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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shimmi Shuker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Karate is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shimmi Shuker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Karate!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karate walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shuker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Joey Karate has been cut.
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!
Shuker waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Karate. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Karate to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Karate is rocked!
Shuker tries to stand but Karate is controlling from the bottom.
Karate is still in real trouble! Can Shuker finish him?
Karate seems to have recovered his senses.
Karate trying to keep a closed guard but Shuker is proving a slippery customer.
Shuker wants to stand but Karate has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shuker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shuker wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuker fails to land with a series of punches.
Shuker closes the distance and pushes Karate back into the cage.
Karate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shuker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Karate tries to pull guard but Shuker holds him up against the cage and eventually Karate drops back down to his feet.
Shimmi Shuker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Karate.
A nice left hand lands by Shuker.
Karate can't break the clinch.
Karate looks gassed!
Shuker has had enough of the clinch but Karate keeps him there for the moment.
Karate prevents Shuker from breaking the clinch.
Shuker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shuker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shuker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shuker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Karate has a takedown stuffed.
Shuker lands with a hook. Karate tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A combination from Shuker does no damage.
Shuker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shuker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shuker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karate, pushing him back against the cage.
Shuker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karate is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shuker is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Karate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shuker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shuker throws a nice looking combination but Karate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shuker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karate.
Shuker throws a nice looking combination but Karate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karate slips a jab and a cross from Shuker.
Shuker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shuker tries to close the distance and clinch but Karate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karate tries to clinch up but Shuker circles away and keeps his distance.
Shuker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karate closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shuker circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Shuker as Karate shoots in.
Shuker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Karate shoots in and drives through. Shuker sprawls well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shuker!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shuker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Shuker does no damage.
Karate swinging wildly here.
Shuker is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shuker!
Shuker cracks Karate with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shuker throws a nice looking combination but Karate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shimmi Shuker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shuker circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Shuker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shuker.
Shuker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shuker pinned against the cage. Shuker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shuker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karate throws out the jab.
Shimmi Shuker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shuker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karate counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Karate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shuker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shuker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karate on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karate prevents Shuker from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shuker.
Karate shoots for a takedown but Shuker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shuker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice sprawl there from Shuker as Karate shoots in.
Shuker takes the fight into the clinch.
Shuker tries to break free but Karate pushes him back against the cage.
Karate tries to pull guard but Shuker holds him up against the cage and eventually Karate drops back down to his feet.
Shuker tries to break the clinch but Karate is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shimmi Shuker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Karate's cut.
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.
Shuker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karate circles away quickly and effectively.
Shuker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karate counters with a single leg into guard. Shuker didn't expect that.
Shuker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karate is controlling him.
Shuker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shuker tries to get out of the position.
Karate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karate thows a big elbow that misses.
Shuker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karate shoots in for a takedown but Shuker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuker cracks Karate with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shuker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shuker.
Karate shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shuker defends it nicely.
Karate misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shimmi Shuker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Karate.
Shuker slips a jab and a cross from Karate.
Karate fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shuker avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice combination there by Shuker.
Karate looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Karate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shuker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karate stops Shuker from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shuker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shuker keeping full guard, as Karate tries to pass.
Shuker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karate is controlling him.
Karate stands and throws Shuker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shuker is not content to let Karate control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shuker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karate shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shuker defends it nicely.
A cross from Shuker lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Shuker misses.
Karate tries to clinch but Shuker moves out of range.
Shuker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shuker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shuker misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Shuker. No joy for Karate on that attempt.
Karate throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shuker's waist but Shuker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karate off to one side.
Shuker lands a jab to Karate's midsection.
Shuker throws a right hand that Karate ducks under and follows up with a left that Karate also avoids with ease.
Shuker throws a series of punches but Karate moves out of range.
Shuker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shuker tries to bum rush Karate with a series of wild strikes but Karate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karate shoots in for a takedown but Shuker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shuker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karate fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karate shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Karate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shuker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shuker throws a right and a left that Karate avoids nicely.
Shuker tries to clinch there but Karate circles away.
Shimmi Shuker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shuker misses with a wild combination.
Nice straight punches there by Shuker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shuker.
A combination from Karate does no damage.
Shuker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karate.
Shuker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Karate or perhaps it was just good defense by Shuker which made him look bad.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shuker, as that shot connected.
Shuker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shuker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Shuker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Karate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shuker as he jumps to the side.
Shuker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joey Karate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joey Karate's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Shuker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karate shoots for a takedown but Shuker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shuker forces Karate back against the cage and clinches.
Shuker tries to break the clinch but Karate is controlling the position.
Shuker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shuker throws a series of punches but Karate moves out of range.
Shuker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karate counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karate content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shuker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karate is controlling him.
Karate trying to control but Shuker is working from the bottom.
Karate won't allow Shuker to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karate passes into half guard.
Karate is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shuker is just riding it out for now. Karate eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karate misses with a straight right.
Karate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shuker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shuker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shuker misses with a combination
and Karate counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shuker's guard now.
Karate looking to pass the guard.
Shuker wants to stand up but Karate is controlling him.
Karate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karate trying to control but Shuker is working from the bottom.
Karate stops Shuker from standing up.
Shuker is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Karate dives into side control.
Shuker tries to escape but Karate is in control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shuker moves into the clinch.
Shuker is trying to break the clinch but Karate has him pressed against the cage.
Karate goes for a takedown attempt but Shuker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shimmi Shuker is winning the standup battle so far.
Karate dodges the punch combination from Shuker.
Karate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shuker pinned against the cage. Shuker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shimmi Shuker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Karate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karate misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Karate or perhaps it was just good defense by Shuker which made him look bad.
Danga de danga de dang - Shuker scores with a four punch combination!
Karate looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shuker is fending him off so far but Karate persists. Nope, Shuker circles away and we're back to standing.
Karate slips a jab and a cross from Shuker.
Karate closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shuker to the mat! Shuker manages to get full guard.
Shuker keeping moving, preventing Karate from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shuker is looking to stand up but Karate isn't so interested in that idea.
Karate trying to control but Shuker is working from the bottom.
Shuker is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Karate dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shuker is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Karate wants to control but Shuker is keeping him busy.
Shuker stops Karate from passing to mount.
Shuker is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Karate has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karate tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shuker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karate somewhat.
A left and a right from Shuker both land. Nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shuker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karate keeps the fight on the outside.
Karate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Karate with that takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Karate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karate has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Karate!
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