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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Shooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James KIng Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James KIng Jr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raoul Shooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James KIng Jr!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KIng Jr swinging wildly here.
Shooke looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
KIng Jr throws a series of punches but Shooke avoids them all with ease.
KIng Jr misses with a combination
and Shooke counters by clinching up.
KIng Jr can't break the clinch.
KIng Jr breaks from the clinch.
KIng Jr throws a series of punches but Shooke moves out of range.
KIng Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
KIng Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shooke counters by clinching up.
KIng Jr is trying to push Shooke away but Shooke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shooke prevents KIng Jr from breaking the clinch.
Shooke is trying to work for a single leg takedown but KIng Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
KIng Jr breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KIng Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
KIng Jr misses with a double jab
and Shooke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
KIng Jr can't break the clinch.
KIng Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shooke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables KIng Jr to keep the fight standing.
KIng Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
KIng Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
KIng Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Raoul Shooke has been cut.
Shooke shoots in looking for a takedown. KIng Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Shooke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. KIng Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raoul Shooke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
KIng Jr misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
KIng Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
KIng Jr throws a combination that misses
and Shooke counters with a single leg into guard. KIng Jr didn't expect that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
KIng Jr pushes Shooke off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Shooke slips a jab and a cross from KIng Jr.
KIng Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
KIng Jr throws a series of punches but Shooke moves out of range.
Shooke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around KIng Jr's waist but KIng Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shooke off to one side.
KIng Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shooke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
KIng Jr keeping moving, preventing Shooke from controlling successfully.
KIng Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shooke is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shooke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shooke drops back looking for a leg! KIng Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and KIng Jr manages to kick Shooke off! Shooke jumps back into KIng Jr's guard.
Shooke prevents KIng Jr from getting back to his feet.
KIng Jr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Shooke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shooke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shooke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
KIng Jr kicks Shooke off and gets to his feet.
Shooke shoots in but no luck this time.
KIng Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shooke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shooke pulls guard effortlessly.
KIng Jr decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shooke, up you get!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shooke fails with a takedown attempt.
KIng Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and KIng Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
KIng Jr misses with a two punch combination.
KIng Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shooke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shooke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and KIng Jr defends it well.
Shooke wants to work for an arm triangle but KIng Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James KIng Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raoul Shooke'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.
KIng Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shooke counters with a takedown into side control.
KIng Jr wants to get back to his feet but Shooke drags him back down.
Shooke trying to control the action but KIng Jr is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
KIng Jr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Shooke is controlling him well.
Shooke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
KIng Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Raoul Shooke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shooke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, KIng Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shooke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but KIng Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
KIng Jr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Shooke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
KIng Jr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shooke has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shooke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. KIng Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
KIng Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shooke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shooke tries for a kimura but KIng Jr is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
KIng Jr wants to get back to his feet but Shooke drags him back down.
Shooke is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. KIng Jr looks calm but he's in trouble here. Shooke gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. KIng Jr is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Shooke lets go of the hold and KIng Jr can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raoul Shooke!
Raoul Shooke spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.
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hype
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