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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny McFly (ranked 1677 p4p, 1184 weight class) and Darwin Zambrano (ranked 249 p4p, 173 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darwin Zambrano!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zambrano fakes the leg kick and cracks McFly in the body.
Zambrano dodges the punch combination from McFly.
It seemed like Zambrano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zambrano connects with a high kick.
McFly tries to clinch there but Zambrano circles away.
McFly loads up on a big right hand but Zambrano slips the punch.
McFly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Darwin Zambrano has been cut.
McFly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McFly lunges at Zambrano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zambrano's hand.
Zambrano throws a shot to the body.
Zambrano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFly wants to clinch up but Zambrano keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from McFly. Those never looked like landing.
Zambrano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McFly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zambrano.
McFly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zambrano punishes McFly's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrano blocks a jab.
Zambrano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McFly misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Zambrano misses.
Zambrano gets a clinch.
Zambrano scores with a shot to the side of McFly's head.
Zambrano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zambrano is working McFly over against the cage.
Zambrano blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zambrano.
McFly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McFly.
Zambrano blocks an uppercut.
Zambrano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McFlys head.
Zambrano gets underhooks to prevent McFly's takedown attempt.
Zambrano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zambrano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McFly misses with a combination
and Zambrano counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly tries to clinch
and McFly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zambrano has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Zambrano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McFly was well out of range. Poor timing from Zambrano.
McFly moves to clinch but Zambrano breaks away
and Zambrano counters with a low kick, right behind McFly 's knee.
Zambrano throws the left hand but McFly avoids the punch easily.
Zambrano clinches up with McFly and pushes him back against the cage.
Zambrano breaks the clinch.
McFly has taken the fight to the clinch.
McFly misses with a hook to the ribs.
McFly struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrano controls his hands.
Zambrano manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zambrano working aggressively here.
McFly working hard to break the clinch.
McFly lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano throws a punch but it's blocked by McFly.
McFly has a couple of punches blocked by Zambrano.
Zambrano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to McFly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McFly.
Zambrano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by McFly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McFly.
McFly scores with a nice right hand.
McFly tries to clinch up but Zambrano circles away and keeps his distance.
McFly tries to clinch but Zambrano is having none of it.
Zambrano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McFly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zambrano moves into the clinch.
Zambrano misses with some punches.
McFly lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zambrano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zambrano lands a right hand that snaps the head of McFly backwards.
Zambrano breaks from the clinch.
Jonny McFly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano moves out of range as McFly strikes.
Zambrano appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zambrano.
Jab, jab by Zambrano - just one landing.
McFly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zambrano has time to react.
Zambrano slips a jab from McFly.
Zambrano doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zambrano misses with a low kick.
McFly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Darwin Zambrano's cut even more.
McFly tests Zambrano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zambrano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zambrano shapes to counter with a head kick.
McFly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zambrano.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zambrano throws a head kick but McFly moves out of range.
A big right from McFly misses.
McFly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zambrano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darwin Zambrano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darwin Zambrano's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zambrano moves forwards but McFly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McFly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McFly moves into the clinch.
Zambrano tries to throw a body punch but McFly avoids it by throwing Zambrano back against the cage.
Zambrano misses with a punch to the body.
Zambrano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McFly wants to clinch.
McFly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zambrano at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFly wants to clinch.
Zambrano throws a fast counter high kick but McFly manages to duck under it in time.
Zambrano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McFly rather than just go for the knockout.
Zambrano throws a lazy right hand but McFly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly looks to land a right hand but Zambrano moved out of range.
Zambrano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zambrano misses with a looping left.
McFly throws a hook to the side of Zambrano's head but Zambrano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zambrano misses with a jab, cross combination.
McFly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zambrano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zambrano.
Zambrano lands with a shot to the body.
McFly is looking to clinch.
McFly misses with a lunging right hand
and Zambrano counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from McFly. Zambrano does a little dance to reset his feet.
McFly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jonny McFly is winning the standup battle so far.
McFly cracks Zambrano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McFly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zambrano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McFly misses with a hook
and Zambrano counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano slips a straight right by McFly.
The fighters circling - McFly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zambrano.
McFly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zambrano was well out of range. Poor timing from McFly.
McFly looks to score with a jab to the body but Zambrano is just out of range.
Zambrano lands a right hook to the body.
McFly wants to clinch up but Zambrano keeps it at a distance.
Zambrano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McFly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zambrano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McFly.
Zambrano ducks right into an uppercut from McFly.
McFly connects with the punch.
McFly scores with a jab to the body.
McFly tries to clinch up.
McFly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zambrano counters with a stiff right hand.
McFly is rocked!
McFly throws out a loose jab but Zambrano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McFly tries to clinch but Zambrano moves away
and McFly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh McFly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zambrano finds McFly's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! McFly flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Zambrano lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure McFly will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darwin Zambrano!
In his post fight interview, Darwin Zambrano started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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