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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tj Eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noam Zinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zinn has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Testify as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tj Eastman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noam Zinn!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eastman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Zinn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zinn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Eastman!
Zinn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Eastman, who protects the arm well.
Eastman is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zinn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eastman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zinn tries for a kimura but Eastman is defending well.
Eastman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zinn asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Zinn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Eastman, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zinn is controlling him well.
Zinn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Eastman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zinn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Eastman wants to get back to his feet but Zinn drags him back down.
Eastman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zinn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Eastman, who protects the arm well.
Eastman wants to get back to his feet but Zinn drags him back down.
Zinn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eastman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zinn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zinn asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Zinn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zinn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zinn tries for a kimura but Eastman is defending well.
Zinn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zinn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Eastman pushes Zinn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Zinn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Eastman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Eastman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zinn is controlling him well.
Zinn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Eastman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zinn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Eastman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zinn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zinn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Eastman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Eastman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zinn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zinn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zinn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Eastman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zinn on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Zinn tries for a kimura but Eastman is defending well.
Eastman tries to escape but Zinn is in control.
Zinn is trying to get an arm triangle but Eastman is defending well.
Zinn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zinn is trying to get an arm triangle but Eastman is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eastman is trying to buck Zinn off.
Zinn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eastman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noam Zinn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eastman tries to close the distance and clinch but Zinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zinn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Eastman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zinn is controlling him well.
Zinn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zinn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zinn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eastman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zinn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eastman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zinn is trying to get an arm triangle but Eastman is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinn is trying to get an arm triangle but Eastman is defending well.
Eastman is trying to buck Zinn off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinn tries for a kimura but Eastman is defending well.
Zinn prevents Eastman from escaping the position.
Zinn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zinn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Eastman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Zinn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Zinn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eastman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zinn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Eastman, who protects the arm well.
Zinn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Eastman is trying to buck Zinn off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eastman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Noam Zinn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zinn tries for a kimura but Eastman is defending well.
Zinn prevents Eastman from escaping the position.
Zinn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zinn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Eastman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Eastman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zinn is controlling him well.
Zinn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Eastman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Zinn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eastman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Eastman is trying to get back to his feet.
Zinn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eastman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zinn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zinn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zinn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Eastman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Eastman is pushing Zinn's head away, looking to escape. Zinn manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinn has hold of Eastman's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Eastman tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Zinn cranks the arm and Eastman screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Eastman, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Noam Zinn!
In his post fight interview, Noam Zinn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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RATING
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