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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Shifter (ranked 625 p4p, 94 weight class) and Harold Zoid (ranked 504 p4p, 77 weight class). Shifter comes to the cage accompanied by Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker . Harold Zoid has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andy Shifter's chin.
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216 lbs
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225 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Shifter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoid misses with a wild body shot.
Shifter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zoid fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shifter is out of range.
Shifter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zoid counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zoid throws a lazy uppercut
and Shifter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zoid won't be happy with that.
Zoid avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shifter.
Shifter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shifter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shifter tries for a kimura but Zoid is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shifter in side control, throwing shots but Zoid defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zoid is pushing Shifter's head away, looking to escape. Shifter manages to hold on to the position though.
Shifter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shifter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zoid, who protects the arm well.
Shifter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zoid wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Shifter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zoid told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Zoid sneaks out the side door and pushes Shifter away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Zoid scores with a hook to the body. Shifter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shifter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoid misses the body punch
and Shifter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zoid won't be happy with that.
Zoid bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shifter shoots in but Zoid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Shifter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zoid throws out a loose jab but Shifter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoid throws a chopping leg kick but Shifter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shifter half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zoid thuds his right hand into Shifter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shifter is defended easily by Zoid.
Zoid scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zoid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shifter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shifter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shifter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shifter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shifter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zoid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shifter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shifter looking to pass the guard.
Zoid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shifter is controlling him.
Shifter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shifter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shifter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Zoid manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Shifter prevents Zoid from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zoid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shifter manages to avoid it.
Shifter half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zoid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shifter moves away.
Zoid scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Shifter with that takedown attempt.
Zoid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zoid cracks the inside of Shifter's front leg.
Zoid looks to throw the jab but Shifter is out of range.
Zoid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zoid throws a sloppy head kick and Shifter moves out of range easily.
Shifter feinted with a counter takedown.
Shifter dodges the punch combination from Zoid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Zoid dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zoid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zoid cracks the inside of Shifter's front leg.
A punch combination from Zoid misses.
Shifter drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zoid sprawls and moves away.
Shifter slips a jab from Zoid.
Zoid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shifter.
Shifter drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zoid sprawls and moves away.
Shifter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zoid avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter moves out of range as Zoid strikes.
Zoid throws the left hand but Shifter avoids the punch easily.
Shifter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Zoid on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Zoid.
Shifter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zoid lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shifter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zoid counters with an outside leg kick.
Zoid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shifter counters with a single leg into guard. Zoid didn't expect that.
Shifter stops Zoid from standing up.
Zoid wriggles free and stands up.
Zoid connects with an inside leg kick.
Harold Zoid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zoid throws an off balance right hand
and Shifter counters with a shoot takedown. Zoid fights it but they end up in guard.
Zoid pushes Shifter off and gets back to his feet.
Harold Zoid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoid swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shifter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zoid won't be happy with that.
Zoid explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Shifter tries for a takedown but Zoid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Shifter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zoid throws a head kick but Shifter moves out of range.
Zoid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shifter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zoid tries to kick Shifter off but Shifter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shifter is looking for a kimura here.
Zoid wants to get back to his feet.
Shifter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zoid pushes Shifter off and gets back to his feet.
Harold Zoid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zoid throws an overhand right that lands on Shifter's shoulder, as Shifter tries to avoid the shot.
Shifter is looking to counter punch.
Zoid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shifter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter dives in for a single leg takedown but Zoid sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zoid misses the jab.
Zoid misses with an uppercut
and Shifter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zoid pushes Shifter off and gets back to his feet.
Zoid lands with a nice combination. Shifter backs away looking to recover.
Nice defenses there by Shifter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shifter moves away.
Shifter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zoid pushes Shifter off looking to stand but Shifter dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shifter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zoid wants to get back to his feet.
Shifter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zoid pushes Shifter off looking to stand but Shifter dives back in and keeps control.
Shifter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zoid is just riding it out for now. Shifter eventually gives up the hold.
Shifter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zoid wants to get back to his feet.
Shifter is trying to work for a kimura but Zoid is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Zoid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shifter closes the distance and clinches up with Zoid, looking for a takedown. Shifter pushes Zoid against the cage but Zoid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Zoid
and Shifter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shifter.
Zoid wriggles free and stands up.
Zoid misses with a series of wild punches.
Shifter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zoid counters with a stiff right hand.
Shifter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zoid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoid scores with a jab to the body.
Zoid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shifter.
Zoid 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.
Shifter half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zoid misses with a leg kick
and Shifter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shifter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter is looking to work some ground and pound but Zoid has wrist control.
Shifter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zoid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shifter is controlling him.
Shifter is looking to work some ground and pound but Zoid has wrist control.
Shifter won't allow Zoid to get back to his feet.
Shifter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zoid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zoid kicks Shifter off and gets to his feet.
Shifter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Zoid misses its intended target.
Shifter checks the leg kick.
Shifter half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zoid throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shifter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zoid tries to kick Shifter off but Shifter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shifter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zoid is just riding it out for now. Shifter eventually gives up the hold.
Shifter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zoid doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shifter.
Shifter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shifter has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoid tries to buck Shifter off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter working for a guillotine from mount but Zoid is in no mood to give up.
Shifter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shifter jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Zoid manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Shifter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zoid, who protects the arm well.
Andy Shifter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zoid is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zoid avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shifter.
Zoid wants to get back to his feet but Shifter drags him back down.
Shifter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zoid has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zoid is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shifter has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zoid is trying to get back to his feet.
Shifter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zoid knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zoid pushes Shifter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Shifter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Zoid avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shifter.
Shifter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zoid is pushing Shifter's head away, looking to escape. Shifter manages to hold on to the position though.
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 Andy Shifter.
I think Zoid 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Zoid!
Harold Zoid decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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RATING
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