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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Shirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Average Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe has chosen prodigy- omen as his entrance music. Average Joe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ White 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barry Shirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Average Joe!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirk clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Joe lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joe.
Joe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Shirk regains guard.
Shirk wants to sweep but no luck.
Shirk is working hard here to advance position.
Shirk throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Shirk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shirk has a closed guard, preventing Joe from standing up.
Shirk throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Joe content to stall in guard here.
Joe stands up from Shirk's guard - Joe perhaps looking for a knockout.
Joe drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe tries to free his leg and advance position but Shirk is retaining full guard.
Shirk doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Joe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shirk is keeping the position for now.
Shirk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Joe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shirk, up you get!
Joe wants to clinch but Shirk slips to the side
and Shirk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shirk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shirk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shirk scoring with some ground and pound.
Shirk is breathing heavily.
Joe pushes Shirk off and gets back to his feet.
Joe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shirk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Joe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shirk fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shirk counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Joe!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shirk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Joe swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Joe tries to reverse the position but Shirk maintains control.
Shirk working for a submission but Joe is keeping him at bay.
Joe's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shirk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Joe?
It looks like Average Joe has been cut.
Joe wants to control but Shirk is having none of it.
Shirk is working for a guillotine from mount but Joe frees his head quite easily.
Joe is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Joe wants to control but Shirk is having none of it.
Joe is trying to stand up.
Shirk landing strikes from the mount and Joe is in trouble!
Shirk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Joe is rocked!
Shirk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Joe is still on wobbly legs! Can Shirk finish him?
Joe's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Shirk looking to secure an arm triangle but Joe defends it well.
Joe seems to have recovered his senses.
Shirk avoids the attempt from Joe to control.
Joe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Joe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe gets to his feet - Shirk follows without any prompting.
Joe fails with the takedown
and Shirk counters with a single leg into guard. Joe didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shirk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joe's head.
Shirk won't allow Joe to get back to his feet.
Joe seems keen to control Shirk's posture.
Joe pushes Shirk off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Joe wants to clinch
and Shirk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shirk misses with an elbow strike.
Shirk breaks the clinch.
Shirk closes the distance and clinches up with Joe, looking for a takedown. Shirk pushes Joe against the cage but Joe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joe tries to clinch but Shirk moves away
and Shirk counters by clinching up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shirk.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shirk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Joe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Shirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shirk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Joe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Joe tries to keep at a distance but Shirk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shirk blocks it with crossed arms.
Joe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shirk backwards.
Joe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Joe takes an elbow to the temple.
Joe has had enough of the clinch but Shirk keeps him there for the moment.
Shirk takes an elbow to the temple.
Joe blocks the elbow strike.
Shirk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shirk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joe blocks it with crossed arms.
Joe pulls guard.
Joe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shirk is looking to work some ground and pound but Joe has wrist control.
Joe wants to sweep here but Shirk controlling him for the moment.
Shirk won't allow Joe to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shirk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Joe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shirk counters with a shoot takedown. Joe fights it but they end up in guard.
Shirk wants to stand but Joe is controlling his posture from full guard.
Joe is looking to stand up but Shirk isn't so interested in that idea.
Joe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shirk manages to get himself to full guard.
Joe advances position into side control!
Shirk is looking for a sweep.
Joe stands up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Joe fails with the takedown.
Shirk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Joe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shirk is controlling him.
Joe striking from the bottom.
Joe is looking to stand up but Shirk isn't so interested in that idea.
Joe has momentary wrist control but Shirk slips an elbow through the middle.
Shirk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joe is trying to control the position but Shirk postures up.
Shirk advances position into side control!
Joe is trying to control Shirk's posture but Shirk avoids it.
Joe sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Joe kicks Shirk off and gets back to his feet.
Joe tries to clinch but Shirk is having none of it.
Shirk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Joe punching from the bottom.
Joe has one foot on Shirk's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Shirk scores a takedown into full mount!
Joe is looking to improve his position but Shirk isn't that keen on the idea.
Joe trying desperately to get to his feet.
Joe is trying to escape the mount.
Shirk with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shirk cracks Joe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Joe wants to hold on but Shirk pushes him away.
Shirk scoring with strikes but Joe is staying in there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shirk looking to finish Joe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Joe!
Joe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Joe makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Shirk checks the leg kick.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe wants to clinch.
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Shirk pushes him off.
Shirk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Shirk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Average Joe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shirk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Joe counters by clinching up.
Joe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Joe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joe has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Shirk is trying to keep an underhook but Joe manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shirk tries to get to full guard but Joe has control of the leg.
Joe lands with a punch from half guard.
Joe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shirk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Joe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shirk is just riding it out for now. Joe eventually gives up the hold.
Shirk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Joe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe stopping the sweep attempt from Shirk.
Shirk wriggles free and stands up.
Shirk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shirk showed some decent athleticism there.
Joe is trying to stand up here but Shirk is controlling him well.
Joe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barry Shirk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shirk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joe pushes Shirk off and scrambles back to his feet.
Joe is looking to clinch but Shirk is avoiding it.
Barry Shirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shirk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirk wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Shirk.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe.
Joe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joe clinches but Shirk breaks the clinch
and Shirk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shirk stops Joe from standing up.
Joe looking for a guillotine here but Shirk defends easily.
Shirk stops Joe from standing up.
Shirk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Joe kicks Shirk off and gets to his feet.
Joe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shirk sprawls well initially but Joe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Shirk gets full guard.
Joe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shirk's guard.
Joe passes Shirk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Joe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Joe tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Shirk to get to his feet.
Shirk drives through with a takedown into guard.
Joe trying to keep a closed guard but Shirk is proving a slippery customer.
Joe wants to stand up but Shirk is controlling him.
Joe pushes Shirk off and scrambles back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Shirk or perhaps it was just good defense by Joe which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Shirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shirk tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shirk prevents it.
Shirk breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe shoots in and bounces Shirk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Joe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shirk, up you get!
Shirk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Joe!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Shirk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Joe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Joe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shirk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shirk prevents Joe from getting the reversal.
Shirk jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Joe manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Joe wants to get back to his feet.
Joe is trying to control Shirk's posture but Shirk avoids it.
Joe wants to get back to his feet but Shirk drags him back down.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Joe is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Joe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shirk is putting a hurting on Joe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Joe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Joe is trying to control Shirk's posture but Shirk avoids it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shirk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shirk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Joe is looking to escape.
Shirk decides to stand up.
Joe tries to clinch up
and Shirk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Joe's guard now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shirk won't allow Joe to get back to his feet.
Shirk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Shirk looking to pass the guard.
Shirk stopping the sweep attempt from Joe.
Joe is looking to stand up but Shirk isn't so interested in that idea.
Joe manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Shirk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joe moves into the clinch.
Joe tries for a takedown but Shirk manages to get underhooks.
Shirk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Joe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shirk wants a takedown.
Shirk misses with an elbow strike.
Joe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joe wants to break free but Shirk has control.
Joe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joe has Shirk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shirk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shirk stops a takedown attempt from Joe.
Shirk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Joe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Joe looking to stall.
Shirk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Shirk blocks with his arms.
Shirk misses with some punches.
Shirk trying to land knees to the body.
Shirk misses with a knee to the head.
Joe takes an elbow to the temple.
The has opened up Average Joe's cut even more.
Joe has had enough of the clinch but Shirk keeps him there for the moment.
Joe wants a takedown but no success here.
Joe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shirk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shirk wants the takedown. Joe is fighting it off but Shirk persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Joe's guard against the cage.
Shirk gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Joe throws a right and a left that Shirk avoids nicely.
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Shirk pushes him off.
Joe tries to clinch up but Shirk circles away and keeps his distance.
Joe wants to clinch up but Shirk keeps it at a distance.
Shirk darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Joe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Joe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Joe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Joe looking to secure an arm triangle but Shirk defends it well.
Shirk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Joe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shirk is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Joe content just to control the position here.
Joe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Joe.
Joe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shirk is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Joe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shirk working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe trying to control but Shirk is having none of it.
Shirk gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Joe in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Shirk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Average Joe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Joe lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Shirk can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Joe and Shirk drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Joe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Average Joe!
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energy
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hype
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