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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arcturus Balfour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Zanella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Zanella has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm
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165 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arcturus Balfour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Zanella!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balfour misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Balfour.
A left lands for Balfour.
Zanella fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balfour manages to avoid it.
Zanella misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balfour.
Balfour looks to throw the jab but Zanella is out of range.
Balfour looks to throw the jab but Zanella is out of range.
Zanella throws the left hand but Balfour avoids the punch easily.
Zanella throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zanella is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balfour.
Zanella misses the shot to the body.
Zanella throws out a loose jab but Balfour uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balfour. Zanella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hugo Zanella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balfour throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zanella sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zanella misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Balfour misses the target.
Zanella swinging wildly here.
A big left from Balfour misses.
Zanella is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Balfour stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zanella misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balfour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balfour ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zanella throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zanella waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balfour.
Zanella throws a combination that misses
and Balfour counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zanella looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Zanella.
Zanella swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Balfour to counter with a crisp jab.
Balfour ducks under a wild hook from Zanella.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanella misses with a combination
and Balfour counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zanella thinking.
Zanella looks gassed!
Balfour avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balfour lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zanella takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Hugo Zanella has been cut.
Balfour tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zanella was well out of range. Poor timing from Balfour.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Balfour!
Balfour swings for the body but Zanella moves out of range.
Zanella avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zanella misses the body punch
and Balfour counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zanella is rocked!
Balfour fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Zanella square on the jaw! Damn, Zanella is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arcturus Balfour!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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