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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciccio Lo Zizio (ranked 23934 p4p, 7465 weight class) and Tim Blood (ranked 655 p4p, 638 weight class). Ciccio Lo Zizio has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 cm 21 195 1 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm 17 190 1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Excellent boxer Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt Excellent MT Enjoys gardening |
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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ciccio Lo Zizio! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Blood! The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blood has managed to clinch.
Lo Zizio wants to break free but Blood has control.
Lo Zizio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blood throws a jab when Lo Zizio was well out of range. Blood shoots in for a takedown but Lo Zizio shows good takedown defense. Blood dodges the punch combination from Lo Zizio.
Ciccio Lo Zizio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lo Zizio just misses with a punch to the body.
Lo Zizio scores with a sloppy right hand. Blood should have avoided that one. Blood fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Blood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Lo Zizio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lo Zizio misses with a series of wild punches.
Blood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Lo Zizio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Ciccio Lo Zizio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Blood. Blood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lo Zizio throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. A punch lands to the side of Blood 's head but he takes it in his stride. Blood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lo Zizio but Lo Zizio pushes him off and we're back to square one. Lo Zizio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blood. Lo Zizio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blood moves away. Blood drives through and clinches with Lo Zizio against the cage.
Blood has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lo Zizio after a bit of a struggle. A body shot lands from Lo Zizio.
Lo Zizio looking to throw knees to the head but Blood is blocking nicely.
Blood tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lo Zizio just stands there and leans against the cage. Lo Zizio tries to break free but Blood pushes him back against the cage. Blood manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Blood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Lo Zizio lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blood looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Lo Zizio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blood's head. Lo Zizio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blood is keeping the position for now. Lo Zizio distracts Blood with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Blood is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Lo Zizio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blood. Blood lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Blood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lo Zizio keeps working. Lo Zizio is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blood tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lo Zizio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Lo Zizio is trying to control but can't.
Lo Zizio wants to get back to his feet. Lo Zizio wants to control but Blood is keeping busy and won't allow it. Lo Zizio with the active half guard here but Blood passes nicely into side control. Blood is trying to get an arm triangle but Lo Zizio is defending well. Blood wants to control but Lo Zizio is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Lo Zizio is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blood off and has taken his back! Blood tries to roll but Lo Zizio sticks to his back.
Lo Zizio lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Blood hold on?!
Blood is rocked! Lo Zizio is loading up with his shots from the back and Blood is in big trouble! Blood taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ciccio Lo Zizio! A very excited looking Ciccio Lo Zizio made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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