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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pika Kalei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalei comes into the arena with New York blaring out of the sound system. Shackleford has chosen The Godfather as his entrance music. Rusty Shackleford has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pika Kalei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Rusty Shackleford!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shackleford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kalei scores with a hook to the body. Shackleford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shackleford throws a series of punches but Kalei avoids them all with ease.
Shackleford misses with a wild combination.
Kalei swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shackleford counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice cross by Kalei.
A shot to the body from Kalei misses
and Shackleford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kalei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shackleford.
Kalei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shackleford walks into a straight right hand from Kalei.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalei closes the distance and clinches.
Kalei struggles to land a body shot inside as Shackleford controls his hands.
Kalei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shackleford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kalei tries to land knees in the clinch but Shackleford avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shackleford.
Kalei lands with a right to the head.
Kalei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shackleford's elbow.
Kalei has had enough of the clinch but Shackleford keeps him there for the moment.
Kalei wants a takedown but no success here.
Kalei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shackleford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kalei has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shackleford avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kalei is breathing heavily.
Shackleford lands with a right to the head.
Shackleford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shackleford taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shackleford avoiding damage as Kalei throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalei.
Kalei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shackleford's elbow.
Shackleford stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalei misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shackleford.
Kalei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shackleford is defending well for now.
Shackleford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalei thuds his right hand into Shackleford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kalei is looking to wear down Shackleford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kalei slips a jab and a cross from Shackleford.
Shackleford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalei manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shackleford cracks the inside of Kalei's front leg.
Kalei wants to clinch up but Shackleford keeps it at a distance.
Pika Kalei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shackleford misses with a body punch
and Kalei counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Kalei does no damage.
Shackleford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalei misses with a head kick.
Rusty Shackleford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shackleford closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shackleford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kalei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalei looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shackleford misses with a low kick as Kalei jumps back.
Kalei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shackleford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Pika Kalei has been cut.
Shackleford throws a right and a left that Kalei avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shackleford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shackleford wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pika Kalei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford looks to land a combination but Kalei avoids it well.
Shackleford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Shackleford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shackleford works Kalei's body with a nice hook.
Shackleford throws a combination. Kalei tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shackleford dodges the punch combination from Kalei.
Shackleford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kalei gets the takedown into side control.
Shackleford tries to buck Kalei off but Kalei is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalei tries to score with some ground and pound. Shackleford controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Shackleford is looking for a sweep.
Shackleford is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Shackleford is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Shackleford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pika Kalei's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shackleford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kalei dives in and grabs Shackleford's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shackleford pushes down on Kalei's head and hops out.
Shackleford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kalei takes a step back to recover.
Kalei tried to score with a low kick but Shackleford checks it.
Shackleford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shackleford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shackleford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalei.
Kalei throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shackleford dodges the punch combination from Kalei.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shackleford keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalei takes a swing at Shackleford's ribcage but misses.
Rusty Shackleford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalei throws a series of punches but Shackleford avoids them all with ease.
Shackleford goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shackleford connects with a leg kick. Kalei looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shackleford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kalei.
Shackleford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalei.
Kalei looks to score with a jab to the body but Shackleford is just out of range.
Kalei looks to score with a jab to the body but Shackleford is just out of range.
Shackleford misses with a series of wild punches.
Kalei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pika Kalei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalei takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kalei takes a swing at Shackleford's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalei misses with a leg kick
and Shackleford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shackleford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kalei's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shackleford scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Shackleford does no damage.
Shackleford lands a slapping body shot.
Kalei 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.
Kalei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shackleford throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kalei throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kalei throws a hook but Shackleford blocks it.
Kalei misses the shot to the body.
Kalei lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford moves out of range of the leg kick from Kalei.
Shackleford fails to land with a series of punches.
Shackleford slips under a jab from Kalei.
Shackleford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kalei's head.
Shackleford throws a series of punches but Kalei moves out of range.
Shackleford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kalei doesn't manage to clinch there - Shackleford circles away.
Kalei tries to clinch but Shackleford moves away
and Shackleford counters with a two punch combo.
Kalei misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Kalei.
Shackleford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shackleford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kalei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shackleford!
Pika Kalei's cut is getting worse.
Shackleford misses with a series of wild punches.
Shackleford misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shackleford fails to land with a series of punches.
Shackleford throws a right hand that Kalei ducks under and follows up with a left that Kalei also avoids with ease.
Kalei moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kalei lands a jab to Shackleford's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shackleford cracks the inside of Kalei's front leg.
Kalei closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shackleford is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Shackleford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pika Kalei's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kalei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shackleford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shackleford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kalei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shackleford misses with a two punch combination.
Kalei just misses with a punch to the body.
Shackleford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalei moves away.
Shackleford scoring well with a low kick there.
Shackleford throws a body punch but Kalei moves out of range.
Kalei tries to close the distance and clinch but Shackleford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalei scores with a jab. Shackleford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalei. Shackleford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalei is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kalei takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford throws a series of punches but Kalei avoids them all with ease.
Kalei misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Shackleford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shackleford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kalei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kalei tries to clinch up.
Kalei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shackleford shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kalei eats them both and turns towards Shackleford to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shackleford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalei moves away.
Kalei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalei is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shackleford.
Kalei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shackleford manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalei feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shackleford is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shackleford frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kalei tries to lock up and control but Shackleford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shackleford lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shackleford prevents Kalei from getting the reversal.
Shackleford landing shots from mount.
Kalei is squirming around, avoiding Shackleford's attempts to control the action.
Shackleford has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kalei's face.
Kalei is in a horrible position here. Shackleford smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalei really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shackleford can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kalei is looking to escape.
Kalei tries to reverse the position but Shackleford maintains control.
Shackleford lands a big shot there that rocks Kalei but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shackleford connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shackleford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kalei working to try and regain half guard.
Shackleford lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kalei hang on?
Shackleford controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Shackleford has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalei in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shackleford sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalei in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shackleford dominating with strikes here.
Shackleford raining down hammerfists from mount.
Shackleford is landing with some decent strikes but Kalei is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kalei gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalei moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kalei scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Shackleford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shackleford winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Shackleford!
Rusty Shackleford gave a mention to Bushido Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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hype
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