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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johny Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Shardlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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199 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johny Lock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Shardlow!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shardlow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lock. That did some damage!
Lock misses with a shot to the body
and Shardlow counters with an inside leg kick.
Lock throws a head kick that misses
and Shardlow counters with a nice body shot.
Shardlow lands with an uppercut that bounces Lock off the cage and back into rage.
Shardlow is looking to slow Lock down with leg kicks.
Shardlow thows a leg kick but Lock checks it
and Lock counters with a right hand to the body.
Shardlow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lock was well out of range. Poor timing from Shardlow.
Shardlow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shardlow lands with a kick to the temple. Lock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shardlow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lock shoots in for a takedown but Shardlow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shardlow throws a head kick but Lock moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Lock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lock throws a sloppy head kick
and Shardlow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shardlow jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shardlow.
Shardlow throws a combination that misses
and Lock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shardlow blocks a head kick by Lock.
Shardlow scores with a leg kick.
Shardlow throws a front kick that sends Lock stumbling back into the cage.
Shardlow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crunch! Shardlow slams his shin into Lock's torso.
Lock is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Shardlow!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Shardlow does it's job there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shardlow.
Shardlow instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Shardlow.
Shardlow lands a body shot.
Lock takes a shot to the head.
Shardlow missing with knees to the body.
Shardlow breaks from the clinch.
Shardlow lands a jab to Lock's midsection.
Shardlow throws a head kick that misses.
Lock tries to keep at a distance but Shardlow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shardlow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shardlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lock moves away.
Shardlow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock throws a head kick that misses
and Shardlow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lock's knee momentarily.
Lock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shardlow counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lock takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shardlow tries to clinch but Lock is having none of it.
Shardlow tries to clinch up but Lock circles away and keeps his distance.
Lock throws a big shot that misses.
Shardlow is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lock rather than just go for the knockout.
Shardlow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lock shoots for a double leg takedown but Shardlow sprawls well. He's pushed Lock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Lock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lock misses with the body kick
and Shardlow counters with a nice uppercut.
Shardlow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shardlow.
Lock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shardlow scores with a leg kick.
Shardlow throws a leg kick which misses Lock's front leg but catches the back leg as Lock tries to avoid it.
Shardlow tries to land a leg kick but Lock saw it coming and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lock, as that shot connected.
A combination from Lock does no damage.
Lock moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shardlow lands a high kick!
Lock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shardlow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Shardlow dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lock throws a right hand that misses
and Shardlow counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shardlow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shardlow delivers a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Shardlow.
Shardlow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lock throws a head kick that misses
and Shardlow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steve Shardlow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lock throws a lazy head kick
and Shardlow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lock's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shardlow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Lock misses
and Shardlow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shardlow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve Shardlow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Shardlow there.
Lock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shardlow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shardlow lands a glancing blow to the side of Lock's head.
Shardlow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shardlow, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Shardlow.
Shardlow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shardlow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow scores with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shardlow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shardlow. Lock shrugs it off though.
Shardlow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A solid body kick from Shardlow.
Lock avoids the head kick by Shardlow.
Shardlow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shardlow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lock scrambles back to his feet.
Lock avoids the head kick by Shardlow.
Shardlow's corner calls for a 1-2. Shardlow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow with a jab.
Shardlow throws a head kick that misses.
Shardlow connects with an inside leg kick.
Shardlow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lock throws a sloppy head kick and Shardlow moves out of range easily.
Shardlow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shardlow throws a sloppy head kick and Lock moves out of range easily.
Lock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lock jabs Shardlow right on the nose. Shardlow blinks but takes it well.
Shardlow scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the body from Lock misses
and Shardlow counters with a good, hard body kick but Lock shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow lands with a nice body punch.
Shardlow jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shardlow throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lock.
Shardlow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lock's calf.
Shardlow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shardlow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shardlow lands with a slapping head kick.
Lock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shardlow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shardlow lands a big head kick that sends Lock tumbling to the mat! Shardlow takes a step backwards and waves Lock back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lock is rocked!
Lock thows a leg kick but Shardlow checks it
and Shardlow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Lock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shardlow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Shardlow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Shardlow moves into the clinch successfully.
Lock seems to have got his legs back now.
Lock has Shardlow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shardlow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shardlow has a couple of punches blocked by Lock.
Shardlow manages to break the clinch.
Shardlow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shardlow wants to clinch.
Lock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shardlow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shardlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lock. Shardlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shardlow moves out of range of the body kick from Lock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shardlow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lock scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Shardlow.
Lock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shardlow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shardlow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lock.
Shardlow misses with a body kick.
Lock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shardlow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shardlow.
Shardlow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lock takes a swing at Shardlow's ribcage but misses.
Lock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johny Lock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good work by Lock as he checks the leg kick.
Shardlow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shardlow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lock.
Lock misses with a wild body shot.
Lock avoids a kick to the body.
Shardlow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shardlow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lock checks it well.
A head kick by Lock misses
and Shardlow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steve Shardlow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shardlow counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Lock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lock misses the shot to the body.
Shardlow scores with a head kick. Lock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shardlow misses with a left hand
and Lock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shardlow lands a really nice looking cross but Lock seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow throws a head kick but Lock moves out of range.
Shardlow throws a head kick that misses.
Lock throws a head kick that misses
and Shardlow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shardlow's head backwards.
Lock misses with a jab to the body
enabling Shardlow to counter with a crisp jab.
Lock throws a push kick but Shardlow slaps the foot to one side.
Shardlow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lock counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Shardlow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shardlow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Shardlow!
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