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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Korba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustly Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Good low kicks
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Erwin Korba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rustly Shackleford!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shackleford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Korba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korba clobbers Shackleford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Korba drives through with a takedown into Shackleford's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Korba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shackleford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Korba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Korba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shackleford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shackleford keeping full guard, as Korba tries to pass.
Korba postures up in Shackleford's guard and throws a big left but Shackleford blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korba wants to pass the guard but Shackleford is keeping the position.
Korba wants to control from the top but Shackleford keeps moving.
Korba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Korba throwing strikes but missing.
Shackleford keeping moving, preventing Korba from controlling successfully.
Shackleford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Korba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Korba gets to his feet - Shackleford follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shackleford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shackleford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Korba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Korba fails to land the takedown.
Korba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shackleford sprawls well. Shackleford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Korba gets slowly back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shackleford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Korba, as that shot connected.
Korba looks to land a left hand but Shackleford moved out of range nicely.
Shackleford misses with a body kick.
Shackleford scores with a head kick. Korba tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rustly Shackleford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Korba misses.
Shackleford moves into range and connects with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Korba.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Korba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Shackleford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shackleford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shackleford wants it to stay on the feet.
Shackleford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shackleford lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Erwin Korba has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shackleford misses with a two punch combination.
Korba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Korba or perhaps it was just good defense by Shackleford which made him look bad.
Shackleford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Erwin Korba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erwin Korba's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Korba fails with the takedown.
Shackleford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Korba looks for a takedown but Shackleford sprawls well.
Shackleford feints a jab promting Korba to slip. Shackleford then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Korba slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Korba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Korba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shackleford avoids the head kick by Korba.
Rustly Shackleford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Shackleford scores with a four punch combination!
Korba misses with a series of wild punches.
Shackleford tries a head kick but it misses.
Shackleford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shackleford scores with a hook.
Shackleford ducks under a wild hook from Korba.
Erwin Korba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shackleford cracks the inside of Korba's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford blocks a jab.
Shackleford throws a jab but it's blocked by Korba.
Sloppy strikes from Shackleford. Those never looked like landing.
Rustly Shackleford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shackleford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korba throws out the jab.
Korba throws a chopping leg kick but Shackleford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shackleford stuffs the takedown attempt from Korba. Korba gets slowly back to his feet.
Shackleford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shackleford moves to clinch but Korba breaks away
and Korba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford lands the left hand.
Korba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shackleford tries to avoid it but Korba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shackleford to the ground. Shackleford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shackleford defending well as Korba loads up on a big left hand.
Korba looks for a takedown but Shackleford sprawls well.
Good exchange - Shackleford coming out on top.
Korba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shackleford as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Korba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford lands a head kick. Korba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice straight punches there by Shackleford. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shackleford.
Shackleford avoids the body shot from Korba.
Shackleford throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shackleford counters with a left and a right that stings Korba.
Korba shoots in for a takedown but Shackleford shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shackleford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Korba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shackleford counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rustly Shackleford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erwin Korba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Shackleford does it's job there.
Korba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shackleford lands with a cross.
Shackleford lands a leg kick that knocks Korba off balance momentarily.
Korba walks into a jab.
A low kick from Korba is predictable there
and Shackleford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Korba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shackleford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shackleford leaves Korba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Shackleford as Korba shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Korba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shackleford throws a series of punches but Korba avoids them all with ease.
Shackleford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Korba circles away quickly and effectively.
Shackleford is looking to clinch.
Shackleford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Korba throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Shackleford to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shackleford.
Shackleford has managed to clinch.
Shackleford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Korba backwards.
Korba is trying to stall.
Shackleford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Shackleford there.
Korba tries for a takedown but Shackleford circles away easily
and Shackleford counters with a three punch combo that has Korba backing up. Korba nods at Shackleford to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shackleford is looking to slow Korba down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford lands a body shot.
Korba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Korba.
Korba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shackleford sprawls well. Shackleford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Korba gets slowly back to his feet.
Shackleford has closed the distance and engaged Korba in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shackleford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shackleford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Korba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Korba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice combination there by Shackleford.
Korba is rocked!
Erwin Korba's cut is getting worse.
The fight stays on the outside here - Korba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korba shoots in looking for a takedown but Shackleford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Korba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shackleford has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Shackleford.
Erwin Korba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shackleford breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rustly Shackleford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shackleford has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Rustly Shackleford!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Rustly Shackleford!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Rustly Shackleford!
Rustly Shackleford wins by unanimous decision!
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