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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tobikan Judan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blind Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaman has chosen Showdown as his entrance music. Blind Shaman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tobikan Judan's chin.
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167 lbs
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167 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Tobikan Judan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blind Shaman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shaman lands a jab to Judan's midsection.
Shaman lands with an uppercut that bounces Judan off the cage and back into range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Judan or perhaps it was just good defense by Shaman, which made it look bad.
Shaman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shaman has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Shaman.
Shaman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Shaman.
Shaman is leaning against Judan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Shaman.
Shaman stalling.
Judan tries to pull guard but Shaman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right from Shaman.
Shaman lands a damaging elbow.
Judan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shaman smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobikan Judan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman stuns Judan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Judan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shaman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Judan scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Judan is defended easily by Shaman.
Shaman lands the left hand.
Shaman digs a good hook to Judan's body.
Shaman tries to sprawl but Judan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Judan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Judan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shaman is just riding it out for now. Judan eventually gives up the hold.
Shaman wants to control but Judan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman is defending against the submission attempts here by Judan.
Judan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaman is trying to control but can't.
Shaman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Judan wants to control from the top but Shaman keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shaman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Judan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Judan has gone for a leg lock! Shaman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Judan's guard.
Judan is trying to control the position but Shaman postures up.
Judan keeping moving, preventing Shaman from controlling successfully.
Judan is trying to keep Shaman in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Judan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shaman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shaman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Judan wants to sweep here but Shaman controlling him for the moment.
Judan is trying to keep Shaman in close.
Shaman trying to control the position from guard on top but Judan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Blind Shaman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A lazy left from Shaman finds it's target.
A jab from Shaman does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blind Shaman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Judan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shaman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Shaman.
Judan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Judan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shaman defends it nicely.
Shaman connects with a jab.
Blind Shaman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaman cracks a nice hook into Judan's ribs.
Judan darts in looking for a takedown but Shaman gets double underhooks and turns Judan into the cage.
Shaman scores with a shoulder strike.
Judan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Shaman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Judan pulls his head out easily.
Shaman looking for a kimura from the bottom but Judan passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman is trying to improve his position.
Judan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shaman is looking to reverse the position.
Judan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shaman gets back to half guard.
Judan is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judan wants to free his trapped foot but Shaman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tobikan Judan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shaman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Judan is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Judan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Judan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Judan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Shaman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Judan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Shaman is on top in guard.
Judan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Judan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Shaman is now in Judan's guard. A big mistake from Judan there, giving up the dominant position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaman wants to control from the top but Judan keeps moving.
Shaman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Judan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tobikan Judan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Judan tries for a takedown but Shaman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shaman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shaman lands the left hand.
Judan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donk. Shaman catches Judan right on the button with a cross.
Shaman thumps Judan with a low kick.
Shaman throws a shot to the body.
Shaman jabs at Judan's body.
Judan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shaman as he jumps to the side.
Shaman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shaman lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Judans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Judan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shaman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Judan fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobikan Judan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaman is trying to stall.
Shaman is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
A nice left hand lands by Shaman.
Good body shot from Shaman.
Shaman is looking to control Judan's arms but Judan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shaman has his back to the cage.
Judan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shaman cracks a nice hook into Judan's ribs.
Shaman lands a jab-cross combination.
Shaman with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shaman to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shaman defends it nicely.
Shaman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blind Shaman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Shaman. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Shaman.
Shaman has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Shaman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shaman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Judan is keeping busy.
Judan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Judan manages to end up in side control.
Shaman manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judan seems to be working for a kimura but Shaman defends the submission attempt.
Shaman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Judan is working away from the top position though.
Shaman moves into full guard.
Shaman is trying to keep Judan in close.
Judan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shaman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Judan has managed to get both his arms back between Shaman's legs - danger averted.
Shaman keeping moving, preventing Judan from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Judan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shaman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Judan looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Judan passes Shaman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Judan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shaman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Judan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blind Shaman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shaman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blind Shaman!
Blind Shaman took some time post fight to say the following; 'I died for him...inside I lost, because I could have prevented such a brutal finish. My Master in the underworld would have taken my other eye for such insolence.'.
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energy
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hype
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