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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bubble Shrimp (ranked 3473 p4p, 24392 weight class) and Exotic Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Exotic Winner is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 cm 24 155 4 - 2 - 1 |
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185 cm 28 145 5 - 28 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer KO power |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Bubble Shrimp! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Exotic Winner! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Winner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shrimp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Winner gets control of Shrimp's arms and successfully pulls guard. Winner will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Shrimp is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there. Shrimp throws an elbow that misses. Winner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shrimp's guard. Nice move by Winner!
Shrimp looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Winner passes into side control.
Shrimp tries to buck Winner off but Winner is having none of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Winner throwing shots but missing, from side control. Shrimp striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Shrimp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Shrimp taking punishment in the form of punches.
Winner is working Shrimp over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shrimp taking a bit of punishment here - Winner scoring with strikes. Shrimp is looking for a sweep. Winner decides to stand up, so the ref orders Shrimp to his feet. Shrimp tries to clinch but Winner moves out of range. Shrimp clinches. Shrimp lands an uppercut. Shrimp gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Winner.
Winner fails to pull guard.
Winner tries to circle away but Shrimp has him pinned against the cage. Shrimp is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Winner is keeping busy. Shrimp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shrimp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winner backwards. A nice left hand lands by Winner.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shrimp takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Shrimp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Winner wants the takedown. Shrimp is fighting it off but Winner persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Shrimp's guard against the cage. Winner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Winner won't allow Shrimp to sweep him here. Shrimp will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Shrimp looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Winner passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Winner tries for a kimura but Shrimp is defending well. Shrimp is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Shrimp tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Winner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Winner happy to just control the position for now. You can see the frustration on Shrimp's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Winner misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
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. Shrimp is looking to reverse the position. Shrimp prevents Winner from moving into mount. Shrimp tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Winner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Winner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shrimp knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Winner has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Exotic Winner dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Winner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Shrimp dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Shrimp jabbing away but nothing is landing. Shrimp just misses with a punch to the body.
Winner with the counter takedown but Shrimp avoids it easily. Shrimp rushes Winner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Shrimp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Winner shoots in and drives through. Shrimp sprawls well. Winner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shrimp tries to avoid it but Winner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shrimp to the ground. Shrimp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Winner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shrimp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Shrimp is defending well against a takedown attempt. Bubble Shrimp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Exotic Winner. Shrimp slows down the pace here.
Winner is breathing heavily. Shrimp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winner is defended easily by Shrimp. Shrimp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Winner shoots in for a takedown but Shrimp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Winner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shrimp rushes Winner and presses him up against the cage. Shrimp avoiding damage.
Shrimp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shrimp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Shrimp clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Winner fails to land. Shrimp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shrimp misses with a straight left. Shrimp moves into range and clinches up with Winner. Shrimp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Winner. Shrimp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winner can do to turn this around? Shrimp presses Winner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Shrimp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shrimp looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Bubble Shrimp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Winner gets a clinch. Winner misses with a hook from the clinch. A right hand to the body from Shrimp.
Shrimp digs a right hand into Winner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winner's gas tank. Shrimp manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shrimp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winner circles away quickly and effectively. Shrimp rushes Winner and presses him up against the cage. Shrimp lands with a right to the head. Shrimp lands with a light punch inside. Winner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shrimp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Shrimp manages to break the clinch.
Shrimp lands a nice looking body shot.
Shrimp misses with a double jab.
Bubble Shrimp is winning the standup battle so far. Shrimp lands with a nice body punch. Shrimp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Shrimp scores with a shot to the body.
Shrimp looks to land a combination but Winner avoids it well. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Shrimp scores with a jab to the head.
Shrimp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Shrimp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winner wants to counter with a clinch but Shrimp pushes him away. Shrimp is looking to clinch but Winner is avoiding it.
Shrimp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shrimp forces Winner back against the cage and clinches. Shrimp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Exotic Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Winner drives through and clinches with Shrimp against the cage.
Shrimp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winner clinches up with Shrimp and pushes him back against the cage. Winner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Winner is trying to pull guard but Shrimp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Winner is looking for a takedown. Shrimp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winner backwards. Shrimp cracks Winner with a nice body shot. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubble Shrimp dominated that second round. That's time! Shrimp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shrimp has managed to clinch.
Shrimp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shrimp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Winner gets through Shrimp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Winner misses with a short punch on the inside. Still in the clinch, Winner scores with a nice short uppercut. Shrimp trying to stall but Winner improves his position.
Shrimp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Winner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shrimp! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Winner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Winner working away. Winner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winner moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Winner decides to stand back up.
That's two 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. Winner darts in looking for a takedown but Shrimp gets double underhooks and turns Winner into the cage. Shrimp tries to clinch but Winner is having none of it. Winner feints and as Shrimp raises his hands in defense, Winner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Shrimp wants to sweep but no luck. Shrimp has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Winner prevents Shrimp from getting back to his feet. Exotic Winner has got the better of the ground game so far. Winner stopping the sweep attempt from Shrimp.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shrimp wants to stand up but Winner is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Shrimp throws a jab but it's blocked by Winner. Winner takes a body punch but keeps moving. Shrimp wants to clinch and Winner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Winner shoots in but no luck this time. A left and a right from Shrimp both land. Nice combination. Shrimp misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Winner drives through with a takedown into Shrimp's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Shrimp is trying to control the position but Winner postures up. Winner forces his way into half guard. Shrimp wants to control but Winner passes into side.
Shrimp is positioning himself to get back to half guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Exotic Winner. I think Winner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29 Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Exotic Winner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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