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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Brody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shankoli's choice of entrance music: Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva. Ravi Shankoli has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Patrick Brody's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrick Brody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankoli misses with a low kick as Brody jumps back.
Brody swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brody uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shankoli.
Brody half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brody is looking to score with low kicks.
Brody backing away here, and Shankoli unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brody steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shankoli.
Brody has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wild Card in the buildup to the fight.
Brody has Shankoli up against the cage in a clinch.
Brody lands a nice elbow.
Shankoli tries to throw a body punch but Brody avoids it by throwing Shankoli back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Brody.
Brody tries a body shot but Shankoli blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Shankoli.
Shankoli digs a right hand underneath Brody's ribcage. Brody let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shankoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brody lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brody.
Shankoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shankoli wants to break free but Brody has control.
Shankoli wants to get back to striking at distance but Brody won't allow it.
Shankoli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shankoli misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Brody.
A shot in the inside from Brody.
Brody blocks an uppercut.
Brody holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brody can't find room to land a body shot as Shankoli controls the action.
Brody misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brody just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shankoli's brow.
Brody lands a left hand.
Shankoli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brody finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shankoli misses with a two punch combination.
Shankoli throws a jab when Brody was well out of range.
It appears Brody was looking to counter with a kick there.
Brody steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shankoli.
Shankoli slips a jab from Brody.
Shankoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brody.
Brody on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shankoli throws a right hand that Brody ducks under and follows up with a left that Brody also avoids with ease.
Brody is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brody throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Shankoli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brody.
Brody tries to land a leg kick but Shankoli saw it coming and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brody prevents Shankoli from breaking the clinch.
Shankoli tries to break the clinch but Brody is controlling the position.
Shankoli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shankoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brody throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shankoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shankoli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brody's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brody.
Shankoli breaks from the clinch.
Brody jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brody looks to throw the jab but Shankoli is out of range.
Shankoli with a hook.
Shankoli misses with a straight right.
Shankoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brody has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brody cracks the inside of Shankoli's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli avoids the body shot from Brody.
Shankoli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brody wants to clinch.
Brody throws a jab but it's blocked by Shankoli.
Good leg kick by Brody there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brody misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brody wants to land a leg kick but Shankoli is out of range.
Brody moves out of range as Shankoli throws a body kick.
It appears Brody was looking to counter with a kick there.
Shankoli checks a low kick from Brody.
Shankoli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brody scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brody moves into the clinch.
Brody makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shankoli is trying to break the clinch but Brody is controlling him.
Shankoli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brody takes a step back to recover.
Brody jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shankoli looks to land a combination but Brody avoids it well.
Brody wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brody does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shankoli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brody tries to clinch up.
Brody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shankoli moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Shankoli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brody checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brody throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shankoli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brody checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brody was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shankoli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ravi Shankoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brody throws out a loose jab but Shankoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Shankoli. That snapped Brody's head back.
Brody moves out of range of the body kick from Shankoli.
Brody clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Patrick Brody will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shankoli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shankoli moves away.
Ravi Shankoli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shankoli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brody.
Shankoli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brody keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shankoli.
A low kick from Brody misses
and Shankoli counters with a nice body kick.
Shankoli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shankoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brody.
Brody appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Shankoli blocks the low kick.
Brody misses with a kick to the body.
Brody scores with a push kick.
Brody scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ravi Shankoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shankoli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brody fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shankoli just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brody blocks a jab.
Shankoli misses with an uppercut.
Shankoli misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brody 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 Shankoli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shankoli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brody throws a chopping leg kick but Shankoli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Shankoli.
Brody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brody connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brody throws a low kick but Shankoli moves out of range easily.
Shankoli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shankoli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brody sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brody throws a head kick but Shankoli moves out of range.
Shankoli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brody tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shankoli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brody uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shankoli.
Shankoli throws a leg kick but Brody sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brody swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brody gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brody.
Shankoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Shankoli - that landed with a thud.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brody takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brody tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brody backwards.
Shankoli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brody misses with the head strike.
Shankoli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brody has him pressed against the cage.
Shankoli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shankoli breaks from the clinch.
Shankoli works the jab nicely.
Shankoli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brody throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shankoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brody takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brody throws a chopping leg kick but Shankoli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shankoli connects with a crisp jab.
Shankoli scores with a hook.
Brody tries to move into range but Shankoli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shankoli moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab from Shankoli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli is looking to chop away at Brody's legs.
Shankoli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brody blocks a head kick by Shankoli.
Brody tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shankoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shankoli swings for the body but Brody moves out of range.
Shankoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shankoli is looking for the big counter here.
Brody misses with a low kick.
Brody throws a good cross that connects.
Brody throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shankoli thinks about the counter body kick.
Brody tries to work over Shankoli's front leg with a kick but Shankoli checks it.
Shankoli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Shankoli.
Brody was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brody throws a big shot that misses.
Brody throws a front kick aimed at Shankoli's knee but Shankoli avoids it well.
Shankoli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brody avoids the head kick by Shankoli.
Brody takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brody pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shankoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brody fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shankoli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brody. Shankoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brody throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brody catches Shankoli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shankoli clobbers Brody with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brody prevents Shankoli from breaking the clinch.
Brody misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Shankoli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brody misses with an elbow over the top.
Brody struggles to land a body shot inside as Shankoli controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Shankoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shankoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brody.
Shankoli was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brody closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shankoli's guard.
Brody is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brody loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shankoli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brody throws a big right hand that misses.
Shankoli is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brody wants to control from the top but Shankoli keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shankoli has Brody pulled in close to control his posture.
Brody missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shankoli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shankoli has his feet on Brody's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Shankoli blocks a jab.
Brody throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shankoli.
A punch combination from Shankoli misses.
Brody throwing a counter right hand but Shankoli manages to avoid it.
Brody wants to clinch.
Brody moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shankoli lands a jab to Brody's midsection.
Shankoli walks into a stiff left hand from Brody.
Shankoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Brody is just out of range.
Brody looks to score with a jab to the body but Shankoli is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli cracks Brody with an open hand slap.
Brody throws an overhand right that lands on Shankoli's shoulder, as Shankoli tries to avoid the shot.
Shankoli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Shankoli backs away, Brody returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
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!
Shankoli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brody on the side of the head.
Shankoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Brody is looking to counter with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shankoli.
Brody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shankoli takes a swing at Brody's ribcage but misses.
Shankoli misses with the combination.
Shankoli drives through and clinches with Brody against the cage.
Shankoli tries to throw a body punch but Brody avoids it by throwing Shankoli back against the cage.
Brody tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brody misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shankoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shankoli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brody seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shankoli can turn it around.
Patrick Brody has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brody working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brody has a couple of punches blocked by Shankoli.
Brody misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shankoli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brody blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shankoli blocking some punches.
Brody throws an elbow that misses.
Brody lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Shankoli.
Shankoli tries a body shot but Brody blocks it.
Shankoli wants to break free but Brody has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shankoli.
Shankoli digs a right hand underneath Brody's ribcage. Brody let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shankoli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brody or not.
Shankoli gets through Brody's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shankoli manages to break the clinch.
Shankoli closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Brody.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Brody.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shankoli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shankoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shankoli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brody looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shankoli tries to break free but Brody pushes him back against the cage.
Shankoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good work by Shankoli as he checks the leg kick.
Shankoli appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shankoli lands with a shot to the body.
Shankoli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brody.
Brody tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shankoli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brody somewhat.
Brody lands a head kick. Shankoli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ravi Shankoli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shankoli 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravi Shankoli!
Ravi Shankoli took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'His spirit was strong, but my intention was to crush him. Psychologically, as well as physically with my boxing. I knew that he would be a willing opponent, and he showed heart, but my soul wanted this more! I feel triumphant upon avenging my loss. He is a worth adversary.'.
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