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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw has chosen Body Head Bangerz - Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Don Shaw acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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28
180 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
179 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw slips a jab and a cross from Croix.
Croix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Croix drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaw rushes Croix and presses him up against the cage.
Croix tries to break free but Shaw pushes him back against the cage.
Shaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Croix tries to sprawl out of it but Shaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Croix manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Croix manages to avoid it.
Croix cracks a nice hook into Shaw's ribs.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Croix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Croix misses with a double jab.
Croix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good shot there by Croix.
Croix just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw throws the left hand but Croix avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Shaw catches Croix right on the button with a cross.
Shaw stuns Croix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Croix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Croix thows a body shot but no joy.
Shaw slips a jab from Croix.
Croix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shaw.
Croix falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shaw counters with a nice leg kick.
Croix misses with a hook. Shaw ducked under it nicely.
Croix throws a combination that misses
and Shaw counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shaw.
Croix is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw advances position into side control!
Shaw looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Croix is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Shaw tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Croix seems a little lost for a moment, as Shaw dominates the positioning.
Shaw throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Croix regains half guard, as Shaw was trying to land strikes.
Nice strikes from Shaw there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw controlling the action here.
Shaw is keen to just control but Croix is a slippery customer.
Shaw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Croix's head.
Croix is defending against the submission attempts here by Shaw.
Croix blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shaw unloads with some shots from mount but Croix bucks and avoids them well.
Shaw won't let Croix get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Shaw throws some wild stikes that Croix manages to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Croix blocking the ground and pound.
Croix on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Croix tries to get out of the position.
Shaw controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Shaw dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Croix's corner calls for a 1-2. Croix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Croix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shaw shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Croix is trying to defend but Shaw finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shaw looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Croix with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shaw is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Croix defends it well.
Croix avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw wants to control but Croix is keeping him busy.
Croix kicks off Shaw and gets to his feet.
Shaw closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Croix did well to prevent Shaw getting side control.
Shaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shaw throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shaw looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shaw is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Croix doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw works his way into full mount!
You get the feeling that Croix really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw throws some wild stikes that Croix manages to avoid easily.
Shaw looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Shaw tries to control but Croix wriggling away.
Shaw unloads with some shots from mount but Croix bucks and avoids them well.
Shaw throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw raining down shots from the mount!
Shaw connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shaw trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shaw might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Croix kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Shaw fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Shaw 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Croix misses with a double jab.
Shaw works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Croix tries to sprawl out of it but Shaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Croix manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Croix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shaw throws a head kick that misses.
Shaw throws a push kick but Croix slaps the foot to one side.
Croix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tony Croix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Croix scores with a jab. Shaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shaw swings for the body but Croix moves out of range.
Shaw slips a jab and a cross from Croix.
Shaw's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Croix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shaw scrambles back to his feet.
Don Shaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Croix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Croix misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Croix looks to land a right hand but Shaw moved out of range.
Shaw pushes Croix away with a front kick.
Tony Croix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shaw shoots in and bounces Croix off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shaw forces his way into half guard.
Shaw with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shaw landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaw uses his free foot to push down on Croix's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Croix.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw looking to control but Croix is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shaw lands with some strikes.
Tony Croix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Don Shaw is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaw with a couple of short strikes.
Shaw unloads with some shots from mount but Croix bucks and avoids them well.
Shaw is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Croix is surviving well by controlling Shaw's body position as best he can.
Shaw tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw wants to control the pace but Croix is squirming around nicely.
Shaw controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaw wants to control the pace but Croix is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shaw 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Shaw!
During a confident post fight interview, Don Shaw thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
58% |
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