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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 4709 p4p, 4952 weight class) and Oliver Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 228 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oliver Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sousa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shima has managed to clinch.
Sousa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shima blocks an uppercut.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sousa fails to pull guard.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sousa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sousa prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima prevents Sousa from breaking the clinch.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Sousa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sousa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shima controlling from the top position.
Shima would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sousa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shima wanted to stand there but Sousa had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shima swats away the attempt to clinch by Sousa.
Shima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shima's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sousa's elbow.
Shima prevents the takedown attempt.
Shima misses with a punch on the inside.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Sousa blocking some punches.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but Sousa avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Sousa prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima blocks the elbow strike.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Sousa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Sousa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima misses with a punch on the inside.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Shima on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sousa is trying to break the clinch but Shima has him pressed against the cage.
Shima working aggressively here.
Sousa goes for a takedown attempt but Shima pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sousa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shima is fending him off so far but Sousa persists. Nope, Shima circles away and we're back to standing.
Shima closes the distance and pushes Sousa back into the cage.
Shima tries a body shot but Sousa blocks it.
Shima digs a right hand into Sousa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sousa's gas tank.
Sousa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shima is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shima scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sousa prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima throws a punch but it's blocked by Sousa.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Sousa.
Sousa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sousa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
Shima misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa tries to pull guard but Shima won't allow it.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Sousa.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tetsuo Shima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sousa is trying to break free.
Shima blocks an elbow strike from Sousa.
Sousa blocks a body shot from Shima.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sousa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shima gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shima working aggressively here.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sousa's elbow.
Sousa is trying to maintain a safe position but Shima gets an underhook and turns Sousa into the cage.
Shima tries a body shot but Sousa blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Come on Shima - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sousa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shima keeps control of Sousa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sousa blocks a body shot from Shima.
Shima gets through Sousa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shima swings wildly with an uppercut but Sousa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sousa wants to break free but Shima has control.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sousa wants to take the fight to the mat but Shima manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sousa is breathing heavily.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sousa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Shima swings wildly with an uppercut but Sousa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shima stops a takedown attempt from Sousa.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sousa's elbow.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Sousa.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Sousa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shima gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sousa being controlled against the cage.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as Sousa controls the action.
Sousa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sousa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shima pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sousa can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima closes the distance and clinches.
Shima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sousa blocks an uppercut.
Sousa prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sousa's elbow.
Shima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sousa backwards.
Sousa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shima to keep the fight standing.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but Sousa avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sousa's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Shima fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shima has closed the distance and engaged Sousa in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shima.
Sousa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shima to keep the fight standing.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima lands a hook that snaps the head of Sousa backwards.
Sousa wants a takedown.
Sousa tries to break free but Shima pushes him back against the cage.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Sousa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shima smiles and moves away.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Sousa.
Shima drives through and clinches with Sousa against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima misses with a punch to the body.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Sousa wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but Sousa avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sousa looking to stall.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Sousa.
Sousa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Sousa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sousa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sousa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shima has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima throws a punch but it's blocked by Sousa.
Shima misses with a body punch.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shima misses with a body punch.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Sousa.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sousa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as Sousa controls the action.
Sousa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shima avoids it.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sousa.
Shima gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sousa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sousa blocking some punches.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima working aggressively here.
Sousa goes for a takedown attempt but Shima pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shima rushes Sousa and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sousa misses with an elbow strike.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima dodges an elbow strike from Sousa.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shima misses with some punches.
Tetsuo Shima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sousa blocking some punches.
Shima misses with a body punch.
Sousa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sousa blocks a body shot from Shima.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shima tries a body shot but Sousa blocks it.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliver Sousa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuo Shima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shima, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Tetsuo Shima!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Tetsuo Shima!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Tetsuo Shima!
Tetsuo Shima wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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