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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wasyl Plutov (ranked 1471 p4p, 168 weight class) and Braylin Timmon (ranked 1300 p4p, 145 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wasyl Plutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 3, fighting out of New York, Braylin Timmon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutov looks to land a left hand but Timmon moved out of range nicely.
Plutov misses with a body punch
and Timmon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Timmon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Timmon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Plutov scores with a jab. Timmon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Plutov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Timmon tries to clinch up but Plutov circles away and keeps his distance.
Plutov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Timmon misses with a wild body shot.
Timmon lands with a shot to the body.
Timmon swings for the body but Plutov moves out of range.
Timmon tries to clinch there but Plutov circles away.
Timmon takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plutov lunges at Timmon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Timmon's hand.
Plutov scores with a head kick.
Timmon misses with a body punch
and Plutov counters with a straight right hand.
Plutov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Timmon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plutov lands a lovely overhand right.
Timmon throws a body shot but no joy.
Timmon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plutov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Timmon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Plutov, pushing him back against the cage.
Timmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plutov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Timmon tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plutov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Timmon. Plutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timmon tries to clinch there but Plutov circles away.
Timmon tries to close the distance and clinch but Plutov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Timmon swings for the body but Plutov moves out of range.
Timmon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plutov throws a right hand that Timmon ducks under and follows up with a left that Timmon also avoids with ease.
It looks like Plutov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Plutov lands with a cross.
Timmon closes the distance but Plutov moves to the side
and Plutov counters with a straight right hand.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timmon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Timmon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Plutov is out of range.
Plutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Timmon tries to clinch there but Plutov circles away.
Timmon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Plutov, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Plutov prevents a body shot from Timmon.
Timmon tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Timmon back against the cage.
Plutov lands with a light punch inside.
Timmon throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
Timmon works on Plutov's body with a couple of short punches.
Timmon has Plutov pressed against the cage, preventing Plutov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timmon.
Timmon avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
Timmon misses with a punch to the body.
Timmon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Timmon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Timmon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plutov.
Timmon is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Timmon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plutov manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Plutov misses the target.
Plutov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Timmon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Plutov - just one landing.
Plutov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plutov misses with a double jab.
Timmon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Timmon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plutov was well out of range. Poor timing from Timmon.
Plutov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Plutov misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Plutov.
Timmon is looking to clinch.
Timmon misses with a hook. Plutov ducked under it nicely.
Plutov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Plutov does it's job there.
Timmon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plutov throws out a loose jab but Timmon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutov misses with a hook
and Timmon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Timmon lands a body shot.
Plutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Timmon pushes Plutov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Timmon digs a right hand into Plutov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Plutov's gas tank.
Timmon misses with a body punch.
Timmon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
Timmon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timmon lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Timmon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Timmon can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Timmon gets through Plutov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Plutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timmon blocking some punches.
Plutov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plutov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Timmon.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Timmon.
Plutov connects with a leg kick. Timmon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Timmon rushes Plutov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Plutov breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plutov throws a right hand that Timmon ducks under and follows up with a left that Timmon also avoids with ease.
Plutov looks to land a body kick but Timmon moved away.
Plutov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Plutov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Plutov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Timmon tries to clinch but Plutov moves out of range.
Plutov tried to counter with a leg kick but Timmon avoided it.
Plutov lands the left hand.
Plutov throws a jab when Timmon was well out of range.
Plutov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plutov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Plutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Timmon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Timmon moves out of range as Plutov strikes.
Plutov throws a big shot that misses.
Timmon rushes Plutov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Braylin Timmon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Timmon blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
Timmon working aggressively here.
Plutov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmon scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Timmon.
Timmon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Plutov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Timmon can turn it around.
Timmon dodges an elbow strike from Plutov.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A shot in the inside from Timmon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Timmon misses with a body punch.
Plutov misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmon can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Timmon blocks the elbow strike.
Plutov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Plutov. That snapped Timmon's head back.
Plutov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Timmon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plutov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Timmon misses
and Plutov counters with a head kick. That will keep Timmon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Timmon tries to clinch there but Plutov circles away.
Timmon rushes Plutov and presses him up against the cage.
Timmon can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Timmon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Timmon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plutov's elbow.
Timmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutov.
A short body shot lands from Timmon as the two fighters clinch.
Timmon dodges an elbow strike from Plutov.
Timmon misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Timmon as the two fighters clinch.
Plutov tries to land knees in the clinch but Timmon avoids the damage to the body.
Timmon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Timmon.
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!
Timmon lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Timmon back against the cage.
Timmon lands an uppercut.
Timmon pushes Plutov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Timmon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Timmon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Timmon lands a shoulder strike.
Plutov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Plutov is trying to break free.
Plutov blocks a body shot from Timmon.
A shot in the inside from Timmon.
Timmon tries a body shot but Plutov blocks it.
Timmon lands with a short shot to the head.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Timmon.
A nice left hand lands by Timmon.
A head punch on the inside from Plutov fails to land.
A body shot lands from Plutov.
Timmon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Timmon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Plutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timmon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Timmon tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Timmon back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov tries a body shot but Timmon blocks it.
Timmon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Timmon - that landed with a thud.
Timmon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov takes a shot to the head.
Timmon blocking some punches.
Timmon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Timmon swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutov blocking some punches.
Plutov tries to break free but Timmon pushes him back against the cage.
Timmon struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
Timmon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Timmon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Timmon lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Timmon tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plutov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Timmon backwards.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Timmon controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Timmon.
Plutov manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Plutov misses.
Plutov connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timmon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timmon misses the body punch
and Plutov counters with a two punch combo.
Plutov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Plutov throws a shot from downtown. Timmon moves away and avoids it.
Timmon slips a jab from Plutov.
A combination from Plutov does no damage.
Timmon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Timmon closes the distance and clinches.
Plutov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Timmon struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
Plutov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Plutov throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timmon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Timmon.
Plutov misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Timmon.
A short uppercut from Timmon.
Plutov throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braylin Timmon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Plutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plutov defending well as Timmon loads up on a big left hand.
Timmon forces Plutov back against the cage and clinches.
Timmon working aggressively here.
Plutov is trying to push Timmon away but Timmon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Timmon lands with a left to the head.
Timmon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Plutov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Timmon.
Plutov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Timmon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Plutov has time to react.
Plutov misses with a hook.
Timmon tries to close the distance and clinch but Plutov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plutov misses with a leg kick.
Plutov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Timmon is looking to clinch.
Plutov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Timmon lands with a cross.
Timmon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Plutov rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plutov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Timmon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Crunch! Plutov slams his shin into Timmon's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Timmon checks it well.
Timmon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Timmon moves in looking to clinch but Plutov pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Plutov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Plutov. That's going to slow Timmon down.
Timmon moves into range and clinches up with Plutov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Timmon.
Plutov lands a nice elbow.
Timmon can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Timmon blocking some punches.
Timmon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Timmon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Timmon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Timmon lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Timmon.
A body shot lands from Timmon.
Timmon struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Timmon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timmon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Timmon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmon scores with a hook to the body.
Timmon is working Plutov over against the cage.
Timmon scores with a shoulder strike.
Timmon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Timmon tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Timmon back against the cage.
Plutov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Timmon scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Timmon - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Timmon.
Timmon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Timmon can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Timmon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plutov blocks a body shot from Timmon.
Timmon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Plutov or not.
Timmon lands a nice uppercut.
Timmon lands a nice shot to the body.
Timmon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Timmon.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Timmon.
Timmon cracks Plutov with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Timmon.
Timmon can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmon misses with a punch to the body.
Timmon tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Timmon back against the cage.
Good body shot from Timmon.
Timmon lands a nice uppercut.
Plutov working hard to break the clinch.
Timmon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plutov's elbow.
Timmon lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Timmon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Plutovs head.
Timmon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
A short right from Plutov on the inside.
Plutov wants to break free but Timmon has control.
Timmon tries to work over Plutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plutov wants to get back to striking at distance but Timmon won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Timmon as the two fighters clinch.
Plutov tries to stall but Timmon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Timmon lands with a left to the head.
Plutov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plutov keeps the fight on the outside.
Plutov wants to land a leg kick but Timmon is out of range.
Timmon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmon gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timmon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Plutovs head.
Plutov lands an uppercut.
Timmon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Timmon tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Timmon back against the cage.
Plutov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Timmon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Timmon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Plutovs head.
Timmon misses with a body punch.
Timmon is working Plutov over against the cage.
Plutov takes a shot to the head.
Timmon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Timmon has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
Plutov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timmon has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
Timmon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Timmon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Plutov manages to break the clinch.
Timmon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Braylin Timmon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Timmon 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braylin Timmon!
Braylin Timmon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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