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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuya Shimizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruggiero has chosen Bonobo - The Sicilians as his entrance music. Benjamin Ruggiero told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuya Shimizu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benjamin Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimizu misses with a leg kick
and Ruggiero counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruggiero throws a sloppy head kick and Shimizu moves out of range easily.
Shimizu just misses with a punch to the body.
Shimizu misses with a kick to the body.
Ruggiero avoids a kick to the body.
Ruggiero throws a leg kick but Shimizu moved away.
Ruggiero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shimizu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruggiero avoids a kick to the body.
Shimizu is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot lands for Ruggiero.
Shimizu misses with a hook. Ruggiero ducked under it nicely.
Ruggiero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shimizu counters with a thumping low kick.
Ruggiero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shimizu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruggiero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu slips under a jab from Ruggiero.
Shimizu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ruggiero misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Ruggiero misses
and Shimizu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ruggiero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruggiero connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruggiero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruggiero throws a sloppy head kick and Shimizu moves out of range easily.
Ruggiero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruggiero. Shimizu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruggiero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruggiero avoids the head kick by Shimizu.
Ruggiero throws a shot to the body.
Ruggiero scores with a body shot.
Ruggiero throws a body punch but Shimizu moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shimizu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shimizu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruggiero throws a low kick but Shimizu avoids it.
Ruggiero thows a body kick. Shimizu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shimizu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shimizu throws a body punch but Ruggiero moves out of range.
Shimizu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shimizu rather than just go for the knockout.
Ruggiero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shimizu moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shimizu.
Ruggiero connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruggiero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shimizu misses the shot to the body.
Shimizu checks a low kick from Ruggiero.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shimizu, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Ruggiero misses its intended target.
Ruggiero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruggiero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruggiero lands a head kick!
A lazy body kick from Ruggiero
and Shimizu counters with a stiff right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruggiero checks a leg kick.
Shimizu thumps Ruggiero with a low kick.
Shimizu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shimizu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruggiero's calf.
Ruggiero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ruggiero.
Shimizu tries to clinch but Ruggiero moves out of range.
Shimizu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shimizu throws a head kick but Ruggiero moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruggiero checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruggiero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruggiero throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ruggiero walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruggiero cracks Shimizu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ruggiero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Ruggiero there.
Shimizu thows a body kick. Ruggiero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ruggiero lands a nice looking body kick.
Shimizu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruggiero is out of range.
Ruggiero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shimizu tries to land a front kick but Ruggiero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ruggiero throws a chopping leg kick but Shimizu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruggiero checks a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Ruggiero
and Shimizu counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benjamin Ruggiero will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shimizu blocks a head kick by Ruggiero.
Shimizu ducks under a wild hook from Ruggiero.
Benjamin Ruggiero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Shimizu.
Ruggiero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shimizu misses with a head kick.
Ruggiero avoids the head kick by Shimizu.
Shimizu clinches.
Shimizu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shimizu taking a breather.
Shimizu scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls for Shimizu to work.
Shimizu gets through Ruggiero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruggiero tries to break free but Shimizu pushes him back against the cage.
Ruggiero misses with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ruggiero throws a head punch that misses.
Shimizu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruggiero wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shimizu blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Shimizu fails to land.
Shimizu breaks the clinch.
Shimizu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ruggiero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shimizu blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shimizu. Ruggiero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruggiero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shimizu, right into the meat.
Ruggiero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shimizu.
Ruggiero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shimizu was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A left lands for Ruggiero.
Ruggiero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruggiero throws a head kick that misses
and Shimizu counters with a leg kick.
Ruggiero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shimizu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimizu staying out of range there.
Shimizu misses with a body kick.
Shimizu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shimizu thows a body kick. Ruggiero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ruggiero throws a low kick but Shimizu moves out of range easily.
Ruggiero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shimizu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruggiero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shimizu. Shimizu obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Ruggiero misses its intended target.
Shimizu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shimizu connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero misses with a body kick.
Shimizu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ruggiero throws a leg kick but Shimizu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shimizu thows a body kick. Ruggiero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ruggiero throws a body punch but Shimizu moves out of range.
Shimizu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruggiero. That did some damage!
Ruggiero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shimizu can pounce on him.
That kick from Shimizu tenderised Ruggiero's leg. Ruggiero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruggiero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shimizu is able to avoid easily.
Shimizu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ruggiero scores with a shot to the body.
A combination from Shimizu does no damage.
Ruggiero scores with a body shot.
Shimizu is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero throws a lazy right hand but Shimizu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shimizu checks a leg kick.
Ruggiero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shimizu.
Shimizu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shimizu misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimizu darts in and clinches Ruggiero up against the cage.
Ruggiero tries to work over Shimizu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shimizu lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruggiero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shimizu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shimizu blocking some punches.
Ruggiero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shimizu backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruggiero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruggiero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shimizu being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yuya Shimizu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shimizu rushes Ruggiero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shimizu lands a nice uppercut.
Ruggiero is trying to push Shimizu away but Shimizu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shimizu working aggressively here.
Shimizu is working Ruggiero over against the cage.
Ruggiero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruggiero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruggiero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shimizu scores with a hook to the body.
Ruggiero blocking some punches.
Shimizu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruggiero backwards.
Ruggiero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shimizu lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shimizu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Shimizu misses
and Ruggiero counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shimizu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shimizu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shimizu throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ruggiero misses with a looping left.
Ruggiero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruggiero throws a lazy head kick
and Shimizu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shimizu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruggiero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shimizu.
Ruggiero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shimizu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jab, jab by Shimizu - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Ruggiero.
A head kick misses from Shimizu.
Ruggiero scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero tries to land a front kick but Shimizu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shimizu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruggiero connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruggiero scoring well with a low kick there.
Shimizu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruggiero blocks the leg kick.
Ruggiero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruggiero tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruggiero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shimizu tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruggiero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shimizu misses with a kick to the body.
Shimizu blocks a jab.
Ruggiero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shimizu's calf.
Shimizu throws a hook to the side of Ruggiero's head but Ruggiero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero looks to throw the jab but Shimizu is out of range.
Shimizu just misses with a punch to the body.
Shimizu slips under a jab from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shimizu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shimizu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shimizu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shimizu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruggiero throws a chopping leg kick but Shimizu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shimizu throws the left hand but Ruggiero avoids the punch easily.
Shimizu misses with a body shot.
Shimizu connects with a leg kick. Ruggiero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruggiero looks for the body kick but Shimizu saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu misses with a body punch
and Ruggiero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shimizu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruggiero checks it well.
Ruggiero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ruggiero.
Ruggiero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shimizu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shimizu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ruggiero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimizu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruggiero looks to land a body kick but Shimizu moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shimizu is looking to score with low kicks.
Ruggiero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruggiero avoids a kick to the body.
Shimizu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruggiero counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuya Shimizu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shimizu 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yuya Shimizu!
Our winner, Yuya Shimizu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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