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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Guilford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatum comes to the cage accompanied by Lil John. 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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135 lbs
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173 cm
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140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lamar Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Guilford!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guilford misses with a wild combination.
Guilford keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Tatum or perhaps it was just good defense by Guilford which made him look bad.
Guilford takes the fight into the clinch.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatum manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Guilford takes a shot to the head.
Tatum is trying to stall.
Tatum holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Guilford has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tatum is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Guilford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Tatum.
Guilford can't get the takedown.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tatum missing with knees to the body.
Guilford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tatum drops down looking for an ankle pick but Guilford pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tatum is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a double jab
and Guilford counters with a single leg into guard. Tatum didn't expect that.
Guilford lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatum working a defensive guard here.
Guilford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tatum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tatum looking for a guillotine here but Guilford defends easily.
Guilford preventing the sweep.
Guilford forces his way into half guard.
Guilford lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Guilford working over Tatum with some ground and pound. Tatum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tatum looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Guilford is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is not content to let Guilford control the position.
Guilford working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tatum wants to improve his position but Guilford is controlling well.
Tatum really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guilford stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guilford lands strikes from half guard.
Tatum is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Guilford's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Guilford's back!
Guilford trying to control the hands but Tatum breaks the grip.
Tatum trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
Guilford rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Tatum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guilford can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is looking to advance position but Guilford won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Guilford manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Guilford is trying to hold Tatum in close to prevent damage but Tatum has managed to pass into half guard.
Tatum working Guilford over with strikes.
Guilford is looking to improve his position.
Tatum seems to be looking for submissions.
Guilford manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Guilford scores with a hook.
Guilford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Guilford clinches with his opponent.
Guilford tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lamar Tatum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Guilford.
A short left from Guilford.
Guilford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tatum.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guilford is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tatum is keeping busy.
Guilford misses with a knee strike.
Tatum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guilford lands a body shot.
Guilford lands a left hand.
Tatum stalling in the clinch but Guilford improves position.
Maybe Tatum would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Tatum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guilford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tatum avoiding damage as Guilford throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Guilford.
Tatum blocking some punches.
Guilford is looking to control Tatum's arms but Tatum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guilford has his back to the cage.
Tatum looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tatum.
Tatum is working for takedown but Guilford is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tatum tries to land knees in the clinch but Guilford avoids the damage to the body.
Guilford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tatum's face.
Tatum goes for a takedown attempt but Guilford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Tatum checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tatum fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Guilford dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tatum.
Tatum tries to clinch but Guilford moves away
and Guilford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tatum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guilford doesn't seem bothered though.
Tatum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tatum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guilford pinned against the cage. Guilford gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tatum throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tatum tries to bum rush Guilford with a series of wild strikes but Guilford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tatum gets a clinch.
Tatum looking to stall.
Tatum stalling in the clinch.
Guilford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Guilford lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Tatum.
Tatum tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tatum looking to stall.
Guilford blocking some punches.
Tatum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tatum tries to land knees in the clinch but Guilford avoids the damage to the body.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guilford is breathing heavily.
Tatum tries for a takedown but Guilford manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamar Tatum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Guilford.
Tatum misses with a knee strike.
Tatum blocks an uppercut.
Tatum connects with a knee to the head.
Tatum scores with a knee to the head.
Guilford looking to slow down the pace here.
Tatum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Tatum.
Tatum wants to break free but Guilford has control.
Guilford wants to stall.
Guilford breaks from the clinch.
Tatum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Guilford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tatum wants to clinch up but Guilford keeps it at a distance.
Tatum shoots in looking for a takedown. Guilford tries to sprawl out of it but Tatum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guilford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tatum tries to clinch but Guilford moves out of range.
Guilford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tatum looks to score with a jab to the body but Guilford is just out of range.
That's two 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.
Guilford throws a head kick but Tatum moves out of range.
Guilford fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tatum sprawls well initially but Guilford persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Guilford is looking to take a break and control but Tatum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guilford working over Tatum with some ground and pound. Tatum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tatum looking for submissions off his back.
Tatum is trying to stand.
Tatum looking for submissions off his back.
Tatum is looking to improve his position.
Tatum is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Guilford pulls his head out easily.
Tatum is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Guilford's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Guilford's back!
Tatum is landing with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is persistently looking for the submission but Guilford is defending it well.
Tatum has Guilford flattened out and is raining down punches.
Tatum lands punches and elbows.
Tatum scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Guilford is looking for a way out.
Guilford looking very determined here, making life difficult for Tatum.
Tatum has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Guilford! Can he survive? No! He's out! Tatum gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lamar Tatum!
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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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