI has been cut.
RASTAFARI is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wild is defending well for now.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
RASTAFARI letting Wild take a breather here.
RASTAFARI misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wild.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wild is pushing RASTAFARI up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
RASTAFARI tries to land knees in the clinch but Wild avoids the damage to the body.
Wild stalling against the ropes.
RASTAFARI blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Wild stalling.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped RASTAFARI in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Wild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JAH RASTAFARI's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Wild takes a head kick and keeps coming.
RASTAFARI misses with a head kick.
Wild dodges the punch combination from RASTAFARI.
Wild fails in his attempt to clinch.
RASTAFARI chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left and a right from RASTAFARI both land. Nice combination.
Wild tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but RASTAFARI paws at him with a jab and circles away.
JAH RASTAFARI is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
RASTAFARI misses with a head kick.
RASTAFARI throws a sloppy head kick and Wild moves out of range easily.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RASTAFARI lands with a kick to the temple. Wild shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
RASTAFARI throws a series of punches but Wild avoids them all with ease.
Wild closes the distance and clinches.
RASTAFARI looking to stall.
RASTAFARI tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wild avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild leaning his opponent against the ropes.
RASTAFARI tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wild avoids it.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
RASTAFARI missing with knees to the body.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through RASTAFARI's defenses.
Wild is looking to control RASTAFARI's arms but RASTAFARI gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wild has his back to the ropes.
Wild managing to block the knees to the body from RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI scores a nice knee to the body.
Wild on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wild on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
RASTAFARI trying to land knees to the body.
RASTAFARI tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wild avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
RASTAFARI tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wild avoids it.
Wild managing to block the knees to the body from RASTAFARI.
Wild putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has RASTAFARI in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
RASTAFARI tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wild avoids it.
Wild utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wild putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has RASTAFARI in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Wild.
Nice elbow from Wild.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wild obliges.
Wild is struggling to control the position.
Wild receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
RASTAFARI misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wild.
Wild avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Wild.
A head kick misses from RASTAFARI.
Wild closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
RASTAFARI tries to land knees in the clinch but Wild avoids the damage to the body.
Wild is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
RASTAFARI trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wild - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
RASTAFARI takes an elbow to the temple.
Wild will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning RASTAFARI up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild using the Thai plumb to throw knees but RASTAFARI has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wild lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wild managing to block the knees to the body from RASTAFARI.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
Come on Wild - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
RASTAFARI trying to land knees to the body.
Wild is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Wild.
Wild tries to clinch but RASTAFARI is having none of it.
RASTAFARI misses with a two punch combination.
RASTAFARI misses with a two punch combination.
Wild avoids the head kick by RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick but Wild moves out of range.
RASTAFARI misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
RASTAFARI tries a head kick but it misses.
RASTAFARI tries a low kick but Wild avoids it.
Wild wants to clinch.
Wild blocks a head kick by RASTAFARI.
Wild tries to clinch up.
RASTAFARI throws a wild body kick that Wild sees coming a mile off.
RASTAFARI throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wild's head.
Wild moves out of range of the leg kick from RASTAFARI.
Wild wants to clinch up but RASTAFARI keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by RASTAFARI.
Wild wants to clinch.
Wild blocks a head kick by RASTAFARI.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Wild showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JAH RASTAFARI'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.
Wild is looking to clinch.
RASTAFARI scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
RASTAFARI avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wild clinches.
Wild using the Thai plumb to throw knees but RASTAFARI has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eric Wild seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wild holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
RASTAFARI tries to land knees in the clinch but Wild avoids the damage to the body.
RASTAFARI is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wild is defending well for now.
Wild avoiding damage as RASTAFARI throws knees to the body.
Wild working RASTAFARI over with knees to the body.
Wild takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wild managing to block the knees to the body from RASTAFARI.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wild slowing the pace effectively.
RASTAFARI missing with knees to the body.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
RASTAFARI tries to land knees in the clinch but Wild avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wild effectively controlling the action here.
Wild on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wild managing to block the knees to the body from RASTAFARI.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
RASTAFARI takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild managing to block the knees to the body from RASTAFARI.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through RASTAFARI's defenses.
Wild utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wild controlling the action here for a moment.
RASTAFARI takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wild just leaning against RASTAFARI, taking a breather.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wild will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning RASTAFARI up against the ropes.
RASTAFARI takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wild has RASTAFARI pushed against the ropes.
Wild lands a knee to the body.
Come on Wild - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Wild.
Wild fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wild gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild managing to block the knees to the body from RASTAFARI.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wild - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wild avoiding damage as RASTAFARI throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wild slows down the pace here.
RASTAFARI tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wild avoids it.
Wild content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped RASTAFARI in his tracks for a moment.
Wild leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Wild.
RASTAFARI misses with a body kick.
Wild blocks a head kick by RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wild clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
RASTAFARI tries to land knees in the clinch but Wild avoids the damage to the body.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Wild stalling in the clinch but RASTAFARI improves position.
Wild stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Wild.
RASTAFARI tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wild avoids it.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
RASTAFARI trying to land knees to the body.
Wild taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
RASTAFARI misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wild.
RASTAFARI missing with knees to the body.
Wild avoiding damage as RASTAFARI throws knees to the body.
RASTAFARI takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wild stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Wild.
RASTAFARI misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wild avoids the head kick by RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI misses with a two punch combination.
RASTAFARI pulls out of a head kick attempt.
RASTAFARI tries a head kick but it misses.
RASTAFARI looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
RASTAFARI throws a sloppy head kick and Wild moves out of range easily.
Wild tries to close the distance and clinch up but RASTAFARI swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wild has RASTAFARI up against the ropes in a clinch.
RASTAFARI trying to land knees to the body.
Wild on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
RASTAFARI takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Wild.
Wild with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
RASTAFARI tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wild avoids it.
RASTAFARI misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wild.
Come on Wild - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wild with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Wild really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JAH RASTAFARI's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wild looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wild tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wild looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
RASTAFARI throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
RASTAFARI swats away the attempt to clinch by Wild.
Wild checks the leg kick nicely there.
RASTAFARI misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wild checks a low kick from RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
RASTAFARI misses with a head kick.
RASTAFARI tries to bum rush Wild with a series of wild strikes but Wild uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
RASTAFARI looks to land a body kick but Wild moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RASTAFARI throws a sloppy head kick and Wild moves out of range easily.
No joy there for RASTAFARI, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
RASTAFARI tries a head kick but it misses.
RASTAFARI cracks the inside of Wild's front leg.
RASTAFARI lands a head kick. Wild smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
RASTAFARI misses with a low kick.
RASTAFARI lands with a slapping head kick.
Wild blocks a head kick by RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick but Wild moves out of range.
Wild is looking to clinch but RASTAFARI is avoiding it.
RASTAFARI avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from RASTAFARI.
Wild moves into the clinch successfully.
Wild lands an elbow inside that RASTAFARI shrugs off.
Wild will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning RASTAFARI up against the ropes.
Wild looking to throw knees to the head but RASTAFARI is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
RASTAFARI misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wild.
Wild stalling in the clinch but RASTAFARI improves position.
Wild lands an elbow inside that RASTAFARI shrugs off.
RASTAFARI is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wild is defending well for now.
Wild managing to block the knees to the body from RASTAFARI.
Wild using the Thai plumb to throw knees but RASTAFARI has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wild misses with a knee strike.
Wild is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild is stalling here.
Wild using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
RASTAFARI tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wild avoids it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
RASTAFARI scores a nice knee to the body.
RASTAFARI trying to land knees to the body.
Wild avoiding damage as RASTAFARI throws knees to the body.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through RASTAFARI's defenses.
Wild landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
RASTAFARI missing with knees to the body.
RASTAFARI misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wild.
Wild dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RASTAFARI is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wild is defending well for now.
Wild lands an elbow just above RASTAFARI 's eye.
Wild is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Wild.
Wild tries to close the distance and clinch up but RASTAFARI swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wild is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
RASTAFARI misses with a wild combination.
Wild moves in looking to clinch but RASTAFARI pushes him off.
Wild clinches with his opponent.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
RASTAFARI tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wild avoids it.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
RASTAFARI is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wild is defending well for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wild takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Wild's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wild avoiding damage.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
RASTAFARI misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wild.
Wild tries to stall but RASTAFARI uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wild avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Wild.
Wild closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
RASTAFARI missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wild lands a good knee to the midsection. RASTAFARI won't want to take too many of those.
Wild leaning against his opponent.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wild manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Wild dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on JAH RASTAFARI's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wild checks a leg kick.
RASTAFARI rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wild moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wild tries to close the distance and clinch but RASTAFARI swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
RASTAFARI swats away the attempt to clinch by Wild.
Wild checks a low kick from RASTAFARI.
Wild rushes RASTAFARI and presses him up against the ropes.
RASTAFARI is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wild is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RASTAFARI tries to land knees in the clinch but Wild avoids the damage to the body.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
RASTAFARI misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wild.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wild leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wild with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
RASTAFARI trying to land knees to the body.
Wild crunches a lovely knee into RASTAFARI's ribcage.
RASTAFARI being controlled against the ropes.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped RASTAFARI in his tracks for a moment.
RASTAFARI trying to land knees to the body.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wild's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
RASTAFARI trying to land knees to the body.
Wild lands an elbow just above RASTAFARI 's eye.
Wild avoiding damage as RASTAFARI throws knees to the body.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through RASTAFARI's defenses.
Wild slows down the pace here.
RASTAFARI trying to land knees to the body.
Wild just leaning against RASTAFARI, taking a breather.
RASTAFARI misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wild.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wild putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has RASTAFARI in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wild dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Wild.
Wild is pushing RASTAFARI up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wild on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wild lands an elbow just above RASTAFARI 's eye.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wild.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Wild.
Wild blocks a head kick by RASTAFARI.
Wild takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wild fails in his attempt to clinch.
RASTAFARI throws a front kick that sends Wild stumbling back into the ropes.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RASTAFARI pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wild has managed to clinch.
RASTAFARI is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wild is defending well for now.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
RASTAFARI is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wild is defending well for now.
Wild stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wild continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Wild scores a nice knee to the body.
Wild lands a good knee to the midsection. RASTAFARI won't want to take too many of those.
Wild stalling against the ropes.
Wild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wild takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped RASTAFARI in his tracks for a moment.
Wild stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Wild.
Wild moves in looking to clinch but RASTAFARI pushes him off.
Wild avoids the head kick by RASTAFARI.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RASTAFARI tries a head kick but it misses.
Wild on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by RASTAFARI. RASTAFARI obviously looking to wear him down.
Wild fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wild moves out of range of the body kick from RASTAFARI.
Wild moves in looking to clinch but RASTAFARI pushes him off.
Wild avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wild is out of range and RASTAFARI settles back down.
Wild clinches up against the ropes.
RASTAFARI missing with knees to the body.
RASTAFARI misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wild.
Eric Wild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
RASTAFARI misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wild.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Wild avoiding damage as RASTAFARI throws knees to the body.
Wild stalling in the clinch.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped RASTAFARI in his tracks for a moment.
Wild leaning his opponent against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Wild comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wild winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Wild!
Eric Wild is the new lightweight champion!
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