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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latrobe Arundel (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class) and Latka Gravas (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Arundel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shook Ones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arundel checks a low kick from Gravas .
And Arundel counters with a quick kick to the body but Gravas blocks it.
Gravas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arundel lands a slapping body shot.
Arundel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Gravas with a hook.
Arundel slips under a jab from Gravas .
Arundel connects with a body shot.
Gravas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arundel counters with a nice uppercut.
Gravas misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gravas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arundel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as Gravas blocks the low kick.
Gravas misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel throws an off balance right hand
and Gravas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gravas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Latka Gravas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arundel misses with a lunging right hand
and Gravas counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gravas .
Gravas misses with a low kick.
Arundel with a nice cross.
Gravas throws a leg kick but Arundel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gravas loads up on a big right hand but Arundel slips the punch.
Arundel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gravas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arundel scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Gravas counter with a right hand.
Arundel misses with a looping left.
Gravas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the body from Arundel misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Arundel drops his hands momentarily and Gravas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arundel throws a leg kick
and Gravas counters with an outside leg kick.
Gravas tests Arundel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arundel ducks under a wild hook from Gravas .
Gravas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arundel swings widly with a right hand
and Gravas counters with a good low kick that Arundel was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arundel. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Arundel. Gravas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravas 's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gravas 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Arundel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arundel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gravas .
A decent looking cross lands there for Gravas .
A nice leg kick lands there from Arundel.
Arundel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gravas misses with an uppercut.
Gravas thuds his right hand into Arundel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gravas lands with a cross.
Gravas scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arundel.
Arundel throws a body punch but Gravas moves out of range.
Arundel throws a jab when Gravas was well out of range.
Arundel looks to land a body kick but Gravas moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gravas ! But no joy.
Arundel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arundel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gravas scores with the left hand. Arundel knows he should have avoided that one.
Gravas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gravas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arundel checks it well.
Arundel moves away from the strike by Gravas .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arundel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arundel slips under a jab from Gravas .
Gravas is looking to slow Arundel down with leg kicks.
Arundel throws a leg kick which misses Gravas 's front leg but catches the back leg as Gravas tries to avoid it.
Gravas throws a shot from downtown. Arundel moves away and avoids it.
Gravas connects with an inside leg kick.
Gravas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arundel.
Gravas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gravas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas tests Arundel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gravas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Arundel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Gravas finds it's target.
Arundel walks into a left hand.
Arundel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gravas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gravas looks to throw the jab but Arundel is out of range.
Gravas moves out of range as Arundel throws a body kick.
Arundel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Arundel off balance momentarily.
Gravas feints and then cracks Arundel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arundel down.
Gravas tries to score with a low kick but Arundel moves his leg out of the way.
Arundel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gravas .
Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Arundel off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from Gravas misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Arundel misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Arundel finds it's way through Gravas 's defenses.
Gravas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does 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!
Arundel misses with a jab to the body
and Gravas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arundel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gravas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gravas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arundel.
Arundel connects with a looping right hand.
Gravas connects with a leg kick.
Arundel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravas .
Arundel throwing a counter right hand but Gravas manages to avoid it.
Arundel misses with a lunging right hand
and Gravas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gravas throws a leg kick but Arundel checks it.
Gravas throws an off balance right hand
and Arundel counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Gravas .
Gravas throws a jab when Arundel was well out of range.
Arundel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arundel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gravas .
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Arundel might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Arundel misses with a hook
and Gravas counters with an outside leg kick.
Gravas moves away from the strike by Arundel.
Gravas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid body kick from Arundel.
Arundel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Arundel tries a low kick but Gravas avoids it.
Gravas misses with a hook. Arundel ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas tries to land a leg kick but Arundel saw it coming and moves away.
Arundel misses with a body kick.
Gravas is looking to slow Arundel down with leg kicks.
Gravas scores with a hook.
Gravas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arundel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gravas .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arundel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gravas 's head backwards.
Gravas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gravas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arundel throws out the jab.
Arundel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gravas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Latka Gravas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Arundel misses.
Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Arundel off balance momentarily.
Arundel is looking to chop away at Gravas 's legs.
Gravas throws out a counter right but Arundel avoids it with no problem.
Gravas misses the jab.
Arundel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arundel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gravas counters with a nice leg kick.
Gravas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arundels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Gravas misses.
Arundel throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gravas avoids it.
Arundel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gravas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arundel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a hook
enabling Arundel to counter with a crisp jab.
Gravas wants to land a leg kick but Arundel is out of range.
Arundel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gravas lunges at Arundel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arundel's hand.
A nice leg kick from Gravas , right into the meat of the thigh.
Arundel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gravas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gravas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arundel.
Arundel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Arundel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gravas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arundel throws a shot from downtown. Gravas moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Gravas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel just misses with a punch to the body.
Arundel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gravas throws a jab when Arundel was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Arundel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravas slips under a jab.
Arundel lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arundel throws a leg kick but Gravas moved away.
Arundel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gravas .
It looked like Arundel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arundel misses with a right hand
and Gravas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gravas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arundel throws the kick towards the body but Gravas avoids it.
Arundel misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gravas motions for Arundel to come forward. Gravas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arundel thuds his right hand into Gravas 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gravas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arundel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Arundel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gravas scores with a nice right hand.
Arundel thows a leg kick but Gravas checks it
and Gravas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arundel misses with a jab to the body
and Gravas counters with a straight right hand.
Gravas throws a leg kick which misses Arundel's front leg but catches the back leg as Arundel tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gravas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arundel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas scores with a leg kick.
Arundel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gravas counters with a straight right hand.
Gravas throws the left hand but Arundel avoids the punch easily.
Arundel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gravas just manages to avoid it.
Gravas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arundel.
Gravas misses with a leg kick
and Arundel counters with a straight right hand.
Gravas takes one to the chin there.
Gravas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arundel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gravas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arundel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gravas throws out a counter right but Arundel avoids it with no problem.
Arundel lands a nice shot that snaps Gravas 's head back.
Gravas thumps Arundel with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Arundel blocks the leg kick.
Gravas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arundel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gravas connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gravas lands a jab.
Gravas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Gravas tenderised Arundel's leg. Arundel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gravas moves out of range as Arundel strikes.
Gravas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick lands for Gravas .
Gravas lands with a right hand.
Arundel slips a jab from Gravas .
An inside leg kick from Gravas misses.
Arundel throws a body kick that misses.
Arundel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arundel misses with a left hand
and Gravas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gravas counter with a right hand.
Arundel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gravas .
Gravas throws out a counter right but Arundel avoids it with no problem.
Arundel swings widly with a right hand
and Gravas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gravas tries to move into range but Arundel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas moves out of range of the strikes.
Gravas tries a quick counter leg kick but Arundel is wise to it.
Gravas with the inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gravas .
Gravas connects with a leg kick.
A low kick from Arundel is predictable there
and Gravas counters with a straight right hand.
Arundel misses with a body shot.
Gravas tries a quick counter leg kick but Arundel is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel misses with an uppercut.
Arundel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gravas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gravas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arundel is able to avoid easily.
Gravas misses with an uppercut
and Arundel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arundel slips under a jab.
Arundel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A clash of legs there as Arundel blocks the low kick.
Gravas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arundel misses with a kick to the body
and Arundel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arundel swings for the body but Gravas moves out of range.
Gravas misses with a hook. Arundel ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gravas checks it well.
Gravas throws a right hand that misses
letting Arundel counter with a right hand.
Gravas throws a jab but it's blocked by Arundel.
Gravas avoids the body shot from Arundel.
A shot to the liver by Arundel. Beautiful body shot.
Arundel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gravas .
Arundel slips under a jab from Gravas .
Gravas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arundel lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Latka Gravas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Arundel.
Gravas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arundel.
Arundel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gravas counters with a leg kick.
Gravas moves out of range of the strikes.
Arundel misses with a looping right.
Arundel misses the shot to the body.
Gravas lunges at Arundel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arundel's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gravas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gravas throws a lazy uppercut
and Arundel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas throws a jab when Arundel was well out of range.
Arundel punishes Gravas 's body with a nice straight punch.
Arundel misses with a low kick.
Gravas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arundel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gravas avoids a kick to the body.
Arundel scores with a leg kick.
Gravas moves out of range of the strikes.
Gravas throws out a counter right but Arundel avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from Gravas misses
and Gravas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arundel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Latka Gravas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gravas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Gravas misses.
Arundel throwing a counter right hand but Gravas manages to avoid it.
Arundel looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravas is just out of range.
Gravas lands the left hand.
Arundel slips under a jab from Gravas .
A little feinted left hand from Arundel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arundel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arundel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gravas .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravas throws a hook to the side of Arundel's head but Arundel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Gravas backs away, Arundel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Arundel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gravas slips a jab from Arundel.
Arundel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gravas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arundel.
Gravas feints a counter leg kick.
Arundel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gravas throws a leg kick but Arundel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Arundel misses.
Gravas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arundel is out of range.
Arundel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gravas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas with a jab.
Gravas misses with a looping left.
Latrobe Arundel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gravas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gravas throws an overhand right that lands on Arundel's shoulder, as Arundel tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Gravas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gravas misses with a low kick.
Gravas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arundel tried to score with a low kick but Gravas checks it.
Gravas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arundel on the side of the head.
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 Latrobe Arundel.
Well Gravas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Latka Gravas !
Latka Gravas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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