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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachariah Fenstarmacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fenstarmacher has chosen Country Road as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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240 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Good elbows
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noah James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zachariah Fenstarmacher!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenstarmacher closes the distance and pushes James back into the cage.
James fails to pull guard.
Fenstarmacher lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Noah James has been cut.
James wants a takedown but no success here.
Fenstarmacher struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
Fenstarmacher throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Fenstarmacher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James tries to pull guard but Fenstarmacher holds him up against the cage and eventually James drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James successfully pulls guard.
Fenstarmacher stopping the sweep attempt from James.
James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fenstarmacher connects with a couple of short punches.
Fenstarmacher won't allow James to sweep him here.
Fenstarmacher throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Fenstarmacher should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fenstarmacher throws a big right hand that misses.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fenstarmacher preventing the sweep.
Fenstarmacher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
James lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fenstarmacher!
That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to control but Fenstarmacher is having none of it.
James jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fenstarmacher manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fenstarmacher manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fenstarmacher tries to kick James off but James keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
James passes to full mount!
James looking to control but Fenstarmacher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenstarmacher can't escape the position.
James with shots to the head and body - Fenstarmacher looks very uncomfortable down there.
James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fenstarmacher is working to get back to half guard.
Fenstarmacher is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
Fenstarmacher bucks James off and manages to get back to his feet!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachariah Fenstarmacher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah James's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fenstarmacher is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fenstarmacher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
James is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fenstarmacher content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
James manages to get to full guard.
James keeping moving, preventing Fenstarmacher from controlling successfully.
Fenstarmacher postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
Fenstarmacher trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James kicks Fenstarmacher off and gets to his feet.
Fenstarmacher moves into the clinch successfully.
Fenstarmacher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fenstarmacher is working James over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James working hard to break the clinch.
Fenstarmacher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fenstarmacher lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
Fenstarmacher jumps guard and drags James to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fenstarmacher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
James thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenstarmacher pulls James in close to prevent any damage.
Fenstarmacher is looking to stand up but James isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenstarmacher has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes James off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fenstarmacher has James up against the cage in a clinch.
Fenstarmacher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Fenstarmacher.
Fenstarmacher lands a nice elbow.
Fenstarmacher lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
Fenstarmacher looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fenstarmacher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
Fenstarmacher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fenstarmacher lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenstarmacher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fenstarmacher wants a takedown.
Fenstarmacher is looking for a takedown up against the cage. James gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fenstarmacher gets underhooks to prevent James's takedown attempt.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Fenstarmacher has eaten all the pies!
James avoiding damage as Fenstarmacher throws knees to the body.
James blocks an elbow strike.
Fenstarmacher is pushing James up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
James tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fenstarmacher smiles and moves away.
Fenstarmacher fails in his attempt to clinch.
James is looking to clinch.
James tries to clinch there but Fenstarmacher circles away.
Fenstarmacher takes the fight into the clinch.
Fenstarmacher scores a nice knee to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachariah Fenstarmacher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noah James's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fenstarmacher darts in and clinches James up against the cage.
Fenstarmacher landing knees to the head.
James tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fenstarmacher smiles and moves away.
Fenstarmacher doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James wants to clinch
and Fenstarmacher counters with a shoot takedown. James fights it but they end up in guard.
James is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fenstarmacher is controlling him.
Fenstarmacher lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fenstarmacher tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
Fenstarmacher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fenstarmacher slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James can't keep his opponent in guard - Fenstarmacher advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
James is looking to improve his position.
James trying to control but Fenstarmacher postures up.
Fenstarmacher lands with a punch from half guard.
James wants to get back to full guard but Fenstarmacher has passed into side control.
Fenstarmacher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fenstarmacher dominating with strikes here.
Fenstarmacher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can James hang on?
Fenstarmacher looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
James keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenstarmacher lands a big elbow.
Fenstarmacher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fenstarmacher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fenstarmacher trying to control but James is having none of it.
Fenstarmacher landing strikes from the mount and James is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Fenstarmacher.
James can't escape the position.
James is bucking up trying to escape but Fenstarmacher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
James wants to control but Fenstarmacher is having none of it.
Fenstarmacher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of James's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenstarmacher controlling the pace for now.
Fenstarmacher landing strikes, looking to finish!
James keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fenstarmacher cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fenstarmacher looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Fenstarmacher.
James taking shots to the head.
Noah James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zachariah Fenstarmacher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenstarmacher sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
James is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fenstarmacher controlling the position easily from mount.
James throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Fenstarmacher controlling the position easily from mount.
Fenstarmacher cracks James with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zachariah Fenstarmacher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fenstarmacher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachariah Fenstarmacher!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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