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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chet Linkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Shadow looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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165 cm
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135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chet Linkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow stuns Linkin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Linkin shoots in for a takedown but Shadow shows good takedown defense.
Danga de danga de dang - Shadow scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Chet Linkin has been cut.
Shadow lands a jab-cross combination.
Shadow doesn't manage to clinch there - Linkin circles away.
Linkin fails to land the takedown.
Linkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linkin shoots in looking for a takedown. Shadow tries to sprawl out of it but Linkin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shadow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chet Linkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linkin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shadow misses with a low kick.
Linkin fails with the takedown.
Linkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shadow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linkin is breathing heavily.
Shadow tries to clinch up but Linkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Shadow closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shadow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shadow tries to clinch
and Linkin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shadow won't be happy with that.
Shadow manages to get back to half guard.
Shadow moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shadow had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Linkin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Shadow Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Linkin's back instead.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkin prevents Shadow from getting a body triangle.
Linkin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shadow on the ground.
Shadow is looking for the choke from the back position but Linkin is controlling his hands well.
Linkin covering up well and avoiding damage.
Linkin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Linkin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Shadow looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Linkin wants to control but Shadow is keeping busy.
Shadow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Linkin is just riding it out for now. Shadow eventually gives up the hold.
Shadow thows a huge punch but Linkin dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Shadow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chet Linkin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Shadow.
Shadow lands with a nice combination. Linkin backs away looking to recover.
Shadow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Linkin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shadow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Linkin has him pressed against the cage.
Shadow managing to block the knees to the body from Linkin.
Shadow stops a takedown attempt from Linkin.
Shadow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Linkin misses with a knee to the head.
Shadow has had enough of the clinch but Linkin keeps him there for the moment.
Shadow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Linkin backwards.
Shadow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Linkin has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shadow.
Linkin tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chet Linkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shadow lands a nice uppercut.
Shadow drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Linkin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shadow gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkin gets control of Shadow's arms and successfully pulls guard. Linkin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shadow is in close to Linkin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shadow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linkin wants to sweep but no luck.
Shadow wants to control from the top but Linkin keeps moving.
Shadow is in close to Linkin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shadow passes Linkin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shadow trying to control but Linkin is having none of it.
Shadow with a couple of short strikes.
Shadow tries to control but Linkin wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkin wants to hold on but Shadow pushes him away.
Shadow landing strikes from the mount and Linkin is in trouble!
Shadow breaks from Linkin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shadow avoids the attempt from Linkin to control.
Shadow controlling from mount.
Shadow with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Linkin looks a forlorn figure.
Linkin is bucking up trying to escape but Shadow cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shadow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shadow goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Linkin is on top in guard.
Linkin stopping the sweep attempt from Shadow.
Shadow is trying to keep Linkin in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Shadow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chet Linkin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shadow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shadow darts in trying to clinch
and Linkin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Linkin prevents Shadow from breaking the clinch.
Linkin keeps control of Shadow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Linkin dodges an elbow strike from Shadow.
Shadow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shadow manages to break the clinch.
Linkin is looking to clinch but Shadow is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Shadow.
Linkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shadow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shadow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shadow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab from Shadow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Shadow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Linkin scores with a hook.
Shadow throws a head kick that misses
and Linkin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Joe Shadow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Linkin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shadow wants to improve his position but Linkin is controlling well.
Shadow trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Linkin in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow is trying to get back to full guard.
Shadow punching from the bottom.
Linkin wants to pass to mount but Shadow is defending the position.
Shadow is looking to escape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shadow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Linkin shoots for a takedown but Shadow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Linkin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow looks to land a combination. Linkin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shadow tries to clinch but Linkin moves away
and Linkin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shadow is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Shadow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Linkin tries to stall but Shadow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Linkin keeps control of Shadow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Linkin keeps control of Shadow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shadow letting Linkin take a breather here.
Shadow is trying to break free.
Shadow has had enough of the clinch but Linkin keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shadow stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shadow wants to get back to striking at distance but Linkin won't allow it.
Shadow lands a right hand.
Shadow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Linkin has him pressed against the cage.
Shadow managing to block the knees to the body from Linkin.
Linkin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shadow smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chet Linkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shadow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chet Linkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Linkin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shadow!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chet Linkin.
I think Shadow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Joe Shadow!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Joe Shadow!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Joe Shadow!
Joe Shadow wins by unanimous decision!
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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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