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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Shurk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren comes into the arena with London Calling - The Clash blaring out of the sound system. Shurk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Achy Breaky Heart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Frank Warren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Shurk!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shurk wants to clinch
and Warren holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Warren misses with the head strike.
Shurk cracks Warren with a nice body shot.
Warren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shurk backwards.
Warren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Shurk - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Warren on the inside.
Shurk tries to work over Warren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shurk working aggressively here.
Warren breaks the clinch.
A combination from Shurk does no damage.
Shurk lands a jab to the nose.
Warren fails to land the takedown.
Shurk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warren.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shurk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurk lands a body shot.
Shurk with a nice cross.
Shurk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warren throws out the jab.
Shurk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Warren. That snapped Shurk's head back.
Warren moves into the clinch successfully.
Warren has a couple of punches blocked by Shurk.
A head punch on the inside from Warren fails to land.
Shurk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shurk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Warren backwards.
Warren gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shurk.
Shurk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shurk misses with the head strike.
Warren struggles to land a body shot inside as Shurk controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Shurk fails to land.
Warren blocking some punches.
Warren throws a head punch that misses.
Warren blocking some punches.
Warren lands a nice uppercut.
Warren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shurk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shurk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shurk's elbow.
Warren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good body shot from Warren.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shurk as Warren tries to tie him up.
Warren lands with a left to the head.
Warren trying to control the position but instead, Shurk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Warren into the cage.
Warren breaks from the clinch.
Warren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warren. Shurk does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shurk has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Warren.
Nice body punch from Shurk - that landed with a thud.
Shurk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shurk.
Warren breaks from the clinch.
Warren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shurk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shurk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shurk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shurk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Warren eats them both and turns towards Shurk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shurk throws a combination that misses
and Warren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shurk tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shurk tries to clinch but Warren moves out of range.
Shurk scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Shurk.
Warren tries to clinch up.
Shurk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shurk is defended easily by Warren.
Warren misses with a body shot
and Shurk counters with a two punch combo.
Shurk throws a series of punches but Warren moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Warren.
A combination from Shurk does no damage.
Shurk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Warren counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shurk!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Shurk dominated 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.
Shurk slaps away a takedown attempt from Warren, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shurk tries to clinch there but Warren circles away.
Shawn Shurk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warren shoots in for a double leg but Shurk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shurk misses with a combination
and Warren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shurk wants to clinch up but Warren keeps it at a distance.
Warren moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shawn Shurk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Warren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Shurk.
A jab from Warren misses.
A big right from Warren misses.
Shurk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warren circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Warren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shurk misses with the combination.
Shawn Shurk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shurk dives in and grabs Warren's left leg, looking for a takedown. Warren pushes down on Shurk's head and hops out.
Shurk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Warren to the mat! Warren manages to get full guard.
Warren keeping moving, preventing Shurk from controlling successfully.
Shurk works over Warren with some ground and pound from guard.
Shurk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Warren keeping moving, preventing Shurk from controlling successfully.
Shurk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shurk throws a big right hand that misses.
Shurk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shurk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shurk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Warren's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warren looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shurk is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shurk throwing strikes but missing.
Warren is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shurk throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shurk throws a strike but Warren rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shurk keeping moving, preventing Warren from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Warren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Warren works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Warren misses with a head shot. Shurk uses the momentum to regain guard.
Warren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shurk scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Shurk tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shurk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Warren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Warren throws a body punch but Shurk moves out of range.
Shurk throws out a powerful jab.
Some wild striking there from Shurk.
Warren misses with a body shot.
Shurk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warren.
Warren tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shurk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Warren somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Warren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Shurk misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Shurk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Warren doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shurk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Warren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shurk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warren circles away quickly and effectively.
Warren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shurk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Warren pinned against the cage. Warren gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big right from Shurk misses.
Shurk lands a really nice looking cross but Warren seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shurk slips a jab from Warren.
Shurk throws a combination that misses
and Warren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shurk thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shurk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shurk fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Shurk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shurk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shurk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Warren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Warren. No joy for Shurk on that attempt.
Frank Warren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Shurk.
Warren lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warren defending well as Shurk loads up on a big left hand.
Shurk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Warren dives in and scores a takedown into Shurk's guard.
Shurk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shurk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shurk is trying to control the position but Warren postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shurk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Warren.
Shurk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shurk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Warren is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren forces his way into half guard.
Shurk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Warren working the head and body with strikes.
Shurk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Warren trying to control but Shurk is working from the bottom.
Shurk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Frank Warren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shurk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shurk pushes Warren off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren tries to bum rush Shurk with a series of wild strikes but Shurk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Warren with that takedown attempt.
Shurk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warren.
Shurk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warren.
Shawn Shurk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shurk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shurk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Warren counters with a series of strikes. Shurk will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shurk misses with the combination.
Shurk wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shawn Shurk.
Well Shurk 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Shurk!
Our winner, Shawn Shurk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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