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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nestor Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Shank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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200 cm
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230 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nestor Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Shank!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shank tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Head counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Head as Shank tries to tie him up.
Shank is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shank breaks the clinch.
Shank tries to clinch up but Head circles away and keeps his distance.
Shank tries to clinch up but Head circles away and keeps his distance.
Head with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shank counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shank clinches up against the cage.
Head ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Head no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Head is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shank defends well.
Head has control of Shank's left arm, preventing Shank from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shank stopping the sweep attempt from Head.
Shank is fighting to break Head's control of his arms but Head is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Head is on top in guard.
Head prevents Shank from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Head with a flurry of punches that miss.
Head wanted to stand there but Shank had control of the position.
Head in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Head gets to his feet. Shank looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Head throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shank's waist but Shank gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Head off to one side.
Head looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nestor Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shank is looking to clinch.
Shank darts in trying to clinch
and Head counters with a series of strikes. Shank will be more careful next time no doubt.
Head is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head misses with a takedown attempt
and Shank counters with a head kick. That will keep Head thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Head circles away from the clinch attempt
and Head counters with a series of strikes. Shank will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Shank moves in looking to clinch but Head pushes him off.
Head swats away the attempt to clinch by Shank.
Shank doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shank tries to clinch up.
Shank stuffs the takedown attempt from Head. Head gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nestor Head dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shank wants to clinch
and Head counters with a three punch combo that has Shank backing up. Shank nods at Head to acknowledge the strikes.
Shank tries to clinch
and Head counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shank tries to clinch there but Head circles away.
Head shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shank defends it nicely.
Head shoots in for a takedown but Shank shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shank tries to clinch up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Head swats away the attempt to clinch by Shank.
Head shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shank as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nestor Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shank looks to clinch
and Head counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shank!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Head are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Shank is not content to let Head control the position.
Head staying calm.
Shank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Head. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Head decides to stand up, so the ref orders Shank to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shank tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shank defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Head.
Shank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Head fails with a takedown attempt.
Shank instigates a clinch.
Shank breaks the clinch.
Head keeps the fight on the outside.
Head keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shank moves in looking to clinch but Head pushes him off.
Shank tries to clinch up but Head circles away and keeps his distance.
Head could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shank doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
Shank fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Head, pushing him back against the cage.
Shank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shank gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Head blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shank swings wildly with an uppercut but Head uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shank wants to clinch up but Head keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Shank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sam Shank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Head shoots in for a takedown but Shank shows good takedown defense.
Shank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sam Shank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shank fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shank fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shank tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Head counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shank's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nestor Head dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Head tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Head moves out of range as Shank strikes.
Head closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shank can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shank wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Head has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Shank tries to clinch
and Head counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shank wants to clinch.
Head circles away from the clinch attempt
and Head counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Head trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nestor Head overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Head tries to stand but Shank is controlling from the bottom.
Head stands up from Shank's guard - Head perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shank tries to clinch but Head is having none of it.
Shank has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shank breaks the clinch.
Head shoots in for a takedown but Shank shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shank closes the distance looking to clinch
and Head counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Head.
Nestor Head is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shank scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sam Shank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shank doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
Shank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Head shoots in for a double leg but Shank sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nestor Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Head swats away the attempt to clinch by Shank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shank tries to clinch up
and Head counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shank wants to clinch.
Head doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shank counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shank.
Shank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shank tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Head counters with a one-two to the body.
Shank tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shank tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Head manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Head circles away from the clinch attempt
and Head counters with a left and a right that stings Shank.
Head avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shank tries to clinch but Head moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shank wants to clinch.
Shank tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Head manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nestor Head showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Head, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nestor Head!
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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
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