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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Navarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Shimmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alejandro Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Shimmy!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro has closed the distance and engaged Shimmy in a clinch.
Shimmy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Navarro jumps guard but Shimmy stands there with Navarro around his waist. Navarro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Navarro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Navarro jumps guard but Shimmy stands there with Navarro around his waist. Navarro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but Shimmy has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Navarro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shimmy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Navarro tries to pull guard but Shimmy holds him up against the cage and eventually Navarro drops back down to his feet.
Navarro pulls guard.
Shimmy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shimmy tries to stand but Navarro is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro controls Shimmy momentarily but Shimmy frees himself.
Navarro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Navarro trying to strike off his back.
Navarro trying to keep a closed guard but Shimmy is proving a slippery customer.
Navarro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shimmy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Navarro pulls Shimmy in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shimmy is fighting to break Navarro's control of his arms but Navarro is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Navarro tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Navarro looking to control.
Navarro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Navarro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shimmy defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro trying to keep a closed guard but Shimmy is proving a slippery customer.
Navarro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Navarro tries to strike from the bottom.
Navarro striking off his back but it's not causing Shimmy any problems.
Shimmy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shimmy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Navarro is keeping the position for now.
Navarro controls Shimmy momentarily but Shimmy frees himself.
Navarro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shimmy is controlling him.
Navarro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shimmy content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Navarro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shimmy scores with a body shot.
Navarro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shimmy sprawls well. Shimmy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Navarro gets slowly back to his feet.
Navarro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shimmy can do to turn this around?
Navarro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shimmy but Shimmy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shimmy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimmy throws a series of punches but Navarro avoids them all with ease.
Navarro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shimmy but Shimmy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shimmy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Navarro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimmy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Navarro wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shimmy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Navarro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shimmy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Navarro backs up against the cage.
Shimmy connects with a right hand. Navarro shakes it off.
Shimmy connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Shimmy. That snapped Navarro's head back.
Shimmy closes the distance and pushes Navarro back into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Shimmy.
A short uppercut from Shimmy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimmy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shimmy scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Shimmy.
Shimmy stalling against the cage.
Shimmy scores with a shot to the side of Navarro's head.
Navarro is working for takedown but Shimmy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Navarro can't get the takedown.
Shimmy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shimmy gets through Navarro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Shimmy.
Shimmy lands a left hand.
Shimmy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shimmy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shimmy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
Shimmy lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro looking for a takedown.
Shimmy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Shimmy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Shimmy.
Shimmy is working Navarro over against the cage.
Shimmy works on Navarro's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Shimmy as the two fighters clinch.
Shimmy lands with a short shot to the head.
Shimmy breaks the clinch.
Shimmy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shimmy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shimmy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheers as Shimmy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Navarro doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimmy moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimmy scores with a shoulder strike.
Shimmy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
Shimmy lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Shimmy on the inside.
Shimmy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shimmy lands with a short shot to the head.
Shimmy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Navarros head.
Shimmy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Navarro or not.
Shimmy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alejandro Navarro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Navarro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shimmy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shimmy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Navarro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shimmy punishes Navarro's body with a nice straight punch.
Shimmy rushes Navarro and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Shimmy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Shimmy lands a nice shot that snaps Navarro's head back.
Navarro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Navarro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shimmy pinned against the cage. Shimmy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shimmy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shimmy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bob Shimmy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shimmy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Navarro tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimmy clinches with his opponent.
Shimmy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shimmy just leaning against Navarro, taking a breather.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but Shimmy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Navarro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shimmy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Navarros head.
Shimmy pushes Navarro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shimmy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shimmy cracks Navarro with a nice body shot.
Shimmy scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Shimmy.
A left hand lands to the body for Shimmy.
Shimmy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shimmy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shimmy.
Nice body punch from Shimmy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimmy works on Navarro's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimmy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shimmy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shimmy lands a body shot.
Shimmy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Shimmy.
Shimmy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shimmy scores with a shot to the body.
Shimmy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Shimmy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Navarro doesn't seem phased though.
Shimmy gets a clinch.
Shimmy lands a right hand.
Shimmy gets through Navarro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shimmy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shimmy's corner calls for a 1-2. Shimmy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Navarro is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimmy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Navarro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Navarro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shimmy catches Navarro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Navarro has his takedown stuffed
letting Shimmy counter with a right hand.
Shimmy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Navarro.
A little jabbing left from Shimmy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shimmy lands a slapping body shot.
Shimmy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Shimmy.
Navarro seems to have got his legs back now.
Shimmy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Navarro.
Bob Shimmy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shimmy.
Shimmy presses Navarro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shimmy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shimmy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimmy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
Shimmy lands with a left to the head.
Shimmy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shimmy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shimmy scores with a shoulder strike.
Shimmy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shimmy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Navarro up against the cage.
Shimmy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shimmy lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Shimmy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shimmy 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 26:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Shimmy!
A very excited looking Bob Shimmy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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