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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between bo zo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Varlaam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Varlaam comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Russian Vear! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vadim Varlaam will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 cm
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130 lbs
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165 cm
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, bo zo! 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, Vadim Varlaam! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! zo throws a half hearted mid kick. zo moves out of range of the body kick. Varlaam is looking to clinch. Varlaam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Varlaam checks the leg kick. Varlaam misses with a hook. zo ducked under it nicely. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Varlaam tries to close the distance and clinch up but zo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Varlaam tries to close the distance and clinch up but zo swats him away and circles back towards the center. zo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
zo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Varlaam does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Varlaam misses with the body kick and zo counters with a one-two to the body. Varlaam tries to clinch but zo is having none of it. Varlaam tries to clinch up but zo circles away and keeps his distance. zo keeps Varlaam at a distance using the push kick. Varlaam throws a leg kick that misses. zo ducks under a wild hook from Varlaam. Varlaam throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from zo. Varlaam shrugs it off though. A good leg kick by zo. A chopping leg kick lands by zo. zo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Varlaam.
Varlaam tries to close the distance and clinch up but zo swats him away and circles back towards the center. zo looks to land a combination but Varlaam avoids it well. zo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
zo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Varlaam looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Varlaam looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round. Varlaam fails in his attempt to clinch. zo connects with a solid leg kick. Varlaam takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. zo scores with a kick to the body.
zo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Varlaam. That did some damage! Nice cross by zo. zo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Varlaam looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. zo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. zo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Varlaam on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! zo lands a jab-cross combination. zo scores with a jab. Varlaam acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Varlaam has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from zo. zo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Varlaam takes a step back to recover. zo feints and then cracks Varlaam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Varlaam down. zo lunges at Varlaam with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Varlaam's hand. zo looks to land a combination. Varlaam sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. zo cracks a nice hook into Varlaam's ribs. zo misses with a kick to the body.
zo misses with a body kick. zo avoids a kick to the body.
zo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Varlaam.
Vadim Varlaam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A decent looking body kick lands there for zo.
That's two minutes gone in the round. zo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
zo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A good leg kick by zo. zo punishes Varlaam's body with a nice straight punch. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by zo.
zo throws a nice inside leg kick. Varlaam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Varlaam moves out of range of the body kick. A combination from zo does no damage. zo misses with a kick to the body.
Varlaam takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
zo feints and then cracks Varlaam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Varlaam down. Varlaam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. zo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. zo is looking to wear down Varlaam with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. zo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
zo cracks Varlaam with a good jab. Varlaam takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for zo.
Varlaam's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. zo throws a right and a left that both miss. zo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
zo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Varlaam manages to avoid it. zo scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. zo scores with a hook to the body. Varlaam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Varlaam tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A nice leg kick lands there from zo. Varlaam tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. zo scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for zo.
zo is looking to slow Varlaam down with leg kicks. zo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. zo throws a quick inside leg kick. zo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Varlaam's sensitive parts. zo misses with an attempted mid kick.
zo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Varlaam on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
zo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. zo throws a wild body kick that Varlaam sees coming a mile off. zo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Varlaam takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! zo connects with a solid leg kick. zo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. zo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. zo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Varlaam has time to react. A kick lands to the mid section there for zo.
That's four minutes gone in the round. zo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Varlaam misses with the body kick letting zo counter with a right hand. zo misses with a series of wild punches.
zo feints and then cracks Varlaam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Varlaam down. A chopping leg kick lands by zo. Varlaam walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Varlaam gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Nice shot by zo. Varlaam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from zo. zo throws a quick inside leg kick. Varlaam has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by zo. Nice body kick there by zo. zo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
zo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! zo catches Varlaam with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Varlaam steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from zo. That one must have hurt. Nice body kick from zo. A slapping leg kick lands for zo.
zo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bo zo dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by zo. That's going to slow Varlaam down. Varlaam tries to clinch but zo is having none of it. zo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. zo scores with a leg kick.
Varlaam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. zo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Varlaam might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, zo has got the better of the exchanges. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by zo. Varlaam does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. A nice inside leg kick there by zo. That's going to slow Varlaam down. bo zo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. zo throws a nice inside leg kick. Varlaam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
zo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Varlaam walks into a jab. zo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from zo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Varlaam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Varlaam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Varlaam steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from zo. That one must have hurt. A solid leg kick lands there for zo.
Varlaam is breathing heavily. zo thows a body kick. Varlaam tries to catch it but that hurt him. zo is looking to slow Varlaam down with leg kicks. Varlaam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before zo can pounce on him.
Varlaam takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
zo scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Varlaam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from zo.
zo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Varlaam can do to turn this around? zo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Varlaam. Varlaam gets cracked with a nice right hand there by zo. A good leg kick by zo. A kick lands to the mid section there for zo. Varlaam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by zo. zo obviously looking to wear him down.
zo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. zo cracks Varlaam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. zo delivers a nice body kick. zo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from zo, right into the meat.
Varlaam moves out of range as zo throws a body kick.
Jab by zo. zo fails to land with a series of punches.
zo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and zo duly obliges. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. zo throws a right and a left that Varlaam avoids nicely. Varlaam throws a leg kick but zo sees it coming and moves out of range. zo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. zo throws a leg kick but Varlaam sees it coming and checks it nicely. Varlaam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Varlaam steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from zo. That one must have hurt. A good leg kick by zo. zo scores with a shot to the body.
zo misses with a body kick. zo misses with a body kick. A good leg kick by zo. zo lands with an overhand left. A nice leg kick lands there from zo. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Varlaam blocks a low kick nicely. zo scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Varlaam avoids a lazy jab quite easily. zo thumps Varlaam with a low kick. zo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Varlaam takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. zo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Varlaam's sensitive parts. Varlaam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. zo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. zo cracks Varlaam with an open hand slap. zo misses with a series of wild punches.
Varlaam misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Varlaam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Varlaam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Varlaam dodges the punch combination from zo.
zo shoots in looking for a takedown. Varlaam tries to sprawl out of it but zo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Varlaam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Varlaam moves in looking to clinch but zo pushes him off. Varlaam takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. zo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. zo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Varlaam doesn't seem bothered though. zo circles away from the clinch attempt.
zo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
zo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Varlaam takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
zo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Varlaam's sensitive parts. Varlaam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Crunch! zo slams his shin into Varlaam's torso. zo lands with a straight right. Varlaam didn't see that one coming. zo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. zo pushes Varlaam away with a front kick. zo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
zo keeps Varlaam at a distance using the push kick. zo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. zo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. zo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Varlaam. zo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by zo. zo throws a wild body kick that Varlaam sees coming a mile off. zo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Varlaam on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
zo throws the left hand but Varlaam avoids the punch easily. zo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. zo closes the distance and lands a one-two. zo lands with a good body shot. zo lands with a thumping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Varlaam has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by zo. zo feints and then cracks Varlaam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Varlaam down. zo lands with an uppercut that bounces Varlaam off the cage and back into rage. zo connects with a solid leg kick. zo throws a nice outside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bo zo dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
zo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. zo throws a leg kick that misses. zo fails to land with a series of punches.
bo zo is winning the standup battle so far. zo lands with a straight right. Varlaam didn't see that one coming. zo swinging wildly here.
zo throws a wild body kick that Varlaam sees coming a mile off. zo tries to land a leg kick but Varlaam saw it coming and moves away.
Varlaam blocks a low kick nicely. zo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
zo throws a shot to the body.
Varlaam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by zo. zo obviously looking to wear him down.
zo connects with a body shot. Jab, jab by zo - just one landing. Varlaam blocks the body kick.
Varlaam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. zo fakes the leg kick and cracks Varlaam in the body. zo throws a nice inside leg kick. zo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Varlaam. zo takes a swing at Varlaam's ribcage but misses. zo missing with a left hand there. Varlaam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jab by zo.
That's one minute gone in the round. zo throws a nice inside leg kick. zo lands with a kick to the ribs.
zo lands a slapping body shot.
zo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick from zo. Varlaam slips under a jab. zo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Varlaam moves away. zo connects with a looping right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by zo. That's going to slow Varlaam down. zo tests Varlaam's chin there with a solid looking shot. zo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Varlaam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Varlaam takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Good work by Varlaam as he checks the leg kick. zo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Varlaam has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Varlaam there as he acknowledges the shot. Good leg kick by zo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
zo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A nice combination there by zo.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Varlaam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from zo. zo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Varlaam has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by zo. zo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
zo throws a shot to the body.
zo with a hook. zo connects with a solid leg kick. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Varlaam tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. zo lands with a thumping leg kick.
zo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. zo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from zo. zo throws a push kick but Varlaam slaps the foot to one side. zo misses the shot to the body. Varlaam tries to land a leg kick but zo saw it coming and moves away.
zo throws a nice outside leg kick. A slapping leg kick lands for zo.
zo lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for zo.
An inside leg kick lands from zo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. zo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. zo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. zo dips down and scores with a jab to the body. zo throws a leg kick that misses. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from zo. zo stalks Varlaam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Varlaam's face. Varlaam staggers backwards, shaken. zo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. zo lands with a nice body kick. zo swings for the body but Varlaam moves out of range.
zo cracks the inside of Varlaam's front leg. zo thows a body kick. Varlaam tries to catch it but that hurt him. zo connects with a solid leg kick. zo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Varlaam on the side of the head. zo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. zo thuds his right hand into Varlaam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. zo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. An inside leg kick lands from zo. Varlaam moves out of range of the body kick. Varlaam slips a straight right by zo. zo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Varlaam takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round. zo misses with a body kick. Varlaam gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. zo lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for zo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from zo. zo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Varlaam momentarily.
zo throws a push kick but Varlaam slaps the foot to one side. zo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
zo cracks the inside of Varlaam's front leg. zo scores with a jab. Varlaam acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. zo throws a leg kick but Varlaam sees it coming and checks it nicely. Good leg kick by zo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
zo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Varlaam.
Varlaam takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A telegraphed right hand from zo misses the target. Varlaam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. zo fakes the leg kick and cracks Varlaam in the body. Vadim Varlaam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by zo.
zo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Varlaam will feel that in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight! bo zo showed his dominance in that final round. Well zo 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24 Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24 Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bo zo!
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