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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conner comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - Time Bomb. Shanks has chosen Dethklok - The Cyborg Slayers as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Shanks!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Conner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shanks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Conner under the eye.
Conner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conner rushes Shanks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Conner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Conner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conner tries to stall but Shanks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Conner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shanks avoids it.
The referee calls for Shanks to work.
Conner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shanks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Conner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shanks misses with a straight left.
Conner lands a leg kick that knocks Shanks off balance momentarily.
Shanks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conner throws out a powerful jab.
Conner slips a jab from Shanks.
Conner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shanks throws a combination. Conner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Conner tries to clinch up
and Shanks counters with a body kick that stops Conner in his tracks momentarily.
Conner tries a low kick but Shanks avoids it.
Conner looks to land a body kick but Shanks moved away.
Conner connects with a leg kick. Shanks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shanks is looking to clinch but Conner is avoiding it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Conner thuds a left hand into Shanks's body.
Conner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Conner. Those never looked like landing.
Shanks lands with a nice body punch.
Shanks blocks a jab.
Shanks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Conner trying to control the position but instead, Shanks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conner into the cage.
Shanks scores with a shoulder strike.
Shanks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Conner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conner misses with a body punch.
Shanks blocks the elbow strike.
Shanks breaks the clinch.
Shanks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shanks throws a leg kick but Conner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks tries to close the distance and clinch but Conner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conner digs a good hook to Shanks's body.
Shanks tries to clinch but Conner is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shanks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shanks throws a right hand that Conner ducks under and follows up with a left that Conner also avoids with ease.
Conner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Conner throws a series of punches but Shanks moves out of range.
Conner throws a head kick that misses.
Shanks misses with a few strikes there.
Conner throws the kick towards the body but Shanks avoids it.
Shanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conner was well out of range. Poor timing from Shanks.
Conner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shanks tries to clinch
and Conner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shanks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Conner misses with an elbow strike.
Conner lands an elbow inside that Shanks shrugs off.
It looks like Michael Shanks has been cut.
Conner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shanks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shanks tries a knee to the head but Conner blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Conner.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shanks lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conner tries to throw a body punch but Shanks avoids it by throwing Conner back against the cage.
Conner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Conner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Conner tries to work over Shanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Shanks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Shanks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Conner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Conner throws a good cross that connects.
Conner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shanks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conner scores with a leg kick.
Conner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Conner.
Conner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Conner misses with a kick to the body.
Shanks throws a right and a left that Conner avoids nicely.
Shanks blocks the body kick.
Conner swings for the body but Shanks moves out of range.
Conner throws a lazy right hand but Shanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shanks misses with a jab to the body
letting Conner counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shanks.
Conner wants to clinch up but Shanks keeps it at a distance.
Shanks has closed the distance and engaged Conner in a clinch.
Conner misses with some punches.
Conner looking to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Conner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Conner avoiding damage as Shanks throws knees to the body.
Conner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks walks into a straight right hand from Conner.
Michael Shanks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conner swinging wildly here.
Conner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shanks moves away.
Shanks missing with a left hand there. Conner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conner. Shanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shanks scores with the left hand. Conner knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shanks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Shanks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shanks.
Conner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shanks is out of range.
Conner lands a glancing blow to the side of Shanks's head.
Conner misses with a right hand
and Shanks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Shanks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shanks. Conner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body kick from Conner.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conner.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shanks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shanks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Conner to score with a decent uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Conner blocks the low kick.
Conner misses with a double jab.
Shanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shanks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shanks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Conner momentarily.
Conner misses with a wild combination.
Conner tries to clinch there but Shanks circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conner was well out of range. Poor timing from Shanks.
A cross from Conner lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Conner misses the target.
Shanks doesn't manage to clinch there - Conner circles away.
Shanks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Conner throws a series of punches but Shanks moves out of range.
Conner moves to clinch but Shanks breaks away
and Shanks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Conner's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shanks avoids the head kick by Conner.
Shanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shanks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Conner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Shanks'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. This is the final round!
Shanks misses with a hook. Conner ducked under it nicely.
Shanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conner wants to clinch up but Shanks keeps it at a distance.
Conner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shanks tries to land knees in the clinch but Conner avoids the damage to the body.
Shanks lands with a left to the head.
Shanks blocks a body shot from Conner.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shanks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shanks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Shanks tries to land knees in the clinch but Conner avoids the damage to the body.
Conner trying to land knees to the body.
Shanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shanks tries to work over Conner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Shanks.
Shanks lands an uppercut.
Shanks blocks an uppercut.
Conner pushes off an throws an elbow but Shanks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shanks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shanks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shanks can't find room to land a body shot as Conner controls the action.
Shanks just leaning against Conner, taking a breather.
Shanks misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks manages to break the clinch.
Conner works the jab nicely.
Conner tries to land a front kick but Shanks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Conner, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner throws a lazy uppercut
and Conner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conner motions for Shanks to come forward. Conner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Conner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Conner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shanks.
Shanks tries to clinch up but Conner circles away and keeps his distance.
Shanks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shanks tries to land a leg kick but Conner saw it coming and moves away.
Conner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shanks.
Conner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Conner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws a hook but Shanks blocks it.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shanks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Conner misses.
Conner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shanks avoids the body shot from Conner.
Conner tries a head kick but it misses.
Shanks moves out of range of the strikes.
Conner throws a chopping leg kick but Shanks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shanks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conner, pushing him back against the cage.
Shanks crunches a lovely knee into Conner's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Conner fails to land.
Conner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shanks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Shanks on the inside.
Michael Shanks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shanks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shanks leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shanks lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Conner throws an elbow but misses.
Shanks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shanks pushes Conner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shanks lands a shot to the body.
Conner working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conner lands an elbow inside.
Conner struggles to land a body shot inside as Shanks controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Shanks.
Shanks cracks Conner with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Shanks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shanks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Shanks!
Michael Shanks took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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