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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 1345 p4p, 176 weight class) and Shock Linewood (ranked 2323 p4p, 285 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linewood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Linewood misses.
Vladimir Punchsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punchsky cracks Linewood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've been told by Punchsky's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Linewood thows a leg kick but Punchsky checks it
and Punchsky counters with a left and a right that stings Linewood.
Punchsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Linewood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linewood flicks out a counter leg kick but Punchsky steps away.
A telegraphed right hand from Punchsky misses the target.
Punchsky shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Linewood eats them both and turns towards Punchsky to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Linewood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punchsky.
Linewood flicks out a counter leg kick but Punchsky steps away.
Linewood connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchsky misses with a combination
and Linewood counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Punchsky throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Punchsky. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Punchsky misses.
Linewood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punchsky.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Linewood! But no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Linewood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Punchsky scores with a hook.
Punchsky misses with a looping right.
Punchsky throws the left hand but Linewood avoids the punch easily.
Linewood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Punchsky throws out the jab.
Punchsky walks into a jab.
Punchsky misses with a right hand
and Linewood counters with a good low kick that Punchsky was not able to check.
Punchsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Linewood, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Linewood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punchsky gets tackled into the cage by Linewood. Linewood maintains the clinch.
Linewood lands a shot to the body.
Punchsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linewood's elbow.
Linewood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Punchsky's efforts to push away.
Linewood blocking some punches.
Linewood is stalling here.
Linewood throws a head punch that misses.
Linewood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Punchsky or not.
Linewood digs a right hand into Punchsky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Punchsky's gas tank.
Linewood is pushing Punchsky up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Linewood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky lands with an uppercut that bounces Linewood off the cage and back into range.
Nice cross by Punchsky.
Punchsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the body from Punchsky misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Linewood, as that shot connected.
Punchsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A swing and a miss from Punchsky.
Punchsky misses with a left hand
and Linewood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linewood misses with a leg kick
letting Punchsky counter with a right hand.
Linewood throws a leg kick
and Punchsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Punchsky misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linewood.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linewood tries a low kick but Punchsky avoids it.
Linewood slips a jab from Punchsky.
Punchsky backing away here, and Linewood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Punchsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Linewood's head backwards.
Linewood misses with a looping right.
Linewood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Punchsky misses with a looping right.
Punchsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Punchsky is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Linewood gets a clinch.
Punchsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Linewood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punchsky throws a series of punches but Linewood avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Punchsky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Punchsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Linewood.
Linewood moves into range and connects with a jab.
Punchsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Punchsky stalks Linewood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Linewood's face. Linewood staggers backwards, shaken.
Punchsky wants to slow Linewood down by chopping away at his legs.
Linewood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Punchsky!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchsky misses with a two punch combination.
Linewood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Linewood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Punchsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linewood. Linewood obviously looking to wear him down.
Linewood looks to score with a jab to the body but Punchsky is just out of range.
Linewood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Punchsky.
Linewood misses with a lunging right hand
and Linewood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Punchsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Linewood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Linewood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Punchsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Linewood takes a swing at Punchsky's ribcage but misses.
Punchsky is looking to counter punch.
Punchsky throws a series of punches but Linewood moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Linewood! But no joy.
Linewood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Linewood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linewood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Punchsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Linewood counters with a leg kick.
Linewood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linewood throws out a counter right but Punchsky avoids it with no problem.
Punchsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Linewood counters with a straight right hand.
Punchsky catches Linewood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Linewood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Punchsky's head backwards.
Linewood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Punchsky.
Linewood tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Punchsky.
Punchsky scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Linewood.
Linewood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punchsky.
A jab lands there for Punchsky.
Punchsky swinging wildly here.
Linewood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linewood moves into the clinch.
Punchsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Linewood can do to turn this around?
Punchsky pushes Linewood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Punchsky's elbow.
Linewood tries to work over Punchsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linewood lands a shot to the body.
Punchsky breaks the clinch.
Punchsky misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Punchsky slams his shin into Linewood's torso.
Punchsky scores with a punch to the head.
Linewood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Punchsky.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punchsky takes a swing at Linewood's ribcage but misses.
Punchsky throws an off balance right hand
and Linewood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Linewood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchsky.
Punchsky scores with a body shot.
Linewood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Punchsky dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Linewood swings widly with a right hand
and Punchsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punchsky lands a slapping body shot.
Punchsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Punchsky throws a right hand that misses
and Linewood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Punchsky throws a combination that misses
and Linewood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linewood clinches up against the cage.
Linewood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punchsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Linewood misses.
Linewood misses with a right hand
and Punchsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Linewood avoids the body shot from Punchsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Linewood misses.
Linewood ducks under a wild hook from Punchsky.
A left lands for Punchsky.
Vladimir Punchsky is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Punchsky.
Linewood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Punchsky's head.
Punchsky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Linewood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Punchsky. Linewood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punchsky misses with a body shot.
Linewood throws out a counter right but Punchsky avoids it with no problem.
Linewood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punchsky manages to avoid it.
Punchsky is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Linewood misses with a hook
and Punchsky counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Punchsky under the eye.
Punchsky loads up on a big right hand but Linewood slips the punch.
Punchsky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linewood throws a head kick that half lands.
Punchsky thows a body kick. Linewood tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Linewood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Linewood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Punchsky.
Punchsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linewood.
Punchsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Punchsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Linewood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linewood throws a body punch but Punchsky moves out of range.
Linewood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Punchsky closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Punchsky scores with the left hand. Linewood knows he should have avoided that one.
Linewood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punchsky lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Punchsky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Punchsky slips under a jab from Linewood.
Punchsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linewood.
Punchsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Linewood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Punchsky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood with a hook.
Linewood slips a straight right by Punchsky.
Shock Linewood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Linewood avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linewood throws a low kick, looking for Punchsky's leg but Punchsky calmly moves out of range.
Linewood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Punchsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Punchsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linewood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punchsky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Linewood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punchsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Punchsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Linewood avoids the body shot from Punchsky.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vladimir Punchsky.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Punchsky, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Punchsky!
Vladimir Punchsky decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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