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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between MewChoo Free (ranked 3238 p4p, 4881 weight class) and Alfred Shipley (ranked 362 p4p, 495 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MewChoo Free!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfred Shipley!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shipley throws out a powerful jab.
Free missing with a left hand there. Shipley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shipley lands a nice looking body shot.
Free takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice leg kick from Free, right into the meat of the thigh.
Free chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Free avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shipley takes a swing at Free's ribcage but misses.
Free throws a jab but it's blocked by Shipley.
Shipley takes one to the chin there.
Free misses with a looping left.
Free is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shipley.
Shipley throws the left hand but Free avoids the punch easily.
Shipley throws a jab but it's blocked by Free.
Shipley digs a good hook to Free's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shipley blocks a low kick nicely.
Free scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shipley in his tracks.
Free throws a shot from downtown. Shipley moves away and avoids it.
Free 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.
Shipley throws a body shot but no joy.
Shipley misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipley connects with a right hand. Free shakes it off.
Shipley lands with a good body shot.
Free looks to throw the jab but Shipley is out of range.
Free buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Free defending well as Shipley loads up on a big left hand.
Free turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Free.
Free misses with a wild body shot.
Shipley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Free misses with an uppercut. Shipley saw that one coming.
It seemed like Shipley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Free.
A big left from Free misses.
Free lands with a straight right. Shipley didn't see that one coming.
Free moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Free tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shipley lands a really nice looking cross but Free seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Free throws a leg kick
and Shipley counters with a stiff right hand.
Shipley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shipley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shipley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Free blocks a jab.
Free misses with a double jab.
Shipley ducks under a wild hook from Free.
Free finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shipley fails to land the takedown.
Free throws a low kick but Shipley avoids it.
Free throws a leg kick but Shipley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shipley clinches up with Free and pushes him back against the cage.
Free breaks from the clinch.
Shipley takes a swing at Free's ribcage but misses.
Free fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shipley lands with a hook. Free tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Free misses with a low kick.
Shipley misses with a right hand
and Free counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shipley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Shipley misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipley checks a low kick from Free.
Some bone on bone action there as Shipley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Free connects with an inside leg kick.
Shipley thuds a left hand into Free's body.
Nice shot by Shipley.
Free misses the shot to the body.
Shipley stuns Free with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Free finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Free lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shipley's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheers as Shipley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Free doesn't seem phased though.
Shipley moves out of range of the body kick.
Shipley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shipley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Free tried to score with a low kick but Shipley checks it.
Free misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Free misses.
Alfred Shipley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Free misses with a two punch combination.
Free wants to land a leg kick but Shipley is out of range.
Shipley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Free uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shipley.
Sloppy strikes from Shipley. Those never looked like landing.
Shipley walks into a straight right hand from Free.
Free wants to slow Shipley down by chopping away at his legs.
Free misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Free misses.
Free takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Free with a nice calf kick.
Free throws a low kick but Shipley moves out of range easily.
Free chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice jab there from Free.
Shipley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Free throws out the jab.
Free avoids the body shot from Shipley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Free misses with a low kick as Shipley jumps back.
Free thuds a left hand into Shipley's body.
Shipley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Free uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shipley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that MewChoo Free will probably get the nod.
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.
A right-left combo lands from Free.
Free misses with a body shot.
Free throws a right hand that Shipley ducks under and follows up with a left that Shipley also avoids with ease.
Free swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shipley connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Shipley misses the target.
As Shipley looks to move away, Free throws a big counter combo but Shipley just gets out of the way.
Shipley throws a hook but Free avoids it easily.
Shipley loads up on a big right hand but Free slips the punch.
Shipley slips under a jab from Free.
Shipley walks into a left hand.
Free throws a hook but Shipley avoids it easily.
Shipley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Free throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shipley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Free moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Free cracks Shipley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shipley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Free.
Shipley slips under a jab from Free.
It seemed like Shipley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shipley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Free counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipley misses with a wild body shot.
Free throws a quick counter kick to the body but Shipley avoids it.
Free fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shipley moves forwards but Free connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shipley throws out a loose jab but Free uses good head movement to avoid it.
Free misses with a low kick.
Shipley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shipley misses with a body punch
and Free counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Free scores with a leg kick.
Shipley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Free on the side of the head.
Free lands a jab.
Shipley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Free is looking to land body kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shipley lands with a straight right. Free didn't see that one coming.
Free tries to work over Shipley's front leg with a kick but Shipley checks it.
Shipley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shipley dips to his left and cracks Free with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shipley throws out a loose jab but Free uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shipley scores with a jab to the body.
Free throws a body punch but Shipley moves out of range.
Shipley lands a nice shot to the body.
Shipley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Free avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Free moves out of range as Shipley strikes.
Shipley misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shipley checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Shipley.
MewChoo Free is winning the standup battle so far.
Shipley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Free lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Free throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Free uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shipley.
Free was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shipley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Free looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shipley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Free wants to land a leg kick but Shipley is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Shipley lands.
Free moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Shipley misses.
Free throws a sloppy head kick
and Shipley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Free scores with a push kick.
Free throws a leg kick but Shipley checks it.
Shipley throws a jab when Free was well out of range.
Shipley throws the left hand but Free avoids the punch easily.
Free looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Free.
Free is looking to counter punch.
Free falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shipley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Free thinking.
Free connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Free misses with a straight left.
Shipley throws a poor cross that misses
and Free counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Free lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shipley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shipley misses with a body shot.
Free throws a quick counter kick to the body but Shipley avoids it.
Shipley lands a nice shot that snaps Free's head back.
Free motions for Shipley to come forward. Free throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Free throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shipley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shipley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Free.
Shipley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Free cracks Shipley with a good jab.
Shipley works over Free's head and body with a nice combination.
Shipley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shipley moves out of range as Free strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Free there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shipley scores with a decent looking hook.
Free swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shipley scores with a hook to the body. Free takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shipley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Free uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shipley.
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 MewChoo Free will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shipley blocks a low kick nicely.
Shipley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Free uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shipley.
Free connects with an inside leg kick.
Shipley moves away from the strike by Free.
Shipley throws a hook to the side of Free's head but Free sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Free tried to counter with a leg kick but Shipley avoided it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Free. Shipley shrugs it off though.
Shipley ducks under a wild hook from Free.
Free looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Free misses with a wild body shot.
Shipley throws out a counter right but Free avoids it with no problem.
Free smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shipley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Free moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Shipley backs away, Free returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Free slips under a jab.
Shipley throws a big shot that misses.
Free misses with a looping right.
Shipley loads up on a big right hand but Free slips the punch.
Shipley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Free swings for the body but Shipley moves out of range.
Free misses with an uppercut.
Shipley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Free. Free obviously looking to wear him down.
Free looks to land a left hand but Shipley moved out of range nicely.
Shipley thuds a left hand into Free's body.
Free throws a hook but Shipley avoids it easily.
Donk. Shipley catches Free right on the button with a cross.
Free looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shipley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Free loads up on a big right hand but Shipley slips the punch.
Shipley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shipley blocks a jab.
Shipley misses the shot to the body.
Shipley slips under a jab.
Free keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Free walks into a straight right hand from Shipley.
Shipley misses the jab.
Free avoids the body shot from Shipley.
Alfred Shipley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shipley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Free throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shipley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Free looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shipley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Free on the side of the head.
Free throws a big shot that misses.
Free lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Free keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Free is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shipley.
Free misses with a looping left.
Free misses with a wild body shot.
Shipley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Free with a body shot.
Shipley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shipley throws a body shot but no joy.
Shipley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Shipley misses its intended target.
Shipley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Free moves away.
Free will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Free looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Shipley misses.
Shipley throws a body shot but no joy.
Shipley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shipley checks a leg kick.
Free swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shipley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Free to counter with a crisp jab.
Shipley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Free lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Free looks to throw the jab but Shipley is out of range.
Shipley fails to land with a series of punches.
Shipley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Free. Free obviously looking to wear him down.
Free scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Free connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shipley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Free was well out of range. Poor timing from Shipley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shipley throws a nice looking combination but Free bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Free ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Shipley.
A slapping leg kick lands for Free.
Free throws a big shot that misses.
Shipley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Free throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shipley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Free looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Free fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot by Free.
Shipley throws a right and a left that Free avoids nicely.
Shipley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Free moves away.
Free missing with a left hand there. Shipley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Free looks to land a right hand but Shipley moved out of range.
Shipley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Free connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shipley scrambles back to his feet.
Free lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to MewChoo Free.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Free, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... MewChoo Free!
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