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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alora Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry comes to the cage accompanied by stomp. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Walter Shields enters the cage!
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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186 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alora Henry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Walter Shields!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Shields wants to get back to full guard.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shields's head.
Shields wants to control but Henry is keeping busy.
Henry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shields is looking to improve his position.
Henry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shields has managed to free his arm - good work.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shields's head.
Henry is pressing down on Shields's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shields is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry prevents Shields from improving his position.
Henry is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Henry passes to side control.
Shields gets back to half guard.
Henry is working for a submission of some sort.
Henry has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shields defends it well.
Shields is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Henry there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shields defends it well.
Henry is pressing down on Shields's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shields is holding on for now.
Shields on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henry is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Shields is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alora Henry !
A determined Alora Henry didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
Walter Shields was interviewed post fight and said 'The only thing to do now is get back to the grind and work harder than my next opponent. That's the name of the game. You win some you lose some, but you never quit.'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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