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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane Myres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thad Battles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myres comes to the cage accompanied by In the End by Linkin Park. Shane Myres could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thad Battles's chin.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Myres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thad Battles!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Myres avoids the head kick by Battles.
Battles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Battles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Myres tries for a takedown but Battles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Battles misses with a body shot.
That kick from Battles tenderised Myres's leg. Myres is trying to keep his angry face on.
Battles fakes the leg kick and cracks Myres in the body.
Battles darts in and clinches Myres up against the cage.
Battles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Myres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Battles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Battles digs a right hand into Myres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Myres's gas tank.
Myres throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battles connects with a knee to the head.
Myres misses with a punch on the inside.
Battles is working Myres over against the cage.
Battles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Battles blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Battles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Battles pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battles.
Stalling in the clinch from Battles.
A head punch on the inside from Myres fails to land.
Myres working aggressively here.
Myres working aggressively here.
Battles lands a shoulder strike.
Battles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Myres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Battles as the two fighters clinch.
Battles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Battles crunches a lovely knee into Myres's ribcage.
Myres is breathing heavily.
Battles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Battles lands a good knee to the midsection. Myres won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Battles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battles slows down the pace here.
Battles lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Battles scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Shane Myres has been cut.
Myres has a couple of punches blocked by Battles.
Myres takes an elbow to the forehead.
Battles digs a right hand underneath Myres's ribcage. Myres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Battles scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Battles.
Battles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Battles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A shot in the inside from Battles.
Battles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Battles.
Battles scores with a shoulder strike.
Battles avoiding damage.
Myres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battles effectively controlling the action here.
Myres takes an elbow to the forehead.
Battles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Battles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Battles.
Battles stalling in the clinch.
Battles crunches a lovely knee into Myres's ribcage.
Battles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Battles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battles.
Battles lands a right hand.
Battles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battles leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from Battles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Battles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battles.
A left hand lands to the body for Battles.
A head punch on the inside from Myres fails to land.
Myres throws a punch but it's blocked by Battles.
Battles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Battles working Myres over with knees to the body.
Myres misses with a punch on the inside.
Battles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Myres backwards.
Myres takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Battles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Myres has a couple of punches blocked by Battles.
Myres misses with some punches.
Battles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battles lands an elbow inside that Myres shrugs off.
Myres letting Battles take a breather here.
Myres throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thad Battles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Myres's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Battles rushes Myres and presses him up against the cage.
Myres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Myres fails to land.
Battles blocks an uppercut.
Battles lands a damaging elbow.
A shot in the inside from Battles.
Battles connects with a knee to the head.
Battles lands a good knee to the midsection. Myres won't want to take too many of those.
Battles landing knees to the body.
Battles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Battles.
Myres throws a punch but it's blocked by Battles.
Myres takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battles lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Battles lands a good knee to the midsection. Myres won't want to take too many of those.
Battles connects with a knee to the head.
Come on Battles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Myres takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battles pushes Myres back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thad Battles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Battles lands with a light punch inside.
Battles lands an elbow inside that Myres shrugs off.
Battles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Battles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Battles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Myres is rocked!
A knee to the head by Battles.
Oh Myres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Battles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Battles crunches a lovely knee into Myres's ribcage.
Battles lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Battles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Myres backwards.
Battles lands an elbow inside that Myres shrugs off.
Battles creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Myres with a big uppercut! Myres tries to clinch up but Battles pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Myres to the mat! Myres covers up and Battles unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thad Battles!
After the fight, Thad Battles was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Shane Myres spoke after the fight, saying 'well that performance sucked. Sorry guys '.
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hype
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FIGHT
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