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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harold Shipman (ranked 1157 p4p, 133 weight class) and Shit Face (ranked 3496 p4p, 395 weight class). Shipman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amazing. Face is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blue clear sky. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harold Shipman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shit Face!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face shoots in but no luck this time.
Face throws a lazy head kick
and Shipman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shipman moves out of range as Face strikes.
Face avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Shipman.
Shipman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shipman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shipman 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.
Shipman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shipman winds up and cracks Face with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shipman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shipman is looking for a kimura but Face is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shipman to get the leverage.
Shipman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Face's head.
Shipman moves into full mount! Face won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shipman with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipman moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Face has worked his arm free - good work by Face!
Face regains half guard, as Shipman was trying to land strikes.
Face regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Shipman.
Shipman throws a strike but Face rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shipman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Face's guard.
Shipman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shipman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Face looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Face looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Face!
Shipman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shipman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Face wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Shipman is right now.
Shipman is not content to let Face control the position.
Face working away.
Shipman is looking to regain half guard here but Face keeps moving and retains side control.
Shipman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Face is controlling him well.
Face landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipman manages to get back to half guard.
Face thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shipman's head.
Shipman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Face sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shipman defending well though.
Face lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shipman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Face is working away from the top position though.
Shipman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Face is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Face missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Face takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Face throws a strike but Shipman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Face postures up and lands a big shot to Shipman's brow.
Face cracks Shipman with a solid left hand.
Face throws a big right hand that misses.
Face throwing strikes from guard but Shipman blocks nicely.
Face postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face throws an elbow that misses. Shipman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Face's guard. Nice move by Shipman!
Face has Shipman pulled in close to control his posture.
Shipman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shipman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Face works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Face working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shipman.
Shipman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shipman throws a big elbow that misses.
Shipman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Face dives on top into guard.
Face trying to control the position from guard on top but Shipman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shipman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harold Shipman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Face throws an off balance right hand
so Shipman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shipman is looking to work some ground and pound but Face has wrist control.
Shipman throws a big right hand that misses.
Shipman preventing the sweep.
Shipman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shipman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shipman preventing the sweep.
Shipman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shipman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shipman pushes down on Face's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shipman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shipman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shipman throws a strike but Face avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shipman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shipman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Face wriggles free and stands up.
Shipman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Face manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Face. Those never looked like landing.
Shipman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Face pinned against the cage. Face gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shipman drives through with a takedown into Face's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shipman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Face works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shipman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shipman throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shipman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Face preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Face controlling Shipman's posture.
Harold Shipman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shipman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shipman throws a strike but Face rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Face with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Face trying to control but Shipman is working from the bottom.
Shipman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Face gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Face scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Face with a flurry of punches that miss.
Face wants to control from the top but Shipman keeps moving.
Shipman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Face avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Face throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Face keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shipman's head.
Face working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Face keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shipman's head.
Face throwing strikes from guard but Shipman blocks nicely.
Shipman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Face throwing strikes but missing.
Face avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Face lands a couple of digs.
Face trying to control the position from guard on top but Shipman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shit Face is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Face misses with the body kick
and Shipman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shipman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Face momentarily.
Shipman gets a clinch.
Face's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Shipman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shipman tries to clinch but Face is having none of it.
Face misses with a low kick.
Face tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shipman fails with a takedown attempt.
Face jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Face rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shipman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shipman moves out of range as Face strikes.
Face looks to land a right hand but Shipman moved out of range.
A jab from Face misses.
Shit Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shipman cracks Face with a good jab.
Shipman slips a jab from Face.
Face misses the shot to the body.
Shipman defending well as Face loads up on a big left hand.
Shipman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipman connects with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Face misses.
Shipman pushes Face up against the cage in a clinch.
Face stalling in the clinch.
Shipman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Face avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Face misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shipman wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Shipman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Face tries to throw a body punch but Shipman avoids it by throwing Face back against the cage.
Shipman wants to take the fight to the mat but Face manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shipman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Face gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shipman is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Face.
Face avoiding damage.
Face throws a punch but it's blocked by Shipman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shipman tries to score a body lock takedown but Face shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Face misses with some punches.
Shipman is trying to drag Face to the mat but Face just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shipman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shipman is trying to drag Face to the mat but Face just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shipman tries for a takedown but Face manages to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shipman as Face tries to tie him up.
Face throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shipmans head.
Shipman can't get the takedown.
Shipman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face stalling in the clinch but Shipman improves position.
Face is working Shipman over against the cage.
Face is pressed up against the cage. Shipman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Face down to the mat. Face avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shipman misses with a takedown attempt
and Face makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Face tries to clinch
and Shipman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shit Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Face ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shipman moves away.
Face throws a low kick but Shipman avoids it.
Shipman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harold Shipman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shipman fails to land the takedown.
Face rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shipman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Face tries to clinch but Shipman moves away
enabling Shipman to counter with a crisp jab.
Face misses with a straight right.
Face gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shipman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shipman lands with an overhand left.
Face throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shipman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shipman.
Shipman misses with a takedown attempt - Face sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Face moves to clinch but Shipman breaks away
and Shipman counters with a straight right hand.
Shipman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Shipman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Face throws Shipman to one side and escapes!
Face misses with a body shot
and Shipman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shipman scores with a decent looking hook.
Face throws a combination that misses
and Shipman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shit Face comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shipman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Shipman!
During a confident post fight interview, Harold Shipman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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