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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zo Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Stamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abel Stamp is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zo Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abel Stamp!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Stamp.
Hyde fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stamp throws a right hand that Hyde ducks under and follows up with a left that Hyde also avoids with ease.
Stamp throws a series of strikes that have Hyde backpedaling.
Hyde gets caught flat footed, as Stamp shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hyde looking for a guillotine here but Stamp defends easily.
Hyde throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Stamp is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stamp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stamp trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stamp stopping the sweep attempt from Hyde.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde keeping moving, preventing Stamp from controlling successfully.
Hyde looking for a guillotine here but Stamp defends easily.
Hyde manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hyde scoring with strikes but Stamp is staying in there.
Hyde lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hyde prevents Stamp from getting the reversal.
Stamp wants to hold on but Hyde pushes him away.
Hyde 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde'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.
Stamp is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hyde scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stamp taking shots to the head.
Hyde is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stamp can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stamp tries to lock up and control but Hyde gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stamp is in a horrible position here. Hyde smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stamp manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stamp is looking to control Hyde's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stamp avoid being mounted?
Stamp pushes Hyde off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stamp counters with a two punch combo.
Stamp misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stamp, as that shot connected.
Hyde misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zo Hyde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stamp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hyde tries for a takedown but Stamp sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hyde is breathing heavily.
Stamp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hyde has his takedown stuffed
and Stamp counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stamp.
Hyde keeping moving, preventing Stamp from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamp advances to half guard.
Hyde taking some punishment here, with Stamp in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Stamp.
Hyde blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stamp.
Stamp wants to take a breather but Hyde is having none of it.
Stamp wants to pass the guard but Hyde is defending well.
Hyde gets back to full guard.
Hyde trying to keep a closed guard but Stamp is proving a slippery customer.
Stamp trying to control but Hyde is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Stamp dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stamp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hyde shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hyde was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stamp wants to hold on but Hyde pushes him away.
Hyde can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stamp is looking to escape.
Stamp throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hyde. What's that going to do exactly?
Stamp is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stamp flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hyde dominating with strikes here.
Hyde landing strikes from the mount and Stamp is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stamp tries to lock up and control but Hyde gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stamp is desperately trying to improve his position but Hyde has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stamp is breathing heavily.
Hyde working for a submission but Stamp is keeping him at bay.
Hyde goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Stamp turns into him and now he's in Hyde's guard.
Stamp trying to control but Hyde is working from the bottom.
Stamp throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stamp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hyde is proving hard to escape from.
Hyde wants to sweep here but Stamp controlling him for the moment.
Stamp drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hyde looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hyde looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hyde!
Stamp takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stamp is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hyde is controlling him well.
Hyde wants to control but Stamp is keeping him busy.
Stamp looking for a sweep but Hyde has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde cracks Stamp with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hyde looking for a guillotine from mount but Stamp is having none of it.
Stamp is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hyde with the ground and pound from mount.
Hyde working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stamp tries to hold on but Hyde postures up.
Stamp is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stamp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hyde trying to control but Stamp is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stamp tries to reverse the position but Hyde maintains control.
Hyde working Stamp over with strikes here.
Stamp is looking to improve his position but Hyde isn't that keen on the idea.
Hyde landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stamp is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stamp defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hyde.
Stamp wants to hold on but Hyde pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zo Hyde dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hyde wants to clinch
and Stamp counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stamp.
Hyde is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stamp trying to control but Hyde is working from the bottom.
Stamp won't allow Hyde to sweep him here.
Stamp tries to free his leg and advance position but Hyde is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stamp wants to control from the top but Hyde keeps moving.
Stamp passes into half guard.
Stamp is keen to just control but Hyde is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hyde looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stamp is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hyde's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hyde's back!
Stamp trying to control momentarily.
Stamp doesn't have the hooks in and Hyde manages to turn into his guard.
Hyde trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Stamp manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hyde escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stamp gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamp wants to control from the top but Hyde keeps moving.
Hyde has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stamp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stamp being controlled here momentarily.
Stampis looking to pass into half guard but Hyde pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hyde is in guard.
Hyde wants to control from the top but Stamp keeps moving.
Hyde advances position into side control!
Stamp is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hyde asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde is putting a hurting on Stamp here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hyde tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stamp gets back to half guard.
Stamp wants to control but Hyde is keeping busy.
Hyde lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stamp slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stamp working for a triangle but Hyde defends it easily.
Stamp trying to control the position.
Hyde trying to control the position from guard on top but Stamp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stamp 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.
Hyde trying to control but Stamp is working from the bottom.
Hyde avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Stamp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stamp has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Stamp!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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