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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw has chosen Body Head Bangerz - Can't Be Touched as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Don Shaw acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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185 cm
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182 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Don Shaw!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strong misses the body punch
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shaw at a distance.
Strong misses with a body shot
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shaw misses with a straight right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shaw.
Strong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Strong scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shaw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Strong avoids it really well and circles away.
Shaw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Strong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strong thows a leg kick but Shaw checks it
and Shaw counters with a low kick, right behind Strong 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaw tries to clinch but Strong is having none of it.
Shaw defending well as Strong loads up on a big left hand.
Oliver Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Strong throws a low kick, looking for Shaw's leg but Shaw calmly moves out of range.
Shaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shaw takes a swing at Strong's ribcage but misses.
Strong misses with a body punch
and Shaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strong misses with a left hand
and Shaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shaw lands a really nice looking cross but Strong seems unphased.
Strong scores with a body shot.
Strong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Strong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shaw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shaw is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Strong is aware though and is defending well.
Strong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shaw looking to control.
Strong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shaw is trying to keep Strong in close.
Strong thows a big elbow that misses.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing Strong from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a strike but Shaw rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shaw 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.
Shaw looking to pass the guard.
Strong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shaw doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shaw manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Strong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Strong is working hard here to advance position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw advances to half guard.
Strong is looking to improve his position.
Shaw lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaw content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shaw prevents Strong from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Shaw dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Strong lands the left hand.
Strong is looking to wear down Shaw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Strong misses with a takedown
and Shaw counters with a leg kick.
Shaw lands with a good body shot.
Strong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shaw.
Strong misses with a body shot
and Shaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shaw.
Strong misses with a body punch
and Shaw counters with a series of strikes. Strong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shaw scores with a hook to the body. Strong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Strong misses with a left hand
and Shaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strong misses with a jab to the body
and Shaw counters with a left to the body.
Shaw stuns Strong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw shoots in but Strong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shaw tries to clinch there but Strong circles away.
Shaw takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strong swings widly with a right hand
enabling Shaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Strong throws an off balance right hand
and Shaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Strong throws a poor cross that misses
and Shaw counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shaw.
Strong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shaw passes into side control.
Shaw wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strong keeps working.
Shaw is working Strong over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Strong tries to buck Shaw off but Shaw is having none of it.
Shaw is looking to take a break and control but Strong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strong is trying to improve his position.
Shaw cracks Strong with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Shaw is working Strong over with some ground and pound from side control.
Strong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shaw wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shaw lands a nice forearm strike.
Shaw scoring with punches and elbows.
Strong is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw working the ground and pound.
Shaw working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaw working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Shaw is chipping away with strikes.
Strong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Strong takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Shaw is chipping away with strikes.
Strong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shaw wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shaw scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on Shaw's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Strong is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw scores with punches from side control.
Oh Strong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shaw tries for a kimura but Strong is defending well.
Strong seems to have got his legs back now.
Shaw working the head and body with strikes.
Shaw controls the position.
Strong taking a bit of punishment here - Shaw scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Strong is looking to regain half guard here but Shaw keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Check out the look on Shaw's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Strong is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Shaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Strong swings widly with a right hand
and Shaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Strong misses with a wild body shot.
Strong misses with a body punch
and Shaw counters with a double leg that slams his opponent to the canvas! Strong is in trouble here! Shaw pounds away until the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Don Shaw!
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hype
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