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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Shankar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Shankar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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260 lbs
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266 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Shankar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Perry moves into full mount!
Shankar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Perry wants to control the pace but Shankar is squirming around nicely.
Shankar can't escape the position.
Perry punishing his opponent with strikes.
Perry working the ground and pound effectively.
Shankar is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankar wants to control but Perry is having none of it.
Perry looking to control but Shankar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Perry scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shankar?
Perry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shankar taking shots to the head.
Perry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shankar hang on?
Perry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry prevents Shankar from getting the reversal.
Shankar tries to lock up and control but Perry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Perry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Perry tries to control but Shankar wriggling away.
Perry lands a nice shot to the head.
Perry with a couple of short strikes.
Shankar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shankar tries to hold on but Perry pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankar is squirming around, avoiding Perry's attempts to control the action.
Shankar is trying desperately to improve position.
Shankar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Perry looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shankar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Perry manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Perry keeping moving, preventing Shankar from controlling successfully.
Shankar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shankar trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shankar is one step ahead there.
That's four 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry working a defensive guard here.
Shankar wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Perry fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shankar sprawls well initially but Perry persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Perry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shankar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shankar trying to control here.
Shankar pushes Perry off looking to stand but Perry dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Perry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perry shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shankar's guard.
Shankar wants to sweep here but Perry controlling him for the moment.
Perry tries to stand but Shankar is controlling from the bottom.
Shankar wants to stand up but Perry is controlling him.
Perry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shankar had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Perry is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Shankar Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Perry's back instead.
Perry preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Shankar.
Perry tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shankar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Perry is trying to reverse the position but instead Shankar has taken his back - oops!
Shankar avoiding Perry 's attempts to control his hands.
Shankar trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Perry doesn't escape.
Perry wants to control his opponent's hands but Shankar gets his hands free.
Shankar has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Shankar is throwing shots to the body but Perry manages to wriggle free. Shankar pounces on him again and ends up in Perry's guard.
Perry keeping moving, preventing Shankar from controlling successfully.
Perry could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
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.
Perry looking for a sweep. Not yet Perry, not yet.
Perry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shankar pushing down on Perry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Perry manages to get to full guard.
Perry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shankar on the ground.
Perry wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry is trying to control the position but Shankar postures up.
Shankar thows a big elbow that misses.
Perry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shankar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perry is keeping the position for now.
Perry is trying to keep Shankar in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perry gets a takedown into half guard.
Perry passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shankar is trying to control Perry's posture but Perry avoids it.
Perry taking a breather here.
Perry working away.
Perry tries to advance to mount but can't.
Perry trying to control the position but Shankar is working away.
Shankar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Perry dominated that second round.
That's time! Perry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shankar 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.
Shankar drops back looking for a leg! Perry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Perry manages to kick Shankar off! Shankar jumps back into Perry's guard.
Shankar preventing the sweep.
Shankar wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Shankar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shankar postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shankar advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry tries to buck Shankar off but Shankar is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perry is working hard here to advance position.
Shankar working away.
Shankar is looking to take a break and control but Perry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shankar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Perry knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dwayne Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shankar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Perry, who protects the arm well.
Shankar in side control, just content to control the action for now.
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.
Shankar passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Perry!
Shankar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shankar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Perry is looking to get to half guard.
Shankar wants to control the pace but Perry is squirming around nicely.
Shankar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankar misses with a head shot.
Perry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Perry tries to get out of the position.
Shankar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Perry wants to control but Shankar is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Shankar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Shankar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Perry has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Perry can't escape the position.
Shankar is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Perry is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andre Shankar!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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