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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Test One (ranked 2651 p4p, 1591 weight class) and Shen Po (ranked 315 p4p, 197 weight class). Po has chosen Ei-tetsu Hayashi & 木下伸市 as his entrance music. 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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155
2 - 1 - 0 |
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170
5 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Test One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shen Po!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One wants to land a leg kick but Po is out of range.
Po's coach down at Chakuriki LA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Po's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Po throws a body punch but One moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by One.
Po throws the left hand but One avoids the punch easily.
One throws a chopping leg kick but Po manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
One fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Po moves into the clinch.
One tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Po scores with a hook to the body.
One blocking some punches.
Po misses with the head strike.
Po digs a right hand underneath One's ribcage. One let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po prevents a body shot from One.
One doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po working aggressively here.
One misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Po.
One has a couple of punches blocked by Po.
One lands with a right to the head.
Po working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
One stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po blocks a body shot from One.
One has a couple of punches blocked by Po.
One has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Po uses from the top position.
One is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Po is aware though and is defending well.
Po pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. One is keeping the position for now.
Po sitting in guard here, content to control.
Po stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. One swivels though and keeps the full guard.
One has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Po is pushing down on One's leg trying to pass to half guard. One is fighting to maintain full guard but Po has managed to sneak the leg through.
Po not doing much here.
Po is keen to just control but One is a slippery customer.
Po looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Po with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to pass to full mount but One defends it.
One looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
One trying to control but Po postures up.
Po controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Po wants to control but One is keeping him busy.
Po seems to be looking for submissions.
One looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Po tries to pass the half guard into mount. One knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Po is thwarting One's attempts to control the position.
One is not content to let Po control the position.
One is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Po pulls his head out easily.
Po looks to land a strike but One avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Po wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
Po looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
One is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Po sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed One's guard.
Po sitting and controlling from the half guard.
One looking for submissions off his back.
Po is looking to take a break and control but One is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Po 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.
Po is trying to control. One wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shen Po dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Po throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Po avoids the body shot from One.
Po misses the shot to the body.
One misses with a low kick.
One gets caught napping as Po dives in and scores a takedown. One manages to retain guard.
One is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Po stands and throws One's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Po slows the pace down.
Po wants to control but One is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po tries for a kimura but One is defending well.
Po has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Po trying to control but One is having none of it.
Po has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Po controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Po avoids the attempt from One to control.
Po trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Po cracks One with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shen Po has got the better of the ground game so far.
Po jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but One manages to avoid the submission attempt.
One is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po passes to side control.
One tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Po wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
One is not content to let Po control the position.
One is trying to improve his position.
Po has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Po can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as One is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po controlling from the full mount.
One tries to hold on but Po postures up.
Po pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Po throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for One because Po loaded up on that one.
One is squirming around, avoiding Po's attempts to control the action.
One is trying desperately to improve position.
Po takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
One defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Po.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One tries to hold on but Po postures up.
One is squirming around, avoiding Po's attempts to control the action.
Po tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Po throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for One because Po loaded up on that one.
Po trying to control but One is having none of it.
One is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Po tries to control but One wriggling away.
One wants to control but Po is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shen Po showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
One throws a shot from downtown. Po moves away and avoids it.
One attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Po was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Po has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from One.
Po bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Test One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Po. One does a little dance to reset his feet.
One misses with a low kick.
Po let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Po does it's job there.
One uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po.
A nice leg kick lands there from One.
Po throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Po checks a leg kick nicely.
One throws an overhand right that lands on Po's shoulder, as Po tries to avoid the shot.
Po is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down One rather than just go for the knockout.
Po waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract One.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One scores with a leg kick.
One blocks a jab.
One feinted there with a counter leg kick.
One pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Po uses good head movement to avoid the hook from One.
Po dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Po misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One wants to slow Po down by chopping away at his legs.
Po looks like he wants to counter punch here.
One uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Po.
Po tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but One was well out of range. Poor timing from Po.
One lands a nice leg kick that just misses Po's sensitive parts.
One tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Po is able to avoid easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for One.
Po misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Po clinches up with One and pushes him back against the cage.
Po lands a shot to the body.
Po has dropped down and is working for a takedown. One is trying to keep an underhook but Po manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Po is stalling here. One is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Po seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and One has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po is trying to get back to half guard.
One wants to lay and pray for a moment but Po keeps working.
Po tries to bench press One off him but One keeps the position.
Test One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Po wants to get back to full guard.
Po is looking to control One's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Po avoid being mounted?
Po is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Po regains full guard. Nicely done.
Po trying to keep a closed guard but One is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Po working a defensive guard but One passes into half guard.
Po is trying to control but One passes into side control!
Po is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked One off and has taken his back!
One just trying to survive but Po is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
I would not like to be One right now.
Po struggling to keep hold of the position.
One looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Po tightening his grip on One, looking for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One won't enjoy being in this position. Po looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - One is tapping - it's over boys! Po picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shen Po!
A victorious Shen Po thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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