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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reese Remington (ranked 255 p4p, 570 weight class) and Alfred Shipley (ranked 32 p4p, 69 weight class). Reese Remington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reese Remington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfred Shipley!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shipley throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Remington.
Remington throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shipley.
Remington goes for a double leg but Shipley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shipley continues to drive forward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shipley.
Shipley is fighting off a takedown attempt but Remington is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shipley to the mat. Shipley regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Remington sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Remington throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shipley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Remington trying to control the position from guard on top but Shipley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Shipley controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Reese Remington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Remington misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shipley! But no joy.
Remington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shipley moves away.
Alfred Shipley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shipley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Remington jabs Shipley right on the nose. Shipley blinks but takes it well.
Remington feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shipleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Remington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shipley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Remington to score with a decent uppercut.
Shipley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remington.
Remington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shipley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Remington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Remington connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Remington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shipley counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shipley moves out of range of the strikes.
Shipley tries to score with a low kick but Remington moves his leg out of the way.
Shipley throws a series of punches but Remington avoids them all with ease.
Remington has his takedown stuffed
and Shipley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shipley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Remington misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Remington.
Remington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipley staying out of range there.
Remington cracks Shipley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shipley misses with an uppercut.
Remington misses with a low kick.
Remington keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Remington staying out of range there.
Remington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shipley moves away.
Remington slips a jab from Shipley.
Shipley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Shipley.
Remington misses with a jab to the body
and Shipley counters with a left to the body.
Remington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shipley throws out the jab.
Remington throws a leg kick
and Shipley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shipley swings for the body but Remington moves out of range.
Remington lands a leg kick that knocks Shipley off balance momentarily.
Shipley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington ducks under a wild hook from Shipley.
Remington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shipley.
Shipley throws a leg kick but Remington sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shipley misses with a leg kick
and Remington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remington thuds a left hand into Shipley's body.
Shipley just misses with a punch to the body.
Remington misses with a left hand
and Shipley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Remington's knee momentarily.
Shipley staying out of range there.
Shipley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Remington misses with an uppercut.
Remington tries to land a leg kick but Shipley saw it coming and moves away.
Shipley throws a counter combo.
Remington ducks under a wild hook from Shipley.
Remington with a jab.
Remington is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Remington lands a lovely overhand right.
Shipley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Remington.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reese Remington dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Shipley blocks a low kick nicely.
Remington misses with a body shot
and Shipley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Remington moves out of range as Shipley strikes.
Remington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shipley on the side of the head.
Remington shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Remington lands a lovely overhand right.
A leg kick checked by Shipley.
Remington uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Remington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shipley can do to turn this around?
Remington misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shipley counters with a left to the body.
Shipley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reese Remington is winning the standup battle so far.
Shipley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Remington misses
letting Shipley counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shipley motions for Remington to come forward. Shipley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shipley misses with the combination.
Remington shoots for a takedown but Shipley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipley walks into a jab.
Shipley lands with a hook. Remington tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Remington scores with a nice right hand.
Shipley blocks a jab.
Shipley with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Shipley.
Shipley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Remington.
Remington staying out of range there.
Remington looks to land a left hand but Shipley moved out of range nicely.
Shipley throws out a counter right but Remington avoids it with no problem.
Shipley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remington.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Remington.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reese Remington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Remington - that will leave a mark!
Shipley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Remington shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shipley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shipley.
Shipley keeping moving, preventing Remington from controlling successfully.
Remington throws an elbow that misses. Shipley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Remington's guard. Nice move by Shipley!
Shipley trying to control the position from guard on top but Remington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Remington is pulling down on Shipley's head. It's preventing any offense from Shipley, at least for the moment.
Shipley looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shipley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Remington is proving hard to escape from.
Shipley being controlled here momentarily.
Shipley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alfred Shipley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Shipley throws a right hand that misses
and Remington decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shipley's guard.
Remington drops back, looking for a kneebar! Shipley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Shipley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Shipley!
Remington can't do much from the bottom here.
Remington being controlled for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Remington is looking to improve his position.
Shipley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Remington does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Remington wants to control but Shipley is keeping busy.
Shipley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Remington is refusing to be controlled, as Shipley sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Remington.
Remington connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shipley momentarily.
Shipley throws a nice looking combination but Remington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab lands there for Shipley.
A swing and a miss from Shipley.
Remington looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No luck for Remington with that takedown attempt.
Remington dives in for a single leg takedown but Shipley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Remington takes a shot to the head.
Shipley pushes Remington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shipley throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Remington.
Shipley throws a punch but it's blocked by Remington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington lands a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Remington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Remington showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Remington is standing up over Shipley. Shipley looks to escape but Remington dives into side control.
Remington taking a break here but Shipley is having none of it and regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Remington takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alfred Shipley.
I think Shipley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfred Shipley!
Alfred Shipley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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