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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glin Burman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shadow has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
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175 cm
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170 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Glin Burman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shadow.
Shadow moves out of range of the leg kick from Burman.
Shadow drives through with a takedown into Burman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Burman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shadow lands a couple of elbows.
Shadow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shadow throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shadow trying to control but Burman is working from the bottom.
Burman wants to stand but Shadow is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow wants to control from the top but Burman keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bill Shadow.
Burman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shadow lands a nice hook to Burman's body. Burman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shadow if he has to take too many more of those.
Burman lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burman misses with a low kick.
Shadow with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shadow scores with a shot to the body.
Glin Burman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Burman.
Shadow thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Shadow.
Shadow dives in and grabs Burman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burman pushes down on Shadow's head and hops out.
Burman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Burman as Shadow shoots in.
Shadow looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Burman wants to stand up but Shadow is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow trying to control but Burman is working from the bottom.
Burman is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Xtreme Punishment that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Burman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shadow trying to control but Burman is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Burman wants to stand and escape but Shadow is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bill Shadow wasn't active enough on the ground.
Burman throws a head kick that misses
so Shadow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shadow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shadow's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shadow trying to control the position from guard on top but Burman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Shadow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shadow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Burman misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Burman misses the target.
Glin Burman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burman misses the shot to the body.
Shadow doesn't manage to clinch there - Burman circles away.
Burman swinging wildly here.
Glin Burman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shadow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Burman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burman misses with a low kick as Shadow jumps back.
Burman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shadow moves away.
Shadow thumps Burman with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shadow counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shadow throwing strikes but missing.
Shadow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shadow wants to control from the top but Burman keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bill Shadow wasn't active enough on the ground.
Burman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shadow.
Shadow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Glin Burman is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Burman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Shadow finds it's target.
Burman is looking to land body kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Burman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burman misses with the combination.
Shadow throws the left hand but Burman avoids the punch easily.
Burman throws a nice looking combination but Shadow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shadow is looking to chop away at Burman's legs.
Burman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burman throws a series of punches but Shadow avoids them all with ease.
Shadow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burman throws a sloppy head kick and Shadow moves out of range easily.
Burman throws a lazy head kick
and Shadow counters with a takedown into side control.
Burman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shadow on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burman seems a little lost for a moment, as Shadow dominates the positioning.
Shadow throws a strike aimed at the side of Burman's head but Burman avoids it well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Shadow working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Shadow throws a strike aimed at the side of Burman's head but Burman avoids it well.
Shadow throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bill Shadow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Shadow trying to control the action but Burman is working from the bottom.
Shadow controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Shadow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Burman misses.
No luck for Shadow with that takedown attempt.
Shadow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burman tries to land a front kick but Shadow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch combination from Burman misses.
A jab from Shadow misses.
Burman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shadow on the side of the head.
Shadow misses with an uppercut. Burman saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shadow dives in and scores a takedown into Burman's guard.
Shadow trying to control the position from guard on top but Burman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shadow throwing strikes but missing.
Shadow thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shadow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shadow chips away with some ground and pound.
Shadow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shadow is controlling him.
Burman keeping moving, preventing Shadow from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow throws a big right hand that misses.
Shadow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shadow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shadow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Glin Burman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shadow stops Burman from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shadow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shadow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shadow wants to control from the top but Burman keeps moving.
Shadow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burman's head.
Shadow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shadow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Shadow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shadow 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Shadow!
Our winner, Bill Shadow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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