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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hatt Mughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shelby comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. Hatt Mughes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 cm
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180 lbs
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173 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Shelby! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hatt Mughes! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shelby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shelby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mughes. Mughes misses with a wild combination.
Shelby misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Shelby misses. Mughes ducks under a wild hook from Shelby. Shelby throws a series of punches but Mughes moves out of range. Mughes fails miserably with a takedown attempt. A left lands for Shelby. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shelby jabs Mughes right on the nose. Mughes blinks but takes it well. Mughes looks to throw the jab but Shelby is out of range. Mughes shoots for a takedown but Shelby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Shelby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mughes fails with the takedown. Nate Shelby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hatt Mughes. Shelby digs a good hook to Mughes's body.
Shelby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mughes. Shelby throws out a powerful jab. Shelby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Shelby jabs at Mughes's body. Nate Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A slow jab from Shelby misses its intended target. Mughes shoots in but no luck this time. Jab, jab by Shelby - just one landing. Shelby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Mughes slips a jab from Shelby. Mughes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shelby but Shelby pushes him off and we're back to square one. Shelby tries to bum rush Mughes with a series of wild strikes but Mughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Shelby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mughes shoots in but no luck this time. Shelby lands with an overhand left. Mughes shoots in for a double leg but Shelby sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Mughes looks gassed! Shelby cracks Mughes with a good jab. Nice sprawl there from Shelby as Mughes shoots in. Decent striking displayed by Shelby there. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mughes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Shelby drops Mughes with a beautiful combination! Mughes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Shelby is looking for the KO!
Mughes is rocked! Mughes moves out of range as Shelby strikes. Shelby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Shelby stuns Mughes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. A lazy left from Shelby finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut there from Shelby. A punch combination from Shelby misses. Shelby dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Shelby drops Mughes with a beautiful combination! Mughes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Shelby is looking for the KO! Mughes is still on wobbly legs! Can Shelby finish him? Shelby throws a right and a left that both miss. Mughes seems to have recovered his senses. Shelby scores with a nice head shot. Mughes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shelby to score with a decent uppercut. Shelby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mughes slips a jab and a cross from Shelby.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby. Mughes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Shelby scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shelby throws a series of punches but Mughes moves out of range. Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mughes moves away. Shelby lands a jab to the head.
Shelby cracks a nice hook into Mughes's ribs. Mughes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shelby avoids it really well and circles away. Mughes is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shelby is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mughes. Shelby scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Shelby throws a series of strikes that have Mughes backpedaling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Shelby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Mughes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shelby swivels and escapes. Shelby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Shelby dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shelby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Shelby cracks a nice hook into Mughes's ribs. Shelby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mughes fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Shelby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mughes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Mughes trying to control but Shelby is working from the bottom. Mughes drops back looking for a leg! Shelby is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shelby manages to kick Mughes off! Mughes jumps back into Shelby's guard. Shelby is trying to keep Mughes in close.
Shelby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shelby tries to get out of the position. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Shelby is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shelby keeping full guard, as Mughes tries to pass. Mughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Mughes wants to control from the top but Shelby keeps moving. Mughes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Shelby throws a nice looking combination but Mughes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Mughes tries to move into range but Shelby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Shelby lands a jab to Mughes's midsection. Nate Shelby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Shelby fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mughes walks into a left hand. Mughes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Shelby lands a nice hook to Mughes's body. Mughes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Shelby tries to bum rush Mughes with a series of wild strikes but Mughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mughes shoots for a takedown but Shelby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Mughes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Shelby dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Shelby with a hook. Shelby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Mughes shoots in for a takedown but Shelby shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Nate Shelby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hatt Mughes. Shelby scores with a three punch combo!
Mughes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shelby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mughes counters with a stiff right hand. Good standup being displayed there by Shelby as he connects with a hook. Danga de danga de dang - Shelby scores with a four punch combination! Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby. Horrible takedown by Mughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Shelby which made him look bad. Shelby misses with the combination.
Shelby cracks a nice hook into Mughes's ribs. Shelby misses with a wild body shot. Mughes misses with a takedown attempt - Shelby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shelby lands a body shot.
Shelby works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Nate Shelby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Shelby scores with a decent looking hook. Mughes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shelby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Nate Shelby is winning the standup battle so far. Shelby scores with a body shot.
Shelby lands a head shot. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shelby. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mughes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Donk. Shelby catches Mughes right on the button with a cross. Shelby swings for the body but Mughes moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Shelby dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mughes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shelby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Shelby lands a head shot. Mughes walks into a left hand. Horrible takedown by Mughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Shelby which made him look bad. Shelby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Shelby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Shelby cracks Mughes with a good jab. Mughes looks to throw the jab but Shelby is out of range. Shelby displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mughes. Nate Shelby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hatt Mughes. Mughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Shelby lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shelby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Shelby cracks Mughes with a good jab. Shelby throws a big shot that misses. Good exchange - Shelby coming out on top. Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shelby scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Shelby misses with a wild body shot. Shelby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mughes. Shelby lands with a cross. No joy there for Shelby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shelby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shelby wants it to stay on the feet. Shelby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A left and a right from Shelby both land. Nice combination. Shelby lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shelby. Good shot there by Shelby. Mughes takes a body punch but keeps moving. Shelby cracks Mughes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Shelby lands with a shot to the body. Shelby throws out a powerful jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice uppercut lands for Shelby. That snapped Mughes's head back.
Mughes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Mughes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Shelby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mughes circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shelby misses with a few strikes there.
Shelby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Mughes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No joy there for Shelby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mughes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shelby defends it nicely. Mughes throws a shot from downtown. Shelby moves away and avoids it. Mughes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Mughes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A big right from Shelby misses. A nice combination there by Shelby.
Shelby lands a head shot. Shelby looks to land a left hand but Mughes moved out of range nicely. Hatt Mughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Shelby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shelby clobbers Mughes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Mughes shoots in looking for a takedown. Shelby tries to sprawl out of it but Mughes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shelby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Shelby throws a nice looking combination but Mughes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Nate Shelby showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shelby, 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25 Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25 Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Shelby!
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energy
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