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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Carter (ranked 3509 p4p, 382 weight class) and Hugh Shelby (ranked 3207 p4p, 360 weight class). David Carter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shelby slips under a jab from Carter.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shelby prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
Shelby misses with some punches.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter is trying to force a seperation but Shelby has the dominant position.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shelby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shelby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Carter tries to circle away but Shelby has him pinned against the cage.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shelby misses with some punches.
Carter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Shelby misses with some punches.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Shelby keeps him there for the moment.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Carter.
Shelby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Shelby throws a head punch that misses.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Shelby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Shelby on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to break free but Shelby has control.
Shelby working aggressively here.
Shelby has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Shelby is controlling him.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Shelby has him pressed against the cage.
Carter can't break the clinch.
Shelby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Shelby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby misses with some punches.
Shelby swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter wants to break free but Shelby has control.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shelby misses with the head strike.
Shelby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Shelby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shelby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Carter.
Shelby clinches up against the cage.
Shelby swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Carter's head coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shelby closes the distance and clinches.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shelby working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby lands a left hand.
Carter is trying to break free.
Shelby keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shelby throws a head punch that misses.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Shelby fails to land.
Carter is trying to force a seperation but Shelby has the dominant position.
Shelby lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Shelby fails to land.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Shelby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Shelby dominated that 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.
Shelby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Shelby is out of range.
Shelby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carter lands a nice hook to Shelby's body. Shelby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Shelby.
Good shot there by Carter.
Carter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shelby tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter gets tackled into the cage by Shelby. Shelby maintains the clinch.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shelby scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Carter misses.
A jab lands there for Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shelby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hugh Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shelby tries to clinch
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shelby tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Shelby clinches.
Shelby has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shelby swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hugh Shelby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Shelby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelby swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter blocking some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shelby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shelby scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shelby.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shelby.
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shelby working aggressively here.
Shelby scores with a shot to the side of Carter's head.
Shelby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shelby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shelby forces Carter back against the cage and clinches.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shelby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Shelby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter is trying to push Shelby away but Shelby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Shelby has him pressed against the cage.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shelby has him pressed against the cage.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter tries to break free but Shelby pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Shelby controls his hands.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Shelby has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Shelby is controlling him.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Shelby wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Shelby's head but Shelby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
David Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Shelby.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carter.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Shelby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shelby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter scores with a sloppy right hand. Shelby should have avoided that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Carter misses.
Shelby needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Shelby fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shelby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 David Carter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shelby darts in trying to clinch
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Shelby is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Shelby drives through and clinches with Carter against the cage.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Shelby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Shelby is controlling the position.
Shelby pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shelby has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter wants to break free but Shelby has control.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Shelby fails to land.
Carter is trying to push Shelby away but Shelby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shelby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but Shelby has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shelby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Shelby controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shelby tries to clinch up.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shelby rushes Carter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Shelby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shelby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
A head punch on the inside from Shelby fails to land.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelby forces Carter back against the cage and clinches.
Shelby misses with some punches.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shelby working aggressively here.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shelby working aggressively here.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Shelby.
Shelby keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Shelby throws a head punch that misses.
Carter tries to break free but Shelby pushes him back against the cage.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shelby has him pressed against the cage.
Shelby swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Shelby won't allow it.
Shelby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter can't break the clinch.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
Carter leaning against his opponent.
Shelby scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Shelby keeps him there for the moment.
Shelby scores with a shoulder strike.
Shelby working aggressively here.
Shelby has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shelby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter lands a left hand.
Shelby misses with some punches.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shelby swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Shelby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shelby 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Shelby!
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