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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kuchar (ranked 443 p4p, 60 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 346 p4p, 49 weight class). Kuchar comes to the cage accompanied by 21 Savage - No Heart. Matt Kuchar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Kuchar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuchar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shelby is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kuchar with a body shot.
Nice cross by Shelby.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut. Shelby saw that one coming.
Shelby has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kuchar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kuchar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shelby.
Shelby lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Kuchar misses its intended target.
Shelby tries to bum rush Kuchar with a series of wild strikes but Kuchar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shelby swings for the body but Kuchar moves out of range.
Kuchar throwing a counter right hand but Shelby manages to avoid it.
Kuchar ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
A shot to the liver by Kuchar. Beautiful body shot.
Shelby swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kuchar counters with a straight right hand.
Kuchar walks into a straight right hand from Shelby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuchar slips under a jab from Shelby.
Shelby lands the left hand.
Kuchar takes a swing at Shelby's ribcage but misses.
Shelby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuchar.
Kuchar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuchar moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar cracks the inside of Shelby's front leg.
Kuchar defending well as Shelby loads up on a big left hand.
Kuchar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shelby cracks Kuchar with a good jab.
Shelby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuchar misses with a low kick as Shelby jumps back.
Shelby throws the left hand but Kuchar avoids the punch easily.
Kuchar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kuchar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Kuchar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kuchar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuchar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shelbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shelby lands the left hand.
Shelby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shelby checks a leg kick nicely.
Kuchar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shelby lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelby connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuchar's hands.
Shelby lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shelby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Kuchar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shelby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuchar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shelby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuchar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuchar manages to avoid it.
Kuchar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shelby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kuchar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shelby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuchar doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuchar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kuchar cracks Shelby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuchar.
Shelby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Kuchar.
Kuchar throws a body punch but Shelby moves out of range.
A jab from Shelby misses.
Kuchar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shelby lands the left hand.
Shelby lands a really nice looking cross but Kuchar seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Shelby misses.
Shelby throws a body punch but Kuchar moves out of range.
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
Shelby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Shelby as he connects with a hook.
Kuchar wants to slow Shelby down by chopping away at his legs.
Shelby lands a nice looking body shot.
Shelby lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed right hand from Shelby misses the target.
Kuchar slips under a jab from Shelby.
Shelby throws a hook to the side of Kuchar's head but Kuchar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shelby lands a jab to the nose.
Kuchar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuchar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a straight left.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Shelby misses with a body punch
and Kuchar counters with an inside leg kick.
Shelby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Kuchar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuchar loads up on a big right hand but Shelby slips the punch.
Shelby misses with a looping left.
Shelby is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kuchar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shelby staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Kuchar there.
Shelby works Kuchar's body with a nice hook.
Jab by Kuchar.
Kuchar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shelby misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuchar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Shelby dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuchar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shelby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Shelby blocks the leg kick.
Shelby takes one on the button.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby checks a low kick from Kuchar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Kuchar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shelby scores with a jab to the head.
Shelby slips a jab from Kuchar.
Kuchar throws a hook but Shelby avoids it easily.
Kuchar drops his hands momentarily and Shelby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuchar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kuchar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuchar drops his hands momentarily and Shelby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shelby takes a swing at Kuchar's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Kuchar misses.
Shelby moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuchar.
Kuchar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shelby, as that shot connected.
Shelby lands with a cross.
Kuchar throws a hook to the side of Shelby's head but Shelby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuchar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kuchar throws out a loose jab but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuchar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shelby cracks Kuchar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kuchar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shelby slips under a jab.
Kuchar scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuchar throws a big shot that misses.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuchar.
Some bone on bone action there as Shelby checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kuchar misses with a looping left.
Kuchar ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Shelby throws a hook but Kuchar blocks it.
Tommy Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby looks to throw the jab but Kuchar is out of range.
Kuchar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shelby avoids the body shot from Kuchar.
Shelby throws a body punch but Kuchar moves out of range.
Shelby misses with a hook to the body
and Kuchar counters with a nice uppercut.
Shelby throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tommy Shelby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuchar throws a hook but Shelby blocks it.
Kuchar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shelby dips to his left and cracks Kuchar with an uppercut!
Shelby ducks right into an uppercut from Kuchar.
Decent striking displayed by Kuchar there.
Shelby is rocked!
Kuchar avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Shelby is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuchar finish him?
Shelby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuchar. Kuchar obviously looking to wear him down.
Shelby gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kuchar gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Shelby is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Kuchar!
An out of breath Matt Kuchar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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