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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igla Chlen (ranked 734 p4p, 1144 weight class) and John Muir (ranked 109 p4p, 164 weight class). Chlen comes into the arena with blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igla Chlen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Muir!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Muir misses with a hook
and Chlen counters by clinching up.
Muir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chlen misses with a punch to the body.
Muir digs a right hand into Chlen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chlen's gas tank.
Chlen prevents a body shot from Muir.
We've been informed that Muir has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Muir lands an elbow inside that Chlen shrugs off.
It looks like Igla Chlen has been cut.
Muir creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Muir tries a body shot but Chlen blocks it.
Chlen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muir backwards.
Muir works on Chlen's body with a couple of short punches.
Muir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muir misses with an elbow over the top.
Muir tries a body shot but Chlen blocks it.
Chlen scores with a shot to the side of Muir's head.
Chlen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chlen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muir blocks it with crossed arms.
Chlen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muir is trying to trip Chlen. He has hold of a leg but Chlen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Muir persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Chlen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Muir throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muir trying to control but Chlen is working from the bottom.
Muir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chlen controls Muir momentarily but Muir frees himself.
Chlen controlling Muir's posture.
Muir wants to control from the top but Chlen keeps moving.
Chlen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Muir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chlen kicks Muir off and gets to his feet.
Igla Chlen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chlen loads up on a big right hand but Muir slips the punch.
Muir slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chlen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Chlen moves out of range as Muir strikes.
A quick step to the side and Chlen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muir misses with a leg kick
and Muir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chlen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muir was well out of range. Poor timing from Chlen.
Nice body punch from Muir.
Muir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chlen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Muir misses with a hook. Chlen ducked under it nicely.
Chlen is looking to counter punch.
Muir fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chlen on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muir swings for the body but Chlen moves out of range.
Muir is looking to land body kicks.
John Muir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muir throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chlen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chlen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chlen defending well as Muir loads up on a big left hand.
Chlen throws a quick counter head kick but Muir was just out of range.
Muir misses with an uppercut
and Chlen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muir darts in looking for a takedown but Chlen gets double underhooks and turns Muir into the cage.
A little feinted left hand from Chlen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chlen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muir misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Muir misses
and Chlen moves into the clinch.
Chlen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chlen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chlen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chlen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muir works over Chlen's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chlen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muir doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Chlen misses its intended target.
Chlen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chlen scores with a jab. Muir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chlen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Muir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chlen darts in and clinches Muir up against the cage.
Chlen lands an elbow that stopped Muir in his tracks for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Igla Chlen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Igla Chlen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chlen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muir connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muir looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chlen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muir attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
John Muir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chlen looks to score with a jab to the body but Muir is just out of range.
Chlen ducks under a wild hook from Muir.
An attempted straight right counter from Chlen misses the target.
Muir throws a right hand that misses
and Chlen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Muir misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muir misses with a hook. Chlen ducked under it nicely.
Muir wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muir scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muir swings widly with a right hand
and Chlen counters by clinching up.
Igla Chlen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muir working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chlen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chlen lands with a right to the head.
Muir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chlen missing with knees to the body.
Muir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muir can't find room to land a body shot as Chlen controls the action.
Chlen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chlen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muir throws a lazy head kick
and Muir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chlen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muir! But no joy.
Chlen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Muir lands a head kick!
Muir looks to land a left hand but Chlen moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlen misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muir throws a body punch but Chlen moves out of range.
Chlen throwing a counter right hand but Muir manages to avoid it.
Muir fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Muir cracks Chlen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Muir swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chlen.
Muir takes a swing at Chlen's ribcage but misses.
Muir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Muir misses with a straight left.
Chlen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muir lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Chlen blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Muir is predictable there
letting Chlen counter with a right hand.
Chlen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Muir sprawling to the canvas! Muir rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chlen finish him?!
Muir is rocked!
Muir misses the body punch
and Chlen counters with a right hand to the body.
Muir fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chlen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muir tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chlen is able to avoid easily.
Muir misses with a straight right.
Chlen tries to counter by clinching up but Muir breaks away and moves out of range.
Chlen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Muir throws a hook but Chlen blocks it.
Chlen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muir.
Chlen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muir connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muir scoring well with a low kick there.
Muir throws a jab when Chlen was well out of range.
A low kick lands for Muir.
Muir misses with a shot to the body
and Chlen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chlen clinches with his opponent.
Chlen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muir misses with a body punch.
Chlen missing with knees to the body.
Chlen throws a punch but it's blocked by Muir.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chlen.
Muir is breathing heavily.
Chlen tries to work over Muir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chlen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muir can't find room to land a body shot as Chlen controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Igla Chlen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Igla Chlen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Muir lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Muir misses
and Chlen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muir connects with a right hand. Chlen shakes it off.
Muir misses with a looping left.
Muir throws an off balance right hand
and Chlen counters with a straight right hand.
Muir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chlen.
Chlen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chlen misses with a double jab.
Chlen lands a nice hook to Muir's body. Muir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Muir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chlen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chlen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chlen swats away the attempt to clinch by Muir.
Chlen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muir.
A little feinted left hand from Chlen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Muir lands a nice hook to Chlen's body. Chlen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Muir throws a jab but it's blocked by Chlen.
Chlen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Muir was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Muir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Muir misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muir scores with the left hand. Chlen knows he should have avoided that one.
Muir throws an off balance right hand
and Chlen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muir fails with the takedown
enabling Chlen to counter with a crisp jab.
Muir walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chlen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Igla Chlen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Muir misses
and Chlen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chlen scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muir tries to land a body kick
and Chlen counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Muir misses its intended target.
Chlen throws a right and a left that Muir avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muir scores with a punch to the head.
Muir throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Chlen. That snapped Muir's head back.
Chlen avoids the body shot from Muir.
It looked like Chlen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Muir.
Muir cracks Chlen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chlen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chlen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muir.
And Muir tries to counter it with a takedown but Chlen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Muir throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Chlen to counter with a crisp jab.
Muir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chlen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chlen throws a hook to the side of Muir's head but Muir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muir misses with a body shot
and Chlen counters with a stiff right hand.
Muir swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chlen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muir fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Chlen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Muir has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Muir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chlen's elbow.
Muir tries a body shot but Chlen blocks it.
Muir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chlen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chlen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muirs head.
John Muir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chlen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igla Chlen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chlen, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igla Chlen!
Our winner, Igla Chlen, 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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