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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gianfranco Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heliodoro Zuberi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zola comes to the cage accompanied by Balls to the Wall. Gianfranco Zola has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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142 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
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140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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ADCC Champion
Basic striking
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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
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gianfranco Zola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heliodoro Zuberi!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuberi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zuberi lands in his opponent's guard.
Zuberi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zuberi throws and elbow that misses. Zola uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zuberi's guard. Nice move by Zola!
Zuberi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zola moves into full guard.
Zola escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zuberi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zola keeping full guard, as Zuberi tries to pass.
Zola trying to strike off his back.
Zuberi postures up.
Zuberi throws a big right hand that misses.
Zuberi stopping the sweep attempt from Zola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuberi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zuberi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zola has momentary wrist control but Zuberi slips an elbow through the middle.
Zola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zuberi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zola trying to control the position.
Zuberi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zuberi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zuberi is one step ahead there.
Zuberi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zuberi chips away with some ground and pound.
Zola looking to control.
Zuberi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi postures up and lands a big shot to Zola's brow.
Zuberi has gone for a leg lock! Zola slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zuberi's guard.
Zuberi looking for a guillotine here but Zola defends easily.
Zuberi looks gassed!
Zuberi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zola wants to pass the guard but Zuberi is keeping the position.
Zuberi looking for a guillotine here but Zola defends easily.
Zuberi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Zola uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi is looking for a sweep.
Zola controls the position from side control.
Zuberi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zola looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zuberi wants to improve his position but Zola is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zola is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zola moves into full mount! Zuberi won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuberi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zola has isolated one of Zuberi's arms. Zuberi looking to fight him off but Zola twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gianfranco Zola!
Gianfranco Zola retains his bantamweight title!
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hype
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