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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuya Shimizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by The High Road. Shimizu has chosen Negative - Still Alive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuya Shimizu!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Yuya Shimizu has been cut.
Shimizu misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shimizu!
You can see the frustration on Shimizu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anderson tries to advance to mount but Shimizu denies him.
Anderson tries for a kimura but Shimizu is defending well.
Shimizu is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson looking to control but instead Shimizu has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Anderson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shimizu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is pressing down on Shimizu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shimizu is holding on for now.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shimizu's head.
Anderson trying to control the action but Shimizu is working from the bottom.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shimizu has his hands clasped together around Anderson's back. He's all about the action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nice strikes from Anderson there.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shimizu felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Shimizu trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anderson wants to free his trapped foot but Shimizu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anderson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shimizu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson delivers a nice body kick.
Shimizu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shimizu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shimizu throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Yuya Shimizu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shimizu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson jabs Shimizu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shimizu is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Shimizu moved away.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shimizu as he jumps to the side.
Shimizu tries to counter with a clinch but Anderson shakes him off and moves away.
Anderson thumps Shimizu with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Shimizu. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Shimizu avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Shimizu blocks a leg kick.
Shimizu gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Shimizu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Shimizu gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shimizu tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Shimizu back against the cage.
Anderson looking for a takedown.
Shimizu lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Shimizu misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuya Shimizu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shimizu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
It looks like Craig Anderson has been cut.
Shimizu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Craig Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shimizu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Shimizu against the cage.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shimizu blocks an uppercut.
Anderson looking for a takedown.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Shimizu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimizu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shimizu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shimizu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson wants a takedown but no success here.
Anderson lands a knee to the body.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Shimizu blocks it.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shimizu after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shimizu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shimizu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Shimizu moves out of range easily.
Shimizu swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Shimizu lands a front kick.
Shimizu blocks a leg kick.
Shimizu is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Shimizu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shimizu. Shimizu obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Shimizu moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shimizu's waist but Shimizu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Shimizu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anderson.
Shimizu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimizu swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Shimizu.
Yuya Shimizu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shimizu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shimizu throws a leg kick that misses.
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Shimizu in a clinch.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shimizu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shimizu misses with an elbow over the top.
Craig Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Shimizu improves position.
Shimizu struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Shimizu misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shimizu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shimizu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson has Shimizu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Anderson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Shimizu tumbling to the mat - Anderson dives into Shimizu's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Shimizu is retaining full guard.
Anderson advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Shimizu is defending well.
Anderson is taking a breather. Shimizu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Anderson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shimizu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shimizu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anderson is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yuya Shimizu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Anderson shoots in and bounces Shimizu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Anderson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shimizu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Anderson, into his guard.
Shimizu trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Shimizu stands and throws Anderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to regain half guard here but Shimizu keeps moving and retains side control.
Shimizu stands up and beckons Anderson to his feet.
Shimizu lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Shimizu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anderson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shimizu.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Shimizu off balance momentarily.
Shimizu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Shimizu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Shimizu counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anderson.
Shimizu throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Shimizu.
Shimizu feints a jab promting Anderson to slip. Shimizu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shimizu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shimizu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shimizu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Shimizu blocks the leg kick.
Anderson fails with the takedown
and Shimizu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shimizu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anderson attempts a counter takedown but Shimizu avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a lazy head kick
and Shimizu counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Craig Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anderson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shimizu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shimizu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A clash of legs there as Shimizu blocks the low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Shimizu there.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shimizu is trying to defend but Anderson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Anderson wants to work for an arm triangle but Shimizu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson is trying to control. Shimizu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control from Shimizu's half guard. Shimizu has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Shimizu is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Shimizu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shimizu keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Shimizu.
Anderson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Shimizu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuya Shimizu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shimizu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuya Shimizu!
After the fight, Yuya Shimizu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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pop
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