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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Soap (ranked 3130 p4p, 3613 weight class) and Tomura Shigaraki (ranked 389 p4p, 440 weight class). Soap comes to the cage accompanied by Clean Up - Barney The Purple Dinosaur. Tomura Shigaraki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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186 cm 23 185 1 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm 23 180 2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling Great elbows Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Counter fighter Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Soap! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tomura Shigaraki! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shigaraki throws out a loose jab but Soap uses good head movement to avoid it. Soap connects with a looping right hand.
Soap scores with a leg kick.
Soap is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Shigaraki moves in looking to clinch but Soap pushes him off. Soap defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shigaraki. Soap with the inside leg kick. Shigaraki misses with a hook
and Shigaraki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Soap looks to throw the jab but Shigaraki is out of range. Shigaraki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shigaraki on the wrong end of a nice jab. Shigaraki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soap. As Shigaraki backs away, Soap returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Shigaraki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A little jabbing left from Shigaraki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Shigaraki slips a straight right by Soap.
That's one minute gone in the round. Soap throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shigaraki. Shigaraki misses with a low kick.
Shigaraki jabbing away but nothing is landing. A clash of legs there as Shigaraki blocks the low kick. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shigaraki has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Soap lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shigaraki's sensitive parts. Soap jabs at Shigaraki's body. Soap tries to keep at a distance but Shigaraki has taken the fight into the clinch. Shigaraki pulls guard. Soap stopping the sweep attempt from Shigaraki. Soap stands and steps away. Shigaraki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shigaraki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shigaraki takes one to the side of the head.
Soap throws a nice inside leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Shigaraki throws a leg kick that is checked and Soap counters with a nice uppercut. Soap slips under a jab from Shigaraki. Shigaraki throws a low kick but Soap moves out of range easily. Shigaraki jabbing away but nothing is landing. Shigaraki shoots for a double leg takedown but Soap sprawls well. He's pushed Shigaraki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. We've been told by Soap's head coaches at RBB Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Simon Soap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Shigaraki lands with a nice combination. Soap backs away looking to recover. Soap with the inside leg kick. Shigaraki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Shigaraki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Soap keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Soap won't allow Shigaraki to pass to mount. Shigaraki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Shigaraki seems to be looking for submissions.
Shigaraki with the ground and pound but Soap uses the opportunity to regain guard. Shigaraki throws an elbow that misses. Soap uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shigaraki's guard. Nice move by Soap! Shigaraki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soap is one step ahead there. Soap stands up from guard. Let's bang! Shigaraki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soap. Simon Soap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Shigaraki throws a lazy right hand but Soap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice cross by Soap. Shigaraki misses with a hook. It looked like Soap wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Soap scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Tomura Shigaraki has been cut. Shigaraki on the wrong end of a nice jab. Shigaraki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soap stuffs the takedown. Simon Soap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomura Shigaraki. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Shigaraki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shigaraki there as he acknowledges the shot. A slow jab from Shigaraki misses its intended target. Shigaraki misses with a straight left. Soap swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Soap moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Soap swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shigaraki.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Shigaraki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Shigaraki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soap scores with a body shot.
Shigaraki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Soap's waist but Soap gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shigaraki off to one side. Soap lands a high kick!
Soap displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shigaraki throws out the jab. Soap thuds his right hand into Shigaraki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Soap works the jab nicely. Soap lands with an overhand left. Soap fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shigaraki is out of range. And Shigaraki tries to counter it with a takedown but Soap pushes his down on his head and steps out. Soap misses with a straight left.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Soap scores with a nice strike. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Soap turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Shigaraki looks to land a body kick but Soap moved away. Soap lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shigaraki backs up against the cage.
Shigaraki connects with a single shot there. Soap thumps Shigaraki with a low kick. Soap throws a quick inside leg kick. Shigaraki looks to clinch and Soap counters with a big head kick but Shigaraki shrugs it off. Soap fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Soap is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Soap stuffs the takedown attempt from Shigaraki. Shigaraki gets slowly back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Shigaraki misses with a hook to the body
and Shigaraki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Soap connects with a leg kick. Soap connects with a leg kick. Soap looks to land a right hand but Shigaraki moved out of range. Soap tests Shigaraki's chin there with a solid looking shot. Shigaraki misses with a straight right. Shigaraki throws a hook but Soap blocks it. A lazy left from Soap finds it's target. Shigaraki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soap but Soap pushes him off and we're back to square one. Good work by Soap as he checks the leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Soap plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Shigaraki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soap. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Soap avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Soap jabs Shigaraki right on the nose. Shigaraki blinks but takes it well. Soap lands a leg kick that knocks Shigaraki off balance momentarily. Shigaraki throws a jab when Soap was well out of range. Soap scores with the left hand. Shigaraki knows he should have avoided that one. Soap swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shigaraki. Soap connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Soap dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shigaraki. That did some damage!
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Shigaraki is looking to chop away at Soap's legs. Shigaraki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Soap tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Shigaraki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soap was well out of range. Poor timing from Shigaraki. Soap lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Soap slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Soap moves out of range of the leg kick from Shigaraki. Shigaraki throws a poor cross that misses
and Soap counters with a left to the body. Soap circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soap takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Soap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Soap dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tomura Shigaraki's cut. That's time! Soap's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Soap throws a nice outside leg kick. Soap connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Shigaraki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shigaraki missing with a left hand there. Soap was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Soap lands with an overhand left. Soap lunges at Shigaraki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shigaraki's hand. Shigaraki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Simon Soap is winning the standup battle so far. Soap misses with a low kick as Shigaraki jumps back. Shigaraki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Soap throws a head kick that misses and Shigaraki counters with a leg kick. Soap moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Soap swings widly with a right hand
and Shigaraki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Soap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shigaraki can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round. Soap ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Soap buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shigaraki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soap was well out of range. Poor timing from Shigaraki. Soap was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Soap lands a nice looking body shot.
Shigaraki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soap is out of range. Shigaraki misses with an uppercut. Soap saw that one coming. Shigaraki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shigaraki sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Soap is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Shigaraki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Shigaraki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Soap is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Shigaraki throws an elbow but Soap slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shigaraki is chipping away with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Shigaraki working the ground and pound. Shigaraki is working Soap over with some ground and pound from side control. Shigaraki tries to move to mount but Soap blocks the move with his legs. An elbow from Shigaraki crashes against the mat.
Shigaraki working the head and body with strikes. Soap is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Shigaraki is controlling him well. Shigaraki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shigaraki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Shigaraki throws a strike aimed at the side of Soap's head but Soap avoids it well. Tomura Shigaraki has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shigaraki swings around for an armbar but Soap sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Shigaraki's guard. Soap wants to stand but Shigaraki is controlling his posture from full guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shigaraki is on top in guard.
Soap working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shigaraki. Shigaraki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shigaraki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Shigaraki throwing strikes but missing. Shigaraki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soap works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Soap keeping full guard, as Shigaraki tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shigaraki throwing strikes from guard but Soap blocks nicely. Shigaraki tries to free his leg and advance position but Soap is retaining full guard. Shigaraki is still trying to improve position. Shigaraki throws a big elbow that misses. Shigaraki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soap works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Shigaraki with a flurry of punches that miss. You can see that Shigaraki has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks Shigaraki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soap swivels though and keeps the full guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shigaraki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Shigaraki pushes down on Soap's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Soap is holding on to half guard well. Shigaraki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Shigaraki missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Soap avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shigaraki. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Soap blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shigaraki. Soap tries to kick Shigaraki off but Shigaraki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Shigaraki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Soap with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Shigaraki missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Shigaraki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Shigaraki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Soap blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shigaraki.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Shigaraki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Soap regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Shigaraki. Soap utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Soap preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Shigaraki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Shigaraki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Shigaraki tries to free his leg and advance position but Soap is retaining full guard. Shigaraki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soap works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Shigaraki with a flurry of punches that miss. Shigaraki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Shigaraki scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Shigaraki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Shigaraki lands an elbow. Soap dodges the ground and pound from Shigaraki. Shigaraki working the ground and pound but Soap is defending the strikes. Shigaraki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shigaraki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! An elbow from Shigaraki crashes against the mat.
Shigaraki works to advance to full mount. Soap defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Shigaraki working for a guillotine from mount but Soap is in no mood to give up. Shigaraki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shigaraki throws some wild stikes that Soap manages to avoid easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. The referee warns Soap that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shigaraki misses with a head shot. Shigaraki sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Shigaraki goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Soap turns into him and now he's in Shigaraki's guard.
Soap trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shigaraki's guard. Shigaraki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Soap passes into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Soap decides to stand up, so the ref orders Shigaraki to his feet. Shigaraki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Soap connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shigaraki momentarily.
Shigaraki fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Soap tries to score with a low kick but Shigaraki moves his leg out of the way. Soap avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Soap moves into range and connects with a jab. Soap darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Nice defenses there by Soap. Nice defenses there by Shigaraki. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomura Shigaraki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Tomura Shigaraki's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! Shigaraki throws out a loose jab but Soap uses good head movement to avoid it. Soap scores with a hook to the body. Shigaraki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Shigaraki misses with a lunging right hand
and Soap counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shigaraki's knee momentarily. A nice inside leg kick there by Shigaraki. That's going to slow Soap down. Soap connects with a leg kick. Soap lands a leg kick that knocks Shigaraki off balance momentarily. A chopping leg kick lands by Soap. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shigaraki drives through with a takedown into guard. Shigaraki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Soap avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Shigaraki won't allow Soap to get back to his feet. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shigaraki cracks Soap with a solid left hand. Soap keeping full guard, as Shigaraki tries to pass. Shigaraki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Shigaraki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Shigaraki throws an elbow that misses. Soap uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shigaraki's guard. Nice move by Soap! Soap stopping the sweep attempt from Shigaraki. Soap sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Soap gets to his feet - Shigaraki follows without any prompting. Soap bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Soap scores with a nice right hand.
Soap with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shigaraki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shigaraki slips under a jab. Shigaraki thinks about the counter body kick. Soap cracks Shigaraki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Shigaraki looks to land a right hand but Soap moved out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Soap fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Soap misses with a leg kick and Soap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Nice defenses there by Soap. A little feinted left hand from Soap on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Shigaraki checks a leg kick. A little jabbing left from Shigaraki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Soap lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Shigaraki instigates a clinch. Shigaraki tries a body shot but Soap blocks it.
Shigaraki lands a hook that snaps the head of Soap backwards. Shigaraki has Soap pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Soap manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Soap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Shigaraki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shigaraki lands with a right to the head. Soap lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Shigaraki goes for a takedown attempt but Soap pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Soap lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Shigaraki takes one on the button. Shigaraki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soap. Soap obviously looking to wear him down.
Soap lands a nice shot to the body.
Soap tries a low kick but Shigaraki avoids it. Shigaraki loads up on a big right hand but Soap slips the punch. No luck with that takedown attempt from Shigaraki. Simon Soap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomura Shigaraki. Soap throws a leg kick which misses Shigaraki's front leg but catches the back leg as Shigaraki tries to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Soap paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Soap throws a low kick but Shigaraki moves out of range easily. Soap looks to land a combination. Shigaraki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Soap misses with an uppercut. Shigaraki saw that one coming. Nice uppercut there from Shigaraki. Shigaraki misses with a straight left. A low kick lands for Soap.
Shigaraki just misses with a punch to the body.
Shigaraki lands a head shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Soap lands a head shot. Soap slips under a jab. A nice inside leg kick there by Soap. That's going to slow Shigaraki down. A swing and a miss from Soap. This has been an exciting period of action! Soap stuns Shigaraki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Shigaraki throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Soap defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shigaraki. Shigaraki throws a low kick but Soap moves out of range easily. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shigaraki. Shigaraki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soap sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shigaraki somewhat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Shigaraki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Shigaraki throws a looping overhand right but Soap ducks down to avoid it. Soap thumps Shigaraki with a low kick. Shigaraki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Soap finds it's way round the side to connect with Shigaraki's head. The crowd cheers as Soap lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shigaraki doesn't seem phased though. Soap connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Soap connects with a single shot there. Soap lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Shigaraki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shigaraki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Shigaraki misses with a straight right. Soap appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Soap connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. This has been an exciting period of action! Nice cross by Soap. Soap scores with a nice right hand.
Soap missing with a left hand there. Shigaraki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Soap lands a leg kick that knocks Shigaraki off balance momentarily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Soap cracks Shigaraki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Shigaraki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soap. Soap misses with a few strikes there.
Soap lands with a right hand. Soap lands a jab. A big left from Shigaraki misses. Soap throws a sloppy head kick and Shigaraki moves out of range easily. Shigaraki moves out of range of the leg kick from Soap. Shigaraki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Shigaraki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shigaraki.
And that's the end of the fight! Simon Soap showed his dominance in that final round. I think Soap has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Soap! A very excited looking Simon Soap made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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