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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rune Edvall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Shannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edvall's entrance music is Robert tepper - No easy way out. A fine choice. Shannigan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slaughtered. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tommy Shannigan enters the cage!
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200 lbs
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187 cm
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213 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rune Edvall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Shannigan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Shannigan misses its intended target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Edvall!
Edvall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shannigan.
Edvall misses with a low kick.
Edvall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shannigan misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Edvall.
Shannigan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edvall can pounce on him.
Edvall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rune Edvall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edvall scoring well with a low kick there.
Edvall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shannigan looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edvall, right into the meat.
Edvall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edvall lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Edvall.
An inside leg kick lands from Edvall.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Edvall. Shannigan shrugs it off though.
Edvall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shannigan takes a step back to recover.
Edvall throws a nice head kick!
Edvall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edvall thumps Shannigan with a low kick.
Edvall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shannigan, pushing him back against the cage.
Edvall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Edvall missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edvall lands a damaging elbow.
Edvall drops Shannigan with a big knee straight up the middle! Shannigan is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Shannigan is rocked!
It looks like Tommy Shannigan has been cut.
Edvall keeps Shannigan at a distance using the push kick.
Shannigan is still on wobbly legs! Can Edvall finish him?
Shannigan tries to keep at a distance but Edvall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Edvall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Edvall has Shannigan pressed against the cage.
Shannigan seems to have recovered his senses.
Edvall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shannigan is defending well for now.
Shannigan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edvall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shannigan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shannigan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shannigan tries a body shot but Edvall blocks it.
Edvall blocks an uppercut.
Shannigan blocks the elbow strike.
Shannigan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edvall missing with knees to the body.
Edvall lands an elbow inside that Shannigan shrugs off.
Edvall missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shannigan blocks an elbow strike from Edvall.
Edvall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Edvall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edvall slips a jab from Shannigan.
Shannigan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Edvall as he jumps to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edvall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Edvall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shannigan is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannigan gets full guard.
Shannigan keeping moving, preventing Edvall from controlling successfully.
Shannigan pulls Edvall in to control the position.
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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edvall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rune Edvall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Shannigan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Edvall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shannigan. That did some damage!
Shannigan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edvall.
Edvall lands a head kick. Shannigan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Edvall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Edvall tries a head kick but it misses.
Edvall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shannigan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shannigan swats away the attempt to clinch by Edvall.
Edvall is looking to score with low kicks.
Edvall throws a front kick that sends Shannigan stumbling back into the cage.
Edvall throws a push kick but Shannigan slaps the foot to one side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Edvall!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Edvall.
Shannigan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edvall. Edvall obviously looking to wear him down.
Edvall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shannigan can do to turn this around?
Edvall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shannigan's sensitive parts.
Edvall scores with a kick to the body.
Edvall scoring well with a low kick there.
Shannigan is breathing heavily.
Edvall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Edvall here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Edvall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edvall cracks the inside of Shannigan's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edvall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shannigan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edvall.
Edvall closes the distance and clinches.
Edvall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shannigan tries to work over Edvall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edvall missing with knees to the body.
Shannigan managing to block the knees to the body from Edvall.
Edvall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shannigan blocks an elbow strike from Edvall.
Edvall crunches a lovely knee into Shannigan's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Edvall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shannigan's brow.
Edvall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Edvall effectively controlling the action here.
Edvall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edvall lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Edvall to work.
Shannigan managing to block the knees to the body from Edvall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shannigan takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Edvall.
Shannigan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Edvall.
A right handed body shot lands from Shannigan.
Edvall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shannigan is defending well for now.
Shannigan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edvall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Edvall is trying to break the clinch but Shannigan is controlling him.
Edvall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Edvall lands a knee to the body.
Edvall breaks the clinch.
Shannigan lands a jab to Edvall's midsection.
Edvall moves out of range of the strikes.
Edvall keeps Shannigan at a distance using the push kick.
Edvall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shannigan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannigan misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Edvall.
Edvall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shannigan throws a hook but Edvall blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Shannigan blocks the low kick.
Edvall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shannigan scores with the left hand. Edvall knows he should have avoided that one.
Edvall walks into a left hand.
Shannigan misses with a low kick.
Shannigan misses with an uppercut. Edvall saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shannigan. Edvall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edvall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shannigan throws out the jab.
Shannigan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edvall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A telegraphed right hand from Shannigan misses the target.
Shannigan misses the shot to the body.
Shannigan avoids a kick to the body.
Shannigan blocks the body kick.
Edvall misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannigan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shannigan jabs at Edvall's body.
Edvall scores with a nice body kick.
Shannigan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edvall blocks a jab.
Shannigan throws a body punch but Edvall moves out of range.
Edvall has managed to clinch.
Edvall missing with knees to the body.
Shannigan can't break the clinch.
Edvall working Shannigan over with knees to the body.
Edvall lands a nice elbow.
Edvall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shannigan avoids the elbow strike from Edvall, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edvall stalling against the cage.
Edvall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edvall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shannigan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rune Edvall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Shannigan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edvall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shannigan just misses with a punch to the body.
Edvall takes the fight into the clinch.
Edvall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shannigan managing to block the knees to the body from Edvall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shannigan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shannigan tries to stall but Edvall uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Edvall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edvall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shannigan swings for the body but Edvall moves out of range.
Shannigan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shannigan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edvall looks to land a body kick but Shannigan moved away.
Shannigan lands with a right hand.
Edvall throws a front kick that sends Shannigan stumbling back into the cage.
Edvall is looking to slow Shannigan down with leg kicks.
Edvall throws a head kick that Shannigan semi-blocks.
Shannigan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edvall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shannigan lands with a shot to the body.
Shannigan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Edvall.
Edvall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edvall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shannigan's head.
Shannigan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shannigan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Edvall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edvall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Edvall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edvall.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Edvall.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edvall, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edvall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shannigan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edvall. Edvall obviously looking to wear him down.
Edvall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Edvall doesn't manage to clinch there - Shannigan circles away.
Good leg kick by Edvall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edvall. That's going to slow Shannigan down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edvall cracks the inside of Shannigan's front leg.
Shannigan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Edvall. Shannigan shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick lands from Edvall.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edvall, right into the meat.
Shannigan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Edvall scoring well with a low kick there.
Edvall lands with a slapping head kick.
Edvall dodges the punch combination from Shannigan.
Edvall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Edvall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Edvall lands a good knee to the midsection. Shannigan won't want to take too many of those.
Edvall lands a damaging elbow.
Edvall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Edvall lands a damaging elbow.
Edvall trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edvall obliges.
Edvall lands an elbow inside that Shannigan shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannigan avoids the elbow strike from Edvall, against the cage.
Edvall has Shannigan pushed against the cage.
Shannigan avoids a wild elbow strike from Edvall.
Edvall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edvall thumps Shannigan with a low kick.
Shannigan looks to score with a jab to the body but Edvall is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Edvall.
Shannigan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edvall lands a nice looking body kick.
Edvall moves in looking to clinch but Shannigan pushes him off.
Edvall thuds his shin into the meat of Shannigan's side.
Edvall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shannigan.
A solid body kick from Edvall.
Shannigan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Edvall.
Edvall throws a leg kick which misses Shannigan's front leg but catches the back leg as Shannigan tries to avoid it.
Shannigan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Edvall fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Edvall.
Edvall instigates a clinch.
Shannigan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edvall missing with knees to the body.
Edvall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shannigan avoids it.
Shannigan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Edvall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shannigan.
Edvall breaks the clinch.
Edvall scoring well with a low kick there.
Edvall throws a push kick but Shannigan slaps the foot to one side.
Edvall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shannigan. That did some damage!
Shannigan just misses with a punch to the body.
Edvall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shannigan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edvall looks to land a body kick but Shannigan moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Edvall.
Shannigan throws a shot from downtown. Edvall moves away and avoids it.
Shannigan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rune Edvall clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Shannigan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Edvall throws a leg kick that misses.
Edvall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edvall lands with a kick to the temple. Shannigan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Edvall throws a leg kick which misses Shannigan's front leg but catches the back leg as Shannigan tries to avoid it.
Edvall wants to clinch up but Shannigan keeps it at a distance.
Shannigan lunges at Edvall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Edvall's hand.
Shannigan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edvall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shannigan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rune Edvall is winning the standup battle so far.
Edvall looks for the body kick but Shannigan saw that one coming.
Shannigan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edvall manages to avoid it.
Edvall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shannigan's head.
Edvall throws a head kick that half lands.
Edvall moves away from the strike by Shannigan.
Edvall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shannigan's calf.
Shannigan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edvall.
Shannigan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Shannigan throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Shannigan misses its intended target.
Edvall throws a low kick, looking for Shannigan's leg but Shannigan calmly moves out of range.
Edvall throws a wild body kick that Shannigan sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shannigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edvall moves away.
Edvall is looking to slow Shannigan down with leg kicks.
Edvall thows a body kick. Shannigan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Edvall pushes Shannigan away with a front kick.
Edvall connects with a solid leg kick.
Edvall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edvall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Edvall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edvall moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edvall.
Edvall lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edvall thows a body kick. Shannigan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Edvall throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Edvall throws a head kick but Shannigan moves out of range.
Edvall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shannigan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edvall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edvall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Edvall lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shannigan will feel that in the morning.
Edvall lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shannigan will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edvall tries to close the distance and clinch but Shannigan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edvall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edvall lands with a kick to the ribs.
Edvall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shannigan's head.
Edvall is looking to slow Shannigan down with leg kicks.
Edvall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Edvall feints and then cracks Shannigan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shannigan down.
Edvall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shannigan.
Edvall feints and then cracks Shannigan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shannigan down.
Edvall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Edvall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edvall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shannigan's sensitive parts.
Edvall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Edvall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Edvall moves away from the strike by Shannigan.
Edvall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shannigan throws a shot from downtown. Edvall moves away and avoids it.
Shannigan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edvall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shannigan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannigan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Edvall. That one must have hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Edvall.
Edvall scores with a kick to the body.
Shannigan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Edvall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edvall is looking to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shannigan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Edvall - the referee stops the clock and Shannigan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Edvall. Shannigan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A good leg kick by Edvall.
Edvall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Edvall cracks the inside of Shannigan's front leg.
Edvall lands a head kick. Shannigan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Edvall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Edvall thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shannigan if he has to take too many more of those.
Edvall closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edvall tries a knee to the head but Shannigan blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Edvall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shannigan's brow.
Edvall tries to land knees in the clinch but Shannigan avoids the damage to the body.
Edvall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shannigan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Edvall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannigan cracks Edvall with a nice body shot.
Edvall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Edvall.
Shannigan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Edvall's hands.
Edvall wants to land a leg kick but Shannigan is out of range.
Shannigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edvall was well out of range. Poor timing from Shannigan.
Edvall misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edvall.
Edvall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Edvall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edvall ducks under a wild hook from Shannigan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edvall, right into the meat.
Shannigan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edvall misses with a low kick.
Shannigan looks to throw the jab but Edvall is out of range.
Shannigan avoids the head kick by Edvall.
Shannigan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Edvall throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rune Edvall had his way with Tommy Shannigan in that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Shannigan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Edvall is looking to slow Shannigan down with leg kicks.
Edvall takes one to the side of the head.
Shannigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edvall was well out of range. Poor timing from Shannigan.
Shannigan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Edvall backs up against the cage.
Edvall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Edvall lands a front kick.
Shannigan swats away the attempt to clinch by Edvall.
Edvall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edvall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shannigan's sensitive parts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Edvall. Shannigan shrugs it off though.
Shannigan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edvall feints and then cracks Shannigan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shannigan down.
Edvall lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shannigan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edvall doesn't manage to clinch there - Shannigan circles away.
Good leg kick by Edvall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edvall throws a nice head kick!
Shannigan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Edvall lands a head kick!
Shannigan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edvall.
Edvall fails with a takedown attempt.
Edvall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shannigan's sensitive parts.
Edvall tries to clinch there but Shannigan circles away.
Edvall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shannigan's sensitive parts.
Edvall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edvall lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shannigan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edvall. Edvall obviously looking to wear him down.
Edvall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shannigan.
Edvall throws a head kick but Shannigan moves out of range.
Shannigan swats away the attempt to clinch by Edvall.
Edvall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shannigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edvall moves away.
Shannigan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edvall. Edvall obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edvall.
Shannigan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edvall can pounce on him.
Tommy Shannigan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rune Edvall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edvall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Edvall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Edvall throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edvall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shannigan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edvall. Edvall obviously looking to wear him down.
Edvall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shannigan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Edvall moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shannigan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edvall.
Nice body kick there by Edvall.
A chopping leg kick lands by Edvall.
Edvall moves into the clinch.
Shannigan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edvall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shannigan.
Shannigan tries to break free but Edvall pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannigan avoiding damage as Edvall throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Shannigan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shannigan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edvall lands a nice elbow.
Rune Edvall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shannigan misses with a body punch.
Shannigan blocks an elbow strike from Edvall.
Shannigan tries a body shot but Edvall blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shannigan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shannigan lands a shot to the body.
Edvall misses with an elbow strike.
Edvall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shannigan misses with a body punch.
Shannigan has a couple of punches blocked by Edvall.
Shannigan lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shannigan tries a body shot but Edvall blocks it.
Shannigan is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rune Edvall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edvall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:42
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:42
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rune Edvall!
Rune Edvall retains his light heavyweight title!
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