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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 1555 p4p, 2725 weight class) and Kari Mountain (ranked 189 p4p, 296 weight class). Shima comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. Kari Mountain will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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60 - 30 - 1 |
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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 60 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima moves into the clinch.
Shima stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mountain looking to stall.
Mountain wants to get back to striking at distance but Shima won't allow it.
Shima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mountain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mountain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mountain misses with a lunging right hand
and Shima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mountain slips a jab and a cross from Shima.
Shima drives through and clinches with Mountain against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima keeps control of Mountain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mountain is looking to break free of the clinch but Shima has double underhooks.
Mountain is trying to push Shima away but Shima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mountain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shima wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Shima avoids them all with ease.
Shima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shima looks to land a right hand but Mountain moved out of range.
Shima has closed the distance and engaged Mountain in a clinch.
Mountain tries to circle away but Shima has him pinned against the cage.
Shima displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mountain up against the cage.
Shima lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mountain dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shima takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima has Mountain pressed against the cage.
Shima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mountain backwards.
Mountain is looking to break free of the clinch but Shima has double underhooks.
Mountain has had enough of the clinch but Shima keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shima.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mountain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mountain is trying to stall.
Shima lands a nice uppercut.
Shima lands a hook that snaps the head of Mountain backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain tries to break free but Shima pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mountain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shima slows down the pace here.
Mountain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mountain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mountain tries to break the clinch but Shima is controlling the position.
Come on Shima - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mountain trying to control the position but instead, Shima has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mountain into the cage.
Mountain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four 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.
Shima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mountain throws a punch but it's blocked by Shima.
Still in the clinch, Shima scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shima controlling the action here for a moment.
Shima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shima lands with a light punch inside.
Shima holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mountain is trying to break the clinch but Shima is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mountain working hard to break the clinch.
Shima manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shima throws a series of punches but Mountain moves out of range.
Shima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mountain.
Mountain throws a one two combo.
Shima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mountain.
Mountain misses with a wild combination.
Shima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain throws a head kick that misses.
Shima moves into the clinch.
Shima is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shima's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Shima - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Shima for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Mountain is trying to break the clinch but Shima has him pressed against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Shima here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Shima keeps control of Mountain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mountain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shima - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mountain.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mountain working aggressively here.
Tetsuo Shima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima is pushing Mountain up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mountain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shima has Mountain pressed against the cage, preventing Mountain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shima lands a right hand.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Mountain stalling in the clinch but Shima improves position.
Shima digs a right hand into Mountain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mountain's gas tank.
Shima tries to work over Mountain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mountain's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shima.
Shima taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima tries to work over Mountain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mountain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shima takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shima cracks Mountain with an open hand slap.
Tetsuo Shima is winning the standup battle so far.
Shima just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Mountain.
Mountain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tetsuo Shima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shima takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima throws a shot from downtown. Mountain moves away and avoids it.
Shima throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mountain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shima on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shima tries to clinch up.
Shima misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice side step and Mountain releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mountain takes a swing at Shima's ribcage but misses.
Shima clinches with his opponent.
Mountain tries to break free but Shima pushes him back against the cage.
Mountain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shima falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mountain counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mountain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shima.
Shima misses with a two punch combination.
Mountain flicks out a counter leg kick but Shima steps away.
Shima closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mountain is trying to break the clinch but Shima has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Shima.
Shima is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima keeps control of Mountain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Mountain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mountain's efforts to push away.
Mountain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mountain can do to turn this around?
Shima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mountain has time to react.
Mountain slips a jab and a cross from Shima.
Shima loads up on a big right hand but Mountain slips the punch.
Mountain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mountain tries to bum rush Shima with a series of wild strikes but Shima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mountain tries to keep at a distance but Shima has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mountain.
Mountain wants to get back to striking at distance but Shima won't allow it.
Kari Mountain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain has had enough of the clinch but Shima keeps him there for the moment.
Shima controlling the action here for a moment.
Mountain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mountain tries to stall but Shima uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Shima.
Mountain working aggressively here.
Shima displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mountain up against the cage.
Shima is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shima seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Shima.
Shima is stalling here.
Mountain has had enough of the clinch but Shima keeps him there for the moment.
Mountain is trying to push Shima away but Shima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mountain is trying to push Shima away but Shima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shima is pushing Mountain up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A body shot lands from Shima.
Shima wants a takedown.
Mountain is trying to break free.
Shima is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mountain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mountain circles away quickly and effectively.
Shima backing away here, and Mountain unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shima throws a series of punches but Mountain avoids them all with ease.
Mountain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tetsuo Shima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tetsuo Shima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shima dips to his left and cracks Mountain with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuo Shima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shima has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsuo Shima!
Tetsuo Shima took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thanks for the chance to become champion, it feels great ,looking forward to my first defense.'.
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energy
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