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Event:
GDL 96: McMann VS Camble
Date: May 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Velluire throws a jab but it's blocked by Shelby.
Brandon Velluire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Velluire's head backwards.
Velluire lands a leg kick that knocks Shelby off balance momentarily.
Velluire throws a nice looking combination but Shelby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shelby misses with a wild combination.
Velluire misses with a body kick.
Shelby misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Velluire.
Shelby misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Velluire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shelby is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Velluire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shelby walks into a left hand.
Velluire dodges the punch combination from Shelby.
Shelby shoots for a takedown but Velluire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brandon Velluire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Shelby.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Velluire is just out of range.#T1#
Shelby throws a series of punches but Velluire avoids them all with ease.
Velluire throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Velluire. Those never looked like landing.
Shelby tries to counter with a clinch but Velluire shakes him off and moves away.
Velluire scores with a jab to the body.
Velluire tries to bum rush Shelby with a series of wild strikes but Shelby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Velluire with a nice cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Velluire.
Velluire slips a jab and a cross from Shelby.
Velluire with a jab.
Velluire thumps Shelby with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velluire connects with a leg kick.
Velluire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Velluire throws a right hand that Shelby ducks under and follows up with a left that Shelby also avoids with ease.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Velluire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shelby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#T2#
Velluire misses with a straight left.
Velluire swats away the attempt to clinch by Shelby.
Shelby takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Velluire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velluire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velluire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Velluire thuds a left hand into Shelby's body.
Brandon Velluire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shelby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Velluire counters with a two punch combo.
Shelby throws a left and a right that both miss
and Velluire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Velluire.
Velluire jabs Shelby right on the nose. Shelby blinks but takes it well.#CL2#
Shelby has closed the distance and engaged Velluire in a clinch.
#T3##BC#
Velluire manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Velluire misses.
Velluire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Shelby does it's job there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Velluire.
Velluire misses with a lunging right hand
and Shelby counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Velluire misses.
Shelby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shelby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velluire stalks Shelby and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shelby's face. Shelby staggers backwards, shaken.
Shelby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Velluire pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shelby back to the cage. Velluire follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T4#
Shelby moves in looking to clinch but Velluire pushes him off.
Velluire throws a big counter combination but Shelby scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Velluire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shelby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shelby misses with a double jab
and Velluire counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Velluire lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Velluire.
Velluire throws a series of punches but Shelby avoids them all with ease.
Velluire clobbers Shelby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Velluire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shelby scores with a shot to the body.
Velluire scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Velluire is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Velluire is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Velluire cracks Shelby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Velluire lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Velluire.
Shelby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Velluire dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Velluire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Velluire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Velluire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shelby circles away quickly and effectively.
Velluire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Velluire has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Velluire slips a jab from Shelby.
Shelby pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Velluire back to the cage. Shelby follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shelby moves in looking to clinch but Velluire pushes him off.
Velluire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brandon Velluire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shelby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Velluire with a nice calf kick.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Velluire tries to pull guard but Shelby forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC#
Velluire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velluire misses with a double jab
and Shelby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Velluire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shelby can do to turn this around?#T1#
Velluire lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shelby misses with a low kick.
Shelby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Velluire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Velluire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Velluire tries to bum rush Shelby with a series of wild strikes but Shelby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Velluire.
Shelby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Velluire keeps the fight on the outside.
Shelby misses with the combination.
Shelby lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Velluire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shelby doesn't seem phased though.
Shelby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velluire.
Shelby drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Velluire defends it well.#T2#
Shelby throws a right and a left that Velluire avoids nicely.
Shelby swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velluire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Velluire throws a lazy right hand but Shelby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shelby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velluire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Velluire half committed to a counter leg kick.
Velluire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shelby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shelby tries to clinch up but Velluire circles away and keeps his distance.
Shelby scores with a three punch combo!
#ROC2#Velluire is rocked!
Shelby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Velluire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Velluire throws a right and a left that Shelby avoids nicely.
Velluire seems to have got his legs back now.#T3#
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shelby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velluire.
Shelby tries to counter with a clinch but Velluire shakes him off and moves away.
Shelby tries to clinch but Velluire is having none of it.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Velluire was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shelby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velluire.
Shelby throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shelby throws a low kick but it's checked well by Velluire.
Velluire tries to bum rush Shelby with a series of wild strikes but Shelby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Velluire lands with an overhand left.
Shelby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shelby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Shelby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velluire wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Velluire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Velluire tries to bum rush Shelby with a series of wild strikes but Shelby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Velluire throws a hook to the side of Shelby's head but Shelby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Velluire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shelby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shelby has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shelby has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Velluire counters by moving into the clinch. #BC2#
Shelby breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
Shelby takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Shelby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Velluire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Velluire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
A shot to the liver by Velluire. Beautiful body shot.
Shelby blocks a head kick by Velluire.
#CL2#
Shelby clinches up with Velluire and pushes him back against the cage.
Velluire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shelby's defenses.
Shelby lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Shelby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velluire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shelby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Velluire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shelby's head.
Velluire scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velluire's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Velluire duly obliges.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Velluire is just out of range.
Shelby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Shelby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velluire with the inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shelby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Shelby does no damage.
Shelby takes one to the chin there.
No joy there for Velluire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shelby scores with a shot to the body.
A combination from Velluire does no damage.
Velluire looks to land a body kick but Shelby moved away.
Velluire avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Velluire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shelby.
Shelby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Velluire misses with the combination.
#T2#
Shelby tries to clinch up but Velluire circles away and keeps his distance.
Shelby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Velluire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Velluire misses with a wild combination.
Shelby is looking for the big counter here.
Velluire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shelby.
Shelby tries to counter with a clinch but Velluire shakes him off and moves away.
Velluire thuds his shin into the meat of Shelby's side.
Brandon Velluire is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
A clash of legs there as Shelby blocks the low kick.
Velluire throws a right and a left that Shelby avoids nicely.
Despite the aggression on Shelby's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Velluire swinging wildly here.
Shelby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T3#
Shelby throws a right and a left that Velluire avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
Velluire throws an overhand right that lands on Shelby's shoulder, as Shelby tries to avoid the shot.
Shelby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shelby is looking to clinch.
Velluire tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shelby manages to circle out of the way.
Velluire lunges at Shelby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shelby's hand.
Shelby doesn't manage to clinch there - Velluire circles away.
Shelby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shelby with a poor takedown #CL#
and Velluire counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC#
Velluire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shelby doesn't manage to clinch there - Velluire circles away.
Velluire went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Some wild striking there from Velluire.
#T4#
A big right from Shelby misses. #CL2#
Shelby forces Velluire back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Velluire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velluire scores with a three punch combo!
Shelby misses with a right hand
and Velluire counters with a two punch combo.
Shelby tries to clinch there but Velluire circles away.
Velluire throws a series of strikes that have Shelby backpedaling.
A nice leg kick from Velluire, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shelby throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Velluire is looking to counter the offense by Shelby and move into the clinch.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Velluire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shelbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Velluire keeps the fight on the outside.
Velluire throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Velluire showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Velluire has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Velluire! |
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Event:
GDL 89: West VS Camble
Date: Apr 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Shelby. Those never looked like landing.
Shelby misses with a two punch combination.
Shelby tries to bum rush Carsara with a series of wild strikes but Carsara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Carsara tries to counter it with a takedown but Shelby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shelby throws a right and a left that both miss.#KD2#
Carsara lands a left and a right that send Shelby crashing to the mat, dazed. Carsara thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT2#It looks like Thomas Shelby has been cut.
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Carsara tries to counter it with a takedown but Shelby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Carsara clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Shelby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shelby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shelby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Shelby.
#CL2#
Carsara closes the distance and clinches.
Shelby can't break the clinch.
#BC2#
Carsara breaks the clinch.
#T1#
Carsara needs to keep his hands up - Shelby had a free shot at his head there.
Shelby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carsara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carsara looks for a takedown but Shelby sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shelby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carsara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shelby is looking for a counter combo.
Shelby tries to clinch but Carsara moves out of range. #CL#
Shelby clinches up against the cage.
Carsara blocking some punches.
#BC#
Shelby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shelby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Carsara tries to counter it with a takedown but Shelby pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T2#
Carsara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shelby as he avoids it easily.
Thomas Shelby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fausto Jr Carsara.
Carsara dodges the punch combination from Shelby.
Shelby doesn't manage to clinch there - Carsara circles away.
Carsara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Carsara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Shelby was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carsara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shelby is fending him off so far but Carsara persists. Nope, Shelby circles away and we're back to standing.
Shelby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shelby's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shelby duly obliges.
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!
Carsara shoots for a takedown but Shelby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carsara lands a right hook to the body.
Carsara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shelby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shelby blocks a leg kick.
Shelby misses with a kick to the body.
#T3##CL2#
Carsara has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Carsara manages to break the clinch.
Carsara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carsara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carsara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shelby.
Shelby is breathing heavily.
Shelby throws a series of punches but Carsara moves out of range.
And Carsara tries to counter it with a takedown but Shelby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shelby wants to clinch up but Carsara keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Carsara pushes Shelby up against the cage in a clinch.
Shelby wants to get back to striking at distance but Carsara won't allow it.
Carsara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#BC2#
Carsara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Carsara shoots in for a takedown but Shelby shows good takedown defense.
Shelby throws a head kick that misses.
Carsara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shelby as he avoids it easily.
Carsara misses with a takedown attempt - Shelby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shelby misses with the combination.
Carsara looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Carsara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shelby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carsara.
Shelby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carsara shoots in and drives through. Shelby sprawls well.
Shelby avoids the head kick by Carsara.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Shelby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Shelby's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Nice takedown defense from Shelby. No joy for Carsara on that attempt.
Carsara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Carsara closes the distance and pushes Shelby back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Shelby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carsara is trying to pull guard but Shelby turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shelby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Shelby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carsara was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Thomas Shelby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carsara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shelby but Shelby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomas Shelby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fausto Jr Carsara.#CL2#
Carsara has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
Shelby gets control of Carsara's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shelby will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#T1#
Carsara is fighting to break Shelby's control of his arms but Shelby is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shelby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Shelby working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Carsara's thigh. Carsara counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Shelby trying to control but Carsara is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carsara being controlled here, momentarily.
Carsara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shelby controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2#
Carsara is trying to keep Shelby in close.
Carsara trying to strike off his back.
Carsara wants to sweep but no luck.
Carsara keeping moving, preventing Shelby from controlling successfully.
Shelby controlling from the top position.
Carsara is trying to control the position but Shelby postures up. #ES2#
Carsara is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Shelby swings wildly with an uppercut but Carsara uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Carsara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shelby just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Shelby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Shelby.
Carsara moves in looking to clinch but Shelby pushes him off.
Shelby has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CL2#
Carsara moves into the clinch.
Shelby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carsara gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carsara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shelby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T4##BC#
Shelby manages to break the clinch.
Carsara tries to clinch there but Shelby circles away.
Thomas Shelby is winning the standup battle so far.
Carsara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carsara dodges the punch combination from Shelby.
Carsara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shelby as he avoids it easily. #CL2#
Carsara clinches.
Shelby jumps guard but Carsara stands there with Shelby around his waist. Shelby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#BC2#
Carsara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shelby stuffs the takedown attempt from Carsara. Carsara gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Shelby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Shelby's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Shelby pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Carsara back to the cage. Shelby follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shelby lunges at Carsara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carsara's hand.
Carsara has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Carsara shoots in for a takedown but Shelby shows good takedown defense.
Shelby throws a lazy right hand but Carsara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carsara unleashes a big counter combination but Shelby bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shelby misses with a few strikes there.
Shelby looks for the body kick but Carsara saw that one coming.
Carsara slips a jab and a cross from Shelby.
Carsara moves in looking to clinch but Shelby pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch but Carsara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Carsara's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Carsara tries to land a front kick but Shelby steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.
Shelby shoots in but no luck this time. #T1#
Shelby displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carsara.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carsara slips a jab and a cross from Shelby.
#CL2#
Carsara has closed the distance and engaged Shelby in a clinch.
#BC#
Shelby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shelby tries to clinch there but Carsara circles away.
Carsara throws a head kick that misses.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carsara moves away.
Carsara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shelby defends it nicely.
Thomas Shelby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fausto Jr Carsara.#CL2#
Carsara moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2#
Carsara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shelby tries to circle away but Carsara has him pinned against the cage.#BC#
Shelby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shelby misses with a jab, cross combination.
#TD2#
Carsara closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shelby quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby is looking for a sweep. Carsara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carsara is looking to take a break and control but Shelby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carsara missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SU2#
Carsara gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #T3##CL2#
Carsara drives through and clinches with Shelby against the cage.
Carsara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shelby's efforts to push away.
Carsara has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shelby after a bit of a struggle.
Carsara is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shelby is defending well.#TD2#
Carsara jumps into guard, dragging Shelby to the mat.
Shelby controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shelby is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T4#
Shelby showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shelby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shelby postures up.
Carsara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shelby is one step ahead there.
Shelby sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fausto Jr Carsara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Shelby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shelby's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thomas Shelby.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shelby, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Shelby!
In his post fight interview, Thomas Shelby gave a big smile as he said 'FUCK YOU ALL IM OUT.'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 11, 2021 |
#R1#
Kerr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kerr wants it to stay on the feet.#CL#
Shelby has closed the distance and engaged Kerr in a clinch.
#BC2#
Kerr manages to break the clinch.
Kerr throws a head kick that Shelby semi-blocks.
#TD#
Shelby shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shelby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shelby working over Kerr with some ground and pound. Kerr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shelby with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shelby not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Shelby looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shelby prevents Kerr from standing back up.
Shelby performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Shelby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SU#
Shelby stands up and beckons Kerr to join him on the feet. #CL#
Shelby closes the distance and pushes Kerr back into the cage.#BC2#
Kerr manages to break the clinch.
#T2#
Kerr moves out of range of the body kick from Shelby.
Shelby throws a series of punches but Kerr avoids them all with ease.
Kerr stuffs the takedown attempt from Shelby. Shelby gets slowly back to his feet.
Shelby throws a head kick that misses
and Kerr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kerr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kerr wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Shelby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shelby misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kerr counters with a series of strikes. Shelby will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kerr leaves Shelby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shelby is breathing heavily.
Shelby closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kerr counters with a good, hard body kick but Shelby shrugs it off.
Shelby misses with a takedown attempt
and Kerr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shelby thinking. #T3#
Shelby misses with a series of wild punches.
Despite the aggression on Kerr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shelby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shelby throws a jab when Kerr was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kerr misses.
Kerr lands a high kick!
Horrible takedown attempt by Shelby or perhaps it was just good defense by Kerr, which made it look bad. #CL2#
Kerr has Shelby up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
Kerr breaks from the clinch.
Shelby shoots in for a takedown but Kerr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T4#
Kerr throws a series of punches but Shelby avoids them all with ease.
Kerr throws a right hand that Shelby ducks under and follows up with a left that Shelby also avoids with ease.
Kerr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kerr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shelby shoots in and drives through. Kerr sprawls well.
Kerr lands a lovely overhand right.
Kerr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shelby fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Kerr clinches up with Shelby and pushes him back against the cage.
Kerr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kerr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Kerr clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Kerr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD#
Shelby shoots in and gets a takedown into Kerr's guard.
Shelby engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kerr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shelby lands a couple of elbows.
Shelby controlling from the top position.
Shelby wants to pass the guard but Kerr is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SU#
Shelby gets to his feet. Kerr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T1#
Shelby closes the distance but Kerr moves to the side
and Kerr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shelby is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shelby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kerr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kerr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shelby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shelby looks to land a combination. Kerr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shelby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shelby swats away the attempt to clinch by Kerr.
Shelby closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kerr circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Shelby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shelby wants to clinch but Kerr slips to the side
and Kerr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Kerr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kerr duly obliges. #TD#
Kerr gets caught flat footed, as Shelby shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#ES2#
Kerr is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Shelby presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Kerr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Kerr breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Kerr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Shelby pulls Kerr into guard.
Shelby has a closed guard, preventing Kerr from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SU2#
Kerr gets to his feet. Shelby looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Max Kerr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shelby dodges the punch combination from Kerr.
#CL2#
Kerr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shelby is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kerr to keep the fight standing.
Shelby tries to score a body lock takedown but Kerr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kerr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shelby is defending well for now.
Shelby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kerr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kerr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shelby blocks it with crossed arms.
Shelby takes an elbow to the forehead. #T4##BC2#
Kerr breaks from the clinch.
Shelby shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kerr sprawls well. Kerr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shelby gets slowly back to his feet.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shelby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kerr is looking to clinch.
Shelby shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kerr works over Shelby's head and body with a nice combination.
Kerr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shelby. Shelby circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shelby missing with a left hand there. Kerr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shelby throws a right hand that Kerr ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerr also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kerr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Kerr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shelby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shelby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kerr. #CL2#
Kerr closes the distance and pushes Shelby back into the cage.#BC2#
Kerr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Kerr. Beautiful body shot.
Shelby throws a combination that misses
and Kerr counters with a two punch combo. #CL2#
Kerr has managed to clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr tries to work over Shelby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Shelby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Shelby looks to clinch
and Kerr counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick by Shelby misses
and Kerr counters with a two punch combo.
Shelby shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shelby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shelby.
Kerr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shelby's sensitive parts.
Kerr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shelby wants to clinch but Kerr slips to the side
and Kerr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kerr works over Shelby's head and body with a nice combination.
Shelby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T2#
Shelby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kerr is fending him off so far but Shelby persists. Nope, Kerr circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Shelby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerr lands a body shot.
Shelby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A solid body kick from Kerr.
A right-left combo lands from Kerr.
Thomas Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kerr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kerr cracks a nice hook into Shelby's ribs.
Thomas Shelby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shelby misses with a takedown attempt
and Kerr counters with a nice body shot.
Kerr doesn't manage to clinch there - Shelby circles away.
#CL2#
Kerr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Max Kerr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shelby is trying to pull guard but Kerr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T3#
Kerr lands a knee to the body.
Kerr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kerr with a knee to the head.
Kerr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shelby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kerr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shelby avoids it.#BC2#
Kerr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shelby closes the distance and lands a one-two.#TD#
Shelby shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kerr is trying to defend but Shelby finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shelby is controlling the pace.
#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr taking some punishment here, with Shelby in his half guard.
Shelby not doing much here.
Shelby passes to full mount!
Shelby with a couple of short strikes.
Shelby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shelby landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Kerr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kerr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Kerr! |
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