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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kasey Scorpion (ranked 570 p4p, 74 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 353 p4p, 44 weight class). Scorpion kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jiu Jitsu. Kasey Scorpion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasey Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion fails to land the takedown.
Scorpion with a nice cross.
Shelby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a hook.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Scorpion loads up on a big right hand but Shelby slips the punch.
Scorpion misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shelby! But no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shelby misses with a body shot.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.
Shelby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scorpion.
Shelby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Scorpion.
Kasey Scorpion 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.
Shelby throws a hook to the side of Scorpion's head but Scorpion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shelby 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.
Shelby throws a big shot that misses.
Shelby throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Scorpion finds it's way through Shelby's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Shelby misses the target.
No joy there for Scorpion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scorpion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shelby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Scorpion is just out of range.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Scorpion.
Shelby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scorpion to score with a decent uppercut.
Scorpion connects with a right hand. Shelby shakes it off.
Shelby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scorpion just misses with a punch to the body.
Tommy Shelby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scorpion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scorpion circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Scorpion was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shelby.
Scorpion takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Scorpion fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shelby to the ground. Scorpion is now in Shelby's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shelby is looking to stand up but Scorpion isn't so interested in that idea.
Scorpion wants to pass the guard but Shelby is keeping the position.
Scorpion is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion is looking to work some ground and pound but Shelby has wrist control.
Scorpion really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Scorpion wants to control from the top but Shelby keeps moving.
Scorpion postures up in Shelby's guard and throws a big left but Shelby blocks it.
Scorpion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shelby is looking to stand up but Scorpion isn't so interested in that idea.
Scorpion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scorpion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scorpion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shelby is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shelby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
Scorpion lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shelby is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion scores with a hook to the body.
Scorpion jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shelby walks away with a smile on his face. Scorpion gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Scorpion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shelby.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Scorpion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Shelby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Scorpion finds it's way round the side to connect with Shelby's head.
Shelby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
The crowd cheers as Shelby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Scorpion doesn't seem phased though.
Scorpion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shelby.
Scorpion scores with a hook.
Shelby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scorpion is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Scorpion scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
Shelby throws a series of punches but Scorpion avoids them all with ease.
Scorpion misses with a left hand
and Shelby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shelby.
Scorpion is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice uppercut there from Scorpion.
Scorpion moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Scorpion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shelby scores with a jab. Scorpion acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shelby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Scorpion - just one landing.
Scorpion changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shelby looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Shelby is pushing Scorpion's head away, looking to escape. Scorpion manages to hold on to the position though.
Scorpion tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Shelby explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Shelby throws a shot from downtown. Scorpion moves away and avoids it.
Shelby slips a jab from Scorpion.
Scorpion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion slips a straight right by Shelby.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Scorpion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scorpion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shelby.
Scorpion throws the left hand but Shelby avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Shelby will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Scorpion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shelby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scorpion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Shelby misses its intended target.
A cross from Shelby lands.
Shelby keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shelby feints a jab promting Scorpion to slip. Shelby then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Scorpion slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
Scorpion shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shelby as he avoids it easily.
Scorpion moves away from the strike by Shelby.
Shelby misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion cracks Shelby with a good jab.
Shelby closes the distance and clinches.
Scorpion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
I was talking to Scorpion's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Shelby.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shelby.
Shelby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion tries to pull guard but Shelby won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasey Scorpion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Shelby.
Shelby blocking some punches.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
Shelby swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Shelby.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Shelby.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shelby lands a shoulder strike.
Shelby lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shelby.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Shelby can't find room to land a body shot as Scorpion controls the action.
A short left from Scorpion.
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby lands with a left to the head.
Scorpion lands an uppercut.
Scorpion is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shelby to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Scorpion.
Shelby lands an uppercut.
Shelby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Shelby tries to work over Scorpion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Shelby.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shelby's elbow.
A short right from Shelby on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Scorpion scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scorpion gets through Shelby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Shelby.
Shelby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
Tommy Shelby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Shelby misses with a body punch.
Scorpion digs a right hand into Shelby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shelby's gas tank.
Scorpion is trying to pull guard but Shelby turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Scorpion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scorpion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Scorpion.
Shelby prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Shelby misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Shelby.
Scorpion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shelby takes a shot to the head.
Shelby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shelby's elbow.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shelby blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shelby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion digs a right hand underneath Shelby's ribcage. Shelby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shelby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion blocks a body shot from Shelby.
Shelby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shelby misses with a body punch.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
Shelby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion pulls guard.
Shelby gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion circles away from the clinch attempt.
A quick step to the side and Scorpion tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a shot to the body.
Shelby connects with a body shot.
Scorpion throws out a loose jab but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tommy Shelby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shelby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shelby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scorpion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shelby tries to clinch there but Scorpion circles away.
Scorpion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shelby tries to clinch up.
Shelby doesn't manage to clinch there - Scorpion circles away.
Shelby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shelby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Scorpion slips under a jab from Shelby.
Scorpion misses with a looping right.
Scorpion looks to throw the jab but Shelby is out of range.
Scorpion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shelby swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Shelby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shelby throws an overhand right that lands on Scorpion's shoulder, as Scorpion tries to avoid the shot.
Scorpion scores with a hook to the body. Shelby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scorpion loads up on a big right hand but Shelby slips the punch.
Scorpion walks into a jab.
Scorpion moves out of range as Shelby strikes.
Scorpion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Scorpion wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scorpion lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shelby backs up against the cage.
Scorpion has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Scorpion scores with a shot to the body.
Scorpion throws a lazy right hand but Shelby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Shelby throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
A big right from Scorpion misses.
Scorpion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shelby.
Shelby avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
Shelby looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scorpion slips under a jab from Shelby.
Scorpion misses with a right hand
and Shelby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Scorpion misses with an uppercut.
Scorpion misses with a looping left.
Shelby swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with an uppercut. Shelby saw that one coming.
Shelby swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shelby throws a right and a left that Scorpion avoids nicely.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Scorpion is just out of range.
Shelby misses with an uppercut. Scorpion saw that one coming.
Scorpion slips a jab from Shelby.
Scorpion takes a swing at Shelby's ribcage but misses.
Shelby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shelby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scorpion.
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
Scorpion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shelby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Scorpion jabs Shelby right on the nose. Shelby blinks but takes it well.
Shelby throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scorpion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scorpion darts in looking for a takedown but Shelby gets double underhooks and turns Scorpion into the cage.
Shelby lands a jab to Scorpion's midsection.
Kasey Scorpion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Scorpion was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Scorpion working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Scorpion throws a strike aimed at the side of Shelby's head but Shelby avoids it well.
Shelby throws Scorpion to one side and escapes!
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Scorpion misses its intended target.
Shelby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion looks to score with a jab to the body but Shelby is just out of range.
A jab from Shelby does it's job there.
A jab from Scorpion misses.
Shelby moves out of range of the strikes.
Shelby misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Scorpion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scorpion catches Shelby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shelby misses with a two punch combination.
Scorpion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shelby manages to avoid it.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.
Scorpion is looking to counter punch.
Scorpion misses with an uppercut. Shelby saw that one coming.
Scorpion slips a straight right by Shelby.
Scorpion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Shelby jabs Scorpion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shelby misses with a hook. Scorpion ducked under it nicely.
Shelby lands an overhand right.
Scorpion tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shelby defends well and Scorpion ends up having to push Shelby into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shelby throws a lazy right hand but Scorpion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scorpion is looking to counter punch.
Shelby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Scorpion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scorpion cracks Shelby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shelby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shelby slips a jab from Scorpion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Shelby.
Tommy Shelby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scorpion was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Shelby cracks a nice hook into Scorpion's ribs.
Scorpion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A shot to the body from Scorpion misses
and Shelby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shelby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scorpion.
Scorpion just misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Scorpion jabs Shelby right on the nose. Shelby blinks but takes it well.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Scorpion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scorpion looks to throw the jab but Shelby is out of range.
Shelby looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby doesn't manage to clinch there - Scorpion circles away.
Scorpion walks into a jab.
Scorpion takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Scorpion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shelby was well out of range. Poor timing from Scorpion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Shelby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shelby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Shelby!
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