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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bart Terry (ranked 4656 p4p, 4712 weight class) and Harry Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 565 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bart Terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby walks into a jab.
Shelby rushes Terry and presses him up against the cage.
Shelby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shelby tries to clinch there but Terry circles away.
Terry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shelby is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Terry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shelby as he avoids it easily.
Shelby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shelby keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shelby throws a sloppy head kick and Terry moves out of range easily.
Terry looks to land a combination but Shelby avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby shoots in but no luck this time.
Terry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shelby feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Terry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shelby but Shelby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby with a nice calf kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Terry stops a takedown attempt from Shelby.
Shelby dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shelby manages to break the clinch.
Shelby connects with the punch.
Terry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shelby but Shelby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shelby feints the counter takedown.
Terry dives in for a single leg takedown but Shelby sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shelby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shelby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terry takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Terry takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Terry is breathing heavily.
Shelby forces Terry back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terry's efforts to push away.
Terry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shelby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Terry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terry is looking to score with low kicks.
Shelby scoring well with a low kick there.
Terry leaves Shelby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shelby tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Terry counters with a one-two to the body.
Shelby lands a slapping body shot.
Terry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shelby counters with a one-two to the body.
Terry clinches up with Shelby and pushes him back against the cage.
Terry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby leaning against his opponent.
Shelby stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shelby turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Terry throws Shelby to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shelby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Terry looks for a takedown but Shelby sprawls well.
Terry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shelby.
Terry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shelby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Shelby 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.
Shelby lands with a shot to the body.
Shelby throws a head kick that half lands.
Shelby shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Terry sprawls well. Terry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shelby gets slowly back to his feet.
It appears Terry was looking to counter with a kick there.
Shelby throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Terry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Terry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shelby sprawls well. Shelby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Terry gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shelby only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shelby darts in looking for a takedown but Terry gets double underhooks and turns Shelby into the cage.
Bart Terry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shelby tries to keep at a distance but Terry has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Terry smiles and moves away.
Bart Terry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Shelby.
Terry clinches with his opponent.
Shelby breaks the clinch.
Terry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shelby clinches up with Terry and pushes him back against the cage.
Shelby jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Terry walks away with a smile on his face. Shelby gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Terry fails with a takedown attempt.
Terry darts in and clinches Shelby up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby is trying to pull guard but Terry has him pressed against the cage.
Shelby is trying to pull guard but Terry turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Terry can't break the clinch.
Shelby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terry rushes Shelby and presses him up against the cage.
Terry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shelby has Terry pressed against the cage, preventing Terry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Terry.
Terry working hard to break the clinch.
Terry misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Terry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Terry is trying to break free.
Shelby can't get the takedown.
Shelby is breathing heavily.
Shelby is trying to stall.
Shelby prevents the takedown attempt.
Shelby jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Terry walks away with a smile on his face. Shelby gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shelby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Terry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shelby.
Shelby avoids the head kick by Terry.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry stuffs the takedown attempt from Shelby. Shelby gets slowly back to his feet.
Terry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shelby as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Terry is defended easily by Shelby.
Terry lands with a good body shot.
Harry Shelby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shelby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bart Terry will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Terry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shelby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Terry has a takedown stuffed.
Shelby feints and as Terry raises his hands in defense, Shelby changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Terry wriggles free and stands up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shelby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terry throws a chopping leg kick but Shelby manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Terry connects with a jab.
Shelby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Terry counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terry shoots for a takedown but Shelby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Terry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shelby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Terry is looking to counter the offense by Shelby and move into the clinch.
Terry shoots in but Shelby avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Terry wants to clinch.
Terry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shelby but Shelby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shelby shoots in for a takedown but Terry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Terry closes the distance and clinches.
Terry is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shelby to keep the fight standing.
Shelby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Terry moves in looking to clinch but Shelby pushes him off.
Terry misses with a head kick.
Terry throws a head kick that misses.
Shelby changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shelby shoots in and drives through. Terry sprawls well.
Shelby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shelby shoots for a double leg takedown but Terry sprawls well. He's pushed Shelby's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Terry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shelby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shelby is looking to clinch but Terry is avoiding it.
Terry feinted with a counter takedown.
Terry closes the distance and clinches up with Shelby, looking for a takedown. Terry pushes Shelby against the cage but Shelby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shelby moves into the clinch.
Terry working hard to break the clinch.
Shelby can't get the takedown.
Terry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Terry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shelby is defending well.
Shelby gets underhooks to prevent Terry's takedown attempt.
Shelby manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry postures up in Shelby's guard and throws a big left but Shelby blocks it.
Bart Terry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Terry trying to control but Shelby is working from the bottom.
Shelby is looking to sweep but instead, Terry has passed into half guard.
Terry is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shelby throws a strike from the bottom but Terry passes into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Terry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Terry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bart Terry!
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