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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Shakespeare (ranked 792 p4p, 2035 weight class) and Crazy Legs (ranked 95 p4p, 220 weight class). Legs has chosen Walk - Pantera as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20 - 16 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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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 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Shakespeare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Crazy Legs!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakespeare ducks under a wild hook from Legs.
Shakespeare just misses with a punch to the body.
Shakespeare throws a shot from downtown. Legs moves away and avoids it.
Legs throws a lazy right hand but Shakespeare sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shakespeare throws the left hand but Legs avoids the punch easily.
Legs thuds his right hand into Shakespeare's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Legs misses its intended target.
Shakespeare was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Legs tests Shakespeare's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shakespeare throws out a loose jab but Legs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shakespeare under the eye.
Legs scores with a body shot.
Shakespeare has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Legs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Legs throws a jab but it's blocked by Shakespeare.
Shakespeare connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Crazy Legs has been cut.
Shakespeare throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shakespeare misses with an uppercut.
Legs connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shakespeare.
Legs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Legs ducks under a wild hook from Shakespeare.
Shakespeare throws a lazy uppercut
and Legs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Legs feints a jab promting Shakespeare to slip. Legs then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shakespeare slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Legs cracks Shakespeare with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Legs misses with a right hand
and Shakespeare counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Legs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shakespeare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shakespeare throws an off balance right hand
and Legs counters with a stiff right hand.
Shakespeare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Legs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shakespeare is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legs.
Legs is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shakespeare had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Legs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Legs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakespeare has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Legs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakespeare waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legs.
Legs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shakespeare.
Shakespeare is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legs.
Legs takes the fight into the clinch.
Shakespeare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legs leaning his opponent against the cage.
Legs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Legs.
Shakespeare is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shakespeare.
Legs effectively controlling the action here.
Shakespeare escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shakespeare.
Shakespeare misses with a double jab
and Legs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shakespeare throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Legs throws a big counter head kick but Shakespeare avoids it with no problem.
Shakespeare throws the left hand but Legs avoids the punch easily.
Legs thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Shakespeare misses its target.
Legs misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Shakespeare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Legs scores with a nice strike.
Shakespeare looks to land a right hand but Legs moved out of range.
A jab from Shakespeare misses.
Shakespeare gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Legs.
Legs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Legs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Legs ducks under a wild hook from Shakespeare.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legs swinging wildly here.
Legs gets a clinch.
Legs misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legs swings wildly with an uppercut but Shakespeare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakespeare is trying to break free.
Legs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shakespeare wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Legs.
Legs misses with some punches.
A short left from Legs.
Legs is struggling to control the position.
Legs lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Legs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crazy Legs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Legs is looking to clinch.
It looks like Robbie Shakespeare has been cut.
Legs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shakespeare rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Legs counters with a stiff right hand.
Shakespeare doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Legs is looking to clinch.
A big right from Shakespeare misses.
A big left from Shakespeare misses.
Shakespeare throws a leg kick but Legs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Legs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shakespeare is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Legs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shakespeare.
Jab from Shakespeare.
A swing and a miss from Shakespeare.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shakespeare looks to throw the jab but Legs is out of range.
Shakespeare throws a series of punches but Legs avoids them all with ease.
Legs lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakespeare throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Legs counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shakespeare misses with an uppercut
and Legs counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Shakespeare.
Shakespeare misses with a body shot.
Shakespeare takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shakespeare misses with a left hand
enabling Legs to counter with a crisp jab.
Legs throws the left hand but Shakespeare avoids the punch easily.
Shakespeare throws a series of punches but Legs avoids them all with ease.
Crazy Legs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Legs misses with a hook. Shakespeare ducked under it nicely.
Shakespeare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Legs lands with an overhand left.
Shakespeare takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shakespeare displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legs tries to clinch but Shakespeare is having none of it.
Shakespeare was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A combination from Legs does no damage.
Legs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shakespeare manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakespeare takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Shakespeare misses.
Legs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Legs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Decent striking displayed by Legs there.
Legs throws a body shot but no joy.
Legs throws a shot to the body.
Shakespeare connects with a right hand. Legs shakes it off.
That has opened up Crazy Legs's cut even more.
Shakespeare falls off balance throwing a combination
and Legs counters with a nice uppercut.
Shakespeare tries to work over Legs's front leg with a kick but Legs checks it.
Legs darts in and clinches Shakespeare up against the cage.
Legs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Legs lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Legs.
Legs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakespeare is trying to break free.
Shakespeare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crazy Legs seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Legs stalling.
Legs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shakespeare manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Legs.
Legs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shakespeare.
Legs throws out a counter right but Shakespeare avoids it with no problem.
Shakespeare pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Legs cracks Shakespeare with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Legs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shakespeare throws a leg kick that is checked
and Legs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Legs blocks a jab.
Crazy Legs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakespeare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Legs defending well as Shakespeare loads up on a big left hand.
Legs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Shakespeare misses.
Legs jabs Shakespeare to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Legs scores with a nice strike.
Shakespeare with a hook.
A head kick misses from Legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Shakespeare misses its target.
Shakespeare throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Legs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shakespeare throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Legs counter with a right hand.
Legs tries to close the distance and clinch but Shakespeare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legs wants to clinch.
Shakespeare lands with an uppercut that bounces Legs off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Legs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shakespeare tries to keep at a distance but Legs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Legs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Legs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shakespeare can't break the clinch.
Legs lands a left hand.
Legs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shakespeare is trying to break the clinch but Legs has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Legs.
Shakespeare is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legs lands a hook that snaps the head of Shakespeare backwards.
Legs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Legs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Legs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Legs has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shakespeare seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Legs can turn it around.
Shakespeare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakespeare is trying to push Legs away but Legs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Legs slowing the pace effectively.
Shakespeare is trying to break free.
Legs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Legs.
Legs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shakespeare up against the cage.
Shakespeare is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Legs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Legs has a couple of punches blocked by Shakespeare.
Legs prevents Shakespeare from breaking the clinch.
Shakespeare can't break the clinch.
Shakespeare wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robbie Shakespeare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Legs fails to land.
Legs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Legs.
Legs lands with a right to the head.
Legs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Legs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shakespeare tries to break free but Legs pushes him back against the cage.
Legs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakespeare working hard to break the clinch.
Shakespeare is trying to push Legs away but Legs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Legs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Legs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shakespeare is trying to break the clinch but Legs is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Legs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Legs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shakespeare backwards.
Legs gets through Shakespeare's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Legs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shakespeare is rocked!
Shakespeare can't break the clinch.
Legs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Shakespeare is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shakespeare looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shakespeare is trying to break the clinch but Legs is controlling him.
Shakespeare seems to have got his legs back now.
Shakespeare blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Legs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Legs.
Legs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shakespeare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Legs fails to land.
Shakespeare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Legs pushes Shakespeare back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Legs fails to land.
Legs lands a shot to the body.
Legs stalls.
Legs lands a left hand.
Shakespeare is looking to break free of the clinch but Legs has double underhooks.
Legs scores with a shot to the side of Shakespeare's head.
A nice left hand lands by Legs.
Legs prevents a body shot from Shakespeare.
Shakespeare pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Legs moves into range and clinches up with Shakespeare.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crazy Legs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Legs 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 William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy Legs!
A relieved looking Crazy Legs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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pop
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