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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juodasis Vaiduoklis (ranked 510 p4p, 754 weight class) and Peter Zonta (ranked 72 p4p, 98 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Juodasis Vaiduoklis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Zonta!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Vaiduoklis.
Zonta scores with a hook to the body. Vaiduoklis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zonta misses the shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zonta tests Vaiduoklis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zonta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vaiduoklis in his tracks.
Vaiduoklis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zonta ducks under a wild hook from Vaiduoklis.
Zonta looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaiduoklis is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis throws a low kick, looking for Zonta's leg but Zonta calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vaiduoklis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vaiduoklis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zonta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zonta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vaiduoklis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zonta moves away.
Vaiduoklis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zonta misses the shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis throws a looping overhand right but Zonta ducks down to avoid it.
Vaiduoklis misses with a low kick.
Zonta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis throws a low kick but Zonta moves out of range easily.
Vaiduoklis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vaiduoklis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zonta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vaiduoklis throws an overhand right that lands on Zonta's shoulder, as Zonta tries to avoid the shot.
Zonta let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zonta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zonta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vaiduoklis defending well though.
Zonta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zonta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vaiduoklis's head.
Vaiduoklis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Zonta wants to control but Vaiduoklis is keeping him busy.
Zonta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vaiduoklis won't allow Zonta to pass to mount.
Zonta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vaiduoklis's head.
Vaiduoklis manages to get to full guard.
Zonta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zonta postures up in Vaiduoklis's guard and throws a big left but Vaiduoklis blocks it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Zonta working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Vaiduoklis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zonta throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zonta misses with a hook
and Vaiduoklis counters with an outside leg kick.
Zonta connects with a body shot.
Zonta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaiduoklis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zonta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zonta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vaiduoklis scores with a punch to the head.
Zonta avoids the body shot from Vaiduoklis.
Zonta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vaiduoklis rather than just go for the knockout.
Zonta connects with a body shot.
Zonta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta lands a jab.
Zonta misses with a wild combination.
Vaiduoklis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zonta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vaiduoklis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zonta. Vaiduoklis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaiduoklis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Zonta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vaiduoklis can pounce on him.
Nice body kick there by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zonta throws a body shot but no joy.
Zonta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vaiduoklis misses with a hook.
Zonta only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zonta moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Vaiduoklis misses.
Zonta swings widly with a right hand
and Vaiduoklis counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Vaiduoklis. That's going to slow Zonta down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis misses with a left hand
and Zonta counters with a straight right hand.
Vaiduoklis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vaiduoklis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zonta doesn't seem bothered though.
Vaiduoklis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vaiduoklis misses with a lunging right hand
and Zonta counters with a three punch combo that has Vaiduoklis backing up. Vaiduoklis nods at Zonta to acknowledge the strikes.
Vaiduoklis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zonta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zonta.
Vaiduoklis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zonta's head.
Zonta shoots in looking for a takedown. Vaiduoklis tries to sprawl out of it but Zonta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vaiduoklis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vaiduoklis cracks Zonta with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zonta misses with a few strikes there.
Zonta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vaiduoklis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zonta moves away.
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 Juodasis Vaiduoklis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vaiduoklis avoids the body shot from Zonta.
Good leg kick by Vaiduoklis.
Zonta looks to land a combination but Vaiduoklis avoids it well.
Vaiduoklis swings for the body but Zonta moves out of range.
Zonta moves out of range of the strikes.
Vaiduoklis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zonta manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Zonta misses.
Vaiduoklis lands a nice hook to Zonta's body. Zonta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vaiduoklis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zonta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A bone on bone clash there as Zonta blocks the leg kick.
Vaiduoklis slips under a jab.
Zonta blocks a jab.
Vaiduoklis looks to land a body kick but Zonta moved away.
Vaiduoklis throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zonta swinging wildly here.
Zonta goes for a double leg but Vaiduoklis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vaiduoklis continues to drive forward.
Vaiduoklis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Zonta misses.
Zonta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis misses with a low kick.
Vaiduoklis throws a low kick, looking for Zonta's leg but Zonta calmly moves out of range.
A nice side step and Zonta releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zonta tries to clinch but Vaiduoklis moves out of range.
Vaiduoklis tries a low kick but Zonta avoids it.
Zonta throws a right hand that Vaiduoklis ducks under and follows up with a left that Vaiduoklis also avoids with ease.
Vaiduoklis misses with a left hand
and Zonta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zonta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zonta swings wildly with an uppercut but Vaiduoklis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zonta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vaiduoklis backwards.
A short uppercut from Vaiduoklis.
Zonta lands a shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis misses with a punch on the inside.
Vaiduoklis working aggressively here.
Vaiduoklis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zonta trying to land knees to the body.
Vaiduoklis tries a body shot but Zonta blocks it.
Vaiduoklis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis blocks an uppercut.
Zonta keeps control of Vaiduoklis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vaiduoklis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaiduoklis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vaiduoklis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vaiduoklis looking to slow down the pace here.
Vaiduoklis blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Zonta.
Vaiduoklis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vaiduoklis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vaiduoklis thumps Zonta with a low kick.
Zonta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vaiduoklis counters with a nice leg kick.
Peter Zonta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zonta motions for Vaiduoklis to come forward. Zonta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zonta dives in and grabs Vaiduoklis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vaiduoklis pushes down on Zonta's head and hops out.
Zonta shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zonta was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zonta lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta is looking to take a break and control but Vaiduoklis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Zonta seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zonta throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Zonta.
Vaiduoklis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zonta.
Zonta throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vaiduoklis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Zonta is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vaiduoklis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zonta creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vaiduoklis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zonta is looking to take a break and control but Vaiduoklis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zonta throws an elbow but Vaiduoklis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Peter Zonta has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Vaiduoklis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zonta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zonta with the ground and pound but Vaiduoklis regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Vaiduoklis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vaiduoklis trying to control from the bottom.
Zonta throwing shots but Vaiduoklis is blocking nicely.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Zonta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Vaiduoklis misses.
Vaiduoklis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vaiduoklis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zonta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zonta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zonta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vaiduoklis.
No luck for Zonta with that takedown attempt.
Vaiduoklis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zonta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vaiduoklis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vaiduoklis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zonta was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaiduoklis.
As Vaiduoklis backs off Zonta throws a huge counter combo but Vaiduoklis manages to avoid it all.
Vaiduoklis connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaiduoklis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vaiduoklis lands a right hook to the body.
Vaiduoklis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zonta blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Vaiduoklis coming out on top.
Vaiduoklis misses with a hook. Zonta ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zonta fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Vaiduoklis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zonta.
Zonta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vaiduoklis.
Zonta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Zonta.
Vaiduoklis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zonta at a distance.
Vaiduoklis lands with a good body shot.
Vaiduoklis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vaiduoklis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zonta.
Zonta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zonta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vaiduoklis defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Zonta crashes against the mat.
Vaiduoklis is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zonta wants to control but Vaiduoklis is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Zonta.
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!
Zonta advances to mount.
Vaiduoklis blocking the ground and pound.
Zonta with the ground and pound from mount.
Vaiduoklis holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zonta tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
A nice elbow there by Zonta.
Zonta looking to ground and pound but Vaiduoklis is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zonta looking to ground and pound but Vaiduoklis is blocking nicely.
Zonta throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Zonta punching from mount but Vaiduoklis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee warns Vaiduoklis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vaiduoklis is bucking up trying to escape but Zonta cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zonta in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zonta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vaiduoklis tries to hold on but Zonta pushes him away.
Vaiduoklis taking shots to the head.
Zonta lands a big shot there that rocks Vaiduoklis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zonta raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vaiduoklis is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zonta landing shots from mount.
Oh Vaiduoklis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zonta drops a big elbow. That's hurt Vaiduoklis! More shots from Zonta and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Zonta!
Peter Zonta very nearly forgot to thank Bondi MMA amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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