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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otto Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahoney has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Flannigans Ball as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Shane Mahoney is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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179 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otto Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn moves into the clinch successfully.
Mahoney manages to break the clinch.
Mahoney throws a right and a left that Horn avoids nicely.
Horn thuds a left hand into Mahoney's body.
Horn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mahoney, pushing him back against the cage.
Horn lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Horn controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Otto Horn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Horn looks to throw the jab but Mahoney is out of range.
Horn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Shane Mahoney has been cut.
Horn darts in and clinches Mahoney up against the cage.
Horn manages to pull guard.
Horn looking for a sweep. Not yet Horn, not yet.
Horn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Horn is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mahoney wants to get back to his feet.
Mahoney looks gassed!
Mahoney is trying to get back to full guard.
Horn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney is looking to improve his position.
Horn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Horn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Horn lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, Horn seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mahoney on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Horn trying to pass the guard but Mahoney defending well.
Horn stalling.
That's four 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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Otto Horn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Horn misses with a wild combination.
Horn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horn.
Mahoney tries to clinch
and Horn counters with a stiff right hand.
Horn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mahoney backs up against the cage.
Horn lands with a nice body punch.
Otto Horn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horn connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horn clinches up with Mahoney and pushes him back against the cage.
Horn works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Horn passes Mahoney's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Horn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Mahoney's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mahoney moves forwards but Horn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horn misses with a few strikes there.
Mahoney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahoney throws a combination that misses
and Horn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mahoney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Horn scores with a nice right hand.
Horn clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Horn tries to score a body lock takedown but Mahoney shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Horn gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Horn controlling from the top position.
Horn won't allow Mahoney to sweep him here.
Horn content to stall in guard here.
Horn lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Otto Horn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Horn moves into the clinch successfully.
Horn jumps guard and drags Mahoney to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Horn is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Horn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mahoney is being controlled here.
Horn cracks Mahoney with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Horn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Horn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Horn prevents Mahoney from escaping the position.
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.
Horn moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mahoney is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mahoney is trying to control Horn's posture but Horn avoids it.
Horn taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Horn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Mahoney's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Horn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahoney misses with a shot to the body
and Horn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Horn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mahoney avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Horn lands a takedown into guard.
Horn wants to control from the top but Mahoney keeps moving.
Horn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Horn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahoney can do to turn this around?
Horn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Horn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mahoney lands a really nice looking cross but Horn seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney misses with a combination
and Horn counters with a left and a right that stings Mahoney.
Horn cracks a nice hook into Mahoney's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Horn.
Mahoney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Otto Horn is winning the standup battle so far.
Horn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahoney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Horn does no damage.
Horn waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mahoney.
Mahoney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Otto Horn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horn misses with a series of wild punches.
Mahoney throws a low kick but it's checked well by Horn.
No joy there for Horn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney misses with a takedown attempt
and Horn counters with a left to the body.
Horn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahoney misses with a double jab
enabling Horn to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahoney moves away from the strike by Horn.
Mahoney needs to keep his hands up - Horn had a free shot at his head there.
Mahoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horn.
Mahoney swinging wilding here.
Horn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mahoney.
Horn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahoney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horn misses with the combination.
Horn tries to clinch up but Mahoney circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn moves in looking to clinch but Mahoney pushes him off.
Mahoney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Horn throws a body punch but Mahoney moves out of range.
Horn thows a body shot but no joy.
Mahoney throws a one two combo.
Horn just misses with a punch to the body.
Horn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mahoney misses with some punches.
Horn avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
Horn goes for a takedown attempt but Mahoney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horn tries to clinch up but Mahoney circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Horn throws a body punch but Mahoney moves out of range.
Horn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahoney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horn throws a sloppy body shot
and Mahoney decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Horn's guard.
Otto Horn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mahoney must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mahoney wants to control from the top but Horn keeps moving.
Horn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mahoney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Horn, up you get!
Shane Mahoney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horn throws out a powerful jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Horn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mahoney pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Horn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Horn 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Horn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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