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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Fredric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sham Wow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredric comes to the ring accompanied by Rocky Theme Song. Randy Fredric has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Fredric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sham Wow!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wow shoots for a takedown but Fredric saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fredric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow looks to land a left hand but Fredric moved out of range nicely.
Wow looks to land a left hand but Fredric moved out of range nicely.
Wow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fredric counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wow wants a takedown.
Wow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wow has a couple of punches blocked by Fredric.
Fredric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wow.
Wow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wow working hard to break the clinch.
Fredric crunches a lovely knee into Wow's ribcage.
Wow pushes Fredric back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wow lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wow.
Fredric stops a takedown attempt from Wow.
Randy Fredric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sham Wow.
Fredric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fredric.
Fredric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wow managing to block the knees to the body from Fredric.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow is trying to break the clinch but Fredric is controlling him.
Wow is trying to force a seperation but Fredric has the dominant position.
Fredric lands an elbow inside.
Wow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fredric has him pressed against the ropes.
Fredric missing with knees to the body.
Fredric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wow lands a right hand.
Fredric prevents a body shot from Wow.
Fredric lands a knee to the body.
Wow has hold of one of Fredric's legs. Fredric is fighting the takedown attempt but Wow gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wow wants to control from the top but Fredric keeps moving.
Fredric avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wow postures up in Fredric's guard and throws a big left but Fredric blocks it.
Wow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fredric works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wow landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fredric avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wow throws a big right hand that misses.
Fredric wants to stand but Wow is controlling the position.
Fredric is breathing heavily.
Wow throws a strike but Fredric rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wow wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wow is adopting a defensive guard.
Wow controls Fredric momentarily but Fredric frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wow misses with a takedown
and Fredric counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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.
Fredric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wow is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Fredric.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from Wow fails to land.
Wow misses with some punches.
Fredric lands a nice knee to the body.
Wow tries to break free but Fredric pushes him back against the ropes.
Fredric scores a nice knee to the body.
Wow pushes Fredric back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fredric lands a knee to the head.
Wow misses with a punch on the inside.
Wow tries to break the clinch but Fredric is controlling the position.
Fredric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wow blocks it with crossed arms.
Wow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wow lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fredric works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sham Wow dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Wow scores with a shot to the body.
Wow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fredric counters by clinching up.
Wow swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredric tries to land knees in the clinch but Wow avoids the damage to the body.
Fredric lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Fredric.
Wow lands with a left to the head.
Wow has Fredric pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Fredric manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wow drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fredric gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wow is trying to break free.
Wow tries to break the clinch but Fredric is controlling the position.
Fredric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wow is defending well for now.
Wow avoids the elbow strike from Fredric, against the ropes.
Wow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fredric lands a knee to the head.
Fredric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Wow to work.
Fredric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fredric stops a takedown attempt from Wow.
Randy Fredric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sham Wow.
Fredric has Wow pressed against the ropes, preventing Wow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wow wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fredric prevents a body shot from Wow.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Wow blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fredric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fredric throws an elbow that misses.
Wow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Wow on the inside.
Wow lands a body punch.
Fredric prevents Wow from breaking the clinch.
Wow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wow avoids a wild elbow strike from Fredric.
Wow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Wow does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wow is defended easily by Fredric.
A telegraphed right hand from Wow misses the target.
That's two 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wow.
Wow misses with a wild body shot.
Wow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wow dives in and grabs Fredric's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fredric pushes down on Wow's head and hops out.
Wow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fredric counters by moving into the clinch.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wow misses with a punch to the body.
Fredric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fredric blocking some punches.
Wow pushes Fredric back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wow has hold of one of Fredric's legs. Fredric is fighting the takedown attempt but Wow gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fredric works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wow trying to control but Fredric is working from the bottom.
Wow throwing strikes but missing.
Fredric keeping moving, preventing Wow from controlling successfully.
Wow works over Fredric with some ground and pound from guard.
Wow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fredric works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wow trying to control but Fredric is working from the bottom.
Wow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wow is looking to work some ground and pound but Fredric has wrist control.
Wow is looking to work some ground and pound but Fredric has wrist control.
Wow landing with the ground and pound.
Wow trying to control but Fredric is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sham Wow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wow misses with a wild combination.
Sham Wow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Wow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow misses with a shot to the body
and Fredric moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wow.
Wow misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wow.
Wow leaning against his opponent.
Wow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fredric with a knee to the head.
Fredric utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wow is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fredric missing with knees to the body.
Wow misses with a punch on the inside.
Fredric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wow swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow is trying to break the clinch but Fredric has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fredric connects with a knee to the head.
Wow has a couple of punches blocked by Fredric.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredric moves away.
Wow tries for a takedown but Fredric sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wow misses the body punch
and Fredric holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fredric tries to land knees in the clinch but Wow avoids the damage to the body.
Wow throws a punch but it's blocked by Fredric.
Fredric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Wow.
Wow goes for a takedown attempt but Fredric pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Randy Fredric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sham Wow.
Wow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fredric counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fredric.
Wow tries for a takedown but Fredric manages to get underhooks.
Wow drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wow has Fredric pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wow pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Fredric tumbling to the mat - Wow dives into Fredric's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wow throwing strikes but missing.
Wow cracks Fredric with a solid left hand.
Wow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wow is looking to work some ground and pound but Fredric has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wow advances position into side control!
Wow scoring with punches and elbows.
Fredric dodges the ground and pound from Wow.
Wow lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fredric on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Wow are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wow throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wow grinds an elbow into Fredric's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wow misses with the ground and pound.
Wow throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wow lands some shots froms side control.
Wow working the head and body with strikes.
Wow is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fredric's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wow working the ground and pound from side control.
Wow tries to move to mount but Fredric blocks the move with his legs.
Wow moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sham Wow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Sham Wow!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Sham Wow!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Sham Wow!
Sham Wow wins by unanimous decision!
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