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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darwin Budluvski (ranked 610 p4p, 534 weight class) and Astro Traveller (ranked 94 p4p, 86 weight class). Traveller has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darwin Budluvski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Astro Traveller!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budluvski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Budluvski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Budluvski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Traveller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Budluvski throws a leg kick but Traveller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Traveller clinches.
Traveller blocks an elbow strike from Budluvski.
Traveller throws a punch but it's blocked by Budluvski.
Traveller misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Budluvski.
Budluvski misses with a body punch.
Traveller lands a hook that snaps the head of Budluvski backwards.
Traveller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Budluvski working aggressively here.
Budluvski digs a right hand into Traveller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Traveller's gas tank.
Budluvski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budluvski tries a body shot but Traveller blocks it.
Traveller scores with a shot to the side of Budluvski's head.
Nice body punch from Traveller - that landed with a thud.
Traveller throws a punch but it's blocked by Budluvski.
Budluvski tries a body shot but Traveller blocks it.
Budluvski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Budluvski lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budluvski swings wildly with an uppercut but Traveller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traveller blocks an uppercut.
Traveller digs a right hand underneath Budluvski's ribcage. Budluvski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Budluvski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Budluvski lands a shot to the body.
Budluvski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Budluvski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Traveller prevents a body shot from Budluvski.
Budluvski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Traveller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Budluvski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Traveller can turn it around.
Budluvski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traveller's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traveller.
Traveller lands with a right to the head.
Traveller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Budluvski lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Budluvski.
Budluvski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Traveller or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budluvski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traveller blocks a body shot from Budluvski.
Budluvski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Traveller throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Traveller.
Budluvski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Traveller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Traveller breaks the clinch.
Darwin Budluvski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budluvski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Budluvski throws a solid leg kick but Traveller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Budluvski.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Traveller! But no joy.
Traveller throws a sloppy head kick and Budluvski moves out of range easily.
Budluvski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Budluvski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Traveller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Budluvski scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Budluvski.
Budluvski misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Budluvski. Those never looked like landing.
Budluvski moves out of range as Traveller strikes.
Budluvski throws a wild body kick that Traveller sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Budluvski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Traveller does it's job there.
Budluvski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Budluvski slips a straight right by Traveller.
Budluvski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Traveller.
Budluvski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Traveller takes a step back to recover.
A shot to the liver by Budluvski. Beautiful body shot.
Budluvski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Budluvski slams his shin into Traveller's torso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Budluvski.
Traveller misses with an uppercut. Budluvski saw that one coming.
Traveller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Traveller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Budluvski throws a body punch but Traveller moves out of range.
Budluvski connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traveller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Budluvskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Budluvski throws a right and a left that Traveller avoids nicely.
Budluvski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Budluvski.
Budluvski tries to land a leg kick but Traveller saw it coming and moves away.
Budluvski ducks right into an uppercut from Traveller.
Traveller slips a jab from Budluvski.
Traveller lands with a right hand.
Budluvski misses with a body kick.
Budluvski throws a shot from downtown. Traveller moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Traveller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Budluvski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budluvski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Traveller. That did some damage!
A left lands for Budluvski.
Traveller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin Budluvski 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.
Budluvski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Traveller backs up against the cage.
Budluvski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Traveller.
Budluvski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Budluvski looks to land a right hand but Traveller moved out of range.
Budluvski with the inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Traveller in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good leg kick by Budluvski.
Budluvski cracks a nice hook into Traveller's ribs.
Budluvski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Traveller counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Budluvski.
Budluvski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Traveller.
Budluvski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Budluvski connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budluvski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Budluvski throws a wild body kick that Traveller sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traveller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Budluvski. Budluvski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Traveller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Budluvski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Traveller can do to turn this around?
Budluvski missing with a left hand there. Traveller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Budluvski slips a jab from Traveller.
Traveller slips under a jab.
Budluvski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Budluvski throws a right hand that Traveller ducks under and follows up with a left that Traveller also avoids with ease.
Budluvski misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Traveller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Traveller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Budluvski.
Budluvski throws a jab when Traveller was well out of range.
Traveller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Budluvski.
Darwin Budluvski is winning the standup battle so far.
Budluvski moves away from the strike by Traveller.
Traveller moves into the clinch successfully.
Budluvski tries to work over Traveller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Budluvski lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski blocks an uppercut.
Traveller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Traveller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Budluvski thinks about countering with a body kick.
Traveller misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budluvski swings for the body but Traveller moves out of range.
Budluvski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Budluvski thumps Traveller with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Budluvski. That snapped Traveller's head back.
Traveller scores with a jab.
Traveller clinches up with Budluvski and pushes him back against the cage.
Traveller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Traveller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Traveller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Budluvski throws a leg kick but Traveller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Budluvski thuds his right hand into Traveller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Budluvski misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski tries to land a front kick but Traveller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Budluvski misses with a leg kick
and Traveller counters with a nice leg kick.
Traveller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Budluvski.
Traveller only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Budluvski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Traveller ducks under a wild hook from Budluvski.
Traveller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Budluvski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Traveller cracks Budluvski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Budluvski lands a nice shot to the body.
Traveller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Budluvski throws a right and a left that Traveller avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Traveller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Traveller wants to clinch
and Budluvski counters with a series of strikes. Traveller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Budluvski scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budluvski lands with a hook. Traveller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveller throws a body shot but no joy.
Budluvski jabs at Traveller's body.
An inside leg kick from Budluvski misses.
Budluvski avoids the head kick by Traveller.
Budluvski scores with a jab to the head.
A cross from Budluvski lands.
A low kick lands for Budluvski.
Budluvski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Budluvski looks for the body kick but Traveller saw that one coming.
Budluvski throws a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budluvski misses with a straight right.
Traveller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Budluvski slips a straight right by Traveller.
Budluvski throws a quick counter head kick but Traveller was just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin Budluvski dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Budluvski throws a wild body kick that Traveller sees coming a mile off.
Traveller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Astro Traveller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A thudding body kick lands there by Budluvski!
Budluvski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Budluvski keeps Traveller at a distance using the push kick.
Budluvski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Traveller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Traveller misses with a hook.
Budluvski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Traveller avoids the head kick by Budluvski.
Budluvski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Traveller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traveller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Budluvski punishes Traveller's body with a nice straight punch.
Traveller slips a jab and a cross from Budluvski.
Traveller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Traveller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Budluvski.
Budluvski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Traveller doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Budluvski as he connects with a hook.
Budluvski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Budluvski takes a swing at Traveller's ribcage but misses.
Budluvski throws a head kick that misses.
Budluvski looks to score with a jab to the body but Traveller is just out of range.
Traveller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Budluvski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Budluvski swings for the body but Traveller moves out of range.
Traveller works the jab nicely.
Budluvski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Budluvski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Traveller.
Traveller misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Budluvski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traveller throws a low kick but Budluvski moves out of range easily.
Budluvski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Traveller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski throws a leg kick but Traveller moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Traveller misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traveller throws a body punch but Budluvski moves out of range.
Budluvski half committed to a counter leg kick.
Traveller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Budluvski.
Budluvski lands a lovely overhand right.
Traveller thuds his right hand into Budluvski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Budluvski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Budluvski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Traveller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Budluvski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Traveller.
Good standup being displayed there by Budluvski as he connects with a hook.
Budluvski throws a push kick but Traveller slaps the foot to one side.
Budluvski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Traveller misses the target.
Budluvski catches Traveller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Budluvski tries to keep at a distance but Traveller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Budluvski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Traveller.
Traveller misses with some punches.
Traveller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Traveller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Traveller lands with a right to the head.
Budluvski has a couple of punches blocked by Traveller.
Traveller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Budluvski backwards.
Budluvski blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Traveller.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Traveller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Traveller tries a body shot but Budluvski blocks it.
Traveller lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budluvski misses with an elbow strike.
Budluvski misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski digs a right hand underneath Traveller's ribcage. Traveller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Traveller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Traveller misses with the head strike.
Traveller lands with a left to the head.
Budluvski lands a left hand.
Budluvski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Traveller.
Traveller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traveller misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Budluvski.
Traveller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Traveller throws a head punch that misses.
Traveller lands with a left to the head.
Budluvski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traveller's elbow.
Budluvski blocks an uppercut.
Traveller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traveller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Budluvski scores with a shot to the side of Traveller's head.
Budluvski throws a head punch that misses.
Traveller misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Astro Traveller.
I think Budluvski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darwin Budluvski!
A very excited looking Darwin Budluvski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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