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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Zanotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermio Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zanotto comes to the cage accompanied by Ben Zanotto -by- Rancid. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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187 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Zanotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hermio Junior!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanotto missing with a left hand there. Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Junior connects with a crisp jab.
Zanotto missing with a left hand there. Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been hearing reports that Zanotto has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Zanotto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zanotto misses with a wild body shot.
Zanotto misses the shot to the body.
Zanotto misses with a looping left.
Zanotto missing with a left hand there. Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Junior connects with a solid leg kick.
Junior goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zanotto misses with a wild combination.
Zanotto throws a leg kick
enabling Junior to counter with a crisp jab.
Junior cracks the inside of Zanotto's front leg.
Junior gets a double leg takedown into Zanotto's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Junior wants to control from the top but Zanotto keeps moving.
Junior throwing strikes from guard but Zanotto blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanotto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Junior.
Junior missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Junior told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Zanotto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junior trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zanotto looking for a sweep. Not yet Zanotto, not yet.
Junior missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Junior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Junior missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Junior is working Zanotto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Junior trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Junior wants to control from the top but Zanotto keeps moving.
Zanotto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Junior!
Zanotto won't let Junior get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Zanotto raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Zanotto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zanotto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Junior is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Zanotto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zanotto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Junior is looking to escape.
Zanotto cracks Junior with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Zanotto with good strikes from the mount here!
Junior is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Junior takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zanotto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Junior is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zanotto connects with a bit shot that sees Junior covering up! More strikes from Zanotto and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Zanotto is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Zanotto!
Ben Zanotto made sure to mention his sponsor, Zombie Nutrition - LOD in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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