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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ravi Shankoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shankoli comes into the arena with Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
31 - 9 - 0 |
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215 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Basic striking
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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
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ravi Shankoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shankoli pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gruber back to the cage. Shankoli follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Hans Gruber has been cut.
Shankoli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shankoli breaks the clinch.
Shankoli keeps the fight on the outside.
Gruber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shankoli keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, jab by Shankoli - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber moves out of range as Shankoli throws a body kick.
Shankoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gruber.
Gruber is looking to clinch.
Gruber shoots and misses
enabling Shankoli to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shankoli sneaks out the side door and pushes Gruber away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gruber dives in and grabs Shankoli's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shankoli pushes down on Gruber's head and hops out.
Gruber has his takedown stuffed
and Shankoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ravi Shankoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Gruber.
Shankoli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shankoli half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gruber moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shankoli lands an uppercut.
Gruber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shankoli fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gruber with a poor takedown
and Shankoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shankoli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shankoli clinches with his opponent.
Shankoli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shankoli.
That has opened up Hans Gruber's cut even more.
Shankoli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shankoli cracks Gruber with a good jab.
Gruber blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli misses with a head kick.
Gruber feints the counter takedown.
Gruber moves to clinch but Shankoli breaks away
and Shankoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gruber wants to clinch
and Gruber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shankoli misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Shankoli misses its intended target.
Gruber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gruber shoots and misses
and Shankoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Shankoli takes a swing at Gruber's ribcage but misses.
Shankoli scores with a nice body kick.
Shankoli throws a poor cross that misses
and Gruber counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shankoli is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gruber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shankoli seems keen to control Gruber's posture.
Gruber throws a big right hand that misses.
Shankoli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shankoli holds on and takes a little breather.
Shankoli trying to keep a closed guard but Gruber is proving a slippery customer.
Shankoli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've been informed that Gruber has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gruber landing with the ground and pound.
Gruber is working Shankoli 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.
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.
Shankoli wants to stand but Gruber is controlling the position.
Gruber lands a couple of elbows.
Gruber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gruber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shankoli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shankoli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gruber.
Gruber is fighting to break Shankoli's control of his arms but Shankoli is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shankoli kicks Gruber off and gets to his feet.
Gruber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gruber gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shankoli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shankoli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gruber throws an off balance right hand
and Shankoli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shankoli lands a high kick!
The cut above Hans Gruber's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shankoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gruber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Shankoli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Gruber's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shankoli throws a head kick that Gruber semi-blocks.
Gruber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shankoli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shankoli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gruber.
Gruber has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gruber there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shankoli tries to keep at a distance but Gruber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shankoli manages to break the clinch.
Shankoli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gruber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shankoli defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shankoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hans Gruber's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gruber fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shankoli sprawls well initially but Gruber persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber prevents Shankoli from improving his position.
Gruber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shankoli wants to get back to full guard.
Shankoli keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Shankoli continues to stall.
Shankoli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gruber is working away from the top position though.
Shankoli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shankoli is trying to stand back up but Gruber is controlling him
Gruber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shankoli wants to control but Gruber is keeping busy.
Shankoli wants to get back to full guard.
Gruber throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shankoli taking some punishment here, with Gruber in his half guard.
Shankoli is doing well to control the position and prevent Gruber from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shankoli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gruber.
Gruber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shankoli tries to roll over but Gruber keeps him under control.
Gruber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gruber slips a nice elbow through Shankoli's hands, connecting with Shankoli's forehead.
Shankoli keeping hold of Gruber's head, controlling as best he can.
Gruber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shankoli defending well though.
Shankoli is trying to maintain the position but Gruber is very close to passing his half guard.
Shankoli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gruber.
Shankoli holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Gruber prevents Shankoli from improving his position.
Shankoli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gruber.
Shankoli trying to control but Gruber postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Gruber is on him like a limpet, forcing Shankoli back against the cage.
Gruber has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Shankoli regains guard immediately.
Shankoli looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shankoli is looking to stand up but Gruber isn't so interested in that idea.
Shankoli is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gruber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gruber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gruber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shankoli holds on and takes a little breather.
Shankoli working a defensive guard here.
Gruber being controlled here momentarily.
Gruber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gruber lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gruber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gruber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shankoli's head.
Gruber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shankoli is controlling Gruber's posture.
Gruber throws a big right hand that misses.
Gruber postures up.
Gruber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shankoli controls Gruber momentarily but Gruber frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hans Gruber will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hans Gruber's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gruber moves in looking to clinch but Shankoli pushes him off.
Gruber's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gruber duly obliges.
Ravi Shankoli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gruber on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gruber on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shankoli as he avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Shankoli. Those never looked like landing.
Shankoli cracks Gruber with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gruber scores with a nice strike.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gruber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shankoli throws a combination. Gruber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shankoli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli tries to bum rush Gruber with a series of wild strikes but Gruber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shankoli.
Gruber closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shankoli sneaks out the side door and pushes Gruber away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gruber checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ravi Shankoli is winning the standup battle so far.
Shankoli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gruber.
Ravi Shankoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Gruber.
A left lands for Shankoli.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shankoli moves away from the strike by Gruber.
Gruber looks for a takedown but Shankoli sprawls well.
Shankoli clinches up with Gruber and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shankoli gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shankoli works on Gruber's body with a couple of short punches.
Gruber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shankoli.
Gruber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shankoli pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gruber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gruber is trying to drag Shankoli to the mat but Shankoli just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gruber wants a takedown.
Shankoli breaks the clinch.
Gruber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gruber gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shankoli counters with a three punch combo that has Gruber backing up. Gruber nods at Shankoli to acknowledge the strikes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hans Gruber's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ravi Shankoli!
Ravi Shankoli looked relieved post fight as he said the following; '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 strongly against animal violence, but in this case taking the hammer to the panda wa'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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