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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Irish Power (ranked 190 p4p, 1931 weight class) and Braylin Timmon (ranked 25 p4p, 202 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Irish Power!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Braylin Timmon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmon rushes Power and presses him up against the cage.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Timmon controls the action.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Timmon.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Timmon.
Timmon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Timmon.
Power definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Timmon stalling against the cage.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Timmon controls the action.
Timmon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Power tries to work over Timmon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Power trying to land knees to the body.
Power working Timmon over with knees to the body.
Power is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Power tries to throw a body punch but Timmon avoids it by throwing Power back against the cage.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Timmon.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power trying to land knees to the body.
Timmon stalling the fight.
Timmon blocks an elbow strike.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Timmon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon stalling against the cage.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Timmon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timmon blocks a body shot from Power.
Power tries to work over Timmon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Power pushes off an throws an elbow but Timmon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Timmon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Power throws an elbow that misses.
Timmon effectively controlling the action here.
Power stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Power working aggressively here.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Timmon controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Timmon controls the action.
Power missing with knees to the body.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Timmon.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Timmon.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Timmon.
Timmon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timmon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Power tries to work over Timmon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Power letting Timmon take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power works on Timmon's body with a couple of short punches.
Timmon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Timmon.
Power looking to throw knees to the head but Timmon is blocking nicely.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Power tries a body shot but Timmon blocks it.
Timmon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Timmon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Timmon throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irish Power dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Timmon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Timmon can do to turn this around?
Power staying out of range there.
Timmon misses with a head kick.
Power clinches.
Power tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Timmon avoids it.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Power tries a body shot but Timmon blocks it.
Power lands a knee to the body.
Power misses with some punches.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Timmon blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmon'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.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Timmon is stalling here.
The referee calls for Timmon to work.
Power lands a right hand.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timmon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Power misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon lands a left hand.
Power gets through Timmon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Timmon avoiding damage as Power throws knees to the body.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Timmon controls his hands.
A short left from Power.
Timmon has Power pressed against the cage.
Power lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Timmon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power digs a right hand underneath Timmon's ribcage. Timmon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Timmon blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Power as the two fighters clinch.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Timmon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Timmon has Power pressed against the cage.
Timmon slows down the pace here.
Timmon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Timmon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Power lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Power throws an elbow but misses.
Timmon prevents a body shot from Power.
Timmon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Timmon taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Braylin Timmon.
Timmon drives through and clinches with Power against the cage.
Irish Power has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Power pushes Timmon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Power lands a body punch in the clinch.
Timmon stalling in the clinch but Power improves position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irish Power dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Timmon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Timmon closes the distance and clinches.
Timmon stalling against the cage.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Timmon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Power is keeping busy.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Timmon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Power tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timmon's elbow.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Timmon controls the action.
The referee calls for Timmon to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmon blocking some punches.
Power misses with some punches.
Power lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Timmon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timmon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Timmon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timmon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon avoiding damage.
Power tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Timmon stalling the fight.
Timmon blocks the elbow strike.
Timmon prevents a body shot from Power.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Timmon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
Power lands a body shot.
Power lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timmon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Timmon controls his hands.
Timmon stalling against the cage.
Power misses with a body punch.
Timmon is struggling to control the position.
Timmon avoiding damage as Power throws knees to the body.
Power tries to throw a body punch but Timmon avoids it by throwing Power back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Power.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Timmon.
Power lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Power obliges.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Timmon.
Timmon blocking some punches.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Power works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Timmon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irish Power clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Timmon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Power closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Power buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Timmon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power tries to work over Timmon's front leg with a kick but Timmon checks it.
Power is looking to score with low kicks.
Power walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Timmon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Power sets himself, and Timmon steps forward looking for the clinch! Power avoids it this time.
Timmon misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Timmon. Those never looked like landing.
Power throws a wild body kick that Timmon sees coming a mile off.
Power comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmon clinches.
Power tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Timmon avoids it.
Timmon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timmon taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timmon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timmon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Timmon blocking some punches.
Timmon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Timmon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Timmon blocks an elbow strike from Power.
Power lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Timmon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Power misses with some punches.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Timmon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power tries a knee to the head but Timmon blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmon blocks a body shot from Power.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Timmon has Power pressed against the cage.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Power on the inside.
Power is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Timmon.
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Timmon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Timmon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timmon looking to slow down the pace here.
Timmon taking a breather.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Timmon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timmon'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.
Timmon effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Timmon blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irish Power had his way with Braylin Timmon in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Timmon tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
Power throws a hook to the side of Timmon's head but Timmon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Timmon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Timmon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Timmon closes the distance and pushes Power back into the cage.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power lands a shoulder strike.
Timmon blocks an uppercut.
Timmon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Power up against the cage.
Power misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmon avoiding damage as Power throws knees to the body.
Timmon prevents a body shot from Power.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Power throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Timmons head.
Timmon managing to block the knees to the body from Power.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Power.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Power lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timmon stalls.
Power lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Power on the inside.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Timmon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Timmon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Power looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Timmon.
Power lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Timmon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Timmon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timmon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Timmon blocks an uppercut.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Timmon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Timmon slowing the pace effectively.
Timmon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irish Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Timmon blocking some punches.
Timmon blocks an elbow strike from Power.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Timmon.
Timmon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Power lands a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Power tries to work over Timmon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braylin Timmon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timmon effectively controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irish Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Power, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irish Power!
Irish Power retains his featherweight title!
Irish Power thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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