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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Goldberg (ranked 967 p4p, 1140 weight class) and Tevin Shay (ranked 118 p4p, 143 weight class). David Goldberg had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tevin Shay!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goldberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Shay counters with a left to the body.
Goldberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Goldberg misses with an uppercut.
Goldberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shay.
Goldberg misses with a takedown attempt - Shay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Goldberg tests Shay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shay looks to throw the jab but Goldberg is out of range.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown but Shay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Goldberg scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldberg misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Shay wants to control but Goldberg postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shay is trying to improve his position.
Goldberg gets to mount! Shay was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Goldberg jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Shay is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Shay and Goldberg has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Goldberg throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shay can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Goldberg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shay struggling a bit here.
Goldberg lands some shots froms side control.
Goldberg misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Shay wants to control but Goldberg postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Goldberg off and has taken his back!
Shay avoiding Goldberg 's attempts to control his hands.
Shay has good solid back control here.
Goldberg prevents Shay from getting a body triangle.
Goldberg tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shay lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Goldberg doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Shay is stalling here but it's allowed Goldberg to get half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg tries to roll over but Shay keeps him under control.
Goldberg has a hand on Shay's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Shay takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Shay trying to control but Goldberg is having none of it.
Goldberg wants to control but Shay is having none of it.
Shay lands a big elbow.
Shay connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shay with the ground and pound from mount.
Shay lands a big elbow.
Goldberg is squirming around, avoiding Shay's attempts to control the action.
Goldberg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shay controlling the position easily from mount.
Shay lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shay can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goldberg is looking to escape.
Shay takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shay lands a couple of good shots and Goldberg has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Shay controls the position.
Goldberg rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Shay prevents Goldberg from improving his position.
Shay controlling the pace.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shay seems to be working for a kimura but Goldberg defends the submission attempt.
Shay content to control rather than advance.
Shay wants to take a breather but Goldberg is having none of it.
Shay is looking to advance position but Goldberg won't allow it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Shay working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Goldberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shay content to stall in guard here.
Goldberg is trying to keep Shay in close.
Goldberg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shay defends it easily.
Goldberg keeping full guard, as Shay tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg working a defensive guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shay is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Goldberg or perhaps it was just good defense by Shay, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Goldberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goldberg.
Shay throws a hook but Goldberg blocks it.
Goldberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shay misses with an uppercut. Goldberg saw that one coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shay lands a lovely overhand right.
David Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shay misses with a hook.
Shay takes a swing at Goldberg's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Shay dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Goldberg shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shay manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shay trying to keep a closed guard but Goldberg is proving a slippery customer.
Shay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Goldberg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shay's head.
Shay is pulling down on Goldberg's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shay isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Goldberg stacks Shay on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Goldberg!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shay struggling a bit here.
Goldberg is trying to get an arm triangle but Shay is defending well.
The ground and pound from Goldberg seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shay tries to buck Goldberg off but Goldberg is having none of it.
Goldberg is working Shay over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Goldberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shay tries to control but Goldberg manages to take his back.
Goldberg tries to keep control of the position but Shay is staying busy.
Shay preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Goldberg.
Shay tries to break free.
Shay rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Shay is looking to control Goldberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shay avoid being mounted?
Goldberg is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shay has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay is trying to stand.
Goldberg trying to control from half guard but Shay is working away.
Shay looking for submissions off his back.
Goldberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Goldberg trying to control the action but Shay is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shay is defending against the submission attempts here by Goldberg.
Goldberg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Goldberg not doing much here.
Shay slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shay is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Goldberg frees his head nicely. Oh but Shay has switched to an armbar! Goldberg is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tevin Shay!
A relieved looking Tevin Shay thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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