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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Belingon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brad Shaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Belingon!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belingon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shaw throws a hook to the side of Belingon's head but Belingon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horrible takedown by Shaw or perhaps it was just good defense by Belingon which made him look bad.
Belingon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shaw.
Shaw throws out a loose jab but Belingon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw misses with an uppercut.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belingon moves away.
Belingon moves out of range of the strikes.
Shaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Belingon pinned against the cage. Belingon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shaw misses with a shot to the body
and Belingon counters with a good low kick that Shaw was not able to check.
Shaw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belingon moves out of range as Shaw strikes.
Shaw throws a low kick but Belingon moves out of range easily.
Shaw tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Belingon is able to avoid easily.
Shaw throws a body punch but Belingon moves out of range.
Belingon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Belingon is just out of range.
Shaw gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to advance to mount but Belingon denies him.
Belingon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shaw.
Shaw cracks Belingon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Shaw misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Shaw tries to advance to mount but can't.
Belingon bucks up and tries to throw Shaw off but instead Shaw has got his back!
Shaw 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.
Shaw trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is really struggling to control Belingon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Belingon is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Shaw off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Shaw has good solid back control here.
Belingon trying to get back to his feet but Shaw is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw controls the action.
We're going to have a standup here because Brad Shaw wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaw. Belingon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaw looks for a takedown but Belingon sprawls well.
Shaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Belingon.
Shaw is looking to chop away at Belingon's legs.
Shaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belingon was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaw.
Shaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Belingon is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Shaw dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shaw lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Belingon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belingon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shaw throws a big shot that misses.
Belingon moves out of range of the body kick from Shaw.
Shaw has a takedown stuffed.
Shaw throws a body punch but Belingon moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belingon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaw fails to land the takedown.
Shaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Belingon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaw misses the body punch
and Belingon counters with a good low kick that Shaw was not able to check.
Shaw misses with a looping left.
Shaw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Belingon tries to sprawl out of it but Shaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Belingon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Shaw with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belingon.
Shaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belingon was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaw.
Kevin Belingon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaw misses the jab.
Shaw throws a low kick, looking for Belingon's leg but Belingon calmly moves out of range.
Shaw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Belingon avoids it really well and circles away.
Shaw shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Belingon counters with a leg kick.
Belingon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaw misses the target.
Shaw tries for a takedown but Belingon circles away easily
and Belingon counters with an outside leg kick.
Shaw fails with the takedown
and Belingon counters with a leg kick.
Brad Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belingon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaw.
Shaw throws a body punch but Belingon moves out of range.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Belingon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shaw has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belingon was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaw.
Belingon slips under a jab.
Belingon stuffs the takedown attempt from Shaw. Shaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Shaw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shaw bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Belingon is trying to get back to his feet.
Belingon is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Shaw dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Belingon checks a low kick from Shaw.
Shaw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Belingon defends it nicely.
Shaw doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Belingon counters with a head kick. That will keep Shaw thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brad Shaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaw has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Shaw.
Shaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shaw swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belingon counters with a big head kick but Shaw shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw throws out a loose jab but Belingon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belingon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaw goes for a double leg but Belingon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Belingon continues to drive forward.
Belingon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shaw misses with an uppercut.
Shaw throws an overhand right that lands on Belingon's shoulder, as Belingon tries to avoid the shot.
Shaw misses with a left hand
and Belingon counters with a leg kick.
Belingon slips a straight right by Shaw.
Kevin Belingon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belingon stuffs the takedown attempt from Shaw. Shaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Shaw misses with a hook.
Shaw gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Belingon counters with an inside leg kick.
Shaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shaw has his takedown stuffed
and Belingon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Belingon as he avoids it easily.
Shaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaw throws an off balance right hand
and Belingon counters with an outside leg kick.
Shaw takes a swing at Belingon's ribcage but misses.
Shaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Belingon.
Belingon moves out of range of the strikes.
Shaw goes for a double leg but Belingon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Belingon continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Shaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shaw tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belingon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belingon slips a jab from Shaw.
Shaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Belingon is just out of range.
Shaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Belingon counters with a nice leg kick.
Shaw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaw misses with a body shot.
Belingon ducks under a wild hook from Shaw.
Shaw misses with an uppercut. Belingon saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Shaw clearly takes that round.
That's time! Shaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Belingon is just out of range.
Shaw fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Shaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Belingon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shaw throws a body punch but Belingon moves out of range.
Shaw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belingon moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Shaw misses
and Belingon counters with a thumping low kick.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belingon moves away.
Shaw with a poor takedown
and Belingon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shaw's knee momentarily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shaw closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shaw tries to advance to mount but can't.
Shaw misses with the ground and pound.
Belingon is trying to buck Shaw off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to move into full mount but can't pass Belingon's legs.
The ground and pound from Shaw seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shaw in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Shaw fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Shaw crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belingon keeps working.
Shaw scoring with punches from side control.
Belingon dodges the ground and pound from Shaw.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belingon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Shaw.
Shaw throws a strike aimed at the side of Belingon's head but Belingon avoids it well.
Shaw with the ground and pound but Belingon regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Shaw moves nicely into side control.
Belingon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Shaw seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shaw wants to control but Belingon is keeping him busy.
Belingon defending against the ground and pound.
Shaw is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Belingon has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belingon is not content to let Shaw control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Shaw had his way with Kevin Belingon in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shaw takes a swing at Belingon's ribcage but misses.
Belingon avoids the body shot from Shaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaw misses the target.
Shaw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Belingon sprawls well initially but Shaw persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Belingon is not content to let Shaw control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw content to control rather than advance.
Shaw throws a strike but Belingon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Belingon keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Shaw controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brad Shaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brad Shaw wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Belingon blocks a jab.
Brad Shaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Belingon is able to avoid easily.
Belingon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shaw.
Belingon needs to keep his hands up - Shaw had a free shot at his head there.
Shaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Shaw misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Shaw.
Belingon slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw with a poor takedown
and Belingon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shaw's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Belingon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Belingon stuffs the takedown attempt from Shaw. Shaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Belingon checks a low kick from Shaw.
Shaw swings for the body but Belingon moves out of range.
A slow jab from Shaw misses its intended target.
Belingon leaves Shaw with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw looks to land a left hand but Belingon moved out of range nicely.
Belingon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belingon manages to avoid it.
Shaw swings for the body but Belingon moves out of range.
Shaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Shaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Belingon tries to avoid it but Shaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Belingon to the ground. Belingon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kevin Belingon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belingon moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Shaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shaw has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Shaw!
Brad Shaw retains his lightweight title!
Brad Shaw bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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RATING
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