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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tevin Shay (ranked 190 p4p, 510 weight class) and Danny Braxton (ranked 19 p4p, 64 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tevin Shay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Braxton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braxton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Braxton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shay moves out of range as Braxton throws a body kick.
Braxton throws a hook but Shay blocks it.
Shay is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Braxton's half guard.
Braxton trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Braxton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Braxton trying to control here.
We've been hearing that Shay has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton tries to roll over but Shay keeps him under control.
Braxton has hold of Shay's hands but Shay slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Braxton won't allow Shay to pass to mount.
Well, if Shay 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.
Shay trying to control the action but Braxton is working from the bottom.
Shay is looking to advance position but Braxton won't allow it.
Shay is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shay connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shay punching from mount but Braxton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Braxton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shay.
Braxton tries to reverse the position but Shay maintains control.
Shay thowing shots but they're missing.
Braxton is desperately trying to improve his position but Shay has a good base and remains in mount.
Braxton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Braxton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Braxton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shay with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Braxton is looking to escape.
Braxton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shay tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shay connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shay throws some wild stikes that Braxton manages to avoid easily.
Shay cracks Braxton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Braxton can't escape the position.
Shay fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shay lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shay lands a couple of good shots and Braxton has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shay tries to get the hooks in deep but Braxton pushed the leg off.
Shay lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Braxton just trying to survive but Shay is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Shay. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Braxton trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Shay lands shots from the back.
Braxton tries to escape but Shay has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The referee is taking a good look at Braxton as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Shay!
Braxton trying to control the hands but Shay won't let him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shay controls the action.
Shay throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Braxton trying to control the hands but Shay breaks the grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shay has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
A lull in the action here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Braxton trying to control the hands but Shay breaks the grip.
Braxton turns into Shay and is now in his guard.
Braxton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here as Braxton stalls from top position.
Braxton trying to control the position but Shay is working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Shay trying his best to control but Braxton has mounted him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shay tries to control Braxton's body but Braxton pushes him off. Shay squirms to his side and now Braxton has his back!
Braxton gets his hands free as Shay looks to control.
Braxton struggling to keep hold of the position.
Braxton controlling well, preventing Shay from escaping the position.
Shay is working hard here to advance position.
Shay 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 eight minutes gone in the round.
Shay trying to control the hands but Braxton won't let him.
Shay rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Shay wants to control but Braxton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Braxton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Braxton pulls his head out easily.
Shay wants to control but Braxton passes into side.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shay tries to bench press Braxton off him but Braxton keeps the position.
Braxton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shay keeps working.
Shay is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Braxton off and has taken his back!
Braxton has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Shay.
Shay lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Braxton.
Shay working for the choke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Shay dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Braxton swings widly with a right hand
and Shay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shay throws a hook but Braxton avoids it easily.
Braxton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braxton can do to turn this around?
Braxton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Braxton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shay throws the left hand but Braxton avoids the punch easily.
Shay bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Braxton throws Shay to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braxton.
Braxton throws a leg kick but Shay checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shay throws a poor cross that misses
and Braxton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Shay.
Braxton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shay counters with a left to the body.
Shay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Braxton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Braxton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Braxton lands a jab to the head.
Braxton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shay.
Shay misses with an uppercut
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
Braxton throws a lazy uppercut
and Shay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shay stands up over Braxton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shay is looking to work some ground and pound but Braxton has wrist control.
Braxton keeping moving, preventing Shay from controlling successfully.
Shay passes into half guard.
Tevin Shay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shay is trying to control the action in half guard but Braxton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton moves into full guard.
Shay looking to pass the guard.
Shay is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shay wants to control from the top but Braxton keeps moving.
Shay preventing the sweep.
That's four 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.
Shay is in close to Braxton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shay advances position into side control!
Shay in side control, throwing shots but Braxton defends.
Braxton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shay lands strikes from half guard.
Shay is keen to just control but Braxton is a slippery customer.
Shay is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Shay trying to control but Braxton is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shay working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Braxton's head.
Shay is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Braxton managing to control the position.
Shay sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shay being controlled here momentarily.
Shay trying to control but Braxton is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's six 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.
Braxton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shay looks to land a left hand but Braxton moved out of range nicely.
Braxton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shay throws an overhand right that lands on Braxton's shoulder, as Braxton tries to avoid the shot.
Shay throws a poor cross that misses
and Braxton counters with a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Shay.
Shay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Braxton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shay.
Shay throws a poor cross that misses
and Braxton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Shay's head but Shay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Braxton throws a right hand that misses
and Braxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Braxton cracks Shay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Braxton swings for the body but Shay moves out of range.
Braxton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danny Braxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shay ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Braxton misses with a lunging right hand
and Shay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shay keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shay looks to land a left hand but Braxton moved out of range nicely.
Tevin Shay is winning the standup battle so far.
Shay misses with a body shot.
Braxton tries to sprawl but Shay drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shay is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shay prevents Braxton from improving his position.
Shay is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Braxton is just riding it out for now. Shay eventually gives up the hold.
Shay prevents Braxton from standing back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shay looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shay is looking to take a break and control but Braxton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Braxton wants to control the action here but instead Shay manages to pass to full mount!
Shay working for a guillotine from mount but Braxton is in no mood to give up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Shay dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Braxton misses with a right hand
and Shay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braxton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shay dives in for a single leg takedown but Braxton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shay gets control of Braxton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shay will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shay is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shay is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Braxton wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shay trying to control but Braxton is working from the bottom.
Shay pushes down on Braxton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Braxton is not content to let Shay control the position.
Shay is working for a submission of some sort.
Braxton is pressing down on Shay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Braxton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Braxton wants to improve his position but instead Shay has moved into half guard.
Braxton tries to roll over but Shay keeps him under control.
Shay scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Braxton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shay passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay with a couple of short strikes.
Shay scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Braxton?
Braxton is in a horrible position here. Shay smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shay landing strikes from the mount and Braxton is in trouble!
Shay is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Braxton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Braxton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shay trying to control but Braxton is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shay scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Braxton?
Shay lands a big shot there that rocks Braxton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Braxton is rocked!
Shay lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Braxton is still in real trouble! Can Shay finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braxton is trying to escape the mount.
Shay landing strikes from the mount.
A big strike lands for Shay! That's really hurt Braxton and he's turned his back - Shay keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Shay jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tevin Shay!
Tevin Shay thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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