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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaughn Shaunessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaunessey has chosen Die Antwoord - Enter the Ninja as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Reynolds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaughn Shaunessey!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaunessey slips a jab and a cross from Reynolds.
Reynolds just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaunessey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reynolds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mark Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaunessey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynolds was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaunessey.
Shaunessey has closed the distance and engaged Reynolds in a clinch.
Shaunessey tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Shaunessey is struggling to control the position.
Reynolds works on Shaunessey's body with a couple of short punches.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds is pushing Shaunessey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a head punch that misses.
Reynolds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaunessey is stalling here.
Shaunessey tries to stall but Reynolds uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaunessey has Reynolds pressed against the cage.
Shaunessey lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Shaunessey on the inside.
Shaunessey blocks an uppercut.
Shaunessey taking a breather.
Shaunessey looking to slow down the pace here.
Shaunessey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reynolds - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shaunessey prevents a body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reynolds trying to stall but Shaunessey improves his position.
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.
Reynolds avoiding damage as Shaunessey throws knees to the body.
Shaunessey stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Shaunessey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reynolds.
Reynolds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reynolds looking to slow down the pace here.
Shaunessey stalling the fight.
Reynolds lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Shaunessey.
Shaunessey blocking some punches.
Shaunessey lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Reynolds.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shaunessey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reynolds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reynolds misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reynolds tries to throw a body punch but Shaunessey avoids it by throwing Reynolds back against the cage.
Shaunessey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Reynolds is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shaunessey.
Shaunessey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reynolds tries to throw a body punch but Shaunessey avoids it by throwing Reynolds back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Shaunessey.
Shaunessey is looking to control Reynolds's arms but Reynolds gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shaunessey has his back to the cage.
Reynolds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reynolds taking a breather.
Shaunessey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shaunessey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Shaunessey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaunessey stalling in the clinch.
Reynolds taking a breather.
Shaunessey lands an uppercut.
Shaunessey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shaunessey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Shaunessey on the inside.
Shaunessey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reynolds taking a breather.
Reynolds being controlled against the cage.
Shaunessey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shaunessey's elbow.
Shaunessey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shaunessey throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reynolds digs a right hand underneath Shaunessey's ribcage. Shaunessey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shaunessey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reynolds.
Shaunessey trying to land knees to the body.
Shaunessey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaughn Shaunessey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reynolds throws a sloppy head kick and Shaunessey moves out of range easily.
Shaunessey misses with a low kick.
Shaunessey wants to clinch up but Reynolds keeps it at a distance.
Mark Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaunessey moves away.
Reynolds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reynolds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaunessey.
Shaunessey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
Reynolds checks the leg kick.
Reynolds will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reynolds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reynolds bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shaunessey's head.
Reynolds tries to bum rush Shaunessey with a series of wild strikes but Shaunessey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reynolds throws a body kick that misses
and Shaunessey counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaunessey throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shaunessey.
Shaunessey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reynolds is looking to wear down Shaunessey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shaunessey thuds his right hand into Reynolds's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaunessey has closed the distance and engaged Reynolds in a clinch.
Reynolds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shaunessey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shaunessey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Shaunessey - that landed with a thud.
Shaunessey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reynolds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reynolds wants to break free but Shaunessey has control.
Shaunessey leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shaunessey lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaunessey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaunessey blocking some punches.
Shaunessey with a knee to the head.
Vaughn Shaunessey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shaunessey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reynolds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Shaunessey avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shaunessey lands a shoulder strike.
Shaunessey just leaning against Reynolds, taking a breather.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
Reynolds throws a head punch that misses.
Reynolds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shaunessey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Nice body punch from Shaunessey - that landed with a thud.
Shaunessey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reynoldss head.
Shaunessey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaunessey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shaunessey is leaning against Reynolds and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shaunessey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shaunessey.
Shaunessey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reynolds is rocked!
Shaunessey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Reynolds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shaunessey has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Reynolds - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Shaunessey, and another! Reynolds is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Vaughn Shaunessey! Vaughn Shaunessey retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Vaughn Shaunessey thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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