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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane MacGowan (ranked 343 p4p, 47 weight class) and Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 501 p4p, 67 weight class). MacGowan's entrance music is The Pogues - Streams of Whiskey. A fine choice. Chen Lo has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
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180 cm
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184 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
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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
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane MacGowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Timiko Chen Lo!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacGowan misses with a series of wild punches.
Chen Lo leaves MacGowan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chen Lo lands a head shot.
MacGowan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chen Lo avoids it really well and circles away.
Shane MacGowan 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.
Chen Lo throws a jab but it's blocked by MacGowan.
Chen Lo throws a lazy right hand but MacGowan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacGowan misses with an uppercut. Chen Lo saw that one coming.
Chen Lo stalks MacGowan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into MacGowan's face. MacGowan staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGowan shoots for a takedown but Chen Lo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane MacGowan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacGowan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chen Lo is fending him off so far but MacGowan persists. Nope, Chen Lo circles away and we're back to standing.
Chen Lo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacGowan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chen Lo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chen Lo told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
MacGowan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
MacGowan postures up and lands a big shot to Chen Lo's brow.
MacGowan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chen Lo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
MacGowan throwing strikes but missing.
MacGowan with a flurry of punches that miss.
MacGowan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
MacGowan looking to pass the guard.
MacGowan throws a big elbow that misses.
MacGowan trying to control but Chen Lo is working from the bottom.
MacGowan looking to pass the guard.
MacGowan trying to control but Chen Lo is working from the bottom.
MacGowan throwing strikes but missing.
MacGowan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chen Lo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells MacGowan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
MacGowan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chen Lo has momentary wrist control but MacGowan slips an elbow through the middle.
MacGowan looking to sit in guard and control but Chen Lo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
MacGowan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
MacGowan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
MacGowan pulls Chen Lo in close to prevent any damage.
MacGowan working a defensive guard but Chen Lo manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chen Lo's best efforts.
MacGowan controlling the position well.
MacGowan wants to control but Chen Lo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
MacGowan is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacGowan is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chen Lo controlling the action here.
MacGowan is positioning himself well to prevent Chen Lo advancing to mount.
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 Shane MacGowan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chen Lo looks to land a right hand but MacGowan moved out of range.
MacGowan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chen Lo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from MacGowan with a body shot.
MacGowan misses with a takedown attempt - Chen Lo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
MacGowan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane MacGowan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacGowan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen Lo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
MacGowan shoots in for a double leg but Chen Lo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chen Lo punishes MacGowan's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo punishes MacGowan's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MacGowan dives in and grabs Chen Lo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chen Lo pushes down on MacGowan's head and hops out.
Timiko Chen Lo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chen Lo throws a looping overhand right but MacGowan ducks down to avoid it.
Chen Lo stuffs the takedown attempt from MacGowan. MacGowan gets slowly back to his feet.
Chen Lo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from MacGowan with a body shot.
Chen Lo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
MacGowan ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
MacGowan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chen Lo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacGowan shoots in looking for a takedown. Chen Lo tries to sprawl out of it but MacGowan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chen Lo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Chen Lo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chen Lo avoids it really well and circles away.
MacGowan looks for a takedown but Chen Lo sprawls well.
Timiko Chen Lo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacGowan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chen Lo.
A counter left hand to the body from MacGowan misses its target.
Chen Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but MacGowan is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from MacGowan.
Chen Lo scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chen Lo swings for the body but MacGowan moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from MacGowan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
MacGowan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
MacGowan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chen Lo pinned against the cage. Chen Lo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chen Lo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chen Lo thuds his right hand into MacGowan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chen Lo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacGowan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
MacGowan shoots in looking for a takedown but Chen Lo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing MacGowan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chen Lo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chen Lo lands a jab to MacGowan's midsection.
MacGowan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chen Lo slaps away a takedown attempt from MacGowan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chen Lo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from MacGowan with a body shot.
MacGowan ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
MacGowan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacGowan misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timiko Chen Lo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! MacGowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Chen Lo throws a predictable looking body shot
and MacGowan counters with a nice uppercut.
Chen Lo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacGowan closes the distance and clinches up with Chen Lo, looking for a takedown. MacGowan pushes Chen Lo against the cage but Chen Lo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chen Lo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chen Lo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chen Lo throws an overhand right that lands on MacGowan's shoulder, as MacGowan tries to avoid the shot.
MacGowan fails to land the takedown.
MacGowan misses with a takedown attempt
and Chen Lo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane MacGowan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen Lo throws a hook but MacGowan avoids it easily.
It looked like MacGowan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chen Lo, as that shot connected.
MacGowan is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chen Lo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh MacGowan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chen Lo lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacGowan tries to get into range but Chen Lo steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops MacGowan! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Chen Lo scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timiko Chen Lo!
After the big win, Timiko Chen Lo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Freebok (85% Laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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