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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Shelby (ranked 530 p4p, 65 weight class) and Sampson Shain (ranked 1462 p4p, 168 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
26 - 20 - 0 |
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165 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sampson Shain!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shelby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shelby throws a hook but Shain blocks it.
Shain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Shelby tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sampson Shain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelby moves away from the strike by Shain.
A swing and a miss from Shelby.
Shelby throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shain counters with a nice leg kick.
Shelby misses with a hook.
Shain throws a leg kick but Shelby sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shain ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Shain misses with a low kick.
Shelby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Sampson Shain has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shain avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Shain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That kick from Shain tenderised Shelby's leg. Shelby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shain avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Shain throws a sloppy head kick and Shelby moves out of range easily.
Shelby throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Shain misses.
Shelby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shelby throws a looping overhand right but Shain ducks down to avoid it.
Shain was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shain lands a nice shot that snaps Shelby's head back.
Shelby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shain misses with a leg kick
and Shelby counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shelby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Shelby.
Shain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shain.
Shain looks to land a body kick but Shelby moved away.
Shain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shelby.
Shain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shelby walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shain.
Shain misses the shot to the body.
Shain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shelby.
Shelby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shain.
Shelby misses with an uppercut.
Shain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Shelby throws out a loose jab but Shain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shain moves away.
Shain throws a big counter head kick but Shelby avoids it with no problem.
Shelby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shelby misses with a hook.
Shain tries a head kick but it misses.
Shain has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Shelby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shelby lands a left hand.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Shain.
Shelby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Shain.
Shelby misses with some punches.
Shain lands a body punch.
Shelby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shelby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shain can't find room to land a body shot as Shelby controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shelby avoids it.
Shain lands a left hand.
Shelby avoiding damage as Shain throws knees to the body.
Shain working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shelby.
Shain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby lands a shoulder strike.
Shain throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shain.
Shelby lands with a right to the head.
Shelby can't find room to land a body shot as Shain controls the action.
Shain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shelby misses with a body punch.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shelby is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shelby lands a left hand.
Shelby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Shelby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shelby lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sampson Shain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sampson Shain'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.
Shelby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shain counters with a two punch combo.
Shain tries to clinch up.
Shelby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shain throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shelby's head.
Shain connects with a leg kick. Shelby looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shain throws a head kick that misses.
Shelby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shelby scores with a nice head shot.
Shelby punishes Shain's body with a nice straight punch.
Shain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shelby.
Shelby jabs Shain right on the nose. Shain blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby misses with a looping right.
Shelby takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shelby slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shelby tries to move into range but Shain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shelby.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shain.
Shain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Shain is just out of range.
Shain throws out a counter right but Shelby avoids it with no problem.
Shelby misses with a body shot
and Shain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shelby manages to avoid it.
Shain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shelby.
Shain dodges the punch combination from Shelby.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shain. Shelby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shelby throwing a counter right hand but Shain manages to avoid it.
Shelby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shelby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A lazy body kick from Shain
and Shelby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Shain slips under a jab from Shelby.
Shelby swings for the body but Shain moves out of range.
Shain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shelby is looking to counter punch.
Shain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shelby's head.
Shelby looks to throw the jab but Shain is out of range.
Shain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.
Shelby loads up on a big right hand but Shain slips the punch.
Shain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Shain does it's job there.
Shain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shain lands a lovely overhand right.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shain was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Shain misses with a looping right.
Shelby scores with a jab. Shain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Shelby closes the distance and pushes Shain back into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shain obliges.
Shelby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shain lands a good knee to the midsection. Shelby won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shain lands a body punch.
Shelby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shelby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Shain fails to land.
Shelby lands with a right to the head.
Shain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shain throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Shain on the inside.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Shain.
Shain trying to land knees to the body.
Shain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shain lands a left hand.
Shelby misses with a punch to the body.
Shain has a couple of punches blocked by Shelby.
Shain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shelby blocking some punches.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Shain.
Shelby swings wildly with an uppercut but Shain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shain swings wildly with an uppercut but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampson Shain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sampson Shain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shelby is rocked!
Shelby throws a hook but Shain blocks it.
Oh Shelby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shain scores with a body shot.
Shain cracks Shelby on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Shelby falls backwards against the cage. Shain follows up with more strikes that drop Shelby to his knees. Shain keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Shelby! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sampson Shain!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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