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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joy Rones (ranked 22 p4p, 3 weight class) and Lao Shin (ranked 40 p4p, 7 weight class). Shin has chosen Shaolin Chamber of Death as his entrance music. Joy Rones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joy Rones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shin.
Shin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Joy Rones has been cut.
Shin tries to land a front kick but Rones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shin scores with a nice right hand.
Shin throws a hook but Rones blocks it.
Rones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! in the buildup to the fight.
Rones thuds his right hand into Shin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shin throws out the jab.
Rones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rones misses with a body shot
and Shin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rones thows a leg kick but Shin checks it
and Shin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rones misses with a leg kick
and Shin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Shin as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Shin misses.
Joy Rones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin misses with a low kick.
Rones blocks a jab.
Rones misses the jab.
Rones misses with a hook
and Shin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rones clobbers Shin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the body from Rones misses
enabling Shin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shin checks it well.
Rones checks a leg kick.
Rones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shin misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shin misses with a lunging right hand
and Rones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rones throws a low kick but Shin moves out of range easily.
Rones missing with a left hand there. Shin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rones.
Rones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shin lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rones swings widly with a right hand
and Shin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rones misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Shin to counter with a crisp jab.
Shin is looking to slow Rones down with leg kicks.
Rones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rones ducks under a wild hook from Shin.
Shin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rones scores with a decent looking hook.
Rones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shin is able to avoid easily.
Shin tries a quick counter leg kick but Rones is wise to it.
A leg kick checked by Shin.
Rones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shin.
Rones punishes Shin's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rones's hands.
Rones feints and then cracks Shin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shin down.
Rones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rones tried to counter with a leg kick but Shin avoided it.
Rones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lao Shin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joy Rones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shin counters with a stiff right hand.
Shin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shin.
Rones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shin's head backwards.
Rones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shin.
Lao Shin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shin.
Rones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin looks to score with a jab to the body but Rones is just out of range.
Shin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shin lunges at Rones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rones's hand.
Shin misses with a shot to the body
and Rones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shin's knee momentarily.
Shin scores with a sloppy right hand. Rones should have avoided that one.
Shin avoids the body shot from Rones.
Rones tries to land a body kick
and Shin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shin.
Shin scores with a jab to the body.
Rones misses with a kick to the body.
Rones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rones throws a hook to the side of Shin's head but Shin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rones.
Rones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rones might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Shin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rones, pushing him back against the cage.
Rones prevents a body shot from Shin.
Shin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rones backwards.
Shin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Shin.
Shin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shin leaning against his opponent.
Shin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rones swings wildly with an uppercut but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shin blocks an uppercut.
Rones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rones throws a head punch that misses.
Rones misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rones misses with some punches.
Rones has a couple of punches blocked by Shin.
Rones tries to work over Shin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shin.
Rones tries to work over Shin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Shin - that landed with a thud.
Rones lands a body shot.
Rones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shin backwards.
Shin lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Shin.
Rones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rones misses with a punch to the body.
Rones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shin lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shin.
Shin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rones tries to work over Shin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shin tries to work over Rones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shin is leaning against Rones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shin breaks the clinch.
Rones misses with a looping left.
Rones throws a jab when Shin was well out of range.
Rones misses with a looping left.
Rones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shin scores with a nice strike.
Shin lands with a nice body kick.
Shin keeps Rones at a distance using the push kick.
Shin scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lao Shin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joy Rones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rones.
Shin throws a leg kick
and Rones counters by moving into the clinch.
Rones lands a shoulder strike.
Shin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shin misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Rones.
Rones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shins head.
A head punch on the inside from Shin fails to land.
Shin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rones.
Shin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Shin.
Rones lands a nice shot to the body.
Shin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rones lands a body punch.
Shin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin takes a shot to the head.
Rones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rones.
Shin misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Rones.
Shin blocking some punches.
Shin throws a punch but it's blocked by Rones.
Shin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rones lands a shot to the body.
Joy Rones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Rones on the inside.
Shin misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Rones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shin tries a body shot but Rones blocks it.
Shin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shin is rocked!
Shin can't find room to land a body shot as Rones controls the action.
Shin is still on wobbly legs! Can Rones finish him?
Rones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shin misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shin throws an elbow but misses.
Shin has a couple of punches blocked by Rones.
Shin misses with a punch to the body.
Rones tries to work over Shin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shin seems to have recovered his senses.
Rones lands a nice uppercut.
Shin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Shin.
Rones can't find room to land a body shot as Shin controls the action.
Rones avoiding damage as Shin throws knees to the body.
Rones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rones scores with a shoulder strike.
Shin pushes Rones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rones tries to work over Shin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rones lands a nice uppercut.
Rones misses with a punch to the body.
Shin scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rones misses with the head strike.
Rones swings wildly with an uppercut but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rones misses with the head strike.
Rones digs a right hand underneath Shin's ribcage. Shin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rones working aggressively here.
Shin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rones tries to throw a body punch but Shin avoids it by throwing Rones back against the cage.
Rones misses with some punches.
Shin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rones backwards.
Rones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rones lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rones.
Rones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shin backwards.
Rones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rones gets through Shin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin prevents a body shot from Rones.
Rones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Shin.
Rones letting Shin take a breather here.
Shin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shin.
Shin struggles to land a body shot inside as Rones controls his hands.
Rones misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rones blocks a body shot from Shin.
Shin tries to land knees in the clinch but Rones avoids the damage to the body.
Rones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joy Rones clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joy Rones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rones.
Rones scores with a punch to the head.
Rones checks the leg kick.
Shin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shin just misses with a punch to the body.
Rones is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shin.
Rones throws a body punch but Shin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rones misses with a body shot
and Shin counters with a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Shin blocks the low kick.
Rones staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rones misses with a hook to the body
and Shin counters with a good low kick that Rones was not able to check.
Rones slips a jab from Shin.
Rones swings for the body but Shin moves out of range.
Shin looks to land a left hand but Rones moved out of range nicely.
Shin swings for the body but Rones moves out of range.
Rones is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shin.
A low kick from Rones is predictable there
and Shin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rones connects with an inside leg kick.
Shin scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin misses with a few strikes there.
Shin throws a right hand that misses
and Rones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shin drops his hands momentarily and Rones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shin lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shin with a hook.
Rones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rones. Shin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Rones misses its target.
Shin throws a leg kick
and Rones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rones connects with a leg kick. Shin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rones looks to score with a jab to the body but Shin is just out of range.
Rones misses with the body kick
and Shin counters with a body kick that stops Rones in his tracks momentarily.
A low kick from Shin misses
enabling Rones to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Shin misses its intended target.
Rones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shin blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rones throws a leg kick
and Shin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rones.
Shin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shin misses with a kick to the body
and Rones counters with a stiff right hand.
Shin checks a leg kick.
Shin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Shin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shin throws a right hand that misses
and Rones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lao Shin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joy Rones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rones just misses with a punch to the body.
Shin throws a low kick but Rones moves out of range easily.
As Shin tries to get set, Rones tries to push him back and clinch up but Shin manages to avoid the attempt.
Shin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Rones there.
Rones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shin counters with a good, hard body kick but Rones shrugs it off.
Rones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shin manages to avoid it.
Shin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rones walks into a jab.
Shin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rones throws a body shot but no joy.
Shin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rones throws a front kick that sends Shin stumbling back into the cage.
Rones loads up on a big right hand but Shin slips the punch.
Shin looks to score with a jab to the body but Rones is just out of range.
Shin tried to score with a low kick but Rones checks it.
Rones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shin.
Shin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rones throws a push kick but Shin slaps the foot to one side.
Rones cracks Shin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rones tries to score with a low kick but Shin moves his leg out of the way.
Rones misses with an uppercut.
Rones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shin thows a leg kick but Rones checks it
and Rones counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Shin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rones misses with a body shot
and Shin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rones missing with a left hand there. Shin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rones ducks right into an uppercut from Shin.
Shin lands a right hook to the body.
Rones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joy Rones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rones throws out a loose jab but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Shin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rones.
Shin wants to slow Rones down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shin.
Shin tries to land a leg kick but Rones saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin misses the jab.
Rones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rones throws the left hand but Shin avoids the punch easily.
Shin with a jab.
Rones swings for the body but Shin moves out of range.
Shin misses with an uppercut. Rones saw that one coming.
Rones wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shin misses with a hook. Rones ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Rones finds it's way through Shin's defenses.
Shin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rones was well out of range. Poor timing from Shin.
Rones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lao Shin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lao Shin!
Lao Shin is the new welterweight champion!
Lao Shin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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