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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xillin Daxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Shiroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideo Shiroma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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149 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xillin Daxon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideo Shiroma!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daxon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shiroma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shiroma's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shiroma duly obliges.
Shiroma swats away the attempt to clinch by Daxon.
Shiroma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shiroma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Daxon tries to clinch but Shiroma is having none of it.
Shiroma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shiroma leaves Daxon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shiroma lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Daxon is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shiroma lands with an uppercut that bounces Daxon off the cage and back into rage.
Shiroma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh Daxon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shiroma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shiroma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daxon seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroma scores with a jab to the body.
Daxon doesn't manage to clinch there - Shiroma circles away.
Daxon walks into a left hand.
Daxon dodges the punch combination from Shiroma.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shiroma.
Hideo Shiroma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiroma lands with a nice body punch.
Daxon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shiroma, pushing him back against the cage.
Shiroma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shiroma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daxon needs to keep his hands up - Shiroma had a free shot at his head there.
Daxon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daxon is trying to drag Shiroma to the mat but Shiroma just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shiroma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daxon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, jab by Shiroma - just one landing.
A jab from Shiroma does it's job there.
Shiroma throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Daxon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shiroma throws a nice looking combination but Daxon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shiroma cracks Daxon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Shiroma scores with a four punch combination!
Shiroma digs a good hook to Daxon's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daxon tries to clinch but Shiroma moves out of range.
Shiroma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Daxon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shiroma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shiroma lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shiroma.
Daxon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shiroma is working the combinations to good effect here.
Shiroma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shiroma scores with a jab to the body.
Daxon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daxon walks into a jab.
Shiroma lands with a good body shot.
Daxon is breathing heavily.
Shiroma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shiroma closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiroma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daxon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daxon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shiroma scores with a nice right hand.
Shiroma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daxon circles away quickly and effectively.
Daxon wants to clinch up but Shiroma keeps it at a distance.
Daxon misses with a takedown attempt - Shiroma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xillin Daxon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daxon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daxon dodges the punch combination from Shiroma.
Shiroma keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daxon doesn't manage to clinch there - Shiroma circles away.
A cross from Shiroma lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Shiroma dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shiroma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shiroma lands a two punch combo.
Shiroma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Daxon shoots in but Shiroma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daxon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daxon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Daxon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Shiroma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daxon working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiroma wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Shiroma keeps Daxon under control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daxon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Daxon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Shiroma sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Daxon working away.
Shiroma dodges the ground and pound from Daxon.
Daxon trying to control the position but Shiroma is working away.
Daxon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Daxon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Daxon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shiroma, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daxon tries to score with some ground and pound. Shiroma controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Shiroma tries to buck Daxon off but Daxon is having none of it.
Daxon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daxon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shiroma is trying to get back to half guard.
Daxon is trying to get an arm triangle but Shiroma is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daxon landing a few strikes.
Daxon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shiroma is avoiding damage well.
Daxon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shiroma is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shiroma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daxon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shiroma avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Daxon.
Shiroma defending against the ground and pound.
Shiroma manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Daxon.
Shiroma regains full guard. Nicely done.
Daxon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shiroma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shiroma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shiroma has his hands on Daxon's head, controlling the position.
Shiroma is breathing heavily.
Daxon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daxon throwing strikes from guard but Shiroma blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shiroma can't keep his opponent in guard - Daxon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daxon trying to advance position but Shiroma counters by regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xillin Daxon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Daxon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shiroma scores with a jab. Daxon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Shiroma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shiroma.
Shiroma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shiroma with a nice cross.
Shiroma with a jab.
Shiroma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daxon circles away quickly and effectively.
Hideo Shiroma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shiroma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daxon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daxon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shiroma throws a nice looking combination but Daxon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shiroma tries to bum rush Daxon with a series of wild strikes but Daxon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shiroma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daxon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shiroma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daxon tries to close the distance and clinch but Shiroma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shiroma misses the shot to the body.
Daxon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shiroma sprawls well initially but Daxon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Daxon 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.
Daxon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shiroma doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Daxon.
Daxon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Daxon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shiroma!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daxon tries to control but Shiroma wriggling away.
Daxon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Daxon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Shiroma can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shiroma squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Daxon looking to control but Shiroma is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shiroma keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Daxon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daxon has isolated one of Shiroma's arms. Shiroma looking to fight him off but Daxon twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xillin Daxon!
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