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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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193 cm
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217 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Shaw! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter White! The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! White throws a wild body kick that Shaw sees coming a mile off. Shaw avoids a kick to the body.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Shaw avoids the head kick by White.
Shaw moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shaw tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
White pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. White misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shaw blocks a low kick nicely. Shaw clinches with his opponent.
White tries to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shaw tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
White has had enough of the clinch but Shaw keeps him there for the moment. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Shaw leaning against his opponent.
Shaw successfully pulls guard.
Shaw pushes White off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. White circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shaw clinches up against the cage. White trying to stall but Shaw improves his position.
White throws a head punch that misses. White tries to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling the position. White is trying to force a seperation but Shaw has the dominant position. Shaw leaning against his opponent.
White can't break the clinch.
White stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White wants to stall.
Shaw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White tries to throw a body punch but Shaw avoids it by throwing White back against the cage. White wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shaw lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Walter White has been cut. White misses with some punches.
Shaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. White is looking to land body kicks. Shaw rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. White can't break the clinch.
Shaw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White misses with a short punch on the inside. White wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shaw avoids a wild elbow strike from White. White looking to slow down the pace here. Shaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shaw as White tries to tie him up. Shaw lands a nice elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Walter White will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Walter White's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shaw takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Walter White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. White wants to slow Shaw down by chopping away at his legs. Shaw avoids the head kick by White.
Shaw checks the leg kick. White misses with a leg kick. White tries a low kick but Shaw avoids it. White tries to keep at a distance but Shaw has taken the fight into the clinch. White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shaw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shaw as White tries to tie him up. Shaw tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
White stalling in the clinch but Shaw improves position. Shaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. White connects with a high kick. A head kick misses from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round. White throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Shaw moves into the clinch. White wants to get back to striking at distance but Shaw won't allow it.
White tries to break free but Shaw pushes him back against the cage. Shaw breaks from the clinch.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by White misses and Shaw holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Shaw avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
Shaw is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shaw decides to pull guard. Shaw is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Shaw managing to control the position. White trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round. White tries to free his leg and advance position but Shaw is retaining full guard. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Shaw wants to stand and escape but White is having none of it. White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Shaw keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. White swats away the attempt to clinch by Shaw. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Walter White's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
White tries to land a front kick but Shaw steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. White misses with a head kick.
White wants to land a leg kick but Shaw is out of range. White throws a low kick but Shaw moves out of range easily. Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away. Johnny Shaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Shaw on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaw clinches with his opponent.
Shaw slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shaw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.
Shaw breaks from the clinch.
Shaw tries to clinch up. Shaw wants to clinch. Nice body kick there by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. White throws a sloppy head kick and Shaw moves out of range easily. Shaw wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance. Shaw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shaw takes the fight into the clinch. Shaw breaks the clinch.
Shaw tries to clinch but White moves out of range. White pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shaw checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White throws a leg kick but Shaw checks it. Shaw tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Shaw is looking to clinch. Shaw steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from White. That one must have hurt. Shaw avoids the head kick by White.
White throws the kick towards the body but Shaw avoids it. White throws a body kick that misses. White scores with a kick to the body.
Shaw fails in his attempt to clinch. Shaw takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. White keeps the fight on the outside. White scores with a kick to the midsection. White misses with a body kick. Walter White seems to be getting the better of the standup. A head kick misses from White. Shaw blocks the body kick.
White thumps Shaw with a low kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. White throws a combination that misses and Shaw moves into the clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaw has him pressed against the cage. Johnny Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Walter White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Shaw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Walter White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30 Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter White!
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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