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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Ziribastow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heather Osborne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ziribastow comes to the cage accompanied by DEAD STARS. 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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141 lbs
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Ziribastow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heather Osborne!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osborne scores with a one two! Ziribastow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Osborne tries to land a front kick but Ziribastow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ziribastow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ziribastow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Osborne controls Ziribastow momentarily but Ziribastow frees himself.
Ziribastow is looking to work some ground and pound but Osborne has wrist control.
Osborne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ziribastow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Osborne wants to sweep here but Ziribastow controlling him for the moment.
Osborne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ziribastow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ziribastow trying to control but Osborne is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ziribastow fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziribastow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ziribastow fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Ziribastow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ziribastow drives through with a takedown into guard.
Osborne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ziribastow throwing strikes from guard but Osborne blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ziribastow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Osborne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Osborne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ziribastow is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osborne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziribastow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ziribastow trying to control the position from guard on top but Osborne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ziribastow tries for a takedown but Osborne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ziribastow decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ziribastow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ziribastow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Osborne trying to hold on to Ziribastow's head to control him but Ziribastow postures up.
Ziribastow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Osborne's head.
Ziribastow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Osborne trying to hold on to Ziribastow's head to control him but Ziribastow postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziribastow is nestled in close to Osborne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ziribastow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ziribastow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Osborne defending well though.
Osborne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ziribastow.
Osborne is looking to control Ziribastow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Osborne avoid being mounted?
Ziribastow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Osborne trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Ziribastow there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziribastow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Osborne's head.
Ziribastow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Osborne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ziribastow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ziribastow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ziribastow working over Osborne with some ground and pound. Osborne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Osborne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ziribastow drops an elbow to the side of Osborne's head.
Ziribastow working the head and body with strikes.
Ziribastow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ziribastow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Osborne defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Ziribastow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Osborne throws a body punch but Ziribastow moves out of range.
Osborne tries to clinch there but Ziribastow circles away.
Ziribastow avoids the body shot from Osborne.
Ziribastow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Osborne swivels and escapes.
Osborne tries to clinch up but Ziribastow circles away and keeps his distance.
Osborne tries to clinch up but Ziribastow circles away and keeps his distance.
Ziribastow lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Osborne tries to work over Ziribastow's front leg with a kick but Ziribastow checks it.
Osborne is looking to clinch but Ziribastow is avoiding it.
Ziribastow closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Osborne tries to improve position but can't.
Ziribastow working the body and head with strikes.
Ziribastow in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Ziribastow seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Osborne managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ziribastow.
Osborne tries to buck Ziribastow off but Ziribastow is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziribastow lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ziribastow throws a strike aimed at the side of Osborne's head but Osborne avoids it well.
Check out the look on Ziribastow's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Osborne takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ziribastow is chipping away with strikes.
Ziribastow cracks Osborne with a big right hand but Osborne just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ziribastow sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Osborne is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ziribastow working the ground and pound.
Ziribastow scores with punches from side control.
Ziribastow scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Osborne to see if he's OK.
Osborne is breathing heavily.
Osborne prevents Ziribastow from improving position.
Osborne parries the strikes from Ziribastow easily there. Ziribastow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Osborne to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziribastow content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ziribastow lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Osborne down.
Ziribastow scoring with punches and elbows.
Ziribastow trying to control the position but Osborne is working away.
Ziribastow working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Ziribastow's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osborne taking a bit of punishment here - Ziribastow scoring with strikes.
Osborne gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziribastow throwing shots but Osborne is blocking nicely.
Osborne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ziribastow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ziribastow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ziribastow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Osborne wants to get back to full guard.
Osborne is staying active underneath Ziribastow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ziribastow connects with a nice short shot to Osborne's temple.
Ziribastow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Osborne is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziribastow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Osborne wants to get back to full guard.
Ziribastow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Osborne defending well though.
Osborne taking some punishment here, with Ziribastow in his half guard.
Ziribastow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ziribastow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ziribastow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ziribastow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osborne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ziribastow lands a nice short elbow.
Ziribastow throwing shots but Osborne is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Ziribastow dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ziribastow scores a takedown into full mount!
Ziribastow lands a heavy elbow.
Ziribastow lands with some strikes.
Osborne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ziribastow looking to finish Osborne with some ground and pound. This is bad for Osborne!
Osborne tries to reverse the position but Ziribastow maintains control.
Ziribastow working the ground and pound effectively.
Ziribastow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Osborne is rocked!
Osborne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ziribastow landing strikes from the mount.
Osborne is still in real trouble! Can Ziribastow finish him?
Ziribastow landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborne takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ziribastow's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Ziribastow!
Shawn Ziribastow is the new bantamweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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