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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Bowtie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhymes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Winter Warz. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Busta Rhymes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Graham Bowtie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowtie closes the distance but Rhymes moves to the side
and Rhymes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bowtie's guard.
Bowtie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bowtie has control of Rhymes's left arm, preventing Rhymes from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowtie trying to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rhymes postures up in Bowtie's guard and throws a big left but Bowtie blocks it.
Rhymes is looking to work some ground and pound but Bowtie has wrist control.
Bowtie pulls Rhymes in close to his closed guard and prevents Rhymes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rhymes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bowtie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhymes throws a big elbow that misses.
Rhymes wants to control from the top but Bowtie keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowtie is trying to control the position but Rhymes postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bowtie clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes stalling in the clinch.
Bowtie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bowtie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rhymes or not.
Rhymes breaks from the clinch.
Rhymes cracks Bowtie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bowtie misses with a body kick.
Bowtie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rhymes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bowtie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rhymes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rhymes blocks the body kick.
Rhymes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bowtie looks for the body kick but Rhymes saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bowtie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowtie tries to clinch up.
Rhymes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Graham Bowtie has been cut.
Bowtie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rhymes momentarily.
Bowtie stuffs the takedown attempt from Rhymes. Rhymes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie wants to slow Rhymes down by chopping away at his legs.
Rhymes throws a hook but Bowtie avoids it easily.
Rhymes stuns Bowtie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Graham Bowtie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowtie scoring well with a low kick there.
Rhymes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bowtie gets a clinch.
Bowtie tries a body shot but Rhymes blocks it.
Rhymes wants to get back to striking at distance but Bowtie won't allow it.
Rhymes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rhymes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowtie missing with knees to the body.
Rhymes is trying to push Bowtie away but Bowtie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rhymes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rhymes cracks Bowtie with a nice body shot.
Rhymes wants to break free but Bowtie has control.
Bowtie lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Bowtie.
Rhymes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rhymes scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rhymes scores with a shot to the side of Bowtie's head.
Rhymes stalls.
Bowtie lands a damaging elbow.
Bowtie pushes Rhymes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rhymes has a couple of punches blocked by Bowtie.
Rhymes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bowtie lands a nice shot to the body.
Rhymes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bowtie up against the cage.
Bowtie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowtie lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bowtie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rhymes wants to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rhymes.
Bowtie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Busta Rhymes has been cut.
Bowtie prevents Rhymes from breaking the clinch.
Rhymes takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rhymes.
Bowtie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rhymes.
Nice elbow from Bowtie.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rhymes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rhymes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rhymes misses with an uppercut.
Rhymes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowtie. Bowtie obviously looking to wear him down.
Rhymes keeps the fight on the outside.
Bowtie tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Busta Rhymes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rhymes scoring well with a low kick there.
Bowtie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rhymes. Rhymes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bowtie is looking to land body kicks.
Rhymes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bowtie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Bowtie.
Bowtie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bowtie tries to land a front kick but Rhymes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bowtie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rhymes ducks under a wild hook from Bowtie.
Rhymes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Busta Rhymes is winning the standup battle so far.
Bowtie connects with a nice looking jab.
Bowtie has Rhymes up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhymes lands an uppercut.
Rhymes tries to stall but Bowtie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rhymes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowtie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowtie cracks a nice hook into Rhymes's ribs.
Rhymes keeps the fight on the outside.
Bowtie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rhymes. Rhymes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rhymes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowtie was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhymes.
Rhymes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowtie was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhymes.
Rhymes ducks right into an uppercut from Bowtie.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rhymes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bowtie - the referee stops the clock and Rhymes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bowtie. Rhymes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rhymes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bowtie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rhymes tried to score with a low kick but Bowtie checks it.
Bowtie blocks a head kick by Rhymes.
Bowtie thows a body kick. Rhymes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bowtie clobbers Rhymes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowtie misses with a wild body shot.
Bowtie misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bowtie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowtie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rhymes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rhymes.
Bowtie doesn't manage to clinch there - Rhymes circles away.
Bowtie lands with a nice body kick.
Rhymes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bowtie. Bowtie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bowtie tries to clinch but Rhymes is having none of it.
Bowtie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rhymes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bowtie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rhymes really felt that one!
Bowtie throws a front kick that sends Rhymes stumbling back into the cage.
Rhymes clobbers Bowtie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rhymes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowtie throws a front kick that sends Rhymes stumbling back into the cage.
Rhymes looks to land a body kick but Bowtie moved away.
Rhymes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowtie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rhymes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bowtie is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Rhymes tenderised Bowtie's leg. Bowtie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rhymes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rhymes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rhymes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rhymes swings for the body but Bowtie moves out of range.
Graham Bowtie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rhymes scoring well with a low kick there.
Bowtie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rhymes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowtie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bowtie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bowtie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhymes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bowtie just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowtie is looking to clinch.
Bowtie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bowtie avoids the head kick by Rhymes.
Rhymes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bowtie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab from Bowtie.
Bowtie scores with a nice body kick.
Bowtie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rhymes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rhymes misses with a kick to the body.
Bowtie moves out of range as Rhymes strikes.
Rhymes moves out of range as Bowtie throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Rhymes catches Bowtie right on the button with a cross.
Nice sprawl there from Bowtie as Rhymes shoots in.
Rhymes circles away from the clinch attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bowtie checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Graham Bowtie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bowtie. Rhymes shrugs it off though.
Rhymes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bowtie scores with a hook.
Bowtie throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Rhymes misses.
Rhymes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A jab from Bowtie finds it's way through Rhymes's defenses.
Bowtie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bowtie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rhymes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Rhymes. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Rhymes misses.
Rhymes swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowtie.
Bowtie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rhymes.
Bowtie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bowtie misses with a wild body shot.
Rhymes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rhymes thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bowtie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhymes manages to avoid it.
Bowtie misses with a body shot.
Rhymes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bowtie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rhymes momentarily.
Bowtie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rhymes lands a jab to Bowtie's midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bowtie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rhymes's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bowtie trying to stall but Rhymes improves his position.
Bowtie trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie keeps control of Rhymes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bowtie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhymes avoiding damage as Bowtie throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowtie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rhymes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rhymes avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowtie.
Rhymes stalling in the clinch but Bowtie improves position.
Bowtie lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rhymes swings wildly with an uppercut but Bowtie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowtie is looking to control Rhymes's arms but Rhymes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bowtie has his back to the cage.
Bowtie scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowtie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rhymes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rhymes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rhymes is trying to stall.
Rhymes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie connects with a knee to the head.
Bowtie lands a body shot.
Rhymes being controlled against the cage.
Rhymes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bowtie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bowtie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rhymes working hard to break the clinch.
Rhymes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Graham Bowtie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bowtie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bowtie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rhymess head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bowtie.
Bowtie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rhymes's defenses.
Bowtie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee calls for Bowtie to work.
A right handed body shot lands from Bowtie.
Bowtie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Bowtie.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bowtie.
Bowtie lands an elbow inside.
Bowtie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Bowtie - that landed with a thud.
Bowtie scores a nice knee to the body.
Bowtie has Rhymes pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowtie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bowtie.
Bowtie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rhymes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Bowtie really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Rhymes is predictable there
and Bowtie moves into the clinch.
Bowtie blocking some punches.
Rhymes scores with a shot to the side of Bowtie's head.
A right hand to the body from Bowtie.
Rhymes breaks the clinch.
Bowtie throws a body kick that misses.
Bowtie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rhymes, pushing him back against the cage.
Bowtie presses Rhymes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rhymes is pushing Bowtie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rhymes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bowtie blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Bowtie scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowtie landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bowtie.
Rhymes is rocked!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bowtie lands a good knee to the midsection. Rhymes won't want to take too many of those.
Oh Rhymes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bowtie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowtie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bowtie crunches a lovely knee into Rhymes's ribcage.
Bowtie scores with a hook to the body.
Bowtie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bowtie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bowtie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bowtie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rhymes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A hook to the body from Bowtie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowtie lands a big knee! That's hurt Rhymes! Oh, he's all over the place! Bowtie lands another knee that sends Rhymes to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Graham Bowtie!
Graham Bowtie is the new light heavyweight champion!
Graham Bowtie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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