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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Shannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tui Teka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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282 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Shannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tui Teka!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shannon throws a body shot but no joy.
Teka misses with a body shot
and Shannon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Shannon.
Teka blocks a jab.
Teka just misses with a punch to the body.
Shannon swinging wildly here.
Shannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teka manages to avoid it.
Teka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Shannon does it's job there.
It looks like Tui Teka has been cut.
Shannon defending well as Teka loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teka doesn't manage to clinch there - Shannon circles away.
Shannon avoids the body shot from Teka.
Shannon throws a head kick but Teka moves out of range.
Teka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teka missing with a left hand there. Shannon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mike Shannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shannon throws a hook but Teka avoids it easily.
Shannon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Shannon coming out on top.
Shannon forces Teka back against the cage and clinches.
Teka tries to work over Shannon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teka tries a body shot but Shannon blocks it.
Teka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shannon lands with a right to the head.
Shannon lands a big right hand that drops Teka! The killer instinct kicks in and Shannon finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Shannon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Shannon!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Shannon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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
51% |
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