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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berry Fulcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Family Force 5 - Chainsaw kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Shaw has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Berry Fulcher's chin.
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190 cm
36
220 lbs
34 - 32 - 0 |
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191 cm
27
214 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
34 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berry Fulcher! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shaw! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fulcher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Shaw avoids the elbow strike from Fulcher, against the cage.
Fulcher lands a body shot. Fulcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaw avoids the elbow strike from Fulcher, against the cage.
Shaw avoiding damage as Fulcher throws knees to the body.
Fulcher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shaw tries to throw a body punch but Fulcher avoids it by throwing Shaw back against the cage. Shaw tries to break the clinch but Fulcher is controlling the position. Fulcher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw. Fulcher missing with knees to the body.
Fulcher digs a right hand into Shaw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shaw's gas tank. Fulcher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shaw looks winded! Fulcher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Shaw avoiding damage as Fulcher throws knees to the body.
Fulcher working Shaw over with knees to the body. Fulcher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Shaw blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shaw throws a head punch that misses. Fulcher blocking some punches.
Fulcher lands a damaging elbow. Fulcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shaw blocks it with crossed arms. We've been informed that Shaw has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Fulcher lands an elbow that stopped Shaw in his tracks for a moment. With the fighters up against the cage, Fulcher throws an elbow but misses. Fulcher is working Shaw over against the cage. Fulcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fulcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fulcher prevents a body shot from Shaw. Shaw tries a body shot but Fulcher blocks it.
Fulcher lands a damaging elbow. Shaw taking a breather. Fulcher tries a body shot but Shaw blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Shaw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Fulcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shaw avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fulcher trying to land knees to the body.
Fulcher misses with an elbow strike.
Shaw avoids a wild elbow strike from Fulcher. Shaw can't break the clinch.
Shaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shaw is trying to force a seperation but Fulcher has the dominant position. Fulcher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Fulcher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Shaw tries to break the clinch but Fulcher is controlling the position. A nice left hand lands by Shaw.
This has been an exciting period of action! Shaw avoids the elbow strike from Fulcher, against the cage.
Shaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Fulcher closes the distance and pushes Shaw back into the cage. Fulcher missing with knees to the body.
Fulcher throws an elbow but it misses.
Shaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shaw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Fulcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Fulcher stuns Shaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Fulcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Fulcher connects with a body shot. Fulcher connects with the punch. Fulcher scores with a jab. Fulcher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Nice elbow from Fulcher. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fulcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shaw is defending well for now. Fulcher lands a damaging elbow. Shaw blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fulcher.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fulcher throws an elbow that misses.
Fulcher keeps control of Shaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Fulcher pushes off an throws an elbow but Shaw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Shaw stalling in the clinch but Fulcher improves position. Fulcher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Shaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Fulcher throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range. Fulcher tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Shaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Shaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shaw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shaw is rocked! Fulcher lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Shaw up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Fulcher from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Shaw's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Berry Fulcher! A very excited looking Berry Fulcher made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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