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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Muncie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Talib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muncie comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - The way i am. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drake Muncie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ali Talib!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muncie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muncie misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake Muncie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muncie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muncie misses with a few strikes there.
Muncie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Ali Talib has been cut.
Talib dodges the punch combination from Muncie.
Muncie throws a series of punches but Talib moves out of range.
Talib avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muncie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Talib.
Talib shoots for a double leg takedown but Muncie sprawls well. He's pushed Talib's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Muncie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muncie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Talib. Those never looked like landing.
A cross from Talib lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muncie fails to land with a series of punches.
Muncie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Talib.
Drake Muncie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Talib.
Muncie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Talib but Talib pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muncie misses with a wild combination.
Muncie throws a right hand that Talib ducks under and follows up with a left that Talib also avoids with ease.
Talib throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Talib is defended easily by Muncie.
Muncie fails to land with a series of punches.
Talib fails to land with a series of punches.
Muncie misses with a two punch combination.
Talib misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muncie swinging wildly here.
Muncie stuffs the takedown attempt from Talib. Talib gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Muncie.
Talib throws a series of punches but Muncie moves out of range.
Muncie fails to land with a series of punches.
Muncie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muncie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muncie swinging wildly here.
Muncie misses with the combination.
Muncie is breathing heavily.
Muncie misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talib tries to clinch there but Muncie circles away.
Talib slips a jab and a cross from Muncie.
Nice takedown defense from Muncie. No joy for Talib on that attempt.
Muncie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Talib circles away quickly and effectively.
Talib shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muncie defends it nicely.
Muncie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Talib lands with a slapping head kick.
Talib tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muncie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muncie throws a series of strikes that have Talib backpedaling.
Muncie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Talib to the mat! Talib manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muncie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Muncie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Talib counters with a one-two to the body.
Muncie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muncie throws a right and a left that Talib avoids nicely.
Talib throws a nice looking combination but Muncie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Talib tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muncie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muncie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Talib as he jumps to the side.
Muncie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muncie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horrible takedown by Talib or perhaps it was just good defense by Muncie which made him look bad.
Muncie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Talib or perhaps it was just good defense by Muncie which made him look bad.
Talib throws a right hand that Muncie ducks under and follows up with a left that Muncie also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Muncie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ali Talib's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Talib fails with the takedown.
Muncie misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Muncie does no damage.
Muncie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Talib misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake Muncie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muncie misses with a combination
and Talib counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Muncie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Talib.
A combination from Muncie does no damage.
Muncie swinging wildly here.
Talib dives in and grabs Muncie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Muncie pushes down on Talib's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Muncie misses.
Muncie tries to bum rush Talib with a series of wild strikes but Talib uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Talib.
Drake Muncie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Talib.
Muncie misses with a two punch combination.
Muncie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talib moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muncie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Muncie duly obliges.
Talib throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muncie's waist but Muncie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Talib off to one side.
Muncie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talib.
Talib dodges the punch combination from Muncie.
Muncie avoids the head kick by Talib.
Muncie swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Muncie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talib is trying desperately to land a takedown but Muncie is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Talib.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talib tries a head kick but it misses.
Talib misses with a wild combination.
Talib showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muncie.
Talib shoots in and drives through. Muncie sprawls well.
Talib thows a body shot but no joy.
Muncie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Talib wants to clinch up but Muncie keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Muncie does no damage.
Muncie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Talib counters with a head kick. That will keep Muncie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talib shoots in for a takedown but Muncie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Talib, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muncie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muncie misses with a wild combination.
Muncie swinging wildly here.
Muncie dodges the punch combination from Talib.
Talib avoids a punch combination nicely.
Talib shoots in looking for a takedown. Muncie tries to sprawl out of it but Talib keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muncie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Muncie misses with a combination
and Talib counters with a nice body kick.
Drake Muncie is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talib showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muncie.
Talib pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muncie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Talib throws a big shot that misses.
Muncie tries to sprawl but Talib drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Talib trying to control from half guard but Muncie is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talib is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talib tries to pass the half guard into mount. Muncie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ali Talib will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ali Talib's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Muncie misses with a wild combination.
Muncie misses with the combination.
Muncie throws a right and a left that Talib avoids nicely.
Talib wants to clinch.
Talib shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muncie but Muncie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muncie swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muncie misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talib throws a series of punches but Muncie moves out of range.
Talib shoots for a double leg takedown but Muncie sprawls well. He's pushed Talib's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Muncie swinging wildly here.
Muncie misses with a double jab.
Muncie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muncie connects with a looping right hand.
Muncie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Talib misses its intended target.
Talib looking to score a takedown here. Muncie is defending well but Talib drives through and ends up in Muncie's guard.
Talib throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muncie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Talib content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talib working some strikes from top position.
Talib throws a big right hand that misses.
Talib throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Talib throws a big elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muncie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Talib postures up in Muncie's guard and throws a big left but Muncie blocks it.
Talib loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muncie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Talib missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muncie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Talib.
Talib with a flurry of punches that miss.
Talib lands a couple of elbows.
Muncie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Talib on the ground.
Talib drops back, looking for a kneebar! Muncie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Muncie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Muncie!
Talib has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Talib is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Muncie seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Talib is trying to stand.
Talib tries to get to full guard but Muncie has control of the leg.
Talib misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talib works his way to full guard. Good work.
Muncie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Talib shoots in for a double leg but Muncie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drake Muncie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Talib.
Talib throws a head kick but Muncie moves out of range.
Muncie throws a right hand that Talib ducks under and follows up with a left that Talib also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muncie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Muncie.
Talib fails with a takedown attempt.
Muncie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muncie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Talib fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Muncie avoids it really well and circles away.
Muncie works over Talib's head and body with a nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Talib comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Talib has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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