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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sho Nuff (ranked 1542 p4p, 204 weight class) and Mary Read (ranked 3647 p4p, 392 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Mary Read has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
27
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sho Nuff! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mary Read! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Read throws a series of punches but Nuff avoids them all with ease. Nuff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Read. Nuff throws the left hand but Read avoids the punch easily. A jab from Read misses. Read throws a poor cross that misses
and Nuff counters with a stiff right hand. Nuff definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Read throws a body shot but no joy. Nuff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nuff throws a quick counter kick to the body but Read avoids it. Nuff stalks Read and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Read's face. Read staggers backwards, shaken. The fighters circling - Read throws out the jab but it was never going to land. As Read looks to move away, Nuff throws a big counter combo but Read just gets out of the way. Read moves away from the strike by Nuff. Read looks like he wants to counter punch here. Read steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nuff. That one must have hurt. Nuff throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Read looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Nuff tries to clinch but Read moves away and Read counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nuff thinking. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Read is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nuff.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nuff looks to land a body kick but Read moved away. Read on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Nuff connects with a solid leg kick. Nuff bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Read swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A decent looking body kick lands there for Nuff. Read throws a looping overhand right but Nuff ducks down to avoid it. Nuff drives through and clinches with Read against the cage.
Nuff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nuff - that will leave a mark!
Nuff misses with a kick to the body.
Nuff lands a really nice looking cross but Read seems unphased.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nuff. Read defending well as Nuff loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Nuff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Read manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Nuff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Nuff throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Read. Read misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nuff.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nuff. Read pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Read throws a body shot but no joy. Nuff throws a head kick that misses. Nuff throws a jab but it's blocked by Read. The fight moves into the clinch position. Nuff stalling.
Nuff lands with a right to the head. Read tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Read lands a body punch in the clinch. Nuff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Nuff breaks the clinch.
Nuff connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Nuff misses with a low kick.
Nuff throws a nice outside leg kick. Read uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nuff. Nuff works Read's body with a nice hook. Read takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Read misses with a wild body shot. Nuff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Read doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Nuff feints and then cracks Read's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Read down. Read misses with a looping right. A slapping body kick lands there for Nuff.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Read swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nuff throws a quick inside leg kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Nuff.
Sho Nuff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nuff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Read. Nuff connects with a leg kick. Read looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Nuff throws a series of punches but Read moves out of range. A decent looking body kick lands there for Nuff. Nuff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Read. That did some damage! Read lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Nuff misses with a looping right. Nuff throws a quick inside leg kick. Read has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nuff. Nuff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Read misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Nuff dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nuff throws a leg kick that is checked and Read counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Nuff lands with an uppercut that bounces Read off the cage and back into range. Nice uppercut there from Nuff. Nuff moves into the clinch. Nuff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Read can do to turn this around? Read lands a nice shot to the body. Nuff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Read throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Read misses with an uppercut. Nuff saw that one coming. Nuff throws a head kick that misses. Read now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Nuff lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nuff moves in looking to clinch but Read pushes him off. Nuff takes the fight into the clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Read dodges an elbow strike from Nuff.
Read looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nuff lands a hook to the side of the head. Read lands a hook to the side of the head. Nuff misses with the head strike.
Nuff misses with a body punch.
Nuff prevents a body shot from Read. Nuff leaning against his opponent.
Read lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Read stalling the fight.
Nuff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Read's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nuff under the eye. Nuff looks for the body kick but Read saw that one coming. Read doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Nuff has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Nuff scores with a spinning back kick! Nuff's corner calls for a 1-2. Nuff obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Read throws a right and a left that Nuff avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nuff throws a half hearted mid kick. Nuff takes a swing at Read's ribcage but misses. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nuff gets in close and instigates a clinch. Read is trying to break the clinch but Nuff is controlling him. Nuff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Read tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Nuff throws a head kick that misses and Read counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Read connects with a nice looking jab.
Nuff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Read looks to score with a jab to the body but Nuff is just out of range. Nuff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Read. Nuff does a little dance to reset his feet. Nuff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Read's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Read misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nuff.
Crunch! Nuff slams his shin into Read's torso. Nuff's jab looks to have found its range, popping Read under the eye. Nuff fakes the leg kick and cracks Read in the body. Nuff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Nuff moves into the clinch. Nuff throws an elbow that misses.
Nuff has Read pushed against the cage. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Nuff lands with a short head shot on the inside. Sho Nuff has scored more points in the clinch so far. Nuff misses with a hook from the clinch. Nuff stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nuff.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The referee is keeping an eye on Nuff - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nuff presses Read against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Nuff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nuff moves into range and clinches up with Read. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nuff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Read takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nuff just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nuff. Read misses with a shot to the body and Nuff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Nuff pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A countering left hand to the body from Read misses. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nuff. Sho Nuff is winning the standup battle so far. Nuff throws a leg kick but Read sees it coming and checks it nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Nuff dominated that second round. 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Read takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nuff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Read swings widly with a right hand
and Nuff counters with a straight right hand. Read defending well as Nuff loads up on a big left hand. Nuff moves into the clinch successfully.
Nuff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nuff stalls. A right hand to the body from Nuff.
Nuff working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nuff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reads head. Read is pushing Nuff up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. A short body shot lands from Nuff as the two fighters clinch.
Read's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Read takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nuff breaks the clinch.
Nuff moves out of range of the strikes. Nuff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Sho Nuff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Read blocks a head kick by Nuff.
Read misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nuff.
Read moves out of range of the body kick. Read takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Nuff lands with a nice body kick. Nuff throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Read takes a shot right to the bread basket. Nuff lands a lovely overhand right. Nuff connects with an inside leg kick. Nuff feints and then cracks Read's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Read down. Mary Read has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nuff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nuff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Read circles away quickly and effectively. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Read throws a right and a left that Nuff avoids nicely. Nuff moves into range and connects with a jab. Nuff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nuff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nuff swings wildly with an uppercut but Read uses good head movement to avoid it. Nuff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Read's elbow. Nuff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Read throws a hook but Nuff blocks it. Nuff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Nuff throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Read moves out of range as Nuff throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Read connects with a right hand. Nuff shakes it off. Nuff displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Read takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot lands for Nuff. Read tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nuff was well out of range. Poor timing from Read. Nuff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Read paws at him with a jab and circles away. Read lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Read waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nuff. A little feinted left hand from Nuff on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Read avoids a kick to the body.
Read takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Read shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nuff jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nuff thuds his shin into the meat of Read's side. Read misses the shot to the body. Nuff seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Nuff throws a nice outside leg kick. Read chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nuff can pounce on him.
Jab, jab by Nuff - just one landing. Read is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nuff. Nuff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Read looks like he wants to counter punch here. Nuff tries to close the distance and clinch but Read swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Nuff throws a push kick but Read slaps the foot to one side. Nuff scores with a kick to the body.
Nuff stuns Read with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. A jab from Read misses. Read looks to land a right hand but Nuff moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Sho Nuff showed his dominance in that final round. Well Nuff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27 Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sho Nuff!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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