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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holgersson comes to the cage accompanied by Theme. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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152 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Holgersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holgersson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A bone on bone clash there as Holgersson blocks the leg kick.
Shaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shaw looks to clinch
and Holgersson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shaw won't be happy with that.
Holgersson lands some shots froms side control.
Holgersson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shaw, who protects the arm well.
Holgersson laying and praying for a moment but Shaw takes advantage and regains half guard.
Holgersson is pressing down on Shaw's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shaw is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw is squirming around, avoiding Holgersson's attempts to control the action.
Shaw tries to hold on but Holgersson postures up.
Holgersson misses with a head shot.
Holgersson controlling from mount.
Holgersson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Shaw turns into him and now he's in Holgersson's guard.
Holgersson trying to control the position here.
Shaw keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Holgersson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Holgersson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaw defends it easily.
Shaw won't allow Holgersson to sweep him here.
Holgersson working for a triangle but Shaw defends it easily.
Shaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holgersson is keeping the position for now.
Holgersson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shaw defends well.
Holgersson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shaw defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shaw is one step ahead there.
Holgersson keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Holgersson working a defensive guard here.
Holgersson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shaw puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Well, if Shaw is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Holgersson trying to control here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Holgersson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shaw sprawls and moves away.
Holgersson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holgersson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shaw. Shaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Holgersson slips a jab from Shaw.
Holgersson stuffs the takedown.
Holgersson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Shaw throws out a loose jab but Holgersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brad Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaw misses with a straight right.
Holgersson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shaw sprawls and moves away.
Holgersson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Holgersson dominated 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.
Shaw throws out a loose jab but Holgersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw misses with an uppercut. Holgersson saw that one coming.
Holgersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaw misses with a few strikes there.
Holgersson shoots in looking for a takedown but Shaw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Holgersson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Holgersson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shaw trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing Holgersson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holgersson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaw is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersson stands and throws Shaw's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Holgersson trying to control the position but Shaw is working away.
Shaw is looking to regain half guard here but Holgersson keeps moving and retains side control.
Holgersson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Holgersson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Holgersson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Shaw rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Holgersson's guard! Nice work there by Shaw!
Holgersson has Shaw pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shaw can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Holgersson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nils Holgersson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holgersson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shaw slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Holgersson struggling a bit here.
Holgersson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Shaw working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Holgersson stops Shaw from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw trying to control the position but Holgersson is working away.
Shaw tries to move to mount but Holgersson blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holgersson is trying to improve his position.
Shaw is looking to take a break and control but Holgersson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holgersson is looking for a sweep.
Holgersson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Holgersson looking for a kimura from the bottom but Shaw passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Holgersson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shaw works to advance to full mount. Holgersson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaw prevents Holgersson from getting the reversal.
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 Nils Holgersson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shaw wants to clinch.
Holgersson feinted with a counter takedown.
Holgersson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shaw jabs Holgersson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shaw misses with a body shot.
A big left from Holgersson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holgersson checks a leg kick.
Holgersson lands a head kick. Shaw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaw. Holgersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holgersson is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holgersson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shaw defending well as Holgersson loads up on a big left hand.
Holgersson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holgersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Shaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holgersson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shaw napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ground and pound from Holgersson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shaw is trying to control Holgersson's posture but Holgersson avoids it.
Holgersson is trying to get an arm triangle but Shaw is defending well.
Holgersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaw can do to turn this around?
Shaw managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Holgersson.
Brad Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw can't do much from the bottom here.
Shaw tries to bench press Holgersson off him but Holgersson keeps the position.
Shaw parries the strikes from Holgersson easily there. Holgersson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shaw to escape.
Holgersson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shaw manages to get back to half guard.
Shaw is looking for a sweep. Holgersson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Holgersson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holgersson slips a nice elbow through Shaw's hands, connecting with Shaw's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shaw.
Shaw has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shaw throws his legs up looking for a submission but Holgersson uses it to pass to side control.
Nils Holgersson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holgersson scoring with punches and elbows.
Holgersson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Holgersson is looking to take a break and control but Shaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holgersson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shaw knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shaw is trying to control Holgersson's posture but Holgersson avoids it.
Holgersson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaw keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Shaw's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holgersson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Holgersson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holgersson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Holgersson!
During a confident post fight interview, Nils Holgersson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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