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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Firnanda Talha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiahou Dun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talha kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is MOSCA -Tilt Shift. Dun has chosen Otto Dix - Antichrist as his entrance music. Xiahou Dun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Firnanda Talha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xiahou Dun!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dun throws a big shot that misses.
Talha checks a low kick from Dun.
Talha fails with the takedown.
Dun throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dun throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Talha.
Xiahou Dun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dun pinned against the cage. Dun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dun lands a head kick. Talha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Talha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dun is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talha stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dun to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talha works over Dun with some ground and pound from guard.
Talha is looking to work some ground and pound but Dun has wrist control.
Dun keeping moving, preventing Talha from controlling successfully.
Talha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Talha wants to control from the top but Dun keeps moving.
Dun looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Talha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dun pulls Talha in close to prevent any damage.
Talha throwing strikes but missing.
Dun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dun looking for a sweep. Not yet Dun, not yet.
Talha is looking to work some ground and pound but Dun has wrist control.
Talha has gone for a leg lock! Dun slips out almost immediately though and dives into Talha's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talha seems keen to control Dun's posture.
Talha has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dun has passed into side control.
Talha is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dun working away.
Talha tries to buck Dun off but Dun is having none of it.
Talha struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talha is trying to buck Dun off.
Dun tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dun has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Talha is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dun asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Talha is not content to let Dun control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Dun are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dun tries to advance to mount but Talha denies him.
Talha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Talha regains half guard.
Talha is refusing to be controlled, as Dun sits in half guard.
Talha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Talha is trying is best to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talha is looking to improve his position.
Dun is trying to control. Talha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Firnanda Talha will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dun misses with a leg kick
and Talha counters with a shoot takedown. Dun fights it but they end up in guard.
Dun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Talha wants to control from the top but Dun keeps moving.
Dun trying to keep a closed guard but Talha is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Talha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Talha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dun keeping moving, preventing Talha from controlling successfully.
Talha stays in close to Dun's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dun connects with an inside leg kick.
Talha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dun tries to avoid it but Talha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dun to the ground. Dun escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dun lands a glancing blow to the side of Talha's head.
Dun throws a right hand that misses
and Talha counters by clinching up.
Dun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dun throws a body punch but Talha moves out of range.
Dun motions for Talha to come forward. Dun throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dun throws out a leg kick but Talha moves out of range and Dun only half commits.
Talha ducks under a wild hook from Dun.
Talha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Talha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dun. Dun obviously looking to wear him down.
Talha checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dun misses its intended target.
Talha checks the leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Talha.
Talha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dun pinned against the cage. Dun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Firnanda Talha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dun lands a jab to Talha's midsection.
Dun throws a leg kick which misses Talha's front leg but catches the back leg as Talha tries to avoid it.
Dun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Talha's calf.
Dun lands a nice leg kick that just misses Talha's sensitive parts.
Talha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dun. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dun.
Talha fails with a takedown attempt.
Dun throws the kick towards the body but Talha avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Dun.
Dun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dun lands a right hook to the body.
Dun scores with a spinning back kick!
Talha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Talha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dun sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Talha somewhat.
Dun connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dun.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Talha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dun bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Talha's head.
Talha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dun.
Dun swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dun tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talha checks a leg kick.
Dun gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Talha to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dun holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xiahou Dun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dun misses with an attempted mid kick.
Talha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dun is fending him off so far but Talha persists. Nope, Dun circles away and we're back to standing.
Dun catches Talha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dun throws a leg kick that misses.
Dun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talha manages to avoid it.
Talha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dun defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Talha.
Dun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dun manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dun thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun avoids the attempt from Talha to control.
Talha is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dun looking to ground and pound but Talha is blocking nicely.
BOOM! Dun connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Firnanda Talha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dun avoids the attempt from Talha to control.
Talha defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dun.
Talha is looking to improve his position but Dun isn't that keen on the idea.
Talha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dun trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Talha is trying desperately to improve position.
Talha sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Talha is not content to let Dun control the position.
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!
Talha gets full guard.
Talha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dun showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dun is pushing down on Talha's leg trying to pass to half guard. Talha is fighting to maintain full guard but Dun has managed to sneak the leg through.
Talha is staying active underneath Dun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dun wants to work for an arm triangle but Talha is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Talha is trying to get back to full guard.
Dun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Talha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Talha is trying to control but Dun passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dun has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Talha is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dun yanks on the arm and Talha is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dun.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Xiahou Dun! Xiahou Dun retains his featherweight title!
Xiahou Dun made sure to mention his sponsor, Vitality in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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