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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edu Duarte (ranked 3029 p4p, 3159 weight class) and Eduardo Zavala (ranked 320 p4p, 337 weight class). Eduardo Zavala is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edu Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Zavala!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Duarte wants to free his trapped foot but Zavala is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Duarte is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Duarte is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zavala manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Duarte thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Duarte has gone for a leg lock! Zavala slips out almost immediately though and dives into Duarte's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zavala wants to control from the top but Duarte keeps moving.
Duarte could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavala tries to free his leg and advance position but Duarte is retaining full guard.
Zavala passes into half guard.
Zavala lands strikes from half guard.
Duarte looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Duarte looking for submissions off his back.
Duarte is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LazyFighters Gym - Island Boys, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duarte is not content to let Zavala control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duarte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zavala wants to pass the guard but Duarte is keeping the position.
Zavala would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Duarte thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zavala wants to control from the top but Duarte keeps moving.
Zavala postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Duarte pulls Zavala in to control the position.
Zavala is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duarte working for a triangle but Zavala defends it easily.
Duarte looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavala scoring with some ground and pound.
Zavala throws a big elbow that misses.
Duarte working for a triangle but Zavala defends it easily.
Zavala trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
Duarte looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zavala passes into side control.
Duarte tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zavala is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Duarte has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zavala scoring with punches and elbows.
Zavala has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duarte tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zavala wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Duarte is working hard here to advance position.
Zavala remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Duarte tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duarte can't do much from the bottom here.
Duarte on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duarte tries to get out of the position.
Duarte is trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Zavala dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Duarte scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Zavala's face as Duarte controls the position.
Zavala is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Duarte tries for a kimura but Zavala is defending well.
Zavala is trying to control Duarte's posture but Duarte avoids it.
Eduardo Zavala has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zavala knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Duarte is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zavala is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavala is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zavala wants to get back to his feet.
Zavala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zavala isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Duarte stacks Zavala on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Duarte!
Zavala sneaks back into half guard.
Duarte is keen to just control but Zavala is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zavala wants to sweep but Duarte has passed to side control!
Duarte trying to control the action but Zavala is working from the bottom.
Zavala is trying to improve his position.
Zavala tries to escape but Duarte is in control.
Duarte looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zavala tries to improve position but can't.
Duarte working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zavala has escaped the position, nice work there.
Duarte is looking to take a break and control but Zavala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zavala can't do much from the bottom here.
Zavala sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zavala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Duarte pulls his head out easily.
Zavala has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Duarte is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Duarte seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zavala does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Duarte is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Duarte is looking to stall here but Zavala recovers full guard.
Zavala is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zavala is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duarte defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duarte slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edu Duarte dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Zavala shoots in and gets a takedown into Duarte's guard.
Zavala is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zavala scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zavala postures up.
Zavala wants to control from the top but Duarte keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zavala thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Duarte looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duarte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zavala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zavala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duarte is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zavala trying to hold on to Duarte's head to control him but Duarte postures up.
Zavala looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zavala tries to get to full guard but Duarte has control of the leg.
Duarte tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zavala knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte trying to control from half guard but Zavala is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zavala actively working from the bottom here.
Duarte prevents Zavala from improving his position.
Zavala pushes Duarte off looking to stand but Duarte dives back in and keeps control.
Duarte is working for a submission of some sort.
Duarte is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zavala is just riding it out for now. Duarte eventually gives up the hold.
Duarte wants to take a breather but Zavala is having none of it.
Zavala trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Duarte looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zavala is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duarte defends well.
Duarte trying to control but Zavala is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zavala wants to get back to his feet but Duarte is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Duarte has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Zavala to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Duarte is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Zavala pulls down on the head and he's put Duarte to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eduardo Zavala!
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