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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxence Laurentian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw has chosen Body Head Bangerz - Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Don Shaw is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class 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
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxence Laurentian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Don Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw slips a jab from Laurentian.
Shaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shaw works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Laurentian looks to land a body kick but Shaw moved away.
Shaw throws a nice looking combination but Laurentian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shaw missing with a left hand there. Laurentian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laurentian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shaw connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laurentian scrambles back to his feet.
Shaw lands with an uppercut that bounces Laurentian off the cage and back into range.
Laurentian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laurentian connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaw cracks Laurentian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laurentian moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Laurentian fails to land.
Laurentian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian connects with a single shot there.
Shaw looks to land a left hand but Laurentian moved out of range nicely.
Laurentian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laurentian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shaw, pushing him back against the cage.
Shaw stalling.
Shaw is trying to break free.
Laurentian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laurentian tries to work over Shaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw stalling the fight.
Laurentian struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaw controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Laurentian tries to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling the position.
Laurentian manages to break the clinch.
Laurentian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaw throws out the jab.
Laurentian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laurentian throws a big shot that misses.
Shaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laurentian avoids the head kick by Shaw.
Shaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Laurentian.
Shaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaw throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Laurentian - just one landing.
Shaw cracks Laurentian with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Laurentian scores with a three punch combo!
Laurentian lands with a nice body punch.
Laurentian slips under a jab from Shaw.
Nice body punch from Laurentian.
A shot to the liver by Laurentian. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laurentian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shaw misses with an uppercut.
Laurentian takes a swing at Shaw's ribcage but misses.
Laurentian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laurentian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laurentian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laurentian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shaw.
Shaw throws the left hand but Laurentian avoids the punch easily.
Shaw misses with a looping left.
Laurentian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaw.
Shaw scoring well with a low kick there.
Laurentian lands a nice shot to the body.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laurentian.
Shaw paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laurentian motions for Shaw to come forward. Laurentian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laurentian. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laurentian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxence Laurentian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Laurentian stalks Shaw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shaw's face. Shaw staggers backwards, shaken.
A solid body kick from Laurentian.
Maxence Laurentian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laurentian jabs at Shaw's body.
Shaw throws a head kick but Laurentian moves out of range.
Shaw misses with a hook. Laurentian ducked under it nicely.
Laurentian feints a jab promting Shaw to slip. Laurentian then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Don Shaw has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laurentian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shaw's jab looks to have found its range, popping Laurentian under the eye.
Laurentian scores with a body shot.
Laurentian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laurentian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shaw.
Shaw misses with a jab to the body
and Laurentian counters with an outside leg kick.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
Shaw scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Shaw misses.
Laurentian misses with a body shot.
Shaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laurentian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shaw defending well as Laurentian loads up on a big left hand.
Laurentian throws a big shot that misses.
Shaw thuds his right hand into Laurentian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shaw might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Laurentian misses with the combination.
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaw misses with a hook.
Don Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw misses with a straight left.
Laurentian throws a big shot that misses.
Shaw pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian cracks a nice hook into Shaw's ribs.
Shaw cracks Laurentian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Laurentian.
Shaw loads up on a big right hand but Laurentian slips the punch.
Laurentian is looking to score with low kicks.
Laurentian misses with a hook. Shaw ducked under it nicely.
Laurentian swings and misses with a hook 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!
Laurentian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Laurentian. Those never looked like landing.
Laurentian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laurentian is looking to wear down Shaw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laurentian tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Laurentian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shaw. That did some damage!
Shaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laurentian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No joy there for Laurentian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laurentian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laurentian misses with a wild body shot.
Laurentian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Laurentian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maxence Laurentian is winning the standup battle so far.
Laurentian looks to throw a body kick
and Shaw counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Laurentian is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Laurentian lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laurentian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shaw lands a head kick. Laurentian smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw looks to land a left hand but Laurentian moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Shaw. That snapped Laurentian's head back.
Laurentian misses with a series of wild punches.
Shaw throws a head kick but Laurentian moves out of range.
Laurentian throws a shot from downtown. Shaw moves away and avoids it.
Laurentian cracks Shaw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Laurentian throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Laurentian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shaw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laurentian can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaw connects with a body shot that sends Laurentian's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaw misses the target.
Laurentian swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxence Laurentian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Shaw's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A cross from Shaw lands.
Shaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Laurentian.
A shot to the liver by Shaw. Beautiful body shot.
Laurentian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaw throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laurentian.
Sloppy strikes from Laurentian. Those never looked like landing.
Shaw blocks a head kick by Laurentian.
Shaw scores with a sloppy right hand. Laurentian should have avoided that one.
Shaw takes one to the side of the head.
Shaw lands a head kick!
Laurentian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian misses with a looping left.
Laurentian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaw throws out the jab.
Shaw stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laurentian throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shaw in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Shaw scores with a nice head shot.
A punch combination from Laurentian misses.
Shaw connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laurentian momentarily.
Shaw misses with a looping right.
Shaw lands with a kick to the temple. Laurentian shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaw. Laurentian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laurentian loads up on a big right hand but Shaw slips the punch.
Shaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Laurentian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laurentian.
Shaw throws a lazy right hand but Laurentian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Shaw misses.
Laurentian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laurentian moves into the clinch.
Laurentian lands a body shot.
Laurentian can't find room to land a body shot as Shaw controls the action.
Laurentian misses with a punch to the body.
Laurentian looking to stall.
Laurentian misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maxence Laurentian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shaw wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laurentian.
Shaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Don Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaw blocks a body shot from Laurentian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shaw is trying to break the clinch but Laurentian is controlling him.
Shaw stalls.
Laurentian blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laurentian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxence Laurentian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laurentian 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxence Laurentian!
Maxence Laurentian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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