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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Lemon (ranked 4723 p4p, 498 weight class) and Sagat Shanti (ranked 3947 p4p, 437 weight class). Sagat Shanti acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Lemon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagat Shanti!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shanti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lemon at a distance.
Shanti throws a body shot but no joy.
Lemon throws a quick counter head kick but Shanti was just out of range.
Shanti with a hook.
Lemon doesn't manage to clinch there - Shanti circles away.
A big left from Shanti misses.
Shanti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shanti jabs Lemon right on the nose. Lemon blinks but takes it well.
Shanti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shanti throws a nice looking combination but Lemon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A cross from Shanti lands.
Shanti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sagat Shanti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shanti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lemon circles away quickly and effectively.
Shanti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanti throws a right and a left that Lemon avoids nicely.
Lemon is looking to clinch but Shanti is avoiding it.
Lemon dives in and grabs Shanti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shanti pushes down on Lemon's head and hops out.
Lemon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shanti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lemon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shanti swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lemon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemon walks into a left hand.
Shanti throws a series of punches but Lemon avoids them all with ease.
Shanti has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Shanti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shanti stuffs the takedown attempt from Lemon. Lemon gets slowly back to his feet.
Shanti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shanti duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon shoots in but no luck this time.
Shanti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shanti jabs Lemon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Shanti throws a right and a left that Lemon avoids nicely.
Shanti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shanti keeps the fight on the outside.
Shanti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sagat Shanti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shanti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shanti misses with a looping right.
Shanti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lemon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shanti.
As Shanti looks to move away, Lemon throws a big counter combo but Shanti just gets out of the way.
Shanti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shanti misses with a looping left.
Lemon ducks under a wild hook from Shanti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Shanti misses.
Shanti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shanti lunges at Lemon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lemon's hand.
Lemon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lemon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shanti tries to avoid it but Lemon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shanti to the ground. Shanti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shanti scores with a jab to the head.
Lemon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shanti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lemon throws a big shot that misses.
Shanti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shanti sends Lemon crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Shanti is motioning to the referee to let Lemon up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lemon is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Lemon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lemon seems to have got his legs back now.
Shanti slaps away a takedown attempt from Lemon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shanti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lemon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shanti lands a jab to Lemon's midsection.
A left lands for Shanti.
Shanti scores with a hook to the body. Lemon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shanti scores with a decent looking hook.
Shanti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shanti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lemon scrambles back to his feet.
Shanti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lemon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lemon is breathing heavily.
Shanti lands a left and a right that send Lemon crashing to the mat, dazed. Shanti thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagat Shanti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shanti walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Lemon drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Shanti swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Lemon's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sagat Shanti!
After the fight, Sagat Shanti was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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