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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tan Zan (ranked 875 p4p, 1676 weight class) and Lord Mammon (ranked 127 p4p, 231 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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31 - 11 - 1 |
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15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tan Zan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lord Mammon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mammon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mammon is looking to clinch but Zan is avoiding it.
Zan looks to land a left hand but Mammon moved out of range nicely.
Mammon wants to clinch up but Zan keeps it at a distance.
Mammon wants to clinch but Zan slips to the side
and Zan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mammon throws a big shot that misses.
Zan misses with a hook. Mammon ducked under it nicely.
Mammon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zan swats away the attempt to clinch by Mammon.
Mammon instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mammon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mammon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zan lands an uppercut.
Mammon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mammon blocking some punches.
Zan has a couple of punches blocked by Mammon.
Zan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mammon backwards.
Mammon prevents a body shot from Zan.
Mammon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tan Zan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mammon blocks a jab.
Zan lands with a straight right. Mammon didn't see that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zan.
It looks like Lord Mammon has been cut.
Mammon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mammon looks to score with a jab to the body but Zan is just out of range.
Zan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mammon wants to clinch but Zan slips to the side
and Zan counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Zan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mammon on the side of the head.
Zan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zan lands a jab.
Mammon blocks a jab.
Mammon tries to close the distance and clinch but Zan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mammon throws a hook to the side of Zan's head but Zan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mammon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Mammon does no damage.
We've been told by Zan's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mammon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zan throws a jab but it's blocked by Mammon.
Mammon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mammon slips a straight right by Zan.
Zan throws a lazy right hand but Mammon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Zan does it's job there.
Mammon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mammon rushes Zan and presses him up against the cage.
Zan misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Mammon - that landed with a thud.
Zan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Zan fails to land.
Zan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zan lands a nice shot to the body.
Mammon lands with a left to the head.
Mammon is working Zan over against the cage.
Mammon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tan Zan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lord Mammon.
Mammon throws out a loose jab but Zan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zan works Mammon's body with a nice hook.
Zan throws a jab but it's blocked by Mammon.
Mammon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zan sets himself, and Mammon steps forward looking for the clinch! Zan avoids it this time.
Mammon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Zan misses its intended target.
Zan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mammon moves away.
Zan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mammon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mammon slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Mammon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mammon walks into a straight right hand from Zan.
Mammon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zan jabs Mammon right on the nose. Mammon blinks but takes it well.
Zan thuds a left hand into Mammon's body.
Mammon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mammon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zan throws a poor cross that misses
and Mammon counters with a left to the body.
Zan misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Mammon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mammon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zan.
Mammon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mammon blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tan Zan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lord Mammon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zan lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Zan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Zan misses the target.
Zan works the jab nicely.
Mammon just misses with a punch to the body.
Mammon tries to clinch there but Zan circles away.
Mammon closes the distance and clinches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Zan lands a body punch.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Zan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mammon can do to turn this around?
Mammon is trying to force a seperation but Zan has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zan.
Zan tries to throw a body punch but Mammon avoids it by throwing Zan back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zan lands with a left to the head.
Mammon is trying to drag Zan to the mat but Zan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zan lands a nice shot to the body.
Zan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mammons head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammon breaks the clinch.
Zan misses with a straight right.
Zan misses with a hook
and Mammon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mammon throws a lazy right hand but Zan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mammon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zan, pushing him back against the cage.
Zan lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Zan.
A short body shot lands from Zan as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Zan.
Mammon is breathing heavily.
Mammon prevents a body shot from Zan.
Zan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Zan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Zan.
Tan Zan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mammon blocks a body shot from Zan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mammon throws a head punch that misses.
Zan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mammon backwards.
Zan lands a left hand.
Zan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mammon has had enough of the clinch but Zan keeps him there for the moment.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zan working aggressively here.
Zan cracks Mammon with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Zan.
Zan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zan lands with a light punch inside.
Zan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mammon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zan prevents it.
Zan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mammon.
Good body shot from Zan.
Zan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mammon.
Zan scores with a shot to the side of Mammon's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mammon is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zan.
Zan lands a left hand.
Zan lands an uppercut.
Mammon is rocked!
Zan scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zan.
Zan lands an uppercut.
Mammon is still on wobbly legs! Can Zan finish him?
Zan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Zan.
Zan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zan lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zan.
Zan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Mammon with a big uppercut! Mammon tries to clinch up but Zan pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Mammon to the mat! Mammon covers up and Zan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tan Zan!
An out of breath Tan Zan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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