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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shain comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. M J Shain could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ken Maddox's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ken Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Shain misses.
Maddox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shain.
Shain scores with a punch to the head.
Shain throws a hook to the side of Maddox's head but Maddox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maddox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maddox throws a right hand that Shain ducks under and follows up with a left that Shain also avoids with ease.
Shain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maddox.
M J Shain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice straight punches there by Shain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shain.
Shain throws a head kick that misses.
Shain misses with a shot to the body
and Maddox counters with a left and a right that stings Shain.
Maddox shoots for a takedown but Shain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Shain misses the target.
M J Shain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maddox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shain.
Maddox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shain.
Maddox clobbers Shain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shain as he avoids it easily.
Shain throws a lazy right hand but Maddox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shain lands a body shot.
Maddox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shain missing with a left hand there. Maddox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shain scores with a hook to the body. Maddox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shain napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain controls the position for a moment.
Shain tries to improve position but can't.
Maddox with the ground and pound but Shain regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Maddox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maddox thows a huge punch but Shain dodges it nicely.
Shain wants to control but Maddox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maddox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shain taking some punishment here, with Maddox in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shain is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maddox scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maddox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maddox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maddox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shain defending well though.
Maddox thows a huge punch but Shain dodges it nicely.
Maddox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maddox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shain defending well though.
Shain is breathing heavily.
Maddox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maddox throwing shots but Shain is blocking nicely.
Shain is looking to improve his position.
Maddox tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shain knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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.
Maddox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shain's head.
Maddox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maddox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maddox.
Shain has one foot on Maddox's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shain napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Maddox throws an elbow but Shain slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Maddox crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Maddox will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shain misses with a wild body shot.
Shain misses with a low kick as Maddox jumps back.
Maddox throws a right hand that Shain ducks under and follows up with a left that Shain also avoids with ease.
Shain throws a hook to the side of Maddox's head but Maddox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shain stuffs the takedown attempt from Maddox. Maddox gets slowly back to his feet.
Maddox misses with a takedown attempt - Shain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maddox throws a hook to the side of Shain's head but Shain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maddox misses with a takedown attempt - Shain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
M J Shain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Maddox.
Shain throws the left hand but Maddox avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maddox.
It looks like Ken Maddox has been cut.
Shain leaves Maddox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maddox shoots in but Shain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maddox is breathing heavily.
Shain's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Shain duly obliges.
Shain lands the left hand.
Maddox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox shoots for a takedown but Shain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maddox manages to avoid it.
Maddox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maddox.
No luck for Maddox with that takedown attempt.
Maddox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shain loads up on a big right hand but Maddox slips the punch.
Shain tries a head kick but it misses.
Maddox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maddox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shain throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Shain. That snapped Maddox's head back.
Shain throws a shot from downtown. Maddox moves away and avoids it.
Shain misses with a few strikes there.
Maddox slips a straight right by Shain.
Maddox scores with a hook to the body. Shain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shain throws an overhand right that lands on Maddox's shoulder, as Maddox tries to avoid the shot.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shain but Shain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shain thows a body shot but no joy.
Shain works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maddox in his tracks.
Maddox closes the distance and clinches up with Shain, looking for a takedown. Maddox pushes Shain against the cage but Shain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maddox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ken Maddox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maddox was well out of range. Poor timing from Shain.
Shain throws a shot from downtown. Maddox moves away and avoids it.
M J Shain is winning the standup battle so far.
Maddox gets a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Maddox.
Maddox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maddox prevents Shain from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
M J Shain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ken Maddox's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shain misses with a jab to the body
and Maddox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maddox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shain's hands.
Shain throws a right and a left that Maddox avoids nicely.
Shain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maddox manages to avoid it.
Maddox slips a straight right by Shain.
Shain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maddox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shain gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maddox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maddox cracks Shain with a solid left hand.
Maddox trying to control the position from guard on top but Shain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maddox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maddox throws a big right hand that misses.
Shain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maddox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maddox.
Maddox throws and elbow that misses. Shain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maddox's guard. Nice move by Shain!
Maddox looking for a sweep. Not yet Maddox, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maddox is looking to stand up but Shain isn't so interested in that idea.
Maddox is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Maddox blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Shain.
Shain tries to throw a body punch but Maddox avoids it by throwing Shain back against the cage.
Shain prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shain swings wildly with an uppercut but Maddox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maddox is trying to break the clinch but Shain has him pressed against the cage.
Maddox manages to break the clinch.
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.
Maddox blocks a head kick by Shain.
Maddox shoots in and drives through. Shain sprawls well.
Maddox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maddox shoots in and drives through. Shain sprawls well.
M J Shain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Maddox.
Shain scores with a jab to the head.
Shain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maddox.
Shain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shain swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maddox counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shain wants to improve his position but Maddox is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Maddox really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Maddox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maddox lands with a good body shot.
Maddox fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Shain.
Shain throws a good cross that connects.
Maddox darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maddox lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox thows a huge punch but Shain dodges it nicely.
Shain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maddox slips a nice elbow through Shain's hands, connecting with Shain's forehead.
Shain trying to control but Maddox postures up.
Maddox drops an elbow to the side of Shain's head.
Maddox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maddox throwing shots but Shain is blocking nicely.
Shain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maddox scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox thows a huge punch but Shain dodges it nicely.
Maddox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maddox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maddox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maddox lands with a punch from half guard.
Maddox with the ground and pound but Shain uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Maddox throws and elbow that misses. Shain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maddox's guard. Nice move by Shain!
Shain prevents Maddox from getting back to his feet.
Shain tries to free his leg and advance position but Maddox is retaining full guard.
Maddox is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Shain wants to control from the top but Maddox keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox wants to sweep but no luck.
Shain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maddox's head.
Shain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maddox is keeping the position for now.
Maddox uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Maddox slips a jab and a cross from Shain.
Shain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maddox counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maddox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maddox working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shain is trying to maintain the position but Maddox is very close to passing his half guard.
Maddox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shain taking some punishment here, with Maddox in his half guard.
Maddox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maddox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maddox.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maddox lands a nice short elbow.
Maddox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Maddox dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ken Maddox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shain misses the jab.
Maddox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shain.
Shain misses with a hook.
A combination from Shain does no damage.
Maddox shoots in for a double leg but Shain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shain throws a left and a right that both miss
so Maddox counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Maddox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maddox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maddox throws and elbow that misses. Shain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maddox's guard. Nice move by Shain!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Maddox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shain's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox looking to pass the guard.
Ken Maddox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maddox is looking to work some ground and pound but Shain has wrist control.
Maddox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maddox throwing strikes from guard but Shain blocks nicely.
Shain wants to sweep but no luck.
Maddox stands and throws Shain's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shain dodges the ground and pound from Maddox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maddox is looking to take a break and control but Shain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shain is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Maddox tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Maddox connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shain some visible discomfort.
Maddox scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shain to see if he's OK.
Maddox throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Shain takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Maddox looks up at the clock and then as Shain takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Maddox smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Maddox works to advance to full mount. Shain defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Maddox there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Maddox landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Shain that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maddox lands a heavy elbow.
Maddox misses with a head shot.
Shain takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maddox throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Shain is looking to get to half guard.
Maddox breaks from Shain's wrist control and lands an elbow.
M J Shain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain wants to hold on but Maddox pushes him away.
Maddox raining down shots from the mount!
Maddox dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Maddox.
BOOM! Maddox connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shain wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maddox.
Shain tries to hold on but Maddox pushes him away.
Maddox postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shain looks a forlorn figure.
Maddox looking to finish Shain with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shain!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Maddox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maddox 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Ken Maddox!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Ken Maddox!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Ken Maddox!
Ken Maddox wins by unanimous decision!
Ken Maddox is the new welterweight champion!
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