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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Enuard Gim (ranked 4551 p4p, 25341 weight class) and Rusty Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enuard Gim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rusty Shackleford!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Gim.
Sloppy strikes from Gim. Those never looked like landing.
Gim is looking to clinch but Shackleford is avoiding it.
Shackleford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gim throws a series of punches but Shackleford avoids them all with ease.
Gim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Enuard Gim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gim lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shackleford blocks a low kick nicely.
Gim blocks a head kick by Shackleford.
Gim went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gim misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shackleford moves away.
Gim throws a series of punches but Shackleford avoids them all with ease.
Gim throws a chopping leg kick but Shackleford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shackleford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gim's head backwards.
Shackleford keeps Gim at a distance using the push kick.
Gim just misses with a punch to the body.
Shackleford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gim.
And Shackleford tries to counter it with a takedown but Gim pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford scores with a hook.
Shackleford throws a head kick but Gim moves out of range.
Gim thumps Shackleford with a low kick.
Shackleford lands a leg kick that knocks Gim off balance momentarily.
Gim misses with a two punch combination.
Shackleford avoids the body shot from Gim.
Gim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shackleford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gim throws a body punch but Shackleford moves out of range.
Gim throws a right and a left that Shackleford avoids nicely.
Shackleford getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shackleford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gim closes the distance and clinches.
Gim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gim bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shackleford's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gim throws a right hand that Shackleford ducks under and follows up with a left that Shackleford also avoids with ease.
Gim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shackleford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shackleford.
Gim seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gim throws a series of punches but Shackleford moves out of range.
Gim moves out of range of the body kick.
Gim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A leg kick checked by Shackleford.
Shackleford stuns Gim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shackleford lands a nice looking body kick.
Shackleford misses with a series of wild punches.
Gim is looking to wear down Shackleford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gim misses with a few strikes there.
Gim misses with a combination
and Shackleford counters with a nice body shot.
Nice body kick from Shackleford.
Shackleford feints and then cracks Gim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gim down.
Shackleford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shackleford is out of range and Gim settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford throws a push kick but Gim slaps the foot to one side.
Good work by Gim as he checks the leg kick.
Shackleford throws the left hand but Gim avoids the punch easily.
Shackleford dodges the punch combination from Gim.
Shackleford connects with a high kick.
A left lands for Gim.
Gim looks to land a combination but Shackleford avoids it well.
Gim throws a lazy uppercut
and Shackleford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shackleford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gim misses with a double jab.
Shackleford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shackleford is looking to land body kicks.
Gim moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick lands for Gim.
Shackleford throws a series of punches but Gim avoids them all with ease.
Gim seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gim misses with a looping right.
Shackleford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Gim misses.
Gim blocks a head kick by Shackleford.
Shackleford looks winded!
Shackleford throws a body punch but Gim moves out of range.
Gim is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shackleford.
Shackleford looks to land a body kick but Gim moved away.
Shackleford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gim circles away quickly and effectively.
Shackleford moves forwards but Gim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shackleford moves away.
Shackleford on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gim swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shackleford is looking to chop away at Gim's legs.
Gim moves in looking to clinch but Shackleford pushes him off.
Gim catches Shackleford with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shackleford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gim is out of range and Shackleford settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enuard Gim dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gim steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shackleford. That one must have hurt.
Shackleford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Enuard Gim is winning the standup battle so far.
Gim just misses with a punch to the body.
Shackleford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shackleford looks to land a left hand but Gim moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Gim does no damage.
Shackleford swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gim counters with a three punch combo that has Shackleford backing up. Shackleford nods at Gim to acknowledge the strikes.
Shackleford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Enuard Gim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shackleford's sensitive parts.
Gim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shackleford can do to turn this around?
Gim with the inside leg kick.
Shackleford digs a good body shot into Gim's ribs.
Shackleford lands a jab to Gim's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shackleford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shackleford misses with a body shot.
Gim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shackleford with the counter takedown but Gim avoids it easily.
Shackleford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gim throws a lazy right hand but Shackleford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gim is looking to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shackleford - that will leave a mark!
Gim blocks a leg kick.
Gim misses the shot to the body.
Gim tries to close the distance and clinch but Shackleford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shackleford drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gim defends it well.
Gim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shackleford swats away the attempt to clinch by Gim.
Shackleford moves out of range as Gim strikes.
Gim connects with a solid leg kick.
Shackleford slips a jab and a cross from Gim.
Gim moves to clinch but Shackleford breaks away
and Shackleford counters with an inside leg kick.
Shackleford misses with a series of wild punches.
Gim is looking to chop away at Shackleford's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gim moves in looking to clinch but Shackleford pushes him off.
And Shackleford responds with a good body kick, but Gim manages to step out the way in time.
Gim thumps Shackleford with a low kick.
Gim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gim.
Shackleford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shackleford lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shackleford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch combination from Gim misses.
Shackleford connects with a high kick.
Shackleford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gim closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gim throws a right and a left that Shackleford avoids nicely.
Gim misses with a body punch
and Shackleford counters with a left and a right that stings Gim.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shackleford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gim looks to land a combination but Shackleford avoids it well.
Gim throws out a leg kick but Shackleford moves out of range and Gim only half commits.
Shackleford lands a body shot.
Gim tries to bum rush Shackleford with a series of wild strikes but Shackleford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shackleford lands a glancing blow to the side of Gim's head.
Shackleford throws a head kick but Gim moves out of range.
Shackleford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shackleford 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shackleford checks a leg kick.
Shackleford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gim has time to react.
Shackleford misses with a head kick.
Shackleford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shackleford's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gim connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shackleford scrambles back to his feet.
Gim throws a leg kick which misses Shackleford's front leg but catches the back leg as Shackleford tries to avoid it.
Gim takes a swing at Shackleford's ribcage but misses.
Gim moves in looking to clinch but Shackleford pushes him off.
Shackleford connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gim.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gim lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shackleford. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Shackleford.
Shackleford slips a jab and a cross from Gim.
Gim misses with the combination.
Decent striking displayed by Shackleford there.
Shackleford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gim if he has to take too many more of those.
Gim tries to clinch up but Shackleford circles away and keeps his distance.
Shackleford follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gim misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shackleford can pounce on him.
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 Enuard Gim will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rusty Shackleford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shackleford thumps Gim with a low kick.
Shackleford misses with a kick to the body.
Shackleford keeps the fight on the outside.
Shackleford changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gim slips a jab and a cross from Shackleford.
Gim misses with a low kick.
Shackleford looks to land a right hand but Gim moved out of range.
Gim misses with the combination.
Shackleford is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shackleford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shackleford checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shackleford staying out of range there.
Gim moves out of range of the body kick from Shackleford.
Shackleford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shackleford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shackleford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gim tried to counter with a leg kick but Shackleford avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gim wants to clinch up but Shackleford keeps it at a distance.
Shackleford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gim throws a body punch but Shackleford moves out of range.
Gim lands with a nice body punch.
Shackleford throws a head kick that misses.
Shackleford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shackleford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gim is able to avoid easily.
Shackleford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shackleford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shackleford wants to counter with a clinch but Gim pushes him away.
Gim connects with a body shot.
Gim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shackleford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Shackleford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gim takes a swing at Shackleford's ribcage but misses.
Shackleford misses with a body kick.
Shackleford circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shackleford delivers a nice body kick.
Shackleford misses with a straight left.
Gim pushes Shackleford up against the cage in a clinch.
Gim breaks the clinch.
Gim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shackleford.
Gim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gim throws a one two combo.
Gim is looking to clinch but Shackleford is avoiding it.
And Shackleford tries to counter it with a takedown but Gim pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gim misses.
Gim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gim lands with a nice body punch.
Gim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shackleford looks to land a body kick but Gim moved away.
Shackleford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gim. That did some damage!
Shackleford throws a head kick but Gim moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Gim. Those never looked like landing.
Gim takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gim misses the jab.
Shackleford moves out of range of the body kick.
Gim takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shackleford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gim takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gim.
Gim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shackleford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shackleford is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gim manages to avoid it.
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!
Gim moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shackleford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gim.
Shackleford misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Gim does no damage.
Shackleford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gim.
Shackleford misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Gim. Beautiful body shot.
Enuard Gim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shackleford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gim.
Gim misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Gim misses.
Shackleford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gim scoring well with a low kick there.
Shackleford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gim appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enuard Gim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enuard Gim!
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