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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bostick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Royale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Bostick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Royale!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bostick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Randy Royale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bostick stuffs the takedown.
Royale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Royale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James Bostick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Royale.
Royale fails with a takedown attempt.
Royale checks a leg kick nicely.
Royale lands a head kick. Bostick smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bostick throws a head kick but Royale moves out of range.
Bostick misses with a low kick.
Royale shoots in looking for a takedown. Bostick tries to sprawl out of it but Royale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bostick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Royale looks gassed!
Royale fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bostick misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Bostick misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Royale is defended easily by Bostick.
A head kick misses from Bostick.
Royale looks for a takedown but Bostick sprawls well.
A punch lands to the side of Royale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Randy Royale has been cut.
Bostick thumps Royale with a low kick.
Bostick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Royale steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bostick. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royale checks a leg kick nicely.
Bostick throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bostick lands a nice looking kick to the body. Royale takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Royale.
Royale is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bostick is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Royale.
Bostick throws a sloppy head kick and Royale moves out of range easily.
Royale fails to land the takedown.
Bostick misses with a two punch combination.
Bostick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bostick misses with a head kick.
Bostick tries a low kick but Royale avoids it.
Royale closes the distance and clinches up with Bostick, looking for a takedown. Royale pushes Bostick against the cage but Bostick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bostick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Royale avoids the head kick by Bostick.
Bostick looks to land a right hand but Royale moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Royale checks a low kick from Bostick.
Bostick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Royale misses with a two punch combination.
Bostick throws a low kick but it's checked well by Royale.
Bostick scores with a jab. Royale acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Royale has his takedown stuffed
and Bostick counters with a nice body kick.
Bostick throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bostick lands with an overhand left.
Bostick lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bostick is looking to chop away at Royale's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostick throws a nice looking combination but Royale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bostick misses with a low kick.
Royale dives in and grabs Bostick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bostick pushes down on Royale's head and hops out.
Bostick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Royale.
Bostick looks to land a right hand but Royale moved out of range.
Bostick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bostick keeps Royale at a distance using the push kick.
Nice sprawl there from Bostick as Royale shoots in.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bostick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bostick pushes Royale away with a front kick.
Royale checks a low kick from Bostick.
Royale has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bostick.
Bostick throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bostick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Royale's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bostick connects with an inside leg kick.
Royale moves away from the strike by Bostick.
Bostick scores with a jab to the head.
Bostick connects with a jab.
Bostick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Royale's sensitive parts.
Royale drops his hands momentarily and Bostick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bostick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bostick feints and then cracks Royale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Royale down.
Bostick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Royale can do to turn this around?
Bostick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Royale might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bostick has got the better of the exchanges.
Royale is breathing heavily.
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!
Bostick looks to land a body kick but Royale moved away.
Bostick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Royale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bostick to score with a decent uppercut.
Royale blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bostick keeps Royale at a distance using the push kick.
Royale throws a low kick but Bostick avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bostick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bostick.
Bostick throws a wild body kick that Royale sees coming a mile off.
Royale blocks the body kick.
Bostick throws a lazy right hand but Royale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bostick.
Royale takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bostick tries to land a front kick but Royale steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Bostick.
Royale takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bostick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bostick with a nice cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Royale blocks the leg kick.
Bostick connects with a crisp jab.
Bostick throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Royale is rocked!
Bostick misses with a low kick.
Royale is still on wobbly legs! Can Bostick finish him?
Bostick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bostick digs a good hook to Royale's body.
Randy Royale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Royale shoots in for a takedown but Bostick shows good takedown defense.
Bostick throws a head kick that half lands.
James Bostick is winning the standup battle so far.
Royale has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bostick.
Bostick wants to land a leg kick but Royale is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Royale.
Bostick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Royale fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Royale fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James Bostick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Royale.
A swing and a miss from Bostick.
Royale seems to have recovered his senses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bostick.
Bostick lands a really nice looking cross but Royale seems unphased.
Royale shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bostick defends it nicely.
A left lands for Bostick.
Bostick tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bostick.
Bostick throws a nice head kick!
Royale looks for a takedown but Bostick sprawls well.
Royale takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Bostick is looking to slow Royale down with leg kicks.
Bostick tries a head kick but it misses.
Bostick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Royale is out of range and Bostick settles back down.
Jab from Bostick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bostick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James Bostick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Royale fails to land the takedown.
A solid body kick from Bostick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bostick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Royale'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.
Royale takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bostick throws a wild body kick that Royale sees coming a mile off.
Royale fails with the takedown.
Bostick is looking to slow Royale down with leg kicks.
Bostick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bostick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bostick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Royale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bostick is looking to score with low kicks.
Bostick just misses with a punch to the body.
Royale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bostick tried to score with a low kick but Royale checks it.
Royale avoids the head kick by Bostick.
Bostick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Royale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Royale shoots in looking for a takedown. Bostick tries to sprawl out of it but Royale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bostick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bostick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Royale.
Nice uppercut lands for Bostick. That snapped Royale's head back.
Royale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bostick.
Royale takes a kick to the side of the head.
Royale throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bostick's waist but Bostick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Royale off to one side.
James Bostick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Royale.
Royale blocks a leg kick.
Royale checks a low kick from Bostick.
Bostick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royale slips under a jab from Bostick.
Bostick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bostick wants to slow Royale down by chopping away at his legs.
Bostick gets caught napping as Royale dives in and scores a takedown. Bostick manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Royale wants to control from the top but Bostick keeps moving.
Bostick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Royale is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Royale.
Royale passes into half guard.
Royale has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Royale looking to finish Bostick with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bostick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royale looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bostick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Randy Royale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Royale controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Royale cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royale punishing his opponent with strikes.
Royale scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Royale looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Royale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bostick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dennis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bostick!
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