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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earnie Shavers (ranked 2590 p4p, 4192 weight class) and Dexter Warren (ranked 277 p4p, 425 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Earnie Shavers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Warren!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shavers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warren.
Shavers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warren.
Shavers scores with a jab to the head.
Shavers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Shavers misses.
Warren lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Warren throws a right and a left that Shavers avoids nicely.
Shavers instigates a clinch.
Warren working hard to break the clinch.
Shavers misses with some punches.
Shavers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shavers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warren moves away.
Shavers tries to clinch up.
Shavers tries to clinch up.
Warren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! Warren slams his shin into Shavers's torso.
Warren throws a hook to the side of Shavers's head but Shavers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shavers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Warren throws a right hand that misses
and Shavers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers wants to clinch up but Warren keeps it at a distance.
Warren avoids the body shot from Shavers.
Shavers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shavers is looking to wear down Warren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Warren tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shavers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Warren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shavers throws a body kick that misses.
Warren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shavers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shavers scores with a jab.
Shavers tries to clinch up but Warren circles away and keeps his distance.
Shavers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Warren misses with a few strikes there.
Shavers just misses with a punch to the body.
Warren appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Shavers.
Shavers connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warren connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavers lands with a shot to the body.
Shavers just misses with a punch to the body.
Warren swinging wildly here.
As Warren looks to move away, Shavers throws a big counter combo but Warren just gets out of the way.
Shavers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shavers blocking some punches.
Warren wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Shavers.
Shavers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Warren wants to break free but Shavers has control.
A knee to the head by Warren.
Shavers trying to stall but Warren improves his position.
Warren is looking to break free of the clinch but Shavers has double underhooks.
Shavers keeps control of Warren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shavers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren is looking to break free of the clinch but Shavers has double underhooks.
Shavers lands an elbow inside.
Shavers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warren backwards.
Shavers tries a body shot but Warren blocks it.
Shavers slowing the pace effectively.
Shavers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warren's elbow.
Shavers avoiding damage.
Warren tries to break the clinch but Shavers is controlling the position.
Warren wants to get back to striking at distance but Shavers won't allow it.
Warren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warren lands a right hand.
Warren wants to break the clinch but can't.
Warren wants to get back to striking at distance but Shavers won't allow it.
Shavers lands a hook that snaps the head of Warren backwards.
Shavers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Warren tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shavers counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Warren throws a head kick that misses
and Shavers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shavers blocks a head kick by Warren.
Shavers has closed the distance and engaged Warren in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shavers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shavers throws a shot to the body.
Shavers blocks a head kick by Warren.
Warren throws an overhand right that lands on Shavers's shoulder, as Shavers tries to avoid the shot.
Shavers instigates a clinch.
Shavers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shavers is looking to clinch.
Warren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Warren avoids the body shot from Shavers.
A left lands for Shavers.
Warren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Warren's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shavers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Warren scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Earnie Shavers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Warren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shavers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warren. Shavers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shavers's corner calls for a 1-2. Shavers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shavers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dexter Warren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warren throws a body kick that misses.
Shavers cracks a nice hook into Warren's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Shavers.
Shavers checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Warren - just one landing.
Shavers connects with a body shot that sends Warren's belly button to the back.
Warren ducks right into an uppercut from Shavers.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Warren is trying to push Shavers away but Shavers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Shavers.
Warren is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shavers.
Warren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Warren has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Warren there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shavers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Warren is breathing heavily.
Shavers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shavers circles away quickly and effectively.
Shavers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warren has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shavers misses with a body kick.
Shavers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shavers clinches with his opponent.
Shavers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shavers gets through Warren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shavers lands a left hand.
Shavers scores with a shot to the side of Warren's head.
Warren pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Warren looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shavers scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Shavers as the two fighters clinch.
Shavers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shavers scores with a shot to the body.
Shavers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shavers rushes Warren and presses him up against the cage.
Shavers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warren can do to turn this around?
Shavers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shavers leaning against his opponent.
Shavers lands with a left to the head.
Warren is rocked!
Shavers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Warren is still on wobbly legs! Can Shavers finish him?
Shavers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shavers fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Warren to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Warren looks to clinch but Shavers throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Warren taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Earnie Shavers!
Our winner, Earnie Shavers, 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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