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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariano Medrano (ranked 3133 p4p, 2682 weight class) and Earnie Shavers (ranked 362 p4p, 311 weight class). Medrano comes to the cage accompanied by If You Know, You Know. 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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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mariano Medrano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Earnie Shavers!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medrano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shavers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Medrano throws an elbow but it misses.
Shavers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shavers works on Medrano's body with a couple of short punches.
Shavers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shavers lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shavers.
It looks like Mariano Medrano has been cut.
Medrano misses with an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shavers.
Medrano lands an elbow inside.
Medrano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shavers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Medrano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shavers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Shavers lands a head shot.
Shavers digs a good hook to Medrano's body.
Shavers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Medrano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shavers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medrano tries to land a front kick but Shavers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Medrano drops his hands momentarily and Shavers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shavers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shavers lands an overhand right.
Medrano looks to land a left hand but Shavers moved out of range nicely.
Shavers tries to counter with a clinch but Medrano shakes him off and moves away.
Medrano wants to clinch.
Medrano misses the body punch
and Shavers moves into the clinch.
Medrano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Medrano misses with an elbow over the top.
Shavers avoids the elbow strike from Medrano, against the cage.
Shavers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Medrano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shavers blocking some punches.
I was talking to Medrano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Medrano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Medrano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shavers blocks it with crossed arms.
Shavers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shavers blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shavers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shavers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Medrano lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Earnie Shavers has been cut.
Medrano throws a punch but it's blocked by Shavers.
Shavers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Medrano backwards.
Medrano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Medrano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shavers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Medrano tries to clinch up.
Shavers wants to counter with a clinch but Medrano pushes him away.
Shavers pushes Medrano up against the cage in a clinch.
Shavers avoids the elbow strike from Medrano, against the cage.
Shavers presses Medrano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Medrano tries to land a knee to the head but Shavers blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Shavers.
Medrano is breathing heavily.
Shavers is leaning against Medrano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Medrano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shavers's brow.
Shavers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shavers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shavers has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Medrano.
Shavers lands an uppercut.
Shavers stalls.
Shavers lands a nice elbow.
Shavers is leaning against Medrano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shavers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shavers.
Shavers lands a body punch.
Shavers digs a right hand into Medrano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Medrano's gas tank.
Shavers breaks the clinch.
Shavers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shavers has Medrano pressed against the cage.
Shavers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shavers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Medrano throws a body punch but Shavers moves out of range.
Medrano has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Medrano drops his hands momentarily and Shavers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Medrano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Medrano throws a looping overhand right but Shavers ducks down to avoid it.
Shavers moves into the clinch.
Shavers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shavers working Medrano over with knees to the body.
Shavers stalling against the cage.
Shavers slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Shavers.
A hook to the body from Shavers.
Shavers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shavers throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Earnie Shavers dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Shavers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Medrano at a distance.
Shavers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shavers is looking to slow Medrano down with leg kicks.
Earnie Shavers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shavers rushes Medrano and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shavers lands an elbow inside that Medrano shrugs off.
Shavers blocking some punches.
Shavers controlling the action here for a moment.
Medrano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shavers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Medrano or not.
Shavers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shavers cracks Medrano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Medrano misses.
Medrano tries to move into range but Shavers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shavers catches Medrano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Medrano throws the kick towards the body but Shavers avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shavers connects with a body shot.
Shavers rushes Medrano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medrano misses with a knee strike.
Shavers scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Shavers.
Shavers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Shavers.
Shavers is leaning against Medrano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shavers works on Medrano's body with a couple of short punches.
Shavers avoiding damage.
Shavers lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Shavers as the two fighters clinch.
Shavers is working Medrano over against the cage.
Shavers is leaning against Medrano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Shavers.
Shavers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shavers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shavers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Medrano on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shavers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavers lands an overhand right.
Shavers scores with a shot to the body.
Medrano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shavers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shavers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Medrano's sensitive parts.
Shavers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Medrano if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body punch from Shavers.
Medrano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Medrano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Medrano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shavers connects with the punch.
Medrano is rocked!
Medrano gets tackled into the cage by Shavers. Shavers maintains the clinch.
Shavers lands a body shot.
Shavers lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Shavers.
Oh Medrano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Shavers - that landed with a thud.
Shavers throws a big uppercut that drops Medrano! More strikes from Shavers and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Medrano lies dazed against the cage as Shavers celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earnie Shavers!
During a confident post fight interview, Earnie Shavers thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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