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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint George (ranked 4193 p4p, 3929 weight class) and Shawn Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 401 weight class). Shawn Irwin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Saint George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Irwin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irwin.
Irwin has his takedown stuffed
and George connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick lands for Irwin.
Irwin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George throws a head punch that misses.
Irwin scores a nice knee to the body.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
Irwin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Irwin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin landing knees to the body.
Irwin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Irwin lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Saint George has been cut.
George is breathing heavily.
George is trying to maintain a safe position but Irwin gets an underhook and turns George into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
George is trying to stall.
Irwin drops George with a big knee straight up the middle! George is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
George is rocked!
George throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
George works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
George dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
George tries to sprawl but Irwin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irwin stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows George to get to his feet.
George keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shawn Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George cracks Irwin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin has George up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Irwin prevents a body shot from George.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Irwin as George tries to tie him up.
Irwin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
George tries to work over Irwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irwin tries to land a knee to the head but George blocks with his arms.
Irwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
George is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Irwin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
George tries to work over Irwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Irwin controls his hands.
Irwin lands a knee to the body.
Irwin scores a nice knee to the body.
Irwin stalling against the cage.
Irwin stalls.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Irwin.
Irwin taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Irwin.
A knee to the head by Irwin.
Irwin lands a good knee to the midsection. George won't want to take too many of those.
Irwin lands an elbow that stopped George in his tracks for a moment.
Irwin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin is struggling to control the position.
Irwin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irwin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saint George's cut is getting worse.
Irwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Irwin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Irwin stalling in the clinch.
Irwin receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Irwin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning George up against the cage.
Irwin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Irwin lands an elbow inside.
Irwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Irwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saint George's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
George throws out a powerful jab.
Irwin lands a big head kick that sends George tumbling to the mat! Irwin takes a step backwards and waves George back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh George is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Irwin moves into the clinch.
George working aggressively here.
Irwin lands an elbow inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stalling in the clinch from Irwin.
The crowd are getting on Irwin's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irwin.
George seems to have got his legs back now.
Shawn Irwin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Irwin controls his hands.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
Irwin lands an elbow that stopped George in his tracks for a moment.
Irwin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Irwin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. George seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Irwin can turn it around.
George blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
George letting Irwin take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George wants to stall.
Irwin has George pressed against the cage.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Irwin controls his hands.
George is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Irwin.
Irwin blocking some punches.
Irwin controlling the action here for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Irwin leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Irwin continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shawn Irwin.
Irwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Irwin takes the fight into the clinch.
Irwin has George pressed against the cage.
Irwin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through George's defenses.
Irwin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Irwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Irwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
Irwin lands a knee to the head.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
Irwin just leaning against George, taking a breather.
George misses with a punch to the body.
George is trying to stall.
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George looking to slow down the pace here.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irwin crunches a lovely knee into George's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. George lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Irwin.
Saint George's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George takes an elbow to the temple.
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irwin lands a nice knee to the body.
Irwin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees in the clinch landing for Irwin.
Irwin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
George tries to work over Irwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irwin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Irwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saint George's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
George takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Irwin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Irwin shoots in and bounces George off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Irwin stopping the sweep attempt from George.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin gets to his feet - George follows without any prompting.
Irwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Irwin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from George finds it's target.
George works Irwin's body with a nice hook.
Irwin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
George moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Irwin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as George sprawls well. George wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Irwin gets slowly back to his feet.
Saint George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Irwin.
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irwin manages to avoid it.
Irwin rushes George and presses him up against the cage.
George misses with a body punch.
Irwin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Irwin scores a nice knee to the body.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irwin lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irwin lands an elbow just above George 's eye.
Irwin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
George throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Irwin obliges.
Irwin stalling.
Irwin stalling.
Irwin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Irwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin lands an elbow inside.
George throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
Irwin lands an elbow just above George 's eye.
Irwin scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Irwin obliges.
Irwin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Irwin is pushing George up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Irwin taking a breather.
Irwin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Irwin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Saint George's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Irwin.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Saint George's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shawn Irwin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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