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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jt Colossus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shirahama comes to the cage accompanied by Fade To Black. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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240 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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264 lbs
33 - 21 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenichi Shirahama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jt Colossus!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colossus throws a poor cross that misses
and Shirahama counters with an outside leg kick.
Colossus throws a head kick but Shirahama moves out of range.
Shirahama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colossus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shirahama moves away.
Shirahama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colossus.
Colossus is looking to clinch.
Colossus has Shirahama up against the cage in a clinch.
Colossus misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossus misses with a punch to the body.
Shirahama tries for a takedown but Colossus manages to get underhooks.
Colossus swings wildly with an uppercut but Shirahama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shirahama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colossus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colossus.
Colossus working aggressively here.
Colossus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shirahama prevents a body shot from Colossus.
Shirahama tries to score a body lock takedown but Colossus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Shirahama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colossus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shirahama blocking some punches.
Colossus swings wildly with an uppercut but Shirahama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colossus lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colossus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colossus misses with the head strike.
Colossus throws a head punch that misses.
Colossus tries to throw a body punch but Shirahama avoids it by throwing Colossus back against the cage.
Colossus working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Colossus fails to land.
Colossus misses with some punches.
Colossus throws a punch but it's blocked by Shirahama.
Colossus throws a head punch that misses.
Colossus swings wildly with an uppercut but Shirahama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shirahama lands a nice trip takedown into half 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!
Shirahama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shirahama 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.
Shirahama sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colossus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Colossus taking some punishment here, with Shirahama in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shirahama lands a nice short elbow.
Shirahama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Colossus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shirahama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shirahama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama moves into full mount! Colossus won't be happy about that!
Colossus can't escape the position.
Shirahama scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Colossus?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shirahama cracks Colossus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shirahama raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Colossus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirahama wants to finish this one by submission but Colossus is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Shirahama.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Shirahama dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Colossus throws a jab when Shirahama was well out of range.
Colossus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shirahama.
Colossus throws a lazy uppercut
and Shirahama counters with a good low kick that Colossus was not able to check.
Colossus doesn't manage to clinch there - Shirahama circles away.
Colossus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shirahama.
Colossus doesn't manage to clinch there - Shirahama circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossus misses with a hook to the body
and Shirahama makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Colossus really felt that one!
Shirahama moves away from the strike by Colossus.
Colossus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Colossus throws a right hand that misses
and Shirahama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shirahama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shirahama slips a straight right by Colossus.
Shirahama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Colossus there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colossus throws a right hand that misses
and Shirahama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jt Colossus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shirahama ducks right into an uppercut from Colossus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colossus misses with a hook
and Shirahama makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Colossus really felt that one!
Colossus moves to clinch but Shirahama breaks away
and Shirahama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shirahama keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colossus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shirahama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Colossus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colossus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shirahama counters with a thumping low kick.
Colossus misses with the combination.
Shirahama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colossus thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Shirahama misses.
Colossus moves into the clinch.
Colossus misses with some punches.
Colossus misses with the head strike.
Shirahama has clasped his hands together around Colossus's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Colossus struggling a bit here.
Colossus looking for a sweep but Shirahama has passed into full mount! Oh no!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirahama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shirahama looking to finish Colossus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Colossus!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jt Colossus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Colossus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Colossus checks a low kick from Shirahama.
Colossus closes the distance but Shirahama moves to the side
and Shirahama counters with a nice leg kick.
Shirahama avoids the body shot from Colossus.
Colossus clinches up with Shirahama and pushes him back against the cage.
Colossus lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Colossus fails to land.
Colossus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shirahama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossus misses with a body punch.
Colossus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shirahama drops down looking for an ankle pick but Colossus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Colossus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shirahama.
Colossus throws a poor cross that misses
and Colossus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Colossus tries to clinch there but Shirahama circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colossus moves in looking to clinch but Shirahama pushes him off.
Colossus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shirahama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shirahama drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shirahama tries to free his leg and advance position but Colossus is retaining full guard.
Shirahama cracks Colossus with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colossus keeping full guard, as Shirahama tries to pass.
Colossus is looking to stand back up but Shirahama counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Colossus.
Shirahama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Colossus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama wants to control but Colossus is keeping him busy.
Shirahama is pressing down on Colossus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Colossus is holding on for now.
Kenichi Shirahama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shirahama working over Colossus with some ground and pound. Colossus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shirahama lands a nice short elbow.
Shirahama controlling the action here.
Shirahama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama wants to free his trapped foot but Colossus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Colossus trying to control from the bottom.
Shirahama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Colossus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Colossus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shirahama throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirahama trying to control the position from guard on top but Colossus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Shirahama clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shirahama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Colossus misses with a left hand
and Shirahama counters with a single leg into guard. Colossus didn't expect that.
Shirahama wants to control from the top but Colossus keeps moving.
Colossus looking for a sweep. Not yet Colossus, not yet.
Shirahama tries to free his leg and advance position but Colossus is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirahama trying to control but Colossus is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shirahama preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kenichi Shirahama wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A big right from Colossus misses.
Shirahama swats away the attempt to clinch by Colossus.
Shirahama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shirahama swats away the attempt to clinch by Colossus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colossus misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Colossus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Colossus wants to clinch up but Shirahama keeps it at a distance.
Colossus throws a lazy uppercut
and Shirahama counters with a thumping low kick.
Colossus misses with the combination.
Shirahama gets a double leg takedown into Colossus's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama working some strikes from top position.
Shirahama trying to control the position from guard on top but Colossus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shirahama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Colossus wants to improve his position but instead Shirahama has moved into half guard.
Shirahama is trying to control. Colossus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama wants to pass the guard but Colossus is defending well.
Shirahama passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shirahama tries to control but Colossus wriggling away.
Shirahama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colossus taking shots to the head.
Colossus is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shirahama is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Colossus can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Shirahama had his way with Jt Colossus in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Colossus is looking to clinch but Shirahama is avoiding it.
Colossus closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Colossus fails to land.
Shirahama prevents a body shot from Colossus.
Colossus misses with a body punch.
Shirahama is trying to drag Colossus to the mat but Colossus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shirahama drops down looking for an ankle pick but Colossus pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossus throws a lazy head kick
and Shirahama counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shirahama defending well as Colossus loads up on a big left hand.
Shirahama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Colossus.
Shirahama ducks under a wild hook from Colossus.
Shirahama throws a left and a right that both miss
and Colossus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shirahama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shirahama counters with a leg kick.
Jt Colossus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colossus closes the distance and pushes Shirahama back into the cage.
Shirahama drops down looking for an ankle pick but Colossus pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Shirahama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colossus scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colossus tries to close the distance and clinch but Shirahama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colossus misses with a straight right.
Jt Colossus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colossus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Colossus throws a hook but Shirahama blocks it.
Jt Colossus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Colossus swings widly with a right hand
and Shirahama counters with a takedown into side control.
Colossus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama tries to score with some ground and pound. Colossus controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Shirahama creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colossus tries to improve position but can't.
Kenichi Shirahama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Colossus on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Colossus tries to buck Shirahama off but Shirahama is having none of it.
Shirahama gets to mount! Colossus was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Shirahama postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Colossus bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Shirahama and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenichi Shirahama!
An out of breath Kenichi Shirahama thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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