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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Newell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Shaw is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Newell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 2, fighting out of London, Steven Shaw!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shaw pinned against the cage. Shaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Newell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Newell misses with a few strikes there.
Shaw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Newell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shaw counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Newell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, if Shaw 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.
Newell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shaw's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shaw's back!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Shaw has eaten all the pies!
Newell cracks Shaw with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Shaw from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newell misses with punches from the back.
Newell struggling to land strikes to the head as Shaw covers up.
Newell doesn't have the hooks in and Shaw manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shaw gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shaw is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw trying to control but Newell is working from the bottom.
Newell wants to sweep here but Shaw controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Newell throws a nice looking combination but Shaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Newell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shaw looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Newell tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Newell is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw parries the strikes from Newell easily there. Newell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shaw to escape.
Newell tries to move to mount but Shaw blocks the move with his legs.
Newell tries to move to full mount but Shaw actually manages to regain half guard.
Newell throwing shots but Shaw is blocking nicely.
Newell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shaw defends it well.
Newell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shaw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shaw scores with a takedown into Newell's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw wants to control from the top but Newell keeps moving.
Shaw seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Newell thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Newell 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.
Shaw stays in close to Newell's body and controls the position.
Newell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Newell 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shaw trying to control but Newell is working from the bottom.
Shaw stopping the sweep attempt from Newell.
Newell keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Newell 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Newell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matthew Newell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Newell fails with the takedown
and Shaw counters with a takedown into side control.
Newell wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Shaw is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Newell will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Newell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Newell is working hard here to advance position.
Newell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Shaw is keen to just control but Newell is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw slows the pace down in half guard.
Newell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
Shaw avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Newell striking from the bottom.
Newell keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Newell looking for a sweep. Not yet Newell, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shaw controls from within his opponent's guard.
Newell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Newell misses with a takedown attempt
and Shaw counters with a shoot takedown. Newell fights it but they end up in guard.
Newell striking from his own guard.
Newell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Newell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shaw controls the pace.
Shaw won't allow Newell to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Steven Shaw has got the better of the ground game so far.
Newell wants to sweep here but Shaw controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Newell misses with a takedown
and Shaw counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Newell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shaw controls from within his opponent's guard.
Newell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shaw is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shaw doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shaw manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Newell 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Newell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shaw counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shaw is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Shaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Newell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaw.
Newell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shaw counters with a takedown into side control.
Newell is looking to reverse the position.
Shaw works to advance to full mount. Newell defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Shaw controlling from the full mount.
Shaw can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Newell is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newell is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell is desperately trying to improve his position but Shaw has a good base and remains in mount.
Shaw trying to control but Newell is having none of it.
Newell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Newell sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Shaw trying to control from half guard but Newell is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Newell tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Newell tries to get to full guard but Shaw has control of the leg.
Shaw is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Newell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Newell misses with a takedown attempt
and Shaw counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Newell's guard now.
Shaw prevents Newell from getting back to his feet.
Shaw stopping the sweep attempt from Newell.
Shaw is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shaw won't allow Newell to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shaw stuffs the takedown.
Shaw scores a takedown into full mount!
Shaw is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Newell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Newell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Newell slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Newell misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Shaw. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Newell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shaw's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shaw's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shaw has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Shaw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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