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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred The Shank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dove's choice of entrance music: Renegades of Funk. James Dove has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred The Shank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Dove!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dove will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dove looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dove shoots in for a double leg but The Shank sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Shank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dove.
Dove shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Shank as he avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by The Shank.
The Shank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Shank throws a head kick but Dove moves out of range.
The Shank gets a clinch.
The Shank is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dove is trying to break the clinch but The Shank has him pressed against the cage.
Dove looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Shank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dove scores with a nice right hand.
The Shank moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Shank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dove.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Dove does no damage.
Dove misses with a takedown
and The Shank counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dove is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fred The Shank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Dove.
Dove takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The Shank pushes Dove up against the cage in a clinch.
The Shank manages to break the clinch.
The Shank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James Dove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dove swinging wildly here.
Dove moves forwards but The Shank connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dove keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Shank.
The Shank connects with an inside leg kick.
The Shank clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dove tries to land knees in the clinch but The Shank avoids the damage to the body.
Dove is trying to break the clinch but The Shank has him pressed against the cage.
The Shank leaning against his opponent.
The Shank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Shank clinches up with Dove and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Shank unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Shank lands an elbow inside.
The Shank keeps control of Dove as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dove is trying to break the clinch but The Shank is controlling him.
Dove tries to break free but The Shank pushes him back against the cage.
Dove wants to break free but The Shank has control.
The Shank lands an elbow inside that Dove shrugs off.
The Shank breaks the clinch.
The Shank clinches.
Dove wants to break free but The Shank has control.
The Shank with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Shank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dove tries to clinch but The Shank is having none of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Shank!
Dove looks winded!
The Shank slips a jab and a cross from Dove.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dove is defended easily by The Shank.
Dove misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Shank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Shank scores with a nice body kick.
Dove tries to clinch up.
The Shank throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dove.
The Shank scores with a jab to the body.
The Shank moves into range and clinches up with Dove.
The Shank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Shank throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dove takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Shank throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Shank goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Shank scores with a spinning back kick!
The Shank has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Shank lands a knee to the body.
The Shank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dove misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Shank throws a right hand that Dove ducks under and follows up with a left that Dove also avoids with ease.
The Shank scoring well with a low kick there.
The Shank moves into range and clinches up with Dove.
The Shank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dove avoids the head kick by The Shank.
The Shank jabs Dove to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dove falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Shank counters by moving into the clinch.
Dove is trying to force a seperation but The Shank has the dominant position.
The Shank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for The Shank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dove throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Shank counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for The Shank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fred The Shank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick there by The Shank.
The Shank has Dove up against the cage in a clinch.
The Shank using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred The Shank 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.
Dove tries to keep at a distance but The Shank has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dove is trying to break the clinch but The Shank is controlling him.
Dove letting The Shank take a breather here.
Dove tries to break free but The Shank pushes him back against the cage.
Dove tries to break the clinch but The Shank is controlling the position.
The Shank manages to break the clinch.
The Shank swats away the attempt to clinch by Dove.
The Shank throws a head kick but Dove moves out of range.
Fred The Shank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Shank lands with a right hand.
Dove lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Shank circles away quickly and effectively.
Dove shoots in for a takedown but The Shank shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dove on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The Shank has Dove up against the cage in a clinch.
Dove is breathing heavily.
The Shank breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dove misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dove is trying desperately to land a takedown but The Shank is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dove.
The Shank misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Shank throws a nice looking combination but Dove bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Shank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Shank gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dove tries to break the clinch but The Shank is controlling the position.
Dove wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Shank has him pressed against the cage.
The Shank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Shank displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dove misses with a double jab.
The Shank lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dove takes a step back to recover.
The Shank clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Shank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dove has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from The Shank.
The Shank jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Shank closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Shank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Shank swinging wildly here.
The Shank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Shank lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Shank throws a series of punches but Dove moves out of range.
The Shank closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Shank throws out a powerful jab.
The Shank avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Dove with that takedown attempt.
Fred The Shank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Dove.
The Shank punishes Dove's body with a nice straight punch.
The Shank closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Shank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from The Shank. No joy for Dove on that attempt.
The Shank thuds a left hand into Dove's body.
The Shank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Shank drives through and clinches with Dove against the cage.
The Shank manages to break the clinch.
Dove takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The Shank 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.
The Shank stuffs the takedown.
The Shank lands a high kick!
No joy there for The Shank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That kick from The Shank tenderised Dove's leg. Dove is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Shank misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Dove.
The Shank lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Shank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fred The Shank is winning the standup battle so far.
Dove pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Shank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Shank closes the distance and pushes Dove back into the cage.
The Shank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Shank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dove can do to turn this around?
Dove shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Shank counters with a left and a right that stings Dove.
The Shank clinches.
The Shank displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dove up against the cage.
Fred The Shank has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Shank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dove dives in and grabs The Shank's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Shank pushes down on Dove's head and hops out.
The Shank clinches with his opponent.
The Shank is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Shank obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred The Shank dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The Shank has managed to clinch.
Dove wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Shank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dove tries to clinch there but The Shank circles away.
The Shank throws a nice head kick!
Dove with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Shank finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The Shank lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dove tries to bum rush The Shank with a series of wild strikes but The Shank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Shank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dove takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from The Shank. Those never looked like landing.
The Shank has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dove's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dove takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Shank leaning against his opponent.
The Shank lands an elbow that stopped Dove in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Shank manages to break the clinch.
Dove has his takedown stuffed
and The Shank counters with a three punch combo that has Dove backing up. Dove nods at The Shank to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dove takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The Shank clinches.
The Shank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dove shoots for a double leg takedown but The Shank sprawls well. He's pushed Dove's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fred The Shank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Dove.
The Shank looks to land a combination but Dove avoids it well.
Dove walks into a jab.
Dove shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Shank defends it nicely.
The Shank throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dove dodges the punch combination from The Shank.
The Shank throws a head kick but Dove moves out of range.
Dove walks into a left hand.
James Dove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from The Shank both land. Nice combination.
Dove rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Shank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
The Shank rushes Dove and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Shank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dove's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dove takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dove tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Shank sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dove somewhat.
The Shank turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Shank lands a leg kick that knocks Dove off balance momentarily.
Dove takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dove stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Shank.
Dove misses with a takedown
and The Shank finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from The Shank lands.
Dove avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Shank with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Shank clinches up with Dove and pushes him back against the cage.
Dove has had enough of the clinch but The Shank keeps him there for the moment.
Dove is trying to push The Shank away but The Shank has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Shank is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Shank breaks from the clinch.
The Shank lands a glancing blow to the side of Dove's head.
The Shank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Shank scores with a spinning back kick!
Dove misses with a wild combination.
The Shank swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dove avoids the body shot from The Shank.
The Shank misses with a two punch combination.
Dove misses with a takedown
and The Shank counters with a nice body kick.
Dove dodges the punch combination from The Shank.
Dove pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Shank connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dove. Dove circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Shank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dove lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Shank circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dove throws a right hand that The Shank ducks under and follows up with a left that The Shank also avoids with ease.
The Shank lands with a shot to the body.
The Shank scores with a push kick.
Fred The Shank is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dove has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dove there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred The Shank showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Shank has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred The Shank!
Fred The Shank took some time post fight to say the following; 'woooooooooooooooooo'.
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hype
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