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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thai Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striker comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Killing in The Name. Myers has chosen Halloween Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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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
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thai Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Myers!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers wants to clinch.
Striker tries a head kick but it misses.
Myers wants to land a leg kick but Striker is out of range.
Striker throws a sloppy head kick and Myers moves out of range easily.
Striker throws a head kick but Myers moves out of range.
Myers moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch combination from Myers misses.
Myers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Myers.
Myers wants to clinch up but Striker keeps it at a distance.
Myers blocks a head kick by Striker.
A combination from Striker does no damage.
Striker swinging wildly here.
Myers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Striker lands a two punch combo.
Myers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Striker throws a head kick that misses
and Myers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers avoids the head kick by Striker.
Striker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Myers's calf.
Myers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Myers checks a leg kick.
Striker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Myers.
Striker dodges the punch combination from Myers.
Striker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Myers scores with a hook.
A combination from Myers does no damage.
Striker throws a sloppy head kick and Myers moves out of range easily.
Myers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Thai Striker has been cut.
Myers is looking to clinch but Striker is avoiding it.
Striker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Striker misses with a head kick.
Myers feints a jab promting Striker to slip. Myers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Striker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myers has closed the distance and engaged Striker in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Striker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Striker lands a knee to the head.
Striker breaks from the clinch.
Striker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Myers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Striker throws a sloppy head kick
and Myers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Striker avoids the head kick by Myers.
Striker throws a nice looking combination but Myers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Myers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Myers.
Striker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Striker throws a head kick that misses.
Striker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Myers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Myers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Striker.
Striker is breathing heavily.
Striker circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Myers's head.
Striker misses with a low kick.
Myers avoids the head kick by Striker.
Myers doesn't manage to clinch there - Striker circles away.
Myers tries to clinch but Striker moves out of range.
Striker throws a push kick but Myers slaps the foot to one side.
Myers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Myers rushes Striker and presses him up against the cage.
Myers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Striker lands a knee to the body.
Myers throws a punch but it's blocked by Striker.
Striker manages to break the clinch.
Myers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Striker.
Myers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myers wants to clinch.
Striker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Myers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Striker misses.
Striker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Myers circles away quickly and effectively.
Striker misses with an uppercut. Myers saw that one coming.
Striker misses with a head kick.
Myers doesn't manage to clinch there - Striker circles away.
Myers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Myers tries to clinch but Striker moves out of range.
Striker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Striker throws out a loose jab but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Striker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Myers checks it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Myers throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Striker.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Striker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Myers pushes Striker up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Myers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thai Striker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Myers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Striker throws a leg kick but Myers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A left and a right from Myers both land. Nice combination.
Striker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Myers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Striker misses with a double jab.
Striker dodges the punch combination from Myers.
Myers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Myers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Myers slips under a jab.
Myers moves into range and clinches up with Striker.
Myers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Myers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Striker blocks it with crossed arms.
Myers is trying to stall.
Myers struggles to land a body shot inside as Striker controls his hands.
Striker misses with a knee to the head.
Striker breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers moves out of range of the strikes.
Myers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Striker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick misses from Striker.
Myers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Striker misses with a series of wild punches.
Striker throws a sloppy head kick and Myers moves out of range easily.
Striker swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Myers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Striker.
Myers swinging wildly here.
Myers fails to land with a series of punches.
Myers slips a jab and a cross from Striker.
Thai Striker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Myers throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers throws a right hand that Striker ducks under and follows up with a left that Striker also avoids with ease.
Striker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Striker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Myers circles away quickly and effectively.
Myers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Myers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Striker dodges the punch combination from Myers.
Nice cross by Myers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Myers.
Michael Myers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Striker throws a low kick but Myers moves out of range easily.
Myers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Striker.
Striker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Striker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Myers tries to bum rush Striker with a series of wild strikes but Striker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Myers lands with a straight right. Striker didn't see that one coming.
A right-left combo lands from Myers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Myers scores with a hook.
Striker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Myers throws a head kick that misses
and Striker counters with an outside leg kick.
Striker misses with an uppercut. Myers saw that one coming.
Striker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Myers is out of range.
Striker misses with a series of wild punches.
Striker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Striker throws a head kick that half lands.
Thai Striker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Myers tries to bum rush Striker with a series of wild strikes but Striker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Striker throws a head kick that misses.
Striker dodges the punch combination from Myers.
Myers darts in and clinches Striker up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Striker lands with a kick to the temple. Myers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myers drives through and clinches with Striker against the cage.
Striker misses with a knee strike.
Myers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Myers managing to block the knees to the body from Striker.
Striker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Myers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Striker avoids it.
Striker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Myers blocks it with crossed arms.
Myers working Striker over with knees to the body.
Myers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Striker backwards.
Striker working hard to break the clinch.
Striker misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Striker is trying to break free.
Myers tries to land a knee to the head but Striker blocks with his arms.
Myers presses Striker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Myers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Striker is looking to break free of the clinch but Myers has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thai Striker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thai Striker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Striker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Myers checks a low kick from Striker.
Myers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Myers blocks a head kick by Striker.
Myers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Myers duly obliges.
Striker throws a sloppy head kick and Myers moves out of range easily.
Striker throws a looping overhand right but Myers ducks down to avoid it.
Myers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Striker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Striker throws an off balance right hand
and Myers counters with a nice uppercut.
Myers misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Myers. Those never looked like landing.
Myers throws a head kick that misses.
Striker keeps the fight on the outside.
Myers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker throws a head kick but Myers moves out of range.
Striker looks to land a left hand but Myers moved out of range nicely.
Striker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Myers checks a leg kick.
Striker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Striker throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Myers to counter with a crisp jab.
Striker slips a jab and a cross from Myers.
Myers thows a body shot but no joy.
Striker throws a leg kick but Myers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Myers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Myers blocks a head kick by Striker.
Myers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Striker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Myers misses with a head kick.
Striker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Striker duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Striker throws a looping overhand right but Myers ducks down to avoid it.
Striker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Striker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Myers coming out on top.
Striker throws a head kick that half lands.
Striker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Myers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Myers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Myers misses with a few strikes there.
Striker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Myers manages to avoid it.
Myers misses with a wild combination.
Striker throws a sloppy head kick
and Myers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Striker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Myers looks to land a combination but Striker avoids it well.
Myers avoids the head kick by Striker.
Myers throws a right and a left that Striker avoids nicely.
Striker throws a head kick that misses.
Striker throws a head kick but Myers moves out of range.
Myers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Striker's hands.
Myers misses with a few strikes there.
Myers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Striker throws a head kick that misses
and Myers counters with a left to the body.
Striker needs to keep his hands up - Myers had a free shot at his head there.
Myers feints a jab promting Striker to slip. Myers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Striker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Striker misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Myers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Striker takes one to the chin there.
Myers throws a right hand that Striker ducks under and follows up with a left that Striker also avoids with ease.
Striker is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Myers's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Myers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Myers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Striker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Myers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Striker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Striker lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Striker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Striker keeps the fight on the outside.
Striker feints and then cracks Myers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Myers down.
Striker throws a head kick but Myers moves out of range.
Striker throws a leg kick but Myers checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thai Striker.
I think Striker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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