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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gobal Batra (ranked 1520 p4p, 207 weight class) and Sam McCullen (ranked 2832 p4p, 360 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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207 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent 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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gobal Batra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam McCullen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Batra swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McCullen swings widly with a right hand
and Batra counters with a left to the body.
McCullen lands a leg kick that knocks Batra off balance momentarily.
McCullen misses the shot to the body.
Batra plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Batra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCullen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCullen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McCullen lands with a right hand.
It looks like Gobal Batra has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCullen throws a wild body kick that Batra sees coming a mile off.
McCullen throws a right hand that misses
and Batra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Batra if he has to take too many more of those.
McCullen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCullen cracks Batra with an open hand slap.
McCullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCullen throws a hook but Batra blocks it.
Batra throws a big counter combination but McCullen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McCullen throws a hook but Batra blocks it.
McCullen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Batra takes a step back to recover.
McCullen throws a head kick that misses
and Batra counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sam McCullen has been cut.
Batra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Batra misses with a shot to the body
and McCullen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Batra is looking to wear down McCullen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCullen throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batra moves out of range as McCullen strikes.
Batra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCullen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batra blocks a head kick by McCullen.
McCullen throws a sloppy head kick and Batra moves out of range easily.
Batra swings for the body but McCullen moves out of range.
McCullen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Batra on the side of the head.
Batra swings widly with a right hand
enabling McCullen to counter with a crisp jab.
Batra throws a hook but McCullen blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batra slips under a jab from McCullen.
Batra misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from McCullen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Batra moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Batra is looking to counter punch.
McCullen scores with a jab to the jaw.
McCullen throws a lazy uppercut
and Batra counters with a nice uppercut.
McCullen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Batra scores with a hook to the body. McCullen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batra tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McCullen manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batra manages to avoid it.
Batra lands a nice hook to McCullen's body. McCullen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCullen looks to land a right hand but Batra moved out of range.
McCullen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCullen looks to throw a body kick
and Batra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Batra fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCullen.
Batra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCullen to score with a decent uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by McCullen!
Batra fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCullen.
Batra thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam McCullen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Batra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Batra slips a jab and a cross from McCullen.
Batra misses with a hook. McCullen ducked under it nicely.
Batra defending well as McCullen loads up on a big left hand.
McCullen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Batra half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sam McCullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCullen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCullen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCullen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Batra thuds his right hand into McCullen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen misses with a low kick.
Batra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Batra throws a chopping leg kick but McCullen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looks like Batra has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Batra blocks the body kick.
McCullen misses with a right hand
and Batra counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Batra.
McCullen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batra blocks an uppercut.
McCullen tries to work over Batra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batra misses with the head strike.
McCullen tries to break free but Batra pushes him back against the cage.
Batra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Batra.
Batra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCullen throws a shot from downtown. Batra moves away and avoids it.
Batra thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCullen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A big right from Batra misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batra lands a jab.
McCullen jabs Batra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Batra misses with a right hand
and McCullen counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCullen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCullen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McCullen misses with a body shot.
Batra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick by Batra misses
and McCullen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Batra digs a good hook to McCullen's body.
Batra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCullen's head.
Batra scores with a nice strike.
McCullen thows a leg kick but Batra checks it
and Batra counters with a right hand to the body.
McCullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batra.
Batra lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCullen's sensitive parts.
McCullen throws a leg kick but Batra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Batra swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCullen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Batra.
Batra misses the shot to the body.
Batra walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCullen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That has opened up Sam McCullen's cut even more.
McCullen misses with a body punch
and Batra moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCullen.
Batra misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCullen breaks from the clinch.
McCullen takes one to the side of the head.
McCullen lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gobal Batra dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Batra lands a nice shot to the body.
Batra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McCullen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Batra's jab looks to have found its range, popping McCullen under the eye.
Batra throws out a loose jab but McCullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from McCullen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCullen misses with a body punch
and Batra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCullen misses with the body kick
and Batra counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen tests Batra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCullen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Batra throws out the jab.
Batra tries to clinch
and McCullen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen misses with a looping left.
Batra throws out a powerful jab.
Batra scores with a punch to the head.
The cut above Sam McCullen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Batra misses with a straight left.
Batra walks forward and throws a big overhand right! McCullen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Batra swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from McCullen's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gobal Batra!
A victorious Gobal Batra thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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