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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zen Zelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bitoy Bellfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellfoot is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vltava. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
16 - 15 - 0 |
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200 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zen Zelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bitoy Bellfoot!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Zelli throws a hook to the side of Bellfoot's head but Bellfoot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bellfoot. That's going to slow Zelli down.
A jab from Zelli misses.
Bellfoot misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Zelli. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Bellfoot misses.
Zelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellfoot with a jab.
Bellfoot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Bellfoot. Those never looked like landing.
Bellfoot stuns Zelli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zelli looks to throw the jab but Bellfoot is out of range.
Bellfoot connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelli moves to clinch but Bellfoot breaks away
and Bellfoot counters with a solid body kick.
Zelli throws a shot from downtown. Bellfoot moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Zelli misses.
Bellfoot ducks under a wild hook from Zelli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellfoot circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bellfoot counters with a series of strikes. Zelli will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bellfoot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bellfoot looks to throw the jab but Zelli is out of range.
Zelli tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bellfoot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zelli blocks a head kick by Bellfoot.
Sloppy strikes from Bellfoot. Those never looked like landing.
Bellfoot throws a right and a left that Zelli avoids nicely.
Zelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bitoy Bellfoot dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bellfoot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bellfoot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bellfoot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellfoot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zelli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellfoot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellfoot catches Zelli 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.
Zelli moves in looking to clinch but Bellfoot pushes him off.
Bellfoot throws the left hand but Zelli avoids the punch easily.
Zelli looks to throw the jab but Bellfoot is out of range.
Bellfoot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zelli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bellfoot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zelli scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellfoot lands an overhand right.
A punch combination from Bellfoot misses.
Bellfoot gets tackled into the cage by Zelli. Zelli maintains the clinch.
Bellfoot jumps guard but Zelli turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bellfoot in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zelli.
Zelli lands an uppercut.
Zelli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bellfoot or not.
Zelli dodges an elbow strike from Bellfoot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zelli.
Zelli presses Bellfoot against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Zelli.
It looks like Bitoy Bellfoot has been cut.
Bellfoot is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelli working Bellfoot over with knees to the body.
Zelli lands a nice uppercut.
Zelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Zelli.
Zelli lands a nice elbow.
Bellfoot is rocked!
Zelli lands an uppercut that drops Bellfoot! Zelli follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Bellfoot is still in real trouble! Can Zelli finish him?
That has opened up Bitoy Bellfoot's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zelli stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Zelli drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bellfoot right on the button. Bellfoot goes down! Zelli follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Zelli gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zen Zelli!
After the fight, Zen Zelli was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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