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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Soulja Boy (ranked 6140 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stim Shorton (ranked 4649 p4p, 0 weight class). Shorton has chosen Oliver Tree - Alien Boy as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Soulja Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stim Shorton!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorton has managed to clinch.
Shorton gets underhooks to prevent Boy's takedown attempt.
Shorton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shorton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shorton clinches with his opponent.
Shorton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boy throws a hook but Shorton avoids it easily.
Shorton throws a nice looking combination but Boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boy has been working on his balance at Poseidon MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Shorton.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shorton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but Shorton shows good takedown defense.
Shorton closes the distance and clinches.
Shorton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shorton lands a knee to the body.
Shorton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boy tries to keep at a distance but Shorton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shorton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shorton circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soulja Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shorton clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shorton rushes Boy and presses him up against the cage.
Shorton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shorton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shorton rushes Boy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Shorton has double underhooks.
Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shorton has him pressed against the cage.
Shorton working Boy over with knees to the body.
Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shorton.
Boy tries to circle away but Shorton has him pinned against the cage.
Shorton crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage.
Shorton breaks the clinch.
Shorton slips a jab from Boy.
Stim Shorton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shorton has Boy up against the cage in a clinch.
Boy is trying to pull guard but Shorton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorton landing knees to the body.
Shorton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shorton manages to break the clinch.
Shorton closes the distance and pushes Boy back into the cage.
Shorton breaks the clinch.
Shorton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Shorton backs away, Boy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stim Shorton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shorton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shorton smiles and moves away.
Shorton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shorton takes the fight into the clinch.
Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boy tries to pull guard but Shorton holds him up against the cage and eventually Boy drops back down to his feet.
Shorton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shorton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boy shoots in but Shorton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shorton takes the fight into the clinch.
Shorton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shorton is looking for the big counter here.
Shorton clinches up with Boy and pushes him back against the cage.
Shorton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shorton as he jumps to the side.
Shorton has managed to clinch.
Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorton lands a good knee to the midsection. Boy won't want to take too many of those.
Shorton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shorton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boy showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boy in particular looking to stall.
Boy trying to control from half guard but Shorton is working away.
Boy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shorton!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stim Shorton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shorton moves into the clinch successfully.
Shorton trying to land knees to the body.
Shorton gets underhooks to prevent Boy's takedown attempt.
Boy fails to pull guard.
Boy tries to pull guard but Shorton won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soulja Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boy jumps guard but Shorton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shorton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shorton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shorton crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage.
Shorton manages to break the clinch.
Soulja Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Boy with that takedown attempt.
Shorton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shorton clinches.
Shorton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Shorton.
Shorton manages to break the clinch.
Shorton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boy, pushing him back against the cage.
Shorton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shorton feints a jab promting Boy to slip. Shorton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Boy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boy tries to clinch up but Shorton circles away and keeps his distance.
Shorton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shorton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shorton closes the distance and clinches.
Boy tries to break free but Shorton pushes him back against the cage.
Shorton controlling the action here for a moment.
Shorton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shorton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shorton lands an elbow that stopped Boy in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shorton lands a knee to the body.
Shorton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shorton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boy jumps guard but Shorton stands there with Boy around his waist. Boy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boy is trying to force a seperation but Shorton has the dominant position.
Stim Shorton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shorton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shorton moves into the clinch.
Shorton breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Boy with that takedown attempt.
Boy looks for a takedown but Shorton sprawls well.
Boy sets himself, and Shorton steps forward looking for the clinch! Boy avoids it this time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boy is defended easily by Shorton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorton moves into the clinch.
Shorton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shorton closes the distance and clinches.
Shorton slowing the pace effectively.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shorton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shorton circles away.
Shorton takes the fight into the clinch.
Shorton breaks the clinch.
Boy tries to clinch there but Shorton circles away.
Shorton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shorton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorton drives through and clinches with Boy against the cage.
Shorton breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Boy with that takedown attempt.
Shorton gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shorton lands a knee to the body.
Shorton working Boy over with knees to the body.
Shorton has Boy pushed against the cage.
Shorton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boy missing with knees to the body.
Shorton manages to break the clinch.
Shorton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boy, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stim Shorton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Shorton clinches up against the cage.
Shorton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shorton uses from the top position.
Shorton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boy trying to keep a closed guard but Shorton is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boy is on top in guard.
Boy trying to control but Shorton is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorton wants to get back to his feet.
Boy moves into full mount!
Boy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shorton manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Shorton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shorton taking a bit of punishment here - Boy scoring with strikes.
Boy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Shorton!
Shorton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorton is in a horrible position here. Boy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Boy landing punches.
Boy is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Good leg kick by Shorton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boy missing with a left hand there. Shorton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shorton lands a nice elbow.
Shorton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shorton is fending him off so far but Boy persists. Nope, Shorton circles away and we're back to standing.
Shorton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shorton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shorton.
Shorton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorton breaks from the clinch.
Shorton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shorton moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
Boy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shorton closes the distance and clinches.
Shorton lands a damaging elbow.
Shorton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shorton rushes Boy and presses him up against the cage.
Shorton lands an elbow that stopped Boy in his tracks for a moment.
Boy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shorton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shorton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boy.
Soulja Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stim Shorton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shorton moves into the clinch.
Shorton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stim Shorton.
I've got Shorton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stim Shorton!
A very excited looking Stim Shorton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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