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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Shearer (ranked 25159 p4p, 5654 weight class) and Tony Tornado (ranked 755 p4p, 630 weight class). Shearer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Coming Home Newcastle. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Shearer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Tornado!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shearer cracks Tornado with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tornado cracks Shearer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Andy Shearer has been cut.
Tornado lands a jab to the nose.
Shearer looks to score with a jab to the body but Tornado is just out of range.
Shearer scores with a nice right hand.
Tornado walks into a straight right hand from Shearer.
Shearer misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Tornado releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shearer throws a right hand that misses
and Tornado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tornado moves forwards but Shearer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tornado uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tornado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tornado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shearer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tornado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shearer.
Tornado avoids the body shot from Shearer.
Shearer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tornado moves away.
Shearer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tornado on the side of the head.
Tornado throws the left hand but Shearer avoids the punch easily.
Tornado jabs at Shearer's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shearer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tornado sizes up Shearer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tornado lands a left and a right that sends Shearer crashing to the canvas! Tornado dives into mount looking to finish!
Shearer is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tornado takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oh Shearer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tornado throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shearer seems to have got his legs back now.
Tornado trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shearer has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Tornado's lack of action.
Tornado is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tornado stalling away here and it's allowed Shearer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shearer is working an open guard so Tornado takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Shearer misses with a looping right.
Shearer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Tornado scores with a four punch combination!
Andy Shearer's cut is getting worse.
Shearer stuns Tornado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tornado scores with a jab.
Shearer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tornado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shearer digs a good hook to Tornado's body.
Shearer missing with a left hand there. Tornado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado ducks under a wild hook from Shearer.
Andy Shearer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tornado throws a right and a left that Shearer avoids nicely.
Shearer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shearer just misses with a punch to the body.
Shearer misses with a left hand
and Tornado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tornado lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tornado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shearer to score with a decent uppercut.
Shearer throws out a loose jab but Tornado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shearer throws a shot from downtown. Tornado moves away and avoids it.
Tornado moves out of range of the strikes.
Shearer just misses with a punch to the body.
Shearer misses with a straight left.
Shearer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tornado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tornado misses.
Tornado misses with an uppercut.
Tornado works Shearer's body with a nice hook.
Tornado is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shearer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shearer walks into a jab.
Andy Shearer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A cross from Tornado lands.
Shearer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shearer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tornado was well out of range. Poor timing from Shearer.
Shearer looks to land a right hand but Tornado moved out of range.
Tornado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shearer.
The fighters circling - Shearer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tornado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shearer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tornado manages to avoid it.
Shearer throws a jab but it's blocked by Tornado.
Shearer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tornado now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tornado moves out of range as Shearer strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tornado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Shearer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shearer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tornado. Tornado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tornado throws a hook but Shearer avoids it easily.
Tornado connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tornado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tornado scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Tornado.
Shearer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tornado counters with a right hand to the body.
Tornado slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Tornado releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A lazy left from Tornado finds it's target.
Shearer lands with a right hand.
Tornado lands a jab to the nose.
Tornado moves away from the strike by Shearer.
Tornado lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Shearer looks to score with a jab to the body but Tornado is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Tornado.
Shearer scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tornado.
Tornado throws a lazy right hand but Shearer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shearer staying out of range there.
Tornado moves out of range of the strikes.
Tornado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shearer throws a poor cross that misses
and Tornado counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Shearer lands.
Shearer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tornado.
Tornado jabs at Shearer's body.
Shearer scores with a jab. Tornado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tornado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shearer momentarily.
Shearer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shearer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Tornado releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shearer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jeez, Andy Shearer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Shearer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tornado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tornado has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shearer finds it's way round the side to connect with Tornado's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tornado lands a jab.
Tornado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shearer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tornado.
A jab from Shearer misses.
Tornado throws a body shot but no joy.
Tornado moves out of range as Shearer strikes.
Tornado scores with a jab to the body.
Tornado lands a head shot.
Tornado lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andy Shearer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Tornado!
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energy
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hype
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