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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seth Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good low kicks
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seth Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chase Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw misses with a body kick.
Rollins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rollins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Shaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shaw misses with a low kick.
Rollins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rollins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shaw defending well though.
Shaw moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rollins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing Rollins from controlling successfully.
Rollins landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw seems keen to control Rollins's posture.
Shaw wants to sweep here but Rollins controlling him for the moment.
Rollins wants to control from the top but Shaw keeps moving.
Rollins is looking to work some ground and pound but Shaw has wrist control.
Rollins pushes down on Shaw's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rollins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shaw's head.
Rollins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaw keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rollins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins prevents Shaw from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rollins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rollins slips a nice elbow through Shaw's hands, connecting with Shaw's forehead.
Rollins thows a huge punch but Shaw dodges it nicely.
Rollins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shaw keeping control of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw is refusing to be controlled, as Rollins sits in half guard.
Rollins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to get to full guard but Rollins has control of the leg.
Rollins working Shaw over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rollins lands a nice short elbow.
Rollins content to control rather than advance.
Shaw is trying to maintain the position but Rollins is very close to passing his half guard.
Rollins is looking to take a break and control but Shaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shaw gets back to full guard.
Rollins trying to control but Shaw is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is looking to work some ground and pound but Shaw has wrist control.
Rollins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rollins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rollins trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaw working a defensive guard here.
Rollins landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaw is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Rollins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rollins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaw attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw is looking to chop away at Rollins's legs.
Shaw dips to his left and cracks Rollins with an uppercut!
Rollins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rollins takes one to the side of the head.
Shaw tries to land a body kick
and Rollins counters with a takedown into side control.
Rollins throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rollins in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rollins wants to control but Shaw is keeping him busy.
Rollins scores with punches from side control.
Shaw holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Shaw on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rollins working the body and head with strikes.
Rollins throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shaw is looking for a sweep.
Rollins throwing strikes but Shaw manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Shaw wants to control but Rollins is keeping him busy.
Rollins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shaw tries to stand but Rollins controls the position and pulls Shaw into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shaw is one step ahead there.
Rollins has control of Shaw's left arm, preventing Shaw from doing any damage.
Shaw wants to stand but Rollins is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shaw is controlling him.
Shaw looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rollins checks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Shaw.
Shaw misses with a body kick.
Jab by Shaw.
Shaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shaw moves in looking to clinch but Rollins pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Rollins as he checks the leg kick.
Rollins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rollins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shaw is fending him off so far but Rollins persists. Nope, Shaw circles away and we're back to standing.
Rollins jabs Shaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shaw is looking to land body kicks.
Shaw forces Rollins back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rollins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shaws head.
Rollins lands a hook that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rollins managing to block the knees to the body from Shaw.
Rollins cracks Shaw with a nice body shot.
Shaw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chase Rollins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shaw misses with a hook to the body
and Rollins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shaw won't be happy with that.
Rollins controls the position.
Shaw gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shaw trying to control but Rollins postures up.
Rollins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaw keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rollins lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chase Rollins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shaw controlling the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rollins fails with a takedown attempt.
Seth Shaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaw looks for the body kick but Rollins saw that one coming.
Shaw forces Rollins back against the cage and clinches.
Shaw has a couple of punches blocked by Rollins.
Rollins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Rollins - that landed with a thud.
Shaw trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rollins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shaw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rollins.
Rollins misses with a body punch.
Rollins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shaw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rollins misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw missing with knees to the body.
Rollins blocks a body shot from Shaw.
Shaw trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins tries a body shot but Shaw blocks it.
Rollins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Rollins blocks a body shot from Shaw.
Shaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Rollins controls his hands.
Rollins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shaw missing with knees to the body.
Shaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rollins is defending well for now.
Rollins misses with a body punch.
Rollins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shaw up against the cage.
Rollins wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw pushes Rollins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shaw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Rollins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Shaw.
Seth Shaw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rollins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shaw's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Rollins scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Shaw on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shaw.
Seth Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Rollins as the two fighters clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chase Rollins.
I've got Rollins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Rollins!
Chase Rollins made sure to mention his sponsor, 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
71% |
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