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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Complete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Handle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Right On. Mr Complete had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Complete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Handle!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handle misses with a low kick.
Handle connects with a single shot there.
Handle lands a head shot.
Complete wants to clinch.
Complete throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Handle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Complete tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Handle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been informed that Handle 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.
Handle lands an overhand right.
Complete displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Handle throws out the jab.
Handle stuffs the takedown attempt from Complete. Complete gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complete lands with a shot to the body.
Complete darts in trying to clinch
enabling Handle to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Handle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Complete shoots in for a takedown but Handle shows good takedown defense.
Complete tries to clinch up.
Complete lands a really nice looking cross but Handle seems unphased.
Complete tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Handle defends well and Complete ends up having to push Handle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Complete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Complete tries to close the distance and clinch but Handle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Handle connects with the punch.
Handle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Completes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Handle misses with a straight right.
Complete slips a jab from Handle.
Handle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Handle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Complete's head.
A combination from Handle does no damage.
Complete shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Handle as he jumps to the side.
Complete misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Handle loads up on a big right hand but Complete slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Complete shoots in but Handle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Handle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Complete fails to land the takedown.
Complete shoots in but Handle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Handle keeps the fight on the outside.
Handle connects with a crisp jab.
Handle swats away the attempt to clinch by Complete.
Nice shot lands for Complete.
Complete shoots in looking for a takedown. Handle tries to sprawl out of it but Complete keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Handle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Handle cracks Complete with an open hand slap.
A left lands for Handle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complete dodges the punch combination from Handle.
Complete wants to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Handle.
Complete looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Handle misses with a few strikes there.
Handle lands a jab to the head.
Complete throws a chopping leg kick but Handle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Handle 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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Handle.
Handle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Complete backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Complete is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Complete shoots in but Handle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Max Handle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handle connects with a right hand. Complete shakes it off.
Complete lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Complete ducks under a wild hook from Handle.
Handle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Complete closes the distance and pushes Handle back into the cage.
Complete blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Complete is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Handle is defending well.
Complete lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Handle or not.
Handle wants to break free but Complete has control.
Complete blocks a body shot from Handle.
Handle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Handle.
Complete pushes Handle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Complete fails to land.
Handle misses with a punch on the inside.
Complete tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handle's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Handle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Complete scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
I wouldn't like to be where Handle is right now.
You can see the frustration on Handle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Handle is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Handle can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Handle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Complete wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Complete stalls from top position.
Handle is looking to reverse the position.
Handle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Complete working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Handle wants to control but Complete postures up.
Check out the look on Complete's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Complete in side control, throwing shots but Handle defends.
Handle tries to bench press Complete off him but Complete keeps the position.
Complete throws an elbow but Handle slips to the side and avoids it well.
Handle sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Complete 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complete seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Handle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Complete throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Handle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Complete postures up.
Complete wants to control from the top but Handle keeps moving.
Complete keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Handle's head.
Complete wants to control from the top but Handle keeps moving.
Complete missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Handle trying to keep a closed guard but Complete is proving a slippery customer.
Handle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Complete's guard.
Handle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handle stands up from Complete's guard - Handle perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fighters circling - Handle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Max Handle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Complete shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Complete closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Handle did well to prevent Complete getting side control.
Complete thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Complete thows a huge punch but Handle dodges it nicely.
Handle tries to roll over but Complete keeps him under control.
Complete looks to land a strike but Handle avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Handle working a defensive guard here.
Complete is working Handle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Complete throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Handle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Complete cracks Handle with a solid left hand.
Handle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Complete with a nice head shot there.
Complete throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Handle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Complete passes Handle's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Complete winds up and cracks Handle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Complete sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Handle defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Complete throws a strike but Handle avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Complete controls the pace.
Complete wants to control from the top but Handle keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Complete dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Handle throws a lazy right hand but Complete sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Handle with a nice cross.
Complete feints and as Handle raises his hands in defense, Complete changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Handle looking for a sweep. Not yet Handle, not yet.
Complete wants to control from the top but Handle keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Handle is on top in guard.
Handle won't allow Complete to sweep him here.
Complete uses the cage to get back to his feet.
No luck for Complete with that takedown attempt.
Complete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handle.
Handle throws a low kick but Complete avoids it.
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!
Handle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Complete swings widly with a right hand
and Handle counters with a three punch combo that has Complete backing up. Complete nods at Handle to acknowledge the strikes.
Handle looks to land a left hand but Complete moved out of range nicely.
Complete feinted with a counter takedown.
Handle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Complete under the eye.
Complete tries to clinch there but Handle circles away.
Handle slaps away a takedown attempt from Complete, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Complete walks into a straight right hand from Handle.
Handle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Handle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Complete paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Handle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Complete closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Complete dives in and grabs Handle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Handle pushes down on Complete's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Complete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Complete walks into a straight right hand from Handle.
A big left from Handle misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handle misses with a straight right.
Complete fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Handle throws a sloppy head kick and Complete moves out of range easily.
Complete feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Complete looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Handle is fending him off so far but Complete persists. Nope, Handle circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Handle misses.
Complete fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Handle avoids it really well and circles away.
Complete on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sloppy strikes from Handle. Those never looked like landing.
Handle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mr Complete is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Handle.
Handle misses with a left hand
and Complete counters with a left and a right that stings Handle.
Handle throws an overhand right that lands on Complete's shoulder, as Complete tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handle lands with a hook. Complete tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Complete looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Complete wants to clinch up but Handle keeps it at a distance.
Complete is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Complete will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Complete looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Handle is fending him off so far but Complete persists. Nope, Handle circles away and we're back to standing.
Handle tests Complete's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Handle scores with a body shot.
Handle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Handle.
Complete gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Handle lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handle slips a straight right by Complete.
Handle lands a jab to the nose.
Handle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Complete's head backwards.
Handle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Handle thuds a left hand into Complete's body.
Complete shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Handle sprawls well. Handle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Complete gets slowly back to his feet.
Handle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Handle. Those never looked like landing.
Handle misses with a left hand
and Complete counters with a stiff right hand.
Complete tries to land a leg kick but Handle saw it coming and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Handle.
It seemed like Handle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Handle throws a right hand that Complete ducks under and follows up with a left that Complete also avoids with ease.
Handle throws a jab when Complete was well out of range.
Handle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Complete staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Handle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Handle 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Handle!
A victorious Max Handle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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