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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zach Belica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zach Belica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belica shoots in but Shaw avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Belica tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shaw misses with a series of wild punches.
A leg kick checked by Shaw.
Belica clinches with his opponent.
Shaw blocks a body shot from Belica.
Belica tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shaw just stands there and leans against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belica tries to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling the position.
Shaw is pushing Belica up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Belica breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belica throws a right and a left that Shaw avoids nicely.
Belica ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Shaw stalks Belica and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Belica's face. Belica staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Belica, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belica is breathing heavily.
Belica wants to clinch up but Shaw keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Shaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shaw scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belica in his tracks.
Belica tries to clinch up
and Shaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Belica waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaw.
Shaw manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Belica on his heels. He'll look to pass Belica's guard now, I'm sure.
Shaw won't allow Belica to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaw avoids the head kick by Belica.
Shaw misses with a two punch combination.
Belica was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Belica swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Shaw misses with a wild combination.
Belica closes the distance and clinches up with Shaw, looking for a takedown. Belica pushes Shaw against the ropes but Shaw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shaw is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Belica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Belica fails with a takedown attempt.
Shaw unleashes a big counter combination but Belica bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shaw drives through and clinches with Belica against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belica looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belica looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belica's elbow.
Shaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belica clinches with his opponent.
Shaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Belica.
Shaw has Belica pressed against the ropes, preventing Belica from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belica misses with a knee strike.
Shaw breaks the clinch.
Belica seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Belica shoots for a takedown but Shaw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Belica backs off Shaw throws a huge counter combo but Belica manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw moves out of range of the body kick from Belica.
Shaw throws a counter combo.
Shaw wants to clinch up but Belica keeps it at a distance.
Belica changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shaw tries to avoid it but Belica manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shaw to the ground. Shaw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shaw throws a wild body kick that Belica sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Shaw.
Shaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Belica misses with a hook to the body
and Shaw counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Belica.
Shaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belica has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shaw.
Belica throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Shaw dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shaw, right into the meat.
Belica missing with a left hand there. Shaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Shaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Belica falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shaw counters with a three punch combo that has Belica backing up. Belica nods at Shaw to acknowledge the strikes.
Belica misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shaw darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Belica fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belica tries a head kick but it misses.
As Belica backs off Shaw throws a huge counter combo but Belica manages to avoid it all.
Belica shoots and misses
and Shaw counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belica thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belica throws a right and a left that Shaw avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Belica pinned against the ropes. Belica gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Belica went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belica throws a lazy body kick
and Shaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shaw slips a jab and a cross from Belica.
Despite the aggression on Shaw's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shaw moves into range and clinches up with Belica.
Shaw manages to break the clinch.
Shaw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shaw prevents the takedown attempt.
Shaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shaw scores with a nice strike.
Shaw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belica.
Shaw is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Belica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Belica shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacob Shaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belica moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belica swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Belica forces Shaw back against the ropes and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Shaw.
Shaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belica throws a head kick that misses
and Shaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belica swats away the attempt to clinch by Shaw.
Belica tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belica fails to land with a series of punches.
Shaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Belica is trying to break free.
Shaw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shaw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belica takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shaw lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shaw throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belica tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belica looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Belica throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shaw.
Shaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belica misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shaw lets loose with a powerful body kick. Belica will feel that in the morning.
Shaw's corner calls for a 1-2. Shaw obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw swinging wildly here.
Shaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Belica, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shaw throws a counter combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw throws a series of punches but Belica moves out of range.
Shaw scores with a one two! Belica had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Belica with a poor takedown
and Shaw counters with a one-two to the body.
Shaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belica.
Belica throws a series of punches but Shaw moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Shaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Shaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shaw works over Belica's head and body with a nice combination.
Shaw avoids the head kick by Belica.
Belica tries to clinch up.
Belica throws the kick towards the body but Shaw avoids it.
Shaw slips a jab and a cross from Belica.
Shaw lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Belica missing with a left hand there. Shaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belica avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belica changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belica shoots in but Shaw avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shaw lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zach Belica is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belica walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shaw checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shaw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shaw throws a hook but Belica avoids it easily.
Belica displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shaw rushes Belica and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Shaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shaw misses with a body shot.
Shaw throws the left hand but Belica avoids the punch easily.
Zach Belica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belica swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Shaw's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Belica misses with a shot to the body
and Belica takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shaw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belica doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belica misses with an uppercut
and Shaw counters with a straight right hand.
Shaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Belica misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shaw blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shaw! But no joy.
Belica throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belica looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shaw lands a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shaw.
Belica avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Shaw looks to move away, Belica throws a big counter combo but Shaw just gets out of the way.
Belica throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shaw counters with a two punch combo.
Shaw forces Belica back against the ropes and clinches.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shaw shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Belica manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw gets to his feet. Belica looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shaw lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Belica backs up against the ropes.
Shaw looks to land a combination but Belica avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Belica scores with a four punch combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Shaw.
Belica misses with a combination
and Shaw counters with a left and a right that stings Belica.
Shaw cracks the inside of Belica's front leg.
Jacob Shaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shaw instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shaw has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jacob Shaw!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jacob Shaw!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jacob Shaw!
Jacob Shaw wins by unanimous decision!
Jacob Shaw was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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