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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jingky Bacolod (ranked 2787 p4p, 1706 weight class) and Earnie Shavers (ranked 133 p4p, 77 weight class). Bacolod comes to the cage accompanied by Havana. Jingky Bacolod is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jingky Bacolod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Earnie Shavers!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacolod has a takedown stuffed.
Bacolod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shavers steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bacolod.
Shavers closes the distance and pushes Bacolod back into the cage.
Our sources have told us that Bacolod has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Shavers lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Bacolod.
Bacolod drags the fight down to the ground.
Shavers looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shavers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bacolod wants to stand up but Shavers is controlling him.
Shavers tries to free his leg and advance position but Bacolod is retaining full guard.
Bacolod has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacolod throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Shavers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shavers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bacolod keeping full guard, as Shavers tries to pass.
Bacolod will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bacolod is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bacolod dives in for a single leg takedown but Shavers sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shavers is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shavers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shavers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bacolod fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jingky Bacolod. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bacolod jumps guard but Shavers stands there with Bacolod around his waist. Bacolod gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bacolod has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shavers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bacolod taking a breather.
Bacolod pulls guard successfully.
Bacolod working a defensive guard here.
Shavers looking to pass the guard.
Shavers content to stall in guard here.
Shavers looking to pass the guard.
Bacolod is looking for a triangle but Shavers pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavers looking to pass the guard.
Shavers trying to control the position from guard on top but Bacolod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bacolod pulls Shavers in to control the position.
Shavers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bacolod is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shavers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bacolod swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bacolod wants to sweep but no luck.
Bacolod is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shavers is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good work by Bacolod as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
No luck for Bacolod with that takedown attempt.
Shavers wants to counter the offense by Bacolod and move into the clinch position.
Bacolod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shavers connects with a solid leg kick.
Bacolod fails with a takedown attempt.
Bacolod gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shavers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bacolod slips a jab and a cross from Shavers.
Bacolod motions for Shavers to come forward. Bacolod throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bacolod slips under a jab from Shavers.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Earnie Shavers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big right from Shavers misses.
Shavers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shavers has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Shavers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shavers is struggling to control the position.
Shavers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bacolod escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shavers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bacolod's head backwards.
Shavers is looking to clinch but Bacolod is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shavers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bacolod.
Shavers swinging wildly here.
Shavers lands a glancing blow to the side of Bacolod's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacolod shoots in and drives through. Shavers sprawls well.
Shavers lands an overhand right.
Bacolod throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shavers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shavers tries to close the distance and clinch but Bacolod swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bacolod takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bacolod misses with a takedown attempt - Shavers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shavers misses with a body shot.
Bacolod closes the distance and clinches up with Shavers, looking for a takedown. Bacolod pushes Shavers against the cage but Shavers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jingky Bacolod. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Shavers.
Shavers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavers throws a low kick but Bacolod avoids it.
Shavers scores with a kick to the body.
Shavers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shavers.
Bacolod moves in looking to clinch but Shavers pushes him off.
Shavers throws a right hand that misses
and Bacolod counters with a three punch combo that has Shavers backing up. Shavers nods at Bacolod to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bacolod checks a leg kick.
Shavers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shavers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bacolod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shavers tries to counter with a clinch but Bacolod shakes him off and moves away.
Bacolod darts in looking for a takedown but Shavers gets double underhooks and turns Bacolod into the cage.
Bacolod managing to block the knees to the body from Shavers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod successfully pulls guard.
Shavers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bacolod is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shavers postures up.
Shavers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bacolod is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bacolod wants to pass to mount but Shavers is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shavers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shavers controlling Bacolod's posture.
Shavers controls Bacolod momentarily but Bacolod frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bacolod jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bacolod drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bacolod jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bacolod throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shavers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shavers controls Bacolod momentarily but Bacolod frees himself.
Bacolod wants to control from the top but Shavers keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Earnie Shavers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shavers throws a leg kick but Bacolod sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shavers connects with a body shot.
Earnie Shavers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Shavers misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bacolod misses the target.
Shavers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shavers scores with a jab to the body.
Bacolod dodges the punch combination from Shavers.
Bacolod tries for a takedown but Shavers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacolod misses with a takedown
and Shavers counters with a leg kick.
Shavers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shavers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacolod tries for a takedown but Shavers circles away easily
and Shavers counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jingky Bacolod. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shavers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Earnie Shavers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shavers throws a body punch but Bacolod moves out of range.
Bacolod gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shavers counters with a nice uppercut.
Bacolod on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bacolod tries to clinch but Shavers is having none of it.
Bacolod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shavers throws out the jab.
Bacolod seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shavers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shavers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bacolod shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shavers but Shavers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bacolod looks to clinch
and Shavers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shavers leaves Bacolod with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shavers jabs Bacolod to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shavers misses with a low kick.
Shavers throws a hook but Bacolod blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacolod throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shavers's waist but Shavers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bacolod off to one side.
Bacolod misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bacolod has his takedown stuffed
and Shavers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bacolod fails to pull guard.
Shavers just leaning against Bacolod, taking a breather.
Shavers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bacolod avoids the elbow strike from Shavers, against the cage.
Earnie Shavers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shavers misses with some punches.
Bacolod drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shavers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shavers tries to land knees in the clinch but Bacolod avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavers scores with a hook to the body.
Shavers prevents the takedown attempt.
Shavers struggles to land a body shot inside as Bacolod controls his hands.
Shavers has Bacolod pushed against the cage.
Bacolod wants a takedown.
Bacolod dodges an elbow strike from Shavers.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bacolod drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shavers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bacolod fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shavers avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Earnie Shavers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shavers winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Earnie Shavers!
Earnie Shavers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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