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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roadman Shaq (ranked 970 p4p, 116 weight class) and Anthon Van Der Dusse (ranked 2277 p4p, 219 weight class). Shaq's entrance music is Mans Not Hot. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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146 lbs
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Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roadman Shaq!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthon Van Der Dusse!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Dusse lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Van Der Dusse closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shaq to the mat! Shaq manages to get full guard.
Shaq is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Der Dusse is controlling him.
Van Der Dusse throws a strike but Shaq rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Van Der Dusse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Der Dusse working a defensive guard here.
Van Der Dusse is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shaq is aware though and is defending well.
Shaq controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shaq is working Van Der Dusse over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shaq wants to control from the top but Van Der Dusse keeps moving.
Shaq has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Der Dusse has an active guard here but Shaq has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse is looking for a sweep. Shaq is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Der Dusse is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Van Der Dusse has hold of Shaq's hands but Shaq slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van Der Dusse is looking for a sweep. Shaq is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Shaq has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Van Der Dusse tries to roll over but Shaq keeps him under control.
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.
Van Der Dusse trying to control here.
Van Der Dusse looking for submissions off his back.
Van Der Dusse is trying to maintain the position but Shaq is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shaq trying to control the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Van Der Dusse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse throws a right hand that misses
and Shaq counters with a single leg into guard. Van Der Dusse didn't expect that.
Van Der Dusse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shaq slips nicely into half guard.
Van Der Dusse is looking for a sweep. Shaq is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaq is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shaq slows the pace down in half guard.
Shaq's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Van Der Dusse is looking for a sweep. Shaq is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaq is taking a breather. Van Der Dusse says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shaq trying to control from half guard but Van Der Dusse is working away.
Van Der Dusse blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaq.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Dusse actively working from the bottom here.
Van Der Dusse is refusing to be controlled, as Shaq sits in half guard.
Van Der Dusse is trying to control but Shaq manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roadman Shaq dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Der Dusse shoots in but no luck this time.
Anthon Van Der Dusse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Dusse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaq moves away.
Shaq tries to counter with a takedown but Van Der Dusse is quick to defend against it.
Van Der Dusse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Der Dusse misses with a takedown attempt - Shaq sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shaq attempts a counter takedown but Van Der Dusse avoids it well and moves away.
Shaq uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shaq's guard.
Shaq is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Dusse throws a strike but Shaq rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shaq trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Dusse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaq sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaq is fighting to break Van Der Dusse's control of his arms but Van Der Dusse is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shaq showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Our spies down at at Official UFC Performance Institute Training Center inform us that Van Der Dusse has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Shaq trying to control but Van Der Dusse is working from the bottom.
Van Der Dusse had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaq defends it easily.
Shaq won't allow Van Der Dusse to sweep him here.
Van Der Dusse working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Der Dusse wants to sweep here but Shaq controlling him for the moment.
Van Der Dusse can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shaq controls the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Der Dusse is on top in guard.
Shaq wants to get back to his feet but Van Der Dusse is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van Der Dusse trying to move into half guard but instead Shaq has managed to sweep!
Shaq stopping the sweep attempt from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shaq is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shaq seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Van Der Dusse trying to control the position.
Shaq controlling from the top position.
Van Der Dusse is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shaq is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shaq lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shaq got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Der Dusse has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shaq has managed to get both his arms back between Van Der Dusse's legs - danger averted.
Van Der Dusse has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shaq can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shaq content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaq postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roadman Shaq will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Van Der Dusse lands a slapping body shot.
Van Der Dusse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Der Dusse misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shaq counters with a shoot takedown. Van Der Dusse fights it but they end up in guard.
Shaq trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Dusse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roadman Shaq overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shaq got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Der Dusse has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shaq has managed to get both his arms back between Van Der Dusse's legs - danger averted.
Shaq slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Van Der Dusse keeping moving, preventing Shaq from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaq landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse being controlled here, momentarily.
Shaq seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Van Der Dusse for as long as he can get away with.
Van Der Dusse looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shaq sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse lands a jab to Shaq's midsection.
Shaq gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Shaq counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van Der Dusse looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Der Dusse, not yet.
Shaq engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaq is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Dusse being controlled here, momentarily.
Van Der Dusse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shaq is one step ahead there.
Van Der Dusse had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaq defends it easily.
Shaq looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shaq trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Dusse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Van Der Dusse is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Shaq has his hands clasped together but Van Der Dusse extends and breaks Shaq's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Van Der Dusse.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthon Van Der Dusse!
Anthon Van Der Dusse is the new featherweight champion!
Anthon Van Der Dusse seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Roadman Shaq spoke after the fight, saying '"Perspiration ting"'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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