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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Reznor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shain comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Reznor has chosen Shook Ones by Mobb Deep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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170 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saul Reznor!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reznor shoots in but no luck this time.
Reznor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reznor.
Reznor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shain.
Shain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reznor misses with a looping right.
Reznor throws a right and a left that Shain avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain misses with a hook to the body
and Reznor counters with a series of strikes. Shain will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reznor shoots and misses
and Shain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shain throws a right and a left that Reznor avoids nicely.
Shain moves out of range as Reznor strikes.
Reznor shoots in but Shain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
M J Shain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Reznor.
Reznor looks to land a combination but Shain avoids it well.
Reznor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reznor is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Shain.
Reznor misses with a body punch
and Shain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reznor misses with a double jab
and Shain counters with a straight right hand.
Shain throws a right and a left that Reznor avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by Reznor or perhaps it was just good defense by Shain which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain misses with a straight left.
Reznor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like M J Shain has been cut.
Shain throws a right hand that Reznor ducks under and follows up with a left that Reznor also avoids with ease.
M J Shain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reznor misses with a wild body shot.
Reznor lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Shain misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reznor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shain counters with a nice body shot.
Reznor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reznor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reznor thuds a left hand into Shain's body.
Donk. Shain catches Reznor right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saul Reznor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reznor throws an overhand right that lands on Shain's shoulder, as Shain tries to avoid the shot.
Reznor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shain was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznor.
Shain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Shain.
Reznor misses with a wild body shot.
Reznor misses with a hook. Shain ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Reznor as he checks the leg kick.
Shain throws an overhand right that lands on Reznor's shoulder, as Reznor tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznor swings widly with a right hand
and Shain counters with a nice body shot.
Reznor throws a sloppy body shot
and Shain counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Shain there.
Shain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shain throws an overhand right that lands on Reznor's shoulder, as Reznor tries to avoid the shot.
Shain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reznor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Saul Reznor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznor misses with a right hand
and Shain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reznor throws a hook but Shain blocks it.
Shain stuffs the takedown.
Shain just misses with a punch to the body.
Shain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reznor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reznor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Reznor blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain tests Reznor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reznor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reznor at a distance.
Shain throws a leg kick but Reznor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reznor's head backwards.
Shain slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Shain.
Shain cracks Reznor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reznor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reznor lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reznor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shain is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reznor looking to sit in guard and control but Shain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
M J Shain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reznor.
Reznor shoots in for a takedown but Shain shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reznor misses with a looping left.
Shain loads up on a big right hand but Reznor slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznor misses with a hook to the body
and Shain counters with a right hand to the body.
Shain throws a lazy right hand but Reznor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reznor ducks under a wild hook from Shain.
Shain slips a jab from Reznor.
Shain misses with a hook.
Shain misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznor looks to score with a jab to the body but Shain is just out of range.
Reznor scores with a jab to the jaw.
A lazy left from Shain finds it's target.
Shain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shain lands a jab to Reznor's midsection.
Shain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reznor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reznor's head.
Shain misses with a straight left.
Reznor fails with a takedown attempt.
Shain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reznor moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shain. Reznor does a little dance to reset his feet.
M J Shain is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Shain misses.
Reznor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reznor misses with a wild combination.
Reznor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shain counters with a straight right hand.
M J Shain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Reznor.
Reznor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
M J Shain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... M J Shain!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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