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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Shannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and To Hak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brett Shannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, To Hak!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hak shoots in looking for a takedown but Shannon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shannon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hak's guard now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shannon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shannon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shannon works his way into full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shannon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Shannon throws some wild stikes that Hak manages to avoid easily.
Shannon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hak suckers Shannon into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Hak is now in Shannon's guard!
Shannon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Shannon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Shannon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shannon frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hak is in a horrible position here. Shannon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shannon breaks from Hak's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shannon lands a nice shot to the head.
Hak is in a horrible position here. Shannon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hak regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hak moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shannon tries to free his leg and advance position but Hak is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shannon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shannon passes Hak's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shannon tries to pass to full mount but Hak defends it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shannon.
Shannon tries to pass to full mount but Hak defends it.
Hak trying to control from the bottom.
Shannon wants to pass the guard but Hak is defending well.
Shannon prevents Hak from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak wants to control but Shannon is keeping busy.
Shannon wants to pass to mount but Hak is defending the position.
Hak trying to control here.
To Hak has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shannon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brett Shannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of To Hak.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shannon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shannon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hak is keeping the position for now.
Shannon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shannon wants to pass the guard but Hak is keeping the position.
Shannon is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannon is pushing down on Hak's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hak is fighting to maintain full guard but Shannon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shannon moves nicely into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shannon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hak!
Shannon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hak takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Shannon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shannon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shannon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shannon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hak holds on for dear life, controlling Shannon's posture momentarily.
Shannon raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Shannon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hak looks for a takedown but Shannon sprawls well.
Shannon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brett Shannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of To Hak.
Shannon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hak.
Shannon leaves Hak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
To Hak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hak fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Shannon or perhaps it was just good defense by Hak which made him look bad.
Hak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shannon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Hak with that takedown attempt.
Hak shoots in for a takedown but Shannon shows good takedown defense.
Shannon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hak decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Shannon 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.
Shannon preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Shannon gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shannon pulls Hak in to control the position.
Hak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hak wants to control from the top but Shannon keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. To Hak wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shannon avoids it really well and circles away.
Hak misses with a takedown
and Shannon counters with a shoot takedown. Hak fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Shannon passes Hak's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shannon is looking to advance position but Hak won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon passes to full mount!
Shannon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hak is bucking up trying to escape but Shannon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shannon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shannon landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Shannon.
Shannon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hak can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Hak that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shannon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shannon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hak is rocked!
Hak takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hak is still in real trouble! Can Shannon finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannon with the ground and pound from mount.
Shannon unloading with bombs!
Hak is breathing heavily.
Shannon landing shots from mount.
A big strike lands for Shannon! That's really hurt Hak and he's turned his back - Shannon keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Shannon jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Shannon!
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hype
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