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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Sam Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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182 cm
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165 lbs
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176 cm
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164 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Shield! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Davis! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shield throws a sloppy head kick and Davis counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Shield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shield scores with a nice body kick.
Shield throws a head kick that misses. Davis closes the distance but Shield moves to the side and Shield counters with a head kick. That will keep Davis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Shield circles away from the clinch attempt and Shield counters with a low kick, right behind Davis 's knee. Shield circles away from the clinch attempt and Shield counters with a big head kick but Davis shrugs it off. A head kick misses from Shield. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis wants to clinch. Sam Shield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Davis scores with a nice right hand.
Shield swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis. Davis wants to clinch but Shield slips to the side and Shield counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Davis is lucky that one didn't land flush. Davis closes the distance looking to clinch and Shield makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Davis really felt that one! Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shield paws at him with a jab and circles away. Shield throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Davis tries to clinch but fails miserably and Shield makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Davis really felt that one! Shield moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shield. Davis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shield has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davis is trying to maintain a safe position but Shield gets an underhook and turns Davis into the ropes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Shield stalling.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Shield.
Davis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Davis as Shield tries to tie him up. Davis connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Shield dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Davis wants to clinch but Shield slips to the side and Shield counters with a head kick. Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Shield trying to land knees to the body.
Davis wants to stall.
Shield trying to land knees to the body.
Shield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A head kick by Shield misses and Davis counters with a straight right hand. Shield keeps the fight on the outside. Davis lands a nice hook to Shield's body. Shield takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shield paws at him with a jab and circles away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Davis has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round. Davis misses with a knee to the head. Davis tries to throw a body punch but Shield avoids it by throwing Davis back against the ropes. Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
Shield tries to stall but Davis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davis avoids a wild elbow strike from Shield. Shield avoiding damage.
Shield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now. Shield can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Nice elbow from Davis. Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Shield blocks with his arms.
Shield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shield keeps the fight on the outside. Shield swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Davis tries to clinch up but Shield circles away and keeps his distance. Shield with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shield gets a clinch. Shield struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Shield slowing the pace effectively. Shield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Shield stalling the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Davis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shield has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Shield dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Shield goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Davis moves in looking to clinch but Shield pushes him off. Shield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Shield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis tries to clinch but Shield is having none of it. Shield circles away from the clinch attempt and Shield counters with a body kick that stops Davis in his tracks momentarily. Sam Shield is winning the standup battle so far. Some bone on bone action there as Davis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Davis tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Shield counters with a straight right hand. Davis avoids the head kick by Shield.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shield misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Shield misses and Davis moves into the clinch. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Shield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davis's brow. Shield being controlled against the ropes. Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land. Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Shield blocks with his arms.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Shield blocks it.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Shield is blocking nicely.
Davis tries to stall but Shield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Shield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shield tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Shield back against the ropes. Shield breaks from the clinch.
Shield with a body punch. A glancing blow. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Davis tries to clinch up and Shield counters with a good, hard body kick but Davis shrugs it off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Shield clearly takes that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Davis tries to clinch there but Shield circles away.
Shield tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis tries to clinch up and Shield counters with a good, hard body kick but Davis shrugs it off. Davis avoids the head kick by Shield.
Shield throws a head kick that misses letting Davis counter with a right hand. Shield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis tries to clinch but Shield moves away and Shield counters with a big head kick but Davis shrugs it off. Davis looks to clinch and Shield counters with a good, hard body kick but Davis shrugs it off. Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shield paws at him with a jab and circles away. Davis avoids the head kick by Shield.
This has been an exciting period of action! Davis closes the distance but Shield moves to the side and Shield counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Davis wants to clinch and Shield counters with a head kick. That will keep Davis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Davis is rocked! Shield throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Davis tries to clinch there but Shield circles away.
Shield misses with a low kick. Davis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shield. Davis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Shield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Shield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Davis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Shield finish him? Shield scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Shield. Davis moves to clinch but Shield breaks away and Shield counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Davis out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Shield is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sam Shield!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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