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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Shackleford (ranked 25339 p4p, 25839 weight class) and Ikapoti Puapua (ranked 384 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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143
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rusty Shackleford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ikapoti Puapua!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puapua closes the distance and pushes Shackleford back into the cage.
Puapua has Shackleford pressed against the cage, preventing Shackleford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shackleford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puapua.
Shackleford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Puapua blocking some punches.
Shackleford can't break the clinch.
Shackleford throws an elbow but it misses.
Puapua managing to block the knees to the body from Shackleford.
Shackleford being controlled against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Puapua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shackleford is looking to break free of the clinch but Puapua has double underhooks.
Shackleford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Puapua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford swings wildly with an uppercut but Puapua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puapua keeps control of Shackleford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shackleford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Puapua controlling the action here for a moment.
Shackleford has had enough of the clinch but Puapua keeps him there for the moment.
Puapua managing to block the knees to the body from Shackleford.
Shackleford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shackleford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Puapua's brow.
Shackleford 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.
Come on Puapua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shackleford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shackleford working hard to break the clinch.
Puapua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shackleford's efforts to push away.
Shackleford tries to break the clinch but Puapua is controlling the position.
Puapua blocks an elbow strike.
Shackleford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puapua.
Shackleford tries to circle away but Puapua has him pinned against the cage.
Shackleford working hard to break the clinch.
Shackleford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Puapua has him pressed against the cage.
Puapua has Shackleford pressed against the cage, preventing Shackleford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shackleford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Puapua has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shackleford is trying to push Puapua away but Puapua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shackleford is trying to break the clinch but Puapua has him pressed against the cage.
Puapua keeps control of Shackleford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Puapua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shackleford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shackleford is trying to break the clinch but Puapua is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shackleford tries to land knees in the clinch but Puapua avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Puapua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puapua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Puapua is stalling here.
Shackleford is trying to push Puapua away but Puapua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shackleford tries to land knees in the clinch but Puapua avoids the damage to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shackleford has had enough of the clinch but Puapua keeps him there for the moment.
Shackleford misses with a knee to the head.
Shackleford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Shackleford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Puapua darts in and clinches Shackleford up against the cage.
Puapua pressing his opponent against the cage.
Puapua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shackleford wants to get back to striking at distance but Puapua won't allow it.
Shackleford tries to circle away but Puapua has him pinned against the cage.
Come on Puapua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shackleford pushes off an throws an elbow but Puapua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shackleford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shackleford tries to circle away but Puapua has him pinned against the cage.
Shackleford is trying to break the clinch but Puapua has him pressed against the cage.
Puapua has Shackleford pressed against the cage, preventing Shackleford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Puapua in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puapua prevents Shackleford from breaking the clinch.
Puapua managing to block the knees to the body from Shackleford.
Puapua stalling in the clinch.
Puapua stalling the fight.
Puapua avoiding damage.
Puapua receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Puapua should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shackleford wants to get back to striking at distance but Puapua won't allow it.
Puapua has Shackleford pressed against the cage, preventing Shackleford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shackleford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Puapua stalling in the clinch.
Rusty Shackleford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shackleford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shackleford can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shackleford tries to break free but Puapua pushes him back against the cage.
Puapua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Puapua blocks an elbow strike from Shackleford.
Shackleford is looking to break free of the clinch but Puapua has double underhooks.
Shackleford wants to get back to striking at distance but Puapua won't allow it.
Shackleford working hard to break the clinch.
Shackleford is trying to break free.
Shackleford wants to get back to striking at distance but Puapua won't allow it.
Shackleford tries to land knees in the clinch but Puapua avoids the damage to the body.
Shackleford tries to circle away but Puapua has him pinned against the cage.
Puapua managing to block the knees to the body from Shackleford.
Puapua slowing the pace effectively.
Shackleford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puapua'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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shackleford can't break the clinch.
Puapua blocks the elbow strike.
Puapua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shackleford up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shackleford misses with a knee strike.
Shackleford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puapua.
Shackleford throws an elbow that misses.
Shackleford wants to get back to striking at distance but Puapua won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shackleford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shackleford tries to break free but Puapua pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Puapua continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Shackleford throws an elbow but it misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puapua has Shackleford pressed against the cage.
Puapua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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 Rusty Shackleford will probably get the nod.
That's time! Shackleford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Shackleford gets tackled into the cage by Puapua. Puapua maintains the clinch.
Rusty Shackleford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ikapoti Puapua.
Puapua clinches.
Puapua is stalling here.
Shackleford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puapua is defending well for now.
Shackleford is trying to break the clinch but Puapua has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shackleford has had enough of the clinch but Puapua keeps him there for the moment.
Shackleford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puapua has Shackleford pressed against the cage, preventing Shackleford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Puapua pressing his opponent against the cage.
Come on Puapua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The referee is keeping an eye on Puapua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Puapua blocks an elbow strike.
Puapua stalling the fight.
Shackleford wants to break free but Puapua has control.
Puapua slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ikapoti Puapua.
Shackleford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puapua steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shackleford.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford letting Puapua take a breather here.
Puapua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shackleford wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A frustrated look appears on Shackleford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shackleford tries a knee to the head but Puapua blocks it.
Puapua stalling the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puapua slows down the pace here.
Puapua stalling against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ikapoti Puapua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shackleford 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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