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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Linh Munn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ad Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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159 lbs
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Linh Munn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ad Winner! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Munn misses with a takedown and Winner counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Munn wants to control but Winner is keeping busy and won't allow it. Winner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Winner working the head and body with strikes. Munn wants to control but Winner is keeping busy and won't allow it. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Winner lands a nice short elbow. Munn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Winner missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Munn trying to control but Winner postures up.
Munn gets full guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Munn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Winner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Munn wants to sweep but no luck. Munn thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Winner thows a big elbow that misses. Munn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Munn tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winner throwing strikes but missing. Munn keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully. Munn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Munn pulls Winner in close to prevent any damage. Winner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munn is keeping the position for now. Munn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winner is one step ahead there. Winner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Munn has control of Winner's left arm, preventing Winner from doing any damage. Winner stands up over Munn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Winner chips away with some ground and pound. Munn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Winner scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Winner postures up in Munn's guard and throws a big left but Munn blocks it. Munn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winner. Winner scores with a decent looking elbow strike. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Winner won't allow Munn to sweep him here. Munn has Winner pulled in close to control his posture. Munn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winner. Munn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Winner is fighting to break Munn's control of his arms but Munn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Winner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Winner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Winner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Munn is adopting a defensive guard. Munn looking for a sweep. Not yet Munn, not yet. Winner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munn works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Winner looks gassed! Munn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Munn is thwarting Winner's attempts to control the position. Munn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Munn thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Winner to regain full guard. Munn landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Munn wants to control from the top but Winner keeps moving. Winner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munn's guard. Munn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Munn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linh Munn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Munn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ad Winner dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Munn misses with a looping left. Munn throws a low kick, looking for Winner's leg but Winner calmly moves out of range. Winner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A big left from Munn misses. Munn throws a low kick but Winner moves out of range easily. Munn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Munn misses with a leg kick. Munn is looking to chop away at Winner's legs. Munn jabbing away but nothing is landing. Munn throws a leg kick that misses. Munn tries to score with a low kick but Winner moves his leg out of the way. Munn misses the jab. Munn is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winner looks for the body kick but Munn saw that one coming. Munn looks to land a body kick but Winner moved away. Munn misses with a body shot.
Munn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Winner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Munn somewhat. Winner blocks the body kick.
Munn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Winner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Munn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Munn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Linh Munn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Winner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Munn.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Winner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Munn to the ground. Winner is now in Munn's guard. Winner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Winner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Munn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Winner is fighting to break Munn's control of his arms but Munn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Winner trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Munn manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Winner managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Winner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Munn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Winner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Munn preventing the sweep. Winner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Winner is breathing heavily. Munn throws a big right hand that misses. Munn stands up over Winner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Winner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Munn postures up.
Munn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winner is keeping the position for now. Winner keeping moving, preventing Munn from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Winner is trying to keep Munn in close.
ad Winner has got the better of the ground game so far. Munn postures up in Winner's guard and throws a big left but Winner blocks it. Munn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Munn lands a couple of digs. Munn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Winner tries to land a sweep but no joy. Munn with a nice head shot there. Winner looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Munn trying to control but Winner is working from the bottom. 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! Munn throws and elbow that misses. Winner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Munn's guard. Nice move by Winner! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Winner throwing strikes from guard but Munn blocks nicely. 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! And we move into the final round!
Winner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Munn swivels and escapes. Good work by Winner as he checks the leg kick. Munn misses with a straight right. A looping hook to the body misses from Winner. Munn does a little dance to reset his feet. Winner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Munn. Munn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Winner! Munn punishing his opponent with strikes. Munn avoids the attempt from Winner to control. Munn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Winner looks a forlorn figure.
Winner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winner tries to lock up and control but Munn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Munn lands a big elbow. Munn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Munn with the ground and pound from mount. Munn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Winner?
Winner can't escape the position.
Munn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Winner is trying to escape the mount.
Munn landing strikes from the mount and Winner is in trouble! Munn scoring with strikes but Winner is staying in there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Munn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Winner?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Munn punishing his opponent with strikes. Munn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Winner?
Munn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Winner has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Munn punishing his opponent with strikes. Munn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Munn with good strikes from the mount here! Munn avoids the attempt from Winner to control. Munn breaks from Winner's wrist control and lands an elbow. Munn punishing his opponent with strikes. Munn is in the full mount, landing strikes. A nice elbow there by Munn.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Munn cracks Winner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Munn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Munn is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Winner can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Munn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Munn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Munn landing strikes, looking to finish! Munn working Winner over with strikes here. Munn with shots to the head and body - Winner looks very uncomfortable down there. Munn raining down shots from the mount! Winner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Munn lands a big shot there that rocks Winner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Munn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Winner is looking to escape. Munn landing shots from mount. Munn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Munn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Winner's face.
Munn working away from the top, dropping strikes. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Munn working away from the top, dropping strikes. Munn dominating with strikes here. Munn landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight! Linh Munn showed his dominance in that final round. Well Munn 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Linh Munn!
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energy
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hype
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