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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bearer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shadow has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. 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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185 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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170 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Bearer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bearer tries to clinch but Shadow moves out of range.
Shadow has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Shadow throws a nice looking combination but Bearer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shadow keeps the fight on the outside.
Shadow misses with a looping right.
Bearer is looking to clinch but Shadow is avoiding it.
Bearer tries to clinch up but Shadow circles away and keeps his distance.
Bearer shoots in but Shadow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A slow jab from Bearer misses its intended target.
Bearer dives in and grabs Shadow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shadow pushes down on Bearer's head and hops out.
Bearer takes one to the side of the head.
Bearer tries to close the distance and clinch but Shadow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shadow moves out of range of the body kick.
Bearer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bearer letting Shadow take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearer just leaning against Shadow, taking a breather.
Shadow tries to work over Bearer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bearer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shadow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bearer working aggressively here.
Bearer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shadow avoids it.
Bearer misses with the head strike.
Bearer lands a takedown into guard.
Shadow is trying to control the position but Bearer postures up.
Shadow is controlling Bearer's posture.
Bearer trying to control but Shadow is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bearer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shadow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bearer thinking.
Shadow is looking to land body kicks.
Bearer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shadow as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Bearer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bearer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Bearer misses its intended target.
Bearer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paul Bearer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bearer goes for a double leg but Shadow avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shadow continues to drive forward.
Bearer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shadow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shadow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bearers head.
It looks like Paul Bearer has been cut.
Shadow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bearer backwards.
Bearer is trying to stall.
Shadow breaks from the clinch.
Bearer shoots in looking for a takedown but Shadow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bearer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bearer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bearer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shadow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bearer throws a leg kick but Shadow checks it.
Bearer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bearer.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shadow.
Shadow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bearer throws a hook to the side of Shadow's head but Shadow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bearer tries to clinch but Shadow moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bearer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shadow shoots in and gets a takedown into Bearer's guard.
Bearer pulls Shadow in close to his closed guard and prevents Shadow from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bearer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Shadow throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shadow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shadow trying to control the position from guard on top but Bearer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bearer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shadow defends it easily.
Shadow with a nice head shot there.
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 Paul Bearer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Bearer's cut.
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.
Bearer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bearer tries to clinch but Shadow is having none of it.
Bearer throws the left hand but Shadow avoids the punch easily.
Bearer wants to clinch up but Shadow keeps it at a distance.
Bearer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shadow is fending him off so far but Bearer persists. Nope, Shadow circles away and we're back to standing.
Shadow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shadow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bearer as he jumps to the side.
Bearer shoots in for a double leg but Shadow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bearer throws the left hand but Shadow avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bearer is defended easily by Shadow.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Bearer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shadow slaps away a takedown attempt from Bearer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow takes one to the chin there.
Paul Bearer is winning the standup battle so far.
Bearer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shadow on the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shadow.
Bearer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shadow counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shadow is trying to control. Bearer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shadow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bearer tries to kick Shadow off but Shadow keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bearer is trying to maintain the position but Shadow is very close to passing his half guard.
Shadow working Bearer over with strikes.
Shadow is trying to control the action in half guard but Bearer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearer is looking for a sweep. Shadow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shadow sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shadow thows a huge punch but Bearer dodges it nicely.
Shadow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bearer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bearer is trying to control but can't.
Shadow is nestled in close to Bearer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shadow wants to take a breather but Bearer is having none of it.
Bearer is looking for a sweep. Shadow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shadow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shadow 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.
Shadow working over Bearer with some ground and pound. Bearer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow working the head and body with strikes.
Shadow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bearer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bearer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shadow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bearer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bearer wants to improve his position but Shadow is controlling well.
Shadow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bearer is looking for a sweep. Shadow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bearer missing with punches from the bottom.
Shadow is trying to control the action in half guard but Bearer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bill Shadow has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shadow in particular looking to stall.
Bearer wants to control but Shadow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shadow lands with a punch from half guard.
Bearer is looking to control Shadow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bearer avoid being mounted?
Bearer wants to get back to full guard but Shadow has mounted him!
Shadow lands a couple of good shots and Bearer has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bearer is taking damage to the body and head.
Bearer rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shadow takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shadow is nestled in close to Bearer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bearer actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Shadow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Bearer's cut.
That's time! Bearer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bearer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shadow moves out of range as Bearer strikes.
Bearer tries to clinch but Shadow is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Bearer. Those never looked like landing.
Shadow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bearer throws out a loose jab but Shadow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shadow lands a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Bearer. No joy for Shadow on that attempt.
Bearer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bearer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shadow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shadow digs a good body shot into Bearer's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearer tries to clinch up but Shadow circles away and keeps his distance.
Shadow thuds his right hand into Bearer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice sprawl there from Bearer as Shadow shoots in.
Bearer tries to clinch up but Shadow circles away and keeps his distance.
Shadow keeps the fight on the outside.
Shadow swats away the attempt to clinch by Bearer.
Bearer throws a looping overhand right but Shadow ducks down to avoid it.
Shadow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bearer misses the jab.
Bearer tries to clinch but Shadow moves out of range.
Shadow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paul Bearer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Shadow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow gets caught napping as Bearer dives in and scores a takedown. Shadow manages to retain guard.
Shadow wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shadow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shadow keeping full guard, as Bearer tries to pass.
Shadow keeping moving, preventing Bearer from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shadow has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bearer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shadow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bearer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bearer throwing strikes from guard but Shadow blocks nicely.
Bearer trying to control the position from guard on top but Shadow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shadow managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Paul Bearer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bearer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shadow.
Shadow lands with a nice body punch.
Shadow stuns Bearer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bearer misses with a looping right.
Bearer misses with a wild body shot.
Bearer works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bearer tries to close the distance and clinch but Shadow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shadow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bearer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Bearer.
I think Bearer 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paul Bearer!
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hype
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