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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinjo's entrance music is Theme of Sho. A fine choice. Sho Shinjo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
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168 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinjo slips a straight right by Sobral.
Shinjo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Shinjo.
Shinjo avoids the body shot from Sobral.
Sobral looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shinjo is fending him off so far but Sobral persists. Nope, Shinjo circles away and we're back to standing.
Shinjo connects with a nice looking jab.
Shinjo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobral lands with an uppercut that bounces Shinjo off the cage and back into range.
Sobral bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The strikes coming from Sobral are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Shinjo manages to get back to half guard.
Sobral trying to control from half guard but Shinjo is working away.
Shinjo wants to improve his position but Sobral is controlling well.
Shinjo looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo tries to roll over but Sobral keeps him under control.
Sobral is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sobral looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sobral wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shinjo keeps working.
Sobral looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shinjo is not content to let Sobral control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo manages to get to full guard.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinjo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobral postures up.
Sobral tries to free his leg and advance position but Shinjo is retaining full guard.
Shinjo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shinjo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sobral working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo raining down shots from the mount!
Sobral wants to hold on but Shinjo pushes him away.
Shinjo with a couple of short strikes.
Sobral wants to hold on but Shinjo pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shinjo with good strikes from the mount here!
Sobral regains half guard.
Sobral looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sobral wants to control but Shinjo is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral tries to roll over but Shinjo keeps him under control.
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!
Sobral looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shinjo working over Sobral with some ground and pound. Sobral looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shinjo working Sobral over with strikes.
Shinjo trying to mount his opponent but Sobral defends it.
Shinjo 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.
Shinjo working the head and body with strikes.
Shinjo trying to control from half guard but Sobral is working away.
Shinjo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral is not content to let Shinjo control the position.
Shinjo winds up and cracks Sobral with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sho Shinjo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Shinjo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sloppy strikes from Sobral. Those never looked like landing.
Sobral tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch lands to the side of Sobral 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shinjo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sobral.
Sobral cracks Shinjo with a good jab.
Shinjo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sobral circles away quickly and effectively.
Shinjo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sobral is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shinjo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sobral with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shinjo prevents Sobral from improving his position.
Sobral manages to get to full guard.
Shinjo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shinjo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sobral works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sobral is looking for a triangle but Shinjo pushes his legs off easily.
Shinjo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shinjo wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
Shinjo won't allow Sobral to sweep him here.
Sobral can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shinjo controls the pace.
Sobral is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shinjo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sho Shinjo just wasn't active enough.
Sobral takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Julio Sobral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shinjo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobral looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sobral regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinjo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sobral works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sobral has his foot on Shinjo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shinjo works his way back into a safe position though.
Shinjo wants to pass the guard but Sobral is keeping the position.
Sobral is trying to hold Shinjo in close to prevent damage but Shinjo has managed to pass into half guard.
Shinjo lands with a punch from half guard.
Sobral looking for submissions off his back.
Sobral keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo working Sobral over with strikes.
Shinjo seems to be looking for submissions.
Shinjo prevents Sobral from improving his position.
Sobral is controlling Shinjo's trapped leg to prevent Shinjo from advancing to side control.
Sobral wants to control but Shinjo is keeping busy.
Sobral tries to get to full guard but Shinjo has control of the leg.
Sobral is looking to control Shinjo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sobral avoid being mounted?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sobral regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo chips away with some ground and pound.
Shinjo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shinjo wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
Sobral is looking for a triangle but Shinjo pushes his legs off easily.
Shinjo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shinjo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sobral keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobral struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Shinjo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sobral is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shinjo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Shinjo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sobral looks to land a left hand but Shinjo moved out of range nicely.
Shinjo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sobral throws a right and a left that Shinjo avoids nicely.
Sobral throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shinjo's waist but Shinjo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sobral off to one side.
Sobral throws an overhand right that lands on Shinjo's shoulder, as Shinjo tries to avoid the shot.
Sobral swings for the body but Shinjo moves out of range.
Shinjo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobral walks into a jab.
Shinjo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shinjo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sobral takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Sobral does no damage.
Sobral will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shinjo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sobral.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sobral counters with a single leg into guard. Shinjo didn't expect that.
Shinjo working a defensive guard here.
Shinjo keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Sobral cracks Shinjo with a solid left hand.
Shinjo is pulling down on Sobral's head. It's preventing any offense from Sobral, at least for the moment.
Shinjo controls Sobral momentarily but Sobral frees himself.
Shinjo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sobral is now in half guard.
Shinjo is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shinjo manages to get to full guard.
Sho Shinjo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinjo 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.
Shinjo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sobral throws a big elbow that misses.
Sobral looking to pass the guard.
Shinjo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sobral is one step ahead there.
Sho Shinjo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral looking to pass the guard.
Sobral throws a big elbow that misses.
Shinjo keeping full guard, as Sobral tries to pass.
Sobral trying to control but Shinjo is working from the bottom.
Julio Sobral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sobral stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Shinjo has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Sobral manages to get his head free but now Shinjo has transitioned to an armbar! Sobral grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Shinjo! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sho Shinjo!
Sho Shinjo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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