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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arman Shaker (ranked 4344 p4p, 485 weight class) and Walter Black (ranked 2918 p4p, 350 weight class). Black comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Men in Black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arman Shaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Black!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Black momentarily.
Shaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Shaker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Shaker misses.
Black dives in for a single leg takedown but Shaker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shaker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
Shaker throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Shaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Shaker tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaker slips a straight right by Black.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Shaker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Arman Shaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Black.
Shaker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shaker scores with a jab.
Shaker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker misses the jab.
Black with the counter takedown but Shaker avoids it easily.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shaker pinned against the cage. Shaker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shaker misses with a head kick.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Black lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shaker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Black on the side of the head.
A cross from Black lands.
Shaker misses with a straight left.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shaker - that will leave a mark!
Black misses with an uppercut. Shaker saw that one coming.
Shaker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Black takes a step back to recover.
Shaker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws an off balance right hand
letting Shaker counter with a right hand.
We've been informed that Black has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaker lands a jab to Black's midsection.
Shaker scores with a leg kick.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shaker counters with a straight right hand.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shaker.
Good leg kick by Shaker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Shaker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shaker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black with a poor takedown
enabling Shaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Shaker cracks the inside of Black's front leg.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shaker.
Shaker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Black takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black checks a low kick from Shaker.
Black lands with a straight right. Shaker didn't see that one coming.
Black's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shaker throws a low kick but Black moves out of range easily.
Shaker thumps Black with a low kick.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Shaker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shaker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shaker wants to free his trapped foot but Black is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to control but Shaker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shaker is controlling the pace.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
Shaker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Shaker 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.
Shaker looks for the body kick but Black saw that one coming.
Shaker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Shaker wants to pass to mount but Black is defending the position.
Still in half guard, Shaker seems content to control.
Black is not content to let Shaker control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shaker is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking for a sweep. Shaker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Black looks to throw the jab but Shaker is out of range.
Shaker tries a head kick but it misses.
Arman Shaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shaker misses with a head kick.
Walter Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shaker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shaker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shaker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Black dives in for a single leg takedown but Shaker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shaker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Black on the side of the head.
Shaker lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shaker.
Black throws a hook but Shaker avoids it easily.
Arman Shaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Shaker.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black misses with a hook. Shaker ducked under it nicely.
Black moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shaker lands a high kick!
It looks like Walter Black has been cut.
Shaker scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker lands with a right hand.
Black on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shaker connects with the punch.
Shaker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shaker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shaker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Black checks it well.
Shaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shaker.
Shaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Shaker throws a front kick aimed at Black's knee but Black avoids it well.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaker changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Shaker.
Arman Shaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shaker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shaker wants it to stay on the feet.
Shaker scoring well with a low kick there.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Shaker shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shaker.
Shaker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black looks to land a right hand but Shaker moved out of range.
Shaker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Black checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Black throws a series of punches but Shaker avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by Shaker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Shaker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walter Black's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black tries to move into range but Shaker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shaker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Black lands a jab-cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Black checks a leg kick.
Black takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shaker's corner calls for a 1-2. Shaker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Shaker moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Shaker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Shaker.
Shaker fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shaker lands with a kick to the temple. Black shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shaker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Black is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shaker is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Black.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shaker enables Black to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shaker manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Shaker pulls Black in close to prevent any damage.
Shaker continues to stall.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shaker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black trying to control but Shaker is working from the bottom.
Shaker is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
Shaker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shaker is pulling down on Black's head. It's preventing any offense from Black, at least for the moment.
Shaker wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Black controls the pace.
Shaker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Black darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shaker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but Shaker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A left and a right from Black both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arman Shaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Black.
Shaker scoring well with a low kick there.
Shaker lands a high kick!
Shaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shaker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black looks to land a right hand but Shaker moved out of range.
Black takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shaker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Black shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Shaker clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Black's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black cracks Shaker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shaker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Black checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Shaker.
Shaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaker scores with a nice head shot.
Black takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shaker dives in for a single leg takedown but Black sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters circling a little - Shaker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Black is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shaker. That's going to slow Black down.
Shaker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shaker off to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shaker.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shaker.
Black shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shaker scoring well with a low kick there.
Shaker clobbers Black with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
A cross from Shaker lands.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shaker lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black misses with a left hand
and Shaker counters with a nice leg kick.
Black has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaker throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Black throws a hook but Shaker avoids it easily.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shaker. Shaker obviously looking to wear him down.
Shaker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Black throws a right and a left that Shaker avoids nicely.
Black on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Shaker.
Shaker connects with a solid leg kick.
Shaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Shaker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Black shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shaker is trying to defend but Black finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Black looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker trying to control from the bottom.
Shaker wants to improve his position but Black is controlling well.
Shaker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shaker keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
That's four 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.
Black is looking to advance position but Shaker has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Black in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
You can see that Black has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Shaker tries to control but Black wriggling away.
Shaker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Shaker had his way with Walter Black in that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Black's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Black looks to throw the jab but Shaker is out of range.
Shaker lands a leg kick that knocks Black off balance momentarily.
Shaker is looking to slow Black down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Shaker misses
and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shaker won't be happy with that.
Black trying to control the position but Shaker is working away.
Shaker regains half guard there - taking advantage of Black's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Shaker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Black is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black stalling away here and it's allowed Shaker to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black trying to control but Shaker is working from the bottom.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Shaker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shaker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Arman Shaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shaker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Black for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Black trying to control the position.
Shaker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shaker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black keeping moving, preventing Shaker from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Arman Shaker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shaker scores with a decent looking hook.
Shaker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Black if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four 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.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Black with the counter takedown but Shaker avoids it easily.
A big right from Black misses.
Black takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shaker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Shaker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Black's calf.
Shaker throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Black jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Black throws a series of punches but Shaker avoids them all with ease.
Shaker drops down looking for a counter takedown but Black sprawls and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shaker.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Shaker slips the punch.
Walter Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arman Shaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shaker 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arman Shaker!
Arman Shaker is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Arman Shaker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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