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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muchy Cartwright (ranked 1131 p4p, 2283 weight class) and Kambei Shimada (ranked 150 p4p, 294 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Mauled. Shimada is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seven Samurai. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muchy Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kambei Shimada!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cartwright.
Cartwright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shimada gets a clinch.
Shimada misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright lands a right hand.
Shimada blocks an elbow strike from Cartwright.
Shimada has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Shimada lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Shimada.
Cartwright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shimada is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Shimada.
Shimada tries a body shot but Cartwright blocks it.
Shimada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cartwright throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cartwright connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shimada's face.
Cartwright with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shimada lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cartwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shimada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cartwright's elbow.
Shimada told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Cartwright blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cartwright pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cartwright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cartwright gets tackled into the cage by Shimada. Shimada maintains the clinch.
Shimada working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Cartwright.
Shimada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shimada misses with a body punch.
Cartwright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shimada backwards.
Shimada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Cartwright throws an elbow but it misses.
Shimada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cartwright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shimada blocks an elbow strike.
Cartwright misses with a punch to the body.
Shimada managing to block the knees to the body from Cartwright.
Shimada lands with a left to the head.
Cartwright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shimada has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Shimada struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
Cartwright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cartwright is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shimada is keeping busy.
Cartwright stops a takedown attempt from Shimada.
Cartwright throws a punch but it's blocked by Shimada.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cartwright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shimada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cartwright is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cartwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Shimada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright throws a punch but it's blocked by Shimada.
Cartwright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shimada.
Shimada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cartwright lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shimada backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Shimada fails to land.
Shimada avoids a wild elbow strike from Cartwright.
Stalling in the clinch from Cartwright.
Cartwright misses with an elbow strike.
Shimada takes a shot to the head.
Shimada lands with a right to the head.
Cartwright misses with an elbow over the top.
Cartwright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cartwright tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cartwright tries to land knees in the clinch but Shimada avoids the damage to the body.
Cartwright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shimada misses with some punches.
Shimada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Cartwright tries to land knees in the clinch but Shimada avoids the damage to the body.
Shimada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cartwright struggles to land a body shot inside as Shimada controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimada tries to throw a body punch but Cartwright avoids it by throwing Shimada back against the cage.
Shimada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cartwright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shimada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shimada misses with a body punch.
Shimada throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Cartwright misses with a knee to the head.
Cartwright using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shimada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cartwright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cartwright tries a body shot but Shimada blocks it.
Shimada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shimada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shimada tries a body shot but Cartwright blocks it.
Shimada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shimada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shimada blocks an elbow strike from Cartwright.
Shimada misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Muchy Cartwright will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shimada misses with a hook.
Cartwright closes the distance and clinches.
Cartwright misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Cartwright.
Cartwright wants to stall.
Cartwright throws a head punch that misses.
Shimada working aggressively here.
Shimada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright blocks a body shot from Shimada.
Cartwright leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shimada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cartwright's elbow.
Cartwright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shimada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shimada tries to throw a body punch but Cartwright avoids it by throwing Shimada back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Cartwright.
Cartwright pushes off an throws an elbow but Shimada leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cartwright landing knees to the body.
Shimada misses with a body punch.
Cartwright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shimadas head.
A head punch on the inside from Shimada fails to land.
Muchy Cartwright has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shimada throws a head punch that misses.
Cartwright lands with a left to the head.
Cartwright lands a nice knee to the body.
Shimada can't find room to land a body shot as Cartwright controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shimada.
Shimada tries to work over Cartwright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shimada has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Shimada cracks Cartwright with a nice body shot.
Cartwright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cartwright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cartwright lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shimada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimada struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
Cartwright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cartwright lands an elbow just above Shimada 's eye.
Cartwright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cartwright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shimada backwards.
Shimada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cartwright takes a shot to the head.
Cartwright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shimada is defending well for now.
Cartwright missing with knees to the body.
Shimada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Cartwright.
Shimada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Shimada managing to block the knees to the body from Cartwright.
Shimada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cartwright tries a body shot but Shimada blocks it.
Cartwright misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cartwright just leaning against Shimada, taking a breather.
Cartwright takes a shot to the head.
Shimada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shimada managing to block the knees to the body from Cartwright.
Cartwright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cartwright misses with a knee to the head.
Shimada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shimada struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
Cartwright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shimada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cartwright misses with a body punch.
Shimada lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cartwright just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shimada's brow.
Shimada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shimada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cartwright landing knees to the head.
It looks like Kambei Shimada has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimada gets through Cartwright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cartwright is rocked!
Shimada blocks an elbow strike.
Cartwright tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartwright creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Shimada.
A head punch on the inside from Shimada fails to land.
Cartwright stalling in the clinch.
Shimada has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cartwright here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Shimada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shimada tries to work over Cartwright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cartwright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shimada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cartwright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shimada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cartwright's elbow.
Cartwright tries to land knees in the clinch but Shimada avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shimada.
Cartwright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shimada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muchy Cartwright dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kambei Shimada's cut.
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!
Cartwright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cartwright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shimada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shimada loads up on a big right hand but Cartwright slips the punch.
Shimada takes the fight into the clinch.
Shimada lands a shoulder strike.
Cartwright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shimada backwards.
Shimada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cartwright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartwright scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimada pushes Cartwright against the cage. Shimada is working some dirty boxing. Shimada pushes off with a quick right hook! Cartwright goes down! Cartwright tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Shimada moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kambei Shimada!
A pretty intense looking Kambei Shimada took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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