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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Norman (ranked 1725 p4p, 2603 weight class) and Takashi Shimura (ranked 193 p4p, 271 weight class). Takashi Shimura will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takashi Shimura!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norman avoids the body shot from Shimura.
Shimura blocks the body kick.
Shimura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shimura takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Norman throws a head kick that Shimura semi-blocks.
Norman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shimura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Norman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shimura lands an overhand right.
Shimura has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shimura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Norman.
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!
Norman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shimura misses with a looping left.
Shimura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shimura ducks under a wild hook from Norman.
Shimura scoring well with a low kick there.
Norman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shimura.
Norman avoids the body shot from Shimura.
Norman misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Norman misses its intended target.
Shimura moves out of range of the strikes.
Shimura throws a head kick that Norman semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimura clinches up with Norman and pushes him back against the cage.
Norman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shimura.
Shimura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shimura avoiding damage as Norman throws knees to the body.
Norman tries to work over Shimura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norman lands a hook that snaps the head of Shimura backwards.
Norman landing knees to the body.
Norman lands a nice shot to the body.
Norman can't find room to land a body shot as Shimura controls the action.
Norman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Shimura fails to land.
Shimura pushes Norman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shimura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shimura blocking some punches.
Shimura tries a body shot but Norman blocks it.
Shimura scores with a shot to the side of Norman's head.
Norman lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norman pushes Shimura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Norman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Norman lands a body punch.
Norman misses with a punch to the body.
Norman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shimura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norman tries a body shot but Shimura blocks it.
Shimura tries to throw a body punch but Norman avoids it by throwing Shimura back against the cage.
Norman struggles to land a body shot inside as Shimura controls his hands.
Shimura blocking some punches.
Shimura is pressed up against the cage. Norman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shimura down to the mat. Shimura avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shimura lands a jab to Norman's midsection.
Norman throws a poor cross that misses
and Shimura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shimura tries to score with a low kick but Norman moves his leg out of the way.
Norman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shimura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shimura has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shimura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Norman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shimura shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Norman throwing a counter right hand but Shimura manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norman moves away.
Shimura takes a swing at Norman's ribcage but misses.
Shimura checks a leg kick.
Shimura lands a nice looking body shot.
Shimura throws a nice looking combination but Norman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shimura throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Norman is breathing heavily.
Shimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norman was well out of range. Poor timing from Shimura.
Shimura ducks under a wild hook from Norman.
Norman blocks a head kick by Shimura.
Shimura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Norman rather than just go for the knockout.
Shimura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norman.
Shimura is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shimura tries a head kick but it misses.
Norman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norman tries to move into range but Shimura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Norman misses with a body shot.
That kick from Shimura tenderised Norman's leg. Norman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shimura moves out of range of the strikes.
Shimura missing with a left hand there. Norman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimura moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norman has picked Shimura up - he's going for a ride! Norman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Shimura keeping hold of Norman's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norman postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Shimura to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norman was well out of range. Poor timing from Shimura.
A head kick misses from Shimura.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shimura. Norman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shimura slips a straight right by Norman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Shimura dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shimura misses with a body shot.
Shimura looks to score with a jab to the body but Norman is just out of range.
Shimura blocks a low kick nicely.
Shimura looks to land a body kick but Norman moved away.
Norman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Norman avoids the body shot from Shimura.
Shimura scores with a push kick.
Shimura staying out of range there.
Norman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shimura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shimura moves away.
And Shimura responds with a good body kick, but Norman manages to step out the way in time.
Shimura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Norman misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norman misses with a double jab.
Shimura is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Norman with a body shot.
Shimura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norman manages to avoid it.
Shimura with the inside leg kick.
Shimura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norman throws out the jab.
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!
Shimura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norman throws an off balance right hand
and Shimura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Norman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Shimura's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norman tries to counter with a takedown but Shimura is quick to defend against it.
Shimura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shimura doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Norman throws a head kick but Shimura moves out of range.
Norman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shimura.
Shimura misses with a hook. Norman ducked under it nicely.
Norman connects with the punch.
Shimura scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shimura slips under a jab from Norman.
Norman throws out a loose jab but Shimura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shimura circles away quickly and effectively.
Norman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shimura lunges at Norman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Norman's hand.
Shimura moves into the clinch.
Norman goes for a takedown attempt but Shimura pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Norman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shimura thumps Norman with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shimura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shimura moves into the clinch.
Norman's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Shimura blocks an uppercut.
Norman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shimura avoids it.
Shimura misses with a punch on the inside.
Shimura lands with a light punch inside.
Shimura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norman backwards.
Norman tries to work over Shimura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shimura lands with a light punch inside.
Shimura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norman backwards.
Shimura working aggressively here.
Norman tries for a takedown but Shimura manages to get underhooks.
Norman blocking some punches.
Shimura tries to throw a body punch but Norman avoids it by throwing Shimura back against the cage.
Shimura misses with a body punch.
Norman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shimura misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shimura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shimura gets underhooks to prevent Norman's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Norman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shimura lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Shimura.
Norman blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shimura.
Shimura misses with the head strike.
Shimura lands a shot to the body.
Shimura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shimura lands a nice uppercut.
Shimura scores with a shoulder strike.
Shimura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shimura lands an uppercut.
Norman is rocked!
A short right from Shimura.
Oh Norman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shimura dips a shoulder and cracks Norman with a mighty uppercut! Norman falls back against the cage and Shimura unloads with a barrage of strikes! Norman is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Shimura screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takashi Shimura!
A very excited looking Takashi Shimura rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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