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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deshawn Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floki Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floki Gustafsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deshawn Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floki Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Gustafsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gustafsson throws a wild body kick that Shaw sees coming a mile off.
Gustafsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws a push kick but Shaw slaps the foot to one side.
Gustafsson misses with a kick to the body.
Shaw seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A good leg kick by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws a leg kick but Shaw moved away.
Gustafsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gustafsson checks a leg kick.
Shaw backing away here, and Gustafsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shaw tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustafsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shaw is defended easily by Gustafsson.
Shaw misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gustafsson lands with a left to the head.
Gustafsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shaw.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gustafsson.
Good body shot from Gustafsson.
A short uppercut from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson scores with a shot to the side of Shaw's head.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
Gustafsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shaw jumps guard but Gustafsson stands there with Shaw around his waist. Shaw gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deshawn Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustafsson cracks Shaw with a nice body shot.
Gustafsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Gustafsson.
Shaw looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gustafsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Gustafsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shaw or not.
Gustafsson pushes Shaw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Gustafsson.
A shot in the inside from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson stalls.
Gustafsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gustafsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gustafsson stalling in the clinch.
Gustafsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gustafsson presses Shaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gustafsson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shaw seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gustafsson can turn it around.
Gustafsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gustafsson is working Shaw over against the cage.
Gustafsson presses Shaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gustafsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaw.
Gustafsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shaw.
A left hand lands to the body for Gustafsson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson works on Shaw's body with a couple of short punches.
Our sources have told us that Shaw has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gustafsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson gets through Shaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gustafsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gustafsson trying to land knees to the body.
Gustafsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gustafsson is leaning against Shaw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gustafsson lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Gustafsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustafsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shaw is rocked!
Gustafsson lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Shaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gustafsson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Shaw to his knees! Gustafsson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floki Gustafsson!
A relieved looking Floki Gustafsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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