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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Runkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mullen comes to the cage accompanied by Country Boy Can Survive. Runkle has chosen Californication theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
24 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Runkle !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runkle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Runkle tries a body shot but Mullen blocks it.
Mullen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Runkle digs a right hand underneath Mullen's ribcage. Mullen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mullen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Runkle gets underhooks to prevent Mullen's takedown attempt.
Runkle working aggressively here.
Mullen misses with a punch to the body.
Mullen is looking for a takedown.
Mullen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Runkle lands a nice knee to the body.
Mullen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Runkle looking to throw knees to the head but Mullen is blocking nicely.
Mullen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Runkle backwards.
Runkle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mullen's elbow.
Mullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Runkle avoiding damage as Mullen throws knees to the body.
Runkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Runkle .
Runkle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mullen.
Mullen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Runkle to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Mullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mullen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Runkle can't fight it off and eventually Mullen manages to take the fight to the floor. Runkle looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mullen trying to control but Runkle is working from the bottom.
Mullen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mullen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Runkle is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkle is looking to stand up but Mullen isn't so interested in that idea.
Mullen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Runkle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big left from Mullen misses.
Runkle scores with a jab to the body.
Mullen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mullen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Runkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Mullen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Runkle 's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Runkle . That did some damage!
Mullen thumps Runkle with a low kick.
Runkle tries to clinch but Mullen is having none of it.
Chris Mullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullen throws a lazy right hand but Runkle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mullen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mullen swats away the attempt to clinch by Runkle .
Mullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runkle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mullen finds it's way round the side to connect with Runkle 's head.
Good leg kick by Mullen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Charlie Runkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Runkle tries to clinch up but Mullen circles away and keeps his distance.
Runkle scores with a jab.
Runkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mullen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a low kick but Runkle moves out of range easily.
Mullen's corner calls for a 1-2. Mullen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mullen punishes Runkle 's body with a nice straight punch.
Runkle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Runkle momentarily.
Runkle moves into the clinch.
Mullen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mullen has a couple of punches blocked by Runkle .
Runkle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mullen tries to work over Runkle 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Runkle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mullen blocks a body shot from Runkle .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Runkle tries to land a knee to the head but Mullen blocks with his arms.
Runkle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Runkle lands a good knee to the midsection. Mullen won't want to take too many of those.
Still in the clinch, Runkle scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charlie Runkle will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice body kick there by Runkle .
Mullen throws a leg kick which misses Runkle 's front leg but catches the back leg as Runkle tries to avoid it.
Runkle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mullen can pounce on him.
Mullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Runkle is just out of range.
Runkle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Runkle closes the distance and clinches.
Mullen is trying to push Runkle away but Runkle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Runkle trying to land knees to the body.
Mullen has had enough of the clinch but Runkle keeps him there for the moment.
Mullen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mullen.
Mullen managing to block the knees to the body from Runkle .
Mullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mullen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Runkle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mullen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mullen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mullen connects with a right hand. Runkle shakes it off.
Runkle 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Runkle moves away.
Mullen works the jab nicely.
Runkle misses the shot to the body.
Runkle tries to clinch but Mullen moves out of range.
Runkle thows a body shot but no joy.
Runkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mullen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Runkle .
Mullen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Runkle is able to avoid easily.
Runkle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mullen rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen misses with a hook.
Mullen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Runkle works Mullen's body with a nice hook.
Mullen tries to clinch up.
Mullen pushes Runkle away with a front kick.
Mullen cracks Runkle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Runkle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Runkle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Runkle tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Runkle misses its intended target.
Runkle punishes Mullen's body with a nice straight punch.
Mullen looks for the body kick but Runkle saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkle moves away from the strike by Mullen.
Runkle connects with a leg kick. Mullen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Runkle ducks under a wild hook from Mullen.
Runkle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mullen to score with a decent uppercut.
Mullen throws a hook but Runkle avoids it easily.
Runkle scores with a punch to the head.
Mullen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Runkle to counter with a crisp jab.
Mullen misses with a combination
letting Runkle counter with a right hand.
Mullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Runkle .
Mullen tries to move into range but Runkle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Runkle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Mullen does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Runkle misses the shot to the body.
Runkle moves out of range as Mullen strikes.
Mullen keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullen throws a hook but Runkle blocks it.
Runkle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mullen throws out a powerful jab.
Runkle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mullen is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Mullen.
Mullen misses with a leg kick
and Runkle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mullen's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mullen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Runkle is just out of range.
Runkle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mullen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mullen throws a leg kick but Runkle checks it.
Mullen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Mullen.
That kick from Mullen tenderised Runkle 's leg. Runkle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mullen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Runkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mullen.
Mullen tries to score with a low kick but Runkle moves his leg out of the way.
Runkle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mullen connects with a solid leg kick.
Mullen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Runkle .
Chris Mullen is winning the standup battle so far.
Mullen throws out a loose jab but Runkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkle moves out of range of the body kick.
Runkle wants to land a leg kick but Mullen is out of range.
Mullen misses with an uppercut.
Runkle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Runkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Mullen is just out of range.
Runkle throws a front kick aimed at Mullen's knee but Mullen avoids it well.
Runkle throws a shot to the body.
Runkle misses with a looping left.
Mullen throws out a loose jab but Runkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mullen cracks Runkle with a good jab.
Mullen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mullen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkle tries a knee to the head but Mullen blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Runkle .
Runkle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Runkle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mullen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mullen throws an elbow but it misses.
Runkle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mullen's elbow.
Runkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mullen.
A nice left hand lands by Mullen.
Mullen is leaning against Runkle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mullen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mullen works on Runkle 's body with a couple of short punches.
Runkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mullen avoids the damage to the body.
Charlie Runkle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Runkle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Runkle 's elbow.
Mullen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mullen has a couple of punches blocked by Runkle .
Runkle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Runkle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mullen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mullen throws a leg kick but Runkle moved away.
Mullen throws a front kick aimed at Runkle 's knee but Runkle avoids it well.
Runkle connects with a leg kick. Mullen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Runkle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mullen throws out the jab.
Runkle throws a body punch but Mullen moves out of range.
Runkle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Runkle moves into the clinch.
Mullen struggles to land a body shot inside as Runkle controls his hands.
Runkle lands an elbow just above Mullen 's eye.
Runkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Runkle .
Runkle is trying to stall.
Mullen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mullen misses with a punch to the body.
Mullen working aggressively here.
Mullen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Runkle has Mullen pushed against the cage.
Runkle prevents Mullen from breaking the clinch.
Mullen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mullen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Runkle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullen missing with a left hand there. Runkle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Runkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mullen.
Mullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Runkle lands a nice hook to Mullen's body. Mullen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chris Mullen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Runkle tries to work over Mullen's front leg with a kick but Mullen checks it.
Mullen misses with a two punch combination.
Runkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mullen.
Mullen misses with a wild body shot.
Mullen misses with a jab to the body
and Runkle counters with a good low kick that Mullen was not able to check.
Runkle lands with a right hand.
Mullen misses the jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mullen. Runkle shrugs it off though.
Runkle lands a leg kick that knocks Mullen off balance momentarily.
Runkle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A clash of legs there as Runkle blocks the low kick.
Mullen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mullen misses with a hook. Runkle ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen throws a chopping leg kick but Runkle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Runkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Mullen blocks the leg kick.
Runkle is looking to clinch.
Mullen throws a right hand that Runkle ducks under and follows up with a left that Runkle also avoids with ease.
Mullen connects with the punch.
Runkle digs a good hook to Mullen's body.
Mullen throws a hook to the side of Runkle 's head but Runkle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mullen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Mullen.
Runkle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mullen in his tracks.
Runkle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mullen, pushing him back against the cage.
Runkle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mullen's elbow.
Mullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Runkle .
Mullen lands a body punch.
Runkle tries to work over Mullen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Runkle blocks a body shot from Mullen.
Runkle misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Runkle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mullen working aggressively here.
Mullen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Runkle backwards.
Mullen managing to block the knees to the body from Runkle .
Runkle struggles to land a body shot inside as Mullen controls his hands.
Runkle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Runkle .
Runkle missing with knees to the body.
Mullen breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is looking to chop away at Runkle 's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Runkle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Runkle feints and then cracks Mullen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mullen down.
Nice body punch from Runkle .
Mullen misses with a shot to the body
and Runkle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mullen throws a leg kick
and Runkle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mullen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Runkle on the side of the head.
Runkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mullen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Runkle doesn't manage to clinch there - Mullen circles away.
Mullen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Runkle . Runkle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkle throws a front kick aimed at Mullen's knee but Mullen avoids it well.
Runkle tries to clinch there but Mullen circles away.
Runkle tries to clinch up.
Mullen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mullen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mullen shoots in for a double leg but Runkle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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!
Mullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Runkle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mullen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Runkle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mullen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mullen blocks a body shot from Runkle .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Charlie Runkle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Mullen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Mullen misses the target.
Runkle blocks the body kick.
Mullen lands a jab.
Runkle scores with a hook.
A jab from Mullen misses.
Runkle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mullen's sensitive parts.
Mullen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Mullen gets tackled into the cage by Runkle . Runkle maintains the clinch.
Mullen wants to get back to striking at distance but Runkle won't allow it.
Runkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mullen.
Mullen is working for takedown but Runkle is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkle lands a left hand.
Runkle lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Runkle .
Mullen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Runkle is rocked!
Mullen cracks Runkle with a nice body shot.
Runkle is still on wobbly legs! Can Mullen finish him?
Mullen is working Runkle over against the cage.
Mullen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Runkle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mullen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mullen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Runkle to keep the fight standing.
Runkle misses with a punch to the body.
Runkle seems to have recovered his senses.
Mullen lands a body shot.
Runkle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Runkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Runkle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Runkle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Runkle .
Runkle slows down the pace here.
Runkle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkle lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Runkle .
Mullen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Runkle misses with a knee to the head.
Runkle is pressed up against the cage. Mullen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Runkle down to the mat. Runkle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Mullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Runkle clinches up against the cage.
Runkle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mullen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Runkle is defending well.
Mullen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mullen misses with some punches.
Runkle missing with knees to the body.
Mullen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Runkle or not.
Still in the clinch, Runkle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Runkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mullen gets through Runkle 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Mullen on the inside.
Mullen throws a punch but it's blocked by Runkle .
A left hand lands to the body for Runkle .
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Runkle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Mullen breaks from the clinch.
Runkle feints and then cracks Mullen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mullen down.
A shot to the body from Mullen misses
and Runkle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mullen defending well as Runkle loads up on a big left hand.
Runkle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mullen's calf.
Mullen stuns Runkle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Runkle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkle doesn't manage to clinch there - Mullen circles away.
Runkle tried to score with a low kick but Mullen checks it.
Mullen pushes Runkle away with a front kick.
Mullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mullen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Runkle counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Mullen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mullen throws a lazy head kick
and Runkle counters with a nice leg kick.
Mullen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Runkle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mullen's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullen misses with a low kick as Runkle jumps back.
Runkle moves out of range of the body kick.
Mullen tries a low kick but Runkle avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Runkle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Runkle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 49:46
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charlie Runkle !
Charlie Runkle is the new bantamweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Charlie Runkle waved his t-shirt featuring Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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