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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigg Hugg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai comes into the arena with Deadly Muay Thai Skills blaring out of the sound system. Muay Thai has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bigg Hugg!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai closes the distance and pushes Hugg back into the cage.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Hugg blocks with his arms.
Thai is trying to force a seperation but Hugg has the dominant position.
Hugg trying to control the position but instead, Thai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hugg into the cage.
Thai jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hugg walks away with a smile on his face. Thai gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Hugg blocks it.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Hugg is blocking nicely.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thai wants a takedown.
Thai wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hugg has him pressed against the cage.
Hugg prevents Thai from breaking the clinch.
Hugg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thai's efforts to push away.
Hugg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Hugg blocks it.
Thai is trying to break free.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hugg.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai tries to break the clinch but Hugg is controlling the position.
Thai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hugg wants to clinch but Thai slips to the side
and Thai counters by clinching up.
Thai with a knee to the head.
Hugg throws an elbow but it misses.
Thai tries to pull guard but Hugg holds him up against the cage and eventually Thai drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muay Thai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai taking a breather.
Hugg is trying to stall.
Thai content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thai with a knee to the head.
Thai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Hugg blocks it.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thai managing to block the knees to the body from Hugg.
Hugg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thai tries to pull guard but Hugg holds him up against the cage and eventually Thai drops back down to his feet.
Hugg trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Thai.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hugg as Thai tries to tie him up.
Hugg avoids the elbow strike from Thai, against the cage.
Thai wants a takedown.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hugg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hugg blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
Thai prevents a body shot from Hugg.
Thai wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Hugg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thai's efforts to push away.
Hugg blocks the elbow strike.
Hugg stalling.
Thai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hugg's defenses.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Hugg blocks it.
Thai stalling the fight.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Hugg missing with knees to the body.
Hugg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hugg missing with knees to the body.
Thai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Hugg blocks an elbow strike.
Hugg dodges an elbow strike from Thai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thai can't break the clinch.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hugg avoids it.
Hugg swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hugg is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Thai.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hugg blocks it with crossed arms.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hugg blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hugg.
Thai landing knees to the body.
Hugg missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hugg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Hugg blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hugg tries to clinch but Thai moves away
and Thai moves into the clinch.
Hugg looking to stall.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Hugg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hugg prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thai.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Thai scores with a knee to the head.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hugg managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai has Hugg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hugg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hugg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hugg avoids it.
Thai is trying to break the clinch but Hugg is controlling him.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Hugg blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Hugg blocks with his arms.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Hugg blocks it.
Thai has had enough of the clinch but Hugg keeps him there for the moment.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Hugg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thai smiles and moves away.
Hugg swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Hugg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hugg wants to clinch but Thai slips to the side
and Thai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thai.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Thai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Hugg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
Thai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hugg working Thai over with knees to the body.
Hugg keeps control of Thai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thai slowing the pace effectively.
Hugg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hugg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hugg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hugg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Hugg avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Thai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hugg's face.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thai tries to pull guard but Hugg holds him up against the cage and eventually Thai drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muay Thai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hugg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thai walks away with a smile on his face. Hugg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bigg Hugg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thai is looking to break free of the clinch but Hugg has double underhooks.
Thai goes for a takedown attempt but Hugg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thai closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thai throws an elbow but it misses.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Hugg is blocking nicely.
Thai drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thai prevents a body shot from Hugg.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Hugg blocks with his arms.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hugg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thai avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hugg as Thai tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hugg lands a good knee to the midsection. Thai won't want to take too many of those.
Thai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hugg smiles and moves away.
Hugg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thai moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hugg.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hugg blocks it with crossed arms.
Hugg avoids a wild elbow strike from Thai.
Thai pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maybe Thai would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hugg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Hugg avoids the damage to the body.
Thai is trying to break free.
Hugg gets control of Thai's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hugg will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Thai postures up in Hugg's guard and throws a big left but Hugg blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Muay Thai will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thai managing to block the knees to the body from Hugg.
Thai trying to stall but Hugg improves his position.
Thai is looking to break free of the clinch but Hugg has double underhooks.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hugg blocks it with crossed arms.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thai jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hugg walks away with a smile on his face. Thai gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hugg looks to clinch
and Thai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai takes the fight into the clinch.
Thai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hugg smiles and moves away.
Hugg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thai counters by moving into the clinch.
Thai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hugg blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai is trying to force a seperation but Hugg has the dominant position.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hugg blocks it with crossed arms.
Hugg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thai jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hugg walks away with a smile on his face. Thai gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muay Thai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hugg closes the distance but Thai moves to the side
and Thai counters with a straight right hand.
Thai forces Hugg back against the cage and clinches.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hugg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thai effectively controlling the action here.
Thai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hugg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thai.
Thai tries to break the clinch but Hugg is controlling the position.
Thai wants to stall.
Thai pushes off an throws an elbow but Hugg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugg avoids the elbow strike from Thai, against the cage.
Thai trying to stall but Hugg improves his position.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hugg.
Hugg misses with a knee strike.
Hugg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hugg blocks it with crossed arms.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Thai tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muay Thai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hugg stalling in the clinch but Thai improves position.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Hugg blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hugg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Hugg is looking to control Thai's arms but Thai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hugg has his back to the cage.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hugg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hugg tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Thai slowing the pace effectively.
Hugg trying to control the position but instead, Thai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hugg into the cage.
Thai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hugg trying to land knees to the body.
Hugg dodges an elbow strike from Thai.
Thai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Hugg avoids the elbow strike from Thai, against the cage.
Hugg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thai avoids it.
Thai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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.
Hugg tries to clinch up
and Thai moves into the clinch.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Hugg blocks it.
Thai tries to pull guard but Hugg won't allow it.
Thai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hugg tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Hugg is blocking nicely.
Thai throws an elbow but it misses.
Hugg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hugg managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thai is trying to stall.
Thai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thai trying to stall but Hugg improves his position.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bigg Hugg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muay Thai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Hugg blocks with his arms.
Thai is trying to maintain a safe position but Hugg gets an underhook and turns Thai into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muay Thai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thai, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muay Thai!
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energy
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hype
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