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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Zamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan Zamora has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stefan Zamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Cole!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamora steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cole. That one must have hurt.
Cole looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cole throws a lazy head kick
and Zamora counters with an outside leg kick.
Stuart Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zamora gets a clinch.
Zamora drags the fight down to the ground.
Zamora has Cole pulled in close to control his posture.
Zamora not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zamora utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zamora will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zamora manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zamora content just to control the position here.
Zamora landing strikes from the mount.
Zamora controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora with shots to the head and body - Cole looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zamora controlling from mount.
Zamora in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cole throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zamora controlling the position easily from mount.
Zamora's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Zamora unloading with bombs!
Zamora pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cole wants to hold on but Zamora pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zamora pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zamora controlling the position easily from mount.
Zamora really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is squirming around, avoiding Zamora's attempts to control the action.
Zamora dominating with strikes here.
Zamora looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cole is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zamora controlling the position easily from mount.
Cole is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamora won't let Cole get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Zamora controlling his opponent.
Cole is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Zamora putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zamora tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zamora connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zamora 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.
Stefan Zamora dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cole gets tackled into the cage by Zamora. Zamora maintains the clinch.
Cole stalling in the clinch but Zamora improves position.
Zamora tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cole just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cole should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cole lands a right hand.
Zamora is trying to stall.
Zamora tries to pull guard but Cole forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cole gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cole wants to free his trapped foot but Zamora is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zamora is trying to maintain the position but Cole is very close to passing his half guard.
Cole is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zamora is trying to get back to full guard.
Zamora gets back to full guard.
Cole postures up.
Cole pushing down on Zamora's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zamora makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zamora.
Zamora working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cole.
Zamora is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cole passes Zamora's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole is thwarting Zamora's attempts to control the position.
Cole working Zamora over with strikes.
Cole is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zamora!
Cole avoids the attempt from Zamora to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zamora is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Cole lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zamora hang on?
Cole landing punches.
Zamora tries to hold on but Cole postures up.
Zamora is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole cracks Zamora with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora tries to hold on but Cole pushes him away.
Cole raining down shots from the mount!
Zamora is trying to escape the mount.
Cole lands a big shot there that rocks Zamora but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cole misses with a head shot.
Cole working the ground and pound effectively.
Zamora sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cole lands a nice short elbow.
Cole throwing shots but Zamora is blocking nicely.
Cole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zamora's head.
Zamora gets full guard.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole wants to pass the guard but Zamora is keeping the position.
Cole stopping the sweep attempt from Zamora.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cole throwing strikes from guard but Zamora blocks nicely.
Zamora managing to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Zamora tries to clinch but Cole is having none of it.
A lazy body kick from Cole
and Zamora counters with a head kick.
Cole looking to score a takedown here. Zamora is defending well but Cole drives through and ends up in Zamora's guard.
Zamora pulls Cole in to control the position.
Zamora working a defensive guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stefan Zamora has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zamora lands with a kick to the temple. Cole shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cole throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zamora counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cole throws a sloppy head kick
and Zamora counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Cole misses
and Zamora counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zamora takes the fight into the clinch.
Zamora tightens his grip and picks Cole up, before dumping him to the ground. Cole manages to land in guard.
Zamora content to stall in guard here.
Zamora trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zamora is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stefan Zamora.
Cole drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Cole seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Zamora's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zamora dodges the ground and pound from Cole.
Cole tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cole sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Zamora is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Zamora is looking to regain half guard here but Cole keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cole working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora struggling a bit here.
Cole is working Zamora over with some ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Cole crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Cole are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zamora sneaks back into half guard.
Zamora trying to hold on to Cole's head to control him but Cole postures up.
Cole decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamora tries to clinch there but Cole circles away.
A lazy body kick from Cole
and Zamora counters with a head kick.
Zamora shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zamora was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zamora trying to control the action but Cole is working from the bottom.
Cole is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole wants to get back to his feet but Zamora drags him back down.
Zamora decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cole to his feet.
Cole feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stefan Zamora.
Well Zamora 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Stefan Zamora!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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