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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between shean sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, shean sherk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
sherk misses with a two punch combination.
Blaze throws a leg kick but sherk sees it coming and moves out of range.
sherk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blaze gets caught flat footed, as sherk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
sherk stands and steps away. Blaze gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Blaze misses with a leg kick.
sherk throws a series of punches but Blaze avoids them all with ease.
Blaze feints and then cracks sherk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow sherk down.
sherk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blaze throws and low kick but sherk moves out of range easily.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and sherk moves out of range easily.
sherk blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Blaze lands a high kick!
Blaze looks gassed!
Blaze lands with a slapping head kick.
Blaze lands a head kick. sherk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
sherk checks a low kick from Blaze.
Blaze throws a nice head kick!
Blaze throws a leg kick but sherk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
sherk gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sherk is pressing down on Blaze's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blaze is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from sherk there.
Blaze tries to kick sherk off in order to stand up. sherk Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
sherk in side control lands a decent elbow.
sherk decides to take the fight back to the feet.
sherk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blaze throws a head kick but sherk moves out of range.
sherk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaze slips a jab and a cross from sherk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sherk shoots in and bounces Blaze off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Blaze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with sherk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
sherk trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
sherk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
sherk throwing strikes from guard but Blaze blocks nicely.
sherk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
sherk wanted to stand there but Blaze had control of the position.
sherk stops Blaze from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sherk throws a strike but Blaze rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blaze is looking to stand up but sherk won't let him.
Blaze must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, jab by sherk - just one landing.
Blaze tries a head kick but it misses.
Johny Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaze throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
sherk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from sherk.
Blaze thuds his shin into the meat of sherk's side.
sherk misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaze throws a wild body kick that sherk sees coming a mile off.
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.
Blaze moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blaze.
sherk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blaze lands with a kick to the temple. sherk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Excellent takedown into side control there by sherk.
Blaze tries to escape but sherk is in control.
sherk lands a few punches from side control.
sherk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
sherk decides to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sherk blocks a head kick by Blaze.
sherk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
sherk slips a nice elbow through Blaze's hands, connecting with Blaze's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
shean sherk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
sherk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
sherk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaze scores with a nice body kick.
sherk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
sherk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blaze lands a high kick!
Excellent takedown into side control there by sherk.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaze wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
sherk scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
sherk stands up and beckons Blaze to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sherk moves out of range of the body kick.
sherk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
sherk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
sherk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blaze!
sherk landing strikes from the mount.
Blaze taking shots to the head.
Blaze wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
sherk 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.
sherk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Blaze is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sherk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
sherk working the ground and pound effectively.
sherk landing strikes from the mount.
sherk with a couple of short strikes.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet.
sherk lands a big elbow.
sherk with shots to the head and body - Blaze looks very uncomfortable down there.
sherk cracks Blaze with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
sherk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sherk is landing with some decent strikes but Blaze is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
sherk looking to finish with strikes here!
sherk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blaze in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
sherk lands a heavy elbow.
sherk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blaze is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
sherk is landing with some decent strikes but Blaze is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
sherk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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.
sherk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
sherk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
sherk is landing with some decent strikes but Blaze is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Blaze is trying to stand up.
sherk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
sherk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blaze?
Blaze is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
sherk breaks from Blaze's wrist control and lands an elbow.
sherk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
shean sherk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
sherk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaze walks into a jab.
Blaze is looking to slow sherk down with leg kicks.
sherk misses with the combination.
sherk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blaze.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaze throws a head kick that half lands.
Some wild striking there from sherk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sherk blocks a head kick by Blaze.
sherk lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sherk throws a right and a left that Blaze avoids nicely.
sherk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaze misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sherk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
sherk moves out of range of the body kick from Blaze.
sherk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blaze!
sherk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blaze?
sherk controlling from the full mount.
sherk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blaze wants to try and get back to his feet.
sherk landing strikes from the mount.
Blaze is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Johny Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sherk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blaze is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
sherk lands a nice shot to the head.
Blaze is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
A nice elbow there by sherk.
You get the feeling that Blaze really doesn't like being in this position too much.
BOOM! sherk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
sherk with shots to the head and body - Blaze looks very uncomfortable down there.
Blaze is trying to stand.
sherk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
sherk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, sherk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Blaze tries to buck sherk off but he can't manage it.
sherk lands a nice shot to the head.
Blaze squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
sherk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blaze swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet.
sherk with shots to the head and body - Blaze looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Blaze that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blaze wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
sherk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
sherk landing punches.
sherk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blaze is looking to escape.
sherk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blaze is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
shean sherk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
shean sherk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blaze flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
sherk landing strikes from the mount and Blaze is in trouble!
sherk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
shean sherk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for sherk, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... shean sherk!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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