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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Shalashaska (ranked 307 p4p, 920 weight class) and Shug Skinner (ranked 45 p4p, 133 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Shalashaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Shug Skinner!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skinner clinches with his opponent.
Skinner lands a nice elbow.
Skinner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shalashaska jumps guard but Skinner stands there with Shalashaska around his waist. Shalashaska gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Skinner throws an elbow that misses.
Shalashaska tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Skinner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shalashaska tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Skinner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Skinner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Shalashaska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skinner misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skinner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shalashaska's brow.
Shalashaska fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shalashaska dodges an elbow strike from Skinner.
Skinner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shalashaska is trying to pull guard but Skinner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skinner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shalashaska takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skinner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shalashaska lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shalashaska avoids the elbow strike from Skinner, against the cage.
Shalashaska is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Skinner to keep the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skinner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skinner throws an elbow but misses.
Shalashaska avoids a wild elbow strike from Skinner.
Skinner throws an elbow that misses.
Skinner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shalashaska tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shalashaska blocks the elbow strike.
Shalashaska tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Skinner smiles and moves away.
Shalashaska has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Shalashaska.
Shalashaska stalling against the cage.
Shalashaska has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Skinner takes a shot to the head.
Skinner misses with an elbow strike.
Shalashaska tries to pull guard but Skinner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shalashaska tries to pull guard but Skinner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shalashaska blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska pulls guard successfully.
Shalashaska working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Skinner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Skinner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skinner controlling from the top position.
Shalashaska is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Skinner is aware though and is defending well.
Skinner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shalashaska tries to bench press Skinner off him but Skinner keeps the position.
Skinner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shalashaska keeps working.
Shalashaska is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Skinner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Skinner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner tries to stand and escape but Shalashaska is controlling the position.
Shalashaska trying to control here.
Skinner is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shalashaska!
Skinner prevents Shalashaska from getting the reversal.
Skinner controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shalashaska regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska looking for submissions off his back.
Skinner wants to stand but Shalashaska has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Skinner trying to control the action but Shalashaska is working from the bottom.
Skinner decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Shalashaska rushes Skinner and presses him up against the cage.
Shalashaska fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shalashaska takes an elbow to the temple.
Shalashaska decides to pull guard.
Skinner wants to stand but Shalashaska is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shalashaska is trying to control the position but Skinner postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shug Skinner 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.
Shalashaska moves into the clinch successfully.
Skinner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shalashaska is trying to pull guard but Skinner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Skinner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shalashaska avoids the elbow strike from Skinner, against the cage.
Shalashaska blocks an elbow strike.
Shalashaska is trying to pull guard but Skinner has him pressed against the cage.
Shalashaska jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Skinner walks away with a smile on his face. Shalashaska gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Shalashaska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shalashaska rushes Skinner and presses him up against the cage.
Shalashaska fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Skinner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skinner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalashaska tries to pull guard but Skinner won't allow it.
Shalashaska misses with the head strike.
Skinner lands an elbow inside that Shalashaska shrugs off.
Skinner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skinner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shug Skinner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shalashaska tries to pull guard but Skinner holds him up against the cage and eventually Shalashaska drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalashaska tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Skinner smiles and moves away.
Adam Shalashaska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skinner clinches with his opponent.
Shalashaska is trying to pull guard but Skinner has him pressed against the cage.
Shalashaska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shalashaska fails to pull guard.
Skinner misses with an elbow strike.
Skinner lands an elbow inside that Shalashaska shrugs off.
Shalashaska jumps guard.
Shalashaska working for a triangle but Skinner defends it easily.
Shalashaska looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Skinner trying to control the position from guard on top but Shalashaska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Skinner has picked Shalashaska up and slammed him! Shalashaska can't keep hold of the triangle and Skinner manages to pass to side control!
Skinner tries to advance to mount but Shalashaska denies him.
Shalashaska manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shalashaska slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shalashaska can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Skinner controls the pace.
Skinner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shalashaska. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shalashaska trying to keep a closed guard but Skinner is proving a slippery customer.
Skinner wants to control from the top but Shalashaska keeps moving.
Shalashaska looking for a guillotine here but Skinner defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shalashaska swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shalashaska is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Skinner is aware though and is defending well.
Skinner is sitting in close to Shalashaska's body. Shalashaska has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Skinner is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Skinner is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Shalashaska.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Adam Shalashaska!
A less than humble Adam Shalashaska misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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RATING
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