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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Busch (ranked 1574 p4p, 2720 weight class) and Manja Sha (ranked 195 p4p, 326 weight class). Busch comes to the cage accompanied by I Like Beer . 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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5 - 1 - 0 |
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179 cm
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4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Busch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Manja Sha!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Busch slips under a jab.
Sha throws a shot from downtown. Busch moves away and avoids it.
Busch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sha stalks Busch and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Busch's face. Busch staggers backwards, shaken.
Sha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Busch misses.
Sha wants to counter the offense by Busch and move into the clinch position.
Sha takes a swing at Busch's ribcage but misses.
Busch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Busch counters with a stiff right hand.
Busch looks to score with a jab to the body but Sha is just out of range.
Sha looks to score with a jab to the body but Busch is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Busch misses the target.
Sha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manja Sha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Busch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Busch.
Sha throws a body shot but no joy.
Busch throws a lazy right hand but Sha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Busch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Busch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sha misses with a wild body shot.
Sha sizes up Busch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Sha misses.
Sha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sha misses with a straight right.
Busch lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sha.
Sha wants to counter the offense by Busch and move into the clinch position.
Busch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sha slips under a jab.
Busch misses with a wild body shot.
Sha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Busch misses the target.
Busch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Busch misses with an uppercut.
Sha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Busch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sha.
Sha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Busch on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sha takes one to the chin there.
Busch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Busch misses with a hook
and Busch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Busch throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sha misses the target.
Busch throwing a counter right hand but Sha manages to avoid it.
Busch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Busch misses with a body shot.
Busch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Busch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sha at a distance.
Sha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Busch scores with a decent looking hook.
Sha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Busch.
Sha wants to counter the offense by Busch and move into the clinch position.
Sha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Busch misses.
Sha slips a jab from Busch.
Busch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sha under the eye.
Sha slips a straight right by Busch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busch slips a jab from Sha.
Busch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Busch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Sha misses.
Sha has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A left lands for Sha.
Sha looks to land a right hand but Busch moved out of range.
Sha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Busch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sha.
Busch tries to keep at a distance but Sha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sha swings wildly with an uppercut but Busch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Busch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Busch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sha throws a head punch that misses.
Busch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Busch pushes Sha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Busch wants to break free but Sha has control.
Sha throws a head punch that misses.
Sha misses with the head strike.
Busch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sha working aggressively here.
Busch struggles to land a body shot inside as Sha controls his hands.
Sha lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Sha on the inside.
Sha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Sha.
Busch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Busch is stalling here.
Sha lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Busch.
Sha misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manja Sha will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Busch throws a shot to the body.
Busch lands a body shot.
Busch scores with a nice right hand.
Busch throws a body punch but Sha moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sha! But no joy.
Busch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sha was well out of range. Poor timing from Busch.
Sha unleashes a big counter combination but Busch bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sha scores with a jab to the head.
Simon Busch is winning the standup battle so far.
Sha takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Sha on the inside.
Manja Sha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Busch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Busch blocks an uppercut.
Sha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sha cracks Busch with a nice body shot.
Sha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sha lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Busch.
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 hook to the body from Sha.
Sha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sha fails to land.
Sha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sha lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Busch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sha is keeping busy.
Sha working aggressively here.
Sha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Busch backwards.
A short uppercut from Sha.
A right handed body shot lands from Sha.
Sha scores with a shoulder strike.
Sha misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Sha.
A right hand to the body from Sha.
Sha misses with the head strike.
Sha pushes Busch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sha lands a body punch.
Sha lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sha scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sha scores with a shoulder strike.
Busch misses with a punch to the body.
Sha lands with a light punch inside.
Sha has a couple of punches blocked by Busch.
Sha gets through Busch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sha pushes Busch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sha lands a nice shot to the body.
Sha lands a nice uppercut.
Busch blocking some punches.
Busch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Busch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sha is leaning against Busch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sha as Busch tries to tie him up.
Sha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sha lands an uppercut.
Sha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sha digs a right hand into Busch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Busch's gas tank.
Sha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Busch is trying to break the clinch but Sha has him pressed against the cage.
Sha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Busch is rocked!
Sha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Busch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sha lands with a light punch inside.
Busch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sha backwards.
Sha misses with the head strike.
Sha tries to throw a body punch but Busch avoids it by throwing Sha back against the cage.
Sha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Busch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Busch prevents a body shot from Sha.
Sha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Busch backwards.
Sha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Busch backwards.
Busch tries to work over Sha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sha works on Busch's body with a couple of short punches.
Sha lands a shoulder strike.
Sha scores with a shot to the side of Busch's head.
Sha lands with a left to the head.
Sha pushes Busch against the cage. Sha is working some dirty boxing. Sha pushes off with a quick right hook! Busch goes down! Busch tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sha moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manja Sha!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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