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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 895 p4p, 915 weight class) and Che Von Cru (ranked 135 p4p, 136 weight class). Cru has chosen the stranger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Che Von Cru!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Cru misses
and Sole counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sole throws out a loose jab but Cru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sole looks to land a body kick but Cru moved away.
Cru misses with a low kick.
Sole on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Cru checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sole.
Sole cracks Cru with an open hand slap.
Sole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cru checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Sole moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cru throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cru jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sole throws a leg kick but Cru moved away.
Cru swinging wildly here.
Sole throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sole connects with a body shot.
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!
Cru lands a jab-cross combination.
A leg kick checked by Sole.
Sole tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cru throws a chopping leg kick but Sole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sole misses with a wild body shot.
Cru checks a low kick from Sole.
Cru throws a hook but Sole avoids it easily.
Cru connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sole. Sole circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cru throws a leg kick which misses Sole's front leg but catches the back leg as Sole tries to avoid it.
Cru fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sole checks it well.
Sole looks to land a left hand but Cru moved out of range nicely.
Cru scores with a sloppy right hand. Sole should have avoided that one.
Sole scores with a shot to the body.
Sole throws a low kick, looking for Cru's leg but Cru calmly moves out of range.
Sole looks to land a left hand but Cru moved out of range nicely.
Sole sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A leg kick checked by Cru.
Cru shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Cru does no damage.
Cru connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole misses with a low kick.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws an overhand right that lands on Cru's shoulder, as Cru tries to avoid the shot.
Sole throws a lazy right hand but Cru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cru misses with a low kick.
Cru drops his hands momentarily and Sole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cru misses with a straight right.
Cru scores with a sloppy right hand. Sole should have avoided that one.
Sole lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cru scores with a leg kick.
Cru takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sole throws a leg kick but Cru sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cru 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.
Cru slips under a jab from Sole.
Cru is looking to score with low kicks.
Sole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cru counters with a nice leg kick.
Sole scores with a push kick.
Cru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sole thows a leg kick but Cru checks it
and Cru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sole thinking.
Cru wants to slow Sole down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cru checks it well.
Sole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cru.
Sole throws a nice looking combination but Cru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Cru does no damage.
Cru throws a front kick aimed at Sole's knee but Sole avoids it well.
Sole misses with a hook.
Cru misses with a low kick.
Sole is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cru on the side of the head.
Cru scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cru.
Sole connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cru ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Cru feints a counter leg kick.
Cru chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cru lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sole misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Cru - just one landing.
Sole slips a jab from Cru.
Sole throwing a counter right hand but Cru manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cru jabs Sole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sole takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sole is looking to score with low kicks.
Sole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cru misses with a low kick.
Sole throwing a counter right hand but Cru manages to avoid it.
Sole misses with a looping right.
Cru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sole takes a swing at Cru's ribcage but misses.
Sole throws a low kick but Cru moves out of range easily.
Cru swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sole.
Sole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cru.
Sole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Che Von Cru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sole lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cru has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cru and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sole lands a jab to Cru's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cru scores with a hook to the body. Sole takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cru connects with a solid leg kick.
Sole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Che Von Cru 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.
Cru throws a jab but it's blocked by Sole.
Jacks Sole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cru lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sole's sensitive parts.
Cru scores with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Cru finds it's target.
Sole takes one on the button.
Sole is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sole moves out of range of the body kick from Cru.
Cru scores with a jab.
Sole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Sole misses its intended target.
Cru scores with a nice right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Cru blocks the leg kick.
Sole thows a leg kick but Cru checks it
and Cru counters with a nice leg kick.
Sole moves out of range as Cru strikes.
Sole throws a leg kick but Cru sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cru fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sole.
Sole misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole missing with a left hand there. Cru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sole just misses with a punch to the body.
Cru looks to land a body kick but Sole moved away.
Cru throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole throws a looping overhand right but Cru ducks down to avoid it.
Sole tries to land a front kick but Cru steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Despite the aggression on Cru's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sole checks a leg kick nicely.
Sole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cru throws out the jab.
Cru looks to land a right hand but Sole moved out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sole might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cru tried to score with a low kick but Sole checks it.
Sole feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cru pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sole is out of range and Cru settles back down.
Cru connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sole's hands.
Cru throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cru throws a solid leg kick but Sole takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cru.
An attempted straight right counter from Sole misses the target.
Sole throws a looping overhand right but Cru ducks down to avoid it.
Sole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cru.
A telegraphed right hand from Cru misses the target.
It looked like Sole was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cru.
Cru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sole.
Sole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cru is able to avoid easily.
Cru tries to clinch but Sole moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Sole, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sole misses the jab.
Cru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cru swings for the body but Sole moves out of range.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Cru wants to land a leg kick but Sole is out of range.
Cru fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sole is out of range.
Sole is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cru. That's going to slow Sole down.
Sole misses with a body shot.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cru blocks the body kick.
Cru throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sole throws a leg kick but Cru moved away.
Cru checks a leg kick.
Cru scores with a jab. Sole acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sole changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Cru both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Sole.
Che Von Cru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cru throws a leg kick which misses Sole's front leg but catches the back leg as Sole tries to avoid it.
Sole lands a nice shot that snaps Cru's head back.
An inside leg kick from Sole misses.
Cru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cru! But no joy.
Cru takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cru.
A counter left hand to the body from Sole misses its target.
Cru lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sole lands a head shot.
Cru looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cru 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.
Cru connects with an inside leg kick.
Cru swings widly with a right hand
and Sole counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cru momentarily.
A big right from Sole misses.
Cru throws a leg kick which misses Sole's front leg but catches the back leg as Sole tries to avoid it.
Sole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cru moves away.
A nice leg kick from Cru, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cru lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cru fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sole is out of range.
Cru throws a solid leg kick but Sole takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cru.
Cru clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Sole's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sole swings wildly with an uppercut but Cru uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cru.
Sole misses with a punch to the body.
Sole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sole gets control of Cru's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sole will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cru trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sole's guard.
Sole trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cru won't allow Sole to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cru stands up and waves to Sole to follow him.
Cru blocks a low kick nicely.
Sole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sole checks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Cru.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Che Von Cru will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sole drops his hands momentarily and Cru takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cru takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sole throws a looping overhand right but Cru ducks down to avoid it.
Cru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cru slips a jab from Sole.
It seemed like Cru was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sole is looking to counter punch.
Cru with a jab.
Cru bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sole's head.
Cru blocks a leg kick.
Sole gets tackled into the cage by Cru. Cru maintains the clinch.
Sole jumps guard and drags Cru to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cru wants to get up but he can't break Sole's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sole looking for a guillotine here but Cru defends easily.
Cru stands and steps away. Sole gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cru moves out of range of the leg kick from Sole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cru scores with a sloppy right hand. Sole should have avoided that one.
Sole throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Cru.
Cru throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick from Sole, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sole looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cru. That's going to slow Sole down.
Cru with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Cru blocks the low kick.
Cru checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sole pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cru is out of range and Sole settles back down.
Sole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole throws a leg kick but Cru sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cru dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sole. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole misses with an uppercut.
Cru connects with a body shot.
Cru gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cru scores with a shoulder strike.
Cru lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sole or not.
Cru pushes Sole back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sole is trying to break the clinch but Cru has him pressed against the cage.
Sole misses with some punches.
Cru throws a head punch that misses.
Cru works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sole struggles to land a body shot inside as Cru controls his hands.
Sole can't find room to land a body shot as Cru controls the action.
A hook to the body from Cru.
A shot in the inside from Sole.
Cru cracks Sole with a nice body shot.
Cru tries to throw a body punch but Sole avoids it by throwing Cru back against the cage.
Cru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Cru.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cru lands with a left to the head.
Sole prevents a body shot from Cru.
A short body shot lands from Cru as the two fighters clinch.
Sole struggles to land a body shot inside as Cru controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sole.
A head punch on the inside from Cru fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Sole.
Cru works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Cru.
Cru lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Cru.
Sole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sole takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sole fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cru.
Cru lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sole backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sole blocks a body shot from Cru.
Cru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sole looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole pushes Cru back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cru fails to land.
Cru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sole's elbow.
Che Von Cru seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cru.
Sole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cru tries to work over Sole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cru takes a shot to the head.
Cru prevents a body shot from Sole.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cru.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sole.
A nice left hand lands by Cru.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sole lands an uppercut.
Cru lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cru fails to land.
Sole misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Che Von Cru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cru winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Che Von Cru!
A relieved looking Che Von Cru thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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