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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen Longfinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Shirley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen Longfinger looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Owen Longfinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Shirley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Longfinger. Shirley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Longfinger looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Shirley instigates a clinch.
Longfinger has had enough of the clinch but Shirley keeps him there for the moment.
Shirley scores with a shoulder strike.
Shirley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shirley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Longfinger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shirley scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Longfinger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Longfinger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shirley.
Shirley instigates a clinch.
Shirley manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shirley lands a nice hook to Longfinger's body. Longfinger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aaron Shirley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Longfinger.
Shirley closes the distance and clinches.
Shirley lands a knee to the body.
Shirley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shirley has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Longfinger regains guard immediately.
Shirley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Longfinger, up you get!
Shirley scores with a punch to the head.
Longfinger is looking to clinch.
Shirley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shirley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shirley closes the distance and pushes Longfinger back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Shirley on the inside.
Shirley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shirley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shirley gets through Longfinger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shirley works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Shirley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Longfinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Shirley. Beautiful body shot.
Shirley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shirley misses with a hook.
Longfinger catches Shirley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Longfinger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shirley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Shirley.
Shirley connects with a body shot.
Longfinger throws a lazy head kick
and Shirley counters by clinching up.
Shirley pulls guard effortlessly.
Shirley is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Longfinger presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Shirley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shirley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shirley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shirley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Longfinger throws a right and a left that Shirley avoids nicely.
Shirley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shirley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shirley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirley has closed the distance and engaged Longfinger in a clinch.
A short left from Shirley.
Longfinger wants to break free but Shirley has control.
Shirley gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Shirley postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Longfinger to stand up.
Decent striking displayed by Longfinger there.
Longfinger shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shirley eats them both and turns towards Longfinger to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shirley takes one to the chin there.
Shirley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shirley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shirley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Longfinger fails with the takedown
and Shirley counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Shirley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Longfinger looks to land a left hand but Shirley moved out of range nicely.
Shirley connects with a single shot there.
Shirley lands a jab to the head.
Longfinger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Longfinger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shirley pinned against the cage. Shirley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shirley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Longfinger.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shirley.
Shirley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Longfinger's head.
A punch lands to the side of Longfinger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Longfinger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shirley counters with a three punch combo that has Longfinger backing up. Longfinger nods at Shirley to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shirley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shirley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shirley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Longfinger's head.
Longfinger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Longfinger tries to keep at a distance but Shirley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shirley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Longfinger shoots in and drives through. Shirley sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Longfinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shirley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shirley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Shirley.
Shirley works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Shirley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longfinger missing with a left hand there. Shirley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Longfinger digs a good body shot into Shirley's ribs.
Aaron Shirley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Longfinger does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shirley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Longfinger, pushing him back against the cage.
Shirley lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Shirley - that landed with a thud.
Longfinger working hard to break the clinch.
Shirley lands a takedown into guard.
Shirley won't allow Longfinger to get back to his feet.
Shirley gets to his feet. Longfinger looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shirley lands a glancing blow to the side of Longfinger's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shirley duly obliges.
A right-left combo lands from Shirley.
Shirley lands a really nice looking cross but Longfinger seems unphased.
Longfinger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Longfinger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shirley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shirley clinches.
Shirley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shirley scores with a nice strike.
Longfinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shirley moves into the clinch.
Longfinger is pressed up against the cage. Shirley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Longfinger down to the mat. Longfinger avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shirley throws a right hand that Longfinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Longfinger also avoids with ease.
Shirley lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Longfinger tries to keep at a distance but Shirley has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Longfinger. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Shirley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shirley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shirley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shirley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Longfinger wants to clinch up but Shirley keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shirley. Longfinger shrugs it off though.
Shirley darts in and clinches Longfinger up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Longfinger scores with a one two! Shirley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shirley slaps away a takedown attempt from Longfinger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Shirley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shirley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Longfinger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shirley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Longfinger scrambles back to his feet.
Shirley lands with a slapping head kick.
Longfinger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shirley is out of range.
Longfinger misses with a double jab.
A cross from Shirley lands.
Longfinger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shirley rushes Longfinger and presses him up against the cage.
Shirley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Longfinger backwards.
Longfinger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shirley drags the fight down to the ground.
Shirley manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shirley manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirley manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Shirley lands a head shot.
Shirley clinches.
Shirley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Longfinger is trying to break free.
Shirley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Longfinger is trying to keep an underhook but Shirley manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shirley stands up from half guard.
Shirley drives through and clinches with Longfinger against the cage.
Longfinger is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shirley.
Nice body punch from Shirley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirley wants the takedown. Longfinger is fighting it off but Shirley persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Longfinger's guard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longfinger is working an open guard so Shirley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Shirley keeps the fight on the outside.
Shirley ducks under a wild hook from Longfinger.
Shirley lands a jab to the head.
Shirley cracks Longfinger with a good jab.
Shirley closes the distance and clinches.
Shirley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Longfinger fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Longfinger is defended easily by Shirley.
Shirley dips to his left and cracks Longfinger with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirley scores with a shot to the body.
Shirley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Longfinger, pushing him back against the cage.
Longfinger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shirley prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Longfinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shirley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shirley clinches up with Longfinger and pushes him back against the cage.
Longfinger is trying to break free.
Shirley is trying to trip Longfinger. He has hold of a leg but Longfinger is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shirley persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Owen Longfinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shirley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Shirley jabs at Longfinger's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longfinger misses with a takedown
and Shirley counters by clinching up.
Shirley avoiding damage.
Shirley lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shirley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aaron Shirley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shirley lands a left hand.
Longfinger is fighting off a takedown attempt but Shirley is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Longfinger to the mat. Longfinger regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Shirley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Longfinger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shirley lands with a good body shot.
Longfinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Shirley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shirley 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Shirley!
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energy
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