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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Blair could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shawn Spencer's chin.
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197 cm
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192 lbs
20 - 10 - 1 |
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192 cm
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192 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Spencer! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spencer. Spencer swings for the body but Blair moves out of range.
Blair thows a left - swing and a miss! Blair throws a lazy right hand but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Blair misses with an uppercut. Spencer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blair. Blair misses with a right hand and Spencer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Blair jabbing away but nothing is landing. Blair cracks Spencer with a right hand to the side of the head. Spencer throws an overhand right that lands on Blair's shoulder, as Blair tries to avoid the shot. Spencer missing with a left hand there. Blair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Blair throws a lazy uppercut
and Spencer counters with a series of strikes. Blair will be more careful next time no doubt. Blair fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Blair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Blair. Spencer throws a hook but Blair avoids it easily. A telegraphed right hand from Blair misses the target. Spencer moves forwards but Blair connects with a nice, crisp jab. A big right from Blair misses. Blair misses with a lunging right hand
and Spencer counters with a lovely shot to the body. Blair throws a jab when Spencer was well out of range. Spencer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blair connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spencer scrambles back to his feet. Blair is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Spencer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Blair scores with a jab to the body. Spencer misses with a looping right. Spencer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Blair lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spencer backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Spencer slips under a jab. Blair misses with a body shot.
Blair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Blair misses with an uppercut
and Spencer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Spencer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Blair swinging wildly here.
Blair misses with a left hand and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Spencer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Blair is breathing heavily. Spencer slips under a jab. Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer throws a shot from downtown. Blair moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blair misses with a right hand and Spencer counters with a lovely straight right hand! Blair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spencer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Blair throws a right hand that misses
and Spencer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blair thinking. Spencer misses with the combination.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blair.
Jimmy Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Spencer throws a nice looking combination but Blair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Spencer swinging wildly here.
Spencer lands a left and a right that send Blair crashing to the mat, dazed. Spencer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Blair is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Spencer with a body punch. A glancing blow. Oh Blair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spencer.
Spencer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blair. Blair seems to have got his legs back now. A slow jab from Blair misses its intended target. Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blair was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer. Blair takes one to the side of the head.
Spencer pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Blair scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Blair tries to move into range but Spencer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Spencer throws a nice looking combination but Blair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Blair misses with a wild body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Spencer dominated that round. That's time! Blair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blair rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Shawn Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup. No joy there for Spencer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blair throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Spencer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Blair lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spencer at a distance.
Blair slips under a jab. Spencer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Blair lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spencer at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spencer. Blair does a little dance to reset his feet. Blair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spencer jabbing away but nothing is landing. Spencer takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses. Good shot there by Spencer. Blair scores with a nice right hand.
Blair getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Blair lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blair cracks Spencer with a right hand to the side of the head. Blair throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it. Blair throws the left hand but Spencer avoids the punch easily. Blair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spencer scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Spencer drops Blair with a beautiful combination! Blair stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Spencer is looking for the KO! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Blair fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spencer on the side of the head. Spencer avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Blair dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Blair throws a right hand that Spencer ducks under and follows up with a left that Spencer also avoids with ease. Spencer throws a right hand that Blair ducks under and follows up with a left that Blair also avoids with ease. A left lands for Blair. Nice defenses there by Spencer. A big right from Spencer misses. Blair misses with a lunging right hand
and Spencer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Blair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Spencer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blair.
Spencer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Blair counter with a right hand. Oooooh!!! Spencer has knocked Blair down with a huge combo! Spencer steps away and waves a wobbly Blair back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! Spencer misses with a hook. Blair ducked under it nicely. Spencer throws a hook but Blair avoids it easily. Blair drops his hands momentarily and Spencer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Spencer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Spencer loads up on a big right hand but Blair slips the punch. Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blair scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Spencer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Spencer jabbing away but nothing is landing. Spencer throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Spencer lands a jab. Blair throws a nice looking combination but Spencer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Blair's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spencer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blair scrambles back to his feet. Blair looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Blair avoids the body shot from Spencer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Spencer takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses. Spencer walks into a straight right hand from Blair. Blair defending well as Spencer loads up on a big left hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Spencer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Blair misses the target. Spencer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blair. Spencer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spencer there as he acknowledges the shot. Blair throws a jab but it's blocked by Spencer. Spencer fails to land with a series of punches.
Spencer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blair on the side of the head. Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blair. Blair misses with a body shot.
Spencer has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Spencer lands a glancing blow to the side of Blair's head. Blair misses with a left hand and Spencer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Spencer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blair.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spencer throws out a powerful jab. Spencer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Spencer misses with a two punch combination.
Spencer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Blair misses with a two punch combination.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Blair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Shawn Spencer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Blair lands with a cross. Blair throws out a loose jab but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it. Blair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spencer slips under a jab. Shawn Spencer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Blair misses with a hook. Spencer ducked under it nicely. Blair misses with a straight right. A cross from Spencer lands. Blair throws a hook but Spencer blocks it. Blair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Spencer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spencer looks to throw the jab but Blair is out of range. Blair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it. Blair pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blair manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blair misses with a looping right. A left lands for Spencer. Spencer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Spencer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blair. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet. Blair lands a nice shot that snaps Spencer's head back.
A left and a right from Spencer both land. Nice combination. Good exchange - Blair coming out on top. Spencer misses the jab. A leg kick checked by Spencer. Blair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Jimmy Blair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blair misses with a hook. The fighters circling - Blair throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Blair looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range. Blair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Blair throws a right hand that misses
and Spencer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Blair misses with a hook
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Blair scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spencer doesn't seem bothered though. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Blair throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spencer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nice jab there from Spencer. Blair rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spencer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Shawn Spencer. Well Spencer 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30 Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30 Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Spencer!
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hype
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