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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Tiew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Shouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiew's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, THE KING OF POISON IS COMING. The key to victory for Raymond Tiew has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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134 lbs
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116 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Tiew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Shouse !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiew fails with the takedown
and Shouse counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shouse slows down the pace here.
Tiew lands a shoulder strike.
Tiew lands a hook that snaps the head of Shouse backwards.
Shouse 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Shouse does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Tiew. No joy for Shouse on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiew closes the distance but Shouse moves to the side
and Shouse decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tiew's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shouse trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tiew looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shouse passes into side control.
Tiew wants to get back to his feet.
Tiew avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shouse .
Shouse controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shouse tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tiew takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shouse is working Tiew over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shouse thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tiew is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shouse working the ground and pound.
Shouse taking a breather here.
Shouse prevents Tiew from escaping the position.
Shouse slows the pace down.
Shouse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shouse moves into full mount!
Tiew is trying to stand but he's just given Shouse his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiew fending off the submission attempt from Shouse .
Tiew holding on to Shouse 's left wrist, preventing the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shouse just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Tiew is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shouse is looking for a choke. Tiew gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Tiew manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Shouse dominated that round.
That's time! Tiew's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shouse clinches up against the cage.
Tiew tries to break the clinch but Shouse is controlling the position.
Tiew tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shouse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiew's efforts to push away.
Shouse dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shouse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shouse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shouse slips a jab and a cross from Tiew.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiew takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tiew shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shouse but Shouse pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shouse shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shouse wants to take a breather but Tiew is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shouse controlling the action here.
Shouse is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tiew is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shouse slips a nice elbow through Tiew's hands, connecting with Tiew's forehead.
Tiew trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Shouse manages to pass to mount!
Tiew tries to hold on but Shouse pushes him away.
Tiew taking shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tiew takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Shouse sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tiew can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shouse controlling from the full mount.
Tiew is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tiew takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Shouse controlling his opponent.
Shouse working Tiew over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shouse is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tiew has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Joshua Shouse has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shouse is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tiew has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tiew is squirming around, avoiding Shouse 's attempts to control the action.
Tiew looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shouse biding his time, looking for the opening.
Shouse is trying to stick to Tiew's back but Tiew is turning into Shouse . He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Shouse 's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tiew.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Shouse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tiew's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shouse shoots in looking for a takedown but Tiew manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shouse 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tiew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tiew tries to keep at a distance but Shouse has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tiew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shouse has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tiew uses from the top position.
Shouse keeping full guard, as Tiew tries to pass.
Shouse throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shouse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shouse is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shouse is controlling Tiew's posture.
Tiew has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shouse escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tiew gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tiew slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tiew trying to control the action but Shouse is working from the bottom.
Tiew wants to take a breather but Shouse manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tiew.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shouse being controlled here, momentarily.
Shouse looking to control.
Shouse has a closed guard, preventing Tiew from standing up.
Shouse being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Raymond Tiew just wasn't active enough.
Shouse darts in and clinches Tiew up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shouse manages to pull guard.
Shouse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiew is looking to work some ground and pound but Shouse has wrist control.
Shouse escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tiew gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tiew trying to control the position from guard on top but Shouse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shouse uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Tiew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shouse fails with a takedown attempt.
Tiew has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiew is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shouse gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tiew goes for a takedown attempt but Shouse pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shouse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tiew paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shouse shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shouse showed some decent athleticism there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shouse tries to pass to full mount but Tiew defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Shouse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shouse has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Shouse !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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