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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaad Shamim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 cm
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicolas Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shaad Shamim!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamim. Shamim obviously looking to wear him down.
Shamim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wall's waist but Wall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shamim off to one side.
Shamim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shamim somewhat.
Wall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shamim moves into the clinch.
Shamim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wall.
Wall lands a shoulder strike.
Wall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wall working hard to break the clinch.
Wall is trying to force a seperation but Shamim has the dominant position.
Shamim has Wall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nicolas Wall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaad Shamim.
Shamim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wall walks away with a smile on his face. Shamim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shamim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wall circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wall.
Shamim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wall tries to break the clinch but Shamim is controlling the position.
Shamim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wall stalling in the clinch.
Shamim has Wall pressed against the cage, preventing Wall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wall slowing the pace effectively.
Shamim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wall wants to break free but Shamim has control.
Wall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shamim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wall tries to break free but Shamim pushes him back against the cage.
Shamim has Wall pressed against the cage, preventing Wall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wall is trying to break the clinch but Shamim is controlling him.
Shamim is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shamim looks winded!
Wall tries to break free but Shamim pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shamim shoots in for a takedown but Wall shows good takedown defense.
A clash of legs there as Shamim blocks the low kick.
Wall tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamim has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shamim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wall tries to circle away but Shamim has him pinned against the cage.
Shamim keeps control of Wall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wall wants to get back to striking at distance but Shamim won't allow it.
Shamim jumps guard.
Wall throws a big elbow that misses.
Wall working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shamim's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall throws a big elbow that misses.
Wall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shamim is trying to control the position but Wall postures up.
Wall throws a big elbow that misses.
Wall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shamim or perhaps it was just good defense by Wall, which made it look bad.
Wall shoots for a takedown but Shamim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shamim shoots and misses
and Wall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wall counters by moving into the clinch.
Wall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamim checks the leg kick.
Wall wants to clinch up but Shamim keeps it at a distance.
Shamim lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wall fails with the takedown
and Shamim counters with a three punch combo that has Wall backing up. Wall nods at Shamim to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wall throws a nice looking combination but Shamim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shamim wants to counter the offense by Wall and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Wall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wall moves out of range as Shamim strikes.
Shamim drives through and clinches with Wall against the cage.
Wall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shamim breaks the clinch.
Shamim moves into the clinch successfully.
Wall is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wall tries to break free but Shamim pushes him back against the cage.
Shamim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamim shoots for a double leg takedown but Wall sprawls well. He's pushed Shamim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamim fails to land the takedown.
Shamim throws a head kick that misses
and Wall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shamim is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Shamim as Wall shoots in.
Wall ducks right into an uppercut from Shamim.
Shamim moves into the clinch.
Wall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wall gets the takedown into side control.
Shamim gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shamim tries to kick Wall off but Wall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shamim scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Wall manages to mount him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamim can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shamim is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Wall looking for a guillotine from mount but Shamim is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wall avoids the attempt from Shamim to control.
Wall lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamim is in a horrible position here. Wall smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wall connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shamim is working to get back to half guard.
Shamim wants to control but Wall is having none of it.
Wall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamim can do to turn this around?
Wall landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamim is just holding on here. Wall manages to take his back.
Wall looking for the choke but no joy.
Nicolas Wall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wall looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shamim is trying to get back to his feet but Wall has full control of the position and if anything, Shamim has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Wall dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shamim scores with a leg kick.
Shamim shoots in looking for a takedown. Wall tries to sprawl out of it but Shamim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shamim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wall avoids it really well and circles away.
Wall half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nicolas Wall is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shamim takes a swing at Wall's ribcage but misses.
Wall looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall scores with a nice strike.
Wall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wall wants it to stay on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Wall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nicolas Wall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaad Shamim.
Wall moves away from the strike by Shamim.
Wall half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shamim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shamim connects with a leg kick. Wall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shamim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shamim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wall, pushing him back against the cage.
Wall tries to break the clinch but Shamim is controlling the position.
Wall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shaad Shamim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wall looking to slow down the pace here.
Wall tries to break the clinch but Shamim is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Shamim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamim decides to pull guard.
Wall throwing strikes from guard but Shamim blocks nicely.
Wall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shamim trying to keep a closed guard but Wall is proving a slippery customer.
Shamim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wall scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamim trying to keep a closed guard but Wall is proving a slippery customer.
Wall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shamim looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wall puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wall lands with a punch from half guard.
Shamim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wall scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wall is trying for a kimura here. Shamim looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Wall wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nicolas Wall!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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