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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saku Takashi (ranked 2409 p4p, 320 weight class) and Arthur Shelby (ranked 3593 p4p, 424 weight class). Shelby is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Peeky Blinder Anthem. Arthur Shelby will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Saku Takashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby thuds a left hand into Takashi's body.
Takashi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shelby but Shelby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Takashi shoots and misses
and Shelby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takashi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Takashi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shelby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Takashi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Takashi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Takashi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Takashi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shelby wants to improve his position but Takashi is controlling well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Takashi working over Shelby with some ground and pound. Shelby looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shelby tries to get to full guard but Takashi has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shelby is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takashi pulls his head out easily.
Shelby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Takashi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shelby told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi content to control rather than advance.
Takashi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shelby is looking to control Takashi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shelby avoid being mounted?
Shelby kicks Takashi off and gets back to his feet.
Takashi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shelby!
Takashi is looking to take a break and control but Shelby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shelby is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Takashi is putting a hurting on Shelby here, landing some big shots from side control.
Shelby is looking to regain half guard here but Takashi keeps moving and retains side control.
Shelby is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby wants to control but Takashi postures up.
Takashi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shelby down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takashi is looking to take a break and control but Shelby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shelby wants to get back to his feet.
Takashi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Takashi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shelby is trying to get back to his feet.
Takashi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shelby down.
Shelby takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Shelby wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Takashi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shelby down.
Shelby tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Takashi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shelby pushes Takashi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Takashi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi lands a nice forearm strike.
Takashi takes a little break here. Shelby wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Takashi cracks Shelby with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Shelby pushes Takashi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Takashi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Shelby is trying to improve his position.
Takashi working the ground and pound.
Shelby tries to improve position but can't.
Shelby takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Takashi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shelby some visible discomfort.
Shelby gets back to half guard.
Takashi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shelby knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shelby has one foot on Takashi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a low kick.
Takashi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Takashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takashi shoots for a takedown but Shelby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shelby tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby tries to sprawl but Takashi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Takashi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Takashi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Takashi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shelby tries to kick Takashi off but Takashi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Takashi is looking to take a break and control but Shelby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takashi drops an elbow to the side of Shelby's head.
Ground and pound from Takashi.
Takashi working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Takashi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shelby lands the left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Shelby as Takashi shoots in.
Takashi misses with a takedown
and Shelby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shelby scores with a shot to the body.
Takashi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shelby defends well and Takashi ends up having to push Shelby into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Takashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takashi shoots in and bounces Shelby off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shelby working for submissions but it's allowed Takashi to get to half guard.
Takashi winds up and cracks Shelby with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shelby wants to get back to his feet.
Takashi working over Shelby with some ground and pound. Shelby looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Takashi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi working Shelby over with strikes.
Shelby is trying to maintain the position but Takashi is very close to passing his half guard.
Takashi working Shelby over with strikes.
Takashi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shelby actively working from the bottom here.
Takashi lands strikes from half guard.
Shelby is trying to stand back up but Takashi is controlling him
Shelby manages to get to full guard.
Takashi postures up and lands a big shot to Shelby's brow.
Takashi chips away with some ground and pound.
Takashi is in close to Shelby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby wants to stand but Takashi is controlling the position.
Shelby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Takashi is stalling in the full guard.
Shelby wants to sweep but no luck.
Takashi controlling from the top position.
Saku Takashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shelby has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takashi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Takashi sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shelby has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Takashi has managed to get both his arms back between Shelby's legs - danger averted.
Takashi lands a couple of digs.
Takashi looking to pass the guard.
Shelby has momentary wrist control but Takashi slips an elbow through the middle.
Takashi lands a couple of elbows.
Shelby can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Takashi controls the pace.
Takashi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shelby misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Takashi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shelby tries to get to full guard but Takashi has control of the leg.
Takashi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takashi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Takashi prevents Shelby from improving his position.
Shelby is trying to stand back up but Takashi is controlling him
Shelby has hold of Takashi's hands but Takashi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Takashi controlling the action here.
Takashi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shelby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Takashi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Takashi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takashi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Takashi blocks the strikes from Shelby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Takashi dominated that second round.
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!
Takashi misses with a takedown
and Shelby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takashi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shelby circles away.
Shelby gets caught napping as Takashi dives in and scores a takedown. Shelby manages to retain guard.
Shelby had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Takashi defends it easily.
Takashi controlling from the top position.
Takashi is in close to Shelby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takashi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Takashi landing with the ground and pound.
Takashi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Takashi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Takashi is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby wants to sweep here but Takashi controlling him for the moment.
Takashi is sitting in close to Shelby's body. Shelby has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Takashi is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Takashi is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Shelby.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arthur Shelby!
Arthur Shelby took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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