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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Shimizu (ranked 4193 p4p, 3265 weight class) and Oleg Zadernovskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 388 weight class). Ichiro Shimizu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oleg Zadernovskiy's chin.
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183 cm
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ichiro Shimizu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oleg Zadernovskiy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zadernovskiy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shimizu, pushing him back against the cage.
Zadernovskiy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shimizu uses from the top position.
Shimizu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zadernovskiy is keeping the position for now.
Shimizu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zadernovskiy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Zadernovskiy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zadernovskiy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zadernovskiy throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zadernovskiy content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zadernovskiy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zadernovskiy postures up in Shimizu's guard and throws a big left but Shimizu blocks it.
Zadernovskiy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zadernovskiy tries to stand but Shimizu is controlling from the bottom.
Zadernovskiy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shimizu looking for a guillotine here but Zadernovskiy defends easily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zadernovskiy darts in and clinches Shimizu up against the cage.
Zadernovskiy is pushing Shimizu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zadernovskiy has hold of one of Shimizu's legs. Shimizu is fighting the takedown attempt but Zadernovskiy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Zadernovskiy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zadernovskiy wants to pass the guard but Shimizu is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu trying to keep a closed guard but Zadernovskiy is proving a slippery customer.
Zadernovskiy with a nice head shot there.
Zadernovskiy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shimizu's guard.
Zadernovskiy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shimizu wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shimizu wants to get back to full guard but Zadernovskiy has passed into side control.
The referee asks Zadernovskiy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Zadernovskiy prefers to stall for the moment though.
Zadernovskiy tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Zadernovskiy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shimizu some visible discomfort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zadernovskiy is looking to take a break and control but Shimizu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zadernovskiy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shimizu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Zadernovskiy dominated that 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shimizu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zadernovskiy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shimizu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zadernovskiy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Zadernovskiy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shimizu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zadernovskiy is looking to take a break and control but Shimizu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shimizu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zadernovskiy on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zadernovskiy landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zadernovskiy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zadernovskiy controls the position from side control.
Zadernovskiy advances to full mount.
Shimizu trying desperately to get to his feet.
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.
Zadernovskiy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shimizu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zadernovskiy landing shots from mount.
Zadernovskiy controlling from mount.
Oleg Zadernovskiy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zadernovskiy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shimizu manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zadernovskiy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zadernovskiy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shimizu is looking for a sweep.
Zadernovskiy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Shimizu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zadernovskiy moves into full mount!
Shimizu tries to reverse the position but Zadernovskiy maintains control.
Zadernovskiy has control of Shimizu's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Shimizu regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Zadernovskiy content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zadernovskiy has control of Shimizu's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Shimizu regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Zadernovskiy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Zadernovskiy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shimizu darts in trying to clinch
and Zadernovskiy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shimizu's guard.
Zadernovskiy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zadernovskiy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shimizu is proving hard to escape from.
Zadernovskiy is pushing down on Shimizu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shimizu is fighting to maintain full guard but Zadernovskiy has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zadernovskiy in particular looking to stall.
Zadernovskiy wants to stand up but Shimizu is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu is trying to control but can't.
Zadernovskiy is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Zadernovskiy prevents Shimizu from improving his position.
Zadernovskiy working Shimizu over with strikes.
Zadernovskiy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nice strikes from Zadernovskiy there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zadernovskiy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zadernovskiy is continuing to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zadernovskiy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shimizu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shimizu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zadernovskiy smiles and moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shimizu or perhaps it was just good defense by Zadernovskiy, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu shoots for a double leg takedown but Zadernovskiy sprawls well. He's pushed Shimizu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichiro Shimizu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shimizu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zadernovskiy's waist but Zadernovskiy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shimizu off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zadernovskiy closes the distance and clinches.
Zadernovskiy stops a takedown attempt from Shimizu.
Shimizu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zadernovskiy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zadernovskiy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Zadernovskiy manages to end up in side control.
Shimizu bucks up and tries to throw Zadernovskiy off but instead Zadernovskiy has got his back!
Zadernovskiy really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Shimizu.
Can Shimizu hold on?! Zadernovskiy is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zadernovskiy gets his hands free as Shimizu looks to control.
Zadernovskiy just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zadernovskiy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Shimizu has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Zadernovskiy is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Zadernovskiy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zadernovskiy 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Zadernovskiy!
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