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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Attila Hun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hun comes to the cage accompanied by Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shankoli's choice of entrance music: Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva. Attila Hun could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ravi Shankoli's chin.
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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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Attila Hun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Hun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hun uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Shankoli as he connects with a hook.
Hun looks to land a right hand but Shankoli moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Shankoli misses.
Hun misses with a straight left.
Shankoli unleashes a big counter combination but Hun bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Crunch! Hun slams his shin into Shankoli's torso.
A jab from Hun misses.
And Shankoli responds with a good body kick, but Hun manages to step out the way in time.
Shankoli moves out of range of the body kick from Hun.
Hun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Attila Hun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Hun.
Shankoli misses with a straight right.
Hun throws an overhand right that lands on Shankoli's shoulder, as Shankoli tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shankoli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shankoli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hun looks to land a right hand but Shankoli moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hun.
Hun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hun throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shankoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Shankoli as he checks the leg kick.
Hun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shankoli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Hun. That snapped Shankoli's head back.
Hun jabs Shankoli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hun throws a hook but Shankoli avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shankoli.
Hun fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hun lands with an overhand left.
Hun throws a head kick that misses.
Hun moves out of range as Shankoli strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Hun misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Hun.
Hun looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hun misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hun plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hun connects with a nice looking jab.
Hun scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hun tries a head kick but it misses.
Shankoli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Hun misses.
Shankoli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shankoli moves away from the strike by Hun.
Hun pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shankoli is out of range and Hun settles back down.
Shankoli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hun's calf.
Shankoli misses with a double jab.
Shankoli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A low kick from Hun is predictable there
and Shankoli counters with a left to the body.
Shankoli scores with a nice body kick.
Shankoli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hun rather than just go for the knockout.
Shankoli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hun misses with a left hand
and Shankoli counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli pushes Hun up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hun blocking some punches.
Hun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shankoli can't find room to land a body shot as Hun controls the action.
Shankoli can't find room to land a body shot as Hun controls the action.
Shankoli gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hun.
Shankoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hun misses with a low kick.
Hun throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hun looks to score with a jab to the body but Shankoli is just out of range.
Shankoli swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hun to counter with a crisp jab.
Hun throws a half hearted mid kick.
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 Attila Hun will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shankoli misses with a low kick as Hun jumps back.
Hun thows a body kick. Shankoli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shankoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shankoli closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hun misses with a left hand
enabling Shankoli to counter with a crisp jab.
Hun throws a poor cross that misses
and Shankoli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Attila Hun is winning the standup battle so far.
Shankoli moves into the clinch successfully.
Shankoli throws a head punch that misses.
Shankoli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hun throws an off balance right hand
and Shankoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hun throws a front kick aimed at Shankoli's knee but Shankoli avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Shankoli misses.
A punch combination from Shankoli misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shankoli misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hun as he connects with a hook.
Shankoli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hun.
Shankoli takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shankoli.
Shankoli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shankoli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hun throws a big shot that misses.
Shankoli tries to bum rush Hun with a series of wild strikes but Hun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shankoli looks to land a combination but Hun avoids it well.
Shankoli moves out of range as Hun throws a body kick.
Hun walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shankoli feints and then cracks Hun's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hun down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hun misses with a straight left.
Hun delivers a nice body kick.
Shankoli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shankoli throws out a counter right but Hun avoids it with no problem.
Shankoli moves out of range of the body kick.
Shankoli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hun.
Hun looks to land a body kick but Shankoli moved away.
Hun throws a leg kick which misses Shankoli's front leg but catches the back leg as Shankoli tries to avoid it.
Shankoli misses with a wild combination.
Hun missing with a left hand there. Shankoli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hun.
Hun throws a hook but Shankoli blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Shankoli misses.
Hun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shankoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hun pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Hun.
Shankoli throws a big counter head kick but Hun avoids it with no problem.
Shankoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hun manages to avoid it.
Hun throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hun misses with a straight right.
Hun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shankoli.
Shankoli misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shankoli, right into the meat.
Hun lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shankoli's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hun has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shankoli.
Hun lands a head kick. Shankoli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hun throws a head kick that misses.
Hun misses with a looping right.
Shankoli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shankoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Shankoli lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hun throws a hook but Shankoli avoids it easily.
Hun misses with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shankoli.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hun throws a leg kick
and Shankoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shankoli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ravi Shankoli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Hun misses.
Shankoli throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ravi Shankoli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hun avoids the body shot from Shankoli.
Shankoli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shankoli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hun can pounce on him.
Hun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hun lands with a straight right. Shankoli didn't see that one coming.
Hun throws an overhand right that lands on Shankoli's shoulder, as Shankoli tries to avoid the shot.
Hun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shankoli counters with a series of strikes. Hun will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shankoli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shankoli connects with a leg kick. Hun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hun lands with a straight right. Shankoli didn't see that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hun.
Hun misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shankoli checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shankoli checks a leg kick.
Shankoli cracks Hun with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shankoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hun was well out of range. Poor timing from Shankoli.
Hun throws a leg kick but Shankoli sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shankoli scoring well with a low kick there.
Shankoli blocks a jab.
Hun connects with a solid leg kick.
Shankoli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hun.
Shankoli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hun swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shankoli fails to land with a series of punches.
Hun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hun misses with a right hand
and Shankoli counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hun. Shankoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shankoli looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hun misses with a shot to the body
and Shankoli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hun thinking.
Hun throws a looping overhand right but Shankoli ducks down to avoid it.
Shankoli lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hun backs up against the cage.
Hun looks to score with a jab to the body but Shankoli is just out of range.
Hun throws a leg kick but Shankoli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shankoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hun wants to slow Shankoli down by chopping away at his legs.
Shankoli has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hun connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hun throws a jab when Shankoli was well out of range.
Hun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shankoli. Shankoli obviously looking to wear him down.
Hun wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shankoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Hun has his takedown stuffed
and Shankoli counters with a three punch combo that has Hun backing up. Hun nods at Shankoli to acknowledge the strikes.
Hun throws the kick towards the body but Shankoli avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Shankoli misses.
A low kick from Hun is predictable there
letting Shankoli counter with a right hand.
Hun misses with a leg kick
and Shankoli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hun thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hun jabs Shankoli right on the nose. Shankoli blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hun avoids a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hun throws a sloppy head kick and Shankoli moves out of range easily.
Hun misses with a lunging right hand
and Shankoli counters with a one-two to the body.
A big right from Hun misses.
Hun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shankoli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shankoli closes the distance and clinches.
Shankoli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hun backwards.
Hun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shankoli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hun tests Shankoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hun misses with a kick to the body.
Shankoli appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shankoli misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ravi Shankoli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shankoli 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravi Shankoli!
Ravi Shankoli took some time post fight to say the following; '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'.
Attila Hun was interviewed post fight and said '"I'll be back!"'.
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