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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Shea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaplan comes to the cage accompanied by Tenderness by General Public. Alex Shea will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Kaplan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Shea!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shea tries to clinch up.
Kaplan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shea is looking to clinch.
Shea throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Shea.
Shea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaplan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shea displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kaplan.
Shea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shea delivers a nice body kick.
Shea connects with a single shot there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shea throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaplan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alex Shea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shea swinging wilding here.
Alex Shea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shea tries to clinch but Kaplan moves out of range.
Shea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaplan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shea is looking to slow Kaplan down with leg kicks.
Shea is looking to clinch but Kaplan is avoiding it.
Shea tries to clinch up but Kaplan circles away and keeps his distance.
Shea takes the fight into the clinch.
Shea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaplan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shea breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shea wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shea pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaplan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Kaplan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaplan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shea keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kaplan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kaplan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kaplan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan thows a huge punch but Shea dodges it nicely.
Kaplan working the head and body with strikes.
Shea looks gassed!
Shea has hold of Kaplan's hands but Kaplan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shea can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kaplan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kaplan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kaplan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shea defending well though.
Kaplan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kaplan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shea is looking for a sweep. Kaplan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shea blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaplan.
Kaplan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shea's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kaplan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shea's waist but Shea gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kaplan off to one side.
Shea moves in looking to clinch but Kaplan pushes him off.
Shea moves in looking to clinch but Kaplan pushes him off.
Kaplan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shea sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kaplan somewhat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kaplan.
Kaplan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Shea will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shea.
Shea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kaplan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shea is looking to clinch but Kaplan is avoiding it.
Kaplan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shea sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kaplan somewhat.
A clash of legs there as Kaplan blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaplan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shea circles away.
Shea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaplan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaplan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shea but Shea pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Kaplan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaplan is working for takedown but Shea is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shea breaks the clinch.
Shea throws a head kick that half lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kaplan.
Check out the look on Kaplan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kaplan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kaplan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaplan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Kaplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shea tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shea avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kaplan.
An elbow from Kaplan crashes against the mat.
Shea defending against the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shea tries to clinch but Kaplan moves out of range.
Shea clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shea tries to land a knee to the head but Kaplan blocks with his arms.
Kaplan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kaplan passes Shea's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kaplan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kaplan winds up and cracks Shea with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shea is refusing to be controlled, as Kaplan sits in half guard.
Kaplan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shea defending well though.
Kaplan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shea with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shea is looking for a sweep. Kaplan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kaplan throwing shots but Shea is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kaplan swats away the attempt to clinch by Shea.
Kaplan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kaplan working the head with strikes.
Shea parries the strikes from Kaplan easily there. Kaplan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shea to escape.
Shea takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Kaplan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kaplan blocks a head kick by Shea.
Dave Kaplan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shea forces Kaplan back against the cage and clinches.
Kaplan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kaplan wants a takedown.
Shea crunches a lovely knee into Kaplan's ribcage.
Shea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaplan tries for a takedown but Shea manages to get underhooks.
Kaplan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Kaplan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shea scores with a knee to the head.
Kaplan tightens his grip and picks Shea up, before dumping him to the ground. Shea manages to land in guard.
Kaplan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaplan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kaplan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaplan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kaplan pushes down on Shea's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kaplan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kaplan wants to free his trapped foot but Shea is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kaplan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kaplan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Kaplan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shea defending well though.
Kaplan is nestled in close to Shea, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shea is refusing to be controlled, as Kaplan sits in half guard.
Shea keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaplan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kaplan showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kaplan thows a huge punch but Shea dodges it nicely.
Kaplan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kaplan working the head and body with strikes.
Kaplan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kaplan drops an elbow to the side of Shea's head.
Kaplan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shea really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaplan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kaplan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shea defending well though.
Kaplan throwing shots but Shea is blocking nicely.
Kaplan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shea keeps working.
Kaplan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaplan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Kaplan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kaplan 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Kaplan!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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