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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Linh Munn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshin Batusai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Motivation. Batusai has chosen Step Up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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150 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Linh Munn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kenshin Batusai!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Munn.
Munn fails to land the takedown.
Batusai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batusai pushes Munn up against the cage in a clinch.
Munn is trying to break free.
Munn tries to pull guard but Batusai won't allow it.
Batusai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Batusai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Batusai throws an elbow but misses.
Munn pulls guard successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Batusai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Munn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Munn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Batusai throwing strikes but missing.
Batusai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Batusai wants to control from the top but Munn keeps moving.
Munn has his hands on Batusai's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batusai lands a couple of digs.
Batusai is looking to stand up but Munn won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batusai is looking to work some ground and pound but Munn has wrist control.
Munn looking to control.
Munn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Munn throwing strikes here but Batusai is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Munn tries to control but Batusai wriggling away.
Munn throwing strikes here but Batusai is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Munn there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Munn with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Munn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Batusai is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Munn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Batusai because Munn loaded up on that one.
Munn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Munn throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Munn controlling from the full mount.
Batusai taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munn breaks from Batusai's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Munn landing shots from mount.
Batusai in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Munn controlling from mount.
Munn misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linh Munn dominated that round.
That's time! Munn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Batusai, right into the meat.
Munn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Munn wants to pass to mount but Batusai is defending the position.
Batusai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munn.
Munn looks to land a strike but Batusai avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Munn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Munn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Batusai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Munn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munn trying to control the position from guard on top but Batusai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Munn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Munn trying to control but Batusai is working from the bottom.
Batusai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Munn controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Batusai keeping moving, preventing Munn from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Linh Munn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Munn shoots in and gets a takedown into Batusai's guard.
Munn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Munn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munn trying to control but Batusai is working from the bottom.
Munn throws a big elbow that misses.
Batusai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Munn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Munn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Munn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Batusai keeping moving, preventing Munn from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Munn lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munn slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linh Munn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Munn manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Batusai on his heels. He'll look to pass Batusai's guard now, I'm sure.
Batusai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Munn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Munn is stalling in the full guard.
Munn with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Munn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Batusai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Batusai being controlled here, momentarily.
Munn trying to control the position from guard on top but Batusai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Munn throwing strikes from guard but Batusai blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munn landing with the ground and pound.
Munn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Munn connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batusai keeping full guard, as Munn tries to pass.
Munn is looking to work some ground and pound but Batusai has wrist control.
Munn throwing strikes but missing.
Batusai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Munn.
Munn trying to control but Batusai is working from the bottom.
Munn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Batusai is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munn throws an elbow that misses. Batusai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Munn's guard. Nice move by Batusai!
Munn is pulling down on Batusai's head to control his posture.
Linh Munn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batusai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Batusai lands a couple of elbows.
Batusai throws a big elbow that misses.
Munn throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Munn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munn throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Batusai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batusai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kenshin Batusai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Linh Munn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Munn, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Linh Munn!
A less than humble Linh Munn misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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