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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stafford Shire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OMG Zulud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulud has chosen DJ Tiesto - Adagia For Strings as his entrance music. OMG Zulud is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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142 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stafford Shire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, OMG Zulud!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zulud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shire misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Shire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shire clinches up with Zulud and pushes him back against the cage.
Zulud stalling in the clinch but Shire improves position.
Shire looking to stall.
Zulud lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Stafford Shire has been cut.
Zulud tries to land a knee to the head but Shire blocks with his arms.
Shire drags the fight down to the ground.
Zulud 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.
Zulud trying to control the position from guard on top but Shire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zulud stopping the sweep attempt from Shire.
Zulud wants to stand but Shire is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulud stands and throws Shire's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shire tries to improve position but can't.
Shire manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shire tries to roll over but Zulud keeps him under control.
Zulud seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shire does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shire is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zulud scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shire wants to improve his position but Zulud is controlling well.
Shire gets back to full guard.
Shire can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zulud controls the pace.
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.
Shire wants to sweep but no luck.
Zulud trying to control the position from guard on top but Shire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zulud wants to stand but Shire is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zulud wants to control from the top but Shire keeps moving.
Shire working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zulud doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zulud manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shire is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zulud keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shire takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shire blocks an elbow strike from Zulud.
Shire tries to land knees in the clinch but Zulud avoids the damage to the body.
Zulud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shire has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zulud looking to slow down the pace here.
Zulud with a knee to the head.
Zulud lands an elbow just above Shire 's eye.
Shire tries for a takedown but Zulud manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Zulud.
Shire lands an elbow just above Zulud 's eye.
Zulud lands a nice knee to the body.
Zulud missing with knees to the body.
Zulud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shire dodges an elbow strike from Zulud.
Zulud avoiding damage.
Shire takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zulud prevents the takedown attempt.
Shire drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stafford Shire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Zulud.
Zulud with a knee to the head.
Zulud takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shire lands a knee to the body.
Shire breaks from the clinch.
Shire looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zulud!
Zulud is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shire moves to back control.
Shire working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Shire trying to control.
Zulud is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Zulud turns into Shire and is now in his guard.
Shire keeping moving, preventing Zulud from controlling successfully.
Shire has an active guard here but Zulud has managed to pass into half guard.
Zulud performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stafford Shire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stafford Shire's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zulud clinches but Shire breaks the clinch
so Shire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shire tries to free his leg and advance position but Zulud is retaining full guard.
Shire trying to control but Zulud is working from the bottom.
Zulud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zulud wriggles free and stands up.
Zulud moves in looking to clinch but Shire pushes him off.
Zulud wants to clinch.
Shire forces Zulud back against the cage and clinches.
Zulud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zulud lands a damaging elbow.
Zulud misses with a knee to the head.
Zulud prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zulud landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zulud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shire stalling against the cage.
Zulud misses with a knee to the head.
Zulud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud looking to throw knees to the head but Shire is blocking nicely.
Zulud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shire avoiding damage as Zulud throws knees to the body.
Shire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zulud.
Shire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zulud.
Zulud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zulud is pressed up against the cage. Shire has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zulud down to the mat. Zulud avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zulud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zulud is looking to clinch.
Shire fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stafford Shire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zulud doesn't manage to clinch there - Shire circles away.
Zulud tries to score with a low kick but Shire moves his leg out of the way.
Shire goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zulud on the side of the head.
A left and a right from Shire both land. Nice combination.
Shire moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zulud is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Zulud.
Zulud is still on wobbly legs! Can Shire finish him?
Shire lands a two punch combo.
Zulud sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shire shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Shire landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shire is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Zulud is surviving well by controlling Shire's body position as best he can.
Zulud really wants to buck Shire off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shire moves to the back position.
Zulud seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee is taking a good look at Zulud as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Shire!
Shire wants to control but Zulud is keeping busy.
Zulud is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Zulud trying to get back to his feet but Shire is in full control for now.
Shire looking for the RNC.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulud breaks Shire's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Zulud won't allow Shire to sweep him here.
Zulud scoring with some ground and pound.
Zulud really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zulud tries to free his leg and advance position but Shire is retaining full guard.
Zulud is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shire looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zulud passes into half guard.
Zulud with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shire manages to get to full guard.
Zulud must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shire wants to sweep but no luck.
Shire trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Shire on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shire tries to get out of the position.
Shire looking to control.
Shire looking for a sweep. Not yet Shire, not yet.
Shire working for a triangle but Zulud defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zulud trying to control but Shire is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stafford Shire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stafford Shire's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A head kick misses from Zulud.
Shire throws a series of punches but Zulud moves out of range.
Shire lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zulud backs up against the cage.
Zulud tries to clinch up.
Zulud throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zulud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zulud throws a head kick that misses
and Shire counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shire.
Shire wants to control from the top but Zulud keeps moving.
Shire forces his way into half guard.
Shire trying to control the action but Zulud is working from the bottom.
Shire seems to be looking for submissions.
Shire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Shire thows a huge punch but Zulud dodges it nicely.
Zulud wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zulud swats away the attempt to clinch by Shire.
Shire wants to clinch up but Zulud keeps it at a distance.
Stafford Shire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shire fails to land the takedown.
Zulud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zulud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shire looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zulud!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shire swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Zulud is now in Shire's guard. A big mistake from Shire there, giving up the dominant position!
Shire trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Shire looking to control.
Shire lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zulud!
Shire cracks Zulud with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Shire.
Shire is trying to control here but Zulud has managed to regain half guard.
Shire wants to pass to mount but Zulud is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulud is looking to escape.
Shire is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Zulud has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zulud is not content to let Shire control the position.
Zulud trying to hold on to Shire's head to control him but Shire postures up.
Zulud wants to get back to full guard.
Zulud holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Shire stalling away here and it's allowed Zulud to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
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.
Zulud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zulud manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shire manages to get himself to full guard.
Shire is looking to sweep but instead, Zulud has passed into half guard.
Zulud content to control rather than advance.
OMG Zulud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zulud is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Shire tries to roll over but Zulud keeps him under control.
Shire looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stafford Shire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shire, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stafford Shire!
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hype
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