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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mort Shula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mort Shula has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mort Shula!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Shula. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shula swivels and escapes.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Shula sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shula prevents it.
Shula manages to break the clinch.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Shula shows good takedown defense.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shula counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown fails with the takedown.
Brown fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown prevents Shula from standing back up.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown throws a strike but Shula avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Shula blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shula can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.
Shula wriggles free and stands up.
Shula stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Shula slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shula counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shula tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brown is in Shula's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown stands up over Shula, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Shula uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Shula!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shula is looking to stand up but Brown won't let him.
Shula stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Brown looks for a takedown but Shula sprawls well.
Shula stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mort Shula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shula sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mort Shula dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shula keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mort Shula seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Shula sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shula swivels and escapes.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shula to the ground. Brown is now in Shula's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shula wriggles free and stands up.
John Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown with a poor takedown
and Shula counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Shula. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shula stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shula wants it to stay on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Shula sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shula has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shula's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown dives in and grabs Shula's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shula pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Brown goes for a double leg but Shula avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shula continues to drive forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shula breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Shula to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Shula sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Shula sprawls well.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shula counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Shula shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shula breaks from the clinch.
Brown closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shula to the mat! Shula manages to get full guard.
We've been hearing that Brown has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shula wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
Shula utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shula is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mort Shula showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shula stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shula wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brown showed some decent athleticism there.
Ground and pound from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shula is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a strike but Shula avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Shula wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shula is looking to stand back up but Brown counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Shula.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Shula defends it.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shula's head.
Shula is trying to stand.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shula's head.
Shula looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shula slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Shula saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown misses with a takedown
and Shula counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown dives in and scores a takedown into Shula's guard.
Shula wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shula works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mort Shula is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shula keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Shula has wrist control.
Brown won't allow Shula to get back to his feet.
Shula keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Shula gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
John Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shula trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brown's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shula has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mort Shula!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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