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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Bhaltair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobo Yaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bhaltair's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, GSTP. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Bhaltair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobo Yaya!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhaltair throws a sloppy body shot
and Yaya counters with a left and a right that stings Bhaltair.
Yaya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Bhaltair.
Yaya scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Bhaltair lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yaya doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bhaltair misses with the combination.
Bhaltair forces Yaya back against the cage and clinches.
Bhaltair is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Yaya can't fight it off and eventually Bhaltair manages to take the fight to the floor. Yaya looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bhaltair throwing strikes but missing.
Bhaltair working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bhaltair distracts Yaya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yaya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bhaltair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bhaltair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bhaltair throws an elbow that misses. Yaya uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bhaltair's guard. Nice move by Yaya!
Bhaltair is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yaya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bhaltair has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yaya working some strikes from top position.
Bhaltair throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yaya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yaya scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bhaltair not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bhaltair 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bhaltair working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yaya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yaya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bhaltair had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yaya defends it easily.
Bhaltair is breathing heavily.
Yaya scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bhaltair has his hands on Yaya's head, controlling the position.
Yaya loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yaya throwing strikes but missing.
Yaya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yaya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhaltair looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bhaltair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yaya.
Yaya distracts Bhaltair with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bhaltair looking to control.
Bhaltair wants to sweep but no luck.
Yaya is looking to work some ground and pound but Bhaltair has wrist control.
Bhaltair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yaya.
Yaya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bhaltair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yaya with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yaya tries to free his leg and advance position but Bhaltair is retaining full guard.
Yaya is looking to work some ground and pound but Bhaltair has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yaya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bhaltair wants to sweep here but Yaya controlling him for the moment.
Yaya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhaltair trying to keep a closed guard but Yaya is proving a slippery customer.
Bhaltair looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yaya is one step ahead there.
Yaya distracts Bhaltair with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaya with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yaya chips away with some ground and pound.
Yaya avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yaya lands a couple of elbows.
Bhaltair looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yaya is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bhaltair managing to control the position.
Yaya throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Bhaltair dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yaya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shawn Bhaltair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bhaltair rushes Yaya and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bhaltair is trying to trip Yaya. He has hold of a leg but Yaya is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bhaltair persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Yaya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yaya scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Shawn Bhaltair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bhaltair lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yaya swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bhaltair.
Yaya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bhaltair manages to avoid it.
Yaya fails to land with a series of punches.
Bhaltair tries to clinch up but Yaya circles away and keeps his distance.
Bhaltair clinches up against the cage.
Yaya is breathing heavily.
Bhaltair tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yaya just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yaya tries for a takedown but Bhaltair manages to get underhooks.
Yaya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yaya throws a series of punches but Bhaltair moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhaltair moves into the clinch.
Yaya breaks the clinch.
Yaya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yaya throws a series of punches but Bhaltair avoids them all with ease.
Bobo Yaya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yaya misses with the combination.
Bhaltair takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bhaltair darts in and clinches Yaya up against the cage.
Bhaltair pulls Yaya into guard.
Bhaltair controlling Yaya's posture.
Yaya loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yaya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bhaltair wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bhaltair lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yaya!
Bhaltair landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Yaya that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bhaltair with shots to the head and body - Yaya looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bhaltair landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Bhaltair.
Bhaltair with good strikes from the mount here!
Bhaltair with shots to the head and body - Yaya looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bhaltair working Yaya over with strikes here.
Shawn Bhaltair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhaltair lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bhaltair cracks Yaya with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bhaltair postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yaya looks a forlorn figure.
Bhaltair is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yaya can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bhaltair working Yaya over with strikes here.
Bhaltair lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yaya hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaya takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bhaltair is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bhaltair dominating with strikes here.
Bhaltair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaya can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhaltair controlling the pace for now.
Bhaltair landing punches.
Bhaltair scoring with strikes but Yaya is staying in there.
The referee warns Yaya that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bhaltair postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yaya looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Bhaltair connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Bhaltair dominated that second round.
That's time! Bhaltair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Bhaltair scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bhaltair tries to score with some ground and pound. Yaya controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bhaltair lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Yaya is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bhaltair asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Yaya is not content to let Bhaltair control the position.
Bhaltair is trying to ground and pound but Yaya uses the momentary lack of control by Bhaltair to regain half guard.
Bhaltair throwing shots but Yaya is blocking nicely.
Yaya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhaltair throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Bhaltair there.
Bhaltair not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bhaltair sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yaya defending well though.
Nice strikes from Bhaltair there.
Bhaltair lands with a punch from half guard.
Bhaltair is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bhaltair is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhaltair winds up and cracks Yaya with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yaya blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bhaltair.
Bhaltair lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yaya blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bhaltair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bhaltair.
Bhaltair working over Yaya with some ground and pound. Yaya looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bhaltair lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bhaltair is trying to control the action in half guard but Yaya is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yaya keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yaya blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bhaltair.
Bhaltair landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bhaltair working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bhaltair landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bhaltair takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shawn Bhaltair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Bhaltair is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Bhaltair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bhaltair 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Bhaltair!
Shawn Bhaltair really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MFW Clothing Company logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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