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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Betlej (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and yusuf shire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betlej comes to the cage accompanied by Headstrong. shire has chosen baby as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Betlej!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, yusuf shire!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betlej avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Betlej tries to bum rush shire with a series of wild strikes but shire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Betlej throws a series of punches but shire moves out of range.
Betlej misses with a few strikes there.
Betlej fails to land with a series of punches.
Betlej throws a series of strikes that have shire backpedaling.
It looks like yusuf shire has been cut.
shire darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
shire is looking to take a break and control but Betlej is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Betlej pushes shire off looking to stand but shire dives back in and keeps control.
shire is looking to take a break and control but Betlej is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
shire wants to stand up but Betlej has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Betlej manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Betlej looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
shire closes this distance looking for a takedown but Betlej circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlej misses with the combination.
Betlej is breathing heavily.
Betlej throws a series of punches but shire avoids them all with ease.
Jacob Betlej seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from shire.
Betlej falls off balance throwing a combination
so shire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
shire trying to control but Betlej is working from the bottom.
shire stands up and waves to Betlej to follow him.
Betlej avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
shire looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Betlej!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
shire trying to control but he's not successful this time.
shire might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Betlej kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
shire landing punches.
Betlej is squirming around, avoiding shire's attempts to control the action.
Betlej might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Betlej squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
shire working Betlej over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shire won't let Betlej get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
shire with good strikes from the mount here!
shire looking to control but Betlej is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Betlej tries to buck shire off but he can't manage it.
shire punishing his opponent with strikes.
Betlej swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Betlej is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
shire lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Betlej is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
shire trying to control but Betlej is having none of it.
Betlej flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
shire wants to control the pace but Betlej is squirming around nicely.
Betlej is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
shire is landing with some decent strikes but Betlej is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
shire gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
yusuf shire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on yusuf shire's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Betlej swats away the attempt to clinch by shire.
shire tries to close the distance and clinch but Betlej swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
shire closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Betlej as shire tries to tie him up.
Betlej has shire pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. shire manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
shire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Betlej walks away with a smile on his face. shire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
shire has taken the fight to the clinch.
A body shot lands from shire.
Betlej holding his opponent close, against the cage.
shire is working for takedown but Betlej is calmly controlling the position for now.
Betlej is looking to break free of the clinch but shire has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for shire.
Betlej breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
shire looks for a takedown but Betlej sprawls well.
Jacob Betlej has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of yusuf shire.
Betlej throws a combination that misses
so shire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
shire throws and elbow that misses. Betlej uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in shire's guard. Nice move by Betlej!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlej is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
shire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Betlej.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Betlej is looking to work some ground and pound but shire has wrist control.
shire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Betlej throws and elbow that misses. shire uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Betlej's guard. Nice move by shire!
Betlej wants to get back to his feet but shire is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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.
Betlej pushes shire off and gets back to his feet.
Betlej misses with a jab, cross combination.
Betlej looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
shire is looking to clinch.
Jacob Betlej is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
shire scores with a takedown into Betlej's guard.
Betlej is looking to stand back up but shire counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Betlej.
shire trying to control the action but Betlej is working from the bottom.
shire throwing shots but Betlej is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlej makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
shire shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Betlej is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
shire really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Betlej. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
shire tries to control but Betlej wriggling away.
shire lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Betlej somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Betlej misses with a two punch combination.
shire moves in looking to clinch but Betlej pushes him off.
Betlej misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Betlej.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlej gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Betlej is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
shire wants to control from the top but Betlej keeps moving.
Betlej scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Betlej misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
shire scores a takedown into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
shire trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
yusuf shire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on yusuf shire's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
shire rushes Betlej and presses him up against the cage.
shire is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
shire prevents Betlej from breaking the clinch.
shire managing to block the knees to the body from Betlej.
Betlej decides to pull guard.
Betlej scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Betlej misses.
shire darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
shire prevents Betlej from standing back up.
shire is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Betlej pushes shire off looking to stand but shire dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlej is refusing to be controlled, as shire sits in half guard.
shire thows a huge punch but Betlej dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
shire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Betlej throws a combination but it was largely blocked by shire.
Jacob Betlej is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
shire changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Betlej looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Betlej pushes shire away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, shire gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
shire tries to advance to mount but Betlej denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
shire throws a strike aimed at the side of Betlej's head but Betlej avoids it well.
Betlej takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Betlej tries to escape but shire is in control.
shire takes a little break here. Betlej wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Betlej throws a right hand that shire ducks under and follows up with a left that shire also avoids with ease.
shire darts in and clinches Betlej up against the cage.
shire tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shire trying to control the position but instead, Betlej has worked for underhooks and has pushed shire into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
shire prevents Betlej from breaking the clinch.
Betlej is pressed up against the cage. shire has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Betlej down to the mat. Betlej avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Betlej swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and shire counters with a takedown into side control.
shire lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Betlej down.
shire is looking to take a break and control but Betlej is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Betlej is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked shire off and has taken his back!
shire grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlej has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for shire.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Betlej.
yusuf shire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Betlej is landing with strikes from the back.
Betlej missing with punches from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at shire as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Betlej!
Betlej avoiding shire 's attempts to control his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
yusuf shire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got shire winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... yusuf shire!
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energy
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hype
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