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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mophaf Bungradidoa (ranked 2884 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Shannon (ranked 2921 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Shannon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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250 lbs
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282 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
26 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mophaf Bungradidoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Shannon!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shannon digs a good body shot into Bungradidoa's ribs.
Bungradidoa closes the distance and pushes Shannon back into the cage.
Shannon scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Bungradidoa.
Shannon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Shannon fails to land.
Bungradidoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Shannon avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Shannon fails to land.
Bungradidoa tries a body shot but Shannon blocks it.
Shannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Bungradidoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bungradidoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Shannon avoids the damage to the body.
Shannon lands a shoulder strike.
Shannon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shannon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bungradidoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Shannon avoids the damage to the body.
Shannon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bungradidoa's elbow.
Bungradidoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Shannon avoids the damage to the body.
Shannon lands a hook that snaps the head of Bungradidoa backwards.
Shannon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bungradidoa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shannon avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Shannon.
Bungradidoa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shannon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shannon is trying to maintain a safe position but Bungradidoa gets an underhook and turns Shannon into the cage.
Bungradidoa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bungradidoa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shannon.
Nice body punch from Bungradidoa - that landed with a thud.
Bungradidoa misses with a body punch.
Shannon has a couple of punches blocked by Bungradidoa.
Shannon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shannon avoiding damage as Bungradidoa throws knees to the body.
Bungradidoa trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shannon.
A head punch on the inside from Shannon fails to land.
A short uppercut from Shannon.
Bungradidoa tries a body shot but Shannon blocks it.
Bungradidoa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bungradidoa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bungradidoa blocks an uppercut.
Shannon managing to block the knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
Shannon is working Bungradidoa over against the cage.
Shannon lands a shot to the body.
Bungradidoa is breathing heavily.
Bungradidoa scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shannon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bungradidoa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bungradidoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shannon's elbow.
Shannon tries to stall but Bungradidoa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bungradidoa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bungradidoa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Shannon.
Shannon misses with the head strike.
Bungradidoa cracks Shannon with a nice body shot.
Shannon managing to block the knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa trying to land knees to the body.
Shannon works on Bungradidoa's body with a couple of short punches.
Shannon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shannon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shannon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bungradidoa backwards.
Shannon controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shannon.
Shannon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bungradidoa struggles to land a body shot inside as Shannon controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Bungradidoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shannon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bungradidoa backwards.
Shannon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shannon is defending well for now.
Shannon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bungradidoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shannon lands a left hand.
Bungradidoa blocks an uppercut.
Shannon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shannon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shannon has a couple of punches blocked by Bungradidoa.
Shannon blocks a body shot from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa missing with knees to the body.
Bungradidoa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shannon.
Bungradidoa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shannon.
Shannon taking a breather.
Bungradidoa digs a right hand underneath Shannon's ribcage. Shannon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shannon tries to work over Bungradidoa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shannon lands a hook that snaps the head of Bungradidoa backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bungradidoa struggles to land a body shot inside as Shannon controls his hands.
Bungradidoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shannon's elbow.
Bungradidoa pushes Shannon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bungradidoa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bungradidoa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shannon struggles to land a body shot inside as Bungradidoa controls his hands.
Bungradidoa digs a right hand underneath Shannon's ribcage. Shannon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bungradidoa trying to land knees to the body.
Bungradidoa misses with a body punch.
Shannon tries a body shot but Bungradidoa blocks it.
Bungradidoa working Shannon over with knees to the body.
Shannon managing to block the knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
Shannon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bungradidoa blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Shannon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bungradidoa lands a big head kick that sends Shannon tumbling to the mat! Bungradidoa takes a step backwards and waves Shannon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shannon is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
It looks like Mike Shannon has been cut.
Bungradidoa wants to clinch up but Shannon keeps it at a distance.
Shannon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shannon is still on wobbly legs! Can Bungradidoa finish him?
Bungradidoa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shannon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bungradidoa somewhat.
Bungradidoa gets a clinch.
Bungradidoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Shannon avoids the damage to the body.
Bungradidoa working Shannon over with knees to the body.
Shannon seems to have recovered his senses.
Bungradidoa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bungradidoa misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bungradidoa blocks a body shot from Shannon.
Bungradidoa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shannon.
Shannon blocks a body shot from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa can't find room to land a body shot as Shannon controls the action.
Bungradidoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Shannon avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Shannon.
Bungradidoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Shannon avoids the damage to the body.
Bungradidoa cracks Shannon with a nice body shot.
Shannon is breathing heavily.
Bungradidoa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shannon is defending well for now.
Shannon scores with a shot to the side of Bungradidoa's head.
Shannon lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungradidoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shannon's elbow.
Shannon managing to block the knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bungradidoa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shannon is defending well for now.
Shannon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bungradidoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Bungradidoa as the two fighters clinch.
Shannon works on Bungradidoa's body with a couple of short punches.
Bungradidoa trying to land knees to the body.
Shannon lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Shannon.
Shannon pushes Bungradidoa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bungradidoa blocking some punches.
Bungradidoa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shannon.
Shannon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shannon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Bungradidoa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shannon or not.
Bungradidoa missing with knees to the body.
Bungradidoa misses with a body punch.
Mike Shannon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bungradidoa blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shannon has a couple of punches blocked by Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa prevents a body shot from Shannon.
Bungradidoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shannon pushes Bungradidoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bungradidoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shannon's elbow.
Shannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bungradidoa misses with a punch to the body.
Bungradidoa scores with a hook to the body.
Bungradidoa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shannon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa lands a body punch.
Bungradidoa digs a right hand underneath Shannon's ribcage. Shannon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa scores a nice knee to the body.
Bungradidoa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shannon avoids it.
Shannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shannon stalling in the clinch but Bungradidoa improves position.
Bungradidoa cracks Shannon with a nice body shot.
Shannon managing to block the knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa working Shannon over with knees to the body.
Bungradidoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Shannon avoids the damage to the body.
Bungradidoa struggles to land a body shot inside as Shannon controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Shannon.
Bungradidoa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shannon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shannon prevents a body shot from Bungradidoa.
Shannon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bungradidoa's elbow.
Shannon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bungradidoa missing with knees to the body.
Bungradidoa scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shannon managing to block the knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa misses with a body punch.
Shannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bungradidoa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shannon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bungradidoa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shannon is defending well for now.
A short right from Shannon on the inside.
A body shot lands from Bungradidoa.
Shannon trying to control the position but instead, Bungradidoa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shannon into the cage.
Bungradidoa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bungradidoa can't find room to land a body shot as Shannon controls the action.
Bungradidoa blocks an uppercut.
Shannon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shannon prevents a body shot from Bungradidoa.
Shannon managing to block the knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mophaf Bungradidoa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Shannon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bungradidoa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mophaf Bungradidoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shannon scores with a nice head shot.
Shannon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shannon keeps Bungradidoa at a distance using the push kick.
Bungradidoa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shannon throws a shot to the body.
Bungradidoa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shannon.
Bungradidoa tries to clinch but Shannon is having none of it.
Shannon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bungradidoa will feel that in the morning.
Bungradidoa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Shannon scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Mophaf Bungradidoa has been cut.
Bungradidoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Bungradidoa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shannon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bungradidoa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shannon gets tackled into the cage by Bungradidoa. Bungradidoa maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungradidoa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shannon misses with a punch to the body.
Bungradidoa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bungradidoa - that landed with a thud.
Bungradidoa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shannon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bungradidoa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shannon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bungradidoa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bungradidoa lands a body punch.
Bungradidoa lands a body punch.
Bungradidoa scores with a hook to the body.
Bungradidoa tries a body shot but Shannon blocks it.
Bungradidoa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shannon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shannon is defending well for now.
Shannon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bungradidoa is leaning against Shannon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bungradidoa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shannon.
Bungradidoa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shannon or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bungradidoa scores with a hook to the body.
Bungradidoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shannon's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Bungradidoa.
Shannon managing to block the knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa can't find room to land a body shot as Shannon controls the action.
Bungradidoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bungradidoa lands a body shot.
Bungradidoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Shannon avoids the damage to the body.
Shannon avoiding damage as Bungradidoa throws knees to the body.
Bungradidoa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shannon avoids it.
Bungradidoa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shannon.
Shannon avoiding damage as Bungradidoa throws knees to the body.
Bungradidoa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shannon.
Shannon lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Bungradidoa.
Shannon avoiding damage as Bungradidoa throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Shannon.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bungradidoa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Shannon misses with a punch to the body.
Bungradidoa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shannon.
Shannon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bungradidoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shannon blocks a body shot from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa trying to land knees to the body.
Shannon lands a shoulder strike.
Bungradidoa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shannon blocks a body shot from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa can't find room to land a body shot as Shannon controls the action.
Shannon avoiding damage as Bungradidoa throws knees to the body.
Shannon pushes Bungradidoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bungradidoa can't find room to land a body shot as Shannon controls the action.
Shannon looking to slow down the pace here.
Shannon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shannon.
Bungradidoa is working Shannon over against the cage.
Bungradidoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bungradidoa prevents a body shot from Shannon.
Bungradidoa tries a body shot but Shannon blocks it.
Bungradidoa tries to throw a body punch but Shannon avoids it by throwing Bungradidoa back against the cage.
Shannon lands with a short shot to the head.
Shannon slows down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Bungradidoa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bungradidoa blocks a body shot from Shannon.
Shannon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bungradidoa digs a right hand into Shannon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shannon's gas tank.
Shannon misses with some punches.
Shannon avoiding damage as Bungradidoa throws knees to the body.
Shannon tries to work over Bungradidoa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shannon struggles to land a body shot inside as Bungradidoa controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mophaf Bungradidoa.
I think Bungradidoa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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RATING
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