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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brynden Epicity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Epicity comes to the cage accompanied by Doomed User by Deftones. Balor has chosen Monster as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Finn Balor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brynden Epicity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Finn Balor!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Epicity scores with a crisp jab that stopped Balor in his tracks.
Epicity throws a leg kick but Balor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Balor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Epicity pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balor is out of range and Epicity settles back down.
Nice shot by Balor.
Balor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Epicity.
Brynden Epicity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balor has a takedown stuffed.
Epicity definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Epicity walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Brynden Epicity has been cut.
Epicity swings away with a body shot that misses
and Balor counters with a right hand to the body.
Epicity jabs Balor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balor throws a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Epicity pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity throws a lazy uppercut
and Balor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Epicity walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Balor misses with a body kick.
Balor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Balor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Epicity looks to land a left hand but Balor moved out of range nicely.
Brynden Epicity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Balor looking to sit in guard and control but Epicity gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Balor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Epicity passes into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balor looks to move to half guard but instead Epicity has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity controlling the pace for now.
Balor is looking to improve his position but Epicity isn't that keen on the idea.
Balor slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Epicity decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Balor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Epicity swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Epicity misses the shot to the body.
Balor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balor throws out the jab.
Balor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Epicity cracks Balor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Epicity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balor replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Epicity blocks it well.
Epicity throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balor misses with a leg kick.
Epicity connects with an inside leg kick.
Epicity lands a head shot.
Balor works the jab nicely.
Epicity throws a hook to the side of Balor's head but Balor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Epicity.
Epicity pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Balor back to the cage. Epicity follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balor misses with a hook
and Epicity counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epicity uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balor.
Epicity misses with a jab to the body
and Balor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balor lands the left hand.
Balor takes one on the button.
Balor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Epicity tries to land a leg kick but Balor saw it coming and moves away.
Epicity scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balor throws a push kick but Epicity slaps the foot to one side.
Epicity scores with a nice right hand.
Epicity getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Epicity lands a right hook to the body.
Epicity looks to land a right hand but Balor moved out of range.
Epicity lands a body shot.
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 Brynden Epicity will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brynden Epicity's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balor punishes Epicity's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from Balor.
Epicity fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Epicity misses.
Balor misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Epicity throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Epicity moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBalor.
Balor walks into a stiff left hand from Epicity.
Epicity connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Balor blocks a head kick by Epicity.
Epicity will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Epicity throws a looping overhand right but Balor ducks down to avoid it.
Epicity backing away here, and Balor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity scores with a jab. Balor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Balor keeps Epicity at a distance using the push kick.
Epicity lands a leg kick that knocks Balor off balance momentarily.
Epicity misses with a double jab.
Balor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Balor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Epicity doesn't seem bothered though.
Epicity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Epicity misses.
Balor misses with a body kick.
Epicity throwing a counter right hand but Balor manages to avoid it.
Epicity throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Epicity.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balor staying out of range there.
Balor is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Epicity takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Epicity fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Epicity connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Balor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Balor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Epicity counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Epicity.
Balor checks a leg kick.
Epicity bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balor's head.
Balor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Epicity connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brynden Epicity is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Epicity throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor throws a leg kick
and Balor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balor ducks under a wild hook from Epicity.
Balor misses with an uppercut. Epicity saw that one coming.
Epicity avoids the head kick by Balor.
Epicity takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Epicity misses with a hook. Balor ducked under it nicely.
Balor feints a counter leg kick.
Epicity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balor manages to avoid it.
Balor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Epicity connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Balor momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balor. Epicity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balor just misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balor tries a head kick but it misses.
Epicity is looking to chop away at Balor's legs.
Balor lands a nice shot to the body.
Balor checks a leg kick nicely.
Epicity lands a glancing blow to the side of Balor's head.
Epicity is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balor can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balor fails with the takedown.
Epicity throws a hook but Balor blocks it.
Balor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Epicity throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Epicity pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Balor back to the cage. Epicity follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Finn Balor has been cut.
Epicity throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Epicity lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brynden Epicity dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Balor looks to land a body kick but Epicity moved away.
Epicity tried to counter with a leg kick but Balor avoided it.
Balor slips a jab from Epicity.
Epicity takes a jab right on the kisser.
Epicity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Epicity misses.
Epicity throws out a powerful jab.
Epicity takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good shot there by Balor.
Epicity lands a really nice looking cross but Balor seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity motions for Balor to come forward. Epicity throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Balor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Epicity throws a shot from downtown. Balor moves away and avoids it.
Epicity thows a left - swing and a miss!
Epicity takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor thuds his shin into the meat of Epicity's side.
Epicity blocks a head kick by Balor.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Balor - that will leave a mark!
Epicity throws a leg kick but Balor checks it.
Epicity backing away here, and Balor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Balor misses with a body kick.
Balor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Balor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Epicity throws out the jab.
Balor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Balor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Epicity ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Balor throws a jab when Epicity was well out of range.
Epicity looks to land a body kick but Balor moved away.
Balor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finn Balor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.
Epicity throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Epicity takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Epicity counters with a body kick.
Balor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Epicity is rocked!
Epicity feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Balor's calf.
Oh Epicity is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balor misses with a left hand
and Epicity counters with a big head kick but Balor shrugs it off.
Balor slips a straight right by Epicity.
Epicity seems to have got his legs back now.
Balor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Epicity takes a swing at Balor's ribcage but misses.
Epicity scores with a sloppy right hand. Balor should have avoided that one.
Balor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity tries to score with a low kick but Balor moves his leg out of the way.
Balor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Epicity counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Epicity throws out the jab.
Balor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Epicity counters with a slapping leg kick.
Balor stuns Epicity with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Balor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Epicity.
Balor throws a fast counter high kick but Epicity manages to duck under it in time.
Epicity throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balor.
Balor ducks under a wild hook from Epicity.
Balor slips a jab from Epicity.
Balor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Epicity misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epicity scores with a crisp jab that stopped Balor in his tracks.
Epicity moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Epicity scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Epicity. Balor does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epicity cracks Balor with an open hand slap.
Balor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Epicity.
Balor is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balor.
Epicity lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balor's sensitive parts.
Balor misses with an uppercut. Epicity saw that one coming.
It looked like Epicity was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Balor.
Epicity slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Balor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brynden Epicity showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Epicity 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brynden Epicity!
A very excited looking Brynden Epicity made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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