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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustly Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Mara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rustly Shackleford!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shackleford throws a poor cross that misses
and Mara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mara works over Shackleford's head and body with a nice combination.
Shackleford lands a head kick!
Shackleford moves into the clinch successfully.
Mara can't find room to land a body shot as Shackleford controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Shackleford as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shackleford.
Shackleford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Shackleford.
Shackleford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shackleford working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mara working aggressively here.
Mara missing with knees to the body.
Mara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mara.
Mara lands a body punch.
Mara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shackleford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mara's elbow.
Shackleford manages to break the clinch.
Mara moves into the clinch successfully.
Shackleford has had enough of the clinch but Mara keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Mara.
Shackleford wants to break free but Mara has control.
Shackleford tries to throw a body punch but Mara avoids it by throwing Shackleford back against the cage.
Mara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford lands a shoulder strike.
Shackleford is trying to break the clinch but Mara is controlling him.
Mara taking a breather.
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 blocking some punches.
Shackleford has a couple of punches blocked by Mara.
Shackleford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mara has him pressed against the cage.
Mara tries to throw a body punch but Shackleford avoids it by throwing Mara back against the cage.
Mara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shackleford blocks a body shot from Mara.
Stalling in the clinch from Mara.
Mara tries to throw a body punch but Shackleford avoids it by throwing Mara back against the cage.
Mara trying to stall but Shackleford improves his position.
Shackleford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shackleford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mara is trying to maintain a safe position but Shackleford gets an underhook and turns Mara into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara scores with a shot to the side of Shackleford's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shackleford.
A head punch on the inside from Shackleford fails to land.
Shackleford prevents a body shot from Mara.
Shackleford misses with some punches.
Shackleford breaks from the clinch.
Mara lands a really nice looking cross but Shackleford seems unphased.
Mara slips a jab and a cross from Shackleford.
Shackleford drives through and clinches with Mara against the cage.
Shackleford blocks an elbow strike.
Mara taking a breather.
Shackleford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mara backwards.
Shackleford blocks a body shot from Mara.
Shackleford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shackleford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mara tries to close the distance and clinch but Shackleford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shackleford plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shackleford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shackleford misses with a double jab
and Mara counters with an outside leg kick.
Shackleford cracks Mara with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mara!
A head kick misses from Shackleford.
Shackleford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Mara dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shackleford lands with a right hand.
Shackleford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mara lands a jab to Shackleford's midsection.
Rustly Shackleford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shackleford rushes Mara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matthew Mara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mara struggles to land a body shot inside as Shackleford controls his hands.
Shackleford dodges an elbow strike from Mara.
Mara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shackleford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maras head.
Shackleford manages to break the clinch.
Rustly Shackleford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shackleford doesn't manage to clinch there - Mara circles away.
Mara throws a sloppy head kick and Shackleford moves out of range easily.
Mara throws a body punch but Shackleford moves out of range.
Mara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shackleford throws a right and a left that Mara avoids nicely.
Mara moves into range and clinches up with Shackleford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shackleford.
Mara tries to land knees in the clinch but Shackleford avoids the damage to the body.
Shackleford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mara working aggressively here.
Mara struggles to land a body shot inside as Shackleford controls his hands.
Mara tries to stall but Shackleford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shackleford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shackleford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shackleford blocks a head kick by Mara.
Mara throws a head kick that misses.
Shackleford moves into the clinch.
Shackleford can't find room to land a body shot as Mara controls the action.
Mara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shackleford breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mara dodges the punch combination from Shackleford.
Shackleford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mara swats away the attempt to clinch by Shackleford.
Mara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shackleford throws a head kick but Mara moves out of range.
Matthew Mara is winning the standup battle so far.
Mara avoids the head kick by Shackleford.
Mara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shackleford checks it well.
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!
Mara misses the shot to the body.
Shackleford defending well as Mara loads up on a big left hand.
Shackleford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford wants to clinch up but Mara keeps it at a distance.
Mara misses with a body shot.
Mara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shackleford's calf.
Mara scores with a nice head shot.
Mara misses with an uppercut
and Shackleford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mara scores with a head kick. Shackleford tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shackleford pushes Mara up against the cage in a clinch.
Mara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shackleford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shackleford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shackleford lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara wants to stall.
Shackleford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shackleford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mara takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mara lands with a nice body punch.
Mara rushes Shackleford and presses him up against the cage.
Shackleford is trying to break the clinch but Mara is controlling him.
Shackleford tries to break the clinch but Mara is controlling the position.
Shackleford lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mara tries to throw a body punch but Shackleford avoids it by throwing Mara back against the cage.
Shackleford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mara scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matthew Mara will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Shackleford lands a two punch combo.
Mara is looking to wear down Shackleford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mara moves in looking to clinch but Shackleford pushes him off.
Shackleford scores with a nice right hand.
Shackleford cracks Mara with a good jab.
Mara is rocked!
Shackleford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Mara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shackleford moves out of range of the body kick.
Shackleford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mara misses with a body shot.
Shackleford scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut lands for Shackleford. That snapped Mara's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shackleford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mara doesn't manage to clinch there - Shackleford circles away.
Shackleford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shackleford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shackleford pushes Mara up against the cage in a clinch.
Shackleford lands an uppercut.
Shackleford managing to block the knees to the body from Mara.
Shackleford lands a big right hand that drops Mara! The killer instinct kicks in and Shackleford finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Shackleford!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rustly Shackleford!
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energy
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hype
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