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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gum Shoe (ranked 217 p4p, 33 weight class) and Calabi Yau (ranked 347 p4p, 45 weight class). Yau has chosen Whatever "common-sense" world you live in - You are probably wrong. as his entrance music. Calabi Yau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gum Shoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calabi Yau!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yau jabs Shoe right on the nose. Shoe blinks but takes it well.
Yau has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shoe is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice defenses there by Shoe.
Yau rushes Shoe and presses him up against the cage.
Shoe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yau prevents a body shot from Shoe.
Yau is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shoe misses with a punch to the body.
Shoe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shoe lands with a straight right. Yau didn't see that one coming.
Yau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shoe finds it's way round the side to connect with Yau's head.
Shoe rushes Yau and presses him up against the cage.
Shoe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yau connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yau lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Yau misses.
It looked like Shoe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yau blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shoe moves away.
Shoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yau moves away.
Yau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shoe throws out the jab.
Yau tries to keep at a distance but Shoe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shoe blocks an uppercut.
Shoe is leaning against Yau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yau blocks an elbow strike.
Shoe is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yau.
A head punch on the inside from Yau fails to land.
Come on Shoe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Yau fails to land.
Shoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Yau.
Shoe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shoe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yau clinches.
Shoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yau has Shoe pressed against the cage, preventing Shoe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shoe blocks it with crossed arms.
Shoe lands a shot to the body.
Yau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shoe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shoe looking to slow down the pace here.
Shoe blocks a body shot from Yau.
Yau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shoe.
Shoe tries to land a knee to the head but Yau blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Yau.
Yau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yau scores with a shot to the side of Shoe's head.
Yau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Yau controls his hands.
Shoe wants to stall.
Shoe stalls.
Yau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Yau can't find room to land a body shot as Shoe controls the action.
A short right from Shoe on the inside.
Shoe tries to throw a body punch but Yau avoids it by throwing Shoe back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shoe.
Shoe lands a hook that snaps the head of Yau backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shoe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shoe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yau wants to clinch
and Shoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shoe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yau counters with a thumping low kick.
Shoe looks to land a left hand but Yau moved out of range nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shoe.
Yau ducks under a wild hook from Shoe.
Yau misses with a hook. Shoe ducked under it nicely.
Yau paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shoe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shoe slips under a jab.
Yau is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gum Shoe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shoe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shoe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yau misses with a straight right.
Shoe digs a good body shot into Yau's ribs.
Shoe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Shoe.
Shoe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yau.
Shoe throws a looping overhand right but Yau ducks down to avoid it.
Yau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shoe manages to avoid it.
Shoe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yau just manages to avoid it.
Shoe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yau.
Shoe lands with a straight right. Yau didn't see that one coming.
Yau avoids the head kick by Shoe.
Shoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shoe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yau doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yau slips a jab from Shoe.
Yau throws a nice looking combination but Shoe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shoe forces Yau back against the cage and clinches.
Yau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shoe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shoe misses with an uppercut. Yau saw that one coming.
Shoe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yau can do to turn this around?
Shoe misses with a body kick.
Yau steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shoe.
Shoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Yau misses with a body shot.
Yau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shoe rushes Yau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yau swings wildly with an uppercut but Shoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoe trying to control the position but instead, Yau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shoe into the cage.
Shoe misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shoe backwards.
Gum Shoe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shoe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shoe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Shoe.
A nice left hand lands by Yau.
A knee to the head by Yau.
Shoe lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shoe.
Shoe pushes Yau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shoe fails to land.
Shoe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shoe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yau has a couple of punches blocked by Shoe.
Nice body punch from Shoe - that landed with a thud.
Yau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Shoe.
Shoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shoe has a couple of punches blocked by Yau.
Yau blocks an elbow strike from Shoe.
Shoe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shoe's elbow.
Yau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A hook to the body from Shoe.
Shoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yau lands a nice shot to the body.
Yau lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yau misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Shoe fails to land.
Yau misses with a knee strike.
Yau lands a nice shot to the body.
Shoe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shoe.
Yau connects with a crisp jab.
Yau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gum Shoe is winning the standup battle so far.
Yau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yau. That did some damage!
Yau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shoe.
Yau misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gum Shoe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A big left from Shoe misses.
Yau throws a big shot that misses.
Yau misses with a low kick as Shoe jumps back.
It appears Shoe was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yau lands a nice shot to the body.
Yau checks the leg kick.
Yau slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yau moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body punch from Shoe.
Shoe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shoe gets tackled into the cage by Yau. Yau maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau keeps control of Shoe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yau.
Shoe has a couple of punches blocked by Yau.
Shoe tries to work over Yau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shoe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yau pushes Shoe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shoe working aggressively here.
Yau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yau landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Shoe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shoe misses with some punches.
Shoe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shoe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shoe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calabi Yau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shoe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yau backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Shoe fails to land.
Yau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shoe looking to throw knees to the head but Yau is blocking nicely.
Shoe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yau's elbow.
Yau tries to land knees in the clinch but Shoe avoids the damage to the body.
Shoe working aggressively here.
Shoe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shoe blocks an elbow strike from Yau.
Yau throws a punch but it's blocked by Shoe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yau.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yau.
Yau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yau misses with the head strike.
Yau tries to work over Shoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shoe avoids it.
Shoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shoe is defending well for now.
Yau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Shoe on the inside.
A hook to the body from Shoe.
Shoe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shoe scores with a shot to the side of Yau's head.
A bit of stalling here from Shoe.
Yau blocking some punches.
Yau working aggressively here.
Shoe working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shoe blocks an uppercut.
Shoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yau swings wildly with an uppercut but Shoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shoe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Shoe.
Shoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gum Shoe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shoe has Yau pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gum Shoe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shoe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gum Shoe!
An intense looking Gum Shoe took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Don't touch my gums, I won't steal your shoes.'.
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