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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kiyoshi Shibata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padr Gary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiyoshi Shibata looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kiyoshi Shibata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Padr Gary!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gary has closed the distance and engaged Shibata in a clinch.
A short right from Shibata.
Gary keeps control of Shibata as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shibata wants to get back to striking at distance but Gary won't allow it.
Gary using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gary leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gary digs a right hand underneath Shibata's ribcage. Shibata let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shibata stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shibata tries to throw a body punch but Gary avoids it by throwing Shibata back against the cage.
Gary is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knees to the body from Gary.
Shibata is breathing heavily.
Gary breaks from the clinch.
Gary is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shibata looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gary is trying to stand up here but Shibata is controlling him well.
Shibata seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gary does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibata wants to free his trapped foot but Gary is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shibata prevents Gary from improving his position.
Gary makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gary.
Gary is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
Shibata wants to stand and escape but instead Gary has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gary stopping the sweep attempt from Shibata.
Gary working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gary is looking to stand up but Shibata won't let him.
Shibata is working an open guard so Gary takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gary lands a head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Shibata misses the target.
Gary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shibata manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gary has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shibata is trying to break free.
Shibata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shibata keeps the fight on the outside.
Gary wants to clinch.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shibata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gary doesn't manage to clinch there - Shibata circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gary looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shibata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shibata fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gary looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shibata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Padr Gary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shibata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shibata thows a body shot but no joy.
Shibata avoids the body shot from Gary.
Shibata blocks the body kick.
Shibata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padr Gary 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.
Gary looks to land a body kick but Shibata moved away.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch but Shibata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gary takes the fight into the clinch.
Shibata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shibata is trying to break free.
Gary creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shibata's defenses.
Knees to the body from Gary.
Gary lands a knee to the body.
Gary using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gary unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shibata lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gary breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gary scores with a spinning back kick!
Gary tries to clinch but Shibata moves out of range.
Gary closes the distance and clinches.
Gary unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shibata lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gary stalling in the clinch but Shibata improves position.
Gary breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gary avoids the body shot from Shibata.
Gary fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiyoshi Shibata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shibata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibata swats away the attempt to clinch by Gary.
Gary tries to clinch up.
Gary moves in looking to clinch but Shibata pushes him off.
Shibata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gary is looking to clinch.
Shibata throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gary throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shibata's head.
Shibata swats away the attempt to clinch by Gary.
Gary slips a jab from Shibata.
Gary is looking to clinch but Shibata is avoiding it.
Shibata goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gary swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shibata counters by clinching up.
Shibata is trying to break free.
Gary landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gary lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gary breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gary tries to clinch but Shibata is having none of it.
Gary closes the distance but Shibata moves to the side
and Shibata counters with a three punch combo that has Gary backing up. Gary nods at Shibata to acknowledge the strikes.
Gary fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shibata misses with an uppercut.
Shibata swats away the attempt to clinch by Gary.
Shibata scores with a body shot.
Shibata throws a head kick but Gary moves out of range.
Gary wants to clinch but Shibata slips to the side
and Shibata holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gary breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gary clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Gary.
Gary breaks from the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gary crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shibata - the referee stops the clock and Gary gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shibata. Gary manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shibata avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gary takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibata scores with a one two! Gary had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gary throws a head kick that Shibata semi-blocks.
Gary tries to clinch there but Shibata circles away.
Gary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shibata clinches.
Gary lands an elbow that stopped Shibata in his tracks for a moment.
Shibata has Gary pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gary manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shibata wants to break free but Gary has control.
Shibata wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gary has him pressed against the cage.
Shibata can't break the clinch.
Gary pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gary clinches up with Shibata and pushes him back against the cage.
Gary using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shibata tries to pull guard but Gary holds him up against the cage and eventually Shibata drops back down to his feet.
Gary tries a knee to the head but Shibata blocks it.
Shibata is looking to break free of the clinch but Gary has double underhooks.
Gary breaks from the clinch.
Gary has closed the distance and engaged Shibata in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibata looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gary pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gary moves out of range of the body kick.
Shibata shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shibata was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gary is desperately trying to improve his position but Shibata has a good base and remains in mount.
Shibata is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Shibata throws a head kick but Gary moves out of range.
Gary tries to clinch
and Shibata counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padr Gary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shibata misses with a two punch combination.
Shibata throws a head kick but Gary moves out of range.
Gary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gary is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gary is looking to clinch.
Shibata on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shibata keeps the fight on the outside.
Gary tries to clinch but Shibata is having none of it.
Gary tries to clinch but Shibata moves out of range.
Gary takes the fight into the clinch.
Gary breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gary is looking to clinch.
Gary stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gary tries to clinch but Shibata is having none of it.
Shibata clinches up with Gary and pushes him back against the cage.
Gary lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gary breaks the clinch.
Shibata avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gary fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gary fakes the leg kick and cracks Shibata in the body.
Gary thows a body kick. Shibata tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shibata looks for the body kick but Gary saw that one coming.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch but Shibata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gary wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Shibata.
Gary misses with the combination.
Shibata punishes Gary's body with a nice straight punch.
Shibata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shibata tries to clinch but Gary is having none of it.
That's two 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.
Shibata blocks a head kick by Gary.
Gary wants to clinch.
Shibata lands a body shot.
Gary wants to clinch but Shibata slips to the side
and Shibata makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gary really felt that one!
Shibata darts in and clinches Gary up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shibata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gary takes a shot to the head.
Shibata is trying to break the clinch but Gary has him pressed against the cage.
Gary prevents Shibata from breaking the clinch.
Gary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shibata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gary is looking to clinch.
Gary tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shibata counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gary tries to clinch but Shibata moves out of range.
No joy there for Shibata, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gary throws a push kick but Shibata slaps the foot to one side.
Gary tries to clinch there but Shibata circles away.
Shibata fails to land with a series of punches.
Shibata swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gary counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gary.
Gary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shibata misses with a body kick.
Gary fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shibata.
Shibata throws a right hand that Gary ducks under and follows up with a left that Gary also avoids with ease.
Shibata keeps the fight on the outside.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shibata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shibata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shibata misses with a few strikes there.
Shibata shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kiyoshi Shibata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibata stands and steps away. Gary gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shibata counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gary tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shibata stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Shibata drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gary is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kiyoshi Shibata showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gary 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padr Gary!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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