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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raekwon The Chef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Chef has chosen Raekwon - Ice Cream as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Raekwon The Chef!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Chef connects with a single shot there.
The Chef throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Churchill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raekwon The Chef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Churchill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Chef.
The Chef tests Churchill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Chef lands a nice leg kick that just misses Churchill's sensitive parts.
Churchill is looking to clinch.
The Chef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Chef rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Churchill counter with a right hand.
Churchill misses with an uppercut.
The Chef scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Churchill on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Chef lands a jab to the head.
Churchill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - The Chef throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Chef misses with an uppercut. Churchill saw that one coming.
Churchill slips a jab from The Chef.
Churchill has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Chef can't find room to land a body shot as Churchill controls the action.
Churchill pushes The Chef back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The Chef lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
The Chef is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Churchill is keeping busy.
The Chef lands a shot to the body.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but The Chef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Churchill has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Churchill lands a body shot in the clinch.
Churchill tries to break the clinch but The Chef is controlling the position.
A short right from The Chef.
The Chef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Churchill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Churchill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as The Chef controls his hands.
Churchill takes a shot to the head.
Churchill gets underhooks to prevent The Chef's takedown attempt.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but The Chef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Churchill lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Chef misses with a body punch.
Churchill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Chef backwards.
The Chef lands a right hand that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Churchill working aggressively here.
The Chef slowing the pace effectively.
The Chef controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Chef creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Churchill has had enough of the clinch but The Chef keeps him there for the moment.
The Chef lands an uppercut.
Churchill cracks The Chef with a nice body shot.
The Chef digs a right hand underneath Churchill's ribcage. Churchill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Churchill misses with a body punch.
Churchill tries to work over The Chef's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as The Chef controls the action.
The Chef tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Churchill's elbow.
The Chef lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
Churchill digs a right hand into The Chef's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Chef's gas tank.
Churchill tries to throw a body punch but The Chef avoids it by throwing Churchill back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Churchill misses with a body punch.
Churchill stops a takedown attempt from The Chef.
The Chef blocking some punches.
The Chef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Churchill lands a body shot.
Churchill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Churchill lands a body shot in the clinch.
Churchill tries a body shot but The Chef blocks it.
The Chef tries to break the clinch but Churchill is controlling the position.
Churchill throws a punch but it's blocked by The Chef.
The Chef misses with the head strike.
Churchill lands with a left to the head.
Churchill lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Chef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Churchill manages to break the clinch.
Churchill moves in looking to clinch but The Chef pushes him off.
The Chef throws a looping overhand right but Churchill ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef gets tackled into the cage by Churchill. Churchill maintains the clinch.
The Chef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Chef's elbow.
The Chef misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Churchill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Churchill scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Churchill.
Churchill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for The Chef.
The Chef works the jab nicely.
Churchill clinches with his opponent.
The Chef blocks a body shot from Churchill.
Churchill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Chef connects with a nice looking jab.
The Chef looks to land a right hand but Churchill moved out of range.
The Chef looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Churchill throwing a counter right hand but The Chef manages to avoid it.
Churchill closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Churchill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raekwon The Chef will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The Chef throws a shot to the body.
The Chef has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The Chef uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Churchill.
Despite the aggression on The Chef's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Churchill checks a low kick from The Chef.
An inside leg kick from The Chef misses.
Churchill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from The Chef misses.
The Chef misses with a jab to the body
and Churchill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Chef misses with a body kick.
The Chef throws a looping overhand right but Churchill ducks down to avoid it.
Churchill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Churchill throws a body kick that misses.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Chef swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Chef throws a leg kick which misses Churchill's front leg but catches the back leg as Churchill tries to avoid it.
The Chef misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Churchill.
Churchill on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Chef misses with a looping left.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Chef swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Chef swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Churchill closes the distance and clinches.
Churchill blocking some punches.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Chef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Churchill pushes The Chef back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Churchill tries to throw a body punch but The Chef avoids it by throwing Churchill back against the cage.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Chef's elbow.
Winston Churchill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from The Chef.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Churchill.
The Chef lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Churchill blocks a body shot from The Chef.
Churchill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Chef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
Churchill pushes The Chef back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Chef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Churchill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Chef misses with a body shot
and Churchill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Churchill.
Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Chef tries to throw a body punch but Churchill avoids it by throwing The Chef back against the cage.
The Chef throws a head punch that misses.
The Chef scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Chef.
The Chef gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Churchill kicks The Chef off and gets back to his feet.
Winston Churchill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Churchill moves in looking to clinch but The Chef pushes him off.
The Chef misses with a hook.
Churchill just misses with a punch to the body.
The Chef throws a leg kick
and Churchill counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef avoids the head kick by Churchill.
Churchill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Chef. The Chef obviously looking to wear him down.
Churchill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Chef throws a jab but it's blocked by Churchill.
Good exchange - Churchill coming out on top.
The Chef misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Chef loads up on a big right hand but Churchill slips the punch.
The Chef swats away the attempt to clinch by Churchill.
Churchill looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Chef misses with a hook
and Churchill counters with a left to the body.
Churchill is looking to clinch.
The Chef fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Chef throws a leg kick that misses.
Churchill fires out a quick counter leg kick but The Chef just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill 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 Chef finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Churchill works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Chef misses with a hook
and Churchill counters with a nice leg kick.
The Chef misses with a low kick.
Churchill is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The Chef.
Churchill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Churchill closes the distance and clinches.
Churchill scores with a hook to the body.
The Chef is breathing heavily.
Churchill lands a hook that snaps the head of The Chef backwards.
The Chef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Chef breaks from the clinch.
Churchill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Chef misses the jab.
Churchill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Churchill throws a head kick but The Chef moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Chef.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Winston Churchill will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Churchill throws a sloppy head kick and The Chef moves out of range easily.
A cross from The Chef lands.
Churchill closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Chef counters with a nice uppercut.
The Chef tried to score with a low kick but Churchill checks it.
Churchill misses with an uppercut.
Churchill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Chef.
The Chef lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Chef lands a leg kick that knocks Churchill off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by The Chef there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Raekwon The Chef seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Chef is looking to land body kicks.
The Chef throws a shot from downtown. Churchill moves away and avoids it.
That kick from The Chef tenderised Churchill's leg. Churchill is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Chef thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Chef connects with the punch.
Churchill scores with a nice strike.
The Chef just misses with a punch to the body.
Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Chef circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Chef lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Churchill wants to clinch.
The Chef scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from The Chef misses its intended target.
The Chef bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Churchill fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill moves into range and clinches up with The Chef.
The Chef pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Churchill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Chef moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Chef is looking to slow Churchill down with leg kicks.
Churchill checks a low kick from The Chef.
Churchill appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That kick from The Chef tenderised Churchill's leg. Churchill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Churchill rushes The Chef and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from The Chef.
The Chef is pushing Churchill up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting on The Chef's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The Chef escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Churchill tries to clinch but The Chef moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Churchill blocks the low kick.
A quick step to the side and Churchill tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Churchill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill clinches.
The Chef lands with a short shot to the head.
Churchill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from The Chef fails to land.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as The Chef controls his hands.
The Chef lands a right hand that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
Churchill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Churchill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Churchill prevents The Chef from breaking the clinch.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Chef tries to stall but Churchill uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Churchill gets through The Chef's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Chef throws a punch but it's blocked by Churchill.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef tries to break free but Churchill pushes him back against the cage.
Churchill misses with a punch to the body.
Churchill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Churchill doesn't manage to clinch there - The Chef circles away.
The Chef tried to score with a low kick but Churchill checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Churchill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Churchill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Churchill has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Chef is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Churchill digs a right hand into The Chef's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Chef's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The Chef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Chef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Chef lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raekwon The Chef comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Chef has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raekwon The Chef!
A very excited looking Raekwon The Chef made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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