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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janus Zaporte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janus Zaporte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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263 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Janus Zaporte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu closes the distance and pushes Zaporte back into the cage.
Zulu has hold of one of Zaporte's legs. Zaporte is fighting the takedown attempt but Zulu gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Zaporte wants to sweep here but Zulu controlling him for the moment.
Zulu throwing strikes from guard but Zaporte blocks nicely.
Zaporte seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Zulu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zaporte is keeping the position for now.
Zulu stops Zaporte from standing up.
Zulu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zulu throwing strikes from guard but Zaporte blocks nicely.
Zulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaporte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zulu misses the shot to the body.
Zaporte gets caught flat footed, as Zulu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zulu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zulu postures up.
Zulu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zulu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zulu trying to control but Zaporte is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaporte is controlling Zulu's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zulu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zaporte is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zaporte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zulu avoids the head kick by Zaporte.
Zaporte gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zulu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zaporte's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu postures up in Zaporte's guard and throws a big left but Zaporte blocks it.
Zulu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zulu tries to free his leg and advance position but Zaporte is retaining full guard.
Zulu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zaporte holds on and takes a little breather.
Zulu looking to sit in guard and control but Zaporte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zaporte postures up.
Zulu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zaporte is one step ahead there.
Zaporte could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zulu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zulu lands strikes from half guard.
Zulu wants to control but Zaporte is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Zulu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zaporte slips a jab and a cross from Zulu.
Zaporte throws a leg kick but Zulu moved away.
Zulu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zulu thows a huge punch but Zaporte dodges it nicely.
Zulu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zaporte wants to control but Zulu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zaporte keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zulu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zulu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Zulu is trying to control. Zaporte wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zaporte defending well though.
Zulu is looking to take a break and control but Zaporte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zulu.
Zulu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zaporte's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zulu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaporte ducks under a wild hook from Zulu.
Zulu scores with a leg kick.
Zulu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zaporte. That did some damage!
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zulu, right into the meat.
Zulu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Zulu misses.
Zulu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Janus Zaporte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zulu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zulu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zulu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zulu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaporte was well out of range. Poor timing from Zulu.
Zulu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zulu fakes the leg kick and cracks Zaporte in the body.
Zulu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zulu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zulu.
Zulu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaporte keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zulu working over Zaporte with some ground and pound. Zaporte looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zaporte wants to control but Zulu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zulu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zulu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jamal Zulu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zaporte tries to kick Zulu off but Zulu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zaporte is not content to let Zulu control the position.
Zulu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu is keen to just control but Zaporte is a slippery customer.
Zulu passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zaporte!
Zulu unloading with bombs!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaporte taking shots to the head.
Zaporte in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Zulu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Zulu tries for a takedown but Zaporte sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zaporte tries to land a body kick
and Zulu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zaporte won't be happy with that.
Zulu tries to score with some ground and pound. Zaporte controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zulu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Zaporte managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zulu.
Zulu tries to score with some ground and pound. Zaporte controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zulu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Zaporte's legs.
Zulu stands up and beckons Zaporte to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zulu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaporte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zulu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zulu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jamal Zulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zaporte backs up against the cage.
Zulu lands a right hook to the body.
Zulu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zaporte rather than just go for the knockout.
Zulu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zulu looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaporte is just out of range.
A big left from Zaporte misses.
No luck for Zulu with that takedown attempt.
Janus Zaporte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Zulu.
Zaporte misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu stalks Zaporte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zaporte's face. Zaporte staggers backwards, shaken.
Zulu throws a jab when Zaporte was well out of range.
Zulu thows a body shot but no joy.
Zulu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaporte.
Zulu shoots in and bounces Zaporte off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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!
Zulu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zaporte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zulu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zaporte can't keep his opponent in guard - Zulu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu prevents Zaporte from standing back up.
Zulu 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.
Zulu working the head and body with strikes.
Zaporte is not content to let Zulu control the position.
Zulu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zaporte wants to improve his position but Zulu is controlling well.
Zaporte is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zulu scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zulu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zulu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zulu controlling the action here.
Zaporte has hold of Zulu's hands but Zulu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Janus Zaporte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamal Zulu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zulu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Zulu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zulu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Zulu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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