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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aum Munga (ranked 752 p4p, 996 weight class) and Dick Ekelund (ranked 84 p4p, 105 weight class). Aum Munga could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dick Ekelund's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aum Munga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Ekelund!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekelund wants to clinch.
Ekelund keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Munga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Munga or perhaps it was just good defense by Ekelund, which made it look bad.
Nice defenses there by Munga.
Ekelund uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Munga has time to react.
Ekelund forces Munga back against the cage and clinches.
Munga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Munga scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munga misses with the head strike.
Munga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ekelund.
Munga pulls guard.
Munga keeping full guard, as Ekelund tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munga pulls Ekelund in close to prevent any damage.
Ekelund got a little sloppy there for a moment and Munga has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ekelund has managed to get both his arms back between Munga's legs - danger averted.
Ekelund slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Munga can't keep his opponent in guard - Ekelund advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Munga tries to get to full guard but Ekelund has control of the leg.
Munga makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Munga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Munga wants to sweep but no luck.
Ekelund sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Munga looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ekelund controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Munga is trying to keep Ekelund in close.
Munga lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munga throws a big right hand that misses.
Munga throwing strikes but missing.
Ekelund preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ekelund trying to control the position.
Munga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Munga throws a big right hand that misses.
Munga throwing strikes but missing.
Munga throws an elbow that misses. Ekelund uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Munga's guard. Nice move by Ekelund!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ekelund trying to control but Munga is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Munga working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Ekelund will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ekelund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munga slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Munga.
Munga scores with a sloppy right hand. Ekelund should have avoided that one.
Ekelund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ekelund gets caught napping as Munga dives in and scores a takedown. Ekelund manages to retain guard.
Munga 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.
Munga throws a big right hand that misses.
Ekelund wants to hit a sweep here but Munga passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ekelund there!
Munga with good strikes from the mount here!
Munga throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekelund can't escape the position.
Ekelund is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munga raining down hammerfists from mount.
Munga misses with some ground and pound and Ekelund recovers position to half guard.
Munga throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ekelund to regain full guard.
Munga throws an elbow that misses. Ekelund uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Munga's guard. Nice move by Ekelund!
Munga working a defensive guard but Ekelund passes into half guard.
Munga wants to control but Ekelund is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munga looking for submissions off his back.
Munga is looking to get back to full guard here but Ekelund has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munga tries to buck Ekelund off but Ekelund is having none of it.
Ekelund trying to control the position but Munga is working away.
Ekelund remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Munga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Munga is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund trying to control the position but Munga is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Munga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ekelund wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Munga sneaks back into half guard.
Ekelund trying to control the action but Munga is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Munga is looking for a sweep. Ekelund is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Munga works his way to full guard. Good work.
Munga is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ekelund defends well.
Munga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Munga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekelund postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ekelund moves out of range of the leg kick from Munga.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aum Munga 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ekelund is looking to clinch.
Munga misses with a straight left.
Ekelund tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ekelund has taken the fight to the clinch.
Munga blocking some punches.
Ekelund blocks an uppercut.
Munga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ekelund tries to clinch there but Munga circles away.
Ekelund checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ekelund listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Munga misses.
Munga bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ekelund's head backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Ekelund misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekelund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Munga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munga tries to counter with a takedown but Ekelund is quick to defend against it.
Ekelund looks to throw the jab but Munga is out of range.
Munga tries a low kick but Ekelund avoids it.
Ekelund rushes Munga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Ekelund.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekelund has a couple of punches blocked by Munga.
Munga lands a left hand.
Munga is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ekelund is defending well.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munga.
Munga jumps guard but Ekelund turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ekelund lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munga.
Ekelund trying to land knees to the body.
Munga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ekelund just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aum Munga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ekelund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
Ekelund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mungas head.
Munga working aggressively here.
Munga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Munga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ekelund.
Ekelund lands a hook that snaps the head of Munga backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munga throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekelund.
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!
Munga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Munga throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Munga fails to land.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munga can't get the takedown.
Ekelund scores with a shot to the side of Munga's head.
Ekelund blocks an uppercut.
Munga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ekelunds head.
Ekelund is fighting off a takedown attempt but Munga is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ekelund to the mat. Ekelund regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Munga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Munga postures up and lands a big shot to Ekelund's brow.
Munga working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munga postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ekelund is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Munga, into his guard.
Munga wants to control but Ekelund passes easily into half guard.
Ekelund wants to control but Munga is keeping him busy.
Munga is trying to maintain the position but Ekelund is very close to passing his half guard.
Ekelund prevents Munga from improving his position.
Ekelund is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund works his way into full mount!
Ekelund takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Munga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Ekelund.
I think Ekelund has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Ekelund!
Dick Ekelund seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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