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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Blur - Song 2 as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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186 cm
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe King!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Shields throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shields has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
Shields lands with a nice body punch.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shields.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shields misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shields with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.
Shields throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Shields does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
It looks like David Shields has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shields misses with an uppercut.
Shields misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for King!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shields controlling the pace for now.
King wants to control but Shields is having none of it.
Shields trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shields lands a big elbow.
Shields fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shields punching from mount but King doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shields working King over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shields looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shields throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for King because Shields loaded up on that one.
Shields punching from mount but King doing a good job of avoiding damage.
King avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shields.
Shields controlling the pace for now.
Shields trying to control but he's not successful this time.
King gets back to half guard.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shields.
Shields has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shields.
King is trying to stand.
Shields takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shields prevents King from improving his position.
Shields is trying to control the action in half guard but King is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shields not doing much here.
Shields is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for King!
Shields looking to finish with strikes here!
Shields is working for a guillotine from mount but King frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to reverse the position but Shields maintains control.
Shields working King over with strikes here.
Shields controlling from mount.
King is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields scoring with strikes but King is staying in there.
Shields is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. King can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Shields dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Shields'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.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shields.
King tries to clinch up but Shields circles away and keeps his distance.
King staying out of range there.
Shields works the jab nicely.
Shields lands a front kick.
King connects with a body shot.
Shields checks a low kick from King.
David Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shields dodges the punch combination from King.
Shields misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a kick to the body.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shields throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Shields throws a head kick that misses.
Shields throws a head kick that misses
and King counters with a body kick.
Joe King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
King checks a leg kick.
Shields looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King avoids the head kick by Shields.
Joe King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shields checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
King tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shields finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Shields is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
Shields shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shields throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shields controlling the pace.
Shields tries to pass the half guard into mount. King knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shields is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shields is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shields is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.
King wants to control but Shields is keeping busy.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King wants to get back to full guard.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Shields sits in half guard.
King wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shields to get the leverage.
David Shields overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King is doing well to control the position and prevent Shields from advancing to side control.
Shields is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and King reverses the position - he's now on top in Shields's guard.
Shields controlling the position.
King got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shields has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, King has managed to get both his arms back between Shields's legs - danger averted.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shields swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shields is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Shields dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Shields'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. This is the final round!
King misses with a hook.
King throws a jab when Shields was well out of range.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shields throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the liver by Shields. Beautiful body shot.
King is looking to clinch.
Shields lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
Shields shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shields rather than just go for the knockout.
King uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shields has time to react.
King slips a straight right by Shields.
Shields wants to slow King down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shields.
Shields lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shields misses with a low kick.
King loads up on a big right hand but Shields slips the punch.
Shields throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shields throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. King tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shields is in King's guard.
Shields postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
King manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shields is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shields is working to get back to half guard.
Joe King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shields has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King has the hooks in. Shields is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
I would not like to be Shields right now.
King struggling to keep hold of the position.
Shields looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King biding his time, controlling Shields.
Shields trying to control the hands but King breaks the grip.
Shields breaks King's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
King keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of David Shields.
Shields checks a low kick from King.
Shields connects with a single shot there.
Shields throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shields thows a leg kick but King checks it
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shields to score with a decent uppercut.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shields checks it well.
King blocks a leg kick.
King avoids the body shot from Shields.
Shields throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shields swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shields checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Shields 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Shields showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shields, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Shields!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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