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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roundhouse Kick (ranked 3625 p4p, 2843 weight class) and Dustin Shankle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dustin Shankle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roundhouse Kick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dustin Shankle!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankle cracks Kick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Roundhouse Kick has been cut.
Shankle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shankle throws the left hand but Kick avoids the punch easily.
Shankle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kick.
Kick moves in looking to clinch but Shankle pushes him off.
Shankle tries to bum rush Kick with a series of wild strikes but Kick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shankle gets tackled into the cage by Kick. Kick maintains the clinch.
Shankle can't find room to land a body shot as Kick controls the action.
Kick crunches a lovely knee into Shankle's ribcage.
Kick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shankle.
Shankle tries to work over Kick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shankle can't find room to land a body shot as Kick controls the action.
Kick looking to throw knees to the head but Shankle is blocking nicely.
Shankle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kick tries to land a knee to the head but Shankle blocks with his arms.
Shankle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shankle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shankle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankle misses with a punch to the body.
Kick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shankle looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Kick.
Kick looking to throw knees to the head but Shankle is blocking nicely.
Kick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kick tries to land knees in the clinch but Shankle avoids the damage to the body.
Kick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shankle avoiding damage as Kick throws knees to the body.
Kick misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kick with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dustin Shankle has been cut.
Kick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shankle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kick misses with a knee to the head.
Kick scores with a knee to the head.
Kick missing with knees to the body.
Shankle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankle misses with the head strike.
Shankle avoiding damage as Kick throws knees to the body.
Shankle working aggressively here.
Kick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shankle's face.
Kick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kick misses with a knee strike.
Shankle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shankle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shankle working aggressively here.
Shankle misses with the head strike.
Shankle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shankle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kick with a knee to the head.
Kick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shankle is defending well for now.
Shankle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kick is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shankle has a couple of punches blocked by Kick.
Shankle working aggressively here.
Shankle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shankle gets through Kick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kick trying to land knees to the body.
Shankle misses with the head strike.
Kick working Shankle over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kick.
Kick leaning against his opponent.
Kick looking to throw knees to the head but Shankle is blocking nicely.
Kick missing with knees to the body.
Kick blocks an uppercut.
Kick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shankle avoids it.
Shankle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kick uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kick.
Kick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shankle's face.
A head punch on the inside from Shankle fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Shankle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kick tries a knee to the head but Shankle blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shankle misses with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short left from Shankle.
Shankle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kick backwards.
Shankle working aggressively here.
Shankle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kicks head.
Kick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shankle.
Shankle has a couple of punches blocked by Kick.
Shankle working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shankle lands with a short shot to the head.
Shankle tries to work over Kick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shankle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shankle takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roundhouse Kick dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kick is looking to clinch but Shankle is avoiding it.
Shankle unleashes a big counter combination but Kick bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kick clinches up with Shankle and pushes him back against the cage.
Kick lands a knee to the body.
Shankle throws a punch but it's blocked by Kick.
Kick tries to land knees in the clinch but Shankle avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shankle.
Kick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shankle misses with some punches.
Shankle avoiding damage as Kick throws knees to the body.
Shankle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kick lands a good knee to the midsection. Shankle won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kick takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kick landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shankle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shankle is breathing heavily.
Kick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kick working Shankle over with knees to the body.
Kick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shankle avoiding damage as Kick throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankle managing to block the knees to the body from Kick.
Kick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shankle's face.
Kick landing knees to the head.
Kick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shankle.
Shankle tries a body shot but Kick blocks it.
Kick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shankle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shankle lands a right hand.
Kick blocks an uppercut.
Kick lands a knee to the head.
Kick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Kick.
Kick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shankle's face.
Shankle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shankle has a couple of punches blocked by Kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kick pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shankle misses with a body punch.
Kick scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kick.
Shankle throws a head punch that misses.
Shankle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kick tries to land a knee to the head but Shankle blocks with his arms.
Shankle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shankle.
Shankle misses with a punch on the inside.
Kick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kick blocks an uppercut.
Shankle avoiding damage as Kick throws knees to the body.
Kick landing knees to the head.
Kick blocks a body shot from Shankle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankle throws a head punch that misses.
Shankle managing to block the knees to the body from Kick.
Kick lands a knee to the body.
Kick working Shankle over with knees to the body.
Kick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shankle can do to turn this around?
Kick lands a nice knee to the body.
Kick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kick.
Roundhouse Kick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kick missing with knees to the body.
Shankle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kick trying to land knees to the body.
Kick misses with a knee to the head.
Shankle throws a punch but it's blocked by Kick.
Kick lands a knee to the body.
Kick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shankle avoids it.
Kick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shankle's face.
Shankle tries a body shot but Kick blocks it.
Kick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shankle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shankle avoiding damage as Kick throws knees to the body.
Kick missing with knees to the body.
Shankle working aggressively here.
Shankle has a couple of punches blocked by Kick.
Shankle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shankle managing to block the knees to the body from Kick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shankle.
Kick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shankle avoiding damage as Kick throws knees to the body.
Kick landing knees to the body.
Shankle managing to block the knees to the body from Kick.
Kick tries to land knees in the clinch but Shankle avoids the damage to the body.
Kick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shankle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Shankle fails to land.
Kick trying to land knees to the body.
Kick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kick blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roundhouse Kick dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shankle misses with an uppercut. Kick saw that one coming.
Kick looks to clinch
and Shankle counters with a nice uppercut.
Kick moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Shankle.
Shankle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shankle working aggressively here.
Shankle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kick stalling.
Shankle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kick missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shankle avoids it.
Kick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shankle is defending well for now.
Kick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shankle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kick tries a knee to the head but Shankle blocks it.
Kick blocks an uppercut.
Shankle lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kick landing knees to the body.
Shankle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shankle avoiding damage as Kick throws knees to the body.
Kick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shankle.
Kick connects with a knee to the head.
Shankle misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shankle.
Shankle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shankle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shankle can't find room to land a body shot as Kick controls the action.
Shankle misses with the head strike.
Shankle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shankle blocks it with crossed arms.
Kick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dustin Shankle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankle misses with some punches.
Kick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kick lands a knee to the head.
Kick lands a knee to the body.
Kick working Shankle over with knees to the body.
Kick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shankle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shankle.
Shankle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shankle throws a punch but it's blocked by Kick.
Shankle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shankle lands with a right to the head.
Kick landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shankle fails to land.
Shankle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shankle avoiding damage as Kick throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Shankle fails to land.
Shankle misses with some punches.
Kick landing knees to the head.
Shankle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kick blocking some punches.
Shankle throws a head punch that misses.
Kick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shankle.
Roundhouse Kick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left hand lands to the body for Shankle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kick.
Shankle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shankle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shankle working aggressively here.
Shankle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shankle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shankle misses with a body punch.
Shankle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kick blocks an uppercut.
Shankle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kick's elbow.
Shankle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shankle is defending well for now.
Shankle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shankle misses with a punch to the body.
Kick landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kick.
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 Roundhouse Kick.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kick, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roundhouse Kick!
A relieved looking Roundhouse Kick thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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