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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toki Wartooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da Cougar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wartooth comes into the arena with Murmaider blaring out of the sound system. Cougar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Those Damn Blue Collar Tweekers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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165 lbs
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178 cm
24
163 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toki Wartooth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Cougar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wartooth throws a jab when Cougar was well out of range.
Cougar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wartooth misses with a straight right.
Wartooth walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cougar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cougar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wartooth throws an overhand right that lands on Cougar's shoulder, as Cougar tries to avoid the shot.
Wartooth throws a body punch but Cougar moves out of range.
Cougar moves in looking to clinch but Wartooth pushes him off.
Wartooth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cougar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cougar is trying to drag Wartooth to the mat but Wartooth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Cougar is working for takedown but Wartooth is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Wartooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wartooth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toki Wartooth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cougar checks a leg kick.
Wartooth shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cougar's guard.
Cougar is trying to keep Wartooth in close.
Wartooth passes Cougar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cougar is trying to stand up here but Wartooth is controlling him well.
Cougar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wartooth.
Wartooth trying to pass the guard but Cougar defending well.
Cougar is trying to stand back up but Wartooth is controlling him
Wartooth working the head and body with strikes.
Wartooth trying to control the action but Cougar is working from the bottom.
Wartooth tries to pass to full mount but Cougar defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wartooth thumps Cougar with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wartooth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cougar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wartooth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wartooth dodges the punch combination from Cougar.
Wartooth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cougar avoids it really well and circles away.
Wartooth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wartooth slaps away a takedown attempt from Cougar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Toki Wartooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Da Cougar.
Wartooth scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cougar stops Wartooth from passing to mount.
Wartooth lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth is trying to ground and pound but Cougar uses the momentary lack of control by Wartooth to regain half guard.
Cougar wants to get back to his feet.
Cougar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wartooth pulls his head out easily.
Wartooth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cougar defending well though.
Wartooth wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wartooth connects with a nice short shot to Cougar's temple.
That's four 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.
Wartooth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cougar tries to roll over but Wartooth keeps him under control.
Cougar tries to kick Wartooth off but Wartooth keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cougar tries to clinch but Wartooth is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wartooth. Cougar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wartooth closes the distance and clinches up with Cougar, looking for a takedown. Wartooth pushes Cougar against the ropes but Cougar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wartooth tries to clinch there but Cougar circles away.
Cougar doesn't manage to clinch there - Wartooth circles away.
Wartooth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wartooth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wartooth missing with a left hand there. Cougar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Wartooth - just one landing.
Cougar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wartooth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cougar is pushing Wartooth's head away, looking to escape. Wartooth manages to hold on to the position though.
Cougar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cougar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cougar pushes Wartooth off looking to stand but Wartooth dives back in and keeps control.
Cougar punching from the bottom.
Cougar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wartooth.
Cougar wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wartooth connects with a nice short shot to Cougar's temple.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cougar is in trouble now - Wartooth has advanced to mount!
Wartooth working Cougar over with strikes here.
Wartooth landing strikes from the mount.
Wartooth thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cougar is squirming around, avoiding Wartooth's attempts to control the action.
Cougar is looking to improve his position but Wartooth isn't that keen on the idea.
Wartooth 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.
Wartooth working for a guillotine from mount but Cougar is in no mood to give up.
Wartooth is breathing heavily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wartooth thowing shots but they're missing.
Wartooth landing punches.
Wartooth prevents Cougar from getting the reversal.
Cougar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cougar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wartooth landing shots from mount.
Cougar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wartooth tries to pass to full mount but Cougar defends it.
Wartooth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wartooth is keen to just control but Cougar is a slippery customer.
Cougar won't allow Wartooth to pass to mount.
Wartooth is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cougar taking shots to the head.
Wartooth wants to control the pace but Cougar is squirming around nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth avoids the attempt from Cougar to control.
Wartooth is landing with some decent strikes but Cougar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wartooth looking to finish with strikes here!
Wartooth working Cougar over with strikes here.
Cougar is looking to improve his position but Wartooth isn't that keen on the idea.
Wartooth sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cougar squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toki Wartooth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wartooth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wartooth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wartooth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wartooth gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wartooth wants to sweep here but Cougar controlling him for the moment.
Cougar trying to control but Wartooth is working from the bottom.
Wartooth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cougar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cougar postures up in Wartooth's guard and throws a big left but Wartooth blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wartooth looking to control.
Toki Wartooth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cougar trying to control the position from guard on top but Wartooth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wartooth has his foot on Cougar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cougar works his way back into a safe position though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cougar fails with the takedown.
Cougar fails to land the takedown.
Wartooth swats away the attempt to clinch by Cougar.
Wartooth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wartooth throws a sloppy head kick and Cougar moves out of range easily.
Wartooth just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wartooth gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cougar won't allow Wartooth to sweep him here.
Wartooth is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cougar defends well.
Wartooth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cougar is one step ahead there.
Cougar content to stall in guard here.
Cougar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wartooth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cougar manages to get himself to full guard.
Cougar kicks Wartooth off and gets to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Cougar.
Wartooth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wartooth tries to clinch up but Cougar circles away and keeps his distance.
Cougar is looking to clinch.
Cougar throws a head kick but Wartooth moves out of range.
Cougar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cougar moves out of range of the leg kick from Wartooth.
Wartooth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Cougar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wartooth circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wartooth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cougar tries to clinch but Wartooth moves out of range.
Cougar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wartooth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wartooth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wartooth misses with a head kick.
Wartooth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cougar's head backwards.
Cougar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wartooth is looking to chop away at Cougar's legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wartooth.
Horrible takedown by Cougar or perhaps it was just good defense by Wartooth which made him look bad.
Toki Wartooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Da Cougar.
Cougar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cougar is looking to clinch but Wartooth is avoiding it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cougar keeps the fight on the outside.
Cougar tries to clinch there but Wartooth circles away.
Cougar closes the distance but Wartooth moves to the side
and Wartooth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cougar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cougar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wartooth takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wartooth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cougar jumps guard but Wartooth stands there with Cougar around his waist. Cougar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cougar drags the fight down to the ground.
Wartooth thows a big elbow that misses.
Cougar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth throwing strikes but missing.
Wartooth chips away with some ground and pound.
Wartooth trying to control the position from guard on top but Cougar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cougar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wartooth working some strikes from top position.
Cougar is looking to stand up but Wartooth isn't so interested in that idea.
Wartooth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wartooth throwing strikes but missing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cougar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cougar keeping moving, preventing Wartooth from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A big right from Wartooth misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Wartooth misses the target.
Cougar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wartooth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wartooth scores with a nice right hand.
Wartooth lands the left hand.
Wartooth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cougar.
Wartooth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cougar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wartooth sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's eight 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.
Wartooth connects with a body shot.
Cougar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wartooth is fending him off so far but Cougar persists. Nope, Wartooth circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wartooth.
Wartooth throws a body kick that misses.
Cougar wants to clinch up but Wartooth keeps it at a distance.
Wartooth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cougar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wartooth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cougar on the side of the head.
Wartooth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wartooth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Wartooth.
Cougar moves out of range as Wartooth strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Wartooth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A lazy left from Wartooth finds it's target.
Wartooth drives through and clinches with Cougar against the ropes.
Cougar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wartooth gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wartooth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cougar's face.
Wartooth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cougar.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wartooth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cougar's brow.
Cougar can't get the takedown.
Cougar jumps guard but Wartooth stands there with Cougar around his waist. Cougar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wartooth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wartooth thuds his shin into the meat of Cougar's side.
Wartooth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cougar's calf.
Wartooth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wartooth throws a looping overhand right but Cougar ducks down to avoid it.
Wartooth misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toki Wartooth dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cougar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wartooth throws a nice looking combination but Cougar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cougar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wartooth tries a head kick but it misses.
Toki Wartooth is winning the standup battle so far.
Wartooth looks to score with a jab to the body but Cougar is just out of range.
Cougar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wartooth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cougar throws out a loose jab but Wartooth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wartooth takes a swing at Cougar's ribcage but misses.
Wartooth jabs Cougar right on the nose. Cougar blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wartooth avoids the head kick by Cougar.
Wartooth avoids the head kick by Cougar.
Wartooth lands with a shot to the body.
Cougar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wartooth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cougar swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cougar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wartooth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cougar wants to clinch up but Wartooth keeps it at a distance.
Wartooth pushes Cougar up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cougar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wartooth smiles and moves away.
Cougar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wartooth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cougar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cougar tries to clinch up
and Wartooth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wartooth.
Cougar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toki Wartooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Da Cougar.
Wartooth looking to stall.
Wartooth struggles to land a body shot inside as Cougar controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth lands a nice uppercut.
Wartooth trying to stall but Cougar improves his position.
Wartooth breaks the clinch.
Wartooth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cougar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wartooth.
Cougar 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.
Cougar trying to control but Wartooth is working from the bottom.
Cougar gets to his feet - Wartooth follows without any prompting.
Nice takedown defense from Cougar. No joy for Wartooth on that attempt.
Cougar instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cougar.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cougar as Wartooth tries to tie him up.
Cougar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wartooth walks away with a smile on his face. Cougar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wartooth keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cougar closes the distance and clinches up with Wartooth, looking for a takedown. Cougar pushes Wartooth against the ropes but Wartooth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wartooth moves into range and clinches up with Cougar.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wartooth leaning against his opponent.
Wartooth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wartooth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wartooth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cougar as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Cougar or perhaps it was just good defense by Wartooth which made him look bad.
Wartooth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wartooth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wartooth lands a nice looking body shot.
Wartooth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cougar.
Cougar throws a right hand that Wartooth ducks under and follows up with a left that Wartooth also avoids with ease.
Cougar defending well as Wartooth loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth shoots in looking for a takedown. Cougar tries to sprawl out of it but Wartooth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Cougar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cougar tries to clinch up.
Cougar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wartooth wants to get back to his feet.
Cougar working Wartooth over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wartooth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cougar trying to control but Wartooth is working from the bottom.
Cougar tries to free his leg and advance position but Wartooth is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth keeping moving, preventing Cougar from controlling successfully.
Wartooth 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cougar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wartooth.
Wartooth thows a body kick. Cougar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cougar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wartooth sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wartooth cracks Cougar with an open hand slap.
Cougar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cougar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wartooth scores with a shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Wartooth with that takedown attempt.
Wartooth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wartooth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cougar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wartooth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cougar wants to clinch.
Wartooth tries to clinch but Cougar is having none of it.
Wartooth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cougar's calf.
Cougar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick from Wartooth.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cougar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wartooth's waist but Wartooth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cougar off to one side.
Cougar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wartooth counters with a nice uppercut.
Cougar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wartooth scores with a three punch combo!
Wartooth shoots in for a takedown but Cougar shows good takedown defense.
Cougar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cougar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wartooth moves into range and clinches up with Cougar.
Cougar being controlled against the ropes.
Cougar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cougar jumps guard but Wartooth stands there with Cougar around his waist. Cougar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wartooth has Cougar pushed against the ropes.
Wartooth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cougar misses with a wild combination.
Wartooth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cougar.
Cougar tries to clinch there but Wartooth circles away.
Wartooth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wartooth scores with a nice head shot.
Wartooth misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Wartooth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wartooth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cougar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wartooth.
Wartooth throws a hook but Cougar blocks it.
Cougar darts in trying to clinch
and Wartooth counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth throwing strikes from guard but Cougar blocks nicely.
Wartooth wants to control from the top but Cougar keeps moving.
Wartooth wants to pass the guard but Cougar is keeping the position.
Cougar scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wartooth looks to score with a jab to the body but Cougar is just out of range.
Cougar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cougar looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toki Wartooth clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wartooth cracks a nice hook into Cougar's ribs.
Cougar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cougar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wartooth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cougar works over Wartooth's head and body with a nice combination.
Cougar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cougar tries a head kick but it misses.
Cougar slips a jab and a cross from Wartooth.
Wartooth closes the distance and clinches.
Cougar lands a takedown into guard.
Cougar trying to control the position from guard on top but Wartooth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wartooth lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cougar!
Cougar taking shots to the head.
Cougar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wartooth is landing with some decent strikes but Cougar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wartooth with shots to the head and body - Cougar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wartooth with good strikes from the mount here!
Wartooth raining down shots from the mount!
Cougar is trying desperately to improve position.
Wartooth putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wartooth looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth breaks from Cougar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wartooth trying to control but Cougar is having none of it.
Cougar wants to control but Wartooth is having none of it.
Wartooth dominating with strikes here.
Poor strikes thrown by Wartooth there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wartooth looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cougar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cougar is holding on to half guard well.
Wartooth wants to pass the guard but Cougar is defending well.
Cougar wants to control but Wartooth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cougar gets back to full guard.
Cougar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Cougar keeping moving, preventing Wartooth from controlling successfully.
Wartooth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cougar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cougar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wartooth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wartooth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wartooth scores with a jab.
Wartooth cracks the inside of Cougar's front leg.
Cougar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wartooth is looking to slow Cougar down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wartooth, right into the meat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth throws a leg kick
so Cougar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wartooth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cougar advances position into side control!
Wartooth is looking to regain half guard here but Cougar keeps moving and retains side control.
Wartooth is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wartooth tries to improve position but can't.
Cougar is staying tight to Wartooth's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cougar is looking to take a break and control but Wartooth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth tries to buck Cougar off but Cougar is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wartooth leaves Cougar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wartooth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cougar tries to clinch up but Wartooth circles away and keeps his distance.
Cougar tries to close the distance and clinch but Wartooth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wartooth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wartooth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wartooth has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cougar's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wartooth misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wartooth throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wartooth tries to control but Cougar wriggling away.
Wartooth misses with a head shot.
Wartooth throwing strikes here but Cougar is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cougar trying desperately to get to his feet.
Wartooth unloads with some shots from mount but Cougar bucks and avoids them well.
Wartooth wants to control the pace but Cougar is squirming around nicely.
That's eight 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.
Cougar wants to hold on but Wartooth pushes him away.
Cougar tries to reverse the position but Wartooth maintains control.
Cougar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wartooth throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cougar wants to hold on but Wartooth pushes him away.
Cougar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wartooth trying to control from half guard but Cougar is working away.
Wartooth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth is keen to just control but Cougar is a slippery customer.
Wartooth wants to stand but Cougar has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Cougar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cougar controlling Wartooth's posture.
Wartooth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cougar wants to stand up but Wartooth is controlling him.
Wartooth with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Toki Wartooth will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Wartooth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cougar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wartooth somewhat.
Wartooth throws a head kick that misses.
Wartooth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cougar fails with the takedown
and Wartooth counters with a straight right hand.
Wartooth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wartooth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cougar as he avoids it easily.
Cougar misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cougar looks to land a combination but Wartooth avoids it well.
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.
Wartooth swings for the body but Cougar moves out of range.
Wartooth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cougar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wartooth works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wartooth. Cougar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wartooth lands a nice shot that snaps Cougar's head back.
Wartooth cracks Cougar with an open hand slap.
Cougar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wartooth.
Wartooth 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.
Wartooth trying to control the position from guard on top but Cougar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cougar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cougar prevents Wartooth from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth is working hard here to advance position.
A nice elbow there by Cougar.
Wartooth is looking to get to half guard.
Cougar wants to control the pace but Wartooth is squirming around nicely.
Wartooth is desperately trying to improve his position but Cougar has a good base and remains in mount.
Cougar unloading with bombs!
Cougar controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth working to try and regain half guard.
Cougar tries to control but Wartooth wriggling away.
Wartooth is trying desperately to improve position.
Cougar 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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wartooth is desperately trying to improve his position but Cougar has a good base and remains in mount.
Wartooth is squirming around, avoiding Cougar's attempts to control the action.
Wartooth is looking to improve his position but Cougar isn't that keen on the idea.
Cougar controlling the position easily from mount.
Cougar cracks Wartooth with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wartooth is looking to improve his position but Cougar isn't that keen on the idea.
Cougar controlling the position easily from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth is desperately trying to improve his position but Cougar has a good base and remains in mount.
Cougar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wartooth is looking to improve his position but Cougar isn't that keen on the idea.
Cougar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wartooth tries to reverse the position but Cougar maintains control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cougar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wartooth is looking to improve his position but Cougar isn't that keen on the idea.
Cougar controlling the position easily from mount.
Wartooth keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cougar controlling from mount.
Wartooth tries to lock up and control but Cougar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cougar prevents Wartooth from getting the reversal.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cougar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wartooth is looking to escape.
Wartooth is trying desperately to improve position.
Cougar is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Cougar wants to control the pace but Wartooth is squirming around nicely.
Despite being in the dominant position, Da Cougar just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wartooth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cougar moves away.
Wartooth throws a hook to the side of Cougar's head but Cougar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cougar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wartooth is looking to clinch but Cougar is avoiding it.
Wartooth closes the distance and clinches.
Cougar tries to pull guard but Wartooth won't allow it.
Toki Wartooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Da Cougar.
Cougar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wartooth uses from the top position.
Cougar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cougar has a closed guard, preventing Wartooth from standing up.
Wartooth is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cougar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cougar has escaped and now he's on top!
Cougar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cougar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wartooth keeping moving, preventing Cougar from controlling successfully.
Da Cougar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cougar is looking to stand up but Wartooth won't let him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wartooth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cougar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Toki Wartooth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cougar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wartooth is keeping the position for now.
Cougar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wartooth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cougar wants to stand but Wartooth is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wartooth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wartooth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Toki Wartooth.
Well Wartooth 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Toki Wartooth!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Toki Wartooth!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Toki Wartooth!
Toki Wartooth wins by unanimous decision!
Toki Wartooth is the new lightweight champion!
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