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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Shelby (ranked 2466 p4p, 302 weight class) and Brutalis Rhino (ranked 5521 p4p, 521 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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178 lbs
5 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhino. Shelby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rhino misses with a wild combination.
Rhino fails with a takedown attempt.
Shelby clinches.
Shelby manages to break the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rhino has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Brutalis Rhino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelby has closed the distance and engaged Rhino in a clinch.
Shelby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rhino's efforts to push away.
Shelby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shelby has Rhino up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Shelby.
Shelby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rhino is trying to push Shelby away but Shelby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shelby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hugh Shelby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino tries to keep at a distance but Shelby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shelby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shelby closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rhino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rhino takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Brutalis Rhino has been cut.
A jab from Rhino does it's job there.
Shelby is looking to clinch.
Rhino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rhino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shelby moves away.
Shelby appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shelby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rhino can't break the clinch.
Rhino has had enough of the clinch but Shelby keeps him there for the moment.
Shelby looking to throw knees to the head but Rhino is blocking nicely.
Rhino tries to circle away but Shelby has him pinned against the cage.
Rhino lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhino sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shelby is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rhino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shelby looking to control.
Shelby might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rhino trying to control but Shelby is working from the bottom.
Rhino won't allow Shelby to sweep him here.
Shelby can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rhino controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rhino moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino throws a shot from downtown. Shelby moves away and avoids it.
Shelby seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shelby tries to clinch up.
Rhino lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shelby takes the fight into the clinch.
Rhino working hard to break the clinch.
Rhino is trying to break the clinch but Shelby has him pressed against the cage.
Rhino has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shelby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shelby digs a right hand underneath Rhino's ribcage. Rhino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Shelby.
Rhino is trying to drag Shelby to the mat but Shelby just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hugh Shelby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutalis Rhino.
Shelby pushes Rhino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shelby tries to land knees in the clinch but Rhino avoids the damage to the body.
Shelby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rhino blocks an elbow strike from Shelby.
Rhino is looking to break free of the clinch but Shelby has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhino changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shelby fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rhino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shelby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rhino connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shelby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shelby is looking for a counter combo.
Shelby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rhino throws a good cross that connects.
Rhino blocks a head kick by Shelby.
Rhino with a hook.
Rhino tries to clinch but Shelby moves out of range.
Shelby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rhino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shelby is looking to clinch but Rhino is avoiding it.
Shelby clinches with his opponent.
Rhino has had enough of the clinch but Shelby keeps him there for the moment.
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 Hugh Shelby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brutalis Rhino's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shelby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rhino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shelby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rhino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shelby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shelby looks to land a body kick but Rhino moved away.
Shelby walks into a stiff left hand from Rhino.
Rhino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rhino misses with an uppercut.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rhino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and Rhino releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shelby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby can't find room to land a body shot as Rhino controls the action.
Shelby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rhino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rhino scores with the left hand. Shelby knows he should have avoided that one.
Shelby clinches up with Rhino and pushes him back against the cage.
Hugh Shelby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shelby has him pressed against the cage.
Shelby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rhino's efforts to push away.
Shelby stops a takedown attempt from Rhino.
Rhino has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shelby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shelby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shelby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hugh Shelby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rhino throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shelby's head.
It looks like Hugh Shelby has been cut.
Rhino blocks a head kick by Shelby.
Rhino throws a sloppy head kick and Shelby moves out of range easily.
Shelby has managed to clinch.
Shelby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shelby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shelby lands a right hand.
Rhino is rocked!
Rhino blocking some punches.
Rhino is still on wobbly legs! Can Shelby finish him?
Rhino blocks an uppercut.
Rhino is trying to break the clinch but Shelby has him pressed against the cage.
Shelby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rhino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Shelby misses with the head strike.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Rhino.
Shelby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shelby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhino can do to turn this around?
Are you kidding me?! Shelby ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Rhino clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hugh Shelby!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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