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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Shuler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Molik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
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198 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Will Shuler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pawel Molik!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molik drives through with a takedown into guard.
Molik trying to control but Shuler is working from the bottom.
Molik might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shuler kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Shuler has his feet on Molik's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Molik fails with the takedown
and Shuler counters by moving into the clinch.
Molik is trying to force a seperation but Shuler has the dominant position.
Molik is looking to break free of the clinch but Shuler has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shuler.
Molik blocks an elbow strike.
Molik is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shuler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Molik's defenses.
Shuler breaks from the clinch.
Molik darts in trying to clinch
and Shuler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Molik moves into full guard.
Molik trying to control the position.
Molik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shuler stands up from Molik's guard - Shuler perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shuler misses with a head kick.
Molik shoots and misses
and Shuler counters by clinching up.
Will Shuler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Molik.
Shuler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shuler tightens his grip and picks Molik up, before dumping him to the ground. Molik manages to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shuler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shuler stands up over Molik, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shuler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Molik looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shuler passes into side control.
Molik looks gassed!
Shuler controlling the position from side mount.
Shuler scores with punches from side control.
Shuler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shuler working the ground and pound from side control.
Shuler cracks Molik with a big right hand but Molik just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Molik is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Shuler lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shuler working the ground and pound.
Shuler landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Shuler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Molik taking punishment in the form of punches.
Shuler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shuler tries for a kimura but Molik is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Molik's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Molik is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shuler lands a nice forearm strike.
Shuler stands up.
Will Shuler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molik throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shuler forces Molik back against the cage and clinches.
Molik looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shuler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shuler breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Shuler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Molik is looking to slow Shuler down with leg kicks.
Molik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shuler counters with a shoot takedown. Molik fights it but they end up in guard.
Shuler stands up from Molik's guard - Shuler perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shuler shoots in and bounces Molik off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Molik escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shuler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Molik is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shuler is aware though and is defending well.
Shuler gets to his feet. Molik looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molik misses with a takedown
and Shuler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shuler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Molik wants to break free but Shuler has control.
Molik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shuler misses with a knee strike.
Come on Shuler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shuler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shuler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shuler landing knees to the body.
Molik drags the fight down to the ground.
Molik working a defensive guard here.
Shuler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shuler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shuler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Molik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shuler is one step ahead there.
Shuler is in close to Molik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Molik is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shuler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Molik working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shuler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shuler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shuler wants to control from the top but Molik keeps moving.
Shuler lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shuler gets to his feet - Molik follows without any prompting.
Shuler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Molik looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Molik tries to buck Shuler off but Shuler is having none of it.
Shuler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Molik taking punishment in the form of punches.
Shuler decides to stand back up. Shuler steps back and let's Molik get back to his feet.
Shuler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Molik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shuler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Molik wants to hold on but Shuler pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Shuler.
Molik keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shuler looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shuler avoids the attempt from Molik to control.
Shuler with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shuler with good strikes from the mount here!
Shuler controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Shuler dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Molik tries to sprawl but Shuler drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Molik is not content to let Shuler control the position.
Molik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shuler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Molik gets full guard.
Shuler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Molik's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shuler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shuler is looking to work some ground and pound but Molik has wrist control.
Shuler wants to stand but Molik has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Molik working a defensive guard but Shuler manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molik regains half guard.
Shuler trying to control the action but Molik is working from the bottom.
Shuler is nestled in close to Molik, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Molik makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Shuler lands a head kick. Molik smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Molik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shuler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shuler wants to clinch up but Molik keeps it at a distance.
Shuler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Molik!
Shuler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shuler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Molik is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shuler dominating with strikes here.
Shuler is landing with some decent strikes but Molik is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shuler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Molik on the ground.
Molik is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shuler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Molik looks a forlorn figure.
Shuler is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Molik to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Molik shrugs it off.
Shuler working for a guillotine from mount but Molik is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molik wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shuler.
Shuler trying to control but Molik is having none of it.
Molik regains half guard.
Molik moves into full guard.
Shuler landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molik has his foot on Shuler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shuler works his way back into a safe position though.
Shuler wants to control from the top but Molik keeps moving.
Molik tries to strike from the bottom.
Shuler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shuler stopping the sweep attempt from Molik.
Shuler stands and steps away. Molik gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Molik with a poor takedown
and Shuler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shuler.
Pawel Molik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Will Shuler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shuler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Shuler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shuler, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Shuler!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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