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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balagot Liu (ranked 250 p4p, 416 weight class) and Brayden Point (ranked 34 p4p, 52 weight class). Point has chosen Roots Reggae Music as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balagot Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brayden Point!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point loads up on a big right hand but Liu slips the punch.
Liu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
A shot to the liver by Liu. Beautiful body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liu misses with a looping left.
Point takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Point throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
Point keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
Liu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Point.
Liu throws an overhand right that lands on Point's shoulder, as Point tries to avoid the shot.
Point throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Liu blocks a jab.
Liu swings for the body but Point moves out of range.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Point misses with a left hand
and Liu counters with a stiff right hand.
Point just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu is looking to counter punch.
Point looks to throw the jab but Liu is out of range.
Point misses with a hook.
Point scores with a sloppy right hand. Liu should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu 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.
A lazy left from Liu finds it's target.
Point throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Liu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Point just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Point misses its intended target.
Liu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Liu scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice straight punches there by Liu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liu.
Point bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Liu misses.
Point with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Point uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Liu misses with a low kick.
Point takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Liu scores with a hook.
Liu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good shot there by Liu.
Liu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
Point looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Point avoids the body shot from Liu.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Point throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice combination there by Liu.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Liu tried to counter with a leg kick but Point avoided it.
Liu misses the jab.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a hook but Point avoids it easily.
Point uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Liu has time to react.
Liu defending well as Point loads up on a big left hand.
Liu throws a one two combo.
A right-left combo lands from Liu.
A jab from Liu misses.
Point now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Liu misses with a right hand
and Liu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Point. Beautiful body shot.
Point on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Point scores with a hook to the body. Liu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Liu throws a jab when Point was well out of range.
Liu moves out of range as Point strikes.
Point uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
Point slips a straight right by Liu.
Point slips a jab from Liu.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Point moved out of range nicely.
Point throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Point is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Point will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Point.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Point ducks down to avoid it.
Liu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Liu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liu throws a jab when Point was well out of range.
Point misses with a looping right.
Point digs a good hook to Liu's body.
Point shoots in but no luck this time.
Liu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Liu tries to work over Point's front leg with a kick but Point checks it.
Point throws out a counter right but Liu avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Point.
A swing and a miss from Point.
Point missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Point.
Nice shot lands for Point.
Liu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Point uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liu.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Point saw that one coming.
Point throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Liu misses the target.
Liu throws a nice looking combination but Point bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Point is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Point scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Point slips the punch.
A left lands for Liu.
Liu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice cross by Point.
Point throws a lazy uppercut
and Liu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liu misses with a low kick.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Liu cracks Point with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Point swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Point closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Point looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Point.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Liu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Point's hands.
Point throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Point misses the target.
Point is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.
Liu throwing a counter right hand but Point manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balagot Liu 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.
A jab from Point finds it's way through Liu's defenses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Point might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Liu has got the better of the exchanges.
Point digs a good body shot into Liu's ribs.
Liu throws an overhand right that lands on Point's shoulder, as Point tries to avoid the shot.
Point throws a hook but Liu blocks it.
Balagot Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
Liu throws a poor cross that misses
and Point counters with a left to the body.
Liu with the inside leg kick.
Liu throws an off balance right hand
and Point counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liu thinking.
Liu misses with a low kick.
Point throws a lazy right hand but Liu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Liu misses the target.
Liu slips a straight right by Point.
Liu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Point slips a jab from Liu.
Point ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Point listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Liu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Point connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Point throws a hook but Liu blocks it.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Point slips under a jab.
Liu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Point looks to throw the jab but Liu is out of range.
Point throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point lands a jab.
Point moves out of range of the leg kick from Liu.
The crowd cheers as Liu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Point doesn't seem phased though.
Point defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Point let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Liu moves away from the strike by Point.
Liu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Point.
Liu connects with a right hand. Point shakes it off.
Liu throws a hook but Point avoids it easily.
Liu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Point.
Point uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liu.
Point is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Point has closed the distance and engaged Liu in a clinch.
A short right from Point.
Point tries a body shot but Liu blocks it.
Liu throws a punch but it's blocked by Point.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Point throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
Liu manages to break the clinch.
Point has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Point scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Point is out of range.
Liu catches Point with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liu lands a right hook to the body.
Point throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu looks to land a right hand but Point moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Point. Beautiful body shot.
Point slips a jab from Liu.
Liu drops his hands momentarily and Point takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Liu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Point lands a right hook to the body.
Liu looks to throw the jab but Point is out of range.
Balagot Liu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liu misses with a hook
and Point counters with a stiff right hand.
Liu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liu avoids the body shot from Point.
Point looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Point walks into a stiff left hand from Liu.
A jab from Point misses.
Point blocks a leg kick.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Point.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Point ducks down to avoid it.
Point misses with a hook.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Point.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point punishes Liu's body with a nice straight punch.
Liu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Point throws a good cross that connects.
A slow jab from Point misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Point does a little dance to reset his feet.
Point swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Point tests Liu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liu lands a really nice looking cross but Point seems unphased.
Liu moves out of range as Point strikes.
Liu is looking to counter punch.
Liu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Point swings widly with a right hand
and Liu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Point sizes up Liu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - Liu coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu misses with a hook. Point ducked under it nicely.
Liu throws a hook but Point avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liu's head.
Point misses with a wild body shot.
Point ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu throws the left hand but Point avoids the punch easily.
Liu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Liu throws a chopping leg kick but Point manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Point misses with a looping left.
Point looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Point digs a good hook to Liu's body.
Point throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Point throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Point misses with a hook.
Liu throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Point circles away quickly and effectively.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Point moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
Liu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Point.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brayden Point will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Liu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Point has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Point there as he acknowledges the shot.
Point steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Point loads up on a big right hand but Liu slips the punch.
Point blocks a jab.
Liu throws a low kick but Point avoids it.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liu needs to keep his hands up - Point had a free shot at his head there.
Point tries to clinch but Liu moves out of range.
Liu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sloppy strikes from Liu. Those never looked like landing.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Point.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu throws a head kick but Point moves out of range.
Good exchange - Point coming out on top.
Point connects with a single shot there.
A slow jab from Point misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Point counters with a nice body shot.
Point doesn't manage to clinch there - Liu circles away.
Point just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu punishes Point's body with a nice straight punch.
Point looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Liu misses its target.
Point ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu. That's going to slow Point down.
Liu misses with a hook. Point ducked under it nicely.
Point blocks a jab.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Point saw that one coming.
Point is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Point misses the jab.
Point steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Point appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Point wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Liu digs a good body shot into Point's ribs.
A big left from Point misses.
Liu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Point connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Liu scrambles back to his feet.
Point scores with a jab to the head.
Point ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Liu misses with a body punch
and Point counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liu thinking.
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!
No joy there for Liu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Point throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Point throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Point dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Point lands.
Point scores with a nice right hand.
Point tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Point.
Liu tried to score with a low kick but Point checks it.
That kick from Liu tenderised Point's leg. Point is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liu looks to land a right hand but Point moved out of range.
Liu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Point scores with a punch to the head.
Point tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Liu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liu misses with a straight left.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liu misses with a hook.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Liu misses with a series of wild punches.
Point is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.
Liu throws a jab when Point was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu misses with a leg kick
and Point counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Point.
Point moves forwards but Liu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Point connects with a body shot that sends Liu's belly button to the back.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Liu misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Point on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Point throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu throwing a counter right hand but Point manages to avoid it.
Liu with a nice calf kick.
Point swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liu tries to bum rush Point with a series of wild strikes but Point uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Point changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Liu throws a series of punches but Point avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Point misses its intended target.
Point slips a straight right by Liu.
Liu connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Point.
Liu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Liu both land. Nice combination.
Point swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Liu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Point.
Point scores with a nice strike.
Point swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Point ducks down to avoid it.
Point lands a body shot.
Point throws a jab but it's blocked by Liu.
Point staying out of range there.
Point misses with an uppercut.
Point comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Liu slips a jab from Point.
Point uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Liu throws an overhand right that lands on Point's shoulder, as Point tries to avoid the shot.
Point misses with a body shot.
Liu scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Point lands with a good body shot.
Point lands a nice looking body shot.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Point.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Point! But no joy.
A left lands for Liu.
Point cracks Liu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brayden Point comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Point 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brayden Point!
An out of breath Brayden Point thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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