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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juha Mieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustly Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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183 cm
23
183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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184 cm
26
180 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Fast |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juha Mieto! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rustly Shackleford! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shackleford throws a right and a left that both miss. Shackleford gets tackled into the cage by Mieto. Mieto maintains the clinch. Shackleford prevents a body shot from Mieto. Both fighters working to control the clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Mieto. A left hand lands to the body for Shackleford.
Mieto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Mieto misses with a short punch on the inside. The referee is keeping an eye on Mieto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shackleford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Mieto gets through Shackleford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Mieto misses with some punches.
Shackleford lands a shot to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Mieto. Shackleford blocking some punches.
Mieto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shackleford backwards. Mieto misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good body shot from Shackleford.
Shackleford misses with some punches.
Shackleford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mieto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shackleford backwards. Mieto tries to stall but Shackleford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mieto leaning against his opponent.
Shackleford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mietos head. Mieto misses with a punch to the body.
Mieto misses with a short punch on the inside. Shackleford misses with a punch to the body.
Mieto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Shackleford tries to work over Mieto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Mieto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Mieto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Mieto.
Shackleford tries to stall but Mieto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mieto scores with a shoulder strike. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Shackleford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shackleford swings wildly with an uppercut but Mieto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mieto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shackleford looks gassed! Mieto tries to throw a body punch but Shackleford avoids it by throwing Mieto back against the cage. Mieto lands a body punch. Shackleford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mieto has Shackleford pushed against the cage. Mieto throws a head punch that misses. Shackleford blocks an uppercut.
Mieto throws a head punch that misses. A head punch blocked on the inside by Mieto. Mieto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mieto swings wildly with an uppercut but Shackleford uses good head movement to avoid it. Mieto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mieto struggles to land a body shot inside as Shackleford controls his hands.
Mieto is pushing Shackleford up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Mieto lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mieto digs a right hand into Shackleford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shackleford's gas tank. Mieto working some nice short punches in the clinch. A right handed body shot lands from Shackleford.
Shackleford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Shackleford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Shackleford lands a nice uppercut. The referee is keeping an eye on Mieto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mieto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A head punch on the inside from Shackleford fails to land. Shackleford blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Shackleford on the inside. A nice left hand lands by Mieto.
Shackleford can't find room to land a body shot as Mieto controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Mieto blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Shackleford working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shackleford is looking to control Mieto's arms but Mieto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shackleford has his back to the cage. Shackleford struggles to land a body shot inside as Mieto controls his hands.
Mieto working some nice short punches in the clinch. Shackleford is trying to force a seperation but Mieto has the dominant position. Shackleford tries a body shot but Mieto blocks it.
Shackleford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shackleford. Mieto misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shackleford as Mieto tries to tie him up. Shackleford blocks a body shot from Mieto. Mieto throws a head punch that misses. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Shackleford misses with a punch to the body.
Mieto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Shackleford misses with the head strike.
Mieto lands a body punch. Mieto lands a shoulder strike. Mieto tries to work over Shackleford'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.
Juha Mieto dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mieto lands with a hook. Shackleford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Mieto throws a leg kick which misses Shackleford's front leg but catches the back leg as Shackleford tries to avoid it. Mieto with a jab. Mieto takes the fight into the clinch. Mieto lands on the inside with an uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Shackleford.
Mieto lands a body punch. Shackleford blocking some punches.
Juha Mieto has scored more points in the clinch so far. A head punch on the inside from Shackleford fails to land. Mieto prevents a body shot from Shackleford. Mieto avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Shackleford is breathing heavily. Mieto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mieto misses with a short punch on the inside. Mieto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mieto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Mieto controlling the action here for a moment.
Mieto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Shackleford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shackleford lands on the inside with an uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Shackleford fails to land. Mieto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Mieto lands with a short shot to the head. Mieto tries to throw a body punch but Shackleford avoids it by throwing Mieto back against the cage. The referee calls for Mieto to work.
Shackleford misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mieto. Mieto misses with the head strike.
Mieto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mieto lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mieto lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mieto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mieto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shackleford misses with the head strike.
Mieto lands a shot to the body. Shackleford tries to throw a body punch but Mieto avoids it by throwing Shackleford back against the cage. Mieto lands with a short head shot on the inside. Shackleford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mieto lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short uppercut from Mieto. Shackleford misses with a punch to the body.
Mieto scores with a nice hook to the head. Mieto tries to work over Shackleford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Shackleford lands a body shot. Mieto lands with a short shot to the head. Mieto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mieto. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shackleford. Mieto pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mieto seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Mieto gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Mieto misses with a hook from the clinch. Mieto just leaning against Shackleford, taking a breather. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juha Mieto. Mieto throws a quick inside leg kick. Mieto misses with the combination.
Mieto scores with a kick to the body.
Shackleford stuns Mieto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Mieto feints and then cracks Shackleford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shackleford down. Shackleford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mieto throws a combination. Shackleford tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shackleford has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Shackleford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mieto. Mieto throws a solid leg kick but Shackleford takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mieto. Shackleford throws out a loose jab but Mieto uses good head movement to avoid it. Mieto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A nice leg kick lands there from Mieto. Mieto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Good leg kick by Mieto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mieto throws a nice outside leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Mieto. That's going to slow Shackleford down. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mieto is looking to clinch. Mieto scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Shackleford walks into a jab. Juha Mieto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mieto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Mieto dominated that second round. 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!
Shackleford walks into a straight right hand from Mieto. Mieto lands with a slapping head kick. Mieto lands a big head kick that sends Shackleford tumbling to the mat! Mieto takes a step backwards and waves Shackleford back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shackleford is rocked! Shackleford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Shackleford looks for the body kick but Mieto saw that one coming. Shackleford is still on wobbly legs! Can Mieto finish him? Mieto drops Shackleford with a huge uppercut! Shackleford drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Mieto is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Mieto! A victorious Juha Mieto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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