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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Zabuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dinsdale Pirhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Zabuza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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20
165 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Zabuza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dinsdale Pirhana!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zabuza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pirhana scores with a nice right hand.
Zabuza misses with a wild combination.
Zabuza misses the jab.
Pirhana throws a poor cross that misses
and Zabuza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pirhana throws a jab when Zabuza was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Zabuza.
Pirhana misses with a hook to the body
and Zabuza counters with a nice uppercut.
Pirhana lands with a hook. Zabuza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donk. Pirhana catches Zabuza right on the button with a cross.
Pirhana stuffs the takedown attempt from Zabuza. Zabuza gets slowly back to his feet.
Pirhana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zabuza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pirhana won't be happy with that.
Zabuza misses with the ground and pound.
Zabuza is looking to take a break and control but Pirhana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pirhana is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirhana sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pirhana tries to get to full guard but Zabuza has control of the leg.
Zabuza is trying to control the action in half guard but Pirhana is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zabuza in particular looking to stall.
Pirhana wants to get back to his feet.
Pirhana is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zabuza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pirhana moves into full guard.
Pirhana is trying to control the position but Zabuza postures up.
Pirhana has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zabuza with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirhana keeping moving, preventing Zabuza from controlling successfully.
Pirhana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pirhana controls Zabuza momentarily but Zabuza frees himself.
Zabuza stops Pirhana from standing up.
Zabuza looking to sit in guard and control but Pirhana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zabuza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirhana stands up and waves to Zabuza to follow him.
Zabuza misses with the combination.
Zabuza misses with a looping left.
Pirhana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zabuza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pirhana.
Pirhana gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zabuza to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zabuza working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza trying to control the position from guard on top but Pirhana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zabuza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pirhana controls Zabuza momentarily but Zabuza frees himself.
Zabuza throwing strikes but missing.
Zabuza stops Pirhana from standing up.
Zabuza trying to control the position from guard on top but Pirhana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zabuza stopping the sweep attempt from Pirhana.
Zabuza prevents Pirhana from getting back to his feet.
Pirhana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pirhana keeping full guard, as Zabuza tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Zabuza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pirhana fails to land with a series of punches.
Pirhana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zabuza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pirhana swings for the body but Zabuza moves out of range.
Pirhana throws an off balance right hand
so Zabuza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zabuza landing some decent shots from guard.
Zabuza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zabuza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pirhana can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zabuza controls the pace.
Pirhana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zabuza's guard.
Zabuza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pirhana manages to get himself to full guard.
Pirhana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zabuza trying to control but Pirhana is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirhana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zabuza controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pirhana is trying to keep Zabuza in close.
Pirhana keeping moving, preventing Zabuza from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricky Zabuza wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Zabuza tries for a takedown but Pirhana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zabuza shoots in but no luck this time.
Zabuza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pirhana circles away quickly and effectively.
Pirhana misses with a jab to the body
and Zabuza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Some wild striking there from Pirhana.
Pirhana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zabuza counters with a takedown into side control.
Zabuza lands a nice forearm strike.
Ricky Zabuza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pirhana is looking for a sweep.
Zabuza prevents Pirhana from escaping the position.
Pirhana is trying to control Zabuza's posture but Zabuza avoids it.
Zabuza landing strikes.
Check out the look on Zabuza's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Zabuza trying to control the action but Pirhana is working from the bottom.
Zabuza in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pirhana wants to control but Zabuza postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirhana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
What's Pirhana going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Pirhana gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pirhana wants to improve his position but Zabuza is controlling well.
Zabuza throwing shots but Pirhana is blocking nicely.
Zabuza wants to advance to full mount but Pirhana doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Zabuza won't allow Pirhana to sweep him here.
Zabuza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Zabuza stopping the sweep attempt from Pirhana.
Zabuza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pirhana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pirhana wants to sweep here but Zabuza controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pirhana holds on and takes a little breather.
Pirhana manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pirhana sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Zabuza dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zabuza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pirhana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zabuza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pirhana as he jumps to the side.
Pirhana lands a really nice looking cross but Zabuza seems unphased.
Zabuza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pirhana.
Zabuza tries to move into range but Pirhana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zabuza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pirhana. Zabuza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pirhana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zabuza.
Pirhana lands a jab to the nose.
Pirhana has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zabuza scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pirhana is not content to let Zabuza control the position.
Pirhana regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pirhana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabuza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pirhana pulls Zabuza in close to prevent any damage.
Pirhana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zabuza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pirhana is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Zabuza dives into side control.
Pirhana is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pirhana is looking to escape.
Zabuza is controlling the pace.
Pirhana tries to roll over but Zabuza keeps him under control.
Dinsdale Pirhana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pirhana desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Pirhana tries to roll over but Zabuza keeps him under control.
Pirhana punching from the bottom.
Zabuza is looking to take a break and control but Pirhana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zabuza trying to mount his opponent but Pirhana defends it.
Zabuza thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pirhana to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Pirhana misses the target.
Zabuza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pirhana lands with a right hand.
Ricky Zabuza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pirhana misses the body punch
and Zabuza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pirhana is looking for a triangle but Zabuza pushes his legs off easily.
Zabuza tries to free his leg and advance position but Pirhana is retaining full guard.
Zabuza trying to control the position from guard on top but Pirhana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zabuza wants to pass the guard but Pirhana is keeping the position.
Pirhana wants to sweep here but Zabuza controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirhana trying to control the position.
Pirhana scores with a nice shot.
Zabuza is looking to work some ground and pound but Pirhana has wrist control.
Zabuza stopping the sweep attempt from Pirhana.
Zabuza trying to control the position from guard on top but Pirhana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pirhana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pirhana throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ricky Zabuza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zabuza trying to control but Pirhana is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Zabuza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zabuza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Zabuza!
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