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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zander Murie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Murie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuen blocks the body kick.
Murie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yuen.
Yuen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yuen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murie moves in looking to clinch but Yuen pushes him off.
Murie tries to clinch there but Yuen circles away.
Murie wants to clinch.
Murie closes the distance but Yuen moves to the side
and Yuen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've been told by Murie's head coaches at Bad Pluto! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yuen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murie to score with a decent uppercut.
Murie looks for the body kick but Yuen saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Yuen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yuen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murie.
Murie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yuen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murie drives through and clinches with Yuen against the cage.
Murie working aggressively here.
Yuen pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen blocks a body shot from Murie.
Murie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murie throws a punch but it's blocked by Yuen.
Yuen blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murie.
Yuen drags the fight down to the ground.
Murie stands and steps away. Yuen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Murie throws out a loose jab but Yuen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murie.
Sloppy strikes from Murie. Those never looked like landing.
Yuen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yuen cracks Murie with an open hand slap.
Murie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yuen throws a hook to the side of Murie's head but Murie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Yuen.
A lazy body kick from Murie
and Yuen counters with a straight right hand.
Murie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yuen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murie slips a jab and a cross from Yuen.
Murie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murie misses with a straight left.
A punch lands to the side of Yuen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murie tries to clinch but Yuen moves away
and Yuen counters with a good, hard body kick but Murie shrugs it off.
Crunch! Murie slams his shin into Yuen's torso.
Murie wants to clinch.
Murie scores with a nice body kick.
Murie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murie scores with a hook to the body. Yuen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yuen cracks a nice hook into Murie's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murie throws a body kick that misses.
Murie closes the distance and pushes Yuen back into the cage.
Yuen misses with a body punch.
Murie misses with a body punch.
Murie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yuen backwards.
Murie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Murie.
Murie tries a body shot but Yuen blocks it.
Murie pushes Yuen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuen.
Murie has a couple of punches blocked by Yuen.
Yuen blocking some punches.
Yuen stalling in the clinch but Murie improves position.
Murie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yuen looking to stall.
Murie misses with some punches.
Yuen blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murie tries a body shot but Yuen blocks it.
Yuen has Murie pushed against the cage.
Yuen blocking some punches.
Yuen looking to throw knees to the head but Murie is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Murie fails to land.
Yuen wants to stall.
Yuen lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yuen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Yuen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yuen or not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murie misses with a punch on the inside.
Yuen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Murie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Murie dominated that 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.
Yuen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murie throws a sloppy head kick and Yuen moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yuen. Murie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yuen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murie.
Yuen ducks under a wild hook from Murie.
Murie lands a nice shot to the body.
Murie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murie lands a nice shot to the body.
Murie misses with a straight left.
Murie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yuen eats them both and turns towards Murie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yuen looks to land a right hand but Murie moved out of range.
Yuen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yuen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yuen blocks the body kick.
Murie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yuen.
Murie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zander Murie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yuen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yuen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murie, pushing him back against the cage.
Murie lands with a right to the head.
Murie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yuen backwards.
Murie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yuen has a couple of punches blocked by Murie.
A short left from Yuen.
Murie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yuen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yuen takes a shot to the head.
Murie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yuens head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yuen or not.
Murie lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murie misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Murie fails to land.
Murie misses with some punches.
Murie takes a shot to the head.
Murie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yuen blocks a body shot from Murie.
Yuen blocks a body shot from Murie.
Murie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Murie.
Yuen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yuen trying to stall but Murie improves his position.
Yuen takes a shot to the head.
Murie can't find room to land a body shot as Yuen controls the action.
Murie working aggressively here.
Yuen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murie can't find room to land a body shot as Yuen controls the action.
Murie blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murie.
Murie misses with a punch to the body.
Murie lands a hook that snaps the head of Yuen backwards.
Murie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yuen backwards.
Yuen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murie is keeping busy.
Yuen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yuen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Yuen.
Yuen presses Murie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murie lands an uppercut.
Yuen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murie is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Yuen.
Yuen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murie misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murie swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yuen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murie lands with a light punch inside.
Yuen trying to control the position but instead, Murie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yuen into the cage.
Yuen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murie lands an uppercut.
Yuen blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Murie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Murie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murie.
Yuen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yuen backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Murie dominated that second round.
That's time! Murie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murie misses with a body kick.
Yuen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murie. That one must have hurt.
Yuen moves out of range as Murie throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murie. Yuen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murie swats away the attempt to clinch by Yuen.
Sloppy strikes from Murie. Those never looked like landing.
Murie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yuen tries to land a front kick but Murie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yuen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murie throws a right hand that misses
and Yuen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yuen prevents Murie from getting back to his feet.
Yuen working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murie scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Murie wants to clinch up but Yuen keeps it at a distance.
Murie is looking to clinch.
Yuen pushes Murie up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yuen.
Yuen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murie struggles to land a body shot inside as Yuen controls his hands.
Yuen jumps guard.
Yuen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Murie postures up.
Murie is looking to stand up but Yuen won't let him.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Yuen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Murie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Yuen tries to keep at a distance but Murie has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murie has a couple of punches blocked by Yuen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murie.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yuen can't find room to land a body shot as Murie controls the action.
Murie throws a head punch that misses.
Yuen cracks Murie with a nice body shot.
Murie misses with some punches.
Murie takes a shot to the head.
Yuen misses with a body punch.
Yuen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muries head.
Yuen blocks an uppercut.
Murie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yuen.
Murie lands a shoulder strike.
Yuen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murie stops a takedown attempt from Yuen.
Murie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murie misses with some punches.
Murie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murie struggles to land a body shot inside as Yuen controls his hands.
Murie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murie tries a body shot but Yuen blocks it.
Murie misses with the head strike.
Murie prevents the takedown attempt.
Murie throws a punch but it's blocked by Yuen.
Murie swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murie lands with a left to the head.
Yuen lands a body punch.
Murie can't find room to land a body shot as Yuen controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murie throws a punch but it's blocked by Yuen.
Murie lands with a short shot to the head.
Yuen takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murie.
Murie presses Yuen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murie tries a body shot but Yuen blocks it.
Sean Yuen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yuen leaning against his opponent.
Yuen blocks an uppercut.
Yuen wants a takedown.
Zander Murie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Yuen.
Yuen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yuen tries a knee to the head but Murie blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murie misses with some punches.
Yuen stalling against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zander Murie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander Murie!
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energy
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