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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Muse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Wates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Muse has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Muse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Wates!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muse slaps away a takedown attempt from Wates, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Wates backs away, Muse returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Edward Wates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Muse!
Wates misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Muse fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wates just manages to avoid it.
Wates tries to clinch up but Muse circles away and keeps his distance.
Muse shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wates throws a lazy head kick
and Muse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wates closes the distance and clinches up with Muse, looking for a takedown. Wates pushes Muse against the cage but Muse circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mike Muse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Wates.
Wates ducks under a wild hook from Muse.
Wates wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muse's corner calls for a 1-2. Muse obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Muse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muse throws a low kick, looking for Wates's leg but Wates calmly moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Muse. That snapped Wates's head back.
Wates doesn't manage to clinch there - Muse circles away.
Muse misses with a body shot.
Muse is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Muse stuns Wates with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wates is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Muse's half guard.
Muse pushes Wates off and gets back to his feet.
Muse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Muse does no damage.
Wates closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Muse throws Wates to one side and escapes!
Wates shoots in for a takedown but Muse shows good takedown defense.
Muse wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Muse is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wates tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Muse counters with a nice uppercut.
Wates fails to land the takedown.
Wates shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muse as he avoids it easily.
Muse moves into range and clinches up with Wates.
Muse lands a knee to the head.
Muse connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wates tries to pull guard but Muse holds him up against the cage and eventually Wates drops back down to his feet.
Muse scores a nice knee to the body.
Wates looks winded!
Wates is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Muse is working Wates over against the cage.
Wates trying to stall but Muse improves his position.
Wates managing to block the knees to the body from Muse.
Muse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wates is defending well for now.
Muse landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muse scores with a knee to the head.
Muse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wates looking to stall.
Wates tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Muse smiles and moves away.
Muse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muse feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wates tries to clinch but Muse moves out of range.
Muse thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wates gets tackled into the cage by Muse. Muse maintains the clinch.
Wates jumps guard but Muse turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wates takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wates in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muse landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Muse.
Muse utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Muse landing knees to the head.
Muse scores with a hook to the body.
Muse utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wates managing to block the knees to the body from Muse.
Muse trying to land knees to the body.
Muse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wates in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Muse dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Muse 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.
Wates throws an overhand right that lands on Muse's shoulder, as Muse tries to avoid the shot.
Muse throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wates defending well as Muse loads up on a big left hand.
Wates shoots in looking for a takedown but Muse manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wates's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wates looks for the body kick but Muse saw that one coming.
Muse tries to score with a low kick but Wates moves his leg out of the way.
Muse scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wates shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muse defends it nicely.
Wates is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wates on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wates misses with a takedown attempt - Muse sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Muse wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mike Muse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Wates.
Wates closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Muse bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wates takes one on the button.
Mike Muse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muse throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muse fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wates's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Muse connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wates scrambles back to his feet.
Muse scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muse chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mike Muse is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Muse catches Wates right on the button with a cross.
Wates shoots in for a takedown but Muse shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Muse tried to score with a low kick but Wates checks it.
And Wates tries to counter it with a takedown but Muse pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wates tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Muse defends well and Wates ends up having to push Muse into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wates tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wates darts in looking for a takedown but Muse gets double underhooks and turns Wates into the cage.
Muse misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muse scores with a decent looking hook.
Muse is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muse jabs Wates to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wates tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Muse misses.
Wates walks into a straight right hand from Muse.
Wates shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muse pinned against the cage. Muse gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wates with a poor takedown
and Muse makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Muse chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wates tries for a takedown but Muse circles away easily
and Muse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wates lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Muse lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wates takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Muse has managed to clinch.
Wates breaks from the clinch.
Wates takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Muse misses with a double jab.
Muse throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wates checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Muse dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Wates avoids the body shot from Muse.
Wates flicks out a counter leg kick but Muse steps away.
Wates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wates shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Muse is trying to defend but Wates finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wates is trying to control the action in half guard but Muse is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wates prevents Muse from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wates is trying to control the action in half guard but Muse is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Muse kicks off Wates and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wates misses with a takedown attempt - Muse sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wates takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muse fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wates.
Muse connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Muse has closed the distance and engaged Wates in a clinch.
Muse lands a good knee to the midsection. Wates won't want to take too many of those.
Muse scores with a knee to the head.
Wates trying to stall but Muse improves his position.
Wates managing to block the knees to the body from Muse.
Muse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mike Muse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muse gets underhooks to prevent Wates's takedown attempt.
Muse trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muse.
Muse manages to break the clinch.
Muse listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Muse.
Edward Wates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wates at a distance.
Muse misses with a double jab.
Wates ducks right into an uppercut from Muse.
Wates moves into the clinch.
Wates jumps guard but Muse turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mike Muse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Wates.
Muse with a knee to the head.
Muse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Muse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muse manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Muse.
Muse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wates can do to turn this around?
No luck for Wates with that takedown attempt.
Muse connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wates momentarily.
Wates looks to land a combination but Muse avoids it well.
Wates forces Muse back against the cage and clinches.
Muse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wates has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muse missing with knees to the body.
Muse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wates has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wates wants to take the fight to the mat but Muse manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muse is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Muse misses with a punch to the body.
Muse scores a nice knee to the body.
Wates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muse scores with a shot to the body.
Wates shoots and misses
and Muse counters with a stiff right hand.
Muse takes a swing at Wates's ribcage but misses.
Muse scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wates throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muse's waist but Muse gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wates off to one side.
Wates wants to clinch
and Muse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edward Wates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Muse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muse scores with a jab. Wates acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Muse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muse 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Muse!
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