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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tristin Shonuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shonuck comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. William Lord has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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190 cm
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tristin Shonuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Lord!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shonuck finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shonuck has managed to clinch.
Shonuck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shonuck is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lord lands with a short shot to the head.
Lord is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lord blocks the elbow strike.
Shonuck being controlled against the cage.
Shonuck wants to get back to striking at distance but Lord won't allow it.
Shonuck is looking to control Lord's arms but Lord gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shonuck has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shonuck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shonuck looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shonuck tries to land a front kick but Lord steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice uppercut there from Lord.
Shonuck blocks the body kick.
Shonuck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lord sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lord looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shonuck takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Decent striking displayed by Shonuck there.
It looks like William Lord has been cut.
Lord throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Lord as he connects with a hook.
Shonuck looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Lord cracks the inside of Shonuck's front leg.
Shonuck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shonuck is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lord has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lord clinches up against the cage.
Shonuck blocks an uppercut.
Lord being controlled against the cage.
Shonuck lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lord.
Shonuck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord lands with a short shot to the head.
Lord breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lord slips a jab from Shonuck.
A left lands for Shonuck.
Shonuck cracks Lord with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lord fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shonuck checks it well.
Lord fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shonuck, pushing him back against the cage.
Shonuck throws a punch but it's blocked by Lord.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lord breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Lord misses
and Shonuck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shonuck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lord.
Shonuck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lord paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lord throws a head kick but Shonuck moves out of range.
Shonuck throws the left hand but Lord avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lord circles away quickly and effectively.
A clash of legs there as Shonuck blocks the low kick.
Lord throws the kick towards the body but Shonuck avoids it.
Good work by Lord as he checks the leg kick.
Shonuck connects with an inside leg kick.
Lord throws a head kick but Shonuck moves out of range.
Shonuck lands a slapping body shot.
Lord throws a sloppy head kick and Shonuck moves out of range easily.
Shonuck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lord at a distance.
Shonuck needs to keep his hands up - Lord had a free shot at his head there.
Shonuck displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shonuck lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shonuck is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lord throws a looping overhand right but Shonuck ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Lord.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a body shot.
Lord throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Lord 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lord misses with a low kick.
Shonuck throws a lazy right hand but Lord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shonuck slips a jab and a cross from Lord.
Shonuck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shonuck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shonuck scores with a shot to the body.
Shonuck missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shonuck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Shonuck misses.
Shonuck works over Lord's head and body with a nice combination.
That has opened up William Lord's cut even more.
Shonuck is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lord swats away the attempt to clinch by Shonuck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristin Shonuck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Lord's cut.
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.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lord.
Nice body kick there by Lord.
Shonuck checks a leg kick.
Lord fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shonuck has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shonuck gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lord.
Tristin Shonuck is winning the standup battle so far.
Lord misses with a straight left.
Lord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Lord blocks the leg kick.
Lord fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shonuck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shonuck moves out of range of the body kick from Lord.
Lord circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lord throws a sloppy head kick and Shonuck moves out of range easily.
Shonuck lands with a nice combination. Lord backs away looking to recover.
Lord fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shonuck Throws a clean left jab. Shonuck Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Lord's chin! Lord crumbles to the ground and Shonuck follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Shonuck!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tristin Shonuck!
Tristin Shonuck looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'This was my 34th pro fight and every win is satisfying. Props to HODOR, he is a very tough young fighter and has a great future ahead of him. Hopefully this win is a stepping stone towards bigger and better things!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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