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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vuvu Zela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Fist on (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vuvu Zela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sonny Fist on!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist on tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fist on looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Zela shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zela connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zela has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zela with a couple of short strikes.
Zela lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Fist on that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zela cracks Fist on with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zela with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zela working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zela working the ground and pound effectively.
Zela with good strikes from the mount here!
Zela landing strikes from the mount and Fist on is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Zela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zela looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fist on can't escape the position.
Zela connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zela landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zela lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fist on really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zela cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zela postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fist on looks a forlorn figure.
Zela has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fist on's face.
Zela lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zela is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zela lands a heavy elbow.
Zela dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zela lands a heavy elbow.
Fist on is rocked!
Zela lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fist on hang on?
Fist on is still in real trouble! Can Zela finish him?
Zela lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fist on hang on?
Zela controlling the position easily from mount.
Fist on seems to have recovered his senses.
Zela cracks Fist on with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zela punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zela controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zela landing punches.
Zela controlling his opponent.
Zela is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zela pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zela content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Zela connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Zela.
Zela landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zela with shots to the head and body - Fist on looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zela with the ground and pound from mount.
Zela lands a big shot there that rocks Fist on but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zela looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zela seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fist on for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Zela connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vuvu Zela dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zela shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fist on is trying to defend but Zela finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zela scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Zela.
Zela seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Zela lands strikes from half guard.
Fist on wants to control the action here but instead Zela manages to pass to full mount!
Vuvu Zela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zela lands a heavy elbow.
Zela is working for a guillotine from mount but Fist on frees his head quite easily.
Fist on is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist on is in a horrible position here. Zela smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zela landing shots from mount.
Zela landing strikes from the mount.
Zela with the ground and pound from mount.
Fist on tries to lock up and control but Zela gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zela raining down shots from the mount!
Zela controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Zela connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zela fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zela lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zela tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zela is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zela lands a heavy elbow.
Zela connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zela postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fist on looks a forlorn figure.
Zela scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Zela.
Zela is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fist on has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Zela connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zela jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fist on manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Zela is working Fist on over with some ground and pound from side control.
Zela tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zela has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist on takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Zela scoring with punches and elbows.
Fist on takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zela controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zela in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vuvu Zela dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fist on throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zela.
Fist on moves in looking to clinch but Zela pushes him off.
Zela closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Zela there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zela lands a nice short elbow.
Zela stalling.
Zela's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Zela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fist on can do to turn this around?
Zela is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fist on takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zela lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zela looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zela keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zela working the head and body with strikes.
Zela controlling the action here.
Zela lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Zela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zela not doing much here.
Zela working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zela not doing much here.
Zela seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zela trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zela works his way into side control.
Zela creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fist on tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zela wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zela lands a nice forearm strike.
Zela is working Fist on over with some ground and pound from side control.
Zela looks up at the clock and then as Fist on takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Zela smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zela is chipping away with strikes.
Zela landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Zela cracks Fist on with a big elbow.
Vuvu Zela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zela creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Zela working the head and body with strikes.
Sonny Fist on has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zela is staying tight to Fist on's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Zela scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fist on to see if he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vuvu Zela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zela has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vuvu Zela!
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energy
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hype
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