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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cassiano Zorilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen The High Road as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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174 cm
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154 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cassiano Zorilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Anderson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorilla tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Zorilla lands a nice shot to the body.
Zorilla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zorilla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zorilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Cassiano Zorilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Zorilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zorilla misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zorilla.
Zorilla tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Zorilla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Zorilla circles away.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zorilla throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson throws a hook but Zorilla avoids it easily.
Zorilla looking to score a takedown here. Anderson is defending well but Zorilla drives through and ends up in Anderson's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zorilla postures up and lands a big shot to Anderson's brow.
Zorilla working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson looking to control.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zorilla with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorilla landing with the ground and pound.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zorilla.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zorilla controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zorilla advances position into side control!
Zorilla trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.
Anderson regains half guard.
Zorilla 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.
Anderson taking some punishment here, with Zorilla in his half guard.
Zorilla tries to pass to full mount but Anderson defends it.
Zorilla lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorilla working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zorilla is controlling the pace.
Zorilla not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zorilla lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zorilla throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson wants to control but Zorilla is keeping busy.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Zorilla has control of the leg.
Zorilla is trying to control the action in half guard but Anderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Zorilla there.
Anderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zorilla's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zorilla's back!
Zorilla tries to escape the position.
Anderson gets his hands free as Zorilla looks to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson trying to control momentarily.
Anderson has the hooks in. Zorilla is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassiano Zorilla dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice body punch from Zorilla.
Zorilla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Zorilla pushes him off.
Zorilla throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson slips a straight right by Zorilla.
Zorilla clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zorilla throws out a leg kick but Anderson moves out of range and Zorilla only half commits.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Good work by Anderson as he checks the leg kick.
Zorilla throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Nice shot by Zorilla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zorilla connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anderson scrambles back to his feet.
Zorilla connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Zorilla is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zorilla manages to avoid it.
Zorilla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Zorilla looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Anderson tries to clinch but Zorilla moves away
and Zorilla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zorilla thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorilla thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Zorilla misses.
Zorilla lands a slapping body shot.
Zorilla throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zorilla.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Zorilla as he connects with a hook.
Zorilla shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zorilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorilla throwing strikes but missing.
Cassiano Zorilla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zorilla is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zorilla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zorilla working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zorilla throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zorilla!
Zorilla working to try and regain half guard.
Anderson looking to control but Zorilla is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zorilla wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Zorilla is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassiano Zorilla dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zorilla's head backwards.
Zorilla misses with a straight right.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zorilla dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Zorilla throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Zorilla connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Zorilla is avoiding it.
Zorilla catches Anderson 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.
Zorilla ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zorilla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zorilla cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zorilla takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Zorilla lands with a good body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zorilla, as that shot connected.
Zorilla connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Zorilla misses with a body shot.
Zorilla shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Zorilla.
Zorilla sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Zorilla throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Anderson to regain full guard.
Zorilla trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zorilla is one step ahead there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zorilla accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to sweep but instead, Zorilla has passed into half guard.
Zorilla working over Anderson with some ground and pound. Anderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zorilla slips a nice elbow through Anderson's hands, connecting with Anderson's forehead.
Zorilla trying to pass the guard but Anderson defending well.
Zorilla is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zorilla is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zorilla thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Anderson tries to roll over but Zorilla keeps him under control.
Anderson taking some punishment here, with Zorilla in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to improve his position but Zorilla is controlling well.
Zorilla sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Zorilla is trying to control the action in half guard but Anderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anderson trying to hold on to Zorilla's head to control him but Zorilla postures up.
Craig Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson is pressing down on Zorilla's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zorilla chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zorilla throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zorilla is stalling in the full guard.
Zorilla throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cassiano Zorilla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zorilla has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cassiano Zorilla!
A relieved looking Cassiano Zorilla thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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