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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gennero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Von Kuschelb�r (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gennero 's entrance music is Wally's Pep Talk. A fine choice. Von Kuschelb�r is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Erasure - Always. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Gennero !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Friedrich Von Kuschelb�r!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Kuschelb�r moves out of range as Gennero strikes.
Gennero misses with the combination.
Von Kuschelb�r slips a straight right by Gennero .
A telegraphed right hand from Gennero misses the target.
Von Kuschelb�r tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gennero defends well and Von Kuschelb�r ends up having to push Gennero into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gennero .
Von Kuschelb�r checks a leg kick nicely.
Von Kuschelb�r takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab lands there for Gennero .
Gennero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gennero misses with a double jab.
Gennero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gennero misses with a leg kick.
No joy there for Von Kuschelb�r, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Von Kuschelb�r throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Von Kuschelb�r has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gennero throws a looping overhand right but Von Kuschelb�r ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Kuschelb�r misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Von Kuschelb�r there.
Nice body punch from Gennero .
Gennero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gennero feints and then cracks Von Kuschelb�r's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Von Kuschelb�r down.
Von Kuschelb�r uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gennero .
Gennero thumps Von Kuschelb�r with a low kick.
Gennero takes one to the chin there.
Jab by Von Kuschelb�r.
Gennero misses the jab.
Ed Gennero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gennero tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gennero checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot lands for Gennero .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Kuschelb�r has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gennero .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gennero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Von Kuschelb�r at a distance.
Gennero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ed Gennero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gennero throws a body punch but Von Kuschelb�r moves out of range.
Gennero checks a leg kick nicely.
Von Kuschelb�r lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gennero throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Gennero .
Gennero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gennero misses with a jab to the body
and Von Kuschelb�r counters with a nice body kick.
Von Kuschelb�r moves out of range as Gennero strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gennero . Von Kuschelb�r does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Kuschelb�r tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gennero throws the left hand but Von Kuschelb�r avoids the punch easily.
Von Kuschelb�r steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gennero .
Nice straight punches there by Gennero . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gennero .
Nice shot lands for Gennero .
A big right from Von Kuschelb�r misses.
A cross from Von Kuschelb�r lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelb�r avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Von Kuschelb�r releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gennero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Kuschelb�r sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gennero moves out of range as Von Kuschelb�r strikes.
Gennero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Kuschelb�r.
Gennero looks to land a left hand but Von Kuschelb�r moved out of range nicely.
Gennero misses with a hook. Von Kuschelb�r ducked under it nicely.
Von Kuschelb�r thumps Gennero with a low kick.
Von Kuschelb�r looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gennero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gennero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gennero moves out of range as Von Kuschelb�r throws a body kick.
Gennero throws a big counter combination but Von Kuschelb�r scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gennero connects with a nice looking jab.
Von Kuschelb�r fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Von Kuschelb�r connects with a right hand. Gennero shakes it off.
Gennero lands a really nice looking cross but Von Kuschelb�r seems unphased.
That's four 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!
Gennero swings for the body but Von Kuschelb�r moves out of range.
Von Kuschelb�r cracks Gennero with a good jab.
Von Kuschelb�r drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gennero explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Gennero misses with a body shot
and Von Kuschelb�r counters with a straight right hand.
Gennero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gennero .
Gennero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Von Kuschelb�r throws the left hand but Gennero avoids the punch easily.
Gennero throws a head kick that Von Kuschelb�r semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Kuschelb�r throws a lazy right hand but Gennero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gennero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Von Kuschelb�r momentarily.
Gennero tries to land a leg kick but Von Kuschelb�r saw it coming and moves away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Gennero dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Von Kuschelb�r tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gennero was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Kuschelb�r.
Gennero blocks the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gennero .
Von Kuschelb�r pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gennero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Kuschelb�r can do to turn this around?
Gennero takes one to the chin there.
Gennero throws a leg kick that misses.
Gennero lands a head kick that stumbles Von Kuschelb�r and the fighters go to the mat.
Von Kuschelb�r is rocked!
It looks like Friedrich Von Kuschelb�r has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Kuschelb�r looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Von Kuschelb�r is still in real trouble! Can Gennero finish him?
Gennero stands and throws Von Kuschelb�r's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Von Kuschelb�r can't do much from the bottom here.
Von Kuschelb�r is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gennero 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Von Kuschelb�r seems to have recovered his senses.
Von Kuschelb�r manages to get to full guard.
Gennero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennero stopping the sweep attempt from Von Kuschelb�r.
Von Kuschelb�r looking to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gennero is looking to work some ground and pound but Von Kuschelb�r has wrist control.
Von Kuschelb�r is pulling down on Gennero 's head. It's preventing any offense from Gennero , at least for the moment.
Von Kuschelb�r keeping moving, preventing Gennero from controlling successfully.
Von Kuschelb�r tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gennero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gennero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Von Kuschelb�r wants to sweep here but Gennero controlling him for the moment.
Von Kuschelb�r avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gennero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gennero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Von Kuschelb�r works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gennero is working Von Kuschelb�r over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gennero throws a big elbow that misses.
Gennero postures up in Von Kuschelb�r's guard and throws a big left but Von Kuschelb�r blocks it.
Von Kuschelb�r tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Von Kuschelb�r takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Gennero misses.
Von Kuschelb�r throws a low kick, looking for Gennero 's leg but Gennero calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Gennero is predictable there
and Von Kuschelb�r counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gennero lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Gennero does it's job there.
Gennero throws a push kick but Von Kuschelb�r slaps the foot to one side.
Von Kuschelb�r steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gennero .
Von Kuschelb�r follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Von Kuschelb�r, right into the meat.
Von Kuschelb�r needs to keep his hands up - Gennero had a free shot at his head there.
Gennero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gennero throws a big shot that misses.
Von Kuschelb�r only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gennero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Von Kuschelb�r checks it well.
Ed Gennero is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Kuschelb�r looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gennero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Von Kuschelb�r is able to avoid easily.
Von Kuschelb�r misses with an uppercut
and Gennero counters with a three punch combo that has Von Kuschelb�r backing up. Von Kuschelb�r nods at Gennero to acknowledge the strikes.
Von Kuschelb�r chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gennero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Kuschelb�r looks to land a right hand but Gennero moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelb�r blocks a low kick nicely.
Gennero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gennero throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Kuschelb�r feints a counter leg kick.
Von Kuschelb�r moves away from the strike by Gennero .
Gennero walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gennero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Von Kuschelb�r. Von Kuschelb�r circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Von Kuschelb�r throws a shot from downtown. Gennero moves away and avoids it.
Von Kuschelb�r just misses with a punch to the body.
Gennero throwing a counter right hand but Von Kuschelb�r manages to avoid it.
Von Kuschelb�r uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gennero .
Von Kuschelb�r feints and then cracks Gennero 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gennero down.
Gennero tries a low kick but Von Kuschelb�r avoids it.
Von Kuschelb�r looks to land a body kick but Gennero moved away.
Von Kuschelb�r avoids the body shot from Gennero .
Von Kuschelb�r throws a solid leg kick but Gennero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Von Kuschelb�r.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Gennero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Friedrich Von Kuschelb�r'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Von Kuschelb�r moves in looking to clinch but Gennero pushes him off.
Von Kuschelb�r scores with a hook to the body. Gennero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gennero misses with a low kick.
Gennero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Von Kuschelb�r throws a body punch but Gennero moves out of range.
Gennero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gennero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Von Kuschelb�r throws an overhand right that lands on Gennero 's shoulder, as Gennero tries to avoid the shot.
Von Kuschelb�r with a jab.
Gennero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Von Kuschelb�rs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gennero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Von Kuschelb�r slips under a jab from Gennero .
Gennero misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gennero throws the left hand but Von Kuschelb�r avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelb�r takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gennero scores with a shot to the body.
Gennero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Von Kuschelb�r momentarily.
Gennero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice cross by Gennero .
Von Kuschelb�r swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gennero shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gennero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gennero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A left lands for Von Kuschelb�r.
Von Kuschelb�r shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gennero manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Kuschelb�r controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Von Kuschelb�r postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ed Gennero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Von Kuschelb�r accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gennero wants to sweep here but Von Kuschelb�r controlling him for the moment.
Von Kuschelb�r trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Von Kuschelb�r throwing strikes from guard but Gennero blocks nicely.
Von Kuschelb�r stands up over Gennero , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gennero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelb�r throws an elbow that misses. Gennero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Von Kuschelb�r's guard. Nice move by Gennero !
Gennero is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Von Kuschelb�r seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Von Kuschelb�r keeping moving, preventing Gennero from controlling successfully.
Gennero won't allow Von Kuschelb�r to sweep him here.
Gennero content to stall in guard here.
Gennero advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelb�r wants to control but Gennero postures up.
Von Kuschelb�r gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Von Kuschelb�r wants to get back to full guard.
Gennero keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Von Kuschelb�r tries to roll over but Gennero keeps him under control.
Gennero seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Von Kuschelb�r keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Gennero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gennero 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Gennero !
During a confident post fight interview, Ed Gennero thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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