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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Makoto Shibasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmund Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shibasaki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Genki Sudo - 'Mind Shift'. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Makoto Shibasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edmund Dantes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Dantes - just one landing.
Dantes lands a jab to the nose.
Dantes moves away from the strike by Shibasaki.
Dantes throws a jab when Shibasaki was well out of range.
A jab from Dantes does it's job there.
Shibasaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shibasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shibasaki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dantes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dantes scores with the left hand. Shibasaki knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dantes dives in and scores a takedown into Shibasaki's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dantes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shibasaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shibasaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shibasaki is really struggling to control Dantes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Shibasaki keeping moving, preventing Dantes from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shibasaki is keeping the position for now.
Shibasaki keeping moving, preventing Dantes from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shibasaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shibasaki shoots in for a takedown but Dantes shows good takedown defense.
Dantes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shibasaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That kick from Shibasaki tenderised Dantes's leg. Dantes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body punch from Dantes.
Shibasaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibasaki throws a right and a left that Dantes avoids nicely.
Edmund Dantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dantes moves out of range of the strikes.
Shibasaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shibasaki cracks the inside of Dantes's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shibasaki misses with a hook to the body
and Dantes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shibasaki thinking.
Dantes connects with a looping right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Dantes. No joy for Shibasaki on that attempt.
Shibasaki misses with a looping right.
Dantes scores with a nice strike.
Dantes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dantes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shibasaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shibasaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dantes swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Makoto Shibasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dantes throws a looping overhand right but Shibasaki ducks down to avoid it.
Shibasaki throws a shot from downtown. Dantes moves away and avoids it.
Shibasaki is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes scores with a body shot.
Dantes throws a hook but Shibasaki avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Dantes.
Dantes avoids the head kick by Shibasaki.
Dantes lands a nice shot to the body.
Shibasaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shibasaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dantes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Dantes coming out on top.
Shibasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Shibasaki. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Shibasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dantes.
Dantes gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shibasaki wants to control but Dantes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes trying to control from half guard but Shibasaki is working away.
Dantes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dantes is trying to control the action in half guard but Shibasaki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dantes seems to be working for a kimura but Shibasaki defends the submission attempt.
Dantes wants to take a breather but Shibasaki is having none of it.
Dantes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shibasaki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shibasaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dantes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Dantes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shibasaki throws a sloppy head kick and Dantes moves out of range easily.
Shibasaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dantes throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Dantes.
Nice straight punches there by Dantes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dantes.
Dantes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shibasaki looking to control.
Dantes trying to control the position from guard on top but Shibasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shibasaki keeping full guard, as Dantes tries to pass.
Dantes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shibasaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dantes advances to half guard.
Shibasaki moves into full guard.
Dantes postures up.
Edmund Dantes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dantes throws an elbow that misses. Shibasaki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dantes's guard. Nice move by Shibasaki!
Shibasaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dantes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shibasaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shibasaki wants to pass the guard but Dantes is keeping the position.
Dantes looking to control.
Dantes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shibasaki!
Dantes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Shibasaki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shibasaki stops Dantes from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Dantes moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Shibasaki has worked his arm free - good work by Shibasaki!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shibasaki struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes trying to control the action but Shibasaki is working from the bottom.
Dantes working away.
Dantes trying to control the action but Shibasaki is working from the bottom.
Dantes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shibasaki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dantes working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dantes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shibasaki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dantes is trying to get an arm triangle but Shibasaki is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shibasaki tries to bench press Dantes off him but Dantes keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Dantes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dantes connects with a right hand. Shibasaki shakes it off.
Shibasaki throws a chopping leg kick but Dantes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dantes connects with a single shot there.
Edmund Dantes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Dantes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dantes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dantes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Shibasaki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Shibasaki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Shibasaki!
Shibasaki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dantes to see if he's OK.
Dantes regains half guard.
Dantes is staying active underneath Shibasaki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shibasaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dantes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dantes keeping full guard, as Shibasaki tries to pass.
Dantes trying to control the position.
Dantes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shibasaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shibasaki wants to control from the top but Dantes keeps moving.
Dantes looking for a guillotine here but Shibasaki defends easily.
Dantes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shibasaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibasaki wants to pass the guard but Dantes is keeping the position.
Shibasaki trying to control but Dantes is working from the bottom.
Dantes trying to control the position.
Dantes working for a triangle but Shibasaki defends it easily.
Shibasaki passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibasaki is pressing down on Dantes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dantes is holding on for now.
Shibasaki is thwarting Dantes's attempts to control the position.
Dantes is staying active underneath Shibasaki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dantes is pressing down on Shibasaki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dantes looking for subs off his back but Shibasaki has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dantes wants to improve his position but Shibasaki is controlling well.
Edmund Dantes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibasaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dantes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dantes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shibasaki is working away from the top position though.
Dantes gets full guard.
Makoto Shibasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dantes trying to keep a closed guard but Shibasaki is proving a slippery customer.
Dantes pulls Shibasaki in to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shibasaki wants to control from the top but Dantes keeps moving.
Dantes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmund Dantes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dantes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmund Dantes!
Edmund Dantes made sure to mention his sponsor, $10 in his post fight interview.
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