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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Shannon (ranked 2358 p4p, 25453 weight class) and Larry Kings (ranked 239 p4p, 0 weight class). Shannon is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Shannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Kings!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shannon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shannon wants it to stay on the feet.
Shannon is breathing heavily.
Kings darts in looking for a takedown but Shannon gets double underhooks and turns Kings into the cage.
Kings looking to score a takedown here. Shannon is defending well but Kings drives through and ends up in Shannon's guard.
Kings stops Shannon from standing up.
Kings is looking to work some ground and pound but Shannon has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kings controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kings throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kings trying to control but Shannon is working from the bottom.
Kings tries to stand but Shannon is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kings sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kings.
Curtis Shannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Kings.
Shannon throws a jab when Kings was well out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Shannon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shannon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shannon.
Shannon stuffs the takedown.
Shannon throws a lazy right hand but Kings sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shannon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kings shoots in looking for a takedown but Shannon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kings's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kings is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shannon's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shannon wants to get back to his feet.
Kings really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shannon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shannon is refusing to be controlled, as Kings sits in half guard.
Kings lands with a punch from half guard.
Kings wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shannon keeps working.
Kings lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kings looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shannon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kings controlling the action here.
Kings wants to work for an arm triangle but Shannon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kings uses his free foot to push down on Shannon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shannon.
Kings tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kings punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kings controlling his opponent.
Kings pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kings controlling the pace for now.
We've been informed that Kings has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kings trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kings fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kings putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Kings dominated that round.
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.
Kings shoots in looking for a takedown but Shannon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kings's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kings tries for a takedown but Shannon circles away easily
enabling Shannon to counter with a crisp jab.
Curtis Shannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kings tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shannon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kings shoots in for a double leg but Shannon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shannon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Curtis Shannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Kings.
Kings dives in and scores a takedown into Shannon's guard.
Shannon wants to stand but Kings is controlling the position.
Kings engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shannon wants to stand up but Kings is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kings working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kings has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shannon is proving hard to escape from.
Shannon keeping moving, preventing Kings from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kings throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shannon's waist but Shannon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kings off to one side.
Kings looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shannon is fending him off so far but Kings persists. Nope, Shannon circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kings shoots in looking for a takedown. Shannon tries to sprawl out of it but Kings keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shannon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kings will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shannon scores with a hook.
Kings shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shannon as he avoids it easily.
Kings looks for a takedown but Shannon sprawls well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shannon, as that shot connected.
Shannon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kings counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shannon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kings closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kings trying to mount his opponent but Shannon defends it.
Kings missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kings is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shannon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shannon pushes Kings off looking to stand but Kings dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kings is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shannon tries to get to full guard but Kings has control of the leg.
Kings seems to be working for a kimura but Shannon defends the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shannon is trying to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Curtis Shannon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kings shoots in for a double leg but Shannon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kings drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kings wants to control from the top but Shannon keeps moving.
Kings scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kings is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kings trying to control the position from guard on top but Shannon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shannon controls Kings momentarily but Kings frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kings pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shannon is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shannon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kings.
Kings wants to clinch up but Shannon keeps it at a distance.
Kings fails with the takedown.
Curtis Shannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Kings.
Shannon misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Kings misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kings shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shannon pinned against the cage. Shannon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kings forces Shannon back against the cage and clinches.
Kings drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shannon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shannon throws an off balance right hand
and Kings finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kings throws a right and a left that Shannon avoids nicely.
Kings shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shannon as he avoids it easily.
Shannon feinted with a counter takedown.
Kings looks to clinch
and Shannon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon misses with a body shot
and Kings counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Kings.
Shannon throws a jab when Kings was well out of range.
Shannon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kings fails to land the takedown.
Kings moves out of range as Shannon strikes.
Shannon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kings shoots in and bounces Shannon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shannon pushes Kings off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannon misses with an uppercut.
Kings shoots in and drives through. Shannon sprawls well.
Shannon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kings shoots in for a takedown but Shannon shows good takedown defense.
Kings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shannon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shannon wants it to stay on the feet.
Shannon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kings displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shannon throws out the jab.
Kings feints the counter takedown.
Kings tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shannon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Curtis Shannon.
I think Shannon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Shannon!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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