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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Battleby (ranked 2368 p4p, 2475 weight class) and Dick Ekelund (ranked 251 p4p, 260 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ulysses Battleby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Ekelund!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battleby scores with the left hand. Ekelund knows he should have avoided that one.
Battleby lands a body shot.
Ekelund lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Ekelund misses.
Ekelund wants to clinch up but Battleby keeps it at a distance.
Ekelund takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Battleby misses with a low kick.
Ekelund throws a hook to the side of Battleby's head but Battleby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Battleby is looking to counter the offense by Ekelund and move into the clinch.
Battleby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ekelund.
Ekelund misses with an uppercut
and Battleby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ekelund connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekelund darts in and clinches Battleby up against the cage.
Ekelund prevents a body shot from Battleby.
Battleby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Battleby throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekelund.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ekelund as Battleby tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battleby is trying to force a seperation but Ekelund has the dominant position.
Battleby misses with some punches.
Battleby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Battleby tries a head kick but it misses.
Ekelund gets a clinch.
Battleby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battleby blocks an uppercut.
Battleby misses with a body punch.
Battleby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekelund blocking some punches.
Battleby misses with a punch on the inside.
Battleby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Battleby lands a hook that snaps the head of Ekelund backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Ekelund lands with a light punch inside.
Ekelund landing knees to the body.
Ekelund lands a hook that snaps the head of Battleby backwards.
Ekelund lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekelund.
Battleby misses with the head strike.
Ekelund lands a right hand that snaps the head of Battleby backwards.
Battleby working aggressively here.
Battleby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund throws a head punch that misses.
Battleby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battleby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Battleby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ekelund looks to throw the jab but Battleby is out of range.
Ekelund works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheers as Ekelund lands an impressive looking overhand right. Battleby doesn't seem phased though.
Ekelund rushes Battleby and presses him up against the cage.
Battleby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battleby looking to stall.
Battleby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battleby misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ekelund fails to land.
Battleby cracks Ekelund with a nice body shot.
Battleby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Battleby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ekelund closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ekelund creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Battleby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ekelund tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battleby was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekelund.
A big left from Ekelund misses.
Ekelund has closed the distance and engaged Battleby in a clinch.
Ekelund has Battleby pressed against the cage, preventing Battleby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ekelund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Battleby is defending well for now.
Battleby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ekelund tries to clinch but Battleby moves out of range.
Battleby throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ekelund avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund tries to clinch there but Battleby circles away.
Ekelund moves in looking to clinch but Battleby pushes him off.
It looked like Battleby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ekelund.
Ekelund fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Battleby, pushing him back against the cage.
Battleby tries to throw a body punch but Ekelund avoids it by throwing Battleby back against the cage.
Ekelund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battleby tries to work over Ekelund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battleby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battleby.
Ekelund lands a right hand.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battleby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battleby breaks the clinch.
Ekelund moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ekelund.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Ekelund dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ekelund has closed the distance and engaged Battleby in a clinch.
Battleby misses with a body punch.
Ekelund working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dick Ekelund seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ekelund throws a head punch that misses.
Ekelund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Battlebys head.
Battleby scores with a hook to the body.
Battleby misses with a punch to the body.
Battleby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ekelund backwards.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Battleby works on Ekelund's body with a couple of short punches.
Battleby throws a head punch that misses.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekelund takes a shot to the head.
Battleby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battleby has a couple of punches blocked by Ekelund.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ekelund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Battleby is defending well for now.
Battleby manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekelund pushes Battleby up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekelund scores with a shoulder strike.
Ekelund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battleby tries to work over Ekelund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Battleby lands with a left to the head.
Battleby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekelund's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battleby.
Battleby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Battleby.
Battleby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ekelund lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Battleby backwards.
Ekelund keeps control of Battleby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Battleby prevents Ekelund from breaking the clinch.
Ekelund lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ekelund working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ekelund landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Battleby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battleby takes a shot to the head.
Battleby tries to work over Ekelund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battleby struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekelund controls his hands.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Battleby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekelund throws a punch but it's blocked by Battleby.
Battleby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battleby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battleby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Battleby breaks from the clinch.
Ekelund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ekelund darts in trying to clinch
and Battleby counters with a three punch combo that has Ekelund backing up. Ekelund nods at Battleby to acknowledge the strikes.
Battleby throws a wild body kick that Ekelund sees coming a mile off.
Battleby keeps the fight on the outside.
Ekelund tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ekelund misses with the combination.
Ulysses Battleby is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battleby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ekelund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Battleby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Battleby lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ekelund's sensitive parts.
Ekelund takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Battleby lands with a cross.
Ekelund moves in looking to clinch but Battleby pushes him off.
And Battleby counters with a quick kick to the body but Ekelund blocks it.
Battleby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ekelund clinches up against the cage.
Battleby pushes Ekelund back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ekelund throws a punch but it's blocked by Battleby.
Battleby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ekelund tries to clinch but Battleby is having none of it.
Battleby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund doesn't manage to clinch there - Battleby circles away.
Ekelund bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Battleby's head.
Ekelund 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekelund lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ekelund tries to clinch up but Battleby circles away and keeps his distance.
Battleby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ekelund closes the distance and pushes Battleby back into the cage.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Battleby.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Battleby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ekelund rushes Battleby and presses him up against the cage.
Ekelund blocks a body shot from Battleby.
Battleby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ekelund has closed the distance and engaged Battleby in a clinch.
Battleby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battleby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dick Ekelund will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Battleby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ekelund scores with the left hand. Battleby knows he should have avoided that one.
Battleby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekelund.
Ekelund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Battleby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ekelund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Battleby tries to keep at a distance but Ekelund has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ekelund throws a head punch that misses.
Battleby misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekelund lands a nice uppercut.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekelund prevents a body shot from Battleby.
Ekelund working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Battleby lands a right hand.
Ekelund can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battleby struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekelund controls his hands.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battleby breaks from the clinch.
Ekelund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Battleby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ekelund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ekelund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Battleby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Battleby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battleby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Battleby takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Battleby ducks under a wild hook from Ekelund.
Battleby throwing a counter right hand but Ekelund manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Battleby walks into a jab.
Battleby is rocked!
Battleby looks up at the clock. Bad move! Ekelund lands a right hand from hell, dropping Battleby. Ekelund pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Ekelund!
An out of breath Dick Ekelund 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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