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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anaconda Yadav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yadav has chosen Shayad 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Newman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anaconda Yadav!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Yadav with that takedown attempt.
Newman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yadav looking for submissions off his back.
Yadav looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Newman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yadav knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yadav actively working from the bottom here.
Yadav has hold of Newman's hands but Newman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Newman winds up and cracks Yadav with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Newman not doing much here.
Newman is pressing down on Yadav's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yadav is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yadav looking for a kimura from the bottom but Newman passes into side control!
Newman is putting a hurting on Yadav here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yadav is trying to improve his position.
Newman lands an elbow.
Yadav tries to bench press Newman off him but Newman keeps the position.
Yadav looks gassed!
Newman working the ground and pound.
Yadav is looking for a sweep.
Newman in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yadav tries to buck Newman off but Newman is having none of it.
Newman is working Yadav over with some ground and pound from side control.
Newman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Newman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Newman takes a little break here. Yadav wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Newman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yadav keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman is chipping away with strikes.
Yadav tries to improve position but can't.
Newman looks up at the clock and then as Yadav takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Newman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yadav tries to buck Newman off but Newman is having none of it.
Newman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Newman lands some shots froms side control.
Newman is looking to take a break and control but Yadav is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Newman lands a nice forearm strike.
Newman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yadav keeps working.
Yadav looks to move to half guard but instead Newman has passed into mount! Damn!
Yadav keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman landing shots from mount.
Newman content just to control the position here.
Yadav working to try and regain half guard.
Newman controlling from the full mount.
Newman looking to finish Yadav with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yadav!
Yadav is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Newman controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman trying to control but Yadav is having none of it.
Yadav regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Newman in particular looking to stall.
Yadav looking for submissions off his back.
Newman slips a nice elbow through Yadav's hands, connecting with Yadav's forehead.
Newman moves into full mount! Yadav won't be happy about that!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yadav is in a horrible position here. Newman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Newman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Newman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yadav shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Newman counters by moving into the clinch.
Newman is trying to trip Yadav. He has hold of a leg but Yadav is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Newman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Newman wants to control from the top but Yadav keeps moving.
Newman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yadav working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Newman has passed into half guard!
Yadav is refusing to be controlled, as Newman sits in half guard.
Yadav is breathing heavily.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Shawn Newman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Yadav misses with a takedown attempt
and Newman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yadav is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yadav keeping moving, preventing Newman from controlling successfully.
Yadav is looking for a triangle but Newman pushes his legs off easily.
Newman landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newman trying to control but Yadav is working from the bottom.
Newman stands up and waves to Yadav to follow him.
Newman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yadav is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Newman is working Yadav over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yadav tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Newman working the body and head with strikes.
Yadav is trying to get back to half guard.
Newman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yadav tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Newman is putting a hurting on Yadav here, landing some big shots from side control.
Newman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Yadav's legs.
Newman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yadav can do to turn this around?
Yadav is trying to work for a sweep but Newman has mounted him!
Yadav keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Newman landing punches.
Newman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yadav is squirming around, avoiding Newman's attempts to control the action.
Newman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yadav looks a forlorn figure.
Newman landing strikes from the mount and Yadav is in trouble!
Newman controlling the position easily from mount.
Newman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yadav is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yadav tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Newman lands a heavy elbow.
Newman looking to control but Yadav is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Newman with good strikes from the mount here!
Newman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yadav bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Newman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shawn Newman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newman pushes Yadav off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Newman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yadav with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Newman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yadav looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Newman passes into side control.
Newman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Newman looks up at the clock and then as Yadav takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Newman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Yadav's face as Newman controls the position.
Yadav tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Newman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yadav is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yadav is not content to let Newman control the position.
Newman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Yadav!
Newman controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman lands a big shot there that rocks Yadav but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yadav is trying to escape the mount.
Newman cracks Yadav with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yadav is in a horrible position here. Newman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Newman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yadav tries to reverse the position but Newman maintains control.
Yadav is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Newman scoring with strikes but Yadav is staying in there.
Yadav is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Newman.
Newman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Newman controlling from the full mount.
Newman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Newman lands with some strikes.
Newman landing punches.
Newman trying to control but Yadav is having none of it.
Yadav really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Newman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yadav hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yadav is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Newman working Yadav over with strikes here.
Newman unloading with bombs!
Newman controlling the position easily from mount.
Newman lands with some strikes.
Yadav can't escape the position.
Newman tries to control but Yadav wriggling away.
Newman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Yadav is in a horrible position here. Newman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Newman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Newman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yadav's face.
Newman 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Newman with a couple of short strikes.
Newman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yadav is squirming around, avoiding Newman's attempts to control the action.
Newman is really struggling to control Yadav but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Yadav keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Newman unloads with some shots from mount but Yadav bucks and avoids them well.
Yadav is looking to improve his position but Newman isn't that keen on the idea.
Yadav manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Yadav is not content to let Newman control the position.
Yadav is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Newman pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Newman clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yadav misses with a takedown attempt
and Newman counters by moving into the clinch.
Newman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yadav gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Newman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yadav avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yadav drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yadav is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shawn Newman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anaconda Yadav.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yadav avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman jumps guard.
Newman wants to sweep but no luck.
Newman wants to get back to his feet but Yadav is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yadav advances position into side control!
Newman wants to get back to his feet.
Yadav working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yadav is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Newman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yadav thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yadav looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yadav goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Newman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Yadav but great work by Newman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Yadav tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Newman wants to control the pace but Yadav is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Newman.
Newman controlling the pace for now.
Yadav tries to reverse the position but Newman maintains control.
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 content just to control the position here.
Newman with the ground and pound from mount.
Yadav bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Yadav postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Newman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Yadav, into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yadav manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Anaconda Yadav will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Newman darts in and clinches Yadav up against the cage.
Yadav wants a takedown.
Newman gets underhooks to prevent Yadav's takedown attempt.
Yadav is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman wants a takedown but no success here.
Yadav is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Newman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shawn Newman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anaconda Yadav.
Newman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yadav prevents it.
Newman tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Newman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yadav pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yadav has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Newman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yadav drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Newman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Newman wants a takedown but no success here.
Yadav is working for takedown but Newman is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two 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.
Newman tightens his grip and picks Yadav up, before dumping him to the ground. Yadav manages to land in guard.
Yadav had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Newman defends it easily.
Yadav escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Newman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yadav had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Newman defends it easily.
Newman distracts Yadav with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shawn Newman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yadav working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Newman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Newman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Newman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yadav swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yadav looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Newman landing some decent shots from guard.
Newman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Newman trying to control the position from guard on top but Yadav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yadav escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Newman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Newman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yadav's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yadav looking for submissions off his back.
Newman controlling the action here.
Newman passes to full mount!
Newman tries to control but Yadav wriggling away.
Yadav really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Newman controlling the pace for now.
Newman with shots to the head and body - Yadav looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Newman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Newman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:45
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Newman!
Shawn Newman retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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