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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ox Tozin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Zabuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Ox Tozin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Zabuza!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tozin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tozin tries a head kick but it misses.
Tozin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zabuza as he avoids it easily.
Zabuza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zabuza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tozin.
Ox Tozin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tozin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tozin looking to sit in guard and control but Zabuza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tozin has control of Zabuza's left arm, preventing Zabuza from doing any damage.
Tozin'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.
Zabuza throwing strikes from guard but Tozin blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabuza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tozin 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.
Zabuza trying to control the position from guard on top but Tozin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tozin throws a combination that misses
and Zabuza counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two 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.
Tozin with a poor takedown
and Zabuza counters with a nice uppercut.
Tozin misses with a head kick.
Zabuza lands a two punch combo.
Zabuza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tozin shoots and misses
and Zabuza counters with a left and a right that stings Tozin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ox Tozin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zabuza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tozin is rocked!
Tozin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Tozin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tozin moves forwards but Zabuza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zabuza works over Tozin's head and body with a nice combination.
Tozin throws a sloppy head kick and Zabuza moves out of range easily.
Tozin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zabuza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tozin fails with the takedown
letting Zabuza counter with a right hand.
Tozin is breathing heavily.
Tozin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zabuza counters with a stiff right hand.
Tozin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zabuza misses with a series of wild punches.
Tozin seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tozin throws a shot from downtown. Zabuza moves away and avoids it.
Tozin misses with a hook. Zabuza ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Tozin.
Zabuza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tozin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zabuza.
Tozin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zabuza counters with a takedown into side control.
Tozin can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Zabuza working the ground and pound.
Tozin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tozin tries to get out of the position.
Zabuza misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tozin is letting Zabuza control him for a moment.
Zabuza wants to control but Tozin is keeping him busy.
Tozin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zabuza.
Zabuza with the ground and pound but Tozin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tozin trying to control here.
Tozin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Zabuza dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tozin throws a push kick but Zabuza slaps the foot to one side.
Tozin tries a head kick but it misses.
Tozin fails to land the takedown.
Zabuza throws a series of punches but Tozin avoids them all with ease.
Tozin throws a sloppy head kick and Zabuza moves out of range easily.
Zabuza fails with a takedown attempt.
Ox Tozin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zabuza looks to land a combination but Tozin avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zabuza lands a glancing blow to the side of Tozin's head.
Ricky Zabuza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zabuza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zabuza checks a low kick from Tozin.
Zabuza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tozin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tozin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Zabuza is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tozin working the ground and pound.
Zabuza is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tozin connects with a decent elbow.
Zabuza parries the strikes from Tozin easily there. Tozin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zabuza to escape.
Zabuza managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tozin.
Sloppy strikes there by Tozin.
Tozin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Zabuza wants to control but Tozin postures up.
The ground and pound from Tozin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zabuza is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tozin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tozin working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tozin looks to throw the jab but Zabuza is out of range.
Tozin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zabuza scores with the left hand. Tozin knows he should have avoided that one.
Tozin shoots for a double leg takedown but Zabuza sprawls well. He's pushed Tozin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ox Tozin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tozin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tozin throws a leg kick but Zabuza checks it.
A left and a right from Zabuza both land. Nice combination.
Zabuza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zabuza scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tozin is staying active underneath Zabuza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zabuza wants to advance to full mount but Tozin doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tozin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zabuza is one step ahead there.
Tozin pulls Zabuza in close to prevent any damage.
Zabuza looking to sit in guard and control but Tozin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Zabuza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tozin.
Tozin won't allow Zabuza to get back to his feet.
Zabuza uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Tozin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tozin throws the kick towards the body but Zabuza avoids it.
Tozin tries for a takedown but Zabuza circles away easily
and Tozin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tozin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zabuza to score with a decent uppercut.
Tozin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tozin misses with a double jab
and Zabuza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tozin lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Zabuza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tozin misses with a low kick.
Zabuza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zabuza's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zabuza duly obliges.
Tozin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tozin throws a sloppy head kick and Zabuza moves out of range easily.
Tozin throws a big shot that misses.
Tozin throws a combination that misses
and Zabuza counters with a one-two to the body.
Tozin throws a head kick that misses.
Zabuza lands the left hand.
Tozin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tozin wants to control from the top but Zabuza keeps moving.
Tozin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tozin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zabuza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tozin looking to sit in guard and control but Zabuza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zabuza trying to control the position from guard on top but Tozin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zabuza being controlled here momentarily.
Tozin wants to stand and escape but Zabuza is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tozin is trying to keep Zabuza in close.
Zabuza wants to control from the top but Tozin keeps moving.
Tozin trying to keep a closed guard but Zabuza is proving a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tozin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zabuza counters with a three punch combo that has Tozin backing up. Tozin nods at Zabuza to acknowledge the strikes.
Tozin misses with a takedown
and Zabuza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zabuza misses with a few strikes there.
Tozin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zabuza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tozin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza tries to bum rush Tozin with a series of wild strikes but Tozin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tozin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zabuza lands with a straight right. Tozin didn't see that one coming.
Tozin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zabuza's waist but Zabuza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tozin off to one side.
Zabuza slaps away a takedown attempt from Tozin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ox Tozin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zabuza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for Zabuza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zabuza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tozin scores a takedown into full mount!
Tozin unloads with some shots from mount but Zabuza bucks and avoids them well.
Tozin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Zabuza is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zabuza sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ox Tozin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tozin 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tozin is trying to keep Zabuza in close.
Zabuza trying to control but Tozin is working from the bottom.
Tozin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Zabuza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zabuza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Zabuza!
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