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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sofa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Shakespeare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jason Sofa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Sofa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Shakespeare!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakespeare closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sofa is looking to escape.
Sofa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shakespeare.
Shakespeare stops Sofa from getting back to his feet.
Shakespeare decides to stand and escape the position.
Shakespeare slips a jab and a cross from Sofa.
Shakespeare shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sofa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shakespeare on the ground.
Sofa can't keep his opponent in guard - Shakespeare advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sofa is trying to stand up here but Shakespeare is controlling him well.
Sofa pushes Shakespeare off but Shakespeare dives into side control.
Shakespeare remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sofa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakespeare stands up and beckons Sofa to his feet.
Sofa tries to close the distance and clinch but Shakespeare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sofa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shakespeare swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sofa misses with a wild combination.
Shakespeare tries for a takedown but Sofa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sofa misses with a series of wild punches.
Shakespeare throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shakespeare lands a two punch combo.
Shakespeare looks gassed!
Shakespeare throws a sloppy head kick and Sofa moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Shakespeare blocks the low kick.
Sofa misses with the combination.
Sofa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shakespeare counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakespeare throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shakespeare looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sofa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sofa tries to get to full guard but Shakespeare has control of the leg.
Shakespeare thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sofa's head.
Shakespeare has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shakespeare keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sofa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shakespeare.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shakespeare looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice combination there by Sofa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sofa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jason Sofa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shakespeare tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sofa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shakespeare clinches but Sofa breaks the clinch
and Sofa counters with a three punch combo that has Shakespeare backing up. Shakespeare nods at Sofa to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sofa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shakespeare throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shakespeare tries to clinch there but Sofa circles away.
Sofa blocks a head kick by Shakespeare.
Shakespeare darts in trying to clinch
and Sofa counters with a one-two to the body.
Shakespeare slips a jab and a cross from Sofa.
Sofa slips a jab from Shakespeare.
Shakespeare feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shakespeare is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakespeare works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shakespeare performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sofa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shakespeare not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sofa tries to kick Shakespeare off but Shakespeare keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shakespeare tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sofa controls his leg.
Sofa wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Shakespeare dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sofa misses with a combination
and Shakespeare counters with a takedown into side control.
Sofa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shakespeare's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sofa is looking to escape.
Sofa is trying to control but Shakespeare manages to pass to mount!
Shakespeare looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sofa tries to reverse the position but Shakespeare maintains control.
Sofa wants to get back to his feet.
Shakespeare controlling the position easily from mount.
Shakespeare in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shakespeare is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sofa is trying to stand.
Shakespeare scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sofa?
Sofa is working to get back to half guard.
Sofa is working hard here to advance position.
Shakespeare raining down shots from the mount!
Sofa tries to lock up and control but Shakespeare gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shakespeare working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shakespeare controlling the position easily from mount.
Shakespeare postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sofa looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Shakespeare.
Shakespeare takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sofa reaches up to try and control the position but Shakespeare seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Sofa rolls and tries to escape and now Shakespeare has his back!
Sofa is trying to stand back up.
Sofa rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sofa wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shakespeare wants to pass the guard but Sofa is defending well.
Shakespeare not doing much here.
Sofa is looking to control Shakespeare's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sofa avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sofa misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shakespeare tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sofa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sofa fails to land with a series of punches.
Shakespeare throws a head kick that half lands.
A right-left combo lands from Sofa.
Sofa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sofa throws a combination. Shakespeare tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sofa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sofa.
Sofa tries to land a leg kick but Shakespeare saw it coming and moves away.
Jason Sofa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sofa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shakespeare.
A punch combination from Sofa misses.
Sofa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sofa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sofa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Shakespeare showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sofa misses with the combination.
Shakespeare slips a jab and a cross from Sofa.
Sofa misses with a double jab.
No luck for Shakespeare with that takedown attempt.
Shakespeare rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sofa counters with a two punch combo.
Sofa looks to land a combination but Shakespeare avoids it well.
Shakespeare lands a nice looking body shot.
Shakespeare avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sofa wants to clinch up but Shakespeare keeps it at a distance.
Sofa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shakespeare counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rich Shakespeare has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shakespeare performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sofa is looking to control Shakespeare's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sofa avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sofa has hold of Shakespeare's hands but Shakespeare slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shakespeare wants to free his trapped foot but Sofa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shakespeare throwing shots but Sofa is blocking nicely.
Sofa wants to get back to his feet.
Shakespeare lands with a punch from half guard.
Sofa trying to hold on to Shakespeare's head to control him but Shakespeare postures up.
Shakespeare seems to be working for a kimura but Sofa defends the submission attempt.
Sofa wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shakespeare looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shakespeare passes the guard and advances to mount!
Shakespeare lands a nice shot to the head.
Sofa is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Shakespeare controlling the position easily from mount.
Shakespeare can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sofa is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sofa's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sofa looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Shakespeare is not going to allow Sofa to sit and survive in this position.
Sofa is trying to stand back up.
Sofa rolls, trying to escape but Shakespeare keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shakespeare not allowing Sofa to control his hands.
Shakespeare is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Sofa up.
Sofa wants to get back to his feet.
I would not like to be Sofa right now.
Jason Sofa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Shakespeare comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shakespeare has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Shakespeare!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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