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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Cubbedge (ranked 1901 p4p, 257 weight class) and Elvis Presley (ranked 2282 p4p, 298 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Elvis Presley enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Presley!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cubbedge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cubbedge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Presley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cubbedge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme Foaming Shortcakes in the buildup to the fight.
Cubbedge cracks the inside of Presley's front leg.
Cubbedge gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Presley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cubbedge throws a body shot but no joy.
Cubbedge throws a head kick that misses.
Cubbedge 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.
Cubbedge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Presley moves away.
A slow jab from Cubbedge misses its intended target.
Presley's coach down at Secret Lab was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Presley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Presley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Presley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cubbedge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Presley throws the left hand but Cubbedge avoids the punch easily.
Presley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cubbedge scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Presley looks for the body kick but Cubbedge saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Presley clinches with his opponent.
Cubbedge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Presley.
Presley struggles to land a body shot inside as Cubbedge controls his hands.
Presley scores a nice knee to the body.
Presley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cubbedge trying to control the position but instead, Presley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cubbedge into the ropes.
Presley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Presley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Presley misses with a knee strike.
Presley breaks the clinch.
Presley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cubbedge feints a jab promting Presley to slip. Cubbedge then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Presley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Presley closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Cubbedge to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cubbedge checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cubbedge missing with a left hand there. Presley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Presley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cubbedge throws a right and a left that Presley avoids nicely.
Presley throws a leg kick but Cubbedge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Presley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cubbedge is out of range.
Cubbedge lands a jab-cross combination.
Cubbedge throws an overhand right that lands on Presley's shoulder, as Presley tries to avoid the shot.
Cubbedge misses with a combination
and Presley counters with a nice leg kick.
Cubbedge tries to bum rush Presley with a series of wild strikes but Presley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Presley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cubbedge throws a leg kick
and Presley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Presley.
Presley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cubbedge throws a right hand that Presley ducks under and follows up with a left that Presley also avoids with ease.
Presley throws a head kick that misses.
Cubbedge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Presley flicks out a counter leg kick but Cubbedge steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Presley fails to land.
Presley digs a right hand underneath Cubbedge 's ribcage. Cubbedge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Presley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Presley lands a nice shot to the body.
Presley scores with a shoulder strike.
Presley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Presley.
Cubbedge is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Presley.
Cubbedge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cubbedge misses with a looping right.
Cubbedge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Presley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Presley ducks under a wild hook from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge throws a looping overhand right but Presley ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cubbedge tries to clinch but Presley moves out of range.
A nice side step and Presley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Presley misses with a leg kick.
Cubbedge misses with a two punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Presley checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Presley.
Presley misses with an uppercut.
Cubbedge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Presley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cubbedge eats them both and turns towards Presley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Presley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cubbedge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cubbedge checks a leg kick nicely.
Cubbedge throws a hook to the side of Presley's head but Presley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Presley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Presley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cubbedge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Presley wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elvis Presley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cubbedge scores with a shot to the body.
Cubbedge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Presley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Presley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Presley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Presley keeps the fight on the outside.
Cubbedge tries to bum rush Presley with a series of wild strikes but Presley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Cubbedge misses.
Presley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cubbedge moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Presley working aggressively here.
Cubbedge working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cubbedge just misses with a elbow thrown towards Presley's brow.
Presley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cubbedge blocks it with crossed arms.
Cubbedge misses with some punches.
Presley has a couple of punches blocked by Cubbedge .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Presley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Presley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Presley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge backing away here, and Presley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cubbedge misses with a wild body shot.
Presley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cubbedge throws a big counter combination but Presley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cubbedge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Presley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cubbedge throws a combination that misses
and Presley counters with a nice body kick.
Presley misses with a head kick.
Presley thumps Cubbedge with a low kick.
Presley is looking to score with low kicks.
Cubbedge takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cubbedge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cubbedge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Presley.
Cubbedge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Presley checks a leg kick.
Presley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cubbedge is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Presley - just one landing.
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!
Cubbedge blocks a low kick nicely.
Cubbedge misses with a hook.
Presley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Presley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cubbedge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cubbedge cracks Presley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cubbedge tries to close the distance and clinch but Presley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Presley feints a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Presley misses its intended target.
Cubbedge throwing a counter right hand but Presley manages to avoid it.
Cubbedge just misses with a punch to the body.
Cubbedge misses with a hook.
Cubbedge looks to throw the jab but Presley is out of range.
Cubbedge instigates a clinch.
Presley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Presley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Presley swings wildly with an uppercut but Cubbedge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Presley breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley tries to clinch up.
Cubbedge checks a low kick from Presley.
Cubbedge throws a leg kick that misses.
Cubbedge tries to clinch there but Presley circles away.
Presley steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cubbedge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Presley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cubbedge throws an overhand right that lands on Presley's shoulder, as Presley tries to avoid the shot.
Presley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Presley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cubbedge checks it well.
Presley feints and then cracks Cubbedge 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cubbedge down.
Cubbedge just misses with a punch to the body.
Presley tries a quick counter leg kick but Cubbedge is wise to it.
Presley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Presley connects with an inside leg kick.
Presley tries a low kick but Cubbedge avoids it.
Brad Cubbedge is winning the standup battle so far.
Presley lands with a nice body punch.
Presley throws a low kick but Cubbedge avoids it.
Cubbedge throws a predictable looking body shot
and Presley counters with a body kick that stops Cubbedge in his tracks momentarily.
Presley throws a hook to the side of Cubbedge 's head but Cubbedge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Cubbedge was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley misses with a body kick.
Presley throws a low kick but Cubbedge avoids it.
Presley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cubbedge . Presley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cubbedge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Presley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cubbedge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cubbedge blocks a jab.
Cubbedge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Presley tries a quick counter leg kick but Cubbedge is wise to it.
Cubbedge jabs Presley right on the nose. Presley blinks but takes it well.
Cubbedge looks to land a left hand but Presley moved out of range nicely.
Cubbedge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Presley at a distance.
Presley throws a head kick that half lands.
Presley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Presley walks into a left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Presley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Presley misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elvis Presley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cubbedge connects with a looping right hand.
Presley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Presley misses with a punch on the inside.
Cubbedge scores with a shot to the side of Presley's head.
Cubbedge is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cubbedge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Presley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Presley lands a shot to the body.
Presley scores a nice knee to the body.
Presley pushes Cubbedge back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Presley lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Presley fails to land.
Presley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Presley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Presley throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cubbedge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Presley throws a leg kick but Cubbedge moved away.
Presley cracks the inside of Cubbedge 's front leg.
Cubbedge scores with a jab to the body.
Cubbedge blocks a head kick by Presley.
Cubbedge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cubbedge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Presley moves away.
Cubbedge instigates a clinch.
Cubbedge tries to break free but Presley pushes him back against the ropes.
Cubbedge working aggressively here.
Presley throws a punch but it's blocked by Cubbedge .
Presley blocks a body shot from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Presley lands a nice uppercut.
Presley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cubbedge is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Presley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Cubbedge misses the target.
Cubbedge misses with a looping left.
Presley throws a sloppy head kick and Cubbedge moves out of range easily.
Presley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cubbedge connects with a right hand. Presley shakes it off.
Presley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cubbedge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Presley.
Cubbedge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cubbedge moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Presley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cubbedge misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Presley misses with a head kick.
Cubbedge looks to score with a jab to the body but Presley is just out of range.
Cubbedge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Presley at a distance.
Cubbedge doesn't manage to clinch there - Presley circles away.
Cubbedge backing away here, and Presley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cubbedge moves into range and connects with a jab.
Presley wants to clinch up but Cubbedge keeps it at a distance.
Presley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Presley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Presley cracks the inside of Cubbedge 's front leg.
Cubbedge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cubbedge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Presley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Cubbedge misses the target.
Cubbedge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Cubbedge .
Presley tries to land a leg kick but Cubbedge saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge misses with a wild combination.
Cubbedge misses with a hook. Presley ducked under it nicely.
Cubbedge walks into a straight right hand from Presley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Presley.
Presley slips a jab and a cross from Cubbedge .
Presley has closed the distance and engaged Cubbedge in a clinch.
Cubbedge working hard to break the clinch.
Presley lands a nice shot to the body.
Cubbedge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Presley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Presley duly obliges.
Brad Cubbedge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cubbedge takes a swing at Presley's ribcage but misses.
Presley blocks a jab.
Presley misses with a low kick as Cubbedge jumps back.
Cubbedge was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cubbedge blocks a leg kick.
Cubbedge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Presley.
Presley avoids the body shot from Cubbedge .
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elvis Presley.
I've got Presley 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Elvis Presley!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Elvis Presley!
Elvis Presley wins by majority decision!
Elvis Presley 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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