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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Runfor Cover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Zinfandel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Runfor Cover has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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171 cm
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168 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Runfor Cover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zak Zinfandel!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinfandel ducks right into an uppercut from Cover.
It looks like Zak Zinfandel has been cut.
Cover with a jab.
Cover circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cover throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zinfandel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zinfandel prevents Cover from breaking the clinch.
Cover wants to break free but Zinfandel has control.
Cover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cover wants to get back to striking at distance but Zinfandel won't allow it.
Come on Zinfandel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cover prevents the takedown attempt.
Cover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zinfandel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Cover.
Zinfandel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cover swats away the attempt to clinch by Zinfandel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cover misses with a combination
and Zinfandel counters with an inside leg kick.
Zinfandel slips under a jab from Cover.
Cover throws a jab but it's blocked by Zinfandel.
Zinfandel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cover swivels and escapes.
Cover lands with a straight right. Zinfandel didn't see that one coming.
Cover misses with a series of wild punches.
Runfor Cover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cover throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zinfandel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zinfandel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zinfandel.
Runfor Cover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zak Zinfandel.
Cover misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Cover. Those never looked like landing.
Cover fails to land with a series of punches.
Cover looks to throw the jab but Zinfandel is out of range.
Cover throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zinfandel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cover is trying to get back to full guard.
Cover avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zinfandel.
Cover has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zinfandel is working away from the top position though.
Zinfandel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cover keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zinfandel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cover is just riding it out for now. Zinfandel eventually gives up the hold.
Cover knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zinfandel on the ground.
Cover wants to improve his position but Zinfandel is controlling well.
Zinfandel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cover defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinfandel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cover on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cover tries to get out of the position.
Zinfandel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zinfandel wants to pass to mount but Cover is defending the position.
Zinfandel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zinfandel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cover's head.
Zinfandel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cover knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zinfandel wants to work for an arm triangle but Cover is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zinfandel trying to control from half guard but Cover is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zak Zinfandel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zak Zinfandel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zinfandel lands with a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Cover blocks the low kick.
Cover throws a right and a left that Zinfandel avoids nicely.
Cover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cover checks a leg kick.
Zinfandel throws a leg kick but Cover moved away.
Zinfandel closes the distance and clinches.
Zinfandel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zinfandel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick from Zinfandel lands but Cover takes it in his stride.
Cover blocks a head kick by Zinfandel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cover fails to land with a series of punches.
Zinfandel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cover.
Zinfandel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cover throws a right hand that Zinfandel ducks under and follows up with a left that Zinfandel also avoids with ease.
Cover lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cover.
Cover misses with a double jab.
Zinfandel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cover.
Cover swinging wildly here.
Zinfandel has managed to clinch.
Zinfandel breaks from the clinch.
Cover lands a jab to Zinfandel's midsection.
Zinfandel is breathing heavily.
Zinfandel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cover throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zinfandel counters with a low kick, right behind Cover 's knee.
Cover lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zinfandel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zinfandel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from Cover misses.
Runfor Cover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cover lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cover swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zinfandel counters with an outside leg kick.
Zinfandel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cover but Cover pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zinfandel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cover as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinfandel tries to clinch up.
Zinfandel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Runfor Cover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zak Zinfandel.
Cover misses with the combination.
Runfor Cover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Cover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Runfor Cover is winning the standup battle so far.
Cover lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zinfandel circles away quickly and effectively.
Zinfandel shoots in but Cover avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zinfandel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cover to the mat! Cover manages to get full guard.
Zinfandel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cover seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Zinfandel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cover manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zinfandel has Cover in his guard.
Cover not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Runfor Cover will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zak Zinfandel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zinfandel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cover sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zinfandel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cover tries to avoid it but Zinfandel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cover to the ground. Cover escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cover misses with a combination
and Zinfandel counters with a single leg into guard. Cover didn't expect that.
Zinfandel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zinfandel throws a big right hand that misses.
Zinfandel postures up in Cover's guard and throws a big left but Cover blocks it.
Zinfandel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cover looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zinfandel throws and elbow that misses. Cover uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zinfandel's guard. Nice move by Cover!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cover trying to control the position from guard on top but Zinfandel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zinfandel wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cover sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zinfandel's guard.
Zinfandel wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinfandel gets back to full guard.
Zak Zinfandel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zinfandel keeping moving, preventing Cover from controlling successfully.
Zinfandel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cover seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cover wants to pass the guard but Zinfandel is keeping the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Runfor Cover wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Zinfandel dodges the punch combination from Cover.
Cover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cover paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zinfandel moves into the clinch.
Cover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cover lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zinfandel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cover gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cover looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cover working hard to break the clinch.
Cover looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zak Zinfandel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zinfandel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Zak Zinfandel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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