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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 1517 p4p, 1712 weight class) and David Snake (ranked 180 p4p, 204 weight class). Shima's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. Tetsuo Shima could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Snake's chin.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 49 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of , David Snake!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima misses the jab.
Shima sets himself, and Snake steps forward looking for the clinch! Shima avoids it this time.
Snake looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sloppy strikes from Shima. Those never looked like landing.
Snake is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shima misses with a few strikes there.
Shima scores with a sloppy right hand. Snake should have avoided that one.
Shima throws a right hand that Snake ducks under and follows up with a left that Snake also avoids with ease.
Snake wants to counter the offense by Shima and move into the clinch position.
Shima misses with a right hand
and Snake counters by clinching up.
Shima effectively controlling the action here.
Come on Shima - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Shima for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shima walks away with a smile on his face. Snake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Snake has closed the distance and engaged Shima in a clinch.
Shima tries a body shot but Snake blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Snake up against the cage.
Shima throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Snake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shima just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shima works on Snake's body with a couple of short punches.
Shima avoiding damage.
Snake jumps guard but Shima stands there with Snake around his waist. Snake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Snake.
Shima stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A right handed body shot lands from Shima.
Shima slowing the pace effectively.
Snake tries to pull guard but Shima holds him up against the cage and eventually Snake drops back down to his feet.
Snake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Snake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shima just stands there and leans against the cage.
Snake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Snake has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shima uses from the top position.
Shima sitting in guard here, content to control.
Snake has a closed guard, preventing Shima from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake throws his legs up looking for a submission but Shima uses it to pass to side control.
Shima stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Shima clinches up with Snake and pushes him back against the cage.
Snake pulls guard successfully.
Snake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shima doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shima manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Snake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shima doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shima manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shima has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snake keeping full guard, as Shima tries to pass.
Shima showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Snake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shima gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima dominated that round.
That's time! Shima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Snake dodges the punch combination from Shima.
Shima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snake rushes Shima and presses him up against the cage.
Snake jumps guard but Shima turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shima lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shima fails to land.
Shima misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shima just stands there and leans against the cage.
Snake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shima smiles and moves away.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Snake.
Decent striking displayed by Shima there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shima swings wildly with an uppercut but Snake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shima to keep the fight standing.
Shima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shima breaks the clinch.
Shima gets a clinch.
Snake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shima to keep the fight standing.
Shima just leaning against Snake, taking a breather.
Shima leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima stalling in the clinch but Snake improves position.
Shima misses with a body punch.
Snake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shima walks away with a smile on his face. Snake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shima throws a hook but Snake avoids it easily.
Snake wants to counter with a clinch but Shima pushes him away.
Shima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Snake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Snake letting Shima take a breather here.
Shima pushes Snake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake pulls guard successfully.
Shima stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A left and a right from Shima both land. Nice combination.
Tetsuo Shima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shima rushes Snake and presses him up against the cage.
Snake is trying to pull guard but Shima turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shima stalling in the clinch.
Tetsuo Shima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shima works on Snake's body with a couple of short punches.
Shima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snake backwards.
Snake is trying to pull guard but Shima has him pressed against the cage.
Shima stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shima.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima effectively controlling the action here.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima goes for a takedown attempt but Snake pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shima closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Shima.
Snake letting Shima take a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Shima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Snake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
David Snake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shima gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shima is trying to maintain a safe position but Snake gets an underhook and turns Shima into the cage.
Shima taking a breather.
Snake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shima just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Shima on the inside.
Snake manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima is looking to stand up but Snake won't let him.
Snake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shima gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Snake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shima defends it easily.
Shima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snake can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snake is keeping the position for now.
Shima lands a couple of elbows.
That's two 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.
Shima controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shima got a little sloppy there for a moment and Snake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shima has managed to get both his arms back between Snake's legs - danger averted.
Shima wanted to stand there but Snake had control of the position.
Snake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shima defends well.
Shima advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shima wants to stand up but Snake has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Snake is looking to improve his position.
Snake looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like Shima is going to stand back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shima lands a nice shot to the body.
Shima scores with a crisp jab that stopped Snake in his tracks.
Shima lands with an overhand left.
Snake pushes Shima up against the cage in a clinch.
Snake is trying to pull guard but Shima turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Snake.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tetsuo Shima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shima is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuo Shima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shima, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsuo Shima!
Tetsuo Shima took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thanks for the chance to become champion, it feels great ,looking forward to my first defense.'.
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