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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Forclit (ranked 245 p4p, 36 weight class) and Adrian Shota (ranked 591 p4p, 82 weight class). Shota has chosen Black Panther Theme by Stephen James Taylor as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
31 - 20 - 0 |
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202 lbs
30 - 14 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Forclit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Adrian Shota!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forclit throws a big shot that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Forclit has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Forclit slips under a jab.
Forclit takes a swing at Shota's ribcage but misses.
Shota tries to clinch
enabling Forclit to counter with a crisp jab.
Shota lands a nice leg kick that just misses Forclit's sensitive parts.
Forclit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Forclit throws a big elbow that misses.
Shota is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Forclit is controlling him.
Forclit works over Shota with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Forclit 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.
Forclit stops Shota from standing up.
Forclit throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forclit makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shota wants to stand and escape but Forclit is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Forclit presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
A short uppercut from Shota.
It looks like Happy Forclit has been cut.
Forclit lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Shota.
Forclit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Forclit tries a body shot but Shota blocks it.
Forclit lands a shot to the body.
Forclit lands a right hand.
Forclit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Forclit breaks from the clinch.
Shota checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shota ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shota missing with a left hand there. Forclit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been informed that Shota 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.
Shota dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Forclit. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shota clobbers Forclit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shota scores with a body shot.
Forclit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shota darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shota ducks under a wild hook from Forclit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota throws a looping overhand right but Forclit ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Forclit misses the target.
Shota misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Forclit. That snapped Shota's head back.
Shota connects with a solid leg kick.
Shota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forclit.
Shota clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Forclit.
Shota goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forclit digs a right hand underneath Shota's ribcage. Shota let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Forclit.
Shota looks winded!
Forclit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shota throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Forclit blocks it with crossed arms.
Shota stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Forclit lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Forclit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Forclit is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Forclit is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shota defends it well.
Forclit throwing shots but Shota is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Forclit scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shota is trying to stand.
Shota is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Forclit working Shota over with strikes.
Shota really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Forclit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shota is trying to stand up here but Forclit is controlling him well.
Forclit working Shota over with strikes.
Forclit wants to take a breather but Shota is having none of it.
Forclit slips a nice elbow through Shota's hands, connecting with Shota's forehead.
Forclit seems to be looking for submissions.
Forclit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shota defending well though.
Forclit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota has hold of Forclit's hands but Forclit slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shota is trying to stand back up but Forclit is controlling him
Forclit is nestled in close to Shota, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shota taking some punishment here, with Forclit in his half guard.
Shota kicks Forclit off and gets back to his feet.
Forclit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forclit sizes up Shota with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shota throws a right hand that misses
letting Forclit counter with a right hand.
Adrian Shota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shota looks to score with a jab to the body but Forclit is just out of range.
Shota avoids the body shot from Forclit.
Adrian Shota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Forclit looks to land a combination. Shota sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shota scores with a leg kick.
Shota moves away from the strike by Forclit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shota tries to clinch but Forclit moves out of range.
Forclit ducks under a wild hook from Shota.
Forclit scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Forclit wants to control but Shota is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Forclit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shota lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shota blocks a jab.
A low kick from Shota is predictable there
and Forclit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Forclit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shota.
Shota lands a jab to the nose.
Forclit takes one to the chin there.
Shota wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shota is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Forclit.
Forclit blocks a leg kick.
Shota swings for the body but Forclit moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forclit. Shota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shota misses with a hook. Forclit ducked under it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Forclit.
Shota misses the body punch
enabling Forclit to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shota throws an overhand right that lands on Forclit's shoulder, as Forclit tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit looks to score with a jab to the body but Shota is just out of range.
Shota pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Happy Forclit is winning the standup battle so far.
Forclit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shota throws a hook but Forclit blocks it.
Forclit lands a jab to the head.
Forclit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shota defends it nicely.
Shota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forclit was well out of range. Poor timing from Shota.
Forclit misses with a wild body shot.
Shota stuns Forclit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shota takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Forclit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shota throws out the jab.
Forclit feinted with a counter takedown.
Shota fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Forclit, pushing him back against the cage.
Forclit has a couple of punches blocked by Shota.
Forclit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shota prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Happy Forclit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shota misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota lands with a short shot to the head.
Shota scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forclit avoiding damage as Shota throws knees to the body.
Forclit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Forclit misses with a body punch.
Forclit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head punch on the inside from Forclit fails to land.
Forclit scores with a hook to the body.
Shota tries a body shot but Forclit blocks it.
Forclit lands a right hand.
Forclit breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shota. Forclit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shota throws a shot from downtown. Forclit moves away and avoids it.
Shota looks to land a left hand but Forclit moved out of range nicely.
Shota blocks a jab.
Shota swings for the body but Forclit moves out of range.
Shota throws a leg kick but Forclit moved away.
Shota throws a leg kick but Forclit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Forclit is looking to counter punch.
Forclit works Shota's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota lands a jab to the nose.
Shota looks to throw the jab but Forclit is out of range.
Shota is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A low kick from Shota misses
and Forclit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shota waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Forclit.
Shota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Forclit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Forclit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Forclit looks to throw the jab but Shota is out of range.
Forclit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Forclit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Forclit cracks Shota with a right hand to the side of the head.
Forclit lands a right hook to the body.
Shota is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forclit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shota takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Forclit.
The fighters circling - Shota throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Forclit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Shota as he checks the leg kick.
Shota throws a leg kick that misses.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Forclit slips a jab from Shota.
Shota thuds a left hand into Forclit's body.
Shota throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Forclit to counter with a crisp jab.
Shota loads up on a big right hand but Forclit slips the punch.
Shota misses with a looping right.
Forclit half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Forclit scores with a jab.
Forclit tries to move into range but Shota moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Forclit or perhaps it was just good defense by Shota, which made it look bad.
Forclit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shota can do to turn this around?
Forclit cracks Shota with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Forclit missing with a left hand there. Shota was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shota avoids the body shot from Forclit.
Shota tries to counter by closing the distance.
Forclit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Happy Forclit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forclit manages to avoid it.
Forclit drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shota sprawls and moves away.
Forclit drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shota utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shota keeping moving, preventing Forclit from controlling successfully.
Shota wants to stand and escape but Forclit is having none of it.
Forclit working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shota's head.
Forclit looking to sit in guard and control but Shota gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Forclit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forclit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shota is aware though and is defending well.
Forclit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Forclit looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Forclit missing with a left hand there. Shota was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forclit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Shota misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Forclit. That snapped Shota's head back.
Shota is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Forclit.
Forclit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shota. Shota obviously looking to wear him down.
Shota tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Forclit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Forclit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shota uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forclit.
Forclit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shota.
A jab from Shota misses.
Shota scores with a sloppy right hand. Forclit should have avoided that one.
Shota scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Forclit loads up on a big right hand but Shota slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Forclit misses with a looping right.
A big right from Shota misses.
Forclit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shota.
Forclit throwing a counter right hand but Shota manages to avoid it.
Shota lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Forclit looks to throw the jab but Shota is out of range.
Shota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forclit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shota sprawls well. Shota wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Forclit gets slowly back to his feet.
Shota doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shota lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Forclit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shota thumps Forclit with a low kick.
Shota throws a body punch but Forclit moves out of range.
Happy Forclit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forclit was well out of range. Poor timing from Shota.
Shota fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Forclit is out of range.
Forclit drops his hands momentarily and Shota takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shota misses with a straight left.
Shota throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Forclit is looking to counter punch.
Shota works Forclit's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Forclit.
Shota connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Forclit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Forclit punishes Shota's body with a nice straight punch.
Shota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shota throws a body punch but Forclit moves out of range.
Forclit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shota swings widly with a right hand
and Forclit counters with a shoot takedown. Shota fights it but they end up in guard.
Shota takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shota wants to stand up but Forclit is controlling him.
Forclit pushing down on Shota's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forclit wants to control but Shota is keeping him busy.
Shota pushes Forclit off and gets back to his feet.
Shota with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shota punishes Forclit's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Shota misses the target.
Shota swings for the body but Forclit moves out of range.
Shota looks to throw the jab but Forclit is out of range.
Shota chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shota throws a series of punches but Forclit moves out of range.
Shota stuffs the takedown attempt from Forclit. Forclit gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Shota misses its intended target.
Shota tries to close the distance and clinch up but Forclit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Forclit feinted with a counter takedown.
Forclit scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Shota comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Forclit 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Happy Forclit!
A very excited looking Happy Forclit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Adrian Shota spoke after the fight, saying 'Even the best of us have much to learn. My pain is well earned. May all my enemies be so skilled as you.'.
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