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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Michael Stanley (ranked 148 p4p, 285 weight class) and Darwin Zambrano (ranked 21 p4p, 40 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Michael Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darwin Zambrano!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley misses with a hook
and Zambrano counters with a nice body shot.
Stanley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zambrano gets back to full guard.
Zambrano looking for a sweep. Not yet Zambrano, not yet.
Zambrano has an active guard here but Stanley has managed to pass into half guard.
Stanley stops Zambrano from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zambrano is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley is looking to take a break and control but Zambrano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zambrano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stanley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stanley's back!
Zambrano is persistently looking for the submission but Stanley is defending it well.
Stanley defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Zambrano's arms.
Zambrano is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Zambrano struggling to keep hold of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zambrano is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Stanley is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Zambrano.
Stanley is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Zambrano is looking for the choke from the back position but Stanley is controlling his hands well.
Stanley is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Zambrano gets his way!
Even with his hooks in, Zambrano manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Stanley trying to control the hands but Zambrano breaks the grip.
Zambrano has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Zambrano has the hooks in. Stanley is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Stanley trying to control the hands but Zambrano won't let him.
Well, with Zambrano on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Stanley is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Stanley defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Stanley is in bad spot here.
Zambrano is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Stanley defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Zambrano is looking for the choke from the back position but Stanley is controlling his hands well.
Zambrano is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Stanley has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Zambrano working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
My spies in Hare of the Dog Gym inform me that Zambrano has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley breaks Zambrano's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Zambrano looking to control but Stanley passes into half guard.
Stanley is looking to advance position but Zambrano won't allow it.
Stanley wants to control but Zambrano is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stanley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zambrano is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin Zambrano dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stanley goes for a double leg but Zambrano avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zambrano continues to drive forward.
Zambrano wants to counter the offense by Stanley and move into the clinch position.
I was talking to Stanley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stanley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Zambrano fails to land.
Zambrano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zambrano pushes Stanley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zambrano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zambrano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stanley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stanley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zambrano pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stanley scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanley works over Zambrano's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Darwin Zambrano has been cut.
Stanley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zambrano.
Zambrano scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley takes a swing at Zambrano's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Zambrano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zambrano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Zambrano misses the target.
Zambrano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stanley takes a swing at Zambrano's ribcage but misses.
Stanley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zambrano lands a nice shot that snaps Stanley's head back.
It looks like Roger Michael Stanley has been cut.
Zambrano avoids the body shot from Stanley.
The fighters circling - Stanley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stanley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zambrano moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley has a couple of punches blocked by Zambrano.
Zambrano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stanley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stanley swats away the attempt to clinch by Zambrano.
Zambrano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stanley at a distance.
Roger Michael Stanley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zambrano's head backwards.
Stanley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zambrano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zambrano shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stanley's guard.
Zambrano drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stanley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stanley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stanley!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley is looking to take a break and control but Zambrano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zambrano is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Stanley is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Zambrano tries to control the position but Stanley now has his back.
Zambrano tries to break free.
Zambrano has hold of Stanley's leg, trying to break free but it's let Stanley lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Zambrano is turning an unusual color here
he's out! Stanley throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roger Michael Stanley!
Roger Michael Stanley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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