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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Warror (ranked 246 p4p, 34 weight class) and Street Fighter (ranked 135 p4p, 23 weight class). Fighter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You Know How I Do It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Street Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter takes a swing at Warror's ribcage but misses.
Warror avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Warror misses the target.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
Warror is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fighter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Warror throws a low kick but Fighter avoids it.
Fighter lands with a good body shot.
Fighter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fighter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Warror thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warror drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fighter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Warror misses with an attempted mid kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fighter has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Warror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fighter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Warror's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fighter moves out of range of the body kick.
Warror misses with a double jab.
Fighter just misses with a punch to the body.
Warror on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warror needs to keep his hands up - Fighter had a free shot at his head there.
Warror moves out of range of the body kick from Fighter.
Warror moves away from the strike by Fighter.
Warror was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter defending well as Warror loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by Fighter.
Paul Warror is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Fighter there.
Fighter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Warror throws a jab but it's blocked by Fighter.
Warror ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
Warror looks to land a body kick but Fighter moved away.
Warror steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fighter.
Warror scores with a leg kick.
Warror throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fighter.
Fighter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Warror counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Warror on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Warror throws a jab but it's blocked by Fighter.
Warror lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Warror scores with a spinning back kick!
Fighter throws a jab but it's blocked by Warror.
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!
Warror misses with a body punch
and Fighter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fighter lands a jab to Warror's midsection.
Fighter lands a nice shot that snaps Warror's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror lands the left hand.
Warror slips under a jab.
Fighter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Warror. Warror obviously looking to wear him down.
Warror misses with a body kick.
Fighter has a takedown stuffed.
Nice defenses there by Warror.
Fighter throws a leg kick but Warror sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fighter checks a leg kick.
Fighter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Fighter.
Fighter tries to score with a low kick but Warror moves his leg out of the way.
Fighter throws a hook but Warror avoids it easily.
Warror throws a low kick, looking for Fighter's leg but Fighter calmly moves out of range.
Warror avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Warror.
Warror displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fighter throws out the jab.
Warror connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fighter moves away.
Fighter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Warror.
Fighter throws a leg kick
and Warror counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Fighter misses.
Warror throws a solid leg kick but Fighter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Warror.
Fighter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Warror avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Warror looks to land a body kick but Fighter moved away.
Fighter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Warror is fending him off so far but Fighter persists. Nope, Warror circles away and we're back to standing.
Fighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Warror is just out of range.
Warror blocks a jab.
Warror is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fighter.
Warror feints a jab promting Fighter to slip. Warror then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fighter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Warror connects with a looping right hand.
Fighter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Warror lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fighter fails to pull guard.
Paul Warror has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Street Fighter.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror lands a shot to the body.
Warror throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Warror lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Fighter manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Warror lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fighter doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Warror does it's job there.
Fighter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fighter misses with a looping right.
That kick from Fighter tenderised Warror's leg. Warror is trying to keep his angry face on.
Warror checks the leg kick nicely there.
Warror with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Fighter misses
and Warror cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warror displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fighter is able to avoid easily.
Warror displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fighter throws out the jab.
A big left from Fighter misses.
Warror is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Warror lands with a nice body kick.
Fighter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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 Paul Warror will probably get the nod.
That's time! Warror's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Warror dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Street Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fighter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Warror - the referee stops the clock and Fighter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Warror. Fighter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Warror is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fighter.
A good leg kick by Fighter.
Fighter checks a leg kick nicely.
Fighter is looking to land body kicks.
Warror checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fighter moves away from the strike by Warror.
Warror 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.
Fighter misses with a straight right.
Fighter looks to land a body kick but Warror moved away.
Warror fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fighter just manages to avoid it.
Fighter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warror sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Warror on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Warror bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror throws a body shot but no joy.
Fighter is looking to chop away at Warror's legs.
Warror misses with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Warror.
Fighter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Warror on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter checks a leg kick.
Warror uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fighter.
Fighter misses with a body shot.
Warror displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fighter throws out the jab.
Fighter tries to work over Warror's front leg with a kick but Warror checks it.
Warror misses with a low kick as Fighter jumps back.
A good leg kick by Warror.
Warror tries to land a front kick but Fighter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Fighter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Warror takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paul Warror is winning the standup battle so far.
Fighter throws a leg kick
and Warror counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fighter throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Warror wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warror.
Warror takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fighter misses with an uppercut. Warror saw that one coming.
Fighter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fighter throwing strikes but Warror manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Warror trying to control the action but Fighter is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is looking to reverse the position.
Warror working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fighter tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Fighter flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Fighter gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror tries to stand and escape but Fighter is controlling the position.
Fighter wants to control but Warror is keeping busy.
Warror is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Warror stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fighter.
Warror throws a wild body kick that Fighter sees coming a mile off.
Fighter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fighter takes a swing at Warror's ribcage but misses.
Fighter with a hook.
Warror scores with the left hand. Fighter knows he should have avoided that one.
Fighter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Warror manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fighter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Warror throws a chopping leg kick but Fighter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Street Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warror on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Warror misses with a kick to the body.
Warror cracks Fighter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Warror throws a looping overhand right but Fighter ducks down to avoid it.
Warror walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fighter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fighter tries a quick counter leg kick but Warror is wise to it.
Fighter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Warror. Warror obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Fighter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warror scores with a nice strike.
Warror connects with a body shot that sends Fighter's belly button to the back.
Fighter with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Warror keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror dominated that second round.
That's time! Warror's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Warror throws a body shot but no joy.
Warror scoring well with a low kick there.
Fighter cracks Warror with a good jab.
Warror with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warror.
A big left from Fighter misses.
Warror was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Warror uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fighter.
Warror blocks a leg kick.
Fighter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Warror ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
Warror thinks about countering with a body kick.
Warror throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fighter.
Fighter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warror.
A slow jab from Fighter misses its intended target.
Warror turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter is looking to slow Warror down with leg kicks.
Warror buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Fighter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Warror avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Fighter tenderised Warror's leg. Warror is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warror moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter throws a shot from downtown. Warror moves away and avoids it.
Warror throws a leg kick but Fighter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Warror lands with a straight right. Fighter didn't see that one coming.
Warror throws a hook but Fighter blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Fighter misses the target.
Warror misses with a kick to the body.
Fighter wants to slow Warror down by chopping away at his legs.
Fighter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Warror.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fighter.
Fighter motions for Warror to come forward. Fighter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warror slips a straight right by Fighter.
Warror checks a low kick from Fighter.
Warror takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Warror throws a wild body kick that Fighter sees coming a mile off.
Warror slips under a jab.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Warror as he jumps to the side.
Fighter scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with an uppercut. Warror saw that one coming.
Fighter throws a hook to the side of Warror's head but Warror sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Warror. Fighter shrugs it off though.
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!
Warror digs a good hook to Fighter's body.
Fighter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Warror stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fighter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Warror slips a straight right by Fighter.
Fighter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Warror moves out of range of the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Warror - that will leave a mark!
Warror fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fighter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Warror checks a leg kick.
Warror looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Fighter misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warror.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warror.
Fighter takes one to the side of the head.
Fighter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Warror.
Fighter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Warror blocks a low kick nicely.
Fighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warror moves away.
Fighter checks the leg kick.
Warror fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fighter throws a shot from downtown. Warror moves away and avoids it.
Warror was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Fighter misses its intended target.
Fighter throws the kick towards the body but Warror avoids it.
Fighter checks the leg kick.
Fighter throws a jab but it's blocked by Warror.
Warror lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Warror lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Warror throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fighter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warror moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Warror.
Paul Warror is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter moves out of range of the body kick.
Fighter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warror.
Warror changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fighter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fighter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fighter tries to work over Warror's front leg with a kick but Warror checks it.
Warror misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warror lands an overhand right.
Warror fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fighter.
Warror getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A leg kick checked by Warror.
The fighters circle momentarily. Warror darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fighter throws a lazy right hand but Warror sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Warror was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fighter.
Warror keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fighter. That's going to slow Warror down.
Warror lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fighter's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Warror showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Warror has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Warror!
Paul Warror seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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