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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bung Popper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravistra Bullkheli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popper kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Runnin with the Devil. Bung Popper has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bung Popper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ravistra Bullkheli!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullkheli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bullkheli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bullkheli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Popper tests Bullkheli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bullkheli wants to clinch up but Popper keeps it at a distance.
Bullkheli moves into the clinch.
Popper blocks a body shot from Bullkheli.
Popper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bullkheli gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Popper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullkheli working aggressively here.
Bullkheli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bullkheli has a couple of punches blocked by Popper.
Bullkheli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Popper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bullkheli's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullkheli slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli lands an uppercut.
Popper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popper clobbers Bullkheli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Popper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Popper is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bullkheli throws out a leg kick but Popper moves out of range and Bullkheli only half commits.
Bullkheli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Popper at a distance.
Good shot there by Popper.
Popper tries to clinch there but Bullkheli circles away.
Bullkheli replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Popper blocks it well.
Popper misses with a right hand
letting Bullkheli counter with a right hand.
It looks like Bung Popper has been cut.
Popper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popper scores with a sloppy right hand. Bullkheli should have avoided that one.
Bullkheli wants to clinch but Popper slips to the side
and Popper counters with a nice uppercut.
Ravistra Bullkheli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bullkheli feints and then cracks Popper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Popper down.
Popper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Popper is looking to clinch but Bullkheli is avoiding it.
Popper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popper works the jab nicely.
Bullkheli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Popper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bullkheli but Bullkheli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bullkheli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bullkheli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Popper rather than just go for the knockout.
Bullkheli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Popper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Popper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popper looks to land a right hand but Bullkheli moved out of range.
A jab from Bullkheli does it's job there.
Nice uppercut lands for Popper. That snapped Bullkheli's head back.
Popper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli misses the shot to the body.
Bullkheli throws a big shot that misses.
Bullkheli throws a series of punches but Popper moves out of range.
Bullkheli takes a swing at Popper's ribcage but misses.
Popper works the jab nicely.
Bullkheli is looking to clinch.
Bullkheli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Popper throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullkheli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bullkheli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Popper is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Popper throws a right hand that Bullkheli ducks under and follows up with a left that Bullkheli also avoids with ease.
Popper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bullkheli lands a nice hook to Popper's body. Popper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bullkheli takes the fight into the clinch.
Popper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bullkheli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Popper under the eye.
Ravistra Bullkheli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bullkheli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bullkheli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bullkheli tries to close the distance and clinch but Popper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Popper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bullkheli.
Popper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullkheli looks to clinch
and Popper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Popper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bullkheli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bullkheli misses with a two punch combination.
Bullkheli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Popper throws a jab but it's blocked by Bullkheli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper lunges at Bullkheli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bullkheli's hand.
Popper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bullkheli cracks the inside of Popper's front leg.
Bullkheli walks into a stiff left hand from Popper.
Bullkheli clinches up against the cage.
Popper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bullkheli is rocked!
Bullkheli stalling against the cage.
Bullkheli is still on wobbly legs! Can Popper finish him?
Bullkheli takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Popper.
Popper throws a head punch that misses.
Popper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Popper scores with a shot to the side of Bullkheli's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popper tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bung Popper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bullkheli lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bullkheli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bullkheli lands with a left to the head.
Bullkheli lands a shot to the body.
Bullkheli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Popper backwards.
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 Bung Popper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bung Popper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bullkheli misses with a combination
and Popper counters with a two punch combo.
Bullkheli throws a hook but Popper avoids it easily.
Bullkheli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Bullkheli.
Bullkheli throws out a counter right but Popper avoids it with no problem.
Bullkheli seems to have recovered his senses.
Popper misses with a straight left.
Bullkheli throws a jab but it's blocked by Popper.
Popper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bullkheli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Popper bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Popper swings around for an armbar but Bullkheli sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Popper's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullkheli wants to control from the top but Popper keeps moving.
Popper being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bullkheli being controlled here momentarily.
Bullkheli trying to control but Popper is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Bullkheli not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bullkheli trying to control the position from guard on top but Popper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bullkheli stands up from Popper's guard - Bullkheli perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bullkheli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popper.
Popper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bullkheli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Popper moves out of range of the strikes.
Popper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bullkheli throws Popper to one side and escapes!
Bung Popper is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullkheli throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Popper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bullkheli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Popper lunges at Bullkheli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bullkheli's hand.
Bullkheli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Popper's calf.
Bullkheli tries to clinch
and Popper counters with a stiff right hand.
Popper fails with the takedown.
Bullkheli throws a body punch but Popper moves out of range.
Popper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popper avoids the body shot from Bullkheli.
A counter left hand to the body from Popper misses its target.
Bullkheli misses with a low kick.
Bullkheli is looking to clinch but Popper is avoiding it.
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!
Bullkheli misses with a lunging right hand
and Popper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popper misses with a hook. Bullkheli ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bullkheli's head backwards.
Bullkheli lands a right hook to the body.
Bullkheli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bullkheli looks to score with a jab to the body but Popper is just out of range.
Bullkheli closes the distance but Popper moves to the side
and Popper counters with a straight right hand.
Popper slips under a jab.
Bullkheli throws a body punch but Popper moves out of range.
It looked like Popper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bullkheli looks to land a combination but Popper avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Popper. That snapped Bullkheli's head back.
Popper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bullkheli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bullkheli misses with a double jab
and Bullkheli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Popper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bung Popper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bung Popper'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. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Bullkheli as Popper shoots in.
Bullkheli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Popper lands with a right hand.
Popper clinches with his opponent.
Popper scores with a shoulder strike.
Bullkheli taking a breather.
Bullkheli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bullkheli pushes Popper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bullkheli throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popper lands with a short shot to the head.
Bullkheli lands with a left to the head.
Bullkheli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bullkheli prevents a body shot from Popper.
Popper swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullkheli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popper scores with a shot to the side of Bullkheli's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullkheli lands a left hand.
Popper tries a body shot but Bullkheli blocks it.
Bullkheli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bullkheli blocks an uppercut.
Popper throws a head punch that misses.
Bullkheli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bullkheli tries a body shot but Popper blocks it.
Bullkheli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bullkheli.
Popper breaks from the clinch.
Popper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Popper closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bullkheli quickly recovers to half guard.
Bullkheli kicks off Popper and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bullkheli to score with a decent uppercut.
Bullkheli tries to clinch
and Popper counters with a nice body shot.
A cross from Popper lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullkheli misses the shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bullkheli. Popper shrugs it off though.
Bullkheli throws a lazy right hand but Popper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Popper was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bullkheli.
Popper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bullkheli slips a jab from Popper.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bullkheli. That's going to slow Popper down.
Popper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bullkheli can pounce on him.
Bullkheli throws a low kick but Popper avoids it.
Ravistra Bullkheli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Popper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Popper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bullkhelis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bullkheli misses with a jab to the body
and Popper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Popper, as that shot connected.
Popper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Popper misses with a straight right.
Bullkheli appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bullkheli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullkheli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popper.
Bullkheli tries to clinch there but Popper circles away.
A slow jab from Bullkheli misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Popper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bullkheli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Popper thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bullkheli. Popper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popper looks to throw the jab but Bullkheli is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli throws a series of punches but Popper avoids them all with ease.
Bullkheli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Popper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bullkheli scrambles back to his feet.
Bullkheli tries to clinch there but Popper circles away.
Popper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bullkheli throws a front kick aimed at Popper's knee but Popper avoids it well.
Bullkheli swings widly with a right hand
and Popper counters with a right hand to the body.
Bullkheli takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullkheli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullkheli attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bullkheli throws a jab when Popper was well out of range.
Popper went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bullkheli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Popper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bullkheli throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Popper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bullkheli misses with a right hand
and Popper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popper instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullkheli.
Popper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bullkheli blocks an uppercut.
Bullkheli swings wildly with an uppercut but Popper uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popper breaks from the clinch.
Popper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bullkheli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bung Popper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Popper, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ravistra Bullkheli!
After the big win, Ravistra Bullkheli made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sully's Bar & Grill and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Bung Popper spoke after the fight, saying 'I could of won....but he tasted so good I could not concentrate on the fight...'.
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