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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyman Shaw (ranked 25180 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anub Ben Aiss (ranked 5724 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyman Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anub Ben Aiss!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben Aiss tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ben Aiss clinches.
Ben Aiss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shaw pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ben Aiss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ben Aiss crunches a lovely knee into Shaw's ribcage.
Ben Aiss is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben Aiss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ben Aiss connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Lyman Shaw has been cut.
Ben Aiss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shaw pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lyman Shaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anub Ben Aiss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw throws a right and a left that Ben Aiss avoids nicely.
Shaw scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ben Aiss moves into range and clinches up with Shaw.
Ben Aiss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shaw tries to clinch up but Ben Aiss circles away and keeps his distance.
Shaw wants to clinch up but Ben Aiss keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ben Aiss.
Shaw really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ben Aiss shoots in but no luck this time.
Shaw is looking for a counter combo.
Ben Aiss throws a head kick that misses.
Shaw appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ben Aiss darts in trying to clinch
and Shaw counters with a left and a right that stings Ben Aiss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Aiss throws a shot from downtown. Shaw moves away and avoids it.
Ben Aiss moves in looking to clinch but Shaw pushes him off.
Shaw throwing a counter right hand but Ben Aiss manages to avoid it.
Shaw throws a head kick that Ben Aiss semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ben Aiss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ben Aiss has managed to clinch.
Ben Aiss's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ben Aiss tries to circle away but Shaw has him pinned against the cage.
Shaw jumps guard and drags Ben Aiss to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ben Aiss throwing strikes but missing.
Shaw will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shaw trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Shaw is looking for a triangle but Ben Aiss pushes his legs off easily.
Ben Aiss's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing Ben Aiss from controlling successfully.
Shaw looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ben Aiss passes into side control.
Shaw managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ben Aiss.
Ben Aiss decides to stand back up. Ben Aiss steps back and let's Shaw get back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Shaw scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Aiss clinches up with Shaw and pushes him back against the cage.
Ben Aiss's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ben Aiss's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ben Aiss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Shaw leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anub Ben Aiss will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lyman Shaw's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lyman Shaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ben Aiss.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Ben Aiss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ben Aiss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ben Aiss is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shaw takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ben Aiss moves into the clinch.
Ben Aiss is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shaw pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben Aiss jumps into guard, dragging Shaw to the mat.
Shaw works over Ben Aiss with some ground and pound from guard.
Ben Aiss keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Ben Aiss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Aiss is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shaw trying to control but Ben Aiss is working from the bottom.
Ben Aiss is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shaw is aware though and is defending well.
Shaw trying to control but Ben Aiss is working from the bottom.
Ben Aiss seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shaw scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ben Aiss keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ben Aiss throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shaw counters with a one-two to the body.
Ben Aiss shoots in for a takedown but Shaw shows good takedown defense.
Lyman Shaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anub Ben Aiss.
Ben Aiss is breathing heavily.
Shaw clinches with his opponent.
Ben Aiss ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ben Aiss no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shaw trying to control but Ben Aiss is working from the bottom.
Shaw is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shaw trying to control but Ben Aiss is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ben Aiss's guard.
Shaw drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ben Aiss looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ben Aiss looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ben Aiss!
Ben Aiss is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shaw is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shaw is trying to improve his position.
Shaw pushes Ben Aiss away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ben Aiss gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw looking for a sweep but Ben Aiss has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Shaw tries to hold on but Ben Aiss postures up.
Ben Aiss controlling the pace for now.
Ben Aiss working for a submission but Shaw is keeping him at bay.
Shaw avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ben Aiss.
Shaw is trying desperately to improve position.
Ben Aiss tries to control but Shaw wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ben Aiss thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Shaw throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anub Ben Aiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lyman Shaw'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!
Ben Aiss on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shaw. Shaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Ben Aiss 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.
Shaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ben Aiss shoots in for a double leg but Shaw sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shaw stuffs the takedown attempt from Ben Aiss. Ben Aiss gets slowly back to his feet.
Shaw takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben Aiss jumps guard but Shaw stands there with Ben Aiss around his waist. Ben Aiss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lyman Shaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anub Ben Aiss.
Ben Aiss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Aiss wants a takedown.
Ben Aiss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Ben Aiss stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ben Aiss drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shaw gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shaw fails to pull guard.
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.
Ben Aiss can't get the takedown.
Ben Aiss has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shaw uses from the top position.
Shaw has gone for a leg lock! Ben Aiss slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shaw's guard.
Shaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaw pushes Ben Aiss off and gets back to his feet.
Shaw is looking to clinch but Ben Aiss is avoiding it.
Ben Aiss tries to clinch but Shaw moves away
and Shaw counters with a three punch combo that has Ben Aiss backing up. Ben Aiss nods at Shaw to acknowledge the strikes.
Shaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ben Aiss.
Shaw throws a head kick but Ben Aiss moves out of range.
Anub Ben Aiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shaw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ben Aiss is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shaw tries for a kimura but Ben Aiss is defending well.
Ben Aiss is trying to improve his position.
Shaw trying to control the action but Ben Aiss is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Aiss is trying to work for a sweep but Shaw has mounted him!
Ben Aiss is desperately trying to improve his position but Shaw has a good base and remains in mount.
Shaw lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ben Aiss hang on?
Shaw connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anub Ben Aiss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shaw controlling his opponent.
Shaw has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ben Aiss's face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaw wants to control the pace but Ben Aiss is squirming around nicely.
Ben Aiss keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyman Shaw showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ben Aiss 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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RATING
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