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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Shifflett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lincoln's choice of entrance music: Hail To The Chief. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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190 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent 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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Shifflett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abraham Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shifflett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shifflett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lincoln looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lincoln stops Shifflett from standing up.
Shifflett has his foot on Lincoln's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lincoln works his way back into a safe position though.
Shifflett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lincoln controls the pace.
Shifflett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shifflett is trying to keep Lincoln in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lincoln postures up.
Lincoln sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lincoln really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shifflett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michael Shifflett.
Shifflett with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lincoln counters with a left to the body.
Shifflett with a poor takedown
and Lincoln counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lincoln throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shifflett.
Shifflett misses with a left hand
and Lincoln counters with a nice uppercut.
Shifflett has his takedown stuffed
so Lincoln counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Shifflett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shifflett is breathing heavily.
Lincoln stays in close to Shifflett's body and controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shifflett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lincoln defends it easily.
Shifflett trying to control the position.
Lincoln passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lincoln in particular looking to stall.
It looks like Lincoln might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Lincoln missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Abraham Lincoln was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lincoln swats away the attempt to clinch by Shifflett.
Lincoln connects with a body shot that sends Shifflett's belly button to the back.
Shifflett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lincoln counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lincoln not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Abraham Lincoln was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shifflett throws a combination that misses
and Lincoln counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shifflett gets caught flat footed, as Lincoln shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lincoln sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Lincoln has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Lincoln dominated that round.
That's time! Shifflett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shifflett misses with a jab to the body
and Lincoln counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shifflett throws a poor cross that misses
and Lincoln counters with a left to the body.
Lincoln looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Shifflett!
Lincoln content just to control the position here.
Shifflett tries to hold on but Lincoln postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shifflett is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lincoln looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lincoln's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shifflett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Abraham Lincoln hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Shifflett misses with a hook
letting Lincoln counter with a right hand.
Shifflett misses with a double jab
and Shifflett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shifflett walks into a left hand.
Lincoln scores with a jab. Shifflett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shifflett closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lincoln to the mat! Lincoln manages to get full guard.
Lincoln seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shifflett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shifflett looking to sit in guard and control but Lincoln gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lincoln makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln advances position into side control!
Shifflett is being controlled here.
Lincoln tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shifflett's legs.
The referee asks Lincoln politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lincoln prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sloppy strikes there by Lincoln.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lincoln has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lincoln controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincoln pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Lincoln showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Lincoln throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lincoln shoots in and gets a takedown into Shifflett's guard.
Lincoln has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shifflett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lincoln doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lincoln manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lincoln controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lincoln looking to pass the guard.
Shifflett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lincoln controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shifflett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lincoln.
Shifflett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lincoln throws a body punch but Shifflett moves out of range.
Shifflett with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lincoln counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lincoln jabs at Shifflett's body.
Lincoln digs a good hook to Shifflett's body.
Shifflett takes one to the side of the head.
Michael Shifflett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lincoln gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shifflett wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Lincoln.
Lincoln sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shifflett is trying to get back to full guard.
Lincoln seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abraham Lincoln has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lincoln slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shifflett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Lincoln to counter with a crisp jab.
Lincoln is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shifflett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lincoln counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lincoln is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Abraham Lincoln hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lincoln decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Michael Shifflett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lincoln controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Lincoln comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lincoln has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 25:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Lincoln!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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