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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Kueller (ranked 2907 p4p, 3131 weight class) and Claudio Castagnoli (ranked 0 p4p, 186 weight class). Castagnoli comes into a darkened arena with his song building. James Bond Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Claudio Castagnoli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Benjamin Kueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claudio Castagnoli!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kueller misses with a low kick.
Kueller instigates a clinch.
Castagnoli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kueller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castagnoli tries to pull guard but Kueller holds him up against the cage and eventually Castagnoli drops back down to his feet.
Castagnoli tries to pull guard but Kueller won't allow it.
Kueller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castagnoli avoids it.
Kueller missing with knees to the body.
Castagnoli managing to block the knees to the body from Kueller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kueller trying to land knees to the body.
We've been informed that Castagnoli has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Castagnoli tries to pull guard but Kueller holds him up against the cage and eventually Castagnoli drops back down to his feet.
I was talking to Kueller's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Benjamin Kueller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Castagnoli.
Castagnoli fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castagnoli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kueller walks away with a smile on his face. Castagnoli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kueller instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kueller.
Castagnoli tries to pull guard but Kueller holds him up against the cage and eventually Castagnoli drops back down to his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castagnoli fails to pull guard.
Castagnoli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kueller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kueller throws an elbow but misses.
Castagnoli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee calls for Castagnoli to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castagnoli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Castagnoli is trying to pull guard but Kueller has him pressed against the cage.
Castagnoli is trying to pull guard but Kueller has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kueller.
Castagnoli stalling in the clinch but Kueller improves position.
Kueller breaks the clinch.
Castagnoli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kueller.
Kueller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castagnoli.
Kueller misses with a looping right.
Kueller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castagnoli.
Castagnoli throws a sloppy head kick and Kueller moves out of range easily.
Kueller misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kueller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castagnoli doesn't seem phased though.
Kueller misses with an uppercut
and Castagnoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kueller.
It looks like Claudio Castagnoli has been cut.
Kueller has managed to clinch.
Castagnoli is trying to pull guard but Kueller has him pressed against the cage.
Kueller lands with a light punch inside.
Castagnoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castagnoli tries to pull guard but Kueller holds him up against the cage and eventually Castagnoli drops back down to his feet.
Castagnoli is trying to pull guard but Kueller has him pressed against the cage.
Kueller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kueller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kueller misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castagnoli slips a straight right by Kueller.
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!
Kueller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kueller rushes Castagnoli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kueller breaks the clinch.
Castagnoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kueller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kueller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from Kueller.
Castagnoli cracks Kueller with an open hand slap.
Castagnoli moves forwards but Kueller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kueller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Castagnoli scores with a push kick.
A punch combination from Kueller misses.
Kueller pushes Castagnoli up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Kueller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claudio Castagnoli's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kueller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castagnoli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kueller misses with an uppercut.
Kueller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castagnoli lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kueller will feel that in the morning.
Kueller avoids the head kick by Castagnoli.
Castagnoli throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Castagnoli tries to clinch up.
Kueller closes the distance and clinches.
Castagnoli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Castagnoli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kueller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kueller thows a body kick. Castagnoli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kueller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kueller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kueller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kueller tries to clinch up but Castagnoli circles away and keeps his distance.
Benjamin Kueller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castagnoli slips a straight right by Kueller.
Kueller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castagnoli. That did some damage!
Kueller lands with a kick to the ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kueller checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Kueller misses.
Kueller looks to land a left hand but Castagnoli moved out of range nicely.
Castagnoli is trying to counter with his kicks.
Castagnoli throws a head kick but Kueller moves out of range.
Benjamin Kueller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castagnoli misses with a straight right.
Castagnoli misses with a body shot.
Kueller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kueller looks for the body kick but Castagnoli saw that one coming.
Kueller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Castagnoli's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kueller moves into the clinch.
Kueller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castagnoli can do to turn this around?
Kueller tries to break free but Castagnoli pushes him back against the cage.
Castagnoli throws a head punch that misses.
Kueller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castagnoli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kueller smiles and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kueller.
Kueller doesn't manage to clinch there - Castagnoli circles away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Castagnoli blocks a jab.
Castagnoli is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Castagnoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kueller.
Castagnoli gets tackled into the cage by Kueller. Kueller maintains the clinch.
Castagnoli is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kueller to keep the fight standing.
Castagnoli dodges an elbow strike from Kueller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kueller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castagnoli lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Castagnoli gets control of Kueller's arms and successfully pulls guard. Castagnoli will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Castagnoli pulls Kueller in to control the position.
Kueller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castagnoli is keeping the position for now.
Kueller would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Castagnoli working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castagnoli is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kueller trying to control the position.
Castagnoli tries to free his leg and advance position but Kueller is retaining full guard.
Castagnoli's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kueller looking for a sweep. Not yet Kueller, not yet.
Castagnoli trying to control the position from guard on top but Kueller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castagnoli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kueller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Kueller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Claudio Castagnoli's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Castagnoli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kueller.
Benjamin Kueller is winning the standup battle so far.
Castagnoli's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Castagnoli duly obliges.
Kueller tries to close the distance and clinch but Castagnoli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kueller lands a head kick. Castagnoli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kueller cracks a nice hook into Castagnoli's ribs.
Castagnoli lands a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kueller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kueller throws a head kick that Castagnoli semi-blocks.
Kueller scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kueller throws a right and a left that Castagnoli avoids nicely.
Kueller tries to work over Castagnoli's front leg with a kick but Castagnoli checks it.
Castagnoli misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castagnoli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castagnoli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kueller misses with an uppercut. Castagnoli saw that one coming.
Kueller tries to bum rush Castagnoli with a series of wild strikes but Castagnoli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castagnoli defending well as Kueller loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Castagnoli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kueller clinches up with Castagnoli and pushes him back against the cage.
Castagnoli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kueller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kueller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kueller throws a hook but Castagnoli blocks it.
Kueller delivers a nice body kick.
Kueller drives through and clinches with Castagnoli against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Kueller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kueller blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Kueller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kueller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castagnoli is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kueller.
Castagnoli avoiding damage as Kueller throws knees to the body.
Kueller pushes Castagnoli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castagnoli misses with some punches.
Kueller breaks the clinch.
Castagnoli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A lazy left from Kueller finds it's target.
Kueller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castagnoli momentarily.
Kueller misses with a hook to the body
and Castagnoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castagnoli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kueller's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kueller misses with a body kick.
Kueller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kueller throws the left hand but Castagnoli avoids the punch easily.
Castagnoli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Castagnoli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kueller.
Castagnoli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castagnoli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kueller.
Nice defenses there by Castagnoli.
Castagnoli slips a jab and a cross from Kueller.
Kueller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castagnoli.
Castagnoli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kueller blocks a head kick by Castagnoli.
Kueller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kueller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Castagnoli swats away the attempt to clinch by Kueller.
Kueller throws a looping overhand right but Castagnoli ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kueller throws an overhand right that lands on Castagnoli's shoulder, as Castagnoli tries to avoid the shot.
Kueller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Castagnoli if he has to take too many more of those.
Castagnoli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kueller on the side of the head.
Kueller throws a poor cross that misses
and Castagnoli counters with a nice body shot.
Castagnoli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benjamin Kueller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castagnoli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kueller misses with a few strikes there.
Castagnoli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kueller counter with a right hand.
Kueller misses with a two punch combination.
Kueller thuds his shin into the meat of Castagnoli's side.
Kueller misses with a hook to the body
and Castagnoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kueller thumps Castagnoli with a low kick.
Castagnoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Claudio Castagnoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castagnoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Kueller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kueller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Kueller!
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