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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nova Uniao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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209 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Dangerous GnP
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nova Uniao!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black closes the distance and clinches.
Uniao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uniao gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Uniao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Uniao is controlling him.
Uniao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Uniao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Nova Uniao has been cut.
Uniao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Black gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Black is looking to take this one to the mat.
A bit of stalling here from Black.
Black seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Black tries for a takedown but Uniao manages to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uniao.
Uniao blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uniao.
Uniao successfully pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Uniao keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black won't allow Uniao to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black trying to control but Uniao is working from the bottom.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Black lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Uniao holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uniao is keeping the position for now.
Black scoring with some ground and pound.
Uniao is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Black defends well.
Black postures up in Uniao's guard and throws a big left but Uniao blocks it.
Black will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Uniao is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Black defends well.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Uniao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uniao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black distracts Uniao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Uniao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uniao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Uniao is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Black lands a couple of digs.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uniao is keeping the position for now.
Uniao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Uniao has momentary wrist control but Black slips an elbow through the middle.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Black works over Uniao with some ground and pound from guard.
Uniao 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black scoring with some ground and pound.
Uniao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black is in close to Uniao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Uniao blocks nicely.
Uniao looking for a sweep. Not yet Uniao, not yet.
Black with a nice head shot there.
Black throws an elbow that misses. Uniao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Black's guard. Nice move by Uniao!
Uniao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Black seems keen to control Uniao's posture.
Uniao stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uniao controlling from the top position.
Tyson Black has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Black rushes Uniao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Uniao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Uniao uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uniao decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uniao is on top in guard.
Black lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Uniao!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nova Uniao's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Uniao.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uniao lands with a left to the head.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uniao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uniao backwards.
Black scores with a hook to the body.
Black lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uniao backwards.
A short left from Black.
Good body shot from Uniao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Black scores with a shoulder strike.
Tyson Black has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Uniao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Black to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Black.
Uniao has hold of one of Black's legs. Black is fighting the takedown attempt but Uniao gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Black controls Uniao momentarily but Uniao frees himself.
Black manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tyson Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uniao really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Uniao is looking to escape.
Black lands a big shot there that rocks Uniao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Black connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Uniao is working to get back to half guard.
Black postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Uniao looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black breaks from Uniao's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Black lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Uniao hang on?
Black connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Black landing strikes, looking to finish!
Uniao is rocked!
Uniao gets back to half guard.
Uniao is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?
Uniao makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Uniao.
Uniao seems to have recovered his senses.
Black postures up and lands a big shot to Uniao's brow.
Uniao wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black got a little sloppy there for a moment and Uniao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Black has managed to get both his arms back between Uniao's legs - danger averted.
Uniao looking for a sweep. Not yet Uniao, not yet.
Uniao looking for a guillotine here but Black defends easily.
Black is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Uniao keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Uniao manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to improve his position but Uniao isn't that keen on the idea.
Black bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Uniao has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Black is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Uniao.
Uniao is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black looks up at the clock and then as Uniao takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Black smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Black misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Black grinds an elbow into Uniao's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nova Uniao's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Uniao closes the distance and pushes Black back into the cage.
Black has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Uniao is trying to keep an underhook but Black manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Uniao trying to control but Black postures up.
Uniao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uniao regains full guard. Nicely done.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uniao is keeping the position for now.
Black with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Uniao has his foot on Black's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Black works his way back into a safe position though.
Black controlling from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uniao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Black wants to control from the top but Uniao keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uniao controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Black is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Uniao keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Uniao has momentary wrist control but Black slips an elbow through the middle.
Black wants to control from the top but Uniao keeps moving.
Black keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Uniao's head.
Black working some strikes from top position.
Nova Uniao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black scoring with punches to the head and body.
Uniao keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black is looking to pass into half guard but Uniao pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Uniao is in guard.
Black keeping full guard, as Uniao tries to pass.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Uniao's guard.
Black wants to pass the guard but Uniao is keeping the position.
Uniao wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Uniao blocks nicely.
Uniao wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black wants to control from the top but Uniao keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black won't allow Uniao to sweep him here.
Black scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uniao wants to sweep but no luck.
Black passes Uniao's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Uniao taking some punishment here, with Black in his half guard.
Black is thwarting Uniao's attempts to control the position.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uniao's head.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uniao's head.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uniao wants to get back to full guard.
Black working Uniao over with strikes.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black is keen to just control but Uniao is a slippery customer.
Uniao tries to roll over but Black keeps him under control.
Uniao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Uniao manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tyson Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Black 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Black!
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hype
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FIGHT
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