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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaizer Shoze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Amidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amidal comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Act Like You Know kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaizer Shoze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Amidal!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amidal misses with a double jab
and Shoze counters with a head kick. That will keep Amidal thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Amidal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shoze counters with a body kick that stops Amidal in his tracks momentarily.
Shoze bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Amidal digs a good hook to Shoze's body.
Shoze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shoze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amidal is fending him off so far but Shoze persists. Nope, Amidal circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Amidal. Those never looked like landing.
Nice takedown defense from Amidal. No joy for Shoze on that attempt.
Shoze fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaizer Shoze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amidal throws a head kick that misses.
Shoze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Amidal looks for the body kick but Shoze saw that one coming.
Amidal misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amidal swivels and escapes.
Amidal swings for the body but Shoze moves out of range.
Amidal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shoze counters with a slapping leg kick.
Amidal jabs Shoze right on the nose. Shoze blinks but takes it well.
Amidal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amidal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shoze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amidal.
Shoze slips a straight right by Amidal.
Amidal throws a one two combo.
Amidal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shoze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Amidal is predictable there
and Shoze counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amidal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Amidal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amidal throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Amidal does no damage.
Amidal throws a lazy uppercut
and Shoze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Amidal looks gassed!
Shoze scores with a jab.
Amidal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shoze counters with a good, hard body kick but Amidal shrugs it off.
Amidal slaps away a takedown attempt from Shoze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shoze throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Amidal.
Shoze moves into the clinch successfully.
Shoze stalling the fight.
Shoze is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Amidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shoze lands an elbow that stopped Amidal in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoze tries to break the clinch but Amidal is controlling the position.
Shoze wants a takedown but no success here.
Shoze has Amidal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Amidal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shoze jumps guard but Amidal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shoze wants to get back to striking at distance but Amidal won't allow it.
Amidal has had enough of the clinch but Shoze keeps him there for the moment.
Shoze jumps guard but Amidal stands there with Shoze around his waist. Shoze gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Amidal is pressed up against the cage. Shoze has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Amidal down to the mat. Amidal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shoze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoze with a poor takedown
and Amidal counters with a nice uppercut.
Shoze shoots for a takedown but Amidal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Amidal fails to land with a series of punches.
Shoze tries for a takedown but Amidal circles away easily
and Amidal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Joey Amidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shoze fails with the takedown
and Amidal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amidal shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shoze eats them both and turns towards Amidal to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shoze doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amidal counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amidal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amidal misses with a wild combination.
Amidal swings for the body but Shoze moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kaizer Shoze will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Amidal misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Amidal. No joy for Shoze on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Amidal.
Shoze shoots and misses
and Amidal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shoze doesn't manage to clinch there - Amidal circles away.
Amidal misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Amidal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Amidal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Amidal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Amidal in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Amidal misses with a straight right.
Shoze ducks under a wild hook from Amidal.
Amidal misses with a right hand
and Shoze counters with a leg kick.
Amidal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amidal misses with the body kick
and Shoze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amidal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaizer Shoze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amidal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shoze counters with a body kick.
Amidal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shoze finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Amidal is breathing heavily.
Amidal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shoze fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Amidal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kaizer Shoze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shoze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joey Amidal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amidal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shoze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amidal.
A punch combination from Amidal misses.
Amidal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shoze throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoze wants to clinch.
Amidal shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shoze eats them both and turns towards Amidal to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shoze takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amidal misses with a combination
and Shoze counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shoze tries for a takedown but Amidal circles away easily
and Amidal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shoze shoots in looking for a takedown but Amidal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shoze's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shoze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amidal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shoze tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amidal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shoze somewhat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Amidal.
Joey Amidal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amidal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Amidal. Those never looked like landing.
Amidal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shoze is out of range.
Amidal thows a leg kick but Shoze checks it
and Shoze counters with a head kick.
Shoze doesn't manage to clinch there - Amidal circles away.
Shoze fails with the takedown
and Amidal counters with a one-two to the body.
Shoze with a lazy takedown attempt
and Amidal counters with a stiff right hand.
Amidal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shoze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shoze closes the distance and clinches up with Amidal, looking for a takedown. Shoze pushes Amidal against the cage but Amidal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shoze blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amidal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shoze blocks a leg kick.
Amidal scores with a jab to the head.
Shoze shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Amidal sprawls well. Amidal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shoze gets slowly back to his feet.
Amidal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amidal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Amidal. Those never looked like landing.
A nice combination there by Shoze.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shoze checks a leg kick.
Shoze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Amidal counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joey Amidal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Shoze changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Amidal tries to avoid it but Shoze manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Amidal to the ground. Amidal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Amidal stuffs the takedown attempt from Shoze. Shoze gets slowly back to his feet.
Shoze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shoze fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaizer Shoze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shoze misses with a takedown attempt
and Amidal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shoze avoids the head kick by Amidal.
Amidal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shoze.
Amidal misses with a series of wild punches.
Amidal throws a leg kick but Shoze sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shoze wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amidal throws a head kick but Shoze moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amidal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shoze has his takedown stuffed
and Amidal counters with a nice uppercut.
Shoze dodges the punch combination from Amidal.
No luck for Shoze with that takedown attempt.
Shoze fails to land with a series of punches.
Amidal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Amidal misses.
A head kick misses from Amidal.
Amidal throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Amidal does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Amidal does no damage.
Good exchange - Amidal coming out on top.
Shoze tries for a takedown but Amidal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Amidal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shoze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shoze doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amidal counters with a left and a right that stings Shoze.
Amidal digs a good body shot into Shoze's ribs.
Amidal shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shoze eats them both and turns towards Amidal to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A punch combination from Shoze misses.
Amidal throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shoze fails with the takedown
and Amidal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shoze takes one on the button.
Shoze looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amidal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shoze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shoze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Amidal misses with a body kick.
Amidal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shoze.
Amidal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shoze.
Amidal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shoze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shoze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amidal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Amidal misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shoze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shoze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amidal throws out a leg kick but Shoze moves out of range and Amidal only half commits.
Amidal jabs Shoze right on the nose. Shoze blinks but takes it well.
Amidal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shoze is out of range and Amidal settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amidal. Shoze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shoze dodges the punch combination from Amidal.
Amidal swats away the attempt to clinch by Shoze.
Shoze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amidal defends it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shoze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amidal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Amidal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Amidal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Amidal!
A relieved looking Joey Amidal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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