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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Ford (ranked 782 p4p, 635 weight class) and Peter Zonta (ranked 115 p4p, 94 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ed Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Zonta!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zonta.
Zonta creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ford sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Zonta.
Ford wants to control but Zonta postures up.
Ford takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ford is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ford is looking for a sweep.
Ford struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zonta in side control, throwing shots but Ford defends.
Zonta scoring with punches from side control.
Ford is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zonta lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zonta throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ford is looking to regain half guard here but Zonta keeps moving and retains side control.
Zonta cracks Ford with a big right hand but Ford just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ground and pound from Zonta seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zonta trying to control the position but Ford is working away.
Zonta misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Zonta misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Zonta has knee on belly and moves into mount.
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.
Ford is in a horrible position here. Zonta smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ford tries to lock up and control but Zonta gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ford wants to hold on but Zonta pushes him away.
Zonta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zonta punching from mount but Ford doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ford is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ford is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ford can't escape the position.
Zonta landing strikes from the mount and Ford is in trouble!
Zonta misses with a head shot.
Zonta pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ford really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ford blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zonta with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford can't escape the position.
Ford wants to hold on but Zonta pushes him away.
Zonta prevents Ford from getting the reversal.
Zonta tries to control but Ford wriggling away.
Zonta moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ford has worked his arm free - good work by Ford!
Zonta in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zonta is chipping away with strikes.
Ford is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zonta working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zonta lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ford sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zonta working Ford over with strikes.
Zonta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ford defending well though.
Zonta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zonta is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ford sees it coming and defends easily.
Zonta seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ford does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ford pushes Zonta off looking to stand but Zonta dives back in and keeps control.
Zonta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Zonta dominated that round.
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 clinches with his opponent.
Zonta gets through Ford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ford tries to land knees in the clinch but Zonta avoids the damage to the body.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but Zonta blocks with his arms.
Ford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ford stops a takedown attempt from Zonta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zonta.
Our sources have told us that Ford has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Zonta tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zonta lands a nice uppercut.
Ford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ford landing knees to the head.
Zonta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zonta misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford tries to land knees in the clinch but Zonta avoids the damage to the body.
Zonta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zonta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zonta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ford pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ed Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Zonta.
Ford is looking to clinch but Zonta is avoiding it.
Zonta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zonta looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zonta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ford's waist but Ford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zonta off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford wants to clinch up but Zonta keeps it at a distance.
Ford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zonta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ford.
Ford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zonta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zonta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ed Ford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zonta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ford moves into the clinch.
Zonta struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
Zonta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zonta swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zonta digs a right hand into Ford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ford's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Zonta.
A short uppercut from Zonta.
Zonta tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Zonta back against the cage.
Ford tries a knee to the head but Zonta blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford misses with a knee to the head.
Ford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zonta.
Zonta lands with a left to the head.
Ford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zonta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zonta is defending well for now.
Zonta wants a takedown.
Ford landing knees to the body.
Ford lands a nice uppercut.
Zonta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zonta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zonta avoiding damage as Ford throws knees to the body.
Ford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zonta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ford's elbow.
Zonta lands a right hand.
Ford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zonta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zonta lands with a short shot to the head.
Zonta takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zonta.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zonta.
Zonta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zonta misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Zonta on the inside.
Ford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zonta backwards.
Zonta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ford is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zonta tries to work over Ford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zonta managing to block the knees to the body from Ford.
Zonta misses with a punch to the body.
Ford trying to land knees to the body.
Ford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zonta has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ford clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zonta keeps control of the position as Ford tries to break free.
Zonta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zonta looking to break Ford's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ford remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Zonta will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford looking very determined here, making life difficult for Zonta.
Zonta missing with strikes from the back.
Zonta misses with punches from the back.
Zonta tries to get the hooks in deep but Ford pushed the leg off.
Ford covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Ford is taking damage to the body and head.
Zonta misses with punches from the back.
Zonta scores with strikes from the back.
Zonta scores with punches to the body.
Zonta missing with punches from the back.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zonta lands with a good body shot.
Zonta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Zonta misses its intended target.
Ford thinks about countering with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Zonta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peter Zonta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Zonta.
Zonta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ford has closed the distance and engaged Zonta in a clinch.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zonta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Zonta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zonta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ed Ford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Zonta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zonta.
A right hook to the body lands for Ford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zonta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zonta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ford struggles to land a body shot inside as Zonta controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Zonta.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Ford as the two fighters clinch.
Ford blocking some punches.
Zonta lands with a light punch inside.
Ford misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Zonta on the inside.
Ford is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zonta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Ford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Zonta.
Zonta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Zonta tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Zonta back against the cage.
Zonta dips a shoulder and cracks Ford with a mighty uppercut! Ford falls back against the cage and Zonta unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ford is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Zonta screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Zonta!
Peter Zonta made sure to mention his sponsor, Bondi MMA 🏝️ in his post fight interview.
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