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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Von Kuschelbär (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Kuschelbär comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Erasure - Always kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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193 lbs
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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
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Thomas Raven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven misses with a wild body shot.
Raven moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Von Kuschelbär steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raven.
Raven scores with a sloppy right hand. Von Kuschelbär should have avoided that one.
Raven misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär checks a leg kick nicely.
Raven misses the shot to the body.
Raven lands the left hand.
Von Kuschelbär keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär takes a swing at Raven's ribcage but misses.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Kuschelbär throws a hook to the side of Raven's head but Raven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been hearing reports that Raven has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas Raven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a left hand but Raven moved out of range nicely.
Raven swings away with a body shot that misses
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Kuschelbär misses with a hook.
Von Kuschelbär lands with a shot to the body.
Raven connects with a right hand. Von Kuschelbär shakes it off.
Von Kuschelbär waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raven.
Raven shoots in but no luck this time.
Raven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Von Kuschelbär can pounce on him.
Raven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär moves out of range of the body kick from Raven.
Raven throws a head kick that misses
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a good, hard body kick but Raven shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a left hand but Raven moved out of range nicely.
Raven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Thomas Raven has been cut.
Raven stuns Von Kuschelbär with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Von Kuschelbär's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raven under the eye.
Von Kuschelbär avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Von Kuschelbär fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raven manages to avoid it.
Raven lands with a cross.
Raven closes the distance and clinches up with Von Kuschelbär, looking for a takedown. Raven pushes Von Kuschelbär against the cage but Von Kuschelbär circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raven misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Von Kuschelbär is predictable there
and Raven counters with a good low kick that Von Kuschelbär was not able to check.
No luck for Von Kuschelbär with that takedown attempt.
Von Kuschelbär throws a push kick but Raven slaps the foot to one side.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Kuschelbär moves away.
Raven is looking to wear down Von Kuschelbär with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick misses from Raven.
Von Kuschelbär only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Raven misses with a hook
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Von Kuschelbär appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Von Kuschelbär digs a good body shot into Raven's ribs.
Von Kuschelbär looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Von Kuschelbär throws a low kick but Raven avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven misses with a straight right.
Von Kuschelbär circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raven changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Von Kuschelbär tries to avoid it but Raven manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Von Kuschelbär to the ground. Von Kuschelbär escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick from Von Kuschelbär.
Raven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raven shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Von Kuschelbär is trying to defend but Raven finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raven prevents Von Kuschelbär from improving his position.
Raven looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Von Kuschelbär tries to get to full guard but Raven has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Friedrich Von Kuschelbär will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raven's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Raven. That snapped Von Kuschelbär's head back.
Raven just misses with a punch to the body.
Raven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Von Kuschelbär throws a big shot that misses.
Raven throws a sloppy body shot
and Von Kuschelbär makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Von Kuschelbär on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raven. Raven obviously looking to wear him down.
Raven is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raven moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Kuschelbär lands a nice shot that snaps Raven's head back.
Raven misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Von Kuschelbär! But no joy.
Von Kuschelbär throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Kuschelbär looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a looping right hand.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a series of wild punches.
Von Kuschelbär uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raven.
Raven misses with a right hand
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a nice kick to the body.
Raven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Von Kuschelbär throws a hook but Raven avoids it easily.
Raven swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Raven tries to clinch there but Von Kuschelbär circles away.
Von Kuschelbär looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raven instigates a clinch.
Raven is pressed up against the cage. Von Kuschelbär has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Raven down to the mat. Raven avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Raven takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Von Kuschelbär throws out a counter right but Raven avoids it with no problem.
Von Kuschelbär lands a really nice looking cross but Raven seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Kuschelbär keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Kuschelbär was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Von Kuschelbär throws a jab when Raven was well out of range.
Raven looks to land a left hand but Von Kuschelbär moved out of range nicely.
Raven throws a leg kick
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a nice low kick that buckles Raven's knee momentarily.
Raven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Raven as he connects with a hook.
Raven tries to score with a low kick but Von Kuschelbär moves his leg out of the way.
Raven walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raven drops his hands momentarily and Von Kuschelbär takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raven is rocked!
Raven cracks the inside of Von Kuschelbär's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Von Kuschelbär wants it to stay on the feet.
Raven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Von Kuschelbär.
Oh Raven is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Kuschelbär trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Von Kuschelbär postures up and lands a big shot to Raven's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Kuschelbär is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Von Kuschelbär landing some decent shots from guard.
Raven had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Von Kuschelbär defends it easily.
Von Kuschelbär is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven looking for a sweep. Not yet Raven, not yet.
Raven seems to have got his legs back now.
Raven working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Von Kuschelbär doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Von Kuschelbär manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Von Kuschelbär controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Raven looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raven had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Von Kuschelbär defends it easily.
Von Kuschelbär makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Von Kuschelbär scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raven's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Von Kuschelbär lands a leg kick that knocks Raven off balance momentarily.
Raven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Kuschelbär swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Von Kuschelbär checks a low kick from Raven.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Von Kuschelbär crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Raven - the referee stops the clock and Von Kuschelbär gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Raven. Von Kuschelbär manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Von Kuschelbär pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Von Kuschelbär shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Kuschelbär moves out of range as Raven throws a body kick.
Von Kuschelbär appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raven.
Von Kuschelbär tries a quick counter leg kick but Raven is wise to it.
Von Kuschelbär ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raven moves away.
Raven defending well as Von Kuschelbär loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raven is out of range and Von Kuschelbär settles back down.
Raven swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raven 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.
Von Kuschelbär shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Von Kuschelbär is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Raven wants to get back to full guard.
Raven is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Raven manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thomas Raven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Von Kuschelbär with a flurry of punches that miss.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a couple of short punches.
Raven wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Kuschelbär has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raven is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a couple of short punches.
Raven avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raven is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Von Kuschelbär defends well.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control but Raven is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär advances to half guard.
Raven is looking for a sweep. Von Kuschelbär is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Von Kuschelbär landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Von Kuschelbär is stalling here. Raven is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Von Kuschelbär seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Raven has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Von Kuschelbär tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Raven wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven is staying tight to Von Kuschelbär's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Von Kuschelbär tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Von Kuschelbär looking for a sweep but Raven has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Von Kuschelbär slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Kuschelbär wants to control but Raven is keeping busy.
Raven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Von Kuschelbär winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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