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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Geissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Country (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Geissen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Geissen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Nelson Country!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geissen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Country moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Geissen throws a right hand that Country ducks under and follows up with a left that Country also avoids with ease.
Geissen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Geissen misses the jab.
Country throws a fast counter high kick but Geissen manages to duck under it in time.
Nice defenses there by Country.
A left and a right from Country both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Shawn Geissen has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Geissen.
Country takes a swing at Geissen's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Geissen misses.
Country thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Geissen if he has to take too many more of those.
Geissen throws the left hand but Country avoids the punch easily.
Shawn Geissen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Country on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Geissen. Geissen obviously looking to wear him down.
Geissen misses with a straight right.
Country throws out a counter right but Geissen avoids it with no problem.
Country takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Country lands a glancing blow to the side of Geissen's head.
Country throws a big shot that misses.
Geissen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Country.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Geissen misses its intended target.
Country swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Country lands with a good body shot.
Country throws a jab but it's blocked by Geissen.
Country throws a hook but Geissen avoids it easily.
Geissen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Country.
Country defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Country pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Geissen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Country scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Country looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Country defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Country throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Geissen misses the target.
Country misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Country rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Geissen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Country's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geissen misses with a straight right.
Country throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geissen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geissen avoids the head kick by Country.
Geissen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Geissen looks to score with a jab to the body but Country is just out of range.
Country avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Geissen throws the left hand but Country avoids the punch easily.
Geissen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Geissen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Country is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Geissen with a body shot.
Country staying out of range there.
Country swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Country misses with a looping left.
Geissen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Country misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Country.
Geissen misses with a body shot.
Country lands a nice shot that snaps Geissen's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geissen lands with a straight right. Country didn't see that one coming.
Geissen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Country throws an overhand right that lands on Geissen's shoulder, as Geissen tries to avoid the shot.
Geissen misses with a low kick.
Geissen misses with a hook.
Geissen misses with a jab to the body
and Country cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Geissen checks a leg kick nicely.
Geissen is looking to counter punch.
Country throws a body punch but Geissen moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Geissen.
Country misses the shot to the body.
Geissen throws a head kick but Country moves out of range.
Geissen misses with an uppercut. Country saw that one coming.
Geissen jabs Country right on the nose. Country blinks but takes it well.
Geissen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Country throws a body kick that misses.
Geissen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Geissen throws an off balance right hand
and Country counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geissen misses with a lunging right hand
and Country counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Geissen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Geissen misses.
Country throws out a counter right but Geissen avoids it with no problem.
Geissen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Country counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Geissen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Country looks to land a right hand but Geissen moved out of range.
Geissen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Geissen throws a body shot but no joy.
Country throws a push kick but Geissen slaps the foot to one side.
Country scores with a nice head shot.
Country lands a big shot that drops Geissen! Can he finish him?
Geissen is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Country stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Oh Geissen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Country looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Country stuns Geissen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Country dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Geissen's cut.
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.
Country rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Geissen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Geissen seems to have got his legs back now.
Geissen digs a good hook to Country's body.
Nelson Country seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Country jabs at Geissen's body.
A big left from Geissen misses.
No joy there for Country, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Geissen does it's job there.
Geissen scores with a hook.
Country just misses with a punch to the body.
Country misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Country throws an off balance right hand
and Geissen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Country defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Country walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Geissen takes a swing at Country's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Country keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geissen.
Country throws out a counter right but Geissen avoids it with no problem.
Geissen looks to score with a jab to the body but Country is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geissen misses with an uppercut
and Country counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Geissen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Geissen. Country does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Geissen misses the target.
Geissen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Country throws a big shot that misses.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Country and Geissen goes tumbling to the canvas! Country follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Geissen is rocked!
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!
Geissen tries to get to full guard but Country has control of the leg.
Oh Geissen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Country postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Geissen to stand up.
Geissen seems to have got his legs back now.
Geissen swings widly with a right hand
and Country counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geissen throws a low kick but Country moves out of range easily.
Geissen throws a lazy right hand but Country sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Country looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Country catches Geissen napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Geissen to the canvas!
Geissen pulls Country in close to his closed guard and prevents Country from doing any damage or advancing position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Country working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Country wants to get up but he can't break Geissen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Country stands and steps away. Geissen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Country fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geissen manages to avoid it.
Geissen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geissen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Country throws a body kick that misses.
Country throws a head kick that misses.
Geissen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Country was well out of range. Poor timing from Geissen.
Geissen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geissen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Country's head backwards.
Country ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geissen moves away.
Country throws a head kick but Geissen moves out of range.
Country has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Geissen looks to land a right hand but Country moved out of range.
Country swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Country has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Country tries to bum rush Geissen with a series of wild strikes but Geissen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice jab there from Country.
Geissen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Country needs to keep his hands up - Geissen had a free shot at his head there.
Geissen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Country is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Country throws a big shot that misses.
Country will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Geissen misses the target.
Country moves away from the strike by Geissen.
Country moves into range and connects with a jab.
Geissen moves out of range as Country strikes.
Country throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Geissen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Country.
A head kick misses from Country.
Jab, jab by Geissen - just one landing.
Geissen misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Geissen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Country scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Country.
Nelson Country is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Geissen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Country.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Country showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shawn Geissen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Geissen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Country.
Country slips under a jab from Geissen.
Geissen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Country! But no joy.
Geissen throws a head kick that misses.
Country misses with the combination.
Geissen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Country misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geissen blocks the body kick.
Geissen lands with a shot to the body.
Country fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geissen manages to avoid it.
Geissen's corner calls for a 1-2. Geissen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Geissen misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Country avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Geissen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Country.
Geissen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Country.
Country tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Country fails to land with a series of punches.
Geissen scores with a jab to the body.
Country blocks a low kick nicely.
Geissen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Country looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Country throws a lazy head kick
and Geissen counters with a nice uppercut.
Geissen just misses with a punch to the body.
Geissen misses with a looping right.
A jab from Geissen misses.
Country checks a leg kick nicely.
Country is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Country walks into a left hand.
Geissen throws a looping overhand right but Country ducks down to avoid it.
Geissen throws an overhand right that lands on Country's shoulder, as Country tries to avoid the shot.
Country throws a jab when Geissen was well out of range.
Country throws a head kick but Geissen moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geissen takes a swing at Country's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Country. Geissen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geissen missing with a left hand there. Country was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Country avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Geissen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Country connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Geissen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Geissen missing with a left hand there. Country was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Geissen ducks right into an uppercut from Country.
Nice defenses there by Country.
Geissen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Country stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geissen throws a jab when Country was well out of range.
Country misses with a straight right.
Country darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Country swings for the body but Geissen moves out of range.
Geissen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Geissen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Country.
Geissen throws a good cross that connects.
Geissen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Country cracks Geissen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Geissen moves out of range as Country strikes.
Geissen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Country. Geissen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geissen misses with a left hand
and Country counters with a right hand that sends Geissen tumbling to the canvas! Can Country finish him? He dives into Geissen's guard looking to do just that!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geissen is looking to stand up but Country isn't so interested in that idea.
Shawn Geissen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geissen has control of Country's left arm, preventing Country from doing any damage.
Country postures up.
Country stands up from Geissen's guard - Country perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nelson Country.
Well Country has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Country!
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