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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Rubenstein (ranked 467 p4p, 71 weight class) and Art Brock (ranked 458 p4p, 69 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spencer Rubenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art Brock!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubenstein tries to clinch there but Brock circles away.
Brock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rubenstein fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brock, pushing him back against the cage.
Rubenstein misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rubenstein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubenstein.
Rubenstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Brock.
Rubenstein scores with a shot to the side of Brock's head.
Brock breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein is looking to clinch.
Rubenstein lands a glancing blow to the side of Brock's head.
Rubenstein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brock throws a low kick but Rubenstein avoids it.
Rubenstein tries to clinch but Brock is having none of it.
Rubenstein looks to throw the jab but Brock is out of range.
Brock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brock looks to land a body kick but Rubenstein moved away.
Brock checks a leg kick.
Rubenstein connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubenstein thuds his right hand into Brock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rubenstein doesn't manage to clinch there - Brock circles away.
Rubenstein has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rubenstein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rubenstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brock.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rubenstein moves into range and clinches up with Brock.
Brock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brock scores with a hook to the body.
Brock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rubenstein feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brock's calf.
Rubenstein's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brock under the eye.
Rubenstein scores with the left hand. Brock knows he should have avoided that one.
Rubenstein misses with a looping left.
Rubenstein fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brock, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brock breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brock. Rubenstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rubenstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rubenstein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rubenstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brock lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein tries to work over Brock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rubenstein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rubenstein's brow.
Rubenstein has a couple of punches blocked by Brock.
Rubenstein has a couple of punches blocked by Brock.
Brock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brock throws a head punch that misses.
Rubenstein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubenstein throws a head punch that misses.
Brock prevents a body shot from Rubenstein.
Brock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brock lands a nice uppercut.
Rubenstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brock blocks a body shot from Rubenstein.
Brock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rubenstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein tries to work over Brock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock stalling in the clinch but Rubenstein improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Rubenstein fails to land.
Rubenstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Brock.
Rubenstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Brock controls his hands.
Brock landing knees to the body.
Rubenstein scores with a shot to the side of Brock's head.
Rubenstein misses with some punches.
Brock lands a right hand.
Rubenstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brock blocks a body shot from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Brock.
Brock has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rubenstein seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brock can turn it around.
Brock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rubenstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brock blocking some punches.
Brock's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubenstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubenstein.
Rubenstein throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rubenstein prevents a body shot from Brock.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rubenstein creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rubenstein throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubenstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubenstein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubenstein.
Rubenstein lands an uppercut.
Brock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rubenstein misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Rubenstein dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rubenstein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brock.
Brock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brock tries to work over Rubenstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rubenstein tries to throw a body punch but Brock avoids it by throwing Rubenstein back against the cage.
Rubenstein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brock can do to turn this around?
Brock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spencer Rubenstein is winning the standup battle so far.
Brock lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rubenstein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rubenstein scores with a decent looking hook.
Brock checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Rubenstein.
Brock throws a counter combo.
Rubenstein tries to clinch there but Brock circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Brock.
Brock looks to land a left hand but Rubenstein moved out of range nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brock in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubenstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rubenstein throws a hook but Brock blocks it.
Rubenstein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rubenstein throws the left hand but Brock avoids the punch easily.
Rubenstein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rubenstein misses with a hook. Brock ducked under it nicely.
Rubenstein wants to land a leg kick but Brock is out of range.
Rubenstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brock lands a nice shot to the body.
Brock scores with a sloppy right hand. Rubenstein should have avoided that one.
Brock looks to land a combination. Rubenstein sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brock misses with a body shot.
Rubenstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brock.
Brock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brock misses with the combination.
Brock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rubenstein, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein has a couple of punches blocked by Brock.
Rubenstein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Brock on the inside.
Brock blocking some punches.
Brock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rubenstein looks to land a left hand but Brock moved out of range nicely.
Brock misses with a double jab.
Brock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brock throws a leg kick that misses.
Brock throws a jab but it's blocked by Rubenstein.
Spencer Rubenstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubenstein lands a jab.
Rubenstein lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Brock misses its intended target.
Rubenstein doesn't manage to clinch there - Brock circles away.
Brock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rubenstein takes the fight into the clinch.
Rubenstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rubenstein.
Brock misses with an elbow strike.
Brock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubenstein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brock slips a straight right by Rubenstein.
Brock is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Brock misses with a hook. Rubenstein ducked under it nicely.
Rubenstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rubenstein backing away here, and Brock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A lazy left from Brock finds it's target.
Brock misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Rubenstein.
Brock throws a body punch but Rubenstein moves out of range.
Rubenstein misses with a straight right.
Rubenstein forces Brock back against the cage and clinches.
Brock is trying to push Rubenstein away but Rubenstein has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rubenstein misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rubenstein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubenstein lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubenstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brock breaks the clinch.
Rubenstein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brock slips under a jab from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brock defending well as Rubenstein loads up on a big left hand.
Brock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brock 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.
Rubenstein connects with a single shot there.
Rubenstein checks a low kick from Brock.
It looked like Rubenstein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rubenstein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rubenstein closes the distance but Brock moves to the side
and Rubenstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brock scores with a leg kick.
Brock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Art Brock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Rubenstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brock.
Brock tests Rubenstein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rubenstein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rubenstein needs to keep his hands up - Brock had a free shot at his head there.
Brock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Rubenstein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rubenstein scores with a nice right hand.
Rubenstein 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.
Brock with a jab.
Brock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rubenstein takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubenstein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brock.
Rubenstein dodges the punch combination from Brock.
It looked like Rubenstein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rubenstein moves forwards but Brock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rubenstein is looking to clinch but Brock is avoiding it.
Rubenstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubenstein throws a hook but Brock avoids it easily.
Brock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rubenstein has managed to clinch.
Rubenstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubenstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rubenstein throws a head punch that misses.
Rubenstein misses with some punches.
Brock is pushing Rubenstein up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brock lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Brock fails to land.
Brock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brock breaks the clinch.
Rubenstein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brock doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Rubenstein.
Rubenstein throws a leg kick but Brock moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein slips a jab from Brock.
Rubenstein throws a big counter combination but Brock scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rubenstein.
Rubenstein listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rubenstein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brock looks to score with a jab to the body but Rubenstein is just out of range.
Rubenstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rubenstein clinches with his opponent.
Brock digs a right hand into Rubenstein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rubenstein's gas tank.
Brock lands a nice uppercut.
Rubenstein throws a head punch that misses.
Rubenstein lands a hook that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
A short right from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rubenstein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brock blocks an uppercut.
Spencer Rubenstein has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rubenstein works on Brock's body with a couple of short punches.
Brock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rubenstein misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock struggles to land a body shot inside as Rubenstein controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubenstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brock's elbow.
Brock is looking to control Rubenstein's arms but Rubenstein gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brock has his back to the cage.
Rubenstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubenstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubenstein throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Brock.
Rubenstein tries to throw a body punch but Brock avoids it by throwing Rubenstein back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brock.
A frustrated look appears on Brock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rubenstein lands a right hand.
Rubenstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Brock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock keeps the fight on the outside.
Rubenstein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brock misses with a hook. Rubenstein ducked under it nicely.
Rubenstein moves in looking to clinch but Brock pushes him off.
Rubenstein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rubenstein doesn't manage to clinch there - Brock circles away.
Brock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brock closes the distance and clinches.
Brock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rubensteins head.
Rubenstein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Rubenstein as the two fighters clinch.
Rubenstein throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Rubenstein.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubenstein.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rubenstein tries a body shot but Brock blocks it.
Rubenstein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rubenstein has a couple of punches blocked by Brock.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Art Brock.
I think Brock 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Art Brock!
After winning the bout, Art Brock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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