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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercurius Faunus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Can has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Can!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercurius Faunus!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Can misses.
Faunus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The Can seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faunus throws a hook but Can blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Faunus. That snapped Can's head back.
Faunus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Can takes the fight into the clinch.
Can lands a right hand.
Faunus prevents a body shot from Can.
Can lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Can.
Can doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faunus lands a nice shot to the body.
Faunus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Can scores with a jab. Faunus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Can tries to clinch but Faunus moves out of range.
Faunus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good leg kick by Faunus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faunus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Can.
Faunus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can tries to clinch but Faunus moves out of range.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faunus keeps the fight on the outside.
Can missing with a left hand there. Faunus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Faunus misses.
Faunus misses with a lunging right hand
and Can counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Can takes one to the chin there.
Faunus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Can misses with a double jab
and Faunus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Faunus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faunus lands a really nice looking cross but Can seems unphased.
Can fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faunus breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Faunus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Faunus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Can just misses with a punch to the body.
Faunus misses with a wild body shot.
Can throws an overhand right that lands on Faunus's shoulder, as Faunus tries to avoid the shot.
Can definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Can misses the shot to the body.
Can throws a big shot that misses.
Can with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Faunus to score with a decent uppercut.
Faunus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Can checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Faunus rushes Can and presses him up against the cage.
Can has Faunus pressed against the cage, preventing Faunus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Can misses with a punch to the body.
Can blocks an uppercut.
Can misses with a hook from the clinch.
Can is stalling here.
Faunus pushes Can back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Can on the inside.
Faunus throws a punch but it's blocked by Can.
Can misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Can.
Can struggles to land a body shot inside as Faunus controls his hands.
Can struggles to land a body shot inside as Faunus controls his hands.
Faunus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Can's elbow.
Can blocks an uppercut.
Faunus blocks a body shot from Can.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Faunus manages to break the clinch.
Can ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Can scores with a nice right hand.
Can moves to clinch but Faunus breaks away
and Faunus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Faunus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Faunus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Faunus - just one 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!
Can avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Can tries to clinch up.
Can gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Can prevents Faunus from breaking the clinch.
Can is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Faunus fails to land.
Can lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Faunus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Can looking to slow down the pace here.
Can lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faunus lands an uppercut.
Can lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Can scores with a hook to the body.
Faunus swings wildly with an uppercut but Can uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 The Can will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Faunus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Can ducks under a wild hook from Faunus.
Faunus throws a looping overhand right but Can ducks down to avoid it.
Can throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faunus misses with a looping right.
Can is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faunus.
Can slips under a jab from Faunus.
Can is looking to clinch but Faunus is avoiding it.
Faunus throws a shot from downtown. Can moves away and avoids it.
Can lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Faunus at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Can. Faunus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Can walks into a left hand.
Faunus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Can.
Faunus tried to score with a low kick but Can checks it.
Faunus thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can pushes Faunus up against the cage in a clinch.
Faunus is leaning against Can and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Can dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Can misses with a body punch.
Can lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Can lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Faunus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faunus misses with the head strike.
Can pushes Faunus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Can working aggressively here.
Can misses with a punch to the body.
Faunus breaks the clinch.
Can forces Faunus back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Can lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Can pushes Faunus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Faunus prevents a body shot from Can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Can goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Faunus fails to land.
Can has a couple of punches blocked by Faunus.
Can misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faunus working aggressively here.
Faunus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faunus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Can.
A slow jab from Can misses its intended target.
Can fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faunus manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Can - just one landing.
Faunus gets a clinch.
Faunus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Can on the inside.
It looks like Mercurius Faunus has been cut.
Faunus gets through Can's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Can can't find room to land a body shot as Faunus controls the action.
Can presses Faunus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faunus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Can stalling the fight.
Can working aggressively here.
Faunus is trying to stall.
Can displaying some good clinch control by pressing Faunus up against the cage.
Can throws a head punch that misses.
Can lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faunus working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Can.
Can blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Can.
A short right from Can.
Faunus prevents a body shot from Can.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faunus takes a shot to the head.
Faunus tries to circle away but Can has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Can.
Can tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Can lands a body shot.
Can working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Faunus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faunus blocks an uppercut.
Can tries to throw a body punch but Faunus avoids it by throwing Can back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faunus.
Faunus gets through Can's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Faunus struggles to land a body shot inside as Can controls his hands.
Can stalling against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Can lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Can.
Can cracks Faunus with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Can dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mercurius Faunus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Faunus throws an overhand right that lands on Can's shoulder, as Can tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Faunus. Those never looked like landing.
Faunus darts in and clinches Can up against the cage.
Can working aggressively here.
Can avoiding damage.
Can cracks Faunus with a nice body shot.
Faunus tries to circle away but Can has him pinned against the cage.
Can lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faunus backwards.
Can misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faunus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Can.
Can struggles to land a body shot inside as Faunus controls his hands.
Can tries to work over Faunus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Can's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Can has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faunus misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Can throws a punch but it's blocked by Faunus.
Can controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faunus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Can keeps control of Faunus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Can swings wildly with an uppercut but Faunus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faunus misses with a punch on the inside.
Can is working Faunus over against the cage.
Faunus looking to slow down the pace here.
Can stalling.
Can doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Can misses with a punch on the inside.
Faunus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Can blocks an uppercut.
Can blocks a body shot from Faunus.
Faunus breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faunus swats away the attempt to clinch by Can.
Faunus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Can on the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Can darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Can throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Can lands a right hook to the body.
Faunus keeps the fight on the outside.
Faunus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Can tries to clinch up.
Can misses with a hook to the body
and Faunus counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Can is looking to clinch but Faunus is avoiding it.
Can is looking to clinch.
Can gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Can wants to clinch
and Faunus counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Faunus misses.
Faunus moves out of range of the strikes.
Faunus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Faunus throws out a leg kick but Can moves out of range and Faunus only half commits.
Faunus throws a poor cross that misses
and Can counters with a nice uppercut.
Faunus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Can slips a straight right by Faunus.
Can misses with a combination
and Faunus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Can bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Faunus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Can throws a hook to the side of Faunus's head but Faunus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Can swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faunus misses with a lunging right hand
and Can counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can staying out of range there.
Faunus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Can, pushing him back against the cage.
Faunus has a couple of punches blocked by Can.
A short left from Faunus.
Can struggles to land a body shot inside as Faunus controls his hands.
Can's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faunus has had enough of the clinch but Can keeps him there for the moment.
Can can't find room to land a body shot as Faunus controls the action.
Can struggles to land a body shot inside as Faunus controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Can.
Can tries a body shot but Faunus blocks it.
Can lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Faunus misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Can blocking some punches.
Faunus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Faunus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Can's corner calls for a 1-2. Can obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mercurius Faunus just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mercurius Faunus's cut.
That's time! Can's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Faunus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Faunus takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Can misses the target.
Can avoids the body shot from Faunus.
Can uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Faunus.
Faunus looks to land a left hand but Can moved out of range nicely.
Faunus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Can ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faunus moves away.
Faunus moves away from the strike by Can.
Can fails with an attempt to clinch.
Can uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faunus.
Can has closed the distance and engaged Faunus in a clinch.
Can tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faunus lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Can.
Can is leaning against Faunus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can stalling the fight.
Can doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Can tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faunus's elbow.
Can throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Faunuss head.
Faunus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Can goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faunus swings wildly with an uppercut but Can uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Can slowing the pace effectively.
Can doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Can tries a body shot but Faunus blocks it.
Faunus tries to break the clinch but Can is controlling the position.
Faunus breaks the clinch.
Faunus missing with a left hand there. Can was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Can looks to land a right hand but Faunus moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can moves into range and connects with a jab.
Faunus clinches up with Can and pushes him back against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Can here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Faunus blocks an uppercut.
Faunus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Can backwards.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Can creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Can tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faunus's elbow.
Can digs a right hand underneath Faunus's ribcage. Faunus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Can blocks an uppercut.
Can scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Can is leaning against Faunus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Can pushes Faunus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Can tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faunus swings wildly with an uppercut but Can uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can lands a hook to the side of the head.
Can lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faunus backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can has Faunus pressed against the cage, preventing Faunus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Can doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Can.
Can lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faunus backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Faunus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Can lands with a short shot to the head.
Can misses with a punch to the body.
Can misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Can presses Faunus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Can leaning against his opponent.
Can works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Can.
Can has Faunus pressed against the cage, preventing Faunus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Can.
Can tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Can throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Can lands a right hand.
Can is looking to control Faunus's arms but Faunus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Can has his back to the cage.
Can lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Faunus fails to land.
Faunus can't find room to land a body shot as Can controls the action.
Faunus tries to break the clinch but Can is controlling the position.
Faunus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faunus is trying to force a seperation but Can has the dominant position.
Faunus blocks an uppercut.
Faunus throws a punch but it's blocked by Can.
Faunus swings wildly with an uppercut but Can uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faunus is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Can misses with a body punch.
Can blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Can had his way with Mercurius Faunus in that round.
The cut man is working on Mercurius Faunus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Faunus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Faunus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faunus gets a clinch.
Can throws a head punch that misses.
Faunus swings wildly with an uppercut but Can uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faunus blocks an uppercut.
Can scores with a shot to the side of Faunus's head.
Nice body punch from Can.
Faunus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faunus tries to score with a low kick but Can moves his leg out of the way.
Can works the jab nicely.
Faunus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Faunus.
Faunus has closed the distance and engaged Can in a clinch.
Faunus blocks a body shot from Can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can digs a right hand into Faunus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faunus's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Can.
Faunus is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Can gets through Faunus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Faunus.
Can misses with a hook to the ribs.
Can lands a left hand.
Faunus misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Can.
Can lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Can lands with a left to the head.
Can pushes Faunus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Can.
Can can't find room to land a body shot as Faunus controls the action.
Can lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faunus backwards.
Can lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faunus is rocked!
Can lands a nice uppercut.
Faunus is still on wobbly legs! Can Can finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faunus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Can just misses with a punch to the body.
Faunus seems to have recovered his senses.
Can misses with a wild body shot.
Mercurius Faunus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Can scores with a nice strike.
Can ducks under a wild hook from Faunus.
Faunus drives through and clinches with Can against the cage.
Can lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Faunus throws a punch but it's blocked by Can.
Faunus prevents a body shot from Can.
Can misses with a short punch on the inside.
Can can't find room to land a body shot as Faunus controls the action.
Can scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Can.
A left hand lands to the body for Can.
Can lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Faunus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Faunus is trying to break the clinch but Can has him pressed against the cage.
Faunus takes a shot to the head.
Can throws a punch but it's blocked by Faunus.
Can struggles to land a body shot inside as Faunus controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Faunus fails to land.
Good body shot from Can.
Can lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faunus.
Can stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Can lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Can lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faunus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Can lands a shot to the body.
Can lands a hook that snaps the head of Faunus backwards.
Can lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Can.
Can lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faunus being controlled against the cage.
Faunus is trying to break free.
Can scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Can lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Can lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Can scores with a nice hook to the head.
Faunus misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Can is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Can creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Can showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Can 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 50:47
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 50:47
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Can!
The Can retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, The Can thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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