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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between black jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Shapiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). black jack has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, black jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Shapiro!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jack closes the distance and clinches up with Shapiro, looking for a takedown. jack pushes Shapiro against the cage but Shapiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shapiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shapiro avoids the head kick by jack.
jack misses with a hook. Shapiro ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Shapiro does no damage.
Shapiro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
jack ducks right into an uppercut from Shapiro.
Shapiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
black jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
jack moves in looking to clinch but Shapiro pushes him off.
jack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shapiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shapiro cracks jack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
jack throws a head kick that misses
and Shapiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shapiro connects with a body shot.
Shapiro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shapiro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before jack has time to react.
Shapiro misses with a takedown
and jack makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shapiro really felt that one!
Shapiro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
jack throws a head kick that misses
and jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shapiro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of jack's head.
Shapiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. jack doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jack tries to close the distance and clinch but Shapiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
jack shoots in but Shapiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
jack is breathing heavily.
Shapiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
black jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Shapiro.
Shapiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shapiro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!jack had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shapiro misses with a series of wild punches.
jack shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shapiro's guard.
jack tries to stand but Shapiro is controlling from the bottom.
Shapiro has his foot on jack's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. jack works his way back into a safe position though.
Shapiro looking for a guillotine here but jack defends easily.
Shapiro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
jack stopping the sweep attempt from Shapiro.
jack trying to control but Shapiro is working from the bottom.
jack won't allow Shapiro to sweep him here.
jack wants to control from the top but Shapiro keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
jack tries to clinch but Shapiro moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jack misses with a combination
and Shapiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Shapiro.
Shapiro scores with a hook.
Shapiro cracks jack with an open hand slap.
jack misses with a looping left.
Shapiro lands with a nice body punch.
A right-left combo lands from Shapiro.
Shapiro throws a shot to the body.
Shapiro moves in looking to clinch but jack pushes him off.
jack tries to move into range but Shapiro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shapiro scores with a nice right hand.
jack takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shapiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shapiro connects with a looping right hand.
jack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shapiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shapiro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? jack is fending him off so far but Shapiro persists. Nope, jack circles away and we're back to standing.
jack misses with a combination
enabling Shapiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Shapiro scores with a nice head shot.
jack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
jack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shapiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shapiro stalks jack and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into jack's face. jack staggers backwards, shaken.
Shapiro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shapiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shapiro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
jack throws a sloppy head kick and Shapiro moves out of range easily.
jack looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shapiro closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Shapiro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
jack has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
black jack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
jack stuffs the takedown attempt from Shapiro. Shapiro gets slowly back to his feet.
jack takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shapiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
jack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shapiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
jack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shapiro is looking to clinch but jack is avoiding it.
Shapiro throws out a powerful jab.
jack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
jack wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shapiro blocks a head kick by jack.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
jack keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
black jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Shapiro.
Shapiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jack closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
jack seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shapiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from jack.
Shapiro wants to sweep but jack has passed to side control!
Shapiro can't do much from the bottom here.
jack is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shapiro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
jack stands up and beckons Shapiro to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
jack throws a sloppy head kick
and Shapiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
jack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
jack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
jack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shapiro counters with a one-two to the body.
Shapiro cracks jack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
jack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shapiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shapiro doesn't manage to clinch there - jack circles away.
jack shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shapiro as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shapiro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shapiro tries to clinch there but jack circles away.
jack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shapiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
jack rushes Shapiro and presses him up against the cage.
Shapiro tries to pull guard but jack won't allow it.
jack goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shapiro prevents it.
Shapiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
jack looking to throw knees to the head but Shapiro is blocking nicely.
Shapiro is trying to break the clinch but jack has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from jack.
jack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shapiro.
Shapiro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
jack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shapiro backwards.
Shapiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shapiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. jack smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shapiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Shapiro or perhaps it was just good defense by jack which made him look bad.
Shapiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shapiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
jack misses with a combination
and Shapiro counters with a three punch combo that has jack backing up. jack nods at Shapiro to acknowledge the strikes.
Shapiro lands a two punch combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shapiro checks a leg kick.
jack misses with a looping right.
Shapiro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shapiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by jack.
Shapiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and jack counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
black jack dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
jack throws a sloppy head kick and Shapiro moves out of range easily.
jack throws a front kick aimed at Shapiro's knee but Shapiro avoids it well.
jack misses with a combination
and Shapiro counters with a one-two to the body.
Shapiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
jack has given up his back here. Will Shapiro look for the submission or keep pounding away?
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Shapiro's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Shapiro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
jack is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
jack looking very determined here, making life difficult for Shapiro.
jack tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jack is trying to stand back up.
jack breaks Shapiro's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as jack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shapiro shoots in looking for a takedown. jack tries to sprawl out of it but Shapiro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. jack manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shapiro avoids the head kick by jack.
Shapiro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
jack thows a leg kick but Shapiro checks it
and jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
jack tries to clinch but Shapiro is having none of it.
Luke Shapiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shapiro ducks under a wild hook from jack.
Shapiro tries to clinch but jack is having none of it.
jack misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shapiro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shapiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shapiro shoots in looking for a takedown. jack tries to sprawl out of it but Shapiro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. jack manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
jack clinches up with Shapiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Shapiro tries for a takedown but jack manages to get underhooks.
black jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Shapiro.
Shapiro prevents a takedown attempt there.
jack breaks the clinch.
Shapiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. jack doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shapiro shoots for a double leg takedown but jack sprawls well. He's pushed Shapiro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
jack throws a head kick that misses.
Shapiro shoots for a double leg takedown but jack sprawls well. He's pushed Shapiro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shapiro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shapiro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shapiro wants to clinch but jack slips to the side
and jack counters with a shoot takedown. Shapiro fights it but they end up in guard.
jack is looking to work some ground and pound but Shapiro has wrist control.
Shapiro had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. jack is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Shapiro Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take jack's back instead.
Shapiro tries to get the hooks in deep but jack pushed the leg off.
Shapiro doesn't have the hooks in and jack manages to turn into his guard.
jack trying to control but Shapiro is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
jack stands up and waves to Shapiro to follow him.
jack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shapiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shapiro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
jack walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shapiro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
jack misses with a kick to the body.
Shapiro is working the combinations to good effect here.
jack finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Shapiro.
jack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shapiro lands a jab-cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
black jack showed his dominance in that final round.
I think jack has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Luke Shapiro!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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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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