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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Battle-Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rayne Wooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle-Born kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DJ Shadow / Six Days. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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199 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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196 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Battle-Born!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Rayne Wooney!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooney tries to clinch up.
Wooney avoids the head kick by Battle-Born.
Battle-Born moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Wooney blocks the low kick.
Battle-Born throws a sloppy body shot
and Wooney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Battle-Born.
Battle-Born keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wooney.
Wooney scores with the left hand. Battle-Born knows he should have avoided that one.
Battle-Born keeps the fight on the outside.
Battle-Born misses with a straight left.
Wooney misses with a wild combination.
Wooney wants to clinch up but Battle-Born keeps it at a distance.
Battle-Born throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Battle-Born.
Wooney misses with a wild combination.
Wooney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Battle-Born turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battle-Born tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooney has Battle-Born up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wooney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Battle-Born's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wooney.
Battle-Born scores with a hook to the body.
Battle-Born lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Rayne Wooney has been cut.
Battle-Born looking to slow down the pace here.
Wooney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Battle-Born backwards.
Battle-Born just leaning against Wooney, taking a breather.
Wooney missing with knees to the body.
Battle-Born lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooney trying to land knees to the body.
Battle-Born presses Wooney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Battle-Born lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battle-Born.
Battle-Born trying to stall but Wooney improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battle-Born misses with a punch to the body.
Wooney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Battle-Born avoids it.
Battle-Born wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wooney misses with a knee strike.
Battle-Born can't find room to land a body shot as Wooney controls the action.
Wooney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battle-Born blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Battle-Born scores with a nice hook to the head.
Battle-Born lands a right hand.
Battle-Born lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Wooney.
Battle-Born missing with knees to the body.
Wooney scores with a shot to the side of Battle-Born's head.
Wooney lands with a left to the head.
Battle-Born is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Battle-Born's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Battle-Born throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooney tries to clinch
and Battle-Born counters with a body kick.
Battle-Born dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wooney. That did some damage!
Wooney instigates a clinch.
Wooney missing with knees to the body.
Battle-Born can't find room to land a body shot as Wooney controls the action.
Wooney lands an uppercut.
Wooney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Battle-Born trying to control the position but instead, Wooney has worked for underhooks and has pushed Battle-Born into the cage.
Wooney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Battle-Born lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Battle-Born wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wooney has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Wooney.
Battle-Born has had enough of the clinch but Wooney keeps him there for the moment.
Battle-Born tries a body shot but Wooney blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooney pushes Battle-Born back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battle-Born blocks the elbow strike.
Wooney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Battle-Born taking a breather.
Wooney blocks a body shot from Battle-Born.
A left hand lands to the body for Wooney.
Battle-Born lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wooney backwards.
Battle-Born works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Battle-Born has a couple of punches blocked by Wooney.
Battle-Born throws a head punch that misses.
Battle-Born tries to break free but Wooney pushes him back against the cage.
Battle-Born tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battle-Born trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Battle-Born lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wooney backwards.
Wooney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Battle-Born is breathing heavily.
Wooney lands an elbow that stopped Battle-Born in his tracks for a moment.
Wooney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battle-Born misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gabriel Battle-Born will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rayne Wooney's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A left lands for Battle-Born.
Wooney wants to clinch.
Battle-Born bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooney misses the body punch
and Battle-Born counters with a nice uppercut.
Battle-Born connects with a right hand. Wooney shakes it off.
Battle-Born misses with a low kick as Wooney jumps back.
Battle-Born gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Battle-Born.
Wooney misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Battle-Born.
Wooney has a couple of punches blocked by Battle-Born.
Battle-Born pushes Wooney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gabriel Battle-Born has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooney lands with a light punch inside.
Battle-Born's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Battle-Born blocking some punches.
Wooney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooney lands a body shot.
Wooney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Battle-Born goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooney tries to throw a body punch but Battle-Born avoids it by throwing Wooney back against the cage.
Battle-Born tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wooney's elbow.
Battle-Born blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooney tries to work over Battle-Born's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooney throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Battle-Born lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Battle-Born blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battle-Born blocks an uppercut.
Wooney missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battle-Born.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wooney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Gabriel Battle-Born has been cut.
Battle-Born looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooney looking to throw knees to the head but Battle-Born is blocking nicely.
Battle-Born tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wooney avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battle-Born.
Battle-Born lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wooney working aggressively here.
Battle-Born throws an elbow that misses.
Wooney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Battle-Born misses with some punches.
Wooney throws a punch but it's blocked by Battle-Born.
Wooney misses with a knee strike.
Wooney misses with a punch on the inside.
Battle-Born struggles to land a body shot inside as Wooney controls his hands.
Wooney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Battle-Born looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born lands a nice elbow.
Wooney missing with knees to the body.
Battle-Born creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wooney's defenses.
Battle-Born on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Battle-Born stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Battle-Born misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wooney.
Wooney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooney tries to land a knee to the head but Battle-Born blocks with his arms.
Wooney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Battle-Born breaks from the clinch.
Wooney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rayne Wooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Wooney blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born misses with a low kick as Wooney jumps back.
Wooney avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A punch combination from Wooney misses.
Battle-Born avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Battle-Born avoids the body shot from Wooney.
Battle-Born tries a head kick but it misses.
Battle-Born is looking to slow Wooney down with leg kicks.
Battle-Born is looking to land body kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battle-Born throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooney tries to clinch up.
Battle-Born takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wooney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Battle-Born throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooney tries to clinch up but Battle-Born circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gabriel Battle-Born will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wooney tries to clinch but Battle-Born is having none of it.
Wooney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooney tries to score with a low kick but Battle-Born moves his leg out of the way.
Wooney doesn't manage to clinch there - Battle-Born circles away.
Wooney throws a leg kick but Battle-Born checks it.
Battle-Born moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Battle-Born manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Battle-Born finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Battle-Born throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wooney lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Battle-Born rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Battle-Born moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Battle-Born throws a leg kick which misses Wooney's front leg but catches the back leg as Wooney tries to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Battle-Born.
Battle-Born avoids the body shot from Wooney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooney blocks a jab.
Battle-Born throws a sloppy head kick and Wooney moves out of range easily.
Battle-Born takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick from Wooney misses
and Battle-Born counters with a body kick that stops Wooney in his tracks momentarily.
Battle-Born shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooney throws a series of punches but Battle-Born moves out of range.
Wooney throws a chopping leg kick but Battle-Born manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Battle-Born misses with a straight right.
Battle-Born goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Battle-Born swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gabriel Battle-Born is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooney lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Battle-Born. Wooney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Battle-Born swats away the attempt to clinch by Wooney.
Battle-Born throws an overhand right that lands on Wooney's shoulder, as Wooney tries to avoid the shot.
Rayne Wooney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wooney scores with a one two! Battle-Born had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Battle-Born.
Battle-Born misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wooney swings for the body but Battle-Born moves out of range.
Wooney is looking to clinch.
Battle-Born blocks a leg kick.
Rayne Wooney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Battle-Born misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooney misses with a low kick.
Wooney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Battle-Born doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooney lands a slapping body shot.
Battle-Born jabs Wooney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Battle-Born looks to throw the jab but Wooney is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Battle-Born's head.
Wooney wants to clinch up but Battle-Born keeps it at a distance.
Wooney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooney misses with a two punch combination.
Battle-Born connects with a leg kick. Wooney looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Wooney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooney lands with a right hand.
Wooney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Battle-Born moves out of range of the leg kick from Wooney.
Wooney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Battle-Born misses with an attempted mid kick.
Battle-Born connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooney tries to close the distance and clinch but Battle-Born swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gabriel Battle-Born is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooney just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wooney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Battle-Born blocks a jab.
Battle-Born just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooney feints a jab promting Battle-Born to slip. Wooney then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Battle-Born slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooney takes a swing at Battle-Born's ribcage but misses.
Battle-Born scores with a nice body kick.
Wooney wants to clinch.
Battle-Born moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Battle-Born blocking some punches.
Wooney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rayne Wooney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Battle-Born has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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hype
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pop
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