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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 404 p4p, 965 weight class) and Hratch Tzien (ranked 51 p4p, 108 weight class). Point comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Reggae Music. Tzien is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by R*ck It. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brayden Point!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Hratch Tzien!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point connects with a crisp jab.
Brayden Point seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Point throws a jab when Tzien was well out of range.
Tzien turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tzien with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Point looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tzien misses with a low kick.
Tzien darts in and clinches Point up against the cage.
Tzien manages to break the clinch.
Point dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tzien cracks Point with an open hand slap.
Tzien feints a jab promting Point to slip. Tzien then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Point slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Point shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tzien pinned against the cage. Tzien gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tzien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Point throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tzien on the side of the head.
Point connects with a body shot that sends Tzien's belly button to the back.
Tzien throws a quick inside leg kick.
Point pushes Tzien up against the cage in a clinch.
Point lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point tries to throw a body punch but Tzien avoids it by throwing Point back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Point.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien misses with a punch on the inside.
Point pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Point swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tzien counters with a low kick, right behind Point 's knee.
Point lands a right hook to the body.
Tzien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Point misses with an uppercut. Tzien saw that one coming.
Point misses with an uppercut
and Tzien counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tzien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Point.
Both fighters circling a little - Tzien finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick from Tzien, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tzien tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Point is able to avoid easily.
Point lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tzien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Point feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tziens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tzien attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Point looks to throw the jab but Tzien is out of range.
Point slips under a jab from Tzien.
Point throws a shot from downtown. Tzien moves away and avoids it.
Tzien darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Point misses with a hook.
Point moves forwards but Tzien connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Point throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Point takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tzien uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Point.
A nice side step and Tzien releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tzien ducks under a wild hook from Point.
Point has closed the distance and engaged Tzien in a clinch.
Tzien throws a head punch that misses.
Point lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tzien.
Point misses with a punch on the inside.
Point is leaning against Tzien and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Point digs a right hand underneath Tzien's ribcage. Tzien let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Point has a couple of punches blocked by Tzien.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzien lands a nice uppercut.
Point working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Point dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tzien wants to get back to striking at distance but Point won't allow it.
Tzien pushes Point back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Point is working Tzien over against the cage.
Point misses with the head strike.
Tzien jumps guard but Point turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Point lands a nice knee to the body.
Tzien fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tzien looks winded!
Point lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Point working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tzien's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tzien tries to pull guard but Point won't allow it.
Brayden Point has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hratch Tzien.
Tzien misses with a punch on the inside.
Point lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Tzien tries to pull guard but Point holds him up against the cage and eventually Tzien drops back down to his feet.
Tzien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tzien closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A left lands for Point.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point thuds his right hand into Tzien's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Point fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tzien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tzien moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Point looks to land a left hand but Tzien moved out of range nicely.
Point swings for the body but Tzien moves out of range.
Point scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Point does it's job there.
Point has Tzien up against the cage in a clinch.
Point trying to land knees to the body.
Tzien prevents a body shot from Point.
Point lands a left hand.
Tzien swings wildly with an uppercut but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tzien lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Point tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tzien has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Point seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tzien can turn it around.
Tzien lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Point backwards.
Tzien prevents a body shot from Point.
Tzien misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Point dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Point thows a left - swing and a miss!
Point misses with an uppercut.
Tzien is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tzien attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Point stuns Tzien with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tzien will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Point takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Point clinches with his opponent.
Point scores with a shot to the side of Tzien's head.
Point blocks an uppercut.
Tzien tries to pull guard but Point won't allow it.
Tzien is trying to pull guard but Point has him pressed against the cage.
Point misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tzien misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point misses with a hook from the clinch.
Point is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tzien can do to turn this around?
Point lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tzien backwards.
Point tries a body shot but Tzien blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Point lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Tzien.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tzien lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tzien.
Point misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Point.
A short left from Tzien.
Tzien breaks the clinch.
A jab from Tzien misses.
Point cracks a nice hook into Tzien's ribs.
Point looks to throw the jab but Tzien is out of range.
Point on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tzien walks into a stiff left hand from Point.
Tzien takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tzien looks for the body kick but Point saw that one coming.
Tzien misses with an uppercut.
Point appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Tzien finds it's way through Point's defenses.
Point lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Point misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tzien lands a high kick!
Tzien dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Point. That did some damage!
Point avoids the head kick by Tzien.
Hratch Tzien seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Point blocks a low kick nicely.
Point swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Point.
Tzien is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Point darts in and clinches Tzien up against the cage.
Point landing knees to the body.
Tzien is breathing heavily.
Point working aggressively here.
Tzien throws a head punch that misses.
Point lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tzien.
Point lands a hook that snaps the head of Tzien backwards.
Point scores with a shoulder strike.
Point misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Point is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Point swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brayden Point has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tzien lands with a short shot to the head.
Point scores with a shoulder strike.
Point has a couple of punches blocked by Tzien.
Tzien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Point's elbow.
Tzien has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
Point working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Point.
Point lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tzien avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Point.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tzien.
Tzien misses with a punch on the inside.
Point lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Point scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tzien breaks the clinch.
Point scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Point throws a big shot that misses.
Point jabs Tzien to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tzien moves out of range of the strikes.
Point moves into range and connects with a jab.
Point thuds a left hand into Tzien's body.
Point throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Point.
Tzien throws a front kick aimed at Point's knee but Point avoids it well.
Point swings for the body but Tzien moves out of range.
Tzien with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien takes one to the chin there.
Tzien slips under a jab from Point.
Tzien lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tzien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Point throws out the jab.
Point thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tzien lands a right hand.
Tzien lands a shoulder strike.
Point blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tzien pushes Point back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Point lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tzien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Point thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tzien flicks out a counter leg kick but Point steps away.
Tzien misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Point drives through and clinches with Tzien against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Point obliges.
Tzien is trying to pull guard but Point turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brayden Point has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hratch Tzien.
Point scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Point blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Point dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Point cracks Tzien with a good jab.
Tzien has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Point.
Point manages to break the clinch.
Tzien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Tzien was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tzien - that will leave a mark!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Point checks a leg kick.
Point thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tzien throws out a counter right but Point avoids it with no problem.
Tzien tries a head kick but it misses.
Tzien staying out of range there.
Point comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Point lands a jab to Tzien's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzien misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Point on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tzien getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Point connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tzien's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Point scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Tzien misses its intended target.
Point scores with a hook to the body. Tzien takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Point pushes Tzien up against the cage in a clinch.
Point manages to break the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Point blocks the leg kick.
Point fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tzien throws the left hand but Point avoids the punch easily.
Point scores with a sloppy right hand. Tzien should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Point. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Point.
Tzien takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Point moves out of range of the body kick from Tzien.
Tzien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tzien shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tzien throws a hook but Point avoids it easily.
It looked like Point wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tzien on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Point bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tzien moves out of range of the strikes.
Tzien thinks about the counter body kick.
Hratch Tzien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brayden Point is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Tzien.
Point connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Point lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Point.
A big right from Tzien misses.
Point fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tzien.
Point swings for the body but Tzien moves out of range.
Tzien takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Point throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Point throws a hook but Tzien blocks it.
Tzien dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Point. That did some damage!
Tzien looks to land a left hand but Point moved out of range nicely.
Point throws a big shot that misses.
Tzien only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Point lands a nice shot to the body.
Point sizes up Tzien with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Point sizes up Tzien with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Point throws a shot to the body.
Point paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Point lands with a straight right. Tzien didn't see that one coming.
Point smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Tzien there.
Point clinches with his opponent.
Tzien is looking to break free of the clinch but Point has double underhooks.
Tzien lands a shoulder strike.
Tzien fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Point misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tzien misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tzien.
Tzien tries to pull guard but Point forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tzien tries to work over Point's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tzien misses with a punch to the body.
Point prevents Tzien from breaking the clinch.
Tzien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Point's elbow.
Tzien jumps guard but Point stands there with Tzien around his waist. Tzien gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brayden Point has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hratch Tzien.
A left hand lands to the body for Point.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Point.
Point lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tzien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Point blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tzien working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brayden Point showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Point 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brayden Point!
After winning the bout, Brayden Point thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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