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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tytus Aleksy (ranked 1802 p4p, 213 weight class) and Sampson Shain (ranked 2069 p4p, 232 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tytus Aleksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sampson Shain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleksy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shain.
Aleksy thumps Shain with a low kick.
Aleksy tries to bum rush Shain with a series of wild strikes but Shain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aleksy checks it well.
Shain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Aleksy counters with a quick kick to the body but Shain blocks it.
Aleksy looks to land a combination but Shain avoids it well.
Shain takes a swing at Aleksy's ribcage but misses.
Aleksy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shain just manages to avoid it.
Aleksy moves out of range as Shain strikes.
Aleksy throws a big counter combination but Shain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shain just misses with a punch to the body.
Aleksy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shain slips a jab and a cross from Aleksy.
Shain scores with a push kick.
Aleksy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aleksy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aleksy moves into range and clinches up with Shain.
A head punch on the inside from Shain fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aleksy.
Aleksy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aleksy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aleksy.
Aleksy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksy manages to break the clinch.
Aleksy throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Sampson Shain has been cut.
Shain gets tackled into the cage by Aleksy. Aleksy maintains the clinch.
Shain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aleksy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aleksy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shain tries to land knees in the clinch but Aleksy avoids the damage to the body.
Aleksy managing to block the knees to the body from Shain.
Shain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aleksy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shain's elbow.
Come on Aleksy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice left hand lands by Shain.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aleksy is defending well for now.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aleksy is defending well for now.
Aleksy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aleksy blocking some punches.
Aleksy misses with a punch on the inside.
Shain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aleksy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy blocks a body shot from Shain.
Shain misses with a body punch.
Aleksy dodges an elbow strike from Shain.
Shain throws a head punch that misses.
Shain misses with the head strike.
Aleksy misses with a punch to the body.
Shain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aleksy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shain tries a body shot but Aleksy blocks it.
Shain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shain lands a left hand.
Shain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aleksy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shain digs a right hand into Aleksy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aleksy's gas tank.
Shain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shain misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shain.
Aleksy tries to circle away but Shain has him pinned against the cage.
Aleksy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy has Shain pressed against the cage.
Shain misses with a punch on the inside.
Shain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aleksy blocking some punches.
Shain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aleksy blocks it with crossed arms.
Shain misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Shain - that landed with a thud.
Shain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aleksy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aleksy breaks the clinch.
Aleksy moves forwards but Shain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shain checks a leg kick.
Aleksy throws a jab but it's blocked by Shain.
Aleksy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aleksy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aleksy looks to land a right hand but Shain moved out of range.
Aleksy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shain misses the target.
Shain keeps the fight on the outside.
Aleksy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shain can pounce on him.
Aleksy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shain.
Aleksy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shain fakes the leg kick and cracks Aleksy in the body.
Aleksy moves out of range of the strikes.
As Shain looks to move away, Aleksy throws a big counter combo but Shain just gets out of the way.
Shain clobbers Aleksy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shain throws a looping overhand right but Aleksy ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shain dodges the punch combination from Aleksy.
An inside leg kick lands from Shain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampson Shain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sampson Shain'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.
Shain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aleksy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aleksy misses with a looping right.
Aleksy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aleksy misses with a few strikes there.
Shain throws out a counter right but Aleksy avoids it with no problem.
Aleksy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shain counters with a leg kick.
Shain misses with a jab to the body
and Aleksy counters with a big head kick but Shain shrugs it off.
Aleksy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shain checks a leg kick nicely.
Shain throws a leg kick but Aleksy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aleksy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Decent striking displayed by Shain there.
Shain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shain slips under a jab.
Shain misses with a right hand
and Aleksy moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksy stalling in the clinch but Shain improves position.
Shain lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Shain.
Shain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shain lands a good knee to the midsection. Aleksy won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aleksy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shain has him pressed against the cage.
Shain has Aleksy pressed against the cage, preventing Aleksy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shain takes a shot to the head.
Aleksy blocking some punches.
Aleksy is trying to push Shain away but Shain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shain tries to throw a body punch but Aleksy avoids it by throwing Shain back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Aleksy fails to land.
Sampson Shain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aleksy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shain swings wildly with an uppercut but Aleksy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Aleksy fails to land.
Aleksy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shain.
Shain throws a low kick but Aleksy moves out of range easily.
Shain throws a wild body kick that Aleksy sees coming a mile off.
Shain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aleksy tries a low kick but Shain avoids it.
Tytus Aleksy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aleksy.
Shain throws a hook but Aleksy blocks it.
Sampson Shain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aleksy misses with a two punch combination.
Shain slips a jab and a cross from Aleksy.
Aleksy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aleksy misses with a low kick as Shain jumps back.
Aleksy 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.
Aleksy tries to clinch
and Shain counters with a straight right hand.
Shain throws a leg kick that misses.
Aleksy checks a low kick from Shain.
It looked like Aleksy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aleksy tries to clinch there but Shain circles away.
Shain thinks about the counter body kick.
Shain with a nice cross.
Shain throws the left hand but Aleksy avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy scores with a one two! Shain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aleksy avoids a kick to the body.
Aleksy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aleksy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aleksy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shain's hands.
Shain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aleksy ducks under a wild hook from Shain.
Shain throws a sloppy head kick and Aleksy moves out of range easily.
Shain throws out a loose jab but Aleksy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shain scores with a spinning back kick!
Aleksy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shain counters with a left to the body.
Aleksy works over Shain's head and body with a nice combination.
Aleksy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shain was well out of range. Poor timing from Aleksy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aleksy looks to land a combination but Shain avoids it well.
Aleksy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shain looks to throw the jab but Aleksy is out of range.
Aleksy avoids the body shot from Shain.
Nice defenses there by Aleksy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shain, as that shot connected.
Shain misses with a hook.
Aleksy connects with the punch.
Shain checks a leg kick.
Shain tries a quick counter leg kick but Aleksy is wise to it.
Aleksy misses with a leg kick.
Shain misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shain misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shain.
Shain looks to score with a jab to the body but Aleksy is just out of range.
Aleksy walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sampson Shain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sampson Shain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aleksy.
Shain takes a swing at Aleksy's ribcage but misses.
Aleksy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aleksy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aleksy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shain lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aleksy takes an elbow to the temple.
Aleksy lands a left hand.
Shain misses with an elbow over the top.
Shain working aggressively here.
Shain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shain misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shain as Aleksy tries to tie him up.
Aleksy wants to stall.
Maybe Aleksy would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Aleksy swings wildly with an uppercut but Shain uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aleksy breaks from the clinch.
Shain slips a jab and a cross from Aleksy.
Shain steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Aleksy checks a leg kick.
Aleksy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aleksy throws a hook but Shain blocks it.
Aleksy wants to clinch.
Shain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aleksy at a distance.
Aleksy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aleksy moves forwards but Shain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aleksy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shain counters with a good low kick that Aleksy was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Aleksy misses.
Aleksy wants to clinch up but Shain keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shain is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aleksy with a body shot.
Shain misses with a head kick.
Aleksy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shain swings for the body but Aleksy moves out of range.
Aleksy lands a head shot.
Aleksy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aleksy.
Aleksy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aleksy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shain flicks out a counter leg kick but Aleksy steps away.
Aleksy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shain throws a leg kick
and Aleksy counters with a series of strikes. Shain will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aleksy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aleksy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aleksy lands a left hand.
Shain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shain lands with a light punch inside.
Aleksy is trying to maintain a safe position but Shain gets an underhook and turns Aleksy into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Aleksy.
Shain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shain misses with a punch on the inside.
Aleksy wants to stall.
Shain misses with the head strike.
Shain misses with an elbow strike.
Aleksy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aleksy blocking some punches.
Shain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aleksy avoids it.
Tytus Aleksy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aleksy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain missing with knees to the body.
Aleksy is looking to control Shain's arms but Shain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aleksy has his back to the cage.
Shain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aleksy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aleksy is defending well for now.
Aleksy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aleksy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shain throws an overhand right that lands on Aleksy's shoulder, as Aleksy tries to avoid the shot.
Aleksy looks to score with a jab to the body but Shain is just out of range.
Shain moves out of range as Aleksy strikes.
Shain throws a hook but Aleksy blocks it.
Aleksy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shain lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sampson Shain.
Well Shain 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sampson Shain!
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