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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arunas Samusiovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Shota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shota has chosen Black Panther Theme by Stephen James Taylor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arunas Samusiovas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Shota!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shota tests Samusiovas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shota tries to clinch but Samusiovas is having none of it.
Samusiovas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shota.
A little feinted left hand from Samusiovas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Samusiovas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shota forces Samusiovas back against the cage and clinches.
Shota lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shota misses with an elbow over the top.
Shota comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Arunas Samusiovas has been cut.
Shota can't find room to land a body shot as Samusiovas controls the action.
Shota tries to land knees in the clinch but Samusiovas avoids the damage to the body.
Shota misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samusiovas missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samusiovas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Samusiovas's elbow.
Samusiovas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shota misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've been informed that Shota has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shota lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shota fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Samusiovas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas tries a body shot but Shota blocks it.
Shota letting Samusiovas take a breather here.
Shota with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shota lands a nice uppercut.
Samusiovas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shota scores a nice knee to the body.
Samusiovas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Samusiovas can't find room to land a body shot as Shota controls the action.
Samusiovas lands an uppercut.
Shota lands a nice uppercut.
Shota misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samusiovas is trying to push Shota away but Shota has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Samusiovas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shota missing with knees to the body.
Shota struggles to land a body shot inside as Samusiovas controls his hands.
Shota has a couple of punches blocked by Samusiovas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota scores with a hook to the body.
Shota tries to land knees in the clinch but Samusiovas avoids the damage to the body.
Samusiovas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shota misses with a punch on the inside.
Samusiovas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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!
Samusiovas throws a punch but it's blocked by Shota.
Shota scores with a shoulder strike.
Samusiovas looking to throw knees to the head but Shota is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Shota.
Shota lands with a short shot to the head.
Samusiovas lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Samusiovas.
Shota tries a knee to the head but Samusiovas blocks it.
Shota softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arunas Samusiovas's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shota lands a nice elbow.
Shota lands an elbow inside that Samusiovas shrugs off.
Arunas Samusiovas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Samusiovas scores with a shot to the side of Shota's head.
Knees to the body from Samusiovas.
Shota looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Samusiovas tries to break the clinch but Shota is controlling the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Samusiovas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shota misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Samusiovas.
Shota lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Samusiovas.
Samusiovas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shota goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Shota.
Samusiovas blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas throws a punch but it's blocked by Shota.
Samusiovas takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shota prevents a body shot from Samusiovas.
Shota pushes Samusiovas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shota is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samusiovas is defending well for now.
Samusiovas lands with a right to the head.
Shota throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shota doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samusiovas is trying to force a seperation but Shota has the dominant position.
Samusiovas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shota backwards.
Samusiovas blocks the elbow strike.
Samusiovas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shota backwards.
Shota has a couple of punches blocked by Samusiovas.
Shota lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Samusiovas.
Samusiovas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shota trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Shota dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Samusiovas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Samusiovas swats away the attempt to clinch by Shota.
Shota feints and then cracks Samusiovas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Samusiovas down.
Samusiovas scores with a hook to the body. Shota takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shota swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Samusiovas.
A shot to the liver by Samusiovas. Beautiful body shot.
Shota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Samusiovas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samusiovas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shota.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shota in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Samusiovas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Samusiovas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shota counters with a nice uppercut.
Shota misses with a hook. Samusiovas ducked under it nicely.
Shota lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adrian Shota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas blocks a jab.
Samusiovas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Samusiovas misses with a hook. Shota ducked under it nicely.
Shota steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Samusiovas.
Shota misses the jab.
Samusiovas half committed to a counter leg kick.
Samusiovas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shota moves away.
Samusiovas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shota.
Samusiovas throws a quick counter head kick but Shota was just out of range.
Shota misses the shot to the body.
Shota closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Samusiovas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shota fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samusiovas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shota blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samusiovas avoiding damage as Shota throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas misses with the head strike.
Samusiovas misses with a punch on the inside.
Samusiovas misses with a punch to the body.
Shota lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Arunas Samusiovas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Shota blocks a body shot from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shota goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shota missing with knees to the body.
Shota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samusiovas throws a punch but it's blocked by Shota.
Shota tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samusiovas tries to work over Shota's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Samusiovas managing to block the knees to the body from Shota.
Adrian Shota seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shota throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Shota as the two fighters clinch.
Samusiovas misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas misses with a body punch.
Shota lands a good knee to the midsection. Samusiovas won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shota throws an elbow but misses.
Shota pushes Samusiovas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samusiovas pushes Shota back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samusiovas misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shota just misses with a elbow thrown towards Samusiovas's brow.
Shota blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shota throws a punch but it's blocked by Samusiovas.
Shota comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arunas Samusiovas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adrian Shota!
In his post fight interview, Adrian Shota started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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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