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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Shelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shelter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Boom! Shake The Room. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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154 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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172 cm
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154 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Paul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Shelter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paul lands a nice shot to the body.
Paul connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shelter avoids the body shot from Paul.
Shelter shoots in for a double leg but Paul sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shelter avoids the body shot from Paul.
Shelter drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shelter looking to pass the guard.
Shelter trying to control the position from guard on top but Paul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shelter wants to control from the top but Paul keeps moving.
Paul pulls Shelter in close to his closed guard and prevents Shelter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shelter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Paul tries to kick Shelter off but Shelter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Shelter seems content to control.
Paul wants to get back to his feet.
Paul on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paul tries to get out of the position.
Shelter not doing much here.
Shelter is trying to work for a kimura but Paul is defending well.
Shelter tries to pass to full mount but Paul defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shelter is trying to control. Paul wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Shelter is thwarting Paul's attempts to control the position.
Paul blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shelter.
Paul wants to control but Shelter is keeping busy.
Shelter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paul is defending against the submission attempts here by Shelter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Shelter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paul looks to land a left hand but Shelter moved out of range nicely.
Shelter tries to work over Paul's front leg with a kick but Paul checks it.
Shelter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paul is fending him off so far but Shelter persists. Nope, Paul circles away and we're back to standing.
Paul tries to bum rush Shelter with a series of wild strikes but Shelter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paul pinned against the cage. Paul gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shelter misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelter shoots in but Paul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
John Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Shelter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paul. Shelter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Paul.
Paul blocks a head kick by Shelter.
Donk. Paul catches Shelter right on the button with a cross.
Shelter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paul scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paul lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shelter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shelter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shelter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paul defending well as Shelter loads up on a big left hand.
Paul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paul misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul throws an overhand right that lands on Shelter's shoulder, as Shelter tries to avoid the shot.
Paul misses the shot to the body.
Anderson Shelter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul scores with a sloppy right hand. Shelter should have avoided that one.
Paul looks to score with a jab to the body but Shelter is just out of range.
Paul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shelter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shelter tries for a takedown but Paul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shelter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paul sprawls well. Paul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shelter gets slowly back to his feet.
Shelter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paul to score with a decent uppercut.
John Paul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paul.
Shelter tries to clinch but Paul is having none of it.
Shelter tries to clinch up but Paul circles away and keeps his distance.
Shelter shoots for a double leg takedown but Paul sprawls well. He's pushed Shelter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shelter avoids the body shot from Paul.
Anderson Shelter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paul scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shelter doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Paul dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shelter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice body kick from Shelter.
Shelter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paul pinned against the cage. Paul gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shelter is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Paul.
Paul throws a series of punches but Shelter avoids them all with ease.
Shelter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paul circles away.
John Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Shelter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul lands a nice looking body shot.
Shelter shoots in looking for a takedown but Paul manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shelter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shelter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paul pinned against the cage. Paul gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shelter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paul misses with a hook. Shelter ducked under it nicely.
Shelter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paul throws out the jab.
Shelter throws a head kick that misses.
Shelter tries to move into range but Paul moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Paul misses the target.
Paul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shelter moves in looking to clinch but Paul pushes him off.
Paul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Paul misses.
Shelter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shelter cracks Paul with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shelter throws a head kick but Paul moves out of range.
Shelter blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paul throws out the jab.
Shelter wants to clinch up but Paul keeps it at a distance.
Paul leaves Shelter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Paul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shelter.
Shelter misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paul. Shelter does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Shelter misses.
No joy there for Paul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shelter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paul counters with a straight right hand.
Paul misses with a straight right.
Shelter tries for a takedown but Paul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shelter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shelter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sloppy strikes from Paul. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paul loads up on a big right hand but Shelter slips the punch.
Shelter moves to clinch but Paul breaks away
and Paul counters with a three punch combo that has Shelter backing up. Shelter nods at Paul to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Paul clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shelter tries a head kick but it misses.
Shelter misses with a low kick as Paul jumps back.
Paul just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Shelter.
Shelter moves into range and clinches up with Paul.
Shelter tries to pull guard but Paul holds him up against the cage and eventually Shelter drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul is trying to break the clinch but Shelter has him pressed against the cage.
Shelter looking for a takedown.
Shelter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paul gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
John Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Shelter.
A frustrated look appears on Paul's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelter wants a takedown.
Shelter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paul avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paul.
Shelter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shelter throws a low kick but Paul moves out of range easily.
Paul misses with a hook.
Shelter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shelter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Paul moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelter shoots in and drives through. Paul sprawls well.
John Paul is winning the standup battle so far.
Shelter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paul sprawls well. Paul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shelter gets slowly back to his feet.
Shelter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Paul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shelter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shelter.
Shelter throws a head kick that misses.
Paul lunges at Shelter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shelter's hand.
Paul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul scores with a jab. Shelter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shelter moves to clinch but Paul breaks away
enabling Paul to counter with a crisp jab.
Paul lands a head shot.
Shelter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paul cracks a nice hook into Shelter's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paul.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paul darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shelter shoots in and drives through. Paul sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paul connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shelter scrambles back to his feet.
Shelter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paul lands a jab to Shelter's midsection.
Paul digs a good body shot into Shelter's ribs.
Paul scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shelter doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shelter has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paul bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Paul had his way with Anderson Shelter in that round.
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!
Paul lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paul feints a jab promting Shelter to slip. Paul then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shelter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Paul looks to score with a jab to the body but Shelter is just out of range.
Paul works the jab nicely.
Paul lands a nice shot to the body.
Shelter tries to score with a low kick but Paul moves his leg out of the way.
Shelter misses with a series of wild punches.
Paul bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shelter shoots for a double leg takedown but Paul sprawls well. He's pushed Shelter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shelter is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A slow jab from Paul misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paul. Shelter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paul lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shelter shoots in and drives through. Paul sprawls well.
Paul lands a jab to the head.
Paul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shelter can do to turn this around?
A jab from Paul misses.
Anderson Shelter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul scores with a hook to the body. Shelter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Paul does it's job there.
Paul misses with a straight left.
Shelter throws a push kick but Paul slaps the foot to one side.
Shelter moves out of range as Paul strikes.
Shelter slips under a jab.
Paul throws a body punch but Shelter moves out of range.
Paul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shelter was well out of range. Poor timing from Paul.
Shelter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paul throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shelter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paul throws a jab when Shelter was well out of range.
Paul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shelter.
Shelter connects with an inside leg kick.
Shelter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Paul counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paul lands a head shot.
Paul scores with the left hand. Shelter knows he should have avoided that one.
Shelter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paul but Paul pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Shelter.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shelter is defended easily by Paul.
John Paul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paul lands with a straight right. Shelter didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Paul showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paul 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Paul!
John Paul is the new featherweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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