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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chiharu Shiba (ranked 5035 p4p, 5398 weight class) and Matthew Quigley (ranked 629 p4p, 648 weight class). Shiba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sick Puppies - Survive. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiharu Shiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Quigley!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quigley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shiba to the mat! Shiba manages to get full guard.
Shiba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quigley is one step ahead there.
Shiba is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shiba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quigley manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shiba slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Quigley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shiba looking to pass the guard.
Quigley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shiba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shiba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiba forces his way into half guard.
Shiba trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quigley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shiba stalling.
Shiba slips a nice elbow through Quigley's hands, connecting with Quigley's forehead.
Shiba is thwarting Quigley's attempts to control the position.
Shiba prevents Quigley from improving his position.
Shiba seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Quigley wants to get back to full guard.
Shiba content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shiba has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Quigley manages to get to full guard.
Shiba stopping the sweep attempt from Quigley.
Shiba slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shiba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Quigley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shiba has managed to get both his arms back between Quigley's legs - danger averted.
Shiba stays in close to Quigley's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quigley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shiba is aware though and is defending well.
Shiba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shiba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Quigley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shiba defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shiba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Quigley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Quigley goes for a double leg but Shiba avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Shiba continues to drive forward.
Shiba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Quigley blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shiba throws a front kick aimed at Quigley's knee but Quigley avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Shiba misses.
Quigley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shiba is fending him off so far but Quigley persists. Nope, Shiba circles away and we're back to standing.
Shiba looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Quigley checks a leg kick.
Quigley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shiba as he avoids it easily.
Shiba appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chiharu Shiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Quigley.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shiba enables Quigley to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shiba manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Shiba is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Shiba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shiba tries to get out of the position.
Shiba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shiba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quigley manages to get himself to full guard.
Quigley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shiba sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shiba slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shiba controlling from side mount.
Quigley is looking for a sweep.
Quigley keeps trying to improve his position.
Shiba is looking to take a break and control but Quigley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shiba controlling from side mount.
Quigley struggling a bit here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shiba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quigley keeps working.
Quigley is trying to improve his position.
Quigley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Quigley seems a little lost for a moment, as Shiba dominates the positioning.
Quigley is trying to improve his position.
Quigley being controlled for a moment.
Quigley is trying to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Quigley struggling a bit here.
Shiba is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Shiba trying to control the position but Quigley is working away.
Quigley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quigley being controlled for a moment.
Quigley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shiba controls the position.
That's eight 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.
Quigley tries to improve position but can't.
Shiba works to advance to full mount. Quigley defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Shiba controlling the position easily from mount.
Quigley wants to hold on but Shiba pushes him away.
Shiba controlling from the full mount.
Quigley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shiba prevents Quigley from getting the reversal.
Shiba tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Shiba.
Quigley tries to hold on but Shiba pushes him away.
Quigley is looking to get to half guard.
Shiba controlling the pace for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Quigley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shiba looking to control and managing it successfully.
Quigley is squirming around, avoiding Shiba's attempts to control the action.
Shiba controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quigley is squirming around, avoiding Shiba's attempts to control the action.
Shiba controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chiharu Shiba dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Quigley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ground and pound from Quigley.
Shiba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Quigley stopping the sweep attempt from Shiba.
Quigley trying to control the position from guard on top but Shiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quigley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shiba working a defensive guard here.
Quigley won't allow Shiba to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quigley drops back looking for a leg! Shiba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shiba manages to kick Quigley off! Quigley jumps back into Shiba's guard.
Shiba keeping full guard, as Quigley tries to pass.
Quigley trying to control but Shiba is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Quigley won't allow Shiba to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shiba holds on and takes a little breather.
Quigley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shiba looking for a sweep. Not yet Shiba, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quigley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Quigley trying to control but Shiba is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A clash of legs there as Quigley blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shiba throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quigley's head.
It looks like Matthew Quigley has been cut.
Quigley has his takedown stuffed
and Shiba counters with a good, hard body kick but Quigley shrugs it off.
Shiba gets caught napping as Quigley dives in and scores a takedown. Shiba manages to retain guard.
Shiba trying to control the position here.
Quigley wants to pass the guard but Shiba is keeping the position.
Shiba seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shiba 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.
Quigley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shiba wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shiba keeping full guard, as Quigley tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba is trying to keep Quigley in close.
Quigley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shiba is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Quigley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Quigley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Quigley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Quigley wants to control from the top but Shiba keeps moving.
Shiba has Quigley pulled in close to control his posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shiba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Quigley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quigley looking for submissions off his back.
Quigley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shiba performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Shiba continues to hold on tight.
Quigley trying to hold on to Shiba's head to control him but Shiba postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Quigley is trying to get back to full guard.
Shiba controlling the pace.
Shiba prevents Quigley from improving his position.
Quigley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shiba controlling the pace.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shiba continues to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Shiba stuffs the takedown.
Quigley dives in and grabs Shiba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shiba pushes down on Quigley's head and hops out.
Chiharu Shiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Quigley.
Quigley gets a takedown into half guard.
Shiba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Matthew Quigley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shiba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quigley manages to get himself to full guard.
Shiba engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shiba forces his way into half guard.
Quigley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shiba pulls his head out easily.
Shiba trying to control the pace.
Quigley actively working from the bottom here.
Quigley is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Shiba takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Quigley looking for submissions off his back.
Shiba controlling the action here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shiba's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Quigley looking for submissions off his back.
Quigley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shiba is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shiba throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chiharu Shiba.
Well Shiba has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Chiharu Shiba!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Chiharu Shiba!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Chiharu Shiba!
Chiharu Shiba wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Chiharu Shiba was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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