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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshi Dell (ranked 3353 p4p, 4991 weight class) and Hiro Shotama (ranked 374 p4p, 495 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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6 - 5 - 0 |
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153
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshi Dell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiro Shotama!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Shotama misses.
Shotama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shotama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shotama is looking to clinch but Dell is avoiding it.
Dell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dell circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Dell to counter with a crisp jab.
Shotama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dell lands with a shot to the body.
Shotama tries to clinch but Dell moves out of range.
Dell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shotama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shotama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shotama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dell is looking to counter punch.
Shotama tries to clinch up but Dell circles away and keeps his distance.
Shotama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shotama throws a series of punches but Dell moves out of range.
Shotama tries to close the distance and clinch but Dell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dell lands a really nice looking cross but Shotama seems unphased.
Dell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shotama manages to avoid it.
Shotama darts in trying to clinch
and Dell counters with a nice uppercut.
Dell misses with a wild body shot.
Shotama tries to clinch up but Dell circles away and keeps his distance.
Shotama fails with a takedown attempt.
Dell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shotama.
Shotama moves in looking to clinch but Dell pushes him off.
Shotama tries to clinch up.
Dell misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dell.
Dell moves out of range of the body kick from Shotama.
A jab from Dell misses.
Joshi Dell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dell scores with a decent looking hook.
Dell throws a series of punches but Shotama moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shotama doesn't manage to clinch there - Dell circles away.
Shotama throws the left hand but Dell avoids the punch easily.
Shotama wants to clinch but Dell slips to the side
enabling Dell to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Shotama.
Shotama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dell.
Shotama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shotama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dell needs to keep his hands up - Shotama had a free shot at his head there.
Shotama doesn't manage to clinch there - Dell circles away.
We've been told by Dell's head coaches at Cozad MMA Montreal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shotama wants to clinch up but Dell keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Dell misses the target.
Shotama scores with a jab. Dell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shotama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dell keeps the fight on the outside.
Shotama slips a straight right by Dell.
Shotama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dell counters with an outside leg kick.
Dell throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've been informed that Shotama has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Shotama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dell swats away the attempt to clinch by Shotama.
Jab, jab by Dell - just one landing.
Shotama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shotama tries to clinch but Dell moves out of range.
Dell tests Shotama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell throws a right hand that misses
and Shotama counters with a straight right hand.
Shotama doesn't manage to clinch there - Dell circles away.
Dell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shotama.
Dell cracks Shotama with a good jab.
Shotama is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shotama tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Dell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shotama is still on wobbly legs! Can Dell finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Shotama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shotama seems to have recovered his senses.
Shotama moves out of range as Dell strikes.
Shotama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shotama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shotama wants to clinch.
Shotama tries to clinch up.
Shotama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dell.
Shotama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shotama misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshi Dell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shotama throws a sloppy head kick
and Dell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shotama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dell throws a looping overhand right but Shotama ducks down to avoid it.
Dell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shotama can do to turn this around?
Shotama closes the distance but Dell moves to the side
and Dell counters with a straight right hand.
Shotama connects with a right hand. Dell shakes it off.
Dell slips a straight right by Shotama.
Dell throwing a counter right hand but Shotama manages to avoid it.
Hiro Shotama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shotama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dell throws out the jab.
Shotama throws a push kick but Dell slaps the foot to one side.
Dell throws a jab when Shotama was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dell fails to land with a series of punches.
Dell is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Shotama like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Shotama from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshi Dell!
Joshi Dell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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