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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 3171 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Shannon (ranked 4825 p4p, 0 weight class). Po comes to the cage accompanied by Advanced Training. Mike Shannon 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tong Po !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Shannon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po fails to land with a series of punches.
Shannon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Po walks into a jab.
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Mike Shannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po clinches with his opponent.
Shannon wants to break free but Po has control.
Shannon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Po , right into the meat.
Po definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Po drives through and clinches with Shannon against the cage.
Shannon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Po moves to clinch but Shannon breaks away
and Shannon counters with a straight right hand.
Po avoids the body shot from Shannon.
Po defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shannon.
Po throws a body kick that misses.
Shannon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Po .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shannon throws a lazy right hand but Po sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Shannon misses.
Po went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big right from Shannon misses.
Shannon scores with a jab to the head.
Shannon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shannon closes the distance and clinches up with Po , looking for a takedown. Shannon pushes Po against the cage but Po circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shannon fails with the takedown.
Po seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tong Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Shannon.
Po stuffs the takedown attempt from Shannon. Shannon gets slowly back to his feet.
Po seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shannon misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Po misses the target.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shannon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shannon throws a shot from downtown. Po moves away and avoids it.
Shannon misses with a two punch combination.
Po leaves Shannon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Po .
Shannon tries to break free but Po pushes him back against the cage.
Po lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shannon is looking to break free of the clinch but Po has double underhooks.
Shannon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shannon manages to break the clinch.
Shannon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Shannon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shannon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Po sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shannon somewhat.
Po scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Po manages to avoid it.
Shannon misses with a low kick.
Po drives through and clinches with Shannon against the cage.
Po 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Po throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Po pushes Shannon up against the cage in a clinch.
Shannon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Po smiles and moves away.
Shannon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shannon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Po as he avoids it easily.
Shannon just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPo .
Po closes the distance and pushes Shannon back into the cage.
Shannon has had enough of the clinch but Po keeps him there for the moment.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Shannon avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannon is trying to break the clinch but Po has him pressed against the cage.
Po scores a nice knee to the body.
Shannon pushes Po back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tong Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Po circles away from the clinch attempt.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shannon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Po has Shannon up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po lands a nice uppercut.
Po lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Mike Shannon has been cut.
Shannon is trying to break the clinch but Po is controlling him.
Po stalls.
Shannon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Po 's elbow.
Shannon struggles to land a body shot inside as Po controls his hands.
Shannon tries to break the clinch but Po is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Po checks a leg kick.
Po walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Po misses with a head kick.
Po clinches up with Shannon and pushes him back against the cage.
Shannon tries a body shot but Po blocks it.
Shannon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Po pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Po .
Po breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shannon throws a head kick that misses.
Shannon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po was well out of range. Poor timing from Shannon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shannon avoids the head kick by Po .
Shannon misses with a body kick.
Po misses with a low kick.
Po has taken the fight to the clinch.
Po blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po scores a nice knee to the body.
Po stalling against the cage.
Shannon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Po lands.
Shannon takes a swing at Po 's ribcage but misses.
Po is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shannon.
Shannon gets tackled into the cage by Po . Po maintains the clinch.
Po has Shannon pressed against the cage.
Shannon breaks from the clinch.
Tong Po is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Po tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shannon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Po here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Po keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shannon.
Shannon misses with a takedown attempt
and Po counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Po fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shannon, pushing him back against the cage.
Shannon breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Po tries to clinch but Shannon is having none of it.
Po misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shannon throws a right and a left that Po avoids nicely.
Po lands a head kick!
Shannon misses with an uppercut. Po saw that one coming.
Po has closed the distance and engaged Shannon in a clinch.
Shannon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Po tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Shannon tries to counter it with a takedown but Po pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Po defending well as Shannon loads up on a big left hand.
Po throws a head kick that misses.
Mike Shannon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Po checks a leg kick.
Po is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shannon can do to turn this around?
Po staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon throws a low kick but Po avoids it.
Po uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shannon misses with a hook. Po ducked under it nicely.
Shannon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shannon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Po is out of range and Shannon settles back down.
Shannon misses with an uppercut
and Po counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shannon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Shannon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shannon.
It looked like Po wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tong Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Shannon.
Po scores with a leg kick.
Po moves into the clinch.
Shannon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po gets through Shannon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Po pushes Shannon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Po slows down the pace here.
Po is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Po for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shannon working aggressively here.
Shannon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Po breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shannon swats away the attempt to clinch by Po .
Po gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Shannon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shannon misses with a looping right.
Po clinches up against the cage.
Shannon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shannon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Po has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Po there as he acknowledges the shot.
Po clinches.
Shannon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shannon gets tackled into the cage by Po . Po maintains the clinch.
Po is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shannon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shannon letting Po take a breather here.
Shannon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Po 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po wants to clinch up but Shannon keeps it at a distance.
Po throws a sloppy head kick and Shannon moves out of range easily.
Shannon misses with a body shot.
Po fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shannon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
Shannon is looking to score with low kicks.
Po feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shannon's calf.
Shannon keeps the fight on the outside.
Po closes the distance and clinches.
Shannon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shannon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Po 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shannon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mike Shannon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shannon throws a hook but Po avoids it easily.
Shannon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Po counters with a straight right hand.
Shannon misses with a looping left.
Shannon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Shannon tries to get set, Po tries to push him back and clinch up but Shannon manages to avoid the attempt.
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!
Po tries to clinch up but Shannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Po scores with a nice body kick.
Shannon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shannon throws a body shot but no joy.
Po moves into range and clinches up with Shannon.
A bit of stalling here from Po .
Po cracks Shannon with a nice body shot.
Po controlling the action here for a moment.
Po has Shannon pressed against the cage, preventing Shannon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shannon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Po moves out of range of the strikes.
Shannon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Po .
A little jabbing left from Shannon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tong Po is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed right hand from Shannon misses the target.
Po throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shannon takes a swing at Po 's ribcage but misses.
Shannon keeps the fight on the outside.
Po fails with an attempt to clinch.
Po wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Po closes the distance and clinches.
Shannon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Po to work.
Po lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shannon or not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Po .
Po content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Shannon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Po blocks a body shot from Shannon.
Po scores with a shot to the side of Shannon's head.
Nice body punch from Shannon - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shannon can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
Shannon struggles to land a body shot inside as Po controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tong Po showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Po , 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Po !
Tong Po decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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