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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crank Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royce Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Crank Shaw's chin.
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176 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crank Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Shaw counters by clinching up.
Shaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Shaw forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shaw prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shaw.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Shaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shaw lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Shaw.
Shaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shaw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Shaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Shaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Shaw scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Shaw.
Shaw lands an uppercut.
Shaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shaw lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shaw fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gracie to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gracie looks to clinch but Shaw throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gracie taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Crank Shaw!
Crank Shaw 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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