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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Shelby (ranked 4570 p4p, 4421 weight class) and David Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Snake!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shelby is defended easily by Snake.
Snake tries to counter with a clinch but Shelby shakes him off and moves away.
No luck for Shelby with that takedown attempt.
Snake is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Shelby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shelby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snake.
Snake working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby is trying to pull guard but Snake has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Shelby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shelby tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shelby is trying to pull guard but Snake has him pressed against the cage.
Snake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shelby is trying to force a seperation but Snake has the dominant position.
Shelby is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Snake is keeping busy.
Shelby is trying to break the clinch but Snake has him pressed against the cage.
Shelby tries to pull guard but Snake holds him up against the cage and eventually Shelby drops back down to his feet.
Shelby wants to take the fight to the mat but Snake manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
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.
Shelby throws a head punch that misses.
Snake lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shelby has Snake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Snake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shelby tries to circle away but Snake has him pinned against the cage.
Shelby blocks an uppercut.
Shelby trying to stall but Snake improves his position.
Shelby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shelby tries to pull guard but Snake won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Shelby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shelby is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Snake to keep the fight standing.
Shelby is trying to pull guard but Snake has him pressed against the cage.
Shelby tries to score a body lock takedown but Snake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Snake displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shelby up against the cage.
Snake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shelby.
Snake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shelby is defending well for now.
Snake missing with knees to the body.
Shelby managing to block the knees to the body from Snake.
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.
Shelby tries to circle away but Snake has him pinned against the cage.
Snake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snake.
Snake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shelby avoiding damage as Snake throws knees to the body.
Shelby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Snake prevents the takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snake managing to block the knees to the body from Shelby.
Shelby is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Snake to keep the fight standing.
Shelby tries to score a body lock takedown but Snake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Snake 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.
Shelby with a poor takedown
and Snake moves into the clinch.
Snake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shelby.
Shelby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shelby avoiding damage as Snake throws knees to the body.
Snake is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snake as Shelby tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake tries to land knees in the clinch but Shelby avoids the damage to the body.
Shelby tries to pull guard but Snake won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake tries to work over Shelby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shelby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snake just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Shelby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snake will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shelby up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Snake throws an elbow but misses.
Shelby jumps guard but Snake stands there with Shelby around his waist. Shelby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shelby has Snake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Snake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
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.
Snake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snake tries to work over Shelby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shelby avoiding damage as Snake throws knees to the body.
Snake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snake misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shelby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snake's brow.
Shelby breaks the clinch.
Shelby goes for a double leg but Snake avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Snake continues to drive forward.
Snake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shelby tries to stall but Snake uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shelby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby jumps guard but Snake stands there with Shelby around his waist. Shelby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shelby has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Snake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shelby dodges an elbow strike from Snake.
Shelby trying to control the position but instead, Snake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shelby into the cage.
David Snake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Snake misses with a punch on the inside.
Snake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shelby working hard to break the clinch.
Shelby is trying to break the clinch but Snake has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shelby is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
Snake misses with an elbow over the top.
Shelby avoids the elbow strike from Snake, against the cage.
Shelby is looking to break free of the clinch but Snake has double underhooks.
Snake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shelby's efforts to push away.
Snake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shelby's elbow.
Snake has a couple of punches blocked by Shelby.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Snake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shelby shoots in for a double leg but Snake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shelby darts in looking for a takedown but Snake gets double underhooks and turns Shelby into the cage.
Snake holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Snake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shelby.
Snake wants to break free but Shelby has control.
Snake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shelby is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby has Snake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Snake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Shelby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snake trying to land knees to the body.
Snake tries to work over Shelby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snake prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snake tries to land knees in the clinch but Shelby avoids the damage to the body.
Shelby tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snake.
Shelby blocks a body shot from Snake.
Shelby is trying to pull guard but Snake has him pressed against the cage.
Snake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shelby's efforts to push away.
Snake throws an elbow but it misses.
Snake misses with the head strike.
David Snake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake prevents the takedown attempt.
Snake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelby goes for a takedown in the clinch but Snake prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Snake.
Snake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shelbys head.
Snake misses with an elbow over the top.
Shelby is trying to push Snake away but Snake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Snake lands an elbow just above Shelby 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby tries for a takedown but Snake manages to get underhooks.
Shelby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Snake fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck for Shelby with that takedown attempt.
Shelby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shelby scores with a hook to the body. Snake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shelby fails with a takedown attempt.
Snake steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shelby.
Shelby wants to clinch up but Snake keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with the combination.
Snake steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shelby.
Shelby with a poor takedown
and Snake counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Snake unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shelby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shelby blocks a body shot from Snake.
Snake can't find room to land a body shot as Shelby controls the action.
Snake misses with some punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joe Shelby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shelby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Snake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snake 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Snake!
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