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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Young Bob Merry (ranked 733 p4p, 1345 weight class) and Gozo Shioda (ranked 81 p4p, 145 weight class). Shioda has chosen Monster Eats Manhattan - Salvation as his entrance music. Young Bob Merry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Bob Merry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gozo Shioda!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shioda throws a hook but Merry avoids it easily.
Merry takes one to the side of the head.
Merry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Merry throws a wild body kick that Shioda sees coming a mile off.
Shioda throws the left hand but Merry avoids the punch easily.
Merry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Young Bob Merry has been cut.
Merry catches Shioda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shioda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Merry doesn't seem bothered though.
Merry tries to keep at a distance but Shioda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shioda misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shioda.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Merry.
Still in the clinch, Merry scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Merry.
Shioda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Merry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Merry working aggressively here.
Merry struggles to land a body shot inside as Shioda controls his hands.
Merry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Merry.
Nice defenses there by Merry.
Shioda lands with a straight right. Merry didn't see that one coming.
Shioda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Merry.
Shioda misses with a body shot.
Merry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Young Bob Merry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Merry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Merry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Merry misses with a leg kick
enabling Shioda to counter with a crisp jab.
Merry throws the left hand but Shioda avoids the punch easily.
Merry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shioda throws out the jab.
Shioda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shioda thuds a left hand into Merry's body.
Merry looks to throw the jab but Shioda is out of range.
Merry moves out of range of the strikes.
Merry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shiodas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merry is looking to chop away at Shioda's legs.
Merry misses with a straight right.
Shioda walks into a left hand.
Shioda looks to score with a jab to the body but Merry is just out of range.
Merry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shioda.
Merry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shioda's head backwards.
Merry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Merry throws the left hand but Shioda avoids the punch easily.
Merry tries to move into range but Shioda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Merry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shioda misses with a looping left.
Merry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shioda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Merry is looking to counter punch.
Merry lands a nice hook to Shioda's body. Shioda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Merry misses with a hook to the body
and Shioda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shioda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shioda misses with a hook to the body
and Merry finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shioda checks the leg kick.
Merry looks to throw a body kick
and Merry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shioda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Merry misses with a body punch.
Shioda lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shioda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shioda digs a right hand underneath Merry's ribcage. Merry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Merry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Merry throws a head punch that misses.
Merry digs a right hand into Shioda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shioda's gas tank.
Shioda has a couple of punches blocked by Merry.
Shioda tries a body shot but Merry blocks it.
Shioda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Merry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shioda.
Shioda working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Shioda.
Shioda lands a left hand.
Shioda takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Shioda.
Shioda has a couple of punches blocked by Merry.
Shioda cracks Merry with a nice body shot.
Merry is trying to push Shioda away but Shioda has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Merry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shioda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shioda misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merry tries to throw a body punch but Shioda avoids it by throwing Merry back against the ropes.
Merry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shioda is keeping busy.
Shioda scores with a shot to the side of Merry's head.
Shioda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Merry backwards.
Merry scores with a hook to the body.
Shioda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Merry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shiodas head.
Merry tries to work over Shioda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Merry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shioda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Merry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Merry defending well as Shioda loads up on a big left hand.
Merry takes a swing at Shioda's ribcage but misses.
Merry tries a low kick but Shioda avoids it.
Shioda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Merry.
Shioda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Merry works the jab nicely.
Merry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Merry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Merry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shioda's hands.
Shioda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Shioda misses.
Merry misses with a hook. Shioda ducked under it nicely.
Shioda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Merry misses.
Shioda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Merry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Merry throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Shioda to counter with a crisp jab.
Shioda tries to clinch but Merry moves out of range.
It appears Merry was looking to counter with a kick there.
Merry tries to land a front kick but Shioda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Merry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shioda.
The fighters circling - Merry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shioda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Merry on the side of the head.
Merry slips a straight right by Shioda.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shioda tests Merry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Shioda.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Merry misses with a looping left.
Shioda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merry moves away.
A big left from Merry misses.
Shioda wants to counter with a clinch but Merry pushes him away.
Merry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Merry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shioda throws a nice looking combination but Merry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shioda throws a lazy uppercut
and Merry counters with a nice uppercut.
Shioda throws out a loose jab but Merry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shioda slips under a jab from Merry.
Merry is looking to chop away at Shioda's legs.
Merry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shioda.
An attempted straight right counter from Merry misses the target.
Merry slips a straight right by Shioda.
Merry thuds his right hand into Shioda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shioda punishes Merry's body with a nice straight punch.
Shioda misses with a body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Merry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Merry misses with a few strikes there.
Merry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shioda slips a straight right by Merry.
It seemed like Shioda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shioda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Merry takes one on the button.
Shioda throws a shot to the body.
Shioda has Merry up against the ropes in a clinch.
Merry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Shioda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Merry tries a body shot but Shioda blocks it.
A short right from Merry on the inside.
Merry tries a body shot but Shioda blocks it.
Shioda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Shioda.
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!
Merry swings wildly with an uppercut but Shioda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merry tries to throw a body punch but Shioda avoids it by throwing Merry back against the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shioda scores with a shot to the side of Merry's head.
Merry tries to break free but Shioda pushes him back against the ropes.
Shioda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shioda scores with a shot to the side of Merry's head.
Shioda can't find room to land a body shot as Merry controls the action.
Merry is looking to break free of the clinch but Shioda has double underhooks.
Merry breaks from the clinch.
Merry connects with a body shot.
Merry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shioda tries to clinch up but Merry circles away and keeps his distance.
Shioda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Merry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shioda staying out of range there.
Merry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Merry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Merry throws a wild body kick that Shioda sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Merry misses.
Shioda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merry.
Merry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shioda looks to land a right hand but Merry moved out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Merry misses with a straight left.
Merry slips a straight right by Shioda.
Merry cracks Shioda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shioda throws a lazy right hand but Merry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shioda throws a lazy right hand but Merry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shioda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shioda misses with an uppercut. Merry saw that one coming.
Merry swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Merry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shioda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Merry looks to throw the jab but Shioda is out of range.
Merry throws an overhand right that lands on Shioda's shoulder, as Shioda tries to avoid the shot.
Merry scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Merry throws a right hand that misses
and Shioda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Shioda looks to throw the jab but Merry is out of range.
Merry feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Merry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Merry slips under a jab from Shioda.
Shioda slips under a jab from Merry.
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 Young Bob Merry.
I think Merry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Young Bob Merry!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Gozo Shioda!
The fight ends as a draw!
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