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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm King (ranked 1709 p4p, 1441 weight class) and Mitsu Misawa (ranked 199 p4p, 177 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by YoungBoy Never Broke Again – White Teeth. Mitsu Misawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitsu Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Misawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Misawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Misawa scores with a hook to the body.
King working aggressively here.
A short right from Misawa.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Misawas head.
Misawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Misawa is working King over against the cage.
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!
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misawa misses with an elbow over the top.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Misawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by King.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
King tries to work over Misawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from King.
Misawa misses with an elbow over the top.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Misawa controls the action.
King misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Misawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to throw a body punch but Misawa avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Misawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Misawa lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
Misawa tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Misawa.
Misawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Misawa controls the action.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Misawa misses with a punch to the body.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Misawa.
Misawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Misawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. King seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Misawa can turn it around.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Misawa.
Misawa scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Misawa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King lands a nice uppercut.
Misawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Misawa.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Misawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
King misses with the head strike.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
King tries to work over Misawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Misawa lands a body punch.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Misawa.
Misawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Misawa.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Misawa.
A body shot lands from Misawa.
King blocks a body shot from Misawa.
Misawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Misawa lands a nice elbow.
King lands a shoulder strike.
Misawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Misawa lands a shot to the body.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Misawa lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
King taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Misawa lands a shoulder strike.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Misawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Misawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Misawa.
Misawa lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
A right hand to the body from Misawa.
Misawa tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Misawa back against the cage.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Misawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Misawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King working aggressively here.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Misawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Misawa.
King prevents a body shot from Misawa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Misawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa lands a damaging elbow.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Misawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
A hook to the body from Misawa.
Misawa throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Misawa.
Misawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Misawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Misawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Misawa.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Misawa controls his hands.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misawa's elbow.
Misawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Misawa lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
Misawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsu Misawa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
King lands with a nice combination. Misawa backs away looking to recover.
Misawa slips a jab from King.
Misawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Misawa instigates a clinch.
King is working Misawa over against the cage.
Misawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Misawa pushes King back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mitsu Misawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Misawa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Misawa pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Misawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
Misawa tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Misawa back against the cage.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Misawa controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Misawa.
Misawa can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Misawa throws an elbow that misses.
King avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Misawa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King working aggressively here.
Misawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King tries to work over Misawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Misawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misawa can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Misawa lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misawa.
Misawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Misawa lands a nice uppercut.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
King misses with the head strike.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Misawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King blocks an elbow strike from Misawa.
King tries a body shot but Misawa blocks it.
Misawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Misawa.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Misawa can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
A short left from Misawa.
King blocks a body shot from Misawa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King misses with the head strike.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Misawa tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Misawa back against the cage.
Misawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Misawa lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
King avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
King prevents a body shot from Misawa.
Misawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Misawa tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Misawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Misawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Misawa can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Misawa.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Misawa.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misawa blocks an uppercut.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Misawa.
King lands a body punch.
King tries to throw a body punch but Misawa avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Misawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King tries to throw a body punch but Misawa avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Misawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Misawa blocking some punches.
Misawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Misawa blocks an uppercut.
King misses with some punches.
Misawa lands a body punch.
Misawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Misawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King blocks an elbow strike.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Misawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Misawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Misawa lands a nice elbow.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
Misawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Misawa.
Misawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Misawa pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misawa misses with a punch to the body.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Misawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Misawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Misawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Misawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mitsu Misawa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
King misses with a wild body shot.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Misawa.
King lands with a shot to the body.
Misawa tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King 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.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Misawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Misawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Misawa moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from King.
A combination from King does no damage.
Misawa ducks under a wild hook from King.
Malcolm King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misawa misses with a straight right.
King digs a good hook to Misawa's body.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malcolm King is winning the standup battle so far.
Misawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Misawa doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Misawa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
King lands a jab to the head.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Misawa in his tracks.
Misawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King throws a jab when Misawa was well out of range.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Misawa darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
King gets through Misawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
King tries a body shot but Misawa blocks it.
Misawa lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King tries to work over Misawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Misawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Misawa lands with a left to the head.
Misawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
King prevents a body shot from Misawa.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King tries to work over Misawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Misawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Misawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Misawa blocking some punches.
Misawa misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Misawa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misawa.
Misawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misawa.
Malcolm King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Misawa works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Misawa lands with a light punch inside.
Misawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
King scores with a shot to the side of Misawa's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Misawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Nice elbow from Misawa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King is rocked!
A short uppercut from Misawa.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Misawa lands an elbow inside.
Misawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Misawa fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Misawa tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Misawa lands a nice elbow.
Mitsu Misawa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misawa.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Misawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misawa blocks an uppercut.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King misses with some punches.
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 Malcolm King.
I think Misawa 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitsu Misawa!
Our winner, Mitsu Misawa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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