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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cuba Moretti (ranked 1286 p4p, 166 weight class) and Yordan Andonov (ranked 1957 p4p, 241 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cuba Moretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yordan Andonov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Moretti as Andonov shoots in.
Moretti moves into the clinch successfully.
Moretti stops a takedown attempt from Andonov.
Moretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moretti clinches with his opponent.
Moretti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moretti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andonov backwards.
Moretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moretti gets through Andonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moretti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moretti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moretti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moretti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moretti gets underhooks to prevent Andonov's takedown attempt.
Cuba Moretti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yordan Andonov.
Moretti avoiding damage.
Moretti scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti lands with a left to the head.
Moretti lands with a right to the head.
Andonov goes for a takedown attempt but Moretti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Moretti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Andonov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Moretti is defending well.
Moretti lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moretti.
Andonov is working for takedown but Moretti is calmly controlling the position for now.
Moretti gets through Andonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moretti lands a right hand.
Moretti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, Moretti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andonov wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Come on Moretti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Moretti breaks the clinch.
Moretti clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Moretti to work.
Moretti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Andonov up against the cage.
Moretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moretti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Moretti gets through Andonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moretti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andonov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Moretti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Andonov takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Moretti.
Moretti pushes Andonov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andonov is working for takedown but Moretti is calmly controlling the position for now.
A bit of stalling here from Moretti.
Moretti gets through Andonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moretti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andonov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Andonov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moretti but Moretti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moretti throwing a counter right hand but Andonov manages to avoid it.
Moretti clinches up with Andonov and pushes him back against the cage.
Moretti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andonov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Moretti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Moretti lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moretti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andonov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Moretti tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Andonov is in Moretti's guard.
Moretti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andonov throws a big right hand that misses.
Andonov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andonov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Andonov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Andonov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moretti's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andonov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cuba Moretti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moretti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moretti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Moretti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Andonov's hands.
Andonov shoots in for a takedown but Moretti shows good takedown defense.
Moretti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Andonov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moretti as he avoids it easily.
Moretti has Andonov up against the cage in a clinch.
Moretti lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moretti.
Moretti breaks from the clinch.
Moretti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andonov misses with a takedown
letting Moretti counter with a right hand.
Cuba Moretti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yordan Andonov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti tries to sprawl but Andonov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Moretti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andonov.
Moretti slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Andonov preventing the sweep.
Moretti trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Moretti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Andonov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moretti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moretti working Andonov over with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Andonov can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Moretti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Andonov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Moretti keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Andonov moves into full guard.
Moretti is looking to work some ground and pound but Andonov has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moretti works over Andonov with some ground and pound from guard.
Moretti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andonov can do to turn this around?
Moretti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Andonov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti works over Andonov with some ground and pound from guard.
Moretti is stalling in the full guard.
Moretti wants to control from the top but Andonov keeps moving.
Moretti looking to sit in guard and control but Andonov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Andonov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Andonov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moretti trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Andonov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Moretti is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Moretti has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andonov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moretti stays in close to Andonov's body and controls the position.
Andonov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andonov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moretti with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cuba Moretti dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Moretti instigates a clinch.
Moretti is trying to maintain a safe position but Andonov gets an underhook and turns Moretti into the cage.
Andonov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Moretti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andonov shoots in but Moretti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andonov moves forwards but Moretti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Yordan Andonov has been cut.
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Andonov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moretti tries to clinch up but Andonov circles away and keeps his distance.
And Andonov tries to counter it with a takedown but Moretti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Andonov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Moretti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moretti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andonov is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moretti pushes off an throws an elbow but Andonov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moretti is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cuba Moretti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yordan Andonov.
Andonov is looking for a takedown.
Moretti scores with a shot to the side of Andonov's head.
Cuba Moretti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moretti manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Moretti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moretti.
Andonov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Moretti's guard.
Andonov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moretti will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Moretti thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Moretti controls Andonov momentarily but Andonov frees himself.
Moretti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Andonov is one step ahead there.
Andonov connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moretti holds on and takes a little breather.
Moretti controls Andonov momentarily but Andonov frees himself.
Moretti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Moretti tries to clinch up.
Moretti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moretti connects with a single shot there.
Moretti scores with a nice right hand.
Andonov is rocked!
Andonov shoots in for a double leg but Moretti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Andonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Moretti finish him?
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!
Andonov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moretti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andonov takes a shot to the head.
Moretti avoiding damage.
Andonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Andonov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Moretti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cuba Moretti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moretti gets underhooks to prevent Andonov's takedown attempt.
Andonov is looking for a takedown.
Moretti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moretti has Andonov pushed against the cage.
Moretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti moves into the clinch successfully.
Moretti lands a shoulder strike.
Andonov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Moretti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Andonov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Moretti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yordan Andonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andonov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morettis head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cuba Moretti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moretti, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cuba Moretti!
Cuba Moretti gave a mention to Riner Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Karlsson (ranked 1424 p4p, 205 weight class) and Samuel Kravac (ranked 1383 p4p, 198 weight class). Karlsson comes to the cage accompanied by Nemesis by Arch Enemy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Kravac!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson throws a sloppy head kick and Kravac moves out of range easily.
Kravac avoids the head kick by Karlsson.
Kravac with the counter takedown but Karlsson avoids it easily.
Kravac forces Karlsson back against the cage and clinches.
Kravac tries to pull guard but Karlsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kravac tries for a takedown but Karlsson manages to get underhooks.
Karlsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kravac avoids the damage to the body.
Kravac being controlled against the cage.
Karlsson lands an elbow inside.
Karlsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kravac backwards.
Karlsson looking to stall.
Kravac tries to pull guard but Karlsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Kravac drops back down to his feet.
Karl Karlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Kravac.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson misses with an elbow strike.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlsson pushes Kravac back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kravac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kravac goes for a takedown attempt but Karlsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravac connects with a right hand. Karlsson shakes it off.
Karlsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kravac momentarily.
Karlsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kravac ducks under a wild hook from Karlsson.
Kravac just misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson misses the jab.
Kravac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kravac has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karlsson is struggling to control the position.
Kravac tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Karlsson smiles and moves away.
Karlsson throws a nice looking combination but Kravac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Kravac tries to counter it with a takedown but Karlsson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Karlsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kravac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kravac drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Karlsson defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karlsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kravac has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kravac and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Karlsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kravac moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kravac closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Karlsson to the mat! Karlsson manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kravac stands and throws Karlsson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kravac is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karlsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kravac working the ground and pound but Karlsson is defending the strikes.
Kravac working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kravac working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is pushing Kravac's head away, looking to escape. Kravac manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kravac tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kravac has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kravac working away.
Kravac with the ground and pound but Karlsson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kravac is working for a submission of some sort.
Kravac looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kravac prevents Karlsson from standing back up.
Kravac missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kravac throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kravac is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Karlsson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kravac slips a nice elbow through Karlsson's hands, connecting with Karlsson's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karl Karlsson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karlsson circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Karlsson counter with a right hand.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kravac moves away.
Kravac shoots in but Karlsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kravac shoots in looking for a takedown. Karlsson tries to sprawl out of it but Kravac keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karlsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Karlsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kravac is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Karlsson's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kravac tries to pass to full mount but Karlsson defends it.
Karlsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kravac scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravac missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karlsson taking some punishment here, with Kravac in his half guard.
Kravac throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kravac thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kravac looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kravac trying to mount his opponent but Karlsson defends it.
Karlsson is looking to escape.
Kravac is looking for a kimura here.
Karlsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravac is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Karlsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kravac.
Kravac seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Karlsson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Samuel Kravac!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karter Kinshaw (ranked 804 p4p, 106 weight class) and Gracie Allen (ranked 1401 p4p, 175 weight class). Gracie Allen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Karter Kinshaw's chin.
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Kinshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gracie Allen!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Kinshaw.
Gracie Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinshaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Allen misses the jab.
Kinshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kinshaw lands a lovely overhand right.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw throws a body kick that misses.
Allen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kinshaw misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kinshaw.
Allen misses with an uppercut. Kinshaw saw that one coming.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kinshaw counters with a right hand to the body.
Kinshaw throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Kinshaw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Allen throws a hook but Kinshaw blocks it.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Kinshaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kinshaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kinshaw, right into the meat.
Kinshaw finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kinshaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Kinshaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allen throws a jab when Kinshaw was well out of range.
Kinshaw slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Allen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Allen misses with a combination
and Kinshaw counters with a straight right hand.
Kinshaw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Allen moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Allen as he connects with a hook.
Kinshaw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Allen doesn't seem bothered though.
Allen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kinshaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Kinshaw connects with a crisp jab.
Allen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Allen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw cracks Allen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Allen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kinshaw misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Kinshaw. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kinshaw.
Kinshaw is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kinshaw dodges the punch combination from Allen.
The crowd cheers as Kinshaw lands an impressive looking overhand right. Allen doesn't seem phased though.
Kinshaw throws a head kick that Allen semi-blocks.
It looks like Gracie Allen has been cut.
Allen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Allen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kinshaw throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kinshaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kinshaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kinshaw connects with a single shot there.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kinshaw tried to counter with a leg kick but Allen avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Allen connects with a leg kick. Kinshaw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Kinshaw moves away and avoids it.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Kinshaw slips the punch.
Allen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allen moves out of range as Kinshaw strikes.
Kinshaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Allen walks into a left hand.
Kinshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kinshaw throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Allen.
Allen misses with an uppercut
and Allen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Kinshaw misses the target.
Kinshaw misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Allen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Allen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Kinshaw moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kinshaw throws a head kick that Allen semi-blocks.
Kinshaw throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Allen throws out a counter right but Kinshaw avoids it with no problem.
Kinshaw works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kinshaw throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
Kinshaw takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Allen throws a lazy uppercut
and Kinshaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kinshaw.
Allen takes a swing at Kinshaw's ribcage but misses.
Allen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKinshaw.
Kinshaw digs a good hook to Allen's body.
Kinshaw jabs at Allen's body.
Allen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Allen is defended easily by Kinshaw.
Kinshaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karter Kinshaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gracie Allen's cut.
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.
Allen scores with a decent looking hook.
Kinshaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allen can do to turn this around?
Kinshaw misses with a leg kick.
Kinshaw lands a jab to the nose.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kinshaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kinshaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch combination from Allen misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
Allen cracks Kinshaw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Allen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Allen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kinshaw staying out of range there.
Allen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinshaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kinshaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kinshaw walks into a stiff left hand from Allen.
Allen throws an off balance right hand
and Kinshaw counters with a low kick, right behind Allen 's knee.
Kinshaw lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kinshaw.
A jab from Allen misses.
A jab from Allen misses.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kinshaw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kinshaw there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kinshaw lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kinshaw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Allen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kinshaw has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters circling a little - Kinshaw finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Allen throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Allen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kinshaw throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Allen's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Allen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw cracks Allen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kinshaw thuds a left hand into Allen's body.
Allen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Allen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Allen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kinshaw slips under a jab from Allen.
Kinshaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Kinshaw blocks a jab.
Kinshaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kinshaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allen tries to bum rush Kinshaw with a series of wild strikes but Kinshaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kinshaw throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Kinshaw on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kinshaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
A right-left combo lands from Kinshaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kinshaw.
A head kick misses from Allen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw thumps Allen with a low kick.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Allen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kinshaw fakes the leg kick and cracks Allen in the body.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Kinshaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kinshaw misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Kinshaw.
Allen misses with a left hand
and Kinshaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Kinshaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kinshaw throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Allen's head.
Kinshaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kinshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kinshaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kinshaw tries to move into range but Allen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinshaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Karter Kinshaw is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen blocks a head kick by Kinshaw.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Allen lands with a good body shot.
Kinshaw misses with a head kick.
Kinshaw scores with a crisp jab that stopped Allen in his tracks.
Kinshaw throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kinshaw is just out of range.
Allen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Allen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kinshaw.
Allen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kinshaw.
Allen walks into a straight right hand from Kinshaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Allen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kinshaw. That's going to slow Allen down.
Kinshaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karter Kinshaw dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gracie Allen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kinshaw!
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kinshaw throws a counter high kick but Allen was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kinshaw works Allen's body with a nice hook.
Kinshaw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kinshaw works Allen's body with a nice hook.
Kinshaw lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kinshaw slips under a jab.
Allen misses with a lunging right hand
and Kinshaw makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Allen avoids the head kick by Kinshaw.
Kinshaw avoids the body shot from Allen.
Allen throws a hook but Kinshaw avoids it easily.
Allen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allen misses with a hook.
Kinshaw fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Allen on the side of the head.
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!
Kinshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Kinshaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen slips under a jab.
Allen throws a jab when Kinshaw was well out of range.
Kinshaw throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Kinshaw misses its intended target.
Kinshaw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Allen throws the left hand but Kinshaw avoids the punch easily.
Kinshaw is looking to slow Allen down with leg kicks.
Kinshaw feints and then cracks Allen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allen down.
Kinshaw avoids the head kick by Allen.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kinshaw throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kinshaw connects with a right hand. Allen shakes it off.
Allen lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick from Kinshaw lands but Allen takes it in his stride.
Kinshaw looks for the body kick but Allen saw that one coming.
Gracie Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kinshaw throws a sloppy body shot
letting Allen counter with a right hand.
Kinshaw misses with an uppercut.
Allen swings widly with a right hand
and Kinshaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kinshaw ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Kinshaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Allen throws the left hand but Kinshaw avoids the punch easily.
Allen misses the jab.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kinshaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kinshaw.
Kinshaw's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Allen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kinshaw scrambles back to his feet.
Kinshaw is rocked!
Allen throws an overhand right that drops Kinshaw like a sack of potatoes! Allen dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gracie Allen!
After the big win, Gracie Allen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER Nutrition - Q160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bundles (ranked 358 p4p, 50 weight class) and Ben Turner (ranked 919 p4p, 126 weight class). Bundles kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is It's Tricky by Run DMC. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Bundles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bundles.
Bundles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bundles misses with a head kick.
Turner clinches with his opponent.
Bundles lands a nice shot to the body.
Turner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Turner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bundles has Turner pushed against the cage.
Bundles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Bundles controls the action.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner clinches.
Bundles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles scores with a nice head shot.
Turner cracks Bundles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bundles throws a chopping leg kick but Turner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bundles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turner on the side of the head.
Turner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turner working aggressively here.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Bundles has him pressed against the cage.
Bundles blocks a body shot from Turner.
Turner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bundles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Turner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bundles lands a hook that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Still in the clinch, Turner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bundles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bundles manages to break the clinch.
Turner staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body kick there by Bundles.
Turner sizes up Bundles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turner defending well as Bundles loads up on a big left hand.
Turner stuns Bundles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bundles takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Bundles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Bundles swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Bundles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turner's head backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Bundles misses the target.
Turner moves away from the strike by Bundles.
Turner throws out a counter right but Bundles avoids it with no problem.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Bundles circles away.
Turner jabs Bundles right on the nose. Bundles blinks but takes it well.
Turner forces Bundles back against the cage and clinches.
Turner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with some punches.
Bundles stalls.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bundles.
Bundles has Turner pressed against the cage.
Bundles swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bundles.
Bundles lands an uppercut.
Bundles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Turner.
Turner lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Turner.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bundles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Bundles is controlling him.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bundles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bundles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Turner controlling the action here for a moment.
Bundles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bundles throws a head punch that misses.
Bundles lands a nice uppercut.
Bundles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turner scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Turner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Bundles misses.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bundles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bundles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turner on the side of the head.
Bundles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bundles misses with a wild body shot.
Bundles throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Bundles scores with a hook.
Turner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Bundles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bundles throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Bundles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turner looks to land a left hand but Bundles moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turner is out of range and Bundles settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turner just leaning against Bundles, taking a breather.
Turner takes an elbow to the temple.
A right handed body shot lands from Bundles.
A short body shot lands from Bundles as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bundles lands with a right to the head.
Bundles misses with an elbow strike.
Bundles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turner's efforts to push away.
Turner letting Bundles take a breather here.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Bundles finds it's way through Turner's defenses.
Turner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bundles throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Bundles throws a good cross that connects.
Ray Bundles is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles blocks a jab.
Turner walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Bundles ducks down to avoid it.
Bundles looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Bundles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bundles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bundles circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Bundles.
Bundles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turner looks for a takedown but Bundles sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Bundles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Bundles.
Bundles throws a shot to the body.
Bundles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Bundles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Turner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Bundles misses.
Turner defending well as Bundles loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick there by Bundles.
Turner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bundles.
Bundles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Turner works Bundles's body with a nice hook.
Bundles misses with a low kick.
Turner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Turner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Bundles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner swings widly with a right hand
and Bundles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Bundles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to clinch but Bundles moves out of range.
Bundles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bundles throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Bundles misses with a hook
and Turner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Turner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bundless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bundles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turner clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Bundles on the inside.
A hook to the body from Turner.
Bundles just leaning against Turner, taking a breather.
Turner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bundles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bundles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bundles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Bundles dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bundles misses the jab.
Turner thuds his right hand into Bundles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bundles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bundles cracks Turner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Bundles misses its intended target.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Jab by Bundles.
Turner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bundles on the side of the head.
Turner tries to clinch but Bundles is having none of it.
Bundles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turner clinches.
Nice body punch from Bundles - that landed with a thud.
Bundles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Turner.
Turner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bundles backwards.
Turner is looking to break free of the clinch but Bundles has double underhooks.
Bundles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner slips a straight right by Bundles.
Turner cracks the inside of Bundles's front leg.
Turner moves to clinch but Bundles breaks away
letting Bundles counter with a right hand.
Bundles misses with a looping left.
Turner throws a series of punches but Bundles avoids them all with ease.
Bundles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turner tries to clinch
and Bundles counters with a good, hard body kick but Turner shrugs it off.
Bundles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
Bundles throws a poor cross that misses
and Turner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Turner tries to clinch there but Bundles circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Bundles misses the target.
Bundles throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
Bundles throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Turner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bundles tries to score with a low kick but Turner moves his leg out of the way.
Turner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Bundles coming out on top.
Bundles moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bundles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner tries to clinch up
and Bundles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Turner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turner.
Turner takes a swing at Bundles's ribcage but misses.
Bundles's corner calls for a 1-2. Bundles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bundles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
Bundles tries to land a front kick but Turner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bundles swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Sloppy strikes from Bundles. Those never looked like landing.
Turner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turner forces Bundles back against the cage and clinches.
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bundles throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Bundles throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Turner tries to clinch
and Bundles counters with a left to the body.
Bundles throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Bundles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bundles scrambles back to his feet.
Bundles throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Bundles throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bundles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Bundles misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bundles.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bundles.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner moves into the clinch.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundles lands a head shot.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bundles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bundles throws a low kick, looking for Turner's leg but Turner calmly moves out of range.
Bundles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turner tries to clinch but Bundles moves out of range.
Turner darts in and clinches Bundles up against the cage.
Bundles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Bundles.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Bundles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bundles has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Bundles!
An out of breath Ray Bundles 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Synyx Dall (ranked 715 p4p, 96 weight class) and Lukas Hanak (ranked 317 p4p, 47 weight class). Dall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In Scarlet Storm. Hanak has chosen Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Synyx Dall has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Synyx Dall seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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32
163 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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37
164 lbs
30 - 14 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class 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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Synyx Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lukas Hanak!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dall misses with a left hand
and Hanak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanak swings widly with a right hand
and Dall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanak lands an overhand right.
Hanak misses with a right hand
and Dall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dall shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hanak's guard.
Hanak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dall forces his way into half guard.
Hanak wants to control but Dall is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall controlling the action here.
Dall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dall is trying to work for a kimura but Hanak is defending well.
Dall is looking to take a break and control but Hanak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hanak is trying to get back to full guard.
Dall is keen to just control but Hanak is a slippery customer.
Hanak is in trouble now - Dall has advanced to mount!
Dall moves to his opponent's back but Hanak bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Dall.
Hanak throws a big elbow that misses.
Dall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is looking for a triangle but Hanak pushes his legs off easily.
Dall working for a triangle but Hanak defends it easily.
Hanak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hanak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dall looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hanak puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hanak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hanak is nestled in close to Dall, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hanak lands with a punch from half guard.
Hanak working Dall over with strikes.
Hanak prevents Dall from improving his position.
Hanak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hanak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hanak working the head and body with strikes.
Hanak is just content to waste time from the top position. Dall takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hanak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dall's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanak trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lukas Hanak will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dall avoids the body shot from Hanak.
Lukas Hanak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
It looked like Dall was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hanak.
Hanak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanak throws a lazy head kick
and Dall counters with a nice body kick.
Hanak throws an off balance right hand
and Dall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Hanak misses.
Dall looks to land a body kick but Hanak moved away.
Dall fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak cracks Dall with an open hand slap.
Lukas Hanak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanak throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
Hanak cracks Dall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hanak swings for the body but Dall moves out of range.
A big right from Dall misses.
Dall throws a body punch but Hanak moves out of range.
Hanak scores with a jab. Dall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hanak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dall misses with a kick to the body.
Dall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dall cracks Hanak with a good jab.
Lukas Hanak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall takes one on the button.
Dall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dall darts in looking for a takedown but Hanak gets double underhooks and turns Dall into the cage.
Dall throws a head kick that Hanak semi-blocks.
Nice defenses there by Dall.
Hanak misses with an uppercut.
Dall thinks about countering with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Hanak blocks the low kick.
Hanak tests Dall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak misses with a low kick.
Dall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hanak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hanak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dall throws a wild body kick that Hanak sees coming a mile off.
Hanak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dall throws a leg kick
and Hanak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Hanak does it's job there.
An inside leg kick lands from Dall.
Dall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hanak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dall lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall checks a leg kick.
Dall throwing a counter right hand but Hanak manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanak dips to his left and cracks Dall with an uppercut!
Dall jabs Hanak right on the nose. Hanak blinks but takes it well.
Dall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hanak misses with a few strikes there.
Hanak scores with a head kick. Dall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dall staying out of range there.
Dall shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hanak napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dall trying to control the position but Hanak is working away.
Dall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hanak has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Hanak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hanak throws a big shot that misses.
Hanak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hanak ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Dall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanak lands a high kick!
It looks like Synyx Dall has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Dall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hanak punishes Dall's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot by Hanak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Hanak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Hanak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanak.
Dall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dall blocks a jab.
Dall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hanak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice jab there from Hanak.
Hanak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hanak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanak.
Hanak fakes the leg kick and cracks Dall in the body.
Hanak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice body punch from Hanak.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanak moves away from the strike by Dall.
Hanak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dall makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hanak really felt that one!
Synyx Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall misses with a straight right.
Dall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hanak lands a head kick!
Hanak misses with a straight right.
Hanak throws a big shot that misses.
Dall throws a good cross that connects.
Hanak lands a really nice looking cross but Dall seems unphased.
Hanak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dall's sensitive parts.
Hanak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Hanak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hanak swings widly with a right hand
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Dall.
Lukas Hanak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dall. Dall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hanak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanak gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dall counters with a thumping low kick.
Dall moves out of range as Hanak strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Dall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hanak punishes Dall's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick by Hanak misses
and Dall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Hanak.
Dall slips under a jab.
Hanak ducks right into an uppercut from Dall.
Hanak throws a leg kick
and Dall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hanak's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall trying to control but Hanak is working from the bottom.
Hanak is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanak pulls Dall in to control the position.
Hanak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Synyx Dall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanak is still trying to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Hanak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hanak winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Hanak!
Lukas Hanak thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Angelov (ranked 845 p4p, 116 weight class) and Bronko Strunz (ranked 611 p4p, 86 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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31
178 lbs
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31
175 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Angelov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bronko Strunz!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strunz throws a lazy uppercut
and Angelov counters with a left to the body.
Strunz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Angelov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Decent striking displayed by Strunz there.
Strunz throws a lazy body kick
and Angelov counters with a nice body shot.
Strunz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strunz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Angelov checks it well.
Angelov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Angelov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Angelov just misses with a punch to the body.
Strunz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Strunz looks to land a left hand but Angelov moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strunz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Angelov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Strunz.
Strunz misses with a looping right.
It looked like Angelov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Strunz.
Strunz connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Strunz tenderised Angelov's leg. Angelov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angelov needs to keep his hands up - Strunz had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz misses with a straight left.
Angelov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Angelov prevents a body shot from Strunz.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strunz.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Strunz blocks with his arms.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Strunz blocks it.
Angelov takes a shot to the head.
Angelov blocking some punches.
Angelov gets underhooks to prevent Strunz's takedown attempt.
Strunz looking for a takedown.
A short uppercut from Strunz.
Strunz struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelov controls his hands.
Strunz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strunz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angelov's elbow.
Strunz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Angelov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Angelov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Strunz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angelov.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strunz is defending well for now.
Strunz scores with a shot to the side of Angelov's head.
Angelov managing to block the knees to the body from Strunz.
Angelov blocks an uppercut.
Strunz managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Strunz misses with a knee strike.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Strunz avoids the damage to the body.
Angelov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Strunz misses with a body punch.
Strunz blocks a body shot from Angelov.
Strunz lands a right hand.
Strunz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strunz avoids it.
Angelov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Strunz.
Strunz lands a hook that snaps the head of Angelov backwards.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strunz avoids it.
Angelov misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Angelov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strunz blocks it with crossed arms.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strunz.
Angelov misses with a punch to the body.
Strunz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strunz.
Strunz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Strunz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Strunz.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strunz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Angelov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Strunz can turn it around.
Strunz avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Strunz on the inside.
Angelov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strunz avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Strunz softening up his opponent with strikes, 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!
Strunz is working Angelov over against the cage.
Angelov is breathing heavily.
Strunz lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strunz lands a body shot.
Strunz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Angelov after a bit of a struggle.
Peter Angelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronko Strunz.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strunz.
Strunz throws a punch but it's blocked by Angelov.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Angelov blocks a body shot from Strunz.
Angelov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strunz avoids it.
Strunz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Strunz is leaning against Angelov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Angelov tries to work over Strunz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strunz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Strunz.
Angelov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strunz blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Strunz.
Strunz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Strunz missing with a left hand there. Angelov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looks like Peter Angelov has been cut.
Strunz throws a jab when Angelov was well out of range.
Angelov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Strunz throws the left hand but Angelov avoids the punch easily.
Angelov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Angelov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Strunz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strunz throws an overhand right that lands on Angelov's shoulder, as Angelov tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Strunz misses.
Strunz misses with a double jab
and Angelov counters with a right hand to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strunz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strunz tests Angelov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Angelov defending well as Strunz loads up on a big left hand.
Strunz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strunz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strunz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Strunz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strunz moves into the clinch.
Angelov tries to throw a body punch but Strunz avoids it by throwing Angelov back against the cage.
Strunz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bronko Strunz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Strunz.
Strunz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strunz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Strunz fails to land.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strunz is defending well for now.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Strunz avoids the damage to the body.
Strunz avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Strunz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Strunz lands with a short shot to the head.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Strunz digs a right hand into Angelov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Angelov's gas tank.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Strunz avoids the damage to the body.
Strunz lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov blocking some punches.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Strunz scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Strunz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strunz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Strunz.
Strunz digs a right hand into Angelov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Angelov's gas tank.
Strunz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Angelov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Strunz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Strunz.
Strunz pushes Angelov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Strunz.
Strunz presses Angelov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Strunz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Angelov or not.
Strunz is looking to take this one to the mat.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strunz throws an elbow but misses.
Strunz tries a body shot but Angelov blocks it.
Strunz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Strunz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz misses with a body punch.
Strunz avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Strunz tries to work over Angelov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strunz is working for takedown but Angelov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Strunz lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Strunz on the inside.
Angelov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strunz is defending well for now.
A short right from Strunz.
Strunz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strunz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Strunz.
Angelov looking to throw knees to the head but Strunz is blocking nicely.
Strunz is working Angelov over against the cage.
Strunz lands a shot to the body.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Strunz avoids the damage to the body.
Angelov avoiding damage as Strunz throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strunz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strunz is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz can't find room to land a body shot as Angelov controls the action.
A short right from Strunz on the inside.
Angelov takes a shot to the head.
Angelov takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strunz.
Strunz struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelov controls his hands.
Strunz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Angelov avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Strunz.
Strunz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strunz works on Angelov's body with a couple of short punches.
Strunz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Strunz presses Angelov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Strunz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Angelov is trying to keep an underhook but Strunz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Strunz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strunz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Strunz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Angelov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Strunz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Angelov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Angelov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strunz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Angelov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strunz.
Strunz misses with a hook
and Angelov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Strunz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Angelov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Angelov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strunz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Angelov.
Strunz throws a body kick that misses.
Strunz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Angelov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Strunz is predictable there
letting Angelov counter with a right hand.
Strunz moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Strunz.
A quick step to the side and Angelov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strunz scoring well with a low kick there.
Strunz takes a swing at Angelov's ribcage but misses.
Angelov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strunz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strunz.
Strunz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Angelov.
Angelov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Strunz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Strunz throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Strunz misses.
Angelov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz cracks Angelov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strunz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Strunz loads up on a big right hand but Angelov slips the punch.
Strunz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strunz looks to land a body kick but Angelov moved away.
Angelov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strunz, pushing him back against the cage.
Strunz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strunz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strunz lands a hook that snaps the head of Angelov backwards.
Good body shot from Strunz.
Angelov blocks a body shot from Strunz.
Strunz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strunz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Angelov takes a shot to the head.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Strunz blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov blocks an uppercut.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Strunz.
Strunz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strunz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Angelov prevents it.
Strunz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Strunz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strunz avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Strunz avoids the damage to the body.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strunz is defending well for now.
Strunz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strunz is defending well for now.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Strunz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strunz lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strunz.
Strunz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Peter Angelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronko Strunz.
Strunz managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strunz avoids it.
Strunz lands with a light punch inside.
Strunz cracks Angelov with a nice body shot.
Strunz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strunz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Angelov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strunz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Strunz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Strunz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Strunz lands a nice uppercut.
Strunz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Angelov.
Peter Angelov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strunz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strunz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Angelov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Strunz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronko Strunz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Strunz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronko Strunz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 126 p4p, 19 weight class) and Eric Staal (ranked 251 p4p, 35 weight class). Peter Parker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Staal's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Staal!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Parker's head.
Parker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Staal finds it's way round the side to connect with Parker's head.
Staal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Staal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Staal tries to counter it with a takedown but Parker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Staal scores with a leg kick.
Parker misses with a straight right.
Staal with the counter takedown but Parker avoids it easily.
Parker throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Staal does no damage.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Staal moved out of range.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker taking a breather.
Staal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Staal digs a right hand underneath Parker's ribcage. Parker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staal blocks an uppercut.
Parker lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Staal can't break the clinch.
Staal is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Parker can't fight it off and eventually Staal manages to take the fight to the floor. Parker looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Staal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parker is working hard here to advance position.
Parker pulls Staal in close to his closed guard and prevents Staal from doing any damage or advancing position.
Staal with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Staal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Staal throws an elbow that misses. Parker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Staal's guard. Nice move by Parker!
Staal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parker's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Parker pulls Staal in close to prevent any damage.
Parker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Staal manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker stopping the sweep attempt from Staal.
Parker is fighting to break Staal's control of his arms but Staal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Staal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Parker wants to control from the top but Staal keeps moving.
Staal wants to hit a switch here but Parker passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Staal there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Staal gets back to half guard.
Staal controlling the position well.
Parker is thwarting Staal's attempts to control the position.
Staal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Parker is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Staal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Parker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker misses with a looping right.
Parker wants to clinch up but Staal keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Parker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Staal doesn't seem phased though.
Parker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Staal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal slips under a jab from Parker.
And Staal tries to counter it with a takedown but Parker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Parker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Staal misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
Staal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker scores with a jab. Staal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Parker slips under a jab from Staal.
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Staal throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Staal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker misses with a hook. Staal ducked under it nicely.
Staal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Parker misses with a straight left.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Staal swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Staal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A lazy left from Parker finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Staal tries a low kick but Parker avoids it.
Staal has a takedown stuffed.
Parker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Staal.
Parker is looking to clinch but Staal is avoiding it.
Staal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Staal shoots in but no luck this time.
Staal dodges the punch combination from Parker.
Staal feints the counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Staal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal throws a front kick aimed at Parker's knee but Parker avoids it well.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parker wants to clinch.
Staal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A telegraphed right hand from Staal misses the target.
Staal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parker.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker jabs at Staal's body.
Staal throws a low kick but Parker avoids it.
Peter Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Staal connects with a nice looking jab.
Parker misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Staal.
Parker throws out a powerful jab.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Staal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good standup being displayed there by Parker as he connects with a hook.
Parker throws a good cross that connects.
Staal is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker finds Staal's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Staal flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Parker lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Staal will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Parker!
Peter Parker tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ravi Shankoli (ranked 109 p4p, 18 weight class) and Dick Army (ranked 165 p4p, 23 weight class). Shankoli comes to the cage accompanied by Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva. Army has chosen Dick Army as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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33
200 lbs
35 - 16 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Shankoli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Army!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shankoli.
Army thumps Shankoli with a low kick.
Army looks for the body kick but Shankoli saw that one coming.
Dick Army seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Army connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Army chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Army fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shankoli manages to avoid it.
Jab from Army.
Army takes a swing at Shankoli's ribcage but misses.
Army misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shankoli dodges the punch combination from Army.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shankoli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Army throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shankoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli throws a head kick that misses.
Shankoli needs to keep his hands up - Army had a free shot at his head there.
Army moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Army fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Army throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shankoli tries a head kick but it misses.
Army scores with a sloppy right hand. Shankoli should have avoided that one.
Army swings widly with a right hand
and Shankoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Dick Army has been cut.
Shankoli swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Army counters with a stiff right hand.
Army tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shankoli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shankoli throws a head kick that misses.
Army goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shankoli seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Army lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Army cracks Shankoli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shankoli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shankoli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Army moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheers as Army lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shankoli doesn't seem phased though.
Army thumps Shankoli with a low kick.
Army getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Army digs a good hook to Shankoli's body.
Shankoli misses with a wild combination.
Army was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Army throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shankoli.
Army fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shankoli misses with a kick to the body
and Army counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Army has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Army stuns Shankoli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shankoli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shankoli throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shankoli pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Army back to the cage. Shankoli follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shankoli defending well as Army loads up on a big left hand.
Army throws a leg kick but Shankoli moved away.
Army with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Army scores with a nice strike.
Shankoli throws a jab when Army was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Army throws the kick towards the body but Shankoli avoids it.
Shankoli half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shankoli has Army up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Army creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army working aggressively here.
Army manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Army is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Army looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Army prevents a body shot from Shankoli.
A hook to the body from Shankoli.
A head punch on the inside from Shankoli fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shankoli.
Shankoli prevents a body shot from Army.
Nice body punch from Army - that landed with a thud.
Army struggles to land a body shot inside as Shankoli controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Army dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Army's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Army throws a head kick that misses.
Shankoli misses with the combination.
Army will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shankoli throws a big counter combination but Army scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shankoli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Army throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Army throws a lazy right hand but Shankoli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shankoli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shankoli throws a leg kick but Army sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army closes the distance but Shankoli moves to the side
and Shankoli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Army drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Army.
Army lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooh!!! Shankoli has knocked Army down with a huge combo! Shankoli steps away and waves a wobbly Army back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Army has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Army misses with an uppercut
and Shankoli counters with a big right hand! Oh Army is in trouble here! Shankoli follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ravi Shankoli!
Ravi Shankoli retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Ravi Shankoli gave a big smile as he said 'His spirit was strong, but my intention was to crush him. Psychologically, as well as physically with my boxing. I knew that he would be a willing opponent, and he showed heart, but my soul wanted this more! I feel strongly against animal violence, but in this case taking the hammer to the panda wa'.
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