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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zed Zelonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Placido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Placido has chosen Bone Thugs N Harmony Feat. 2Pac - Thug Luv as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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217 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zed Zelonka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramon Placido!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelonka closes the distance but Placido moves to the side
letting Placido counter with a right hand.
Zelonka gets a takedown into half guard.
Zelonka wants to take a breather but Placido is having none of it.
Placido is defending against the submission attempts here by Zelonka.
Zelonka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Placido's head.
Zelonka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Placido controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelonka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zelonka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zelonka thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Placido to regain full guard.
Zelonka trying to control the position from guard on top but Placido is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zelonka looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zelonka pushing down on Placido's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zelonka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zelonka is thwarting Placido's attempts to control the position.
Zelonka trying to pass the guard but Placido defending well.
Zelonka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zelonka slows the pace down in half guard.
Placido has his hands clasped together around Zelonka's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zelonka prevents Placido from improving his position.
Zelonka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Placido sees it coming and defends easily.
Placido regains full guard. Nicely done.
Placido looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Placido trying to control the position here.
That's four 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.
Zelonka throws a big right hand that misses.
Placido really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zelonka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zelonka trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Placido manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Zelonka wants to sweep but no luck.
Zelonka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Placido defends it easily.
Zelonka has his foot on Placido's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Placido works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zed Zelonka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Placido throws a series of punches but Zelonka moves out of range.
Placido on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Placido avoids the head kick by Zelonka.
Placido lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Placido lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zelonka walks into a stiff left hand from Placido.
Zelonka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zelonka misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Placido.
Zelonka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zelonka loads up on a big right hand but Placido slips the punch.
Placido throws a big shot that misses.
Placido lands a head shot.
Zelonka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Placido.
Zelonka throws a looping overhand right but Placido ducks down to avoid it.
Placido swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy body kick from Zelonka
and Placido counters with a left to the body.
Zelonka catches Placido with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelonka throws a lazy head kick
and Placido counters with a nice uppercut.
Placido lands a jab-cross combination.
Zed Zelonka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zelonka misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Placido, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zelonka shoots for a takedown but Placido saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Placido throws the left hand but Zelonka avoids the punch easily.
Placido lands with an uppercut that bounces Zelonka off the cage and back into rage.
Placido pushes Zelonka up against the cage in a clinch.
Zelonka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Placido lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Placido.
Placido scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Placido.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Placido scores with a hook to the body.
Placido lands a body punch in the clinch.
Placido scores with a hook to the body.
Placido lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Placido lands a hook to the side of the head.
Placido stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Placido lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zelonka backwards.
A short body shot lands from Placido as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Placido.
Placido cracks Zelonka with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Placido.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Placido scores with a hook to the body.
Placido pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Placido scores with a jab to the head.
Placido lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zelonka backs up against the cage.
Placido thuds his right hand into Zelonka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circle momentarily. Placido darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Placido scores with a jab. Zelonka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Placido gets a clinch.
Placido breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Placido there.
Placido lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Placido displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zelonka throws out the jab.
Placido looks to land a combination but Zelonka avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Zelonka.
Placido closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Placido is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Placido scores with a jab to the head.
Zelonka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Placido lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelonka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zelonka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Placido clinches up with Zelonka and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Placido.
Placido stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Placido lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zelonka backwards.
Placido stalls.
Zelonka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zelonka is trying to force a seperation but Placido has the dominant position.
Placido breaks the clinch.
Placido scores with a jab to the body.
Placido throws a series of punches but Zelonka avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheers as Placido lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zelonka doesn't seem phased though.
A left and a right from Placido both land. Nice combination.
Zelonka misses the jab.
Jab by Placido.
Zelonka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Placido cracks Zelonka with a nice body shot.
Zelonka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelonka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Placido just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zed Zelonka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Placido lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Placido lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Placido.
Placido lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zelonka backwards.
Placido lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Placido as the two fighters clinch.
Placido breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Placido looks to land a combination. Zelonka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Placido lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zelonka backs up against the cage.
Placido scores with a nice strike.
Placido smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Placido scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Placido cracks Zelonka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Placido misses with a wild combination.
Placido scores with the left hand. Zelonka knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zelonka throws a right hand that misses
and Placido counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zelonka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab lands there for Placido.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Placido showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zelonka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Placido counters with a two punch combo.
Placido moves in looking to clinch but Zelonka pushes him off.
Zelonka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Placido has time to react.
Placido stalks Zelonka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zelonka's face. Zelonka staggers backwards, shaken.
Placido lands with an uppercut that bounces Zelonka off the cage and back into rage.
Zelonka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Placido jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Placido has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Placido bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zelonka's head backwards.
Placido lands a head shot.
Placido might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Placido gets a clinch.
Placido tries to stall but Zelonka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for Placido.
Zelonka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Placido gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hook to the body lands for Placido.
Placido lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Placido.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Placido breaks the clinch.
Zelonka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Placido misses with a double jab.
Placido throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelonka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Placido throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zelonka on the side of the head.
Placido scores with a shot to the body.
Ramon Placido is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Placido throws a right hand that Zelonka ducks under and follows up with a left that Zelonka also avoids with ease.
Zelonka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Placido to score with a decent uppercut.
Placido digs a good hook to Zelonka's body.
Placido scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Placido misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zelonka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Placido misses.
Placido lands a jab to the nose.
Placido connects with a jab.
Placido moves into range and clinches up with Zelonka.
Zelonka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Placido works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Placido - that landed with a thud.
Placido lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Placido.
Placido breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Placido moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body punch from Placido.
Zelonka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Placido scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zelonka in his tracks.
Nice uppercut lands for Placido. That snapped Zelonka's head back.
Placido's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zelonka under the eye.
Placido lands a jab to the head.
Placido lands a two punch combo.
Placido connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zelonka. Zelonka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Placido is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zelonka.
Placido scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Placido throws a lazy right hand but Zelonka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zelonka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zelonka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Placido sprawls well initially but Zelonka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zelonka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Placido holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Placido is looking for a sweep. Zelonka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Placido has his hands clasped together around Zelonka's back. He's all about the action.
Placido trying to hold on to Zelonka's head to control him but Zelonka postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zelonka wants to control but Placido is keeping him busy.
Zelonka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Placido manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Placido lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zelonka!
Placido content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zelonka gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Placido comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Placido has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Placido!
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energy
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