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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shape Shifter (ranked 591 p4p, 633 weight class) and Kemar Powell (ranked 85 p4p, 93 weight class). Powell has chosen Lil Baby & Lil Durk - Hats Off as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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15 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kemar Powell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shifter has a takedown stuffed.
Powell throws a combination that misses
and Shifter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shifter.
Shifter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Powell pulls Shifter in close to prevent any damage.
Shifter tries to free his leg and advance position but Powell is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shifter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Powell pulls Shifter in close to his closed guard and prevents Shifter from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell is trying to control the position but Shifter postures up.
Shifter working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter throwing strikes but missing.
Shifter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shifter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Powell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shifter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Powell controlling Shifter's posture.
Let's hope that Powell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Shifter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Powell controlling Shifter's posture.
Shifter wants to pass the guard but Powell is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell seems keen to control Shifter's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Powell.
Shifter won't allow Powell to sweep him here.
Shifter drops back looking for a leg! Powell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Powell manages to kick Shifter off! Shifter jumps back into Powell's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shifter being controlled here momentarily.
Shifter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shifter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shifter passes Powell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Powell is positioning himself well to prevent Shifter advancing to mount.
Shifter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Powell keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell tries to roll over but Shifter keeps him under control.
Powell keeping hold of Shifter's head, controlling as best he can.
Shifter is thwarting Powell's attempts to control the position.
Powell keeping control of the position.
Powell wants to control but Shifter is keeping busy.
Shifter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shifter prevents Powell from improving his position.
That's four 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.
Shifter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Powell defending well though.
Powell trying to hold on to Shifter's head to control him but Shifter postures up.
Shifter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Powell sees it coming and defends easily.
Shifter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Powell defending well though.
Shifter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Powell sees it coming and defends easily.
Shifter moves into full mount! Powell won't be happy about that!
Shifter is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Powell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Powell wants to control but Shifter is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shifter breaks from Powell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Powell tries to lock up and control but Shifter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shifter jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Powell manages to avoid the submission attempt.
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And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shape Shifter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Powell swings widly with a right hand
and Shifter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Powell's guard.
Powell keeping full guard, as Shifter tries to pass.
Shifter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Powell is trying to keep Shifter in close.
Shifter slips nicely into half guard.
Powell is looking for a sweep. Shifter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shape Shifter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shifter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Powell trying to control from the bottom.
Shifter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Powell sees it coming and defends easily.
Shifter seems to be working for a kimura but Powell defends the submission attempt.
Powell gets full guard.
Shifter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shifter is chipping away with strikes.
Powell has one of Shifter's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Powell wants to control but Shifter postures up.
Shifter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Powell can't do much from the bottom here.
Shifter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Powell struggling a bit here.
Powell defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell is looking to reverse the position.
Powell isn't going anywhere.
Shifter tries to score with some ground and pound. Powell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Shifter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Powell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Powell wants to control but Shifter postures up.
Shifter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Powell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shifter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shifter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Powell tries to buck Shifter off but Shifter is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Powell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shifter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Powell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Powell wants to control but Shifter postures up.
Powell is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Shifter working away.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Powell struggling a bit here.
Shifter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Shifter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Shifter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shifter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell is trying to control Shifter's posture but Shifter avoids it.
Shifter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Powell is trying to control Shifter's posture but Shifter avoids it.
Shifter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Powell is trying to control Shifter's posture but Shifter avoids it.
Shifter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Powell, who protects the arm well.
Powell wants to control but Shifter postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shifter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Shifter is trying to get an arm triangle but Powell is defending well.
Shifter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shifter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shape Shifter dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Powell lands a body shot.
Powell cracks a nice hook into Shifter's ribs.
Powell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Powell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powell misses the jab.
Shifter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shifter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Powell throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell loads up on a big right hand but Shifter slips the punch.
Powell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Powell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shifter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Powell's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell seems keen to control Shifter's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shifter tries to free his leg and advance position but Powell is retaining full guard.
Powell is trying to keep Shifter in close.
Powell controlling the position.
Shifter advances position into side control!
Shifter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Powell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Powell struggling a bit here.
Powell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Shifter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Powell can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shifter in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Powell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Powell is positioning himself well to prevent Shifter advancing to mount.
Powell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shifter is working away from the top position though.
Shifter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shifter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shifter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Powell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shifter.
Powell desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is looking to improve his position.
Powell is trying to control but can't.
Shifter works his way into side control.
Shifter working away.
What's Powell going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Shifter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Powell is trying to control Shifter's posture but Shifter avoids it.
Powell tries to bench press Shifter off him but Shifter keeps the position.
Shifter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Powell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell is trying to control Shifter's posture but Shifter avoids it.
Shifter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Shifter is trying to get an arm triangle but Powell is defending well.
Shifter working the head with strikes.
Kemar Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powell is looking to reverse the position.
Powell is still trying to improve position.
Shifter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Powell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shifter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Powell, who protects the arm well.
Shape Shifter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powell gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shape Shifter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shifter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shape Shifter!
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