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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imro Rozenblad (ranked 3858 p4p, 24581 weight class) and Night Zono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rozenblad comes to the cage accompanied by Tjatjie - My Life . Night Zono is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 cm 25 300 1 - 0 - 0 |
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225 cm 27 300 1 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling Brawler Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Imro Rozenblad! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Night Zono! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Zono swinging wildly here.
Zono looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Rozenblad looking for a takedown here - he's got it. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rozenblad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Zono wants to stand up but Rozenblad is controlling him. Rozenblad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Rozenblad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rozenblad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zono wants to stand up but Rozenblad is controlling him. Zono has momentary wrist control but Rozenblad slips an elbow through the middle. Rozenblad is looking to work some ground and pound but Zono has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rozenblad cracks Zono with a solid left hand. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rozenblad with a flurry of punches that miss. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Rozenblad chips away with some ground and pound. Zono is looking to stand up but Rozenblad isn't so interested in that idea. Zono uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Zono lands a body shot.
A left and a right from Zono both land. Nice combination. Rozenblad gets a double leg takedown into Zono's guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rozenblad scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Zono looks winded! Zono preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Rozenblad tries to free his leg and advance position but Zono is retaining full guard. Rozenblad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Rozenblad trying to control the position from guard on top but Zono is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rozenblad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Rozenblad throwing strikes but missing. Rozenblad working some strikes from top position. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Rozenblad trying to control the position from guard on top but Zono is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Rozenblad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zono swivels though and keeps the full guard. Rozenblad slips nicely into half guard. Rozenblad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zono's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rozenblad throwing shots but Zono is blocking nicely. Rozenblad looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zono with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Rozenblad stalling away here and it's allowed Zono to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Rozenblad is looking to work some ground and pound but Zono has wrist control. Rozenblad passes Zono's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Rozenblad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Rozenblad slips a nice elbow through Zono's hands, connecting with Zono's forehead. Rozenblad scoring with strikes to the body and head. Zono tries to kick Rozenblad off but Rozenblad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Zono avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rozenblad. Rozenblad lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zono wants to stand back up but Rozenblad manages to pass into side control.
Zono takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zono takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Zono takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Zono taking a bit of punishment here - Rozenblad scoring with strikes. Rozenblad lands some shots froms side control. This has been an exciting period of action! Rozenblad lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zono down.
Rozenblad wants to control but Zono is keeping him busy. Rozenblad in side control lands a decent elbow. Rozenblad lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Imro Rozenblad dominated that round. That's time! Rozenblad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rozenblad drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Rozenblad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Rozenblad trying to control but Zono is working from the bottom. Imro Rozenblad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Rozenblad stands up over Zono, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Rozenblad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Zono preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Zono manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rozenblad drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rozenblad misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Rozenblad fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rozenblad misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Rozenblad is looking to take a break and control but Zono is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Zono is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zono is trying to buck Rozenblad off. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zono can do anything to dispel that myth. Rozenblad trying to control the action but Zono is working from the bottom. Zono is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Zono regains half guard there - taking advantage of Rozenblad's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Rozenblad wants to control but Zono is keeping him busy. Zono regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rozenblad. Rozenblad advances to half guard. Rozenblad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Rozenblad 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. Zono looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zono keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rozenblad throwing shots but Zono is blocking nicely. Rozenblad thows a huge punch but Zono dodges it nicely.
Rozenblad wants to free his trapped foot but Zono is holding on for dear life with his legs. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rozenblad lands strikes from half guard. Rozenblad throws a strike but Zono avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Rozenblad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Rozenblad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Rozenblad forces his way into half guard. Rozenblad looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zono with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rozenblad lands a nice short elbow. Rozenblad looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zono with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Rozenblad is looking to advance position but Zono won't allow it. Rozenblad passes to side control. Rozenblad grinds an elbow into Zono's temple. Rozenblad lands a few punches from side control. Rozenblad taking a breather here. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Zono taking a bit of punishment here - Rozenblad scoring with strikes. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Imro Rozenblad dominated that second round. 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!
Rozenblad gets the takedown into side control. Rozenblad works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Rozenblad wants to take a breather but Zono manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Rozenblad. Rozenblad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zono is rocked! Rozenblad trying to control but Zono is working from the bottom. Rozenblad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Zono is still in real trouble! Can Rozenblad finish him? Rozenblad stands up over Zono, holding on to his feet. Rozenblad throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Zono is out cold! Rozenblad lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Imro Rozenblad! A relieved looking Imro Rozenblad thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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