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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hebert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Folami Zuberi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuberi has chosen Mickey Factz - Rocker as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Hebert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Folami Zuberi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hebert slips a jab and a cross from Zuberi.
Nice takedown defense from Zuberi. No joy for Hebert on that attempt.
Hebert closes the distance and clinches.
Hebert stops a takedown attempt from Zuberi.
Hebert putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zuberi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hebert works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Zuberi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hebert controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hebert is fighting to break Zuberi's control of his arms but Zuberi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hebert is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuberi trying to keep a closed guard but Hebert is proving a slippery customer.
Hebert looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zuberi is looking for a triangle here but Hebert uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hebert decides to stand back up.
Hebert is looking to clinch.
Hebert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zuberi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Hebert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zuberi avoids a kick to the body.
Hebert lands a nice looking body shot.
Hebert with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sam Hebert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hebert tries to clinch but Zuberi is having none of it.
Hebert throws the kick towards the body but Zuberi avoids it.
Zuberi swats away the attempt to clinch by Hebert.
Hebert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zuberi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hebert throws a head kick but Zuberi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zuberi.
Zuberi prevents Hebert from escaping the position.
Zuberi wants to take a breather but Hebert manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Zuberi.
Zuberi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi is in close to Hebert's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hebert pushes Zuberi off and gets back to his feet.
Hebert clinches but Zuberi breaks the clinch
and Zuberi counters with a shoot takedown. Hebert fights it but they end up in guard.
Zuberi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hebert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hebert wants to stand up but Zuberi is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zuberi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zuberi is pushing down on Hebert's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hebert is fighting to maintain full guard but Zuberi has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hebert dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hebert darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuberi moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hebert avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hebert gets to his feet. Zuberi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Zuberi blocks a head kick by Hebert.
Hebert with a poor takedown
and Zuberi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hebert tries to clinch up
and Zuberi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuberi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hebert counters with a solid body kick.
Zuberi avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hebert.
Hebert lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zuberi throws a lazy head kick
and Hebert counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hebert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zuberi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hebert counters with a low kick, right behind Zuberi 's knee.
Zuberi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hebert lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zuberi takes a step back to recover.
Zuberi is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hebert.
Hebert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zuberi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zuberi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hebert scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hebert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Zuberi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hebert throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zuberi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hebert to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hebert slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zuberi wants to get back to his feet but Hebert is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hebert tries to stand but Zuberi is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hebert wants to control from the top but Zuberi keeps moving.
Zuberi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hebert is aware though and is defending well.
Hebert got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zuberi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hebert has managed to get both his arms back between Zuberi's legs - danger averted.
Hebert is stalling in the full guard.
Hebert stands up from Zuberi's guard - Hebert perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hebert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hebert dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hebert shoots in but no luck this time.
Zuberi missing with a left hand there. Hebert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hebert throws a nice head kick!
Hebert scores with a leg kick.
Zuberi fails with the takedown
and Hebert counters with a low kick, right behind Zuberi 's knee.
Hebert feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zuberi's calf.
Sam Hebert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zuberi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zuberi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hebert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zuberi.
Hebert throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zuberi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuberi tries to bum rush Hebert with a series of wild strikes but Hebert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hebert drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hebert gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hebert closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zuberi did well to prevent Hebert getting side control.
Zuberi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hebert is working away from the top position though.
Hebert stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hebert stands up and beckons Zuberi to join him on the feet.
Hebert throws a sloppy head kick
so Zuberi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hebert working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zuberi.
Zuberi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zuberi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hebert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zuberi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi is looking to work some ground and pound but Hebert has wrist control.
Hebert preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zuberi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zuberi throwing strikes from guard but Hebert blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hebert throws a head kick that misses.
Zuberi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hebert throws a head kick that misses.
Hebert scores with a nice body kick.
Zuberi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hebert.
Zuberi throws a hook but Hebert blocks 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.
Hebert fails with the takedown
and Zuberi counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Hebert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuberi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hebert counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zuberi's knee momentarily.
Hebert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hebert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zuberi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zuberi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hebert keeping moving, preventing Zuberi from controlling successfully.
Hebert keeping full guard, as Zuberi tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hebert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hebert, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hebert!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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