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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Megaphny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Megaphny!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megaphny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Megaphny lands a nice leg kick that just misses Newman's sensitive parts.
Megaphny misses with a double jab.
Megaphny scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Newman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Megaphny is looking to escape.
Newman throwing shots but Megaphny is blocking nicely.
Megaphny on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megaphny is staying active underneath Newman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Megaphny is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman throwing shots but Megaphny is blocking nicely.
Newman working the head and body with strikes.
Newman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Newman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Megaphny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Newman.
Newman prevents Megaphny from improving his position.
Megaphny has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Newman is working away from the top position though.
Megaphny has hold of Newman's hands but Newman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Newman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Megaphny's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman winds up and cracks Megaphny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newman trying to control the action but Megaphny is working from the bottom.
Megaphny makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Megaphny.
Megaphny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Newman is one step ahead there.
Newman postures up in Megaphny's guard and throws a big left but Megaphny blocks it.
Newman trying to control but Megaphny is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Newman throwing strikes from guard but Megaphny blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman trying to control the position from guard on top but Megaphny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newman advances to half guard.
Megaphny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Newman stops Megaphny from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Megaphny scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Megaphny.
Megaphny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Megaphny misses with a head kick.
Megaphny looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Megaphny.
Newman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Newman lands an elbow.
Newman is looking to take a break and control but Megaphny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megaphny is looking to reverse the position.
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 Shawn Newman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Megaphny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Newman moves into the clinch successfully.
Megaphny gets through Newman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Newman tightens his grip and picks Megaphny up, before dumping him to the ground. Megaphny manages to land in guard.
Newman is looking to advance position but Megaphny has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Newman is trying desperately to improve position.
Megaphny looking to finish with strikes here!
Newman avoids a series of strikes thrown by Megaphny.
Newman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Newman tries to get out of the position.
Newman is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny lands a nice shot to the head.
Newman regains half guard.
Megaphny scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Megaphny is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Newman defends it well.
Megaphny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Newman defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Megaphny.
Megaphny prevents Newman from improving his position.
Newman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Megaphny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Megaphny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Newman keeps working.
Megaphny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Megaphny looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Megaphny passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Newman desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Megaphny is keen to just control but Newman is a slippery customer.
Megaphny is controlling the pace.
Megaphny thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Megaphny slips a nice elbow through Newman's hands, connecting with Newman's forehead.
Megaphny lands strikes from half guard.
Megaphny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Megaphny thows a huge punch but Newman dodges it nicely.
Newman kicks off Megaphny and gets to his feet.
Megaphny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shawn Newman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Megaphny scores with a kick to the body.
Megaphny throws a series of punches but Newman moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Megaphny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Megaphny doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Newman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Megaphny's guard.
Megaphny wants to sweep but no luck.
Megaphny can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Newman controls the pace.
Megaphny is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Newman trying to control but Megaphny postures up.
Newman tries to kick Megaphny off but Megaphny keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Megaphny drops an elbow to the side of Newman's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Newman's head.
Megaphny is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Newman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Megaphny.
Newman wants to get back to his feet.
Megaphny is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Megaphny is trying to control. Newman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Megaphny shoots in and drives through. Newman sprawls well.
Megaphny misses with a combination
and Newman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Newman.
Newman wants to control from the top but Megaphny keeps moving.
Newman lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman trying to control but Megaphny is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Newman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Newman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Megaphny wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Megaphny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Megaphny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Newman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Newman throws a strike but Megaphny rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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.
Newman wants to get back to his feet but Megaphny is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Megaphny trying to control but Newman is working from the bottom.
Megaphny postures up.
Newman wants to get back to his feet but Megaphny is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Newman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Megaphny but Megaphny pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Newman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Newman 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Newman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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