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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Biggs (ranked 3634 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feodor Shemelianenko (ranked 3983 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shemelianenko's choice of entrance music: 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
13 - 15 - 0 |
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214 lbs
27 - 15 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Biggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feodor Shemelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shemelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Biggs misses with a body punch.
Shemelianenko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Biggs is defending well.
Biggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Biggs misses with a wild body shot.
Shemelianenko walks into a left hand.
Shemelianenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Biggs. Biggs obviously looking to wear him down.
Shemelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Biggs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shemelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shemelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Shemelianenko misses the target.
Shemelianenko shoots in and bounces Biggs off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Biggs wants to stand and escape but Shemelianenko is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shemelianenko wants to control from the top but Biggs keeps moving.
Shemelianenko slips nicely into half guard.
Shemelianenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Biggs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shemelianenko is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Shemelianenko content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shemelianenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Biggs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shemelianenko is looking for a kimura here.
Biggs gets full guard.
Shemelianenko stands up from Biggs's guard - Shemelianenko perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shemelianenko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko prevents Biggs from improving his position.
Biggs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shemelianenko trying to control the pace.
Shemelianenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shemelianenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shemelianenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Feodor Shemelianenko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Biggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shemelianenko dives in and grabs Biggs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Biggs pushes down on Shemelianenko's head and hops out.
Shemelianenko misses with a takedown
and Biggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Biggs lands a leg kick that knocks Shemelianenko off balance momentarily.
Biggs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Biggs slaps away a takedown attempt from Shemelianenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Justin Biggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feodor Shemelianenko.
Biggs throws a jab when Shemelianenko was well out of range.
Shemelianenko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Biggs clobbers Shemelianenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Biggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shemelianenko tries to move into range but Biggs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shemelianenko darts in looking for a takedown but Biggs gets double underhooks and turns Shemelianenko into the cage.
Shemelianenko has his takedown stuffed
enabling Biggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Shemelianenko moves away from the strike by Biggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko gets the takedown into side control.
Biggs bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Shemelianenko dives in for a single leg takedown but Biggs sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Justin Biggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shemelianenko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Biggs manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shemelianenko pushes down on Biggs's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shemelianenko wants to pass to mount but Biggs is defending the position.
Shemelianenko throwing shots but Biggs is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Biggs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shemelianenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Biggs tries to get to full guard but Shemelianenko has control of the leg.
Biggs is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Biggs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Biggs is working an open guard so Shemelianenko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Biggs throws a series of punches but Shemelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Biggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Biggs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shemelianenko.
A jab lands there for Biggs.
Biggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Biggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shemelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Biggs pushes him off.
Shemelianenko tries to clinch up but Biggs circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shemelianenko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shemelianenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Biggs tries to avoid it but Shemelianenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Biggs to the ground. Biggs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shemelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Biggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Justin Biggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko tries to clinch up but Biggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Biggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Shemelianenko.
Biggs looks to land a combination. Shemelianenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Biggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shemelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Biggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biggs with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Biggs dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Biggs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shemelianenko has Biggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Shemelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Biggs has him pressed against the cage.
Shemelianenko is trying to pull guard but Biggs turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shemelianenko blocking some punches.
Biggs tries to work over Shemelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biggs manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shemelianenko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Biggs!
Shemelianenko decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Justin Biggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feodor Shemelianenko.
Biggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shemelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Biggs.
Shemelianenko wants to clinch.
Biggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shemelianenko looks to clinch
and Biggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Biggs as Shemelianenko shoots in.
Biggs lands a really nice looking cross but Shemelianenko seems unphased.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shemelianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biggs throws a hook but Shemelianenko avoids it easily.
And Shemelianenko responds with a good body kick, but Biggs manages to step out the way in time.
Shemelianenko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shemelianenko showed some decent athleticism there.
Shemelianenko is looking to take a break and control but Biggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Biggs preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Shemelianenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Biggs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shemelianenko is looking to stall here but Biggs recovers full guard.
Shemelianenko wants to control from the top but Biggs keeps moving.
Biggs pushes Shemelianenko off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Biggs throws a leg kick
and Shemelianenko counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shemelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Biggs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shemelianenko is defended easily by Biggs.
Biggs is looking for a counter combo.
Biggs does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shemelianenko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Biggs napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shemelianenko throws an elbow but Biggs slips to the side and avoids it well.
Shemelianenko wants to control but Biggs is keeping him busy.
Biggs struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Biggs showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Biggs 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Biggs!
Justin Biggs gave a mention to Cartel Elite Supps in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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