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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Shelbey (ranked 3730 p4p, 3414 weight class) and Folkmar Stufsson (ranked 401 p4p, 383 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Shelbey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Folkmar Stufsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stufsson gets tackled into the cage by Shelbey. Shelbey maintains the clinch.
Shelbey lands with a light punch inside.
Stufsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shelbey backwards.
Shelbey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stufsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shelbey moves out of range as Stufsson strikes.
Shelbey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stufsson connects with a body shot that sends Shelbey's belly button to the back.
Shelbey instigates a clinch.
Shelbey tries a body shot but Stufsson blocks it.
Stufsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stufsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shelbey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelbey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stufsson looks to land a left hand but Shelbey moved out of range nicely.
Shelbey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shelbey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stufsson's hands.
Stufsson tries to clinch there but Shelbey circles away.
Stufsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Shelbey is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Shelbey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stufsson ducks under a wild hook from Shelbey.
Shelbey slips a straight right by Stufsson.
Stufsson throws a lazy right hand but Shelbey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shelbey moves forwards but Stufsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shelbey moves into range and clinches up with Stufsson.
Stufsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Shelbey controls his hands.
Stufsson working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Shelbey.
Shelbey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stufsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Shelbey.
Stufsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shelbey is keeping busy.
Stufsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shelbey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stufsson.
Shelbey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelbey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stufsson backwards.
Stufsson is trying to stall.
Stufsson taking a breather.
A short right from Shelbey on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelbey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shelbey gets through Stufsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stufsson can't find room to land a body shot as Shelbey controls the action.
Good body shot from Shelbey.
Shelbey scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shelbey as Stufsson tries to tie him up.
Shelbey misses with some punches.
Shelbey misses with the head strike.
Stufsson can't find room to land a body shot as Shelbey controls the action.
Stufsson stalling in the clinch but Shelbey improves position.
Shelbey digs a right hand underneath Stufsson's ribcage. Stufsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Shelbey scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelbey misses with the head strike.
Shelbey misses with the head strike.
Shelbey blocks an uppercut.
Stufsson prevents a body shot from Shelbey.
Shelbey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shelbey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stufsson backwards.
Stufsson tries to stall but Shelbey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shelbey swings wildly with an uppercut but Stufsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stufsson misses with a body punch.
Shelbey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stufsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shelbey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shelbey lands with a left to the head.
Shelbey struggles to land a body shot inside as Stufsson controls his hands.
Shelbey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've been informed that Stufsson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stufsson lands a body punch.
Stufsson blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelbey misses with a punch on the inside.
Shelbey swings wildly with an uppercut but Stufsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelbey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stufsson looking to stall.
Shelbey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shelbey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shelbey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shelbey throws a punch but it's blocked by Stufsson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shelbey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Shelbey.
Shelbey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stufsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shelbey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Shelbey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stufsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stufsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Shelbey is just out of range.
Shelbey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stufsson can do to turn this around?
Shelbey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shelbey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stufsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stufsson. Shelbey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shelbey throws a hook but Stufsson blocks it.
Folkmar Stufsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stufsson throws a nice looking combination but Shelbey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stufsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shelbey throws a good cross that connects.
Stufsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stufsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shelbey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stufsson.
Shelbey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shelbey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stufsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stufsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stufsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shelbey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stufsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelbey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stufsson.
Stufsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shelbey was well out of range. Poor timing from Stufsson.
Stufsson throws a jab when Shelbey was well out of range.
Stufsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stufsson throws a jab when Shelbey was well out of range.
Stufsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shelbey throws the left hand but Stufsson avoids the punch easily.
Shelbey ducks under a wild hook from Stufsson.
A little feinted left hand from Shelbey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shelbey throws a hook to the side of Stufsson's head but Stufsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stufsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shelbey scores with a hook.
Shelbey lands with an overhand left.
Shelbey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Shelbey misses.
A nice side step and Stufsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stufsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shelbey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stufsson misses with a hook. Shelbey ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Stufsson misses the target.
Shelbey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shelbey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stufsson misses with a wild combination.
Shelbey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shelbey throws a jab but it's blocked by Stufsson.
Shelbey misses with a hook. Stufsson ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Shelbey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shelbey defending well as Stufsson loads up on a big left hand.
Shelbey's corner calls for a 1-2. Shelbey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shelbey throws a hook to the side of Stufsson's head but Stufsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stufsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shelbey connects with the punch.
Stufsson moves out of range as Shelbey strikes.
Shelbey clinches.
Stufsson trying to control the position but instead, Shelbey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stufsson into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stufsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelbey scores with a shot to the side of Stufsson's head.
Shelbey stalling the fight.
Shelbey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shelbey blocks a body shot from Stufsson.
Shelbey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnny Shelbey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shelbey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shelbey has a couple of punches blocked by Stufsson.
A head punch on the inside from Shelbey fails to land.
Stufsson has a couple of punches blocked by Shelbey.
Stufsson blocks an uppercut.
Stufsson throws a head punch that misses.
Stufsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Shelbey has double underhooks.
Shelbey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shelbey misses with a left hand
and Stufsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shelbey misses with a left hand
enabling Stufsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stufsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Shelbey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stufsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shelbey's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stufsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stufsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shelbey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stufsson on the side of the head.
Stufsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stufsson misses with an uppercut. Shelbey saw that one coming.
Stufsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stufsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stufsson misses with a looping right.
Stufsson throws a lazy right hand but Shelbey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shelbey slips under a jab from Stufsson.
Stufsson misses the shot to the body.
Stufsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stufsson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stufsson duly obliges.
A big right from Shelbey misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Shelbey 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!
Stufsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stufsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stufsson darts in trying to clinch
and Shelbey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stufsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Shelbey is just out of range.
Stufsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shelbey misses with a straight right.
Shelbey lands a jab to Stufsson's midsection.
A jab from Stufsson misses.
Shelbey throws a wild body kick that Stufsson sees coming a mile off.
Stufsson is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelbey misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Stufsson misses
and Shelbey counters with a nice uppercut.
Shelbey lands with a cross.
Shelbey misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Stufsson finds it's way through Shelbey's defenses.
Shelbey closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stufsson blocking some punches.
Shelbey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stufsson or not.
Shelbey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stufsson backwards.
Shelbey digs a right hand underneath Stufsson's ribcage. Stufsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Shelbey.
Stufsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shelbey struggles to land a body shot inside as Stufsson controls his hands.
Stufsson lands with a right to the head.
Stufsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Shelbey.
Shelbey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shelbey breaks from the clinch.
Shelbey tries to land a front kick but Stufsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shelbey just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stufsson misses with a looping left.
Shelbey is looking to counter punch.
Stufsson throws the left hand but Shelbey avoids the punch easily.
Shelbey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shelbey throws a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stufsson misses with an uppercut
and Shelbey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stufsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shelbey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stufsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Shelbey counters with a stiff right hand.
Stufsson walks into a jab.
Stufsson misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Shelbey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stufsson looks to land a left hand but Shelbey moved out of range nicely.
Stufsson misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Stufsson misses.
Stufsson misses with a jab to the body
and Shelbey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shelbey rushes Stufsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shelbey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelbey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Stufsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shelbey moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnny Shelbey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stufsson dodges the punch combination from Shelbey.
A big right from Shelbey misses.
Stufsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Shelbey to counter with a crisp jab.
Stufsson misses with a right hand
and Shelbey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shelbey moves into the clinch.
Folkmar Stufsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shelbey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shelbey has a couple of punches blocked by Stufsson.
Stufsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shelbey's elbow.
Stufsson blocks a body shot from Shelbey.
Stufsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shelbey as Stufsson tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelbey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stufsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stufsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stufsson.
Stufsson gets through Shelbey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shelbey fails to land.
Stufsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shelbey working aggressively here.
Stufsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Shelbey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelbey misses with a body kick.
Shelbey misses with a double jab.
Stufsson connects with a right hand. Shelbey shakes it off.
Shelbey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stufsson loads up on a big right hand but Shelbey slips the punch.
Shelbey was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Johnny Shelbey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shelbey sizes up Stufsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Shelbey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shelbey 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Shelbey!
Johnny Shelbey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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