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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Manfla (ranked 3541 p4p, 3159 weight class) and Zimmer Zubov (ranked 443 p4p, 406 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Joao Manfla has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joao Manfla seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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213
2 - 0 - 0 |
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197 cm
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212
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joao Manfla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zimmer Zubov!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manfla misses with an uppercut. Zubov saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zubov! But no joy.
Zubov misses with a body kick.
Zubov punishes Manfla's body with a nice straight punch.
Manfla clinches up against the cage.
Zubov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Manfla regains guard immediately.
Zubov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zubov throws an elbow that misses. Manfla uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zubov's guard. Nice move by Manfla!
Zubov being controlled here, momentarily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zubov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zubov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Manfla passes into side control.
Manfla gets to mount! Zubov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfla working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Manfla has hold of Zubov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zubov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Zubov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Manfla avoids the attempt from Zubov to control.
Manfla raining down shots from the mount!
Zubov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manfla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubov is in a horrible position here. Manfla smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Manfla raining down hammerfists from mount.
Zubov is bucking up trying to escape but Manfla cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Manfla controlling the pace for now.
Manfla has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manfla punishing his opponent with strikes.
Manfla cracks Zubov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manfla pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubov is looking to get to half guard.
Manfla jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Zubov is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Zubov and Manfla has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Manfla moves into full mount!
Manfla with good strikes from the mount here!
Manfla lands a heavy elbow.
Manfla has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zubov's face.
Zubov working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfla working the ground and pound effectively.
Manfla working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Manfla connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Manfla lands a heavy elbow.
Manfla is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manfla controlling the pace for now.
Manfla raining down hammerfists from mount.
Zubov is bucking up trying to escape but Manfla cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Manfla dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Manfla on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manfla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zubov can do to turn this around?
Zubov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Manfla!
Zubov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Manfla is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zubov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Zubov is looking to stall here but Manfla recovers full guard.
Zubov looking to sit in guard and control but Manfla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Manfla cracks Zubov with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfla stays in close to Zubov's body and controls the position.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA New York inform us that Zubov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Manfla drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Manfla jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Manfla connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manfla's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manfla lands a couple of digs.
Manfla content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zubov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Manfla is controlling him.
Manfla is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manfla scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfla lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Manfla seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manfla's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manfla is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Manfla content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfla trying to control the position from guard on top but Zubov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manfla pushes down on Zubov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Joao Manfla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manfla moves into full mount! Zubov won't be happy about that!
Manfla with a couple of short strikes.
Zubov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Manfla.
Manfla landing strikes from the mount.
Zubov is bucking up trying to escape but Manfla cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfla has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zubov's face.
Zubov is looking to improve his position but Manfla isn't that keen on the idea.
Manfla controlling the position easily from mount.
Manfla with shots to the head and body - Zubov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Manfla controlling from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Manfla dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zubov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manfla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manfla tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zubov manages to circle out of the way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Manfla fails to land.
Zubov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manfla looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zubov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manfla pinned against the cage. Manfla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zubov wants to clinch up but Manfla keeps it at a distance.
Manfla gets tackled into the cage by Zubov. Zubov maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manfla misses with a punch on the inside.
Zubov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Manfla gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zubov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zubov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Manfla is working Zubov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfla content to stall in guard here.
Zubov keeping moving, preventing Manfla from controlling successfully.
Manfla working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Manfla scoring with some ground and pound.
Manfla works over Zubov with some ground and pound from guard.
Zubov looking to control but Manfla passes into half guard.
Zimmer Zubov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfla is trying to control. Zubov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Manfla seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zubov wants to get back to his feet.
Manfla moves into full mount! Zubov won't be happy about that!
Manfla with shots to the head and body - Zubov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Manfla scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zubov?
Manfla working for a guillotine from mount but Zubov is in no mood to give up.
Manfla lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Manfla cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Manfla lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Manfla with a couple of short strikes.
Zubov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manfla fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Manfla cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Manfla lands with some strikes.
Manfla landing punches.
Manfla lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Manfla takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Manfla landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfla lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manfla landing shots from mount.
Manfla looking to control but Zubov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Manfla dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Manfla connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zubov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Manfla lands a heavy elbow.
Manfla lands a heavy elbow.
Joao Manfla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manfla working the ground and pound effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Manfla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manfla, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Manfla!
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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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