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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shamil Abdurahimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony O Rangers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdurahimov comes to the ring accompanied by Michael Jackson - Thriller. O Rangers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hold on to you. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shamil Abdurahimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony O Rangers!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdurahimov throws a sloppy head kick
and O Rangers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Rangers slips under a jab from Abdurahimov.
O Rangers walks into a stiff left hand from Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov throws a leg kick
and O Rangers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdurahimov tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Abdurahimov misses.
O Rangers's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on O Rangers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Shamil Abdurahimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdurahimov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdurahimov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by O Rangers.
O Rangers throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Shamil Abdurahimov has been cut.
O Rangers lands a body shot.
Abdurahimov throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Rangers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Rangers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abdurahimovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good work by O Rangers as he checks the leg kick.
Abdurahimov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abdurahimov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdurahimov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Abdurahimov duly obliges.
O Rangers connects with a single shot there.
Abdurahimov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Rangers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Rangers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abdurahimov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Rangers circles away quickly and effectively.
Abdurahimov throws a nice looking combination but O Rangers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdurahimov connects with a looping right hand.
O Rangers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdurahimov throws out the jab.
O Rangers wants to counter the offense by Abdurahimov and move into the clinch position.
Abdurahimov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Rangers throws a body punch but Abdurahimov moves out of range.
Abdurahimov wants to slow O Rangers down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Rangers scores with a hook to the body. Abdurahimov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abdurahimov throws a combination that misses
and O Rangers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers cracks a nice hook into Abdurahimov's ribs.
Abdurahimov is breathing heavily.
Abdurahimov misses with a left hand
and O Rangers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdurahimov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Rangers closes the distance and clinches.
O Rangers can't find room to land a body shot as Abdurahimov controls the action.
O Rangers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abdurahimov walks away with a smile on his face. O Rangers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
O Rangers throws an off balance right hand
and Abdurahimov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdurahimov swinging wildly here.
Abdurahimov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Abdurahimov looks to land a right hand but O Rangers moved out of range.
Abdurahimov misses with an uppercut. O Rangers saw that one coming.
Abdurahimov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shamil Abdurahimov's cut is getting worse.
Abdurahimov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abdurahimov lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers misses the jab.
O Rangers throws a body shot but no joy.
O Rangers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Rangers ducks under a wild hook from Abdurahimov.
O Rangers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Abdurahimov with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as O Rangers blocks the leg kick.
O Rangers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov tries to score with a low kick but O Rangers moves his leg out of the way.
Abdurahimov misses with a lunging right hand
enabling O Rangers to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdurahimov misses with a double jab
enabling O Rangers to counter with a crisp jab.
O Rangers misses with a hook.
O Rangers throws out a loose jab but Abdurahimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdurahimov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Rangers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abdurahimov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Rangers circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers shoots in for a takedown but Abdurahimov shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Rangers.
Abdurahimov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shamil Abdurahimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony O Rangers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdurahimov throws a looping overhand right but O Rangers ducks down to avoid it.
Abdurahimov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Rangers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abdurahimov pinned against the ropes. Abdurahimov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Rangers connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Rangers misses with a hook.
O Rangers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Abdurahimov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Abdurahimov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Rangers.
Jab by Abdurahimov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony O Rangers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shamil Abdurahimov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Rangers shoots in looking for a takedown but Abdurahimov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing O Rangers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Abdurahimov throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Rangers checks a leg kick.
O Rangers moves away from the strike by Abdurahimov.
O Rangers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Rangers misses with some punches.
O Rangers has Abdurahimov pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Abdurahimov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Abdurahimov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Abdurahimov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Rangers missing with a left hand there. Abdurahimov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdurahimov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdurahimov throws a hook but O Rangers blocks it.
O Rangers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Rangers avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Rangers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdurahimov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Rangers misses with a two punch combination.
O Rangers walks into a straight right hand from Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov scores with a head kick. O Rangers tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Abdurahimov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Rangers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abdurahimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Rangers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Rangers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shamil Abdurahimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony O Rangers.
O Rangers dives in for a single leg takedown but Abdurahimov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Shamil Abdurahimov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdurahimov throws a lazy uppercut
and O Rangers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abdurahimov is looking to chop away at O Rangers's legs.
Abdurahimov misses with a right hand
and O Rangers counters by moving into the clinch.
Abdurahimov is trying to break the clinch but O Rangers has him pressed against the ropes.
O Rangers tries a body shot but Abdurahimov blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov breaks from the clinch.
Abdurahimov scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdurahimov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Rangers.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Abdurahimov!
Abdurahimov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Rangers avoids the head kick by Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
O Rangers advances position into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Rangers goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Abdurahimov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for O Rangers but great work by Abdurahimov.
O Rangers sneaks back into half guard.
It looks like Abdurahimov is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O Rangers.
Abdurahimov won't allow O Rangers to sweep him here.
O Rangers is pulling down on Abdurahimov's head. It's preventing any offense from Abdurahimov, at least for the moment.
Abdurahimov got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Rangers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abdurahimov has managed to get both his arms back between O Rangers's legs - danger averted.
O Rangers has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Abdurahimov has passed into side control.
Abdurahimov stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shamil Abdurahimov is winning the standup battle so far.
Abdurahimov moves out of range of the strikes.
O Rangers rushes Abdurahimov and presses him up against the ropes.
O Rangers wants to take the fight to the mat but Abdurahimov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
O Rangers trying to stall but Abdurahimov improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Abdurahimov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Rangers has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Abdurahimov regains guard immediately.
Abdurahimov is looking to stand up but O Rangers isn't so interested in that idea.
Abdurahimov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
O Rangers pushes down on Abdurahimov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamil Abdurahimov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shamil Abdurahimov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
O Rangers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abdurahimov but Abdurahimov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Abdurahimov misses with a combination
enabling O Rangers to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdurahimov throws a combination that misses
and O Rangers counters with a nice uppercut.
O Rangers goes for a double leg but Abdurahimov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Abdurahimov continues to drive forward.
Abdurahimov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
O Rangers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Rangers lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Rangers. Abdurahimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdurahimov lands with a nice body kick.
Abdurahimov darts in and clinches O Rangers up against the ropes.
O Rangers has Abdurahimov pressed against the ropes, preventing Abdurahimov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Abdurahimov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of O Rangers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Abdurahimov on his heels. He'll look to pass Abdurahimov's guard now, I'm sure.
O Rangers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Abdurahimov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Rangers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abdurahimov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Rangers advances position into side control!
O Rangers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Abdurahimov has escaped the position, nice work there.
O Rangers tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
O Rangers creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
O Rangers tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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.
O Rangers postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
O Rangers tries for a kimura but Abdurahimov is defending well.
O Rangers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abdurahimov keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Abdurahimov works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
O Rangers trying to pass the guard but Abdurahimov defending well.
Abdurahimov is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Rangers is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Abdurahimov is looking to improve his position.
O Rangers working the head and body with strikes.
O Rangers wants to free his trapped foot but Abdurahimov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Abdurahimov wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abdurahimov lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony O Rangers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Rangers 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Tony O Rangers!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Shamil Abdurahimov!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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hype
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