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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Zonta (ranked 1082 p4p, 1186 weight class) and No Way (ranked 135 p4p, 151 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Zonta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, No Way!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Way throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zonta staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Way.
Zonta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zonta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Way connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zonta lands with a right hand.
Way tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zonta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zonta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zonta has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Zonta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Way.
Way throws a shot from downtown. Zonta moves away and avoids it.
Zonta throws a right and a left that Way avoids nicely.
Way tries to land a front kick but Zonta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zonta lands with a nice body punch.
Way throws a wild body kick that Zonta sees coming a mile off.
Way misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zonta.
Zonta misses with a body kick.
Way misses with a low kick.
Way takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No Way seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Way avoids the body shot from Zonta.
Zonta lands with a hook. Way tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Way takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zonta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Way unleashes a big counter combination but Zonta bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Way throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zonta punishes Way's body with a nice straight punch.
Way throws a leg kick
and Zonta counters with a nice uppercut.
Way throws a one two combo.
Zonta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Way misses the target.
Zonta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Way has one foot on Zonta's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Way swinging wildly here.
Way throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zonta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zonta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Way backs up against the cage.
Way shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Way is rocked!
Zonta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Way throws out the jab.
Way is still on wobbly legs! Can Zonta finish him?
Zonta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Way under the eye.
Zonta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Way gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zonta to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zonta throws an elbow that misses. Way uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zonta's guard. Nice move by Way!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Way working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Zonta pulls Way in close to his closed guard and prevents Way from doing any damage or advancing position.
Way seems to have recovered his senses.
Zonta keeping moving, preventing Way from controlling successfully.
Way looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta keeping moving, preventing Way from controlling successfully.
Zonta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Way is one step ahead there.
Way is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zonta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zonta pulls Way in close to prevent any damage.
Zonta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Way trying to control the position from guard on top but Zonta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zonta scores with a sloppy right hand. Way should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zonta lands a really nice looking cross but Way seems unphased.
Way comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Way fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zonta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Way lands a jab to the head.
Way throws a right hand that Zonta ducks under and follows up with a left that Zonta also avoids with ease.
Zonta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Way circles away quickly and effectively.
Zonta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Peter Zonta will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Zonta closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Way to the mat! Way manages to get full guard.
Zonta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Way avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zonta throwing strikes but missing.
Zonta throws an elbow that misses. Way uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zonta's guard. Nice move by Way!
Way trying to control the position from guard on top but Zonta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zonta wants to stand but Way is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zonta wants to sweep here but Way controlling him for the moment.
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.
Way wanted to stand there but Zonta had control of the position.
Way stands and steps away. Zonta gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Way misses with a body shot.
Zonta ducks under a wild hook from Way.
Some wild striking there from Way.
Zonta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Way.
Way avoids the body shot from Zonta.
No Way is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Way with a nice cross.
Way throws a shot from downtown. Zonta moves away and avoids it.
Zonta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Way lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from Way misses.
Way misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zonta counters with a left to the body.
Zonta connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zonta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Way backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Way misses with a double jab
and Zonta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peter Zonta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zonta lands a jab-cross combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zonta lands a body punch.
Way is breathing heavily.
Way wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zonta has him pressed against the cage.
Zonta is working Way over against the cage.
Zonta working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Zonta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zonta has hold of one of Way's legs. Way is fighting the takedown attempt but Zonta gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Way preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Way wants to stand but Zonta is controlling the position.
Zonta wants to control from the top but Way keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta throws an elbow that misses. Way uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zonta's guard. Nice move by Way!
Zonta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Way trying to control the position from guard on top but Zonta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zonta pulls Way in to control the position.
Zonta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Way's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zonta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Way wants to get back to his feet but Zonta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zonta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Way keeping moving, preventing Zonta from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Way avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zonta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zonta looking to sit in guard and control but Way gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Way throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zonta wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Way trying to control but Zonta is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Zonta dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Way moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zonta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Way avoids a wild elbow strike from Zonta.
Way is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zonta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zonta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zonta prevents Way from breaking the clinch.
Zonta working aggressively here.
Zonta working aggressively here.
Way trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Way stalling in the clinch but Zonta improves position.
Way's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zonta misses with a takedown attempt - Way sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zonta backing away here, and Way unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zonta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Way circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zonta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Way misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Way throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Way looks to land a combination. Zonta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Way throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Way swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zonta decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zonta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peter Zonta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Zonta.
Way keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zonta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Way's head.
Zonta slips a nice elbow through Way's hands, connecting with Way's forehead.
Zonta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zonta lands a nice short elbow.
Zonta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Way tries to kick Zonta off but Zonta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zonta throwing shots but Way is blocking nicely.
Way blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zonta.
Zonta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Way avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zonta.
Way blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zonta.
Zonta trying to control from half guard but Way is working away.
Zonta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zonta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Way keeps working.
Zonta lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta is keen to just control but Way is a slippery customer.
Zonta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zonta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Way defending well though.
Zonta working over Way with some ground and pound. Way looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zonta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zonta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zonta seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Way does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zonta not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zonta jabs Way right on the nose. Way blinks but takes it well.
No Way has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zonta takes one on the button.
Zonta checks the leg kick.
Way stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Way wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Zonta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Way tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zonta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zonta misses with a wild body shot.
Way chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zonta can pounce on him.
Way tries to clinch but Zonta is having none of it.
Peter Zonta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Way gets caught napping as Zonta dives in and scores a takedown. Way manages to retain guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zonta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zonta trying to control the position from guard on top but Way is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zonta engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zonta trying to control the position from guard on top but Way is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Zonta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zonta has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Zonta!
An out of breath and clearly excited Peter Zonta thanked Altitude Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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