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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Bull (ranked 689 p4p, 108 weight class) and Gunnar Wylde (ranked 849 p4p, 128 weight class). Wylde has chosen Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jari Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot lands for Wylde.
Wylde has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wylde connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Bull.
Bull throws an overhand right that lands on Wylde's shoulder, as Wylde tries to avoid the shot.
Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bull moves out of range as Wylde strikes.
Wylde stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bull has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Croatia in the buildup to the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Wylde closes the distance and clinches.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Wylde.
Wylde can't find room to land a body shot as Bull controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bull.
Bull stalling the fight.
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!
Wylde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wylde throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulls head.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wylde lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Wylde lands a shot to the body.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull cracks Wylde with a nice body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bull tries to stall but Wylde uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Wylde lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
Wylde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Wylde.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wylde.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bull taking a breather.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Bull takes a shot to the head.
Bull slowing the pace effectively.
Still in the clinch, Bull scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull is trying to maintain a safe position but Wylde gets an underhook and turns Bull into the cage.
Bull trying to stall but Wylde improves his position.
Bull can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Wylde can't find room to land a body shot as Bull controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bull.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wylde.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wylde.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Wylde working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Good body shot from Wylde.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bull trying to stall but Wylde improves his position.
Wylde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wylde lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde lands a hook that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
Wylde blocking some punches.
Wylde takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bull stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wylde's elbow.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull blocks a body shot from Wylde.
Bull struggles to land a body shot inside as Wylde controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Bull.
Bull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Bull.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Bull.
Bull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bull blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wylde.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde is leaning against Bull and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wylde lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
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!
Wylde misses with some punches.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Wylde blocks a body shot from Bull.
Wylde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wylde prevents a body shot from Bull.
Wylde tries a body shot but Bull blocks it.
Bull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wylde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
Bull misses with some punches.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bull working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Wylde dominated that 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.
Wylde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bull takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wylde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bull.
Bull throwing a counter right hand but Wylde manages to avoid it.
Wylde connects with a right hand. Bull shakes it off.
Wylde connects with a right hand. Bull shakes it off.
Wylde throws a looping overhand right but Bull ducks down to avoid it.
Wylde misses with a straight left.
Wylde cracks Bull with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wylde displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bull throws out the jab.
Wylde throws a hook but Bull blocks it.
Bull lands a nice looking body shot.
Wylde is looking to clinch.
Wylde needs to keep his hands up - Bull had a free shot at his head there.
Bull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wylde tries to move into range but Bull moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Wylde. Those never looked like landing.
Bull scores with a jab.
Wylde misses with a lunging right hand
and Bull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wylde avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull misses with an uppercut. Wylde saw that one coming.
Wylde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bull misses with a looping left.
Bull scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull lands a jab to the nose.
Wylde feints and then cracks Bull's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bull down.
Wylde misses with a few strikes there.
Wylde takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Bull is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wylde misses with a body kick.
Wylde lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bull fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wylde checks it well.
Bull staying out of range there.
Wylde swings widly with a right hand
and Bull counters with a right hand to the body.
Bull staying out of range there.
Bull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wylde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wylde sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Bull.
Wylde swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wylde throws a lazy right hand but Bull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bull. That's going to slow Wylde down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Wylde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a right hand
and Bull makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bull misses the jab.
Wylde scores with a nice strike.
Wylde has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wylde there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wylde moves out of range of the strikes.
Bull connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wylde's hands.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Wylde moved out of range.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Wylde there.
Bull avoids the body shot from Wylde.
An inside leg kick lands from Bull.
Bull walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wylde connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bull. Bull circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wylde connects with a looping right hand.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Bull takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Bull finds it's way through Wylde's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull connects with an inside leg kick.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Wylde scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Wylde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wylde throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Bull wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wylde misses with a hook to the body
and Bull counters with a nice uppercut.
Wylde misses with a left hand
letting Bull counter with a right hand.
Jari Bull is winning the standup battle so far.
Bull misses with a looping right.
A big left from Bull misses.
Wylde throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Wylde lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bull misses with a straight right.
Wylde connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Wylde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wylde gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Bull.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wylde listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wylde.
Bull takes a swing at Wylde's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wylde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wylde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Wylde does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Wylde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wylde wants to counter with a clinch but Bull pushes him away.
Bull throws an overhand right that lands on Wylde's shoulder, as Wylde tries to avoid the shot.
Wylde is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bull tries to move into range but Wylde moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wylde throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Wylde misses.
Wylde fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bull.
Bull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bull connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wylde momentarily.
Bull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
Bull throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wylde moves into range and clinches up with Bull.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wylde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bull misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bull.
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 Jari Bull will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wylde was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wylde will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
Wylde displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bull throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Wylde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull lands with a nice body punch.
Wylde has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wylde there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Wylde.
A telegraphed right hand from Wylde misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Wylde.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wylde tests Bull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde throws a lazy right hand but Bull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wylde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bull throws a hook to the side of Wylde's head but Wylde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wylde misses with an uppercut. Bull saw that one coming.
Bull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wylde was well out of range. Poor timing from Bull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Wylde.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Bull moves away from the strike by Wylde.
Good shot there by Bull.
A cross from Wylde lands.
Wylde misses with a wild body shot.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Wylde.
Bull swings for the body but Wylde moves out of range.
Wylde throws out a counter right but Bull avoids it with no problem.
Bull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wylde.
Bull throws a jab when Wylde was well out of range.
Wylde throws out a powerful jab.
Wylde lands with a nice body punch.
A good leg kick by Bull.
Wylde throws a right hand that misses
and Bull counters with a left to the body.
Bull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull misses with an uppercut.
Bull throws an off balance right hand
enabling Wylde to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a hook
and Wylde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wylde.
Bull throwing a counter right hand but Wylde manages to avoid it.
Wylde throws the left hand but Bull avoids the punch easily.
Wylde throws a right hand that misses
and Bull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wylde lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bull misses with a low kick.
Wylde slips a jab from Bull.
Bull wants to slow Wylde down by chopping away at his legs.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Wylde.
Wylde tests Bull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bull slips a jab from Wylde.
Bull misses the jab.
Wylde appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Wylde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bull checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bull looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bull scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bull jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bull throws a jab when Wylde was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wylde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands with a good body shot.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wylde moves away.
Jab from Bull.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wylde. Bull shrugs it off though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bull.
Wylde fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bull swings for the body but Wylde moves out of range.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Wylde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wylde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wylde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wylde. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Bull wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Wylde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wylde jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wylde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
Wylde throws a right hand that Bull ducks under and follows up with a left that Bull also avoids with ease.
Bull scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde avoids the body shot from Bull.
Wylde steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bull.
Bull takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wylde throws out the jab.
Bull moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wylde moves away from the strike by Bull.
Wylde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wylde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Wylde misses with an uppercut.
Bull blocks a head kick by Wylde.
It looked like Bull was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wylde.
Bull slips a jab from Wylde.
Wylde attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wylde moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wylde.
Bull defending well as Wylde loads up on a big left hand.
Wylde lands with an overhand left.
Wylde tries to clinch up.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. Wylde moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull missing with a left hand there. Wylde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wylde looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gunnar Wylde.
I think Wylde 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Wylde!
Gunnar Wylde decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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