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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Zagorno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Zagorno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zagorno thows a body shot but no joy.
Zagorno throws a hook but Jaa avoids it easily.
Jaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zagorno.
Zagorno looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Zagorno circles away.
Jaa clinches with his opponent.
Jaa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zagorno is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jaa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Jaa.
It looks like Gabriel Zagorno has been cut.
Jaa controlling the action here for a moment.
Zagorno takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zagorno jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jaa walks away with a smile on his face. Zagorno gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zagorno avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Zagorno shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zagorno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Zagorno from controlling successfully.
Zagorno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jaa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jaa wants to stand up but Zagorno is controlling him.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Zagorno from controlling successfully.
Jaa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zagorno. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zagorno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zagorno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zagorno passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zagorno throwing shots but Jaa is blocking nicely.
Jaa tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Zagorno manages to move to mount!
Jaa has given up his back.
Zagorno punches the canvas rather than the man.
Will Zagorno go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Zagorno avoiding Jaa 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Zagorno missing with punches from the back.
Zagorno is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jaa knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jaa for a finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zagorno throwing sloppy strikes.
Zagorno missing with strikes from the back.
Zagorno is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Jaa taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Zagorno.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Zagorno!
Gabriel Zagorno retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Gabriel Zagorno gave a big smile as he said 'It is an honor to fight in this promotion and in front of all these fans!'.
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