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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 375 p4p, 266 weight class) and Anton Strålman (ranked 38 p4p, 28 weight class). Point comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Reggae Music. Strålman has chosen Three Kings as his entrance music. Anton Strålman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brayden Point!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Strålman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Point misses.
Point looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Strålman's coach down at whitey's gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Strålman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Strålman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Point.
Point lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Strålman drops his hands momentarily and Point takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Point dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Point missing with a left hand there. Strålman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strålman looks to land a right hand but Point moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Strålman.
Point is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strålman.
Strålman tries to clinch but Point is having none of it.
Strålman moves into the clinch successfully.
Strålman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Point to keep the fight standing.
Point misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strålman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strålman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strålman clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Point misses with the head strike.
Point misses with a hook to the ribs.
Point lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Point.
Strålman blocks a body shot from Point.
Point fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Point.
Point throws a punch but it's blocked by Strålman.
Strålman tries a body shot but Point blocks it.
Strålman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Point.
Point tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Point.
Point lands with a short shot to the head.
Strålman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point misses with a hook from the clinch.
Point lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strålman prevents a body shot from Point.
Point tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Point with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Point throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strålman blocks it with crossed arms.
Strålman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Point's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Strålman wants to break free but Point has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strålman.
Point misses with a knee to the head.
Point struggles to land a body shot inside as Strålman controls his hands.
Strålman breaks from the clinch.
Strålman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Point counters with a stiff right hand.
Strålman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Point tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Strålman manages to circle out of the way.
Strålman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Point.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Strålman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strålman ducks under a wild hook from Point.
Point connects with a body shot.
Point clinches with his opponent.
Point scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strålman is looking to break free of the clinch but Point has double underhooks.
Point misses with a body punch.
Point lands with a short shot to the head.
Strålman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Point tries to work over Strålman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strålman blocks a body shot from Point.
Strålman taking a breather.
Strålman tries to pull guard but Point holds him up against the cage and eventually Strålman drops back down to his feet.
Strålman breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strålman manages to avoid it.
Strålman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Point lands a body shot.
Strålman misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Point. Strålman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strålman manages to avoid it.
Strålman lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strålman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Point at a distance.
Strålman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strålman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Strålman misses with a straight left.
Strålman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strålman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strålman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Strålman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Point.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Point dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Point lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Strålman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Point.
Strålman moves into the clinch.
Point scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strålman.
Strålman managing to block the knees to the body from Point.
Point working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Strålman tries to pull guard but Point forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Point using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strålman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Point tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Point tries to land knees in the clinch but Strålman avoids the damage to the body.
Point has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Point.
Strålman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Strålman avoiding damage as Point throws knees to the body.
Strålman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Point is working Strålman over against the cage.
Strålman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point scores with a knee to the head.
Strålman is rocked!
Point lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Strålman is still on wobbly legs! Can Point finish him?
Point throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strålman seems to have recovered his senses.
Point misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strålman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brayden Point has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Strålman.
Point tries to work over Strålman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strålman breaks from the clinch.
Strålman misses with a wild combination.
Strålman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Point circles away quickly and effectively.
Strålman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strålman moves in looking to clinch but Point pushes him off.
Good standup being displayed there by Point as he connects with a hook.
Point moves into the clinch.
Point scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point has a couple of punches blocked by Strålman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strålman wants to break free but Point has control.
Point misses with a body punch.
Point misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strålman can't break the clinch.
Strålman looking for a takedown.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Point lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Point swings wildly with an uppercut but Strålman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strålman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strålman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strålman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strålman wants to break free but Point has control.
Point misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strålman tries to throw a body punch but Point avoids it by throwing Strålman back against the cage.
Strålman avoiding damage as Point throws knees to the body.
Strålman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Point.
Anton Strålman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Point throws a hook to the side of Strålman's head but Strålman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Point uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strålman.
A jab from Point does it's job there.
Strålman takes a swing at Point's ribcage but misses.
Strålman throws a shot from downtown. Point moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Strålman.
Point cracks a nice hook into Strålman's ribs.
Point connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Strålman's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point connects with a right hand. Strålman shakes it off.
Strålman works Point's body with a nice hook.
Point lands a nice shot that snaps Strålman's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strålman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strålman is looking to slow Point down with leg kicks.
Point rushes Strålman and presses him up against the cage.
Strålman is trying to break the clinch but Point is controlling him.
Strålman can't break the clinch.
Point tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strålman prevents a body shot from Point.
A short uppercut from Point.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Point with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Strålman blocks an uppercut.
Point misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Point dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Strålman wants to clinch.
Point throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strålman counters with a nice uppercut.
Point moves into the clinch successfully.
Point managing to block the knees to the body from Strålman.
Point scores with a shot to the side of Strålman's head.
Point misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strålman wants to get back to striking at distance but Point won't allow it.
Point lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strålman.
Strålman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Point tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Point fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Point with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Point has a couple of punches blocked by Strålman.
Point tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strålman misses with the head strike.
Point using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strålman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Point missing with knees to the body.
Point is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strålman is defending well for now.
Point using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strålman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Strålman is trying to break the clinch but Point is controlling him.
Point throws a head punch that misses.
Strålman is trying to pull guard but Point has him pressed against the cage.
Strålman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Strålman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Strålman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strålman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Point connects with a crisp jab.
Brayden Point is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strålman is looking for the big counter here.
Strålman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Point connects with a body shot.
Point tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Point swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Strålman counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Point blocks a head kick by Strålman.
Point waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strålman.
Point tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strålman was well out of range. Poor timing from Point.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strålman manages to avoid it.
Point missing with a left hand there. Strålman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strålman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Point.
Strålman throws out a counter right but Point avoids it with no problem.
Strålman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Point counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Point lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Point bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Point stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Point misses with an uppercut. Strålman saw that one coming.
Point moves forwards but Strålman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Point misses with a straight left.
Point is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strålman can do to turn this around?
Point throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Point's corner calls for a 1-2. Point obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strålman throws a body punch but Point moves out of range.
Point throws a looping overhand right but Strålman ducks down to avoid it.
Strålman tries to keep at a distance but Point has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Point.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strålman lands a right hand.
Strålman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anton Strålman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Point fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strålman, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strålman tries for a takedown but Point manages to get underhooks.
Point misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Point avoids the elbow strike from Strålman, against the cage.
Strålman misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brayden Point showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Point 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brayden Point!
Our winner, Brayden Point, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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