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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Ziribastow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ziribastow comes to the cage accompanied by DEAD STARS. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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158 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Ziribastow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Quintana!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quintana shoots for a double leg takedown but Ziribastow sprawls well. He's pushed Quintana's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shawn Ziribastow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quintana closes the distance and clinches up with Ziribastow, looking for a takedown. Quintana pushes Ziribastow against the cage but Ziribastow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ziribastow misses with a wild body shot.
Ziribastow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quintana circles away quickly and effectively.
Ziribastow takes a swing at Quintana's ribcage but misses.
Ziribastow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quintana.
Ziribastow thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ziribastow. Quintana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ziribastow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ziribastow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ziribastow is fending him off so far but Quintana persists. Nope, Ziribastow circles away and we're back to standing.
Shawn Ziribastow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Quintana.
Quintana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ziribastow circles away.
Quintana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ziribastow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quintana was well out of range. Poor timing from Ziribastow.
Ziribastow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quintana with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Ziribastow counter with a right hand.
Ziribastow throws a body punch but Quintana moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziribastow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quintana.
Quintana shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ziribastow is staying active underneath Quintana, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Quintana wants to free his trapped foot but Ziribastow is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ziribastow is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana is thwarting Ziribastow's attempts to control the position.
Quintana seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Quintana seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ziribastow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jesus Quintana wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ziribastow misses with a left hand
and Quintana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ziribastow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quintana has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziribastow misses with a body punch
and Quintana counters with a left to the body.
Quintana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ziribastow defends it nicely.
Ziribastow misses with a combination
and Quintana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quintana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quintana blocks a jab.
Quintana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ziribastow at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shawn Ziribastow will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ziribastow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quintana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ziribastow.
Quintana lands with a right hand.
Ziribastow is looking to wear down Quintana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ziribastow misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Ziribastow finds it's target.
Ziribastow thows a body shot but no joy.
Ziribastow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quintana was well out of range. Poor timing from Ziribastow.
Ziribastow lands a nice hook to Quintana's body. Quintana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ziribastow thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ziribastow.
Ziribastow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quintana.
A shot to the liver by Ziribastow. Beautiful body shot.
Shawn Ziribastow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quintana is defended easily by Ziribastow.
Ziribastow misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ziribastow.
Quintana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Quintana fails with the takedown
and Ziribastow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ziribastow.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ziribastow enables Quintana to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ziribastow manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziribastow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quintana is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Quintana is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Quintana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jesus Quintana has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ziribastow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana lands a body shot.
Ziribastow takes a swing at Quintana's ribcage but misses.
Ziribastow connects with a crisp jab.
Ziribastow scores with a jab to the body.
Ziribastow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ziribastow misses with a body punch
and Quintana counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ziribastow won't be happy with that.
Ziribastow wants to control but Quintana postures up.
Ziribastow is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesus Quintana will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Quintana shoots for a double leg takedown but Ziribastow sprawls well. He's pushed Quintana's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ziribastow swings for the body but Quintana moves out of range.
Ziribastow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ziribastow wants it to stay on the feet.
Ziribastow throws out a loose jab but Quintana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ziribastow misses with a shot to the body
and Quintana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quintana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ziribastow avoids it really well and circles away.
Shawn Ziribastow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Quintana.
Ziribastow misses with a jab to the body
and Quintana counters with a takedown into side control.
Ziribastow is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ziribastow is not content to let Quintana control the position.
Quintana swings around for an armbar but Ziribastow sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Quintana's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziribastow with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ziribastow working some strikes from top position.
Quintana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ziribastow.
Quintana working for a triangle but Ziribastow defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ziribastow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ziribastow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Quintana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ziribastow looking to sit in guard and control but Quintana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Quintana engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziribastow looking for a sweep. Not yet Ziribastow, not yet.
Quintana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ziribastow is keeping the position for now.
Ziribastow keeping moving, preventing Quintana from controlling successfully.
Ziribastow seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Quintana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ziribastow sprawls well. Ziribastow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quintana gets slowly back to his feet.
Ziribastow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quintana is defended easily by Ziribastow.
Ziribastow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesus Quintana.
I think Quintana 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jesus Quintana!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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