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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Patryk (ranked 2620 p4p, 2398 weight class) and Robbie Shakespeare (ranked 306 p4p, 288 weight class). Robbie Shakespeare has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lukasz Patryk's chin.
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10 - 13 - 0 |
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12 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukasz Patryk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Shakespeare!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Shakespeare misses the target.
Shakespeare throws a jab but it's blocked by Patryk.
Shakespeare misses with a looping right.
Patryk rushes Shakespeare and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patryk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shakespeare finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Patryk shoots in but Shakespeare avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Robbie Shakespeare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Patryk is defended easily by Shakespeare.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakespeare is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patryk.
Patryk closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shakespeare's guard.
Shakespeare is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Patryk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakespeare won't allow Patryk to pass to mount.
Patryk is looking to take a break and control but Shakespeare is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Patryk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shakespeare's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shakespeare can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shakespeare pushes Patryk off looking to stand but Patryk dives back in and keeps control.
Patryk escapes and gets back to his feet.
Patryk misses with a head kick.
Shakespeare looks to throw the jab but Patryk is out of range.
Shakespeare cracks Patryk with an open hand slap.
It looks like Lukasz Patryk has been cut.
Patryk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shakespeare looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukasz Patryk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Shakespeare.
Patryk seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Patryk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shakespeare connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patryk's hands.
Patryk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Shakespeare to counter with a crisp jab.
Shakespeare's coach down at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shakespeare's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Robbie Shakespeare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shakespeare misses with a hook.
Shakespeare looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shakespeare throws a right hand that misses
enabling Patryk to counter with a crisp jab.
Patryk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patryk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shakespeare throws a hook but Patryk avoids it easily.
Patryk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Shakespeare. Those never looked like landing.
Shakespeare looks to throw the jab but Patryk is out of range.
Shakespeare throws a jab but it's blocked by Patryk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patryk drives through and clinches with Shakespeare against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Shakespeare's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shakespeare is looking to break free of the clinch but Patryk has double underhooks.
Shakespeare can't break the clinch.
Patryk has Shakespeare pressed against the cage, preventing Shakespeare from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Patryk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shakespeare's efforts to push away.
Patryk has Shakespeare pressed against the cage, preventing Shakespeare from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shakespeare gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Patryk.
Patryk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shakespeare is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Patryk tries for a takedown but Shakespeare manages to get underhooks.
Shakespeare pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shakespeare misses with a low kick.
Patryk slips a jab from Shakespeare.
Patryk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patryk shoots in looking for a takedown. Shakespeare tries to sprawl out of it but Patryk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shakespeare manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shakespeare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patryk was well out of range. Poor timing from Shakespeare.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Shakespeare dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lukasz Patryk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Patryk ducks under a wild hook from Shakespeare.
Shakespeare scores with a crisp jab that stopped Patryk in his tracks.
Shakespeare throws a right hand that misses
and Patryk counters with a left and a right that stings Shakespeare.
Shakespeare scores with a nice strike.
Shakespeare keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Patryk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patryk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shakespeare.
Patryk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakespeare is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patryk.
Patryk throws a combination. Shakespeare tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Patryk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shakespeare moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patryk shoots in and drives through. Shakespeare sprawls well.
Shakespeare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patryk manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patryk shoots for a takedown but Shakespeare saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukasz Patryk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patryk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patryk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shakespeare lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Patryk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patryk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shakespeare appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shakespeare rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patryk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shakespeare misses with a looping right.
Patryk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Patryk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shakespeare lands a nice shot to the body.
Shakespeare throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patryk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shakespeare keeps the fight on the outside.
Patryk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shakespeare.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patryk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shakespeare sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Patryk somewhat.
Shakespeare misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Patryk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Patryk.
Patryk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shakespeare.
As Shakespeare tries to get set, Patryk tries to push him back and clinch up but Shakespeare manages to avoid the attempt.
Patryk tries for a takedown but Shakespeare sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Patryk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shakespeare throws out the jab.
Shakespeare defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Patryk.
Shakespeare fails to land with a series of punches.
Shakespeare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patryk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shakespeare lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shakespeare misses with a low kick as Patryk jumps back.
Patryk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shakespeare pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patryk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shakespeare to score with a decent uppercut.
Lukasz Patryk's cut is getting worse.
Patryk throws a series of punches but Shakespeare moves out of range.
Shakespeare misses with an uppercut. Patryk saw that one coming.
Patryk slips a straight right by Shakespeare.
Patryk is looking for a counter combo.
Shakespeare throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patryk on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patryk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shakespeare misses with a straight right.
Shakespeare throws an off balance right hand
and Patryk counters with a three punch combo that has Shakespeare backing up. Shakespeare nods at Patryk to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patryk shoots for a double leg takedown but Shakespeare sprawls well. He's pushed Patryk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Patryk shoots and misses
and Shakespeare counters with a stiff right hand.
Shakespeare takes a swing at Patryk's ribcage but misses.
Shakespeare looks to land a left hand but Patryk moved out of range nicely.
Shakespeare throws a hook but Patryk avoids it easily.
Shakespeare will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patryk ducks under a wild hook from Shakespeare.
A punch combination from Shakespeare misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Shakespeare showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lukasz Patryk's cut.
That's time! Patryk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Patryk is defended easily by Shakespeare.
Patryk is looking to clinch.
Shakespeare jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robbie Shakespeare seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shakespeare looks to throw the jab but Patryk is out of range.
Patryk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Patryk fails to land the takedown.
Patryk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakespeare changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patryk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shakespeare.
Shakespeare misses with an uppercut. Patryk saw that one coming.
Patryk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patryk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shakespeare.
Shakespeare throws a jab but it's blocked by Patryk.
Patryk drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shakespeare sprawls and moves away.
Shakespeare throws a one two combo.
Nice takedown defense from Shakespeare. No joy for Patryk on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukasz Patryk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shakespeare cracks Patryk's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Patryk slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Shakespeare can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robbie Shakespeare!
After winning the bout, Robbie Shakespeare thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Lukasz Patryk stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will never give up!'.
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