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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Shotokahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Clement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clement comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In The Air Tonight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Shotokahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jules Clement!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clement pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shotokahn is out of range and Clement settles back down.
Shotokahn avoids a kick to the body.
Clement throws a wild body kick that Shotokahn sees coming a mile off.
A lazy left from Shotokahn finds it's target.
Shotokahn throws a hook but Clement avoids it easily.
Shotokahn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clement was well out of range. Poor timing from Shotokahn.
Nice jab there from Shotokahn.
Clement throws a head kick that half lands.
Clement scores with a push kick.
Shotokahn looks to land a right hand but Clement moved out of range.
Clement throws a solid leg kick but Shotokahn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clement.
Clement on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheers as Shotokahn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clement doesn't seem phased though.
Shotokahn lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clement on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shotokahn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Clement - the referee stops the clock and Shotokahn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Clement. Shotokahn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shotokahn looks to land a right hand but Clement moved out of range.
Clement will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Clement throws a low kick, looking for Shotokahn's leg but Shotokahn calmly moves out of range.
Shotokahn throws a lazy right hand but Clement sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shotokahn throws a series of punches but Clement moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Shotokahn.
Clement lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shotokahn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clement.
Clement attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clement delivers a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Shotokahn blocks the low kick.
Clement motions for Shotokahn to come forward. Clement throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Clement throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clement circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shotokahn tries a low kick but Clement avoids it.
Clement throws a series of punches but Shotokahn moves out of range.
Shotokahn misses with an uppercut. Clement saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shotokahn checks a leg kick.
Clement misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clement displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shotokahn throws out the jab.
Shotokahn connects with a right hand. Clement shakes it off.
Clement throws a low kick, looking for Shotokahn's leg but Shotokahn calmly moves out of range.
Clement scores with a nice body kick.
Shotokahn with a hook.
Shotokahn blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shotokahn moves out of range of the body kick.
Shotokahn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shotokahn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shotokahn avoids the head kick by Clement.
Clement goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clement misses with a head kick.
Shotokahn misses the shot to the body.
Clement throws a head kick that half lands.
Clement uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shotokahn.
Jin Shotokahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shotokahn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clement paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shotokahn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shotokahn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shotokahn is looking to clinch but Clement is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shotokahn misses with a looping left.
Shotokahn wants to clinch up but Clement keeps it at a distance.
Clement takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shotokahn moves out of range of the body kick from Clement.
Shotokahn misses with a hook
and Clement counters with a head kick. That will keep Shotokahn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shotokahn scores with the left hand. Clement knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clement steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shotokahn.
Shotokahn lands a jab to the head.
Clement misses with a head kick.
Shotokahn clinches up with Clement and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shotokahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shotokahn digs a right hand underneath Clement's ribcage. Clement let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clement keeps control of Shotokahn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jules Clement will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shotokahn. Clement does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shotokahn misses with a looping left.
Clement looks to land a body kick but Shotokahn moved away.
Clement tried to score with a low kick but Shotokahn checks it.
Shotokahn swings widly with a right hand
and Clement counters with a low kick, right behind Shotokahn 's knee.
Shotokahn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shotokahn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clement throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shotokahn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clement tried to score with a low kick but Shotokahn checks it.
Shotokahn misses with an uppercut. Clement saw that one coming.
Shotokahn takes the fight into the clinch.
Clement tries to land knees in the clinch but Shotokahn avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shotokahn seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Clement is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shotokahn.
Clement missing with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shotokahn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Clement landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clement tries to land knees in the clinch but Shotokahn avoids the damage to the body.
Clement misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clement's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shotokahn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clement in his tracks.
Clement throws an overhand right that lands on Shotokahn's shoulder, as Shotokahn tries to avoid the shot.
Clement throws a leg kick but Shotokahn moved away.
Shotokahn scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice body punch from Shotokahn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clement slips under a jab from Shotokahn.
Shotokahn throws a nice looking combination but Clement bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shotokahn missing with a left hand there. Clement was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Shotokahn blocks the leg kick.
Clement does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shotokahn tries to close the distance and clinch but Clement swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clement scores with a leg kick.
Clement looks to land a body kick but Shotokahn moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clement defending well as Shotokahn loads up on a big left hand.
Shotokahn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Clement avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clement buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement moves out of range as Shotokahn throws a body kick.
Shotokahn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shotokahn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shotokahn misses with a straight left.
Clement with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shotokahn to score with a decent uppercut.
Shotokahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clement throws a push kick but Shotokahn slaps the foot to one side.
Shotokahn moves out of range of the body kick from Clement.
A bone on bone clash there as Shotokahn blocks the leg kick.
Clement throws a wild body kick that Shotokahn sees coming a mile off.
Shotokahn throws a head kick that misses.
Shotokahn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shotokahn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shotokahn blocks a leg kick.
Shotokahn moves in looking to clinch but Clement pushes him off.
Clement thows a leg kick but Shotokahn checks it
and Shotokahn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clement on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clement connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shotokahn misses with a lunging right hand
and Clement counters with an inside leg kick.
Clement moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clement swings for the body but Shotokahn moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shotokahn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clement shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shotokahn misses with a straight left.
Clement tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Shotokahn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Shotokahn stalks Clement and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clement's face. Clement staggers backwards, shaken.
Clement shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shotokahn with a nice cross.
That kick from Clement tenderised Shotokahn's leg. Shotokahn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clement pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shotokahn lands a nice looking body shot.
Clement takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shotokahn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clement misses with a body shot.
Clement moves out of range of the strikes.
Shotokahn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clement paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clement pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shotokahn tries to clinch up but Clement circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shotokahn looks to throw the jab but Clement is out of range.
Clement uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shotokahn.
Clement is looking to score with low kicks.
Shotokahn tries to clinch up but Clement circles away and keeps his distance.
Shotokahn misses with an uppercut. Clement saw that one coming.
Clement throws a solid leg kick but Shotokahn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clement.
Shotokahn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shotokahn blocks a head kick by Clement.
Jin Shotokahn is winning the standup battle so far.
Shotokahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clement sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shotokahn blocks the body kick.
Clement throws a chopping leg kick but Shotokahn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Clement does it's job there.
Shotokahn is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement avoids the body shot from Shotokahn.
Clement connects with an inside leg kick.
Shotokahn misses with a body shot.
Clement throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clement throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clement throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shotokahn throws out a powerful jab.
Shotokahn tries to clinch up.
Shotokahn takes a swing at Clement's ribcage but misses.
Clement throws a leg kick but Shotokahn moved away.
Clement is looking to chop away at Shotokahn's legs.
Shotokahn looks to land a left hand but Clement moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shotokahn scores with a nice strike.
Clement thows a leg kick but Shotokahn checks it
and Shotokahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Clement misses with the body kick
and Shotokahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Clement throws a good cross that connects.
Clement throws a sloppy head kick and Shotokahn moves out of range easily.
Shotokahn cracks the inside of Clement's front leg.
Clement takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clement throws a chopping leg kick but Shotokahn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clement fakes the leg kick and cracks Shotokahn in the body.
Shotokahn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shotokahn has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Shotokahn.
Clement blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shotokahn lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Shotokahn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shotokahn misses with a punch to the body.
Shotokahn is trying to maintain a safe position but Clement gets an underhook and turns Shotokahn into the cage.
Clement blocking some punches.
Clement throws a head punch that misses.
Shotokahn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clement is keeping busy.
Shotokahn misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Shotokahn.
Shotokahn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shotokahn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clement's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shotokahn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clement putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shotokahn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shotokahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clement tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shotokahn avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Shotokahn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shotokahn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Shotokahn!
Jin Shotokahn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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