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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Huge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shelby has chosen Amazing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Huge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby misses with a double jab.
Huge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shelby.
Shelby slips a jab from Huge.
Huge closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shelby did well to prevent Huge getting side control.
Huge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Huge is nestled in close to Shelby, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Huge takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shelby wants to control but Huge is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Huge lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Huge landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Huge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Huge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Huge.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shelby can do anything to dispel that myth.
Huge seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shelby does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby is trying to control but can't.
Shelby controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Shelby keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Huge thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shelby's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by Huge.
Shelby lands with an uppercut that bounces Huge off the cage and back into rage.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.
Shelby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shelby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shelby misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shelby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shelby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Huge slips a jab and a cross from Shelby.
Shelby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Huge.
Huge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Huge tries for a takedown but Shelby sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huge shoots for a double leg takedown but Shelby sprawls well. He's pushed Huge's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Huge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shelby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shelby throws a right and a left that Huge avoids nicely.
Shelby misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Shelby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Huge fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shelby avoids it really well and circles away.
Shelby moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huge shoots for a takedown but Shelby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shelby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shelby throws a jab when Huge was well out of range.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Huge.
Shelby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A left and a right from Shelby both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby swings for the body but Huge moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Shelby dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Huge doesn't manage to clinch there - Shelby circles away.
Huge takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Huge slips under a jab from Shelby.
Nice cross by Shelby.
Shelby throws a right hand that Huge ducks under and follows up with a left that Huge also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Shelby.
Shelby looks to land a combination but Huge avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Shelby as Huge shoots in.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby tries to bum rush Huge with a series of wild strikes but Huge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huge manages to avoid it.
Shelby tries to bum rush Huge with a series of wild strikes but Huge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nate Shelby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shelby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shelby throws a lazy right hand but Huge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shelby connects with a single shot there.
Shelby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shelby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Huge slips a jab and a cross from Shelby.
Shelby might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Huge is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shelby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a jab when Huge was well out of range.
Shelby misses with an uppercut. Huge saw that one coming.
Nate Shelby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shelby misses with a few strikes there.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shelby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shelby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huge is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shelby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Huge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shelby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nate Shelby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Huge or perhaps it was just good defense by Shelby which made him look bad.
Shelby takes a swing at Huge's ribcage but misses.
Shelby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shelby cracks Huge with a good jab.
Horrible takedown by Huge or perhaps it was just good defense by Shelby which made him look bad.
Huge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a big shot that misses.
Huge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shelby swivels and escapes.
Huge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shelby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huge circles away quickly and effectively.
Huge shoots in but Shelby avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Huge shoots in for a double leg but Shelby sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Huge needs to keep his hands up - Shelby had a free shot at his head there.
Shelby's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Shelby duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Shelby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shelby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Shelby does no damage.
Huge closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shelby pulls guard.
Shelby is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Huge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Huge trying to control the position from guard on top but Shelby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huge postures up in Shelby's guard and throws a big left but Shelby blocks it.
Huge scoring with some ground and pound.
Huge throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Huge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge trying to control the position from guard on top but Shelby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shelby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Matt Huge has been cut.
Shelby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shelby misses with a few strikes there.
Shelby throws out a loose jab but Huge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shelby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby throws a series of punches but Huge avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huge circles away quickly and effectively.
Huge staying out of range there.
Shelby misses with a series of wild punches.
Huge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shelby looks to land a combination but Huge avoids it well.
Shelby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shelby throws a lazy right hand but Huge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shelby takes a swing at Huge's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a series of punches but Huge moves out of range.
Shelby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shelby misses with a body shot.
Huge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shelby.
Shelby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Huge.
Matt Huge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huge slips a jab and a cross from Shelby.
Shelby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shelby misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a looping overhand right but Huge ducks down to avoid it.
Shelby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shelby swinging wilding here.
Shelby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shelby throws a nice looking combination but Huge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nate Shelby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shelby throws a nice looking combination but Huge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Shelby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shelby winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Shelby!
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energy
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