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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Shears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Sliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 cm
19
214 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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186 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Shears! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustavo Sliva! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shears throws a jab but it's blocked by Sliva. Sliva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shears connects with a jab.
It looks like Gustavo Sliva has been cut. Shears lands with a cross. Sliva walks into a jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sliva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shears. Shears gets a takedown into half guard. Sliva looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Sliva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sliva looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Shears trying to control from half guard but Sliva is working away. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Sliva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sliva. Sliva looking for a guillotine here but Shears defends easily.
Shears throws a big right hand that misses. Shears controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Sliva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sliva has an active guard here but Shears has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Shears content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Shears looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sliva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Shears pulls his head out easily. Sliva looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Sliva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shears scores with a couple of nice shots. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shears lands a nice short elbow. Shears is trying to control the action in half guard but Sliva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shears is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Sliva is staying active underneath Shears, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Shears uses his free foot to push down on Sliva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sliva. Sliva tries to reverse the position but Shears maintains control. Shears landing strikes from the mount and Sliva is in trouble! Shears working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The cut above Gustavo Sliva's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Shears landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gustavo Sliva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gustavo Sliva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Billy Shears!
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C
A |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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