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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Shimazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabonis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. James Brown - Superbad kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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289 lbs
35 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, William Shimazu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Arvydas Sabonis!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabonis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shimazu blocks a head kick by Sabonis.
Shimazu tries to clinch but Sabonis moves out of range.
A nice side step and Sabonis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sabonis misses with a wild body shot.
Shimazu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shimazu closes the distance and clinches.
Shimazu lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabonis.
Sabonis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Shimazu.
Shimazu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabonis.
Shimazu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sabonis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sabonis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shimazu.
Our sources have told us that Shimazu has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Shimazu misses with a knee strike.
Sabonis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shimazu walks into a straight right hand from Sabonis.
Shimazu tries to clinch but Sabonis is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabonis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shimazu throws out a loose jab but Sabonis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shimazu looks to throw the jab but Sabonis is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sabonis lands a right hand.
We've been informed that Sabonis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shimazu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sabonis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shimazu misses with a knee to the head.
Sabonis is trying to pull guard but Shimazu has him pressed against the cage.
Sabonis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Shimazu.
Sabonis gets a clinch.
Shimazu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shimazu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shimazu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sabonis blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabonis blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sabonis on the inside.
Sabonis blocks an uppercut.
Sabonis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shimazu backwards.
Shimazu lands a nice knee to the body.
Shimazu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sabonis gets through Shimazu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shimazu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shimazu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabonis.
Shimazu trying to land knees to the body.
Sabonis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sabonis struggles to land a body shot inside as Shimazu controls his hands.
Shimazu tries to land a knee to the head but Sabonis blocks with his arms.
Sabonis blocks an uppercut.
Sabonis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabonis.
Sabonis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sabonis jumps into guard, dragging Shimazu to the mat.
Sabonis wants to sweep but no luck.
Shimazu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sabonis is keeping the position for now.
Sabonis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sabonis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shimazu preventing the sweep.
Shimazu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shimazu stands up over Sabonis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimazu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shimazu wants to work for an arm triangle but Sabonis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sabonis wants to control but Shimazu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shimazu is keen to just control but Sabonis is a slippery customer.
Sabonis is trying to get back to full guard.
Shimazu is working for a submission of some sort.
Sabonis wants to get back to full guard.
Sabonis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shimazu trying to control the action but Sabonis is working from the bottom.
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 William Shimazu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shimazu walks into a stiff left hand from Sabonis.
Sabonis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shimazu.
Sabonis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shimazu is able to avoid easily.
Sabonis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shimazu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sabonis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shimazu tries to clinch up.
Shimazu wants to clinch but Sabonis slips to the side
and Sabonis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sabonis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Shimazu.
Shimazu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sabonis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shimazu manages to avoid it.
Shimazu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sabonis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shimazu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shimazu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shimazu tries to clinch there but Sabonis circles away.
Shimazu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shimazu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sabonis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shimazu wants to clinch.
Shimazu throws a hook to the side of Sabonis's head but Sabonis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sabonis slips under a jab.
Shimazu misses with an uppercut. Sabonis saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Sabonis. Those never looked like landing.
Shimazu has managed to clinch.
Shimazu tries to work over Sabonis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shimazu lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shimazu misses with some punches.
Shimazu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
William Shimazu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shimazu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sabonis's brow.
Sabonis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shimazu misses with a low kick as Sabonis jumps back.
Sabonis throws a body shot but no joy.
Shimazu checks a leg kick.
Shimazu misses with a hook.
Shimazu throws a big shot that misses.
Shimazu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sabonis under the eye.
Sabonis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shimazu was well out of range. Poor timing from Sabonis.
Arvydas Sabonis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Shimazu - just one landing.
Sabonis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shimazu ducks right into an uppercut from Sabonis.
Shimazu tries to clinch but Sabonis moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Shimazu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimazu blocks a leg kick.
Shimazu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sabonis. Sabonis obviously looking to wear him down.
Sabonis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
William Shimazu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shimazu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shimazu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shimazu misses with a straight right.
Sabonis feints a counter leg kick.
Sabonis keeps the fight on the outside.
Shimazu wants to clinch.
Shimazu clinches up with Sabonis and pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sabonis.
Sabonis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimazu tries to land a knee to the head but Sabonis blocks with his arms.
Shimazu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sabonis pushes Shimazu against the cage. Sabonis is working some dirty boxing. Sabonis pushes off with a quick right hook! Shimazu goes down! Shimazu tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sabonis moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arvydas Sabonis!
A victorious Arvydas Sabonis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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