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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flash Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CM Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flash Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, CM Punk!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punk tries for a takedown but Rage sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rage!
It looks like CM Punk has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Rage. No joy for Punk on that attempt.
Punk lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Flash Rage has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Punk throws out the jab.
Punk ducks right into an uppercut from Rage.
Rage avoids the body shot from Punk.
Punk lands with a straight right. Rage didn't see that one coming.
Rage defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Punk.
Flash Rage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CM Punk.
Punk throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Rage to counter with a crisp jab.
Punk looks gassed!
Rage feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rage is pushing down on Punk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Punk is fighting to maintain full guard but Rage has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rage controlling the action here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rage lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rage is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Rage prevents Punk from improving his position.
Rage moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk is trying to get back to half guard.
Punk is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rage is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rage fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rage lands a heavy elbow.
Rage is landing with some decent strikes but Punk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rage controlling his opponent.
Rage looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rage controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rage punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rage controlling the pace for now.
Rage lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage controlling his opponent.
Punk tries to hold on but Rage pushes him away.
Rage lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Punk throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rage looking to finish Punk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Punk!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rage controlling his opponent.
Rage is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Punk has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rage controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rage trying to control but Punk is having none of it.
Punk is trying to escape the mount.
Punk should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rage lands a heavy elbow.
Rage cracks Punk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rage lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage scoring with strikes but Punk is staying in there.
Rage controlling from mount.
Rage in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rage scoring with strikes but Punk is staying in there.
Punk is trying desperately to improve position.
Rage landing punches.
Rage controlling the position easily from mount.
Rage has control of Punk's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Punk regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flash Rage dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Punk misses with a jab to the body
and Rage counters with a two punch combo.
Rage drives through with a takedown into guard.
Punk is trying to keep Rage in close.
Punk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Punk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rage postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rage pushing down on Punk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rage prevents Punk from improving his position.
Rage with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Flash Rage just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Punk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rage was well out of range. Poor timing from Punk.
Rage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Punk is breathing heavily.
Punk shoots in but no luck this time.
Punk thows a body shot but no joy.
Punk throws the left hand but Rage avoids the punch easily.
Punk needs to keep his hands up - Rage had a free shot at his head there.
Flash Rage is winning the standup battle so far.
Rage darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rage seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Flash Rage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rage lands with a punch from half guard.
Rage is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Punk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rage.
Punk is looking for a sweep. Rage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rage content to control rather than advance.
Rage is nestled in close to Punk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage content to control rather than advance.
Punk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rage slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Punk.
Rage perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rage seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Punk for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Flash Rage just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rage dodges the punch combination from Punk.
Punk moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rage throws a right and a left that Punk avoids nicely.
Rage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flash Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rage.
Rage closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rage not doing much here.
Punk is in trouble now - Rage has advanced to mount!
Rage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rage landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punk swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Punk is trying to escape the mount.
Rage controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flash Rage dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. 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.
Rage scores a takedown into full mount!
Rage avoids the attempt from Punk to control.
Punk regains half guard.
Rage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punk can do to turn this around?
Punk wants to improve his position but Rage is controlling well.
Rage wants to pass the guard but Punk is defending well.
Rage content to control rather than advance.
Punk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Punk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rage is looking for a kimura but Punk is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rage to get the leverage.
Rage is controlling the pace.
Punk throws a strike from the bottom but Rage passes into side control!
Rage takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Punk to pass into mount.
Rage lands a big shot there that rocks Punk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Punk is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Punk is bucking up trying to escape but Rage cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rage with good strikes from the mount here!
Rage fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rage looking to control and managing it successfully.
Punk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Punk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rage with shots to the head and body - Punk looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rage controlling from mount.
Rage lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rage looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage with a couple of short strikes.
Flash Rage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rage controlling from the full mount.
Punk is bucking up trying to escape but Rage cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Punk is looking to improve his position but Rage isn't that keen on the idea.
CM Punk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flash Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flash Rage!
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FIGHT
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