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Event:
Beach Fights 34
Date: Jun 22, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Ambe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ambe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shiba tries to improve position but can't.
Shiba is working hard here to advance position.
Shiba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ambe on the ground.
Ambe cracks Shiba with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ambe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shiba to see if he's OK.
Ambe wants to control for a moment but Shiba uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ambe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ambe is working away from the top position though.
Ambe thows a huge punch but Shiba dodges it nicely.
Shiba is looking to improve his position.
#T1#
Ambe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ambe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shiba keeps working.
Shiba throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ambe lands strikes from half guard.
Ambe has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Shiba is looking to improve his position.
Shiba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shiba tries to get out of the position.
Shiba has hold of Ambe's hands but Ambe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shiba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shiba is trying to maintain the position but Ambe is very close to passing his half guard.
Shiba looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ambe prevents Shiba from improving his position.#T2#
Ambe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shiba!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shiba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ambe unloads with some shots from mount but Shiba bucks and avoids them well.
Shiba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#SUB2#
Ambe is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Shiba can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ambe lands a couple of good shots and Shiba has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T3#
Ambe throwing sloppy strikes.
Ambe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shiba is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Ambe misses with an elbow to the head.
Shiba tries to break free.
Ambe trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Shiba is trapped and Ambe is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Ambe connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Shiba to escape the position.
Ambe connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Shiba to escape the position.
Ambe throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Shiba is keeping busy.
#T4#
Shiba can't escape the position.
Shiba is trapped and Ambe is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Ambe controlling well, preventing Shiba from escaping the position.
#SUB2#
Shiba showing good submission defense here.
Shiba covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Ambe has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Shiba's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Ambe patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Har Ambe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Ambe pushes Shiba up against the cage in a clinch.
Ambe blocks a body shot from Shiba. #BC#
Shiba breaks from the clinch.
Ambe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shiba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ambe misses with a straight right.
Shiba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shiba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Shiba clinches with his opponent.
Shiba blocks an uppercut.
Ambe slows down the pace here.
Ambe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shiba's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Shiba.
#BC#
Shiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ambe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shiba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shiba lands a jab to the nose.
Shiba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ambe.#T1#
Ambe pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #KD#
Shiba catches Ambe napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Ambe to the canvas!
#ROC#
Ambe is rocked!
Ambe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shiba.
Ambe is still in real trouble! Can Shiba finish him?
Shiba is stalling in the full guard.
Shiba wants to control from the top but Ambe keeps moving. #SUB2#
Ambe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Ambe is looking for a triangle but Shiba pushes his legs off easily.
Ambe seems to have recovered his senses.
Shiba seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB2#
Ambe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T2#
Shiba wants to pass the guard but Ambe is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiba stays in close to Ambe's body and controls the position.
Ambe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ambe keeping moving, preventing Shiba from controlling successfully.
Shiba seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T3#
Ambe keeping moving, preventing Shiba from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shiba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ambe swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shiba scores with a nice head shot.
Ambe misses the jab.
Ambe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shiba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shiba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Ambe has Shiba up against the cage in a clinch.
Shiba tries to break the clinch but Ambe is controlling the position. #T4#
Shiba scores with a hook to the body.
Ambe tries to stall but Shiba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ambe misses with the head strike.
Shiba lands with a short shot to the head.
Ambe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ambe.
Shiba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ambe prevents a body shot from Shiba.
Shiba is trying to break free.
Shiba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Shiba.
Shiba can't find room to land a body shot as Ambe controls the action.
A hook to the body from Shiba.
Ambe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Shiba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shiba blocking some punches.
Shiba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ambe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chiharu Shiba dominated that second round.
That's time! Shiba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ambe throws a hook but Shiba blocks it.#CL#
Shiba rushes Ambe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ambe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shiba blocking some punches.
Ambe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ambe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ambe throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiba.
Ambe throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiba. #BC#
Shiba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shiba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Ambe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shiba is trying to defend but Ambe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shiba controlling the position for now.
Shiba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T1#
Ambe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shiba keeping moving, preventing Ambe from controlling successfully.
Ambe throws a strike but Shiba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Shiba throws a sloppy strike and Ambe has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Shiba is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Ambe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Har Ambe!
As Har Ambe got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: @F331926 Rematch? you know you got lucky your first fight '.
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Event:
Bust up by the Beach
Date: Jun 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Lenk connects with the punch.
Shiba avoids the body shot from Lenk.
#CL2#
Shiba has managed to clinch.
Lenk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shiba avoids a wild elbow strike from Lenk.
Shiba misses with a body punch.
Lenk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shiba's efforts to push away.
A short left from Shiba.
Shiba scores with a shoulder strike.
Lenk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shiba avoiding damage as Lenk throws knees to the body.
Shiba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shiba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lenk misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Lenk breaks the clinch.
Lenk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lenk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#ROC2#
Lenk is rocked!
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!
A swing and a miss from Shiba.
Lenk is looking to counter punch.
Oh Lenk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lenk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Shiba.
#T1#
Lenk misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Shiba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shiba throws a hook to the side of Lenk's head but Lenk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Lenk 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL2#
Shiba moves into the clinch.
Lenk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shiba avoids it.
Shiba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lenk has a couple of punches blocked by Shiba.
Shiba lands a left hand.
Lenk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shiba's elbow.
Shiba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shiba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shiba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lenk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lenk swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiba is trying to break the clinch but Lenk has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Shiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lenk slips a jab from Shiba.
Lenk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#CUT#
It looks like Chiharu Shiba has been cut.
Lenk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shiba throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Lenk counter with a right hand. #ROC#
Shiba is rocked!
Lenk steps in with a hook that catches Shiba right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lenk follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Shiba looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Lenk!
Timur Lenk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Bulldogs at the Beach
Date: May 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Yaj throws a good cross that connects.
Yaj takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shiba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shiba looks to score with a jab to the body but Yaj is just out of range.
Shiba lands with a shot to the body.
Shiba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shiba throws a big shot that misses.
Yaj wants to counter the offense by Shiba and move into the clinch position.
Shiba throws out a loose jab but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiba connects with a crisp jab.
Yaj tries to clinch but Shiba is having none of it.
Shiba lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shiba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yaj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaj gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shiba.
Shiba misses the jab.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shiba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shiba throwing a counter right hand but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Shiba throws a nice looking combination but Yaj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yaj tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chiharu Shiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Yaj pushes Shiba up against the cage in a clinch.
Shiba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shiba works on Yaj's body with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Yaj is working Shiba over against the cage.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Shiba controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Shiba.
Shiba wants to get back to striking at distance but Yaj won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Shiba.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shiba.
Shiba is trying to break the clinch but Yaj is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Yaj.
#BC#
Shiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Shiba has closed the distance and engaged Yaj in a clinch.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Shiba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yaj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shiba tries to circle away but Yaj has him pinned against the cage.
Shiba tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shiba is trying to break the clinch but Yaj is controlling him.
Yaj lands with a light punch inside.
Shiba is trying to break the clinch but Yaj is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Yaj - that landed with a thud.
#T2#
Shiba struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shiba can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
Shiba can't break the clinch.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shiba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shiba pushes Yaj back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shiba swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shiba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Shiba is leaning against Yaj and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yaj presses Shiba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shiba wants to get back to striking at distance but Yaj won't allow it.
Shiba tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Shiba.
Yaj lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shiba or not. #T3#
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiba.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Shiba controls his hands.
Shiba lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yaj.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
Shiba blocking some punches.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shiba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shiba swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaj has Shiba pressed against the cage, preventing Shiba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shiba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shiba lands a nice shot to the body.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shiba backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shiba.
Shiba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T4#
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shiba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shiba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaj.
Still in the clinch, Shiba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shiba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shiba misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shiba.
Shiba misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj tries a body shot but Shiba blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shiba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shiba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaj digs a right hand into Shiba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shiba's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Yaj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shiba blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Shiba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chiharu Shiba dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Shiba misses with a body shot.
Yaj is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Shiba. That snapped Yaj's head back.
Shiba throws a nice looking combination but Yaj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shiba walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Yaj drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Shiba swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Yaj's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chiharu Shiba!
Chiharu Shiba decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Beach, Please!
Date: May 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Shiba counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shiba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Black with a body shot.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Shiba to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#
Black is rocked!#CL2#
Shiba clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shiba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black is trying to break free.#BC2#
Shiba breaks from the clinch.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shiba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Black in his tracks.
Shiba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Shiba works Black's body with a nice hook.
Black looks up at the clock. Bad move! Shiba lands a right hand from hell, dropping Black. Shiba pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chiharu Shiba!
Chiharu Shiba decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
IXF 25
Date: May 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Yaj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaj defending well as Shiba loads up on a big left hand.
Yaj lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shiba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yaj counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shiba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yaj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yaj comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shiba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT2#
It looks like Chiharu Shiba has been cut.
Yaj digs a good body shot into Shiba's ribs.
Shiba throws the left hand but Yaj avoids the punch easily.
Yaj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yaj displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shiba throws out the jab.
Shiba tries to clinch but Yaj moves out of range.
Shiba throws a combination that misses
and Yaj counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Shiba misses.
Yaj throws out a counter right but Shiba avoids it with no problem.
Yaj jabs at Shiba's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Yaj.
Yaj takes one on the button.
Shiba looks to land a right hand but Yaj moved out of range.
A jab from Shiba finds it's way through Yaj's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like CM Yaj has been cut.#T1#
Shiba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shiba tries to bum rush Yaj with a series of wild strikes but Yaj uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yaj works over Shiba's head and body with a nice combination.#ROC2#
Shiba is rocked!
Shiba throws a combination that misses
and Yaj counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Shiba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shiba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yaj dances in with a quick combination. Shiba is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Yaj snaps Shiba's head back. Shiba stumbles backwards against the cage. Yaj steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Shiba's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Shiba just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). CM Yaj!
CM Yaj thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
IXF 20
Date: Apr 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Shiba misses with a combination
and Carvallo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shiba really felt that one!
Shiba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carvallo counters with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Shiba there.
Shiba fails to land with a series of punches.
Shiba throws a right hand that misses
and Carvallo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shiba throws a one two combo.
Carvallo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shiba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shiba looks to score with a jab to the body but Carvallo is just out of range.
Shiba on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carvallo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shiba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carvallo counters with a solid body kick.
Shiba throws a poor cross that misses
and Carvallo counters with a slapping leg kick. #T1#
Carvallo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shiba throws a combination that misses
and Carvallo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carvallo. That's going to slow Shiba down.
Shiba throws a looping overhand right but Carvallo ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Shiba.
Carvallo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shiba misses with a left hand
and Carvallo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shiba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carvallo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Shiba moves into range and clinches up with Carvallo.
A right handed body shot lands from Shiba.
Carvallo tries a body shot but Shiba blocks it.
Shiba misses with a punch on the inside.
Shiba lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Carvallo.
#T2#
Carvallo stalling against the cage.
Carvallo is struggling to control the position.
Shiba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carvallo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shiba blocks an uppercut.
Shiba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shiba letting Carvallo take a breather here.
Shiba tries to work over Carvallo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carvallo. #BC#
Carvallo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shiba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carvallo counters with a nice body kick.
Shiba swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carvallo counters with a good low kick that Shiba was not able to check. #T3#
Shiba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carvallo.
Shiba sizes up Carvallo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CUT2#
It looks like Ernesto Carvallo has been cut.
Shiba throws a series of punches but Carvallo moves out of range.
Shiba swings widly with a right hand
and Carvallo counters with a big head kick but Shiba shrugs it off.
Shiba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carvallo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shiba wants to clinch.
Carvallo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Shiba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carvallo.
Shiba lands an overhand right.
Shiba misses with a lunging right hand
and Carvallo counters with a low kick, right behind Shiba 's knee.
We've been informed that Shiba has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the body from Shiba misses
and Carvallo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shiba thinking.
Carvallo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shiba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carvallo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shiba throws a right hand that Carvallo ducks under and follows up with a left that Carvallo also avoids with ease.
Shiba throws a body shot but no joy.
Carvallo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shiba on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shiba throws a hook but Carvallo avoids it easily.
Shiba throws a right hand that misses
and Carvallo counters with a body kick.
Shiba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carvallo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carvallo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Shiba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carvallo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shiba crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carvallo - the referee stops the clock and Shiba gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carvallo. Shiba manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Carvallo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Carvallo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Shiba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shiba misses with a hook
and Carvallo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shiba throws an off balance right hand
and Carvallo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shiba's knee momentarily.
Shiba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carvallo counters with an inside leg kick.
Carvallo scores with a jab.#CUT#
It looks like Chiharu Shiba has been cut.
Chiharu Shiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvallo connects with a solid leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shiba, as that shot connected.
Shiba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carvallo counters with a good low kick that Shiba was not able to check.
Shiba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carvallo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#CL2#
Shiba forces Carvallo back against the cage and clinches.
Shiba letting Carvallo take a breather here.
Shiba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Carvallo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiba misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Shiba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Shiba as the two fighters clinch.
Shiba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Carvallo manages to break the clinch.
Shiba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carvallo.
Carvallo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Carvallo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shiba misses with a right hand
and Carvallo counters with an inside leg kick.
Carvallo pushes Shiba away with a front kick.
Shiba tries to clinch up.
It looked like Carvallo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carvallo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shiba's sensitive parts.
Nice cross by Shiba.
Shiba misses with a lunging right hand
and Carvallo counters with an outside leg kick.
Shiba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shiba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carvallo counters with a good low kick that Shiba was not able to check. #T2#
Carvallo cracks the inside of Shiba's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvallo fakes the leg kick and cracks Shiba in the body.
Carvallo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shiba was well out of range. Poor timing from Carvallo.
Carvallo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carvallo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ernesto Carvallo is winning the standup battle so far.
Carvallo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shiba misses with a left hand
and Carvallo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carvallo looks to score with a jab to the body but Shiba is just out of range.
Carvallo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shiba wants to clinch.
Shiba tries to clinch but Carvallo moves away
and Carvallo counters with an outside leg kick.
Carvallo moves out of range as Shiba strikes.#T3#
Carvallo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shiba closes the distance but Carvallo moves to the side
and Carvallo counters with a low kick, right behind Shiba 's knee.
Shiba misses with a jab to the body
and Carvallo counters with a body kick that stops Shiba in his tracks momentarily.
Shiba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carvallo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shiba swings widly with a right hand
and Carvallo counters with a low kick, right behind Shiba 's knee.
Shiba is breathing heavily.
Shiba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carvallo.
A quick step to the side and Carvallo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Shiba misses.
Shiba throws a lazy uppercut
and Carvallo counters with a right hand to the body.
Shiba misses with a hook
and Carvallo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carvallo.
Shiba throws a lazy uppercut
and Carvallo counters with a thumping low kick. #T4#
A nice leg kick lands there from Carvallo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvallo punishes Shiba's body with a nice straight punch.
Carvallo missing with a left hand there. Shiba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carvallo misses the shot to the body.
Carvallo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shiba darts in trying to clinch
and Carvallo counters with a right hand to the body.
Carvallo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shiba misses with a lunging right hand
and Carvallo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shiba really felt that one!
Shiba throws a body punch but Carvallo moves out of range.
Shiba throws a combination that misses
and Carvallo counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Carvallo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Shiba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carvallo counters with a body kick that stops Shiba in his tracks momentarily.
Shiba connects with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Carvallo.
Carvallo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shiba misses with a right hand
and Carvallo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Crunch! Carvallo slams his shin into Shiba's torso.
Shiba has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carvallo.
An inside leg kick lands from Carvallo.
Shiba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shiba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carvallo counters with a left to the body.
Shiba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shiba misses with a double jab
and Carvallo counters with a body kick that stops Shiba in his tracks momentarily.
Shiba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Carvallo scores with a spinning back kick!#T1#
Carvallo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shiba takes a step back to recover.
Shiba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shiba missing with a left hand there. Carvallo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shiba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carvallo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carvallo throws a body shot but no joy.
As Carvallo backs off Shiba throws a huge counter combo but Carvallo manages to avoid it all.
Shiba throws an off balance right hand
and Carvallo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carvallo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#ROC#
Shiba is rocked!
Shiba misses with a lunging right hand
and Carvallo counters with an outside leg kick.
Shiba is still on wobbly legs! Can Carvallo finish him?
Carvallo lands with a nice body kick.
Carvallo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carvallo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shiba doesn't seem bothered though.
Whack! Carvallo lands a heavy head kick that drops Shiba. The ref tackles Carvallo to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Shiba was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ernesto Carvallo!
After winning the bout, Ernesto Carvallo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
IXF 14
Date: Mar 31, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shiba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shiba wants to get back to striking at distance but Mal won't allow it.
Mal has Shiba pressed against the cage, preventing Shiba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shiba lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shiba. #BC#
Shiba manages to break the clinch.
Mal lands with an overhand left.
Shiba throws a big shot that misses.
Shiba scores with a one two! Mal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mal wants to clinch up but Shiba keeps it at a distance.
Mal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CUT#
It looks like Dom Mal has been cut.
Shiba lunges at Mal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mal's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mal tries to clinch up.
Mal swinging wildly here.
Shiba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mal counters with a nice uppercut.
Shiba throws a right hand that misses
and Mal counters with a straight right hand.#T1##CL#
Shiba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shiba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mal or not.
Shiba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Shiba.
A left hand lands to the body for Shiba.
Shiba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shiba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Shiba.
Shiba keeps control of Mal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shiba.
Shiba gets through Mal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mal tries a body shot but Shiba blocks it.
Mal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Shiba.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Mal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Shiba darts in and clinches Mal up against the cage.
Shiba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mal throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Mal wants to break free but Shiba has control.
Shiba tries to circle away but Mal has him pinned against the cage.#BC#
Shiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shiba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shiba seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Mal looks to move away, Shiba throws a big counter combo but Mal just gets out of the way.
Mal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Shiba drives through and clinches with Mal against the cage.
Mal misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Shiba.
Mal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shiba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC#
Shiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T3#
Mal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shiba takes a swing at Mal's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mal! But no joy.
Mal is looking to clinch.
Shiba misses with a hook. Mal ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Shiba takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Shiba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shiba.
Mal struggles to land a body shot inside as Shiba controls his hands.
Mal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mal misses with a punch to the body.
Shiba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shiba blocks an elbow strike.
Shiba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mal backwards.
A right hand to the body from Shiba.
Shiba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mal backwards.
Mal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mal misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T4#
Shiba lands a nice uppercut.
Mal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mal tries a body shot but Shiba blocks it.
Mal can't find room to land a body shot as Shiba controls the action.
Shiba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mal tries to circle away but Shiba has him pinned against the cage.
Mal misses with a punch to the body.
Mal has a couple of punches blocked by Shiba.
Mal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Mal.
Mal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mal misses with a punch to the body.
Shiba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shiba. #BC#
Shiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shiba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mal counters with a stiff right hand.
Shiba lands a right hook to the body.
Mal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shiba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chiharu Shiba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dom Mal'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.
#R2#
Mal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shiba swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Shiba moves into the clinch.#BC#
Shiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shiba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mal walks into a left hand.
Mal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shiba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CL#
Shiba clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shiba lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shiba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shiba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mal can do to turn this around?#BC#
Shiba breaks the clinch.
Shiba throws a series of punches but Mal moves out of range.
Mal is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T1#
Shiba throws a lazy uppercut
#CL2#
and Mal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mal.
Shiba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mal backwards.
Shiba cracks Mal with a nice body shot.
Shiba has Mal pressed against the cage, preventing Mal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Shiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chiharu Shiba is winning the standup battle so far.
Mal tries to clinch up but Shiba circles away and keeps his distance.
Shiba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mal counters with a nice body shot.
Chiharu Shiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shiba.
A nice side step and Mal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL2#
Shiba gets tackled into the cage by Mal. Mal maintains the clinch.
Mal is looking to control Shiba's arms but Shiba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mal has his back to the cage.
Shiba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shiba's elbow.
Shiba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shiba is defending well for now.
Chiharu Shiba has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Shiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shiba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!#CL#
Shiba darts in and clinches Mal up against the cage.#T2#
Shiba lands a right hand.
Mal tries a body shot but Shiba blocks it.
Shiba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shiba digs a right hand into Mal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mal's gas tank. #BC2#
Mal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Shiba misses the target.
Shiba throws a hook but Mal blocks it.
Mal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#CL#
Shiba clinches.
Mal keeps control of Shiba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shiba's elbow. #BC2#
Mal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#ROC#
Mal is rocked!
Shiba fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Mal square on the jaw! Damn, Mal is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chiharu Shiba!
An out of breath Chiharu Shiba thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
IXF 10
Date: Mar 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Chiharu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mulholland's head backwards.
Chiharu throws out a loose jab but Mulholland uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Chiharu backs away, Mulholland returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mulholland pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chiharu back to the cage. Mulholland follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CL2#
Chiharu has closed the distance and engaged Mulholland in a clinch.
Chiharu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chiharu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mulhollands head.
Mulholland drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chiharu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shiba Chiharu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulholland on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#TD#
Mulholland drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chiharu holds on to Mulholland's head and controls the position momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Chiharu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chiharu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chiharu is looking to reverse the position.
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You can see the frustration on Chiharu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T1#
Mulholland in side control, throwing shots but Chiharu defends. #SU#
Mulholland stands up and beckons Chiharu to his feet.
Shiba Chiharu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Chiharu moves into range and clinches up with Mulholland.
Chiharu lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Mulholland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chiharu sizes up Mulholland with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL2#
Chiharu closes the distance and clinches.
Mulholland takes a shot to the head. #TD#
Mulholland jumps into guard, dragging Chiharu to the mat.
Chiharu prevents Mulholland from getting back to his feet.
Chiharu is stalling in the full guard. #T2#
Mulholland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chiharu is one step ahead there.
Chiharu is looking to work some ground and pound but Mulholland has wrist control.
Mulholland wants to stand but Chiharu is controlling the position.
Chiharu throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chiharu misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chiharu misses with a two punch combination.
Chiharu scores with a shot to the body.
#T3#
Mulholland throws a head kick that misses.
Chiharu drops his hands momentarily and Mulholland takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chiharu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mulholland.
Chiharu lands a nice shot to the body.
#CL2#
Mulholland gets tackled into the cage by Chiharu. Chiharu maintains the clinch. #TD#
Mulholland has hold of one of Chiharu's legs. Chiharu is fighting the takedown attempt but Mulholland gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Chiharu is pulling down on Mulholland's head. It's preventing any offense from Mulholland, at least for the moment.
Chiharu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Chiharu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Mulholland is trying to control the position but Chiharu postures up.
Chiharu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chiharu with a nice head shot there.
Mulholland looking to control.
Chiharu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mulholland knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chiharu on the ground.
Chiharu pushes down on Mulholland's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shiba Chiharu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Chiharu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mulholland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chiharu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chiharu lands a jab to Mulholland's midsection.
Daniel Mulholland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mulholland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#ROC2#
Mulholland is rocked!
Chiharu lands with a straight right. Mulholland didn't see that one coming.
Oh Mulholland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Chiharu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mulholland tries to clinch but Chiharu moves out of range. #TD#
Chiharu tries to sprawl but Mulholland drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mulholland seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chiharu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mulholland's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mulholland's back!
Mulholland is trying to break free.
Chiharu just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Mulholland is trapped and Chiharu is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Chiharu lands with a hammerfist to the side of Mulholland's head.
Chiharu is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Chiharu gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Chiharu gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Chiharu apologises and we restart here on the feet.
#T1#
Chiharu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mulhollands jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chiharu lands the left hand.
Mulholland shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chiharu defends it nicely.
Chiharu lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Chiharu misses the target.
Chiharu throws the left hand but Mulholland avoids the punch easily.
Mulholland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chiharu misses with a looping left.#TD#
Mulholland shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chiharu is trying to defend but Mulholland finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chiharu controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #T2#
Mulholland blocks the strikes from Chiharu.
Chiharu is holding on to half guard well.
Daniel Mulholland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chiharu is not content to let Mulholland control the position.
Mulholland wants to stand up but Chiharu is controlling the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chiharu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chiharu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mulholland's guard. #REVB#
Mulholland being controlled here, momentarily.
Mulholland controls Chiharu momentarily but Chiharu frees himself. #T3#
Chiharu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chiharu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mulholland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chiharu works over Mulholland with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chiharu pushes down on Mulholland's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chiharu works his way into side control.
Mulholland is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T4#
Mulholland pushes Chiharu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chiharu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chiharu working the head and body with strikes.
Chiharu tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mulholland is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chiharu connects with a decent elbow.
Chiharu passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mulholland!
Chiharu is landing with some decent strikes but Mulholland is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chiharu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chiharu controlling the pace for now.
Chiharu with a couple of short strikes.
Mulholland tries to lock up and control but Chiharu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shiba Chiharu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Chiharu instigates a clinch.
Mulholland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chiharu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chiharu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chiharu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mulhollands head.
Chiharu scores with a shoulder strike.
Chiharu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chiharu lands a body punch. #TD2#
Chiharu drags the fight down to the ground.
Mulholland has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chiharu is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Chiharu connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB#
Mulholland is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chiharu defends well.
Chiharu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Chiharu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chiharu controlling the position from side mount.
Chiharu working the ground and pound but Mulholland is defending the strikes.
Mulholland is trying to get back to half guard.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chiharu landing a few strikes.
Mulholland taking a bit of punishment here - Chiharu scoring with strikes.
Chiharu works to advance to full mount. Mulholland defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Chiharu controlling from the full mount.
Chiharu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mulholland keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chiharu controlling the position easily from mount. #T3#
Mulholland wants to control but Chiharu is having none of it.
Mulholland can't escape the position.
Chiharu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chiharu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mulholland wants to control but Chiharu is having none of it.
Chiharu controlling his opponent. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chiharu landing punches.
Chiharu raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chiharu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mulholland's face.
Chiharu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chiharu scoring with strikes but Mulholland is staying in there.
Daniel Mulholland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chiharu controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shiba Chiharu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chiharu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shiba Chiharu!
Shiba Chiharu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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