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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Chang (ranked 1527 p4p, 1188 weight class) and Skillz Kneeland (ranked 180 p4p, 145 weight class). Kneeland has chosen Kung Fu FIghting as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skillz Kneeland!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kneeland, pushing him back against the cage.
Chang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Changs head.
A short right from Kneeland.
Chang presses Kneeland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chang.
Chang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kneeland wants to break free but Chang has control.
Kneeland lands with a light punch inside.
Chang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kneeland backwards.
Kneeland blocks an uppercut.
Kneeland's coach down at Doc Dannis Death Squad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kneeland's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chang tries a body shot but Kneeland blocks it.
Kneeland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chang gets through Kneeland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Chang on the inside.
Chang throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
A short uppercut from Chang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chang throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kneeland throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chang lands a left hand.
Chang lands with a left to the head.
Chang lands a hook that snaps the head of Kneeland backwards.
Kneeland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Chang fails to land.
Kneeland blocks an uppercut.
Kneeland blocking some punches.
Kneeland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Chang.
Kneeland throws an elbow but it misses.
Chang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeland lands a hook that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Chang throws an elbow but it misses.
Chang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeland struggles to land a body shot inside as Chang controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chang throws an elbow but misses.
Chang blocks an elbow strike from Kneeland.
Kneeland blocks an uppercut.
Kneeland lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Kneeland.
Kneeland lands an elbow that stopped Chang in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chang.
Chang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Kneeland.
Chang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeland is trying to break the clinch but Chang is controlling him.
Kneeland pushes off an throws an elbow but Chang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeland tries to throw a body punch but Chang avoids it by throwing Kneeland back against the cage.
Kneeland pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kneeland backwards.
Kneeland throws an elbow that misses.
Chang pushes off an throws an elbow but Kneeland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Chang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chang blocks the elbow strike.
Chang lands with a short shot to the head.
Kneeland throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Chang.
Chang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kneeland lands with a left to the head.
Chang cracks Kneeland with a nice body shot.
Kneeland takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chang lands a left hand.
Kneeland is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chang.
Kneeland is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?
Chang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chang.
Kneeland looks winded!
Chang lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kneeland.
Chang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chang is leaning against Kneeland and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Chang.
Chang lands with a short shot to the head.
Kneeland swings wildly with an uppercut but Chang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeland presses Chang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chang.
It looks like Skillz Kneeland has been cut.
Chang presses Kneeland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chang dips a shoulder and cracks Kneeland with a mighty uppercut! Kneeland falls back against the cage and Chang unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kneeland is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Chang screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Chang!
An out of breath Bruce Chang thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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