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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Zitto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Mezenga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Mezenga looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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207 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hank Zitto!
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, Bruno Mezenga!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zitto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mezenga as he jumps to the side.
Zitto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zitto throwing strikes from guard but Mezenga blocks nicely.
Mezenga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zitto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mezenga is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mezenga has his foot on Zitto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zitto works his way back into a safe position though.
Mezenga lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zitto!
Zitto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zitto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Zitto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mezenga looks gassed!
Zitto keeping moving, preventing Mezenga from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zitto looking for a sweep. Not yet Zitto, not yet.
Zitto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Zitto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mezenga is one step ahead there.
Mezenga trying to control the position from guard on top but Zitto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zitto misses with a hook. Mezenga ducked under it nicely.
Mezenga looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zitto wants to sweep here but Mezenga controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zitto will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zitto wants to sweep here but Mezenga controlling him for the moment.
Zitto looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mezenga won't allow Zitto to sweep him here.
Mezenga trying to control but Zitto is working from the bottom.
Mezenga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zitto is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Zitto 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zitto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mezenga counters with a takedown into side control.
Zitto is looking for a sweep.
Zitto could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zitto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zitto 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.
Zitto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zitto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zitto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zitto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mezenga looks a forlorn figure.
Zitto landing strikes from the mount and Mezenga is in trouble!
Zitto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zitto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mezenga is rocked!
Zitto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mezenga is still in real trouble! Can Zitto finish him?
Zitto cracks Mezenga with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zitto dominating with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Mezenga really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mezenga taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Zitto lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zitto lands a big shot there that rocks Mezenga but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mezenga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zitto with good strikes from the mount here!
Zitto with the ground and pound from mount.
Mezenga is in a horrible position here. Zitto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zitto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zitto landing punches.
Zitto is landing with some decent strikes but Mezenga is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zitto lands a big shot there that rocks Mezenga but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zitto is landing with some decent strikes but Mezenga is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zitto is landing with some decent strikes but Mezenga is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zitto looking to finish Mezenga with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mezenga!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zitto lands with some strikes.
Zitto looking to finish Mezenga with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mezenga!
Zitto unloading with bombs!
Zitto landing strikes from the mount and Mezenga is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Zitto dominated that round.
That's time! Zitto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zitto with a poor takedown
and Mezenga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zitto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mezenga as he avoids it easily.
Zitto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mezenga is fending him off so far but Zitto persists. Nope, Mezenga circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Zitto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zitto shoots in for a takedown but Mezenga shows good takedown defense.
Zitto has a takedown stuffed.
Zitto misses with a head kick.
Zitto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mezenga circles away.
Horrible takedown by Zitto or perhaps it was just good defense by Mezenga which made him look bad.
Zitto tries for a takedown but Mezenga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Zitto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Zitto with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by Zitto or perhaps it was just good defense by Mezenga which made him look bad.
Zitto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mezenga swivels and escapes.
Mezenga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zitto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mezenga is fending him off so far but Zitto persists. Nope, Mezenga circles away and we're back to standing.
Zitto tries to bum rush Mezenga with a series of wild strikes but Mezenga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hank Zitto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zitto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zitto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mezenga's waist but Mezenga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zitto off to one side.
That's two 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.
Zitto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zitto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zitto shoots in looking for a takedown. Mezenga tries to sprawl out of it but Zitto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mezenga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zitto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mezenga's waist but Mezenga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zitto off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Mezenga. No joy for Zitto on that attempt.
Zitto throws an overhand right that lands on Mezenga's shoulder, as Mezenga tries to avoid the shot.
Zitto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mezenga as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zitto misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Zitto or perhaps it was just good defense by Mezenga which made him look bad.
Zitto fails with the takedown.
Zitto tries for a takedown but Mezenga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zitto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mezenga as he jumps to the side.
Zitto throws a head kick but Mezenga moves out of range.
Zitto has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice sprawl there from Mezenga as Zitto shoots in.
Zitto throws a hook but Mezenga avoids it easily.
Zitto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mezenga swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zitto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zitto shoots in and drives through. Mezenga sprawls well.
Mezenga stuffs the takedown.
Zitto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mezenga swivels and escapes.
No luck for Zitto with that takedown attempt.
Mezenga stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Mezenga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Zitto lands a huge takedown. Mezenga is out but the ref is slow to react and Zitto lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Mezenga lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Zitto!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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