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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zak Drezner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drezner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Champions. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
40 - 22 - 4 |
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142 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
40 - 22 - 4, fighting out of London, Zak Drezner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenichi Shirahama!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Shirahama as he connects with a hook.
Drezner missing with a left hand there. Shirahama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shirahama swings widly with a right hand
and Drezner counters with a stiff right hand.
Shirahama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drezner.
Nice cross by Drezner.
Drezner rushes Shirahama and presses him up against the cage.
Shirahama is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drezner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Drezner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Shirahama.
Drezner closes the distance and clinches.
Drezner stalling in the clinch but Shirahama improves position.
Drezner working hard to break the clinch.
Drezner tries to break free but Shirahama pushes him back against the cage.
Shirahama struggles to land a body shot inside as Drezner controls his hands.
Drezner lands an uppercut.
Shirahama breaks from the clinch.
Shirahama throws a series of punches but Drezner avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shirahama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shirahama lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drezner misses with a head kick.
Shirahama shoots in but no luck this time.
Drezner lands a jab to Shirahama's midsection.
Drezner misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shirahama! But no joy.
Shirahama scores with a jab.
Shirahama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drezner scoring well with a low kick there.
Drezner with a nice cross.
Shirahama throws a series of punches but Drezner moves out of range.
Drezner throws a chopping leg kick but Shirahama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shirahama with the counter takedown but Drezner avoids it easily.
Drezner throws a body punch but Shirahama moves out of range.
Drezner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drezner lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drezner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Shirahama on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shirahama is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shirahama moves away from the strike by Drezner.
Shirahama avoids the head kick by Drezner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zak Drezner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenichi Shirahama.
Shirahama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drezner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shirahama tries to clinch up but Drezner circles away and keeps his distance.
Drezner throws a head kick but Shirahama moves out of range.
Shirahama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Drezner.
Drezner misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Drezner.
Drezner tries a head kick but it misses.
Shirahama unleashes a big counter combination but Drezner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shirahama tries to clinch there but Drezner circles away.
Shirahama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shirahama throws a jab but it's blocked by Drezner.
Drezner has closed the distance and engaged Shirahama in a clinch.
Drezner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama taking a breather.
Shirahama tries for a takedown but Drezner manages to get underhooks.
Drezner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shirahama.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hook to the body lands for Shirahama.
Shirahama breaks the clinch.
Shirahama gets tackled into the cage by Drezner. Drezner maintains the clinch.
Shirahama keeps control of Drezner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shirahama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drezner manages to break the clinch.
Drezner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drezner throws a leg kick which misses Shirahama's front leg but catches the back leg as Shirahama tries to avoid it.
Shirahama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drezner misses with a jab to the body
and Shirahama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shirahama misses the shot to the body.
Shirahama takes one on the button.
Zak Drezner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Shirahama. Those never looked like landing.
Drezner slips under a jab.
Shirahama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drezner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drezner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drezner tries a head kick but it misses.
Drezner throws a right hand that Shirahama ducks under and follows up with a left that Shirahama also avoids with ease.
Shirahama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shirahama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drezner.
No joy there for Shirahama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shirahama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drezner swivels and escapes.
Drezner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Drezner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shirahama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drezner.
Shirahama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drezner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shirahama tests Drezner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut there from Shirahama.
Drezner tries a head kick but it misses.
Shirahama shoots in for a takedown but Drezner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shirahama avoids the head kick by Drezner.
It seemed like Shirahama was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shirahama lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shirahama.
Drezner lands a really nice looking cross but Shirahama seems unphased.
Drezner walks into a stiff left hand from Shirahama.
Drezner slips a jab from Shirahama.
Drezner lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Shirahama throws a hook but Drezner blocks it.
Shirahama tries to move into range but Drezner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shirahama takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drezner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drezner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shirahama can do to turn this around?
Drezner throws a hook to the side of Shirahama's head but Shirahama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drezner doesn't manage to clinch there - Shirahama circles away.
Shirahama throws a jab but it's blocked by Drezner.
Drezner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drezner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shirahama throws out the jab.
Shirahama shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drezner defends it nicely.
Shirahama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drezner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drezner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shirahama throws out the jab.
Drezner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shirahama manages to avoid it.
Drezner stalks Shirahama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shirahama's face. Shirahama staggers backwards, shaken.
Shirahama looks to land a right hand but Drezner moved out of range.
Drezner is looking to counter punch.
Drezner walks into a stiff left hand from Shirahama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner tries to clinch up.
Jab from Shirahama.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shirahama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drezner moves out of range of the strikes.
Shirahama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drezner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shirahama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drezner.
Shirahama throws a hook but Drezner avoids it easily.
Shirahama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drezner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drezner misses with a looping left.
Shirahama works over Drezner's head and body with a nice combination.
Drezner misses with a wild combination.
Shirahama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drezner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drezner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drezner tries to close the distance and clinch but Shirahama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Shirahama was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drezner thows a leg kick but Shirahama checks it
and Shirahama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drezner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Drezner tries to clinch but Shirahama is having none of it.
Shirahama fails to land with a series of punches.
Shirahama throws a shot from downtown. Drezner moves away and avoids it.
Shirahama connects with a right hand. Drezner shakes it off.
Drezner wants to land a leg kick but Shirahama is out of range.
Shirahama misses with an uppercut.
Shirahama lands a lovely overhand right.
Drezner is rocked!
Shirahama ducks under a wild hook from Drezner.
Oh Drezner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shirahama fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Drezner to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Drezner looks to clinch but Shirahama throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Drezner taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kenichi Shirahama!
Zak Drezner was interviewed post fight and said 'Would like to congratulate my opponent for an amazing fight he's a warrior and he deserved to win tonight i have no excuses i lost so im just going to have to suck it up and come back more focused and stronger for my next fight thank you '.
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