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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Khoury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hatton Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Hatton Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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168 cm
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Shannon Khoury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Hatton Jr!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatton Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hatton Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khoury circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khoury counters with a nice body shot.
Khoury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatton Jr manages to avoid it.
Hatton Jr tries to clinch but Khoury moves away
and Khoury counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khoury throws a body punch but Hatton Jr moves out of range.
Khoury scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khoury misses with a body shot.
Hatton Jr throws a leg kick
and Khoury makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hatton Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khoury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hatton Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Khoury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khoury circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khoury counters with a stiff right hand.
Hatton Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hatton Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hatton Jr closes the distance but Khoury moves to the side
and Khoury counters with a nice body shot.
Hatton Jr ducks under a wild hook from Khoury.
Hatton Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khoury throws out the jab.
Hatton Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Khoury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khoury counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hatton Jr closes the distance but Khoury moves to the side
and Khoury counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hatton Jr's knee momentarily.
Hatton Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khoury counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hatton Jr thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hatton Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Khoury swings for the body but Hatton Jr moves out of range.
Hatton Jr tries to clinch but Khoury moves away
and Khoury counters with a big head kick but Hatton Jr shrugs it off.
Hatton Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Khoury off the cage and back into rage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khoury. Hatton Jr shrugs it off though.
Khoury misses the body punch
and Hatton Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khoury thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shannon Khoury dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hatton Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khoury counters with a straight right hand.
Hatton Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hatton Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hatton Jr tries to clinch up
and Khoury counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khoury throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khoury cracks a nice hook into Hatton Jr's ribs.
Khoury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hatton Jr tries to clinch up
and Khoury counters with a nice body kick.
Hatton Jr darts in trying to clinch
letting Khoury counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hatton Jr wants to clinch but Khoury slips to the side
and Khoury counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hatton Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Khoury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hatton Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Khoury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hatton Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khoury counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton Jr misses with a double jab.
Hatton Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khoury.
Hatton Jr wants to clinch but Khoury slips to the side
and Khoury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khoury throws a head kick but Hatton Jr moves out of range.
Hatton Jr wants to clinch but Khoury slips to the side
and Khoury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hatton Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatton Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khoury counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khoury circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khoury makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hatton Jr really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shannon Khoury dominated that second 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!
Khoury misses with a kick to the body.
Hatton Jr moves to clinch but Khoury breaks away
and Khoury counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khoury circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khoury counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatton Jr looks to clinch
and Khoury counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hatton Jr thows a leg kick but Khoury checks it
and Khoury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khoury lands with a slapping head kick.
Khoury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hatton Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Khoury throws a sloppy head kick
and Hatton Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Khoury 's knee.
Hatton Jr wants to clinch but Khoury slips to the side
and Khoury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hatton Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khoury on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hatton Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Khoury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hatton Jr wants to clinch but Khoury slips to the side
and Khoury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hatton Jr moves to clinch but Khoury breaks away
and Khoury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khoury circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khoury counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khoury throws out a powerful jab.
Khoury circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hatton Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khoury takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatton Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khoury counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Khoury takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khoury lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hatton Jr will feel that in the morning.
Jimmy Hatton Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hatton Jr misses with a leg kick
letting Khoury counter with a right hand.
Khoury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shannon Khoury.
Well Khoury has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Shannon Khoury!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Shannon Khoury!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Shannon Khoury!
Shannon Khoury wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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