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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earnie Shavers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pirzmak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
27
220 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Earnie Shavers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariusz Pirzmak!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirzmak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shavers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pirzmak scrambles back to his feet.
Shavers instigates a clinch.
Shavers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Shavers.
Shavers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pirzmak stalls.
Shavers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pirzmak backwards.
Pirzmak lands a shoulder strike.
Pirzmak avoiding damage.
Pirzmak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shavers throws a series of punches but Pirzmak moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers misses with a double jab
and Pirzmak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pirzmak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shavers is keeping the position for now.
Pirzmak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pirzmak cracks Shavers with a solid left hand.
Pirzmak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shavers is keeping the position for now.
Pirzmak stays in close to Shavers's body and controls the position.
Shavers trying to keep a closed guard but Pirzmak is proving a slippery customer.
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!
Pirzmak sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shavers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shavers controls Pirzmak momentarily but Pirzmak frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Earnie Shavers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Shavers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shavers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pirzmak.
Pirzmak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shavers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pirzmak looks to score with a jab to the body but Shavers is just out of range.
Pirzmak clinches with his opponent.
Pirzmak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shavers darts in and clinches Pirzmak up against the cage.
Shavers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shavers swings wildly with an uppercut but Pirzmak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pirzmak misses with a punch to the body.
Shavers can't break the clinch.
Pirzmak breaks the clinch.
Pirzmak avoids the body shot from Shavers.
Shavers looks to land a combination but Pirzmak avoids it well.
Earnie Shavers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shavers clinches up against the cage.
Shavers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pirzmak smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Earnie Shavers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pirzmak was well out of range. Poor timing from Shavers.
Shavers cracks Pirzmak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shavers drives through and clinches with Pirzmak against the cage.
Pirzmak misses with the head strike.
Shavers throws a punch but it's blocked by Pirzmak.
Shavers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pirzmak has him pressed against the cage.
Shavers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pirzmak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pirzmak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Shavers. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Pirzmak dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pirzmak misses with a lunging right hand
and Shavers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shavers.
A head punch on the inside from Shavers fails to land.
Pirzmak keeps control of Shavers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shavers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shavers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pirzmak tries to throw a body punch but Shavers avoids it by throwing Pirzmak back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pirzmak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shavers tries to pull guard but Pirzmak holds him up against the cage and eventually Shavers drops back down to his feet.
Pirzmak stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pirzmak manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirzmak swings for the body but Shavers moves out of range.
Shavers misses with a hook to the body
and Pirzmak counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shavers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pirzmak wants to control but Shavers is having none of it.
Pirzmak is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shavers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pirzmak is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pirzmak tries to hold on but Shavers pushes him away.
Pirzmak is trying to stand but he's just given Shavers his back.
Shavers struggling to keep hold of the position.
Pirzmak wants to escape the position.
Pirzmak trying to control the action but Shavers just sinks the hooks in.
Pirzmak defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Shavers's arms.
Pirzmak turns into Shavers and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak wants to control from the top but Shavers keeps moving.
Shavers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shavers is looking for a triangle but Pirzmak pushes his legs off easily.
Pirzmak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak wants to control from the top but Shavers keeps moving.
Pirzmak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pirzmak passes Shavers's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pirzmak controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Pirzmak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shavers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pirzmak circles away quickly and effectively.
Pirzmak darts in trying to clinch
and Shavers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Earnie Shavers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shavers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Mariusz Pirzmak has been cut.
Pirzmak shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shavers's guard.
Shavers wants to sweep here but Pirzmak controlling him for the moment.
Pirzmak advances to half guard.
Pirzmak perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shavers wants to control the action here but instead Pirzmak manages to pass to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers working to try and regain half guard.
Pirzmak tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pirzmak landing strikes from the mount and Shavers is in trouble!
Pirzmak sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pirzmak landing strikes from the mount and Shavers is in trouble!
Shavers is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak landing shots from mount.
Pirzmak lands with some strikes.
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!
Pirzmak controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pirzmak punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pirzmak content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak landing shots from mount.
Pirzmak with the ground and pound from mount.
Shavers is looking to get to half guard.
Shavers taking shots to the head.
Shavers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pirzmak controlling his opponent.
Shavers wants to control but Pirzmak is having none of it.
Mariusz Pirzmak has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pirzmak wants to control the pace but Shavers is squirming around nicely.
Shavers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mariusz Pirzmak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pirzmak lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pirzmak content just to control the position here.
Shavers working to try and regain half guard.
Earnie Shavers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pirzmak looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mariusz Pirzmak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pirzmak 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mariusz Pirzmak!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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