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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeda Shida (ranked 11 p4p, 30 weight class) and Howie Dewitt (ranked 2 p4p, 6 weight class). Dewitt has chosen Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It as his entrance music. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeda Shida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Howie Dewitt!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Shida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shida sets himself, and Dewitt steps forward looking for the clinch! Shida avoids it this time.
Shida cracks Dewitt with a good jab.
Shida misses with a body shot
and Dewitt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shida breaks the clinch.
Dewitt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shida can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida throws a low kick but Dewitt moves out of range easily.
Shida sets himself, and Dewitt steps forward looking for the clinch! Shida avoids it this time.
Shida misses with an uppercut. Dewitt saw that one coming.
Dewitt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shida stuns Dewitt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida loads up on a big right hand but Dewitt slips the punch.
Dewitt wants to counter with a clinch but Shida pushes him away.
Dewitt drops his hands momentarily and Shida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shida throws a head kick but Dewitt moves out of range.
Dewitt ducks under a wild hook from Shida.
Shida throws a body shot but no joy.
Shida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Shida finds it's target.
A slow jab from Shida misses its intended target.
Shida sets himself, and Dewitt steps forward looking for the clinch! Shida avoids it this time.
Shida looks to land a left hand but Dewitt moved out of range nicely.
Dewitt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dewitt was well out of range. Poor timing from Shida.
Dewitt wants to counter with a clinch but Shida pushes him away.
Shida throws a sloppy head kick
and Dewitt moves into the clinch.
Dewitt tries a body shot but Shida blocks it.
Dewitt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shida backwards.
Dewitt tries to work over Shida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dewitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dewitt lands with a left to the head.
Shida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shida successfully pulls guard.
Dewitt stands up and waves to Shida to follow him.
Dewitt slips a jab from Shida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dewitt tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
Dewitt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shida.
Shida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dewitt counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shida loads up on a big right hand but Dewitt slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Dewitt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shida dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Shida.
Shida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dewitt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dewitt can do to turn this around?
Shida cracks Dewitt with an open hand slap.
Shida connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dewitt avoids the body shot from Shida.
Dewitt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Dewitt.
Shida motions for Dewitt to come forward. Shida throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shida. That's going to slow Dewitt down.
Dewitt blocks a head kick by Shida.
Dewitt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shida misses with a hook
and Dewitt counters with a body kick.
Shida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dewitt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shida throws a leg kick
and Dewitt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shida misses with an uppercut. Dewitt saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dewitt misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dewitt.
Takeda Shida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shida throws a wild body kick that Dewitt sees coming a mile off.
Shida throws a hook to the side of Dewitt's head but Dewitt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dewitt throws a head kick that misses
and Shida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida misses with a head kick.
Dewitt wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
Shida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dewitt tries to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the body from Dewitt misses
and Shida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shida misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dewitt counters with a straight right hand.
Dewitt dodges the punch combination from Shida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shida misses the jab.
Dewitt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Dewitt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dewitt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shida dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dewitt ducks under a wild hook from Shida.
Shida throws a body shot but no joy.
Dewitt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shida.
Dewitt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shida walks into a straight right hand from Dewitt.
Shida swings for the body but Dewitt moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewitt scores with a shot to the body.
Shida throws the left hand but Dewitt avoids the punch easily.
Dewitt tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shida throws a shot from downtown. Dewitt moves away and avoids it.
Dewitt wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
Dewitt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shida counters with a nice kick to the body.
Shida throws a series of punches but Dewitt avoids them all with ease.
Dewitt tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
Shida dodges the punch combination from Dewitt.
Shida appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Shida misses with a body shot.
Dewitt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shida misses with a looping left.
Dewitt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shida tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida misses with a series of wild punches.
Shida throws a wild body kick that Dewitt sees coming a mile off.
Shida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Dewitt.
It looked like Shida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shida misses with a hook.
Dewitt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shida throws a body punch but Dewitt moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shida, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shida. Dewitt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takeda Shida is winning the standup battle so far.
Shida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dewitt moves away.
Dewitt wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dewitt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dewitt lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shida clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dewitt slips a straight right by Shida.
Dewitt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dewitt looks to score with a jab to the body but Shida is just out of range.
Shida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shida bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dewitt throws a sloppy body shot
and Shida counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida punishes Dewitt's body with a nice straight punch.
Shida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dewitt tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewitt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab lands there for Dewitt.
Shida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dewitt is looking for the big counter here.
Dewitt throws a shot to the body.
Dewitt blocks a jab.
Dewitt tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Shida misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida scores with a head kick. Dewitt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shida misses with a looping left.
Dewitt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dewitt scrambles back to his feet.
Shida loads up on a big right hand but Dewitt slips the punch.
Dewitt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dewitt.
Shida misses with a straight left.
Dewitt wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida misses with a looping left.
Dewitt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dewitt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dewitt slips under a jab from Shida.
Dewitt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shida throws a jab when Dewitt was well out of range.
Shida is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dewitt throws a body kick that misses
and Shida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws out a loose jab but Dewitt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shida sets himself, and Dewitt steps forward looking for the clinch! Shida avoids it this time.
Dewitt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dewitt needs to keep his hands up - Shida had a free shot at his head there.
Shida's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dewitt under the eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dewitt ducks under a wild hook from Shida.
Dewitt throws a big counter head kick but Shida avoids it with no problem.
Dewitt throws a head kick but Shida moves out of range.
Shida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shida had his way with Howie Dewitt in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shida throws a head kick but Dewitt moves out of range.
Howie Dewitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Dewitt responds with a good body kick, but Shida manages to step out the way in time.
Shida just misses with a punch to the body.
Dewitt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida swings for the body but Dewitt moves out of range.
Dewitt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shida.
Shida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Shida misses.
Dewitt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shida.
Dewitt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shida.
Dewitt scores with a head kick.
Shida tries to bum rush Dewitt with a series of wild strikes but Dewitt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dewitt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Shida. Those never looked like landing.
Good work by Dewitt as he checks the leg kick.
Dewitt throws out a counter right but Shida avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shida lands a nice shot to the body.
Shida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dewitt wants to counter with a clinch but Shida pushes him away.
A jab from Shida misses.
Shida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dewitt moves away.
Dewitt tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dewitt.
Takeda Shida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws a shot from downtown. Dewitt moves away and avoids it.
Dewitt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shida misses with a wild body shot.
Dewitt wants to counter the offense by Shida and move into the clinch position.
Dewitt misses with a looping right.
Dewitt tries to land a body kick
and Dewitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dewitt misses with a body shot.
It looked like Shida was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dewitt tries to move into range but Shida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Shida.
Shida just misses with a punch to the body.
Shida sets himself, and Dewitt steps forward looking for the clinch! Shida avoids it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shida scores with a head kick. Dewitt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeda Shida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shida, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeda Shida!
Takeda Shida retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Takeda Shida thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Howie Dewitt spoke after the fight, saying 'That is NOT how you do it. I need time to think about my future.'.
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