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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus St Stone (ranked 1654 p4p, 1882 weight class) and Earnie Shavers (ranked 74 p4p, 46 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Earnie Shavers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Stone tries to clinch but Shavers moves away
and Shavers counters with a one-two to the body.
Shavers misses with a few strikes there.
Shavers swats away the attempt to clinch by St Stone.
St Stone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shavers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shavers can't find room to land a body shot as St Stone controls the action.
St Stone taking a breather.
St Stone is looking to control Shavers's arms but Shavers gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Stone has his back to the cage.
St Stone taking a breather.
Maybe St Stone would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shavers is stalling here.
Shavers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning St Stone up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers just leaning against St Stone, taking a breather.
St Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shavers's defenses.
It looks like Earnie Shavers has been cut.
St Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shavers blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from St Stone.
St Stone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shavers throws a punch but it's blocked by St Stone.
Shavers working aggressively here.
Shavers working aggressively here.
St Stone blocking some punches.
St Stone working aggressively here.
Shavers swings wildly with an uppercut but St Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shavers avoiding damage as St Stone throws knees to the body.
Shavers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shavers misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St Stone tries to stall but Shavers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
St Stone misses with an elbow strike.
St Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
St Stone blocks an elbow strike.
Shavers misses with a punch to the body.
St Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shavers lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shavers's elbow.
Shavers trying to stall but St Stone improves his position.
St Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Shavers throws an elbow that misses.
Shavers managing to block the knees to the body from St Stone.
St Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Shavers avoids the damage to the body.
Shavers blocks an elbow strike from St Stone.
St Stone prevents a body shot from Shavers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavers tries to throw a body punch but St Stone avoids it by throwing Shavers back against the cage.
Shavers scores with a shot to the side of St Stone's head.
Shavers stalling.
St Stone stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Shavers fails to land.
St Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
St Stone misses with some punches.
Shavers tries a body shot but St Stone blocks it.
St Stone throws an elbow that misses.
St Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shavers misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Shavers - that landed with a thud.
Shavers is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shavers's brow.
St Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shavers misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shavers closes the distance and pushes St Stone back into the cage.
Shavers lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shavers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shavers scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shavers.
St Stone tries to stall but Shavers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
St Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shavers controlling the action here for a moment.
Shavers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shavers lands with a short shot to the head.
St Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shavers's defenses.
St Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shavers's face.
St Stone lands a knee to the body.
St Stone trying to land knees 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.
That's time! St Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shavers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Stone wants to clinch up but Shavers keeps it at a distance.
St Stone rushes Shavers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Shavers blocks an elbow strike from St Stone.
St Stone avoids the elbow strike from Shavers, against the cage.
Shavers avoids a wild elbow strike from St Stone.
Shavers blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Stone throws an elbow but misses.
St Stone lands an elbow just above Shavers 's eye.
Shavers takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shavers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shavers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shavers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marcus St Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shavers rushes St Stone and presses him up against the cage.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marcus St Stone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Shavers is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Stone's elbow.
Shavers misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shavers throws an elbow but misses.
Shavers blocks an elbow strike from St Stone.
Shavers unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shavers misses with a punch to the body.
St Stone lands an elbow inside that Shavers shrugs off.
Shavers blocks an elbow strike from St Stone.
Shavers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shavers scores with a shoulder strike.
Shavers struggles to land a body shot inside as St Stone controls his hands.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but Shavers blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shavers throws a punch but it's blocked by St Stone.
Shavers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shavers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shavers clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shavers's defenses.
St Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Shavers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shavers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Stone's elbow.
St Stone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shavers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shavers pushes off an throws an elbow but St Stone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shavers struggles to land a body shot inside as St Stone controls his hands.
Shavers avoids a wild elbow strike from St Stone.
St Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Stone misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Shavers blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shavers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shavers digs a right hand underneath St Stone's ribcage. St Stone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Stone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shavers avoids a wild elbow strike from St Stone.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Stone.
That has opened up Earnie Shavers's cut even more.
St Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shavers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Shavers stalling against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shavers as St Stone tries to tie him up.
Shavers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Shavers lands an elbow inside that St Stone shrugs off.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shavers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shavers struggles to land a body shot inside as St Stone controls his hands.
St Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Shavers throws a head punch that misses.
St Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shavers misses with an elbow strike.
Shavers working aggressively here.
St Stone misses with a knee strike.
St Stone misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus St Stone will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
St Stone tries to clinch up but Shavers circles away and keeps his distance.
St Stone tries to clinch up but Shavers circles away and keeps his distance.
Shavers steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from St Stone.
St Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Shavers circles away.
St Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Shavers misses with the head strike.
Shavers is trying to break free.
St Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shavers.
Shavers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shavers misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Stone lands a knee to the body.
Shavers throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Stone taking a breather.
Shavers lands a nice uppercut.
Marcus St Stone's cut is getting worse.
Shavers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Stone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shavers can't find room to land a body shot as St Stone controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Stone is looking to control Shavers's arms but Shavers gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Stone has his back to the cage.
St Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Stone landing knees to the head.
Shavers takes an elbow to the temple.
St Stone lands a knee to the head.
Shavers lands with a right to the head.
Shavers lands a nice elbow.
St Stone working aggressively here.
Shavers pushes off an throws an elbow but St Stone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shavers lands with a short shot to the head.
Marcus St Stone's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
St Stone has Shavers pressed against the cage, preventing Shavers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but Shavers blocks it.
St Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shavers.
St Stone blocks an elbow strike.
Shavers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shavers misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Stone lands an elbow inside that Shavers shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shavers's defenses.
St Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Shavers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Stone throws a head punch that misses.
St Stone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Shavers lands a shoulder strike.
Shavers breaks from the clinch.
St Stone drives through and clinches with Shavers against the cage.
St Stone lands a nice elbow.
Shavers blocks the elbow strike.
Shavers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shavers's brow.
St Stone misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavers dodges an elbow strike from St Stone.
Shavers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Stone stalls.
Shavers avoids the elbow strike from St Stone, against the cage.
Shavers takes an elbow to the temple.
St Stone avoids a wild elbow strike from Shavers.
Shavers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shavers blocks an elbow strike.
Shavers lands with a short shot to the head.
Shavers lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
Shavers has a couple of punches blocked by St Stone.
St Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
St Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavers dodges an elbow strike from St Stone.
St Stone blocking some punches.
St Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
St Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Shavers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
St Stone crunches a lovely knee into Shavers's ribcage.
Shavers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shavers scores with a shoulder strike.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shavers avoids it.
St Stone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shavers is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shavers.
Shavers takes an elbow to the temple.
St Stone lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Earnie Shavers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
St Stone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus St Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Stone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marcus St Stone!
A very excited looking Marcus St Stone rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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