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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 911 p4p, 111 weight class) and Bill Shorton (ranked 707 p4p, 90 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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250 lbs
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270 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Shorton!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorton connects with a body shot.
Shorton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fujimoto throws a sloppy head kick and Shorton moves out of range easily.
Fujimoto blocks a jab.
Shorton throws a lazy right hand but Fujimoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shorton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shorton misses with a hook. Fujimoto ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Shorton misses the target.
Shorton misses with a looping left.
Fujimoto darts in trying to clinch
and Shorton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujimoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shorton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fujimoto.
A big right from Shorton misses.
Shorton misses the shot to the body.
Fujimoto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shorton manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fujimotos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fujimoto throws a right hand that misses
and Shorton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujimoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shorton.
A little jabbing left from Shorton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fujimoto slips a jab from Shorton.
Shorton drops his hands momentarily and Fujimoto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shorton looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujimoto is just out of range.
Shorton looks to land a left hand but Fujimoto moved out of range nicely.
Shorton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujimoto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shorton throws a lazy right hand but Fujimoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shorton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Shorton.
Fujimoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shorton.
Fujimoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shorton.
Fujimoto is looking to clinch but Shorton is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shorton throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shorton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shorton lands a nice looking body shot.
Shorton misses with an uppercut. Fujimoto saw that one coming.
Fujimoto is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Shorton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fujimoto tries to move into range but Shorton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shorton blocks a head kick by Fujimoto.
Good shot there by Shorton.
Shorton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fujimotos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fujimoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shorton.
Fujimoto closes the distance and clinches.
Shorton leaning against his opponent.
Shorton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorton lands with a light punch inside.
Fujimoto throws a head punch that misses.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Shorton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Fujimoto.
Shorton struggles to land a body shot inside as Fujimoto controls his hands.
Shorton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shorton scores with a shoulder strike.
Shorton working aggressively here.
Shorton tries a body shot but Fujimoto blocks it.
Fujimoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shorton has a couple of punches blocked by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Shorton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shorton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shorton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fujimoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shorton looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shorton backwards.
Shorton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fujimoto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shorton can turn it around.
A short uppercut from Fujimoto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shorton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shorton.
Fujimoto blocks an uppercut.
Fujimoto works on Shorton's body with a couple of short punches.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Fujimoto gets through Shorton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shorton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fujimoto misses with a punch to the body.
Shorton blocking some punches.
Fujimoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shorton working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto presses Shorton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Shorton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fujimoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Shorton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shorton swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shorton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Fujimoto can't find room to land a body shot as Shorton controls the action.
Fujimoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fujimoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shorton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shorton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shorton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto blocking some punches.
Fujimoto throws a head punch that misses.
Shorton working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Shorton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shorton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shorton is rocked!
Fujimoto misses with some punches.
Shorton is still on wobbly legs! Can Fujimoto finish him?
Fujimoto misses with the head strike.
Fujimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shorton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shorton seems to have recovered his senses.
Fujimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shorton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shorton stalling against the cage.
Fujimoto throws a head punch that misses.
Shorton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Fujimoto.
Shorton swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Shorton! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fujimoto is unloading with more strikes now! Shorton drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
Gyukosho Fujimoto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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FIGHT
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