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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 1260 p4p, 1334 weight class) and Eric Dungey (ranked 190 p4p, 202 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by I Won't Back Down. Michael Cole is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class 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 43 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Dungey!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dungey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Dungey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Dungey throws out a counter right but Cole avoids it with no problem.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Dungey is just out of range.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dungey.
Cole misses with a hook to the body
and Dungey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Michael Cole has been cut.
Cole throws a leg kick but Dungey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dungey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dungey moves away.
Dungey misses with a straight right.
Cole was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Michael Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Dungey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Dungey is just out of range.
Dungey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cole fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dungey to the ground. Cole is now in Dungey's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dungey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dungey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cole stops Dungey from standing up.
Cole throws a big right hand that misses.
Dungey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cole prevents Dungey from getting back to his feet.
Cole scoring with some ground and pound.
Cole throwing strikes but missing.
Cole with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Dungey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cole accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cole trying to control but Dungey is working from the bottom.
Cole with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole throwing strikes but missing.
Dungey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cole.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dungey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dungey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dungey wants to stand up but Cole is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cole seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cole misses the jab.
Cole lands a right hook to the body.
Cole slips under a jab.
It looked like Cole was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dungey.
Dungey tries to move into range but Cole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cole throws an off balance right hand
and Dungey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dungey is fending him off so far but Cole persists. Nope, Dungey circles away and we're back to standing.
Dungey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cole swings for the body but Dungey moves out of range.
It seemed like Dungey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dungey loads up on a big right hand but Cole slips the punch.
Cole shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dungey as he avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Cole blocks the leg kick.
Cole changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dungey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dungey throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Cole jabs Dungey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dungey misses with a leg kick.
Cole lands a leg kick that knocks Dungey off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dungey misses with a hook
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
Cole lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Dungey misses with a right hand
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Cole misses
and Dungey counters with a nice uppercut.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dungey was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dungey can do to turn this around?
Cole misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dungey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dungey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dungey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dungey is looking for the big counter here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cole.
Cole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dungey has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dungey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dungey looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Cole drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cole trying to control but Dungey is working from the bottom.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cole throwing strikes from guard but Dungey blocks nicely.
Cole wants to control from the top but Dungey keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a strike but Dungey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cole has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dungey has passed into side control.
Cole is looking to reverse the position.
Cole is working hard here to advance position.
Cole struggling a bit here.
Cole is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole struggling a bit here.
Cole sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dungey tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cole controls his leg.
Cole is looking to control Dungey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cole avoid being mounted?
Cole moves into full guard.
Cole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dungey counters with a stiff right hand.
Dungey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Dungey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cole misses the body punch
and Dungey counters with a nice leg kick.
Cole missing with a left hand there. Dungey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cole misses with a hook to the body
and Dungey counters with a straight right hand.
Cole scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Cole will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dungey misses with a two punch combination.
Michael Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole lands with a good body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cole.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dungey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dungey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cole.
Cole wants to control from the top but Dungey keeps moving.
Cole working some strikes from top position.
Cole looking to sit in guard and control but Dungey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dungey tries to stand but Cole is controlling from the bottom.
Cole looking for a sweep. Not yet Cole, not yet.
Dungey wants to stand but Cole has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cole controls Dungey momentarily but Dungey frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eric Dungey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cole manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dungey manages to get himself to full guard.
Dungey keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Cole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cole has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dungey has momentary wrist control but Cole slips an elbow through the middle.
Cole postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dungey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dungey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dungey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dungey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole throws a strike but Dungey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cole has a closed guard, preventing Dungey from standing up.
Cole wants to sweep here but Dungey controlling him for the moment.
Cole pulls Dungey in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dungey won't allow Cole to sweep him here.
Cole looking to control.
Cole is really struggling to control Dungey but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dungey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dungey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Cole backs off Dungey throws a huge counter combo but Cole manages to avoid it all.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cole throws out a loose jab but Dungey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cole has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Cole!
An out of breath and clearly excited Michael Cole thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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