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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Stanton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Soldier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shogun Soldier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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170 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cliff Stanton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shogun Soldier!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soldier looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanton is just out of range.
Shogun Soldier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soldier swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stanton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soldier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stanton, pushing him back against the cage.
Soldier is pressed up against the cage. Stanton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soldier down to the mat. Soldier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Soldier misses with a double jab
and Stanton counters with a good, hard body kick but Soldier shrugs it off.
Stanton takes the fight into the clinch.
Soldier stops a takedown attempt from Stanton.
Soldier missing with knees to the body.
Soldier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stanton jumps guard but Soldier stands there with Stanton around his waist. Stanton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Stanton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soldier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stanton is defending well for now.
Soldier prevents the takedown attempt.
Soldier tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soldier throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Soldier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stanton's face.
It looks like Cliff Stanton has been cut.
Soldier creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Soldier is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stanton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldier misses with the combination.
Soldier clinches up against the cage.
Stanton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soldier prevents a takedown attempt there.
Soldier pushes off an throws an elbow but Stanton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Soldier tries a knee to the head but Stanton blocks it.
Stanton is trying to pull guard but Soldier has him pressed against the cage.
Soldier connects with a knee to the head.
Soldier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soldier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stanton is looking for a takedown.
Stanton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stanton is breathing heavily.
Soldier lands a good knee to the midsection. Stanton won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
Stanton pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Soldier decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Soldier lands a slapping body shot.
Stanton tries to keep at a distance but Soldier has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stanton dodges an elbow strike from Soldier.
Stanton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stanton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Soldier is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stanton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soldier walks away with a smile on his face. Stanton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Soldier misses with a few strikes there.
Soldier misses with a body shot.
Soldier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soldier misses with a combination
and Stanton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldier has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stanton is working away from the top position though.
Soldier kicks off Stanton and gets to his feet.
Soldier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stanton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soldier instigates a clinch.
Stanton pulls guard successfully.
Soldier stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Soldier misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Stanton misses.
Stanton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soldier.
Soldier throws a series of punches but Stanton avoids them all with ease.
Shogun Soldier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soldier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Soldier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stanton avoids it.
Soldier throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stanton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soldier.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Soldier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stanton has Soldier pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Soldier manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanton goes for a takedown attempt but Soldier pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Soldier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Soldier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cliff Stanton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Soldier forces Stanton back against the cage and clinches.
Stanton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soldier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stanton blocks it with crossed arms.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Soldier 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.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
Soldier misses with an elbow over the top.
Stanton blocks the elbow strike.
Stanton avoids a wild elbow strike from Soldier.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Soldier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stanton's brow.
Soldier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soldier throws an elbow that misses.
Soldier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stanton avoids it.
Soldier looking to throw knees to the head but Stanton is blocking nicely.
Stanton is looking for a takedown.
Stanton blocks an elbow strike from Soldier.
Soldier tries to land a knee to the head but Stanton blocks with his arms.
Stanton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Stanton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soldier is breathing heavily.
Stanton tries to pull guard but Soldier forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shogun Soldier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Soldier misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanton drags the fight down to the ground.
Soldier gets to his feet - Stanton follows without any prompting.
Soldier misses with a double jab
and Stanton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Soldier prevents the takedown attempt.
Stanton wants a takedown but no success here.
Soldier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stanton.
Stanton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soldier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stanton's face.
Stanton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Soldier gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stanton avoids a wild elbow strike from Soldier.
Soldier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stanton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stanton tries to work over Soldier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soldier with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stanton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Soldier prevents it.
Soldier scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanton blocks an elbow strike from Soldier.
Stanton wants the takedown. Soldier is fighting it off but Stanton persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Soldier's guard against the cage.
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!
Soldier is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Stanton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Soldier fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Soldier throws a series of punches but Stanton avoids them all with ease.
Stanton pushes Soldier up against the cage in a clinch.
Soldier lands a nice elbow.
Stanton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Soldier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanton looking for a takedown.
Soldier tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soldier crunches a lovely knee into Stanton's ribcage.
Stanton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stanton wants to take the fight to the mat but Soldier manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stanton blocks an elbow strike.
Soldier looking to throw knees to the head but Stanton is blocking nicely.
Soldier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stanton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soldier walks away with a smile on his face. Stanton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Soldier throws a combination that misses
and Stanton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soldier looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanton is just out of range.
Soldier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soldier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stanton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Soldier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soldier is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stanton avoids a wild elbow strike from Soldier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stanton blocks it with crossed arms.
Stanton blocks an elbow strike.
Soldier prevents the takedown attempt.
Stanton wants to take the fight to the mat but Soldier manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Soldier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stanton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanton blocks an elbow strike.
Soldier tries a knee to the head but Stanton blocks it.
Stanton jumps guard.
Soldier decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stanton, up you get!
Soldier misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soldier throws a right hand that Stanton ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanton also avoids with ease.
Soldier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stanton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Soldier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cliff Stanton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Soldier misses with a series of wild punches.
Soldier moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soldier.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Soldier just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stanton's brow.
Soldier pushes off an throws an elbow but Stanton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Soldier lands an elbow inside.
Stanton wants a takedown but no success here.
Soldier lands a nice elbow.
Soldier tries to land a knee to the head but Stanton blocks with his arms.
Stanton dodges an elbow strike from Soldier.
Soldier looking to throw knees to the head but Stanton is blocking nicely.
Stanton is trying to pull guard but Soldier has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soldier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stanton blocks it with crossed arms.
Soldier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stanton can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Stanton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soldier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stanton tries to score a body lock takedown but Soldier shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Soldier missing with knees to the body.
Stanton is trying to pull guard but Soldier has him pressed against the cage.
Soldier lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Soldier.
Soldier is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Soldier lands an elbow inside that Stanton shrugs off.
Soldier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stanton avoids it.
Stanton managing to block the knees to the body from Soldier.
Stanton goes for a takedown attempt but Soldier pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Soldier throws a right and a left that Stanton avoids nicely.
Soldier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stanton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldier scores with a three punch combo!
Soldier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soldier is looking to clinch but Stanton is avoiding it.
Soldier doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanton circles away.
Soldier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soldier misses with a wild body shot.
Soldier misses with a jab to the body
and Stanton counters with a nice uppercut.
Shogun Soldier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Soldier misses with a hook to the body
and Stanton counters with a one-two to the body.
Stanton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanton forces Soldier back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanton avoids a wild elbow strike from Soldier.
Soldier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanton pulls guard successfully.
Soldier decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Soldier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soldier misses with a combination
and Stanton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soldier is looking to clinch but Stanton is avoiding it.
Stanton clinches up with Soldier and pushes him back against the cage.
Soldier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stanton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Soldier is pressed up against the cage. Stanton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soldier down to the mat. Soldier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Soldier thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Soldier does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanton moves into the clinch.
Soldier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stanton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soldier walks away with a smile on his face. Stanton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Soldier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shogun Soldier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soldier rushes Stanton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stanton blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Soldier to keep the fight standing.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soldier lands a damaging elbow.
Stanton avoids a wild elbow strike from Soldier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soldier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cliff Stanton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soldier avoids it.
Stanton blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shogun Soldier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soldier winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shogun Soldier!
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