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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Shinnie (ranked 2860 p4p, 3210 weight class) and Kova Luu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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38 - 26 - 0 |
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199 cm
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10 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Shinnie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kova Luu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinnie with a nice cross.
Luu throws a leg kick
and Shinnie counters with a right hand to the body.
Luu moves into range and clinches up with Shinnie.
Shinnie wants to get back to striking at distance but Luu won't allow it.
Luu crunches a lovely knee into Shinnie's ribcage.
Shinnie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luu has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Shinnie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shinnie breaks from the clinch.
Luu slips under a jab from Shinnie.
Luu shapes to counter with a head kick.
Shinnie throws an off balance right hand
and Luu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Luu cracks Shinnie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shinnie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luu.
Luu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shinnie with the inside leg kick.
Luu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luu throws a solid leg kick but Shinnie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinnie misses with a looping right.
Luu slips a jab from Shinnie.
Luu throws a head kick but Shinnie moves out of range.
Shinnie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luu misses with a kick to the body.
Luu wants to clinch.
Shinnie throwing a counter right hand but Luu manages to avoid it.
Kevin Shinnie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinnie throws a body shot but no joy.
Shinnie digs a good hook to Luu's body.
Shinnie scores with a hook.
Luu connects with a high kick.
It looks like Kevin Shinnie has been cut.
Luu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie is trying to break the clinch but Luu is controlling him.
Shinnie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shinnie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinnie throws an overhand right that lands on Luu's shoulder, as Luu tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Luu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shinnie checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Shinnie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shinnie swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Shinnie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shinnie swats away the attempt to clinch by Luu.
Shinnie misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie throws a jab but it's blocked by Luu.
Shinnie tries to land a front kick but Luu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shinnie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from Luu lands but Shinnie takes it in his stride.
Shinnie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shinnie throws a right and a left that Luu avoids nicely.
Luu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luu slips a jab from Shinnie.
Luu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shinnie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shinnie is breathing heavily.
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!
Shinnie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luu. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shinnie.
Luu throws a right hand that Shinnie ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinnie also avoids with ease.
Shinnie throws a nice looking combination but Luu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luu checks a low kick from Shinnie.
A head kick misses from Luu.
A telegraphed right hand from Shinnie misses the target.
Luu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shinnie will feel that in the morning.
Shinnie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luu feints a counter leg kick.
Luu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinnie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Shinnie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Luu ducks under a wild hook from Shinnie.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Shinnie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Shinnie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Luu tried to score with a low kick but Shinnie checks it.
Luu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luu tries a head kick but it misses.
Luu throws a lazy right hand but Shinnie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luu misses with a right hand
and Shinnie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shinnie.
Luu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shinnie throws a one two combo.
Luu tries to land a front kick but Shinnie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Shinnie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Luu tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shinnie.
Shinnie throwing a counter right hand but Luu manages to avoid it.
A big right from Shinnie misses.
Shinnie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luu avoids the body shot from Shinnie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shinnie is out of range.
Shinnie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luu avoids a kick to the body.
Luu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shinnie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Luu checks it well.
Shinnie 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.
Luu slips a jab from Shinnie.
Kevin Shinnie is winning the standup battle so far.
Shinnie connects with the punch.
Shinnie misses the jab.
Shinnie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Luu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shinnie scrambles back to his feet.
Luu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shinnie's head.
Shinnie looks to land a body kick but Luu moved away.
Luu wants to counter with a clinch but Shinnie pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luu lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luu is looking to land body kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Shinnie misses the target.
And Luu responds with a good body kick, but Shinnie manages to step out the way in time.
Shinnie misses with a body shot.
Luu lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Shinnie. That snapped Luu's head back.
Luu tries a head kick but it misses.
Shinnie swinging wildly here.
Luu needs to keep his hands up - Shinnie had a free shot at his head there.
Luu throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Luu tenderised Shinnie's leg. Shinnie is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luu throws a chopping leg kick but Shinnie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luu is looking to clinch but Shinnie is avoiding it.
Shinnie looks to throw the jab but Luu is out of range.
Luu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shinnie.
A big right from Shinnie misses.
Luu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Luu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shinnie keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Shinnie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luu misses with a head kick.
Luu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shinnie throws a chopping leg kick but Luu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shinnie misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie throws a sloppy head kick and Luu moves out of range easily.
Shinnie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Luu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Luu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinnie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Luu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shinnie.
Good leg kick by Luu.
Luu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shinnie looks to land a left hand but Luu moved out of range nicely.
Luu slips a straight right by Shinnie.
Luu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kova Luu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kevin Shinnie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shinnie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Luu.
Shinnie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Luu.
Shinnie throws a jab when Luu was well out of range.
Luu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luu with a nice calf kick.
Shinnie lands a really nice looking cross but Luu seems unphased.
Shinnie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luu.
A big left from Luu misses.
Shinnie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinnie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shinnie throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shinnie throws a low kick but Luu moves out of range easily.
Luu unleashes a big counter combination but Shinnie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Luu tries to clinch but Shinnie is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luu tries to work over Shinnie's front leg with a kick but Shinnie checks it.
Luu slips under a jab.
Shinnie throws a series of punches but Luu moves out of range.
Luu tries to clinch but Shinnie is having none of it.
Shinnie ducks right into an uppercut from Luu.
Luu rushes Shinnie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Luu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shinnie manages to break the clinch.
Luu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shinnie throws a lazy right hand but Luu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luu lands with a kick to the temple. Shinnie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kevin Shinnie's cut is getting worse.
Shinnie throws a sloppy head kick and Luu moves out of range easily.
Shinnie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Luu lands a big head kick that sends Shinnie tumbling to the mat! Luu takes a step backwards and waves Shinnie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shinnie is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinnie drops his hands momentarily and Luu needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Shinnie just on the top of the head. Shinnie drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Shinnie - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kova Luu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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