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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Kloss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Shogun! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nolan Kloss! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight stays on the outside here - Shogun looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Shogun tries to clinch there but Kloss circles away.
Kloss tries to clinch but Shogun is having none of it. Shogun wants to clinch. Shogun has closed the distance and engaged Kloss in a clinch.
Shogun is working Kloss over against the cage. Kloss is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A nice right hand lands inside from Shogun.
It looks like Nolan Kloss has been cut. Shogun lands a nice shot to the body. Kloss wants to break free but Shogun has control.
Shogun lands a shoulder strike. Shogun gets through Kloss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Shogun scores with a nice hook to the head. Kloss looks gassed! A short left from Shogun. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shogun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Shogun lands with a right to the head. Kloss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shogun is pressed up against the cage. Kloss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shogun down to the mat. Shogun avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Kloss shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shogun as he jumps to the side. Shogun closes the distance and pushes Kloss back into the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Shogun.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shogun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Shogun lands a right hand. Shogun scores with a shot to the side of Kloss's head. Shogun digs a right hand into Kloss's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kloss's gas tank. Shogun lands a right hand. Shogun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short body shot lands from Shogun as the two fighters clinch.
Shogun gets through Kloss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Kloss takes a shot to the head. Shogun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kloss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Shogun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Shogun working some nice short punches in the clinch. A right hand to the body from Shogun.
Shogun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kloss or not. Shogun is leaning against Kloss and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Nice body punch from Shogun. Shogun scores with an uppercut up the middle. Shogun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kloss backwards. Shogun scores with a shoulder strike. Shogun lands a right hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Shogun digs a right hand underneath Kloss's ribcage. Kloss let out a lung full of air as it connected. Shogun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Shogun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Shogun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kloss tries to break the clinch but Shogun is controlling the position. Shogun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Shogun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klosss head. Kloss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Shogun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Shogun gets through Kloss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Shogun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Shogun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Shogun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klosss head. Shogun lands a shot to the body. Shogun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Shogun lands an uppercut. A short uppercut from Shogun. A nice right hand lands inside from Shogun. Shogun lands a body shot. A short right hand to the side of the head by Shogun. Shogun is leaning against Kloss and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Kloss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Shogun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shogun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Kloss jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shogun walks away with a smile on his face. Kloss gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Chuck Shogun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Kloss. Kloss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Shogun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shogun is looking to clinch. Shogun looks to clinch and Kloss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Shogun forces Kloss back against the cage and clinches. Kloss takes a shot to the head. Shogun cracks Kloss with a nice body shot. Shogun scores with an uppercut up the middle. Shogun misses with a punch on the inside.
Kloss throws an elbow but it misses.
Kloss is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shogun is keeping busy. Shogun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kloss is trying to break the clinch but Shogun has him pressed against the cage. Kloss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Kloss is looking to control Shogun's arms but Shogun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kloss has his back to the cage. Shogun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Shogun presses Kloss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Kloss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shogun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Kloss is trying to break the clinch but Shogun has him pressed against the cage.
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. Kloss looking to stall.
Kloss tries to land knees in the clinch but Shogun avoids the damage to the body. Nice elbow from Kloss. A short body shot lands from Kloss as the two fighters clinch.
Shogun gets underhooks to prevent Kloss's takedown attempt.
Kloss is trying to drag Shogun to the mat but Shogun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Still in the clinch, Shogun scores with a nice short uppercut. Kloss trying to control the position but instead, Shogun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kloss into the cage. Shogun lands an uppercut. Shogun lands on the inside with an uppercut. Shogun lands a body punch in the clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kloss has Shogun pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shogun manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Kloss looking to slow down the pace here. Shogun lands on the inside with an uppercut. Kloss trying to stall but Shogun improves his position.
Kloss tries to land knees in the clinch but Shogun avoids the damage to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Shogun dominated that round. The cut man is working on Nolan Kloss's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shogun tries to clinch but fails miserably and Kloss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Chuck Shogun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Kloss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shogun paws at him with a jab and circles away. Kloss tries to clinch up. Kloss keeps the fight on the outside. Kloss swats away the attempt to clinch by Shogun. Shogun moves into range and clinches up with Kloss. Kloss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shogun. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Kloss is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shogun is keeping busy. Kloss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Shogun presses Kloss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shogun misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Shogun.
Kloss has had enough of the clinch but Shogun keeps him there for the moment. Kloss tries a body shot but Shogun blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Shogun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shogun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Kloss looking to slow down the pace here. Shogun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kloss is looking to control Shogun's arms but Shogun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kloss has his back to the cage. Nice body punch from Shogun - that landed with a thud.
Shogun lands with a light punch inside. Shogun lands with a short head shot on the inside. Shogun lands with a left to the head. Shogun lands a body punch in the clinch. Shogun digs a right hand underneath Kloss's ribcage. Kloss let out a lung full of air as it connected. Shogun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A left hand lands to the body for Shogun.
Shogun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Chuck Shogun has scored more points in the clinch so far. Shogun is leaning against Kloss and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Shogun lands an uppercut. A short left from Shogun. Shogun struggles to land a body shot inside as Kloss controls his hands.
Kloss misses with an elbow strike.
Kloss is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shogun gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. A battle for position here, against the cage. A short uppercut from Shogun. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shogun as Kloss tries to tie him up. Shogun prevents Kloss from breaking the clinch.
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. Kloss is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. A short right from Shogun on the inside. Shogun lands a shoulder strike. Kloss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Kloss takes a shot to the head. Kloss scores with a shoulder strike. A battle for position here, against the cage. Shogun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Kloss is trying to break the clinch but Shogun has him pressed against the cage. Kloss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shogun moves into the clinch. Shogun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Kloss is looking to control Shogun's arms but Shogun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kloss has his back to the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Shogun. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shogun. Kloss prevents a body shot from Shogun. Shogun prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kloss can't break the clinch.
Kloss throws a punch but it's blocked by Shogun. Shogun pushes Kloss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Kloss misses with the head strike.
Shogun scores with a hook to the body. Kloss looking to slow down the pace here. Kloss throws an elbow that misses.
Shogun throws a head punch that misses. Kloss throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kloss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Shogun is leaning against Kloss and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Shogun lands with a right to the head. A head punch on the inside from Shogun fails to land. Shogun prevents Kloss from breaking the clinch. Shogun lands a nice uppercut. Shogun lands a shoulder strike. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kloss takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Kloss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Shogun cracks Kloss with a nice body shot. Kloss blocking some punches.
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. Kloss throws an elbow that misses.
Kloss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shogun swats away the attempt to clinch by Kloss. Kloss tries to clinch but Shogun is having none of it. Kloss swats away the attempt to clinch by Shogun. Kloss wants to clinch up but Shogun keeps it at a distance. Shogun clinches up with Kloss and pushes him back against the cage. Shogun lands a body shot. Shogun scores with a hook to the body. Kloss trying to stall but Shogun improves his position.
Kloss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Kloss clinches. Kloss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shogun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Shogun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kloss can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shogun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Shogun dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Nolan Kloss's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kloss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shogun tries to clinch but Kloss is having none of it. Shogun tries to close the distance and clinch but Kloss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Shogun closes the distance but Kloss moves to the side and Kloss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Kloss wants to slow Shogun down by chopping away at his legs. Shogun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shogun closes the distance and clinches. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shogun as Kloss tries to tie him up. Shogun avoiding damage as Kloss throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Shogun as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kloss scores a nice knee to the body.
Shogun lands with a short head shot on the inside. A left hand lands to the body for Shogun.
Kloss misses with a knee to the head. Shogun lands a nice shot to the body. Shogun lands a body punch. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Shogun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Shogun is working Kloss over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kloss tries to land knees in the clinch but Shogun avoids the damage to the body. Shogun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Shogun lands a nice uppercut. Kloss is looking to break free of the clinch but Shogun has double underhooks. Shogun lands on the inside with an uppercut. Shogun managing to block the knees to the body from Kloss.
Shogun scores with a shot to the side of Kloss's head. Shogun lands a left hand.
Kloss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Shogun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Shogun lands with a short shot to the head. Shogun pushes Kloss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Kloss tries to work over Shogun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kloss is trying to stall.
Shogun working aggressively here.
Shogun working some nice short punches in the clinch. Shogun keeps control of Kloss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A short uppercut from Shogun. Shogun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kloss backwards. Shogun lands a hook to the side of the head. Kloss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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. Kloss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A short body shot lands from Shogun as the two fighters clinch.
Shogun prevents Kloss from breaking the clinch. Shogun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klosss head. Shogun blocks an elbow strike. Kloss trying to land knees to the body.
Kloss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Shogun lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kloss can't break the clinch.
Kloss lands a body punch in the clinch. Kloss tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shogun just stands there and leans against the cage. A right handed body shot lands from Shogun.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kloss. Shogun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Shogun scores with a hook to the body. Shogun throws a punch but it's blocked by Kloss. Kloss tries to pull guard but Shogun won't allow it.
Shogun lands a hook that snaps the head of Kloss backwards. Kloss successfully pulls guard.
Kloss is trying to keep Shogun in close.
Shogun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kloss on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kloss bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shogun's guard. Shogun has a closed guard, preventing Kloss from standing up. Kloss postures up in Shogun's guard and throws a big left but Shogun blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Kloss trying to control but Shogun is working from the bottom. Shogun keeping full guard, as Kloss tries to pass. Kloss wanted to stand there but Shogun had control of the position. Nolan Kloss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight! Chuck Shogun showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shogun, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26 Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26 Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Shogun!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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