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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Lund (ranked 885 p4p, 814 weight class) and Paul Muhapuro (ranked 139 p4p, 133 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aaron Lund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Muhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhapuro misses with a hook
and Lund counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muhapuro looks to land a left hand but Lund moved out of range nicely.
Muhapuro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muhapuro throws a lazy right hand but Lund sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lund was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Muhapuro misses with an uppercut
and Lund cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro clinches.
Lund swings wildly with an uppercut but Muhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muhapuro.
Lund misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lund throws a punch but it's blocked by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Lund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lund creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Muhapuro's defenses.
Lund escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muhapuro misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Muhapuro.
Muhapuro sizes up Lund with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund avoids a kick to the body.
Lund seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Muhapuro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lund counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muhapuro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muhapuro misses with a hook.
Muhapuro cracks Lund with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muhapuro moves in looking to clinch but Lund pushes him off.
Lund has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Muhapuro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lund has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Muhapuro throws out a loose jab but Lund uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Lund was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lund. Muhapuro shrugs it off though.
Muhapuro scores with a jab to the head.
Paul Muhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lund blocks a leg kick.
Lund blocks a low kick nicely.
Lund goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Muhapuro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lund.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro darts in and clinches Lund up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lund lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lund wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muhapuro scores with a shot to the side of Lund's head.
Muhapuro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lund backwards.
Muhapuro working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro misses with a punch to the body.
Lund wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lund's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lund walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Muhapuro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Muhapuro feints and then cracks Lund's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lund down.
Muhapuro just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Lund wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch but Lund swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lund fires out a quick counter leg kick but Muhapuro just manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Muhapuro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muhapuro.
Danga de danga de dang - Muhapuro scores with a four punch combination!
Muhapuro throws a leg kick
letting Lund counter with a right hand.
Muhapuro misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund walks into a straight right hand from Muhapuro.
Lund misses with an attempted mid kick.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick which misses Lund's front leg but catches the back leg as Lund tries to avoid it.
Muhapuro takes the fight into the clinch.
Lund pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lund works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Muhapuro as the two fighters clinch.
Muhapuro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muhapuro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muhapuro struggles to land a body shot inside as Lund controls his hands.
Muhapuro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lund's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muhapuro.
Lund lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lund wants to break free but Muhapuro has control.
Muhapuro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lund looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muhapuro tries to throw a body punch but Lund avoids it by throwing Muhapuro back against the cage.
Lund manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Muhapuro tenderised Lund's leg. Lund is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muhapuro throws a jab when Lund was well out of range.
Lund connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muhapuro just misses with a punch to the body.
Lund digs a good body shot into Muhapuro's ribs.
Lund slips a straight right by Muhapuro.
As Muhapuro backs away, Lund returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Muhapuro scores with a jab to the body.
Muhapuro misses with a right hand
and Lund connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muhapuro lands a leg kick that knocks Lund off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lund takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Muhapuro misses with a combination
and Lund counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Muhapuro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Muhapuro throws a poor cross that misses
and Lund counters with a body kick.
A jab from Muhapuro finds it's way through Lund's defenses.
Lund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muhapuro throws out the jab.
Lund looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lund avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick that misses.
Paul Muhapuro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muhapuro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Muhapuro misses with a body kick.
It looked like Lund wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lund checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lund appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A cross from Muhapuro lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhapuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick but Lund sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good exchange - Muhapuro coming out on top.
Lund tries a low kick but Muhapuro avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muhapuro misses with a low kick.
Muhapuro stalks Lund and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lund's face. Lund staggers backwards, shaken.
Muhapuro throws a right hand that misses
and Lund cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muhapuro connects with an inside leg kick.
Muhapuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muhapuro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Lund was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Muhapuro.
Lund on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lund has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muhapuro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lund.
Lund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro throws a shot from downtown. Lund moves away and avoids it.
Lund tried to counter with a leg kick but Muhapuro avoided it.
Muhapuro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lund. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muhapuro throws a front kick aimed at Lund's knee but Lund avoids it well.
Muhapuro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Muhapuro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Lund misses.
Muhapuro works Lund's body with a nice hook.
Muhapuro thuds his right hand into Lund's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Muhapuro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lund moves away from the strike by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro misses with a leg kick
and Lund counters with a thumping low kick.
Muhapuro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muhapuro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lund throws a low kick but it's checked well by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Muhapuro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro loads up on a big right hand but Lund slips the punch.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up but Lund circles away and keeps his distance.
Lund appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Muhapuro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lund is out of range and Muhapuro settles back down.
Lund lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lund avoids the body shot from Muhapuro.
Lund throws a hook but Muhapuro blocks it.
Muhapuro slips a jab from Lund.
Muhapuro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lund misses with a looping left.
A big right from Muhapuro misses.
It looked like Lund wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muhapuro throws a right hand that Lund ducks under and follows up with a left that Lund also avoids with ease.
Muhapuro throws a hook to the side of Lund's head but Lund sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Muhapuro.
Good work by Lund as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro connects with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Lund.
It looked like Lund wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lund ducks under a wild hook from Muhapuro.
Lund throwing a counter right hand but Muhapuro manages to avoid it.
Muhapuro moves into the clinch.
Muhapuro blocks a body shot from Lund.
Paul Muhapuro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lund working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muhapuro blocks the elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lund breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch but Lund swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Lund wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muhapuro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Muhapuro tenderised Lund's leg. Lund is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lund stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro throws a series of punches but Lund moves out of range.
Muhapuro lands a nice shot that snaps Lund's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Muhapuro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Muhapuro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lund.
Lund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muhapuro manages to avoid it.
Muhapuro wants to slow Lund down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Muhapuro misses
and Lund connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lund catches Muhapuro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lund on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lund lands with a shot to the body.
Muhapuro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lund.
Lund was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Lund was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick but Lund moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Lund checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Muhapuro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lund throwing a counter right hand but Muhapuro manages to avoid it.
Lund is looking to chop away at Muhapuro's legs.
A low kick from Muhapuro is predictable there
and Lund counters with a good low kick that Muhapuro was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Muhapuro 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 Lund has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lund and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And Lund counters with a quick kick to the body but Muhapuro blocks it.
Muhapuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lund tried to counter with a leg kick but Muhapuro avoided it.
Lund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lund lands the left hand.
Lund throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Muhapuro's head.
Muhapuro misses with a wild body shot.
Muhapuro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Muhapuro is looking to chop away at Lund's legs.
Lund is looking to counter punch.
Muhapuro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lund.
Lund scores with a jab to the head.
Muhapuro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muhapuro thows a leg kick but Lund checks it
and Muhapuro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muhapuro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Lund counter with a right hand.
Aaron Lund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund slips under a jab from Muhapuro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muhapuro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Muhapuro connects with a leg kick.
Lund takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy left from Lund finds it's target.
Lund throws a hook to the side of Muhapuro's head but Muhapuro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muhapuro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lund checks it well.
Muhapuro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Muhapuro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Muhapuro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Muhapuro misses with a double jab
and Lund counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro throws a chopping leg kick but Lund manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Muhapuro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lund checks a leg kick.
Muhapuro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lund looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lund misses with an uppercut.
Muhapuro only half commits to the counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Muhapuro misses.
Lund with the inside leg kick.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick
and Lund counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muhapuro throws out a leg kick but Lund moves out of range and Muhapuro only half commits.
Lund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro misses with a right hand
and Lund counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lund is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Muhapuro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lund on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muhapuro. Muhapuro obviously looking to wear him down.
Lund with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muhapuro scores with the left hand. Lund knows he should have avoided that one.
Lund stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muhapuro.
Lund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muhapuro misses with an uppercut
and Lund counters with a body kick that stops Muhapuro in his tracks momentarily.
A jab from Muhapuro misses.
Lund appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Muhapuro misses with a few strikes there.
Lund walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Muhapuro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muhapuro slips a jab from Lund.
Muhapuro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lund is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 Aaron Lund.
Well Muhapuro 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Muhapuro!
An out of breath Paul Muhapuro 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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