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BBD in a C - 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rubel Hossain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rubel Hossain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith slips under a jab from Hossain.
Hossain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Hossain throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Hossain staying out of range there.
Hossain misses with a head kick.
Hossain misses with a few strikes there.
Hossain wants to clinch.
Hossain fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Smith to the ground. Hossain is now in Smith's guard.
Hossain lands a couple of digs.
Hossain with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hossain postures up.
Hossain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Hossain slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith is rocked!
Hossain drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Hossain off! Hossain jumps back into Smith's guard.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hossain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossain working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Hossain finish him?
Smith wants to stand up but Hossain is controlling him.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Hossain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hossain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hossain arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Smith's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rubel Hossain!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Deluxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaser Khalafa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Deluxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yaser Khalafa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deluxe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Johnny Deluxe has been cut.
Khalafa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deluxe circles away quickly and effectively.
Deluxe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Deluxe misses with a wild combination.
Khalafa digs a good hook to Deluxe's body.
Khalafa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deluxe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khalafa just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDeluxe.
Khalafa misses with a series of wild punches.
Deluxe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Khalafa just manages to avoid it.
Khalafa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Khalafa as Deluxe shoots in.
Khalafa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Deluxe walks into a stiff left hand from Khalafa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deluxe gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Khalafa gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yaser Khalafa!
Yaser Khalafa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rostam Xerxes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nawar Bin Nilam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Basic striking
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rostam Xerxes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nawar Bin Nilam!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xerxes looks to land a combination. Bin Nilam sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Nawar Bin Nilam has been cut.
Xerxes lands a big uppercut and Bin Nilam crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bin Nilam looks OK. Xerxes waves Bin Nilam back to his feet!
Bin Nilam is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xerxes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bin Nilam is still on wobbly legs! Can Xerxes finish him?
Bin Nilam looks winded!
Xerxes misses with the combination.
Bin Nilam seems to have recovered his senses.
Xerxes plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Bin Nilam swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Bin Nilam face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rostam Xerxes!
After the fight, Rostam Xerxes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Dumont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francois Dumont could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kyle Carter's chin.
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245 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francois Dumont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Carter!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dumont moves away.
Dumont is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dumont moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dumont takes the fight into the clinch.
Dumont tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dumont crunches a lovely knee into Carter's ribcage.
Dumont throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Dumont definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dumont lands an elbow that stopped Carter in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Kyle Carter has been cut.
Dumont with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dumont throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Dumont.
A short body shot lands from Dumont as the two fighters clinch.
Carter wants to break free but Dumont has control.
Nice body punch from Dumont - that landed with a thud.
Carter looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dumont putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dumont.
Dumont with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carter is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumont lands a knee to the body.
Carter is still on wobbly legs! Can Dumont finish him?
Dumont throws a big uppercut that drops Carter! More strikes from Dumont and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Carter lies dazed against the cage as Dumont celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francois Dumont!
Francois Dumont really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Island's Forbidden Fruits logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Echojile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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299 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emmanuel Echojile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Newton!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Echojile bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Newton's head backwards.
Echojile wants to slow Newton down by chopping away at his legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Newton misses.
Echojile lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newton circles away quickly and effectively.
Newton punishes Echojile's body with a nice straight punch.
Echojile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Newton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Newton lands a big right hand that sends Echojile crashing to the mat! Newton stays standing though and waves Echojile back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Echojile misses with a lunging right hand
and Newton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Echojile is breathing heavily.
Newton connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Echojile to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Newton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eddie Newton!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Hayek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braetius Vercingeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vercingeto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wild Jig Of Beltaine. Friedrich Hayek is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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260 lbs
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290 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Friedrich Hayek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Braetius Vercingeto!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hayek wants it to stay on the feet.
Hayek misses with a combination
and Vercingeto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vercingeto.
Vercingeto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vercingeto postures up and lands a big shot to Hayek's brow.
Hayek can't keep his opponent in guard - Vercingeto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hayek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayek trying to control but Vercingeto postures up.
Vercingeto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vercingeto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vercingeto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vercingeto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hayek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vercingeto is keen to just control but Hayek is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayek is looking to escape.
Hayek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vercingeto scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vercingeto connects with a nice short shot to Hayek's temple.
Vercingeto wants to control but Hayek is keeping him busy.
Hayek is looking to escape.
Vercingeto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vercingeto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vercingeto lands a nice short elbow.
Hayek looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vercingeto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vercingeto working the head and body with strikes.
Hayek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vercingeto on the ground.
Hayek wants to get back to his feet.
Hayek has hold of Vercingeto's hands but Vercingeto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vercingeto is nestled in close to Hayek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hayek is rocked!
Vercingeto slows the pace down in half guard.
Oh Hayek is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vercingeto scores with a big shot! Hayek's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Hayek! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braetius Vercingeto!
After the fight, Braetius Vercingeto was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jensen Overeem will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jensen Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Overeem misses.
Overeem misses with an uppercut. Star saw that one coming.
Star tries to counter with a takedown but Overeem is quick to defend against it.
Decent striking displayed by Overeem there.
It looks like Patrick Star has been cut.
Star closes this distance looking for a takedown but Overeem circles away.
Overeem lands a big uppercut and Star crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Star looks OK. Overeem waves Star back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Star tries for a takedown but Overeem sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Overeem was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Star shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Overeem counters with a big right hand! Oh Star is in trouble here! Overeem follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jensen Overeem!
Our winner, Jensen Overeem, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Shelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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223 lbs
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235 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brennan Gordon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marc Shelton!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon tries to clinch there but Shelton circles away.
Gordon takes the fight into the clinch.
Shelton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shelton's defenses.
It looks like Marc Shelton has been cut.
Shelton swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelton struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
Shelton blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Shelton.
Shelton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shelton avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Shelton scores with a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shelton's brow.
Shelton breaks the clinch.
Shelton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Gordon.
Shelton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gordon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shelton, pushing him back against the cage.
Shelton misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Shelton blocks an elbow strike.
Shelton blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Shelton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shelton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon forces Shelton back against the cage and clinches.
Shelton avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Shelton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shelton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon tries to clinch but Shelton moves away
and Shelton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shelton with a jab.
Shelton misses with an uppercut. Gordon saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gordon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gordon slips under a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gordon moves in looking to clinch but Shelton pushes him off.
Gordon fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Shelton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gordon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shelton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shelton jabs at Gordon's body.
Shelton swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
Brennan Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon wants to clinch up but Shelton keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Shelton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gordon wants to clinch.
Gordon wants to clinch but Shelton slips to the side
and Shelton counters with a stiff right hand.
Gordon takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Brennan Gordon has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelton takes a swing at Gordon's ribcage but misses.
Shelton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch but Shelton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Shelton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shelton just misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon tries to clinch up.
Shelton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gordon tries to clinch up but Shelton circles away and keeps his distance.
Gordon tries to clinch there but Shelton circles away.
Shelton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shelton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
A big left from Gordon misses.
Gordon wants to clinch.
Gordon tries to clinch there but Shelton circles away.
Shelton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
Shelton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelton loads up on a big right hand but Gordon slips the punch.
Shelton keeps the fight on the outside.
Shelton lands with a shot to the body.
Shelton lands with a straight right. Gordon didn't see that one coming.
Gordon rushes Shelton and presses him up against the cage.
Shelton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gordon throws a lazy uppercut
and Shelton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon tries to clinch but Shelton is having none of it.
Shelton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Shelton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gordon tries to clinch but Shelton moves out of range.
Shelton keeps the fight on the outside.
Gordon tries to clinch but Shelton is having none of it.
Shelton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gordon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shelton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Shelton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gordon tries to clinch but Shelton is having none of it.
Gordon tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Shelton misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gordon tries to clinch but Shelton moves out of range.
Gordon tries to clinch there but Shelton circles away.
Gordon closes the distance and clinches.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon blocks a body shot from Shelton.
Shelton is working Gordon over against the cage.
Shelton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shelton tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shelton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shelton tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shelton presses Gordon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Shelton lands a left hand.
Gordon takes a shot to the head.
Shelton manages to break the clinch.
Shelton throws a hook but Gordon avoids it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gordon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shelton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shelton swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
A little jabbing left from Shelton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shelton sends Gordon crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Shelton is motioning to the referee to let Gordon up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gordon is rocked!
Gordon is looking to clinch but Shelton is avoiding it.
Shelton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shelton swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
A nice side step and Shelton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shelton drops Gordon with a huge uppercut! Gordon drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Shelton is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marc Shelton!
Marc Shelton is the new super heavyweight champion!
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