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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Allen (ranked 3169 p4p, 273 weight class) and Yuki Shojo (ranked 2668 p4p, 239 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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152 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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165 cm
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155 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamar Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Shojo!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Shojo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Allen does it's job there.
Shojo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shojo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Allen finds it's way round the side to connect with Shojo's head.
Shojo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shojo cracks Allen with an open hand slap.
Shojo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Allen finds it's way round the side to connect with Shojo's head.
Donk. Shojo catches Allen right on the button with a cross.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen checks the leg kick.
Shojo misses with a body shot.
Shojo throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen blocks a low kick nicely.
Shojo instigates a clinch.
Shojo blocks an uppercut.
Shojo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Allen.
Shojo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shojo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen blocks a body shot from Shojo.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shojo's elbow.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Allen gets through Shojo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen blocks a body shot from Shojo.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shojo trying to land knees to the body.
Allen is stalling here.
Allen is struggling to control the position.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shojo misses with a punch to the body.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Shojo blocks an uppercut.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Allen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Allen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shojos head.
Good body shot from Shojo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen stalls.
Allen effectively controlling the action here.
Allen seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Allen misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Allen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Shojo throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shojo.
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shojo being controlled against the cage.
Shojo misses with a body punch.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Shojo.
Shojo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shojo looking to throw knees to the head but Allen is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shojo missing with knees to the body.
Allen slows down the pace here.
Allen avoiding damage as Shojo throws knees to the body.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Shojo controls the action.
Shojo prevents a body shot from Allen.
A right handed body shot lands from Shojo.
Shojo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Allen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shojo lands a good knee to the midsection. Allen won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Allen stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Allen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Allen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shojo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Allen is looking to slow Shojo down with leg kicks.
Allen cracks Shojo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shojo gets a clinch.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen lands with a right to the head.
Allen looking to slow down the pace here.
Allen blocks a body shot from Shojo.
Allen looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shojo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Allen has Shojo pushed against the cage.
Shojo lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Lamar Allen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Allen.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Shojo lands a good knee to the midsection. Allen won't want to take too many of those.
Shojo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shojo blocks a body shot from Allen.
A short uppercut from Allen.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Shojo works on Allen's body with a couple of short punches.
Shojo being controlled against the cage.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shojo cracks Allen with a nice body shot.
Allen looking to slow down the pace here.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen prevents a body shot from Shojo.
Shojo misses with a body punch.
Allen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shojo up against the cage.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shojo landing knees to the body.
Shojo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen tries to work over Shojo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shojo blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shojo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Allen working aggressively here.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen is looking to control Shojo's arms but Shojo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Allen has his back to the cage.
Allen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Allen working aggressively here.
Allen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Allen slowing the pace effectively.
Shojo lands a knee to the body.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shojo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shojo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shojo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Shojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Allen.
Shojo being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen lands a right hand.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shojo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen blocks a body shot from Shojo.
Allen pushes Shojo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shojo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shojo throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yuki Shojo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lamar Allen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Shojo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Allen clinches.
Shojo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shojo's elbow.
Shojo tries to land knees in the clinch but Allen avoids the damage to the body.
Shojo tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Shojo back against the cage.
Shojo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Shojo.
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shojo struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Shojo looking to throw knees to the head but Allen is blocking nicely.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Allen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shojo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shojo missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Shojo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shojo.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shojo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Shojo controls the action.
Shojo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shojo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Allen avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
Shojo struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Allen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shojo blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Shojo.
Shojo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shojo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Allen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Allen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Allen just leaning against Shojo, taking a breather.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shojo's elbow.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shojo's elbow.
Shojo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Allen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Shojo avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Shojo controls his hands.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen digs a right hand underneath Shojo's ribcage. Shojo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen tries to work over Shojo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Shojo controls his hands.
Shojo takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shojo trying to land knees to the body.
Allen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Allen scores with a hook to the body.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shojo has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Allen tries to work over Shojo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamar Allen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shojo tries a knee to the head but Allen blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Allen.
Allen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Shojo blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lamar Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamar Allen!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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