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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shape Shifter (ranked 600 p4p, 93 weight class) and AC Slater (ranked 641 p4p, 101 weight class). Slater has chosen Stop What Ya Doin as his entrance music. AC Slater has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shape Shifter's chin.
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214 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
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190 cm
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220 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AC Slater!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shifter lands with a nice body punch.
Slater swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shifter is looking for a counter combo.
Slater lands a body shot.
Slater throws a right hand that Shifter ducks under and follows up with a left that Shifter also avoids with ease.
Slater fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slater throws a shot to the body.
Slater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slater throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter leaves Slater with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Shifter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shifter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Slater to the mat! Slater manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter preventing the sweep.
Slater utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slater wants to sweep here but Shifter controlling him for the moment.
Shifter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shifter tries to free his leg and advance position but Slater is retaining full guard.
Shifter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Slater is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Slater has escaped and now he's on top!
Slater is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slater is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shifter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Slater trying to control but Shifter is working from the bottom.
Shifter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shifter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Slater has passed into half guard!
Shifter is staying active underneath Slater, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shifter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Slater works over Shifter with some ground and pound from guard.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Shifter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slater postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater connects with a couple of short punches.
Shifter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slater can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slater stands up over Shifter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shifter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Slater passes into half guard.
Slater seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shifter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shifter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shifter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Slater has picked Shifter up and slammed him! Shifter can't keep hold of the triangle and Slater manages to pass to side control!
Shifter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Shifter is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Slater's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Shifter is pressing down on Slater's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shifter is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Slater frees his head nicely. Oh but Shifter has switched to an armbar! Slater is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Shape Shifter!
Shape Shifter 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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hype
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pop
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mgr
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