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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bento Bozano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Zing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Zing has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 cm
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172 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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182 cm
24
185 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bento Bozano! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Zing! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jab by Bozano. Bozano wants to slow Zing down by chopping away at his legs. Bozano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zing was well out of range. Poor timing from Bozano. Zing looking to score a takedown here. Bozano is defending well but Zing drives through and ends up in Bozano's guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Bozano looking for a sweep. Not yet Bozano, not yet. Zing slips nicely into half guard. Zing thows a huge punch but Bozano dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The fighters are battling for position here. Bozano manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Bozano is looking for a triangle but Zing pushes his legs off easily.
Zing won't allow Bozano to sweep him here. Bozano working for a triangle but Zing defends it easily.
Bozano wants to sweep but no luck. This has been an exciting period of action! Bozano lands a decent shot there. Zing not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bozano keeping moving, preventing Zing from controlling successfully. Zing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Zing slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Zing is trying to ground and pound but Bozano uses the momentary lack of control by Zing to regain half guard. Bozano is looking to improve his position.
Zing working the head and body with strikes. Bozano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. The fighters are battling for position here. Bozano manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Bozano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bozano is trying to control the position but Zing postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zing throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bozano works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Bozano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zing is one step ahead there. Zing thows a big elbow that misses. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bozano trying to keep a closed guard but Zing is proving a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Zing is in close to Bozano's body, working some short punches and elbows. Bozano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zing manages to get himself to full guard.
Bozano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zing works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Bozano trying to control but Zing is working from the bottom. Bozano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zing swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bozano throws and elbow that misses. Zing uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bozano's guard. Nice move by Zing! Bozano controlling the position. Zing works over Bozano with some ground and pound from guard. Zing throws a big right hand that misses. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bozano is on top in guard.
Bozano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zing's head. Zing keeping moving, preventing Bozano from controlling successfully. Zing is looking to stand up but Bozano isn't so interested in that idea. Bozano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bozano is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Bozano wants to control from the top but Zing keeps moving. Bozano controls from within his opponent's guard. Zing looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bento Bozano. Zing misses with a takedown and Bozano counters with a nice body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Zing avoids a kick to the body.
Bozano misses the shot to the body. Bozano stuffs the takedown attempt from Zing. Zing gets slowly back to his feet. Bozano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bento Bozano dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bozano but Bozano pushes him off and we're back to square one. Bozano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. No luck with that takedown attempt from Zing. Bozano moves into range and connects with a jab. Zing bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bozano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zing's head backwards. Zing on the wrong end of a nice hook. Zing gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Zing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bozano. Zing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bozano but Bozano pushes him off and we're back to square one. Bento Bozano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Zing. Zing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bozano but Bozano pushes him off and we're back to square one. Zing is breathing heavily. Zing with a poor takedown and Bozano counters with a left to the body. Donk. Bozano catches Zing right on the button with a cross. Bozano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zing circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Bozano drives through with a takedown into guard. Zing keeping moving, preventing Bozano from controlling successfully. Bozano is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zing is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Bozano is pushing down on Zing's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zing is fighting to maintain full guard but Bozano has managed to sneak the leg through. Zing pushes Bozano off looking to stand but Bozano dives back in and keeps control.
Zing makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zing. Bozano looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bozano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Bozano trying to control but Zing is working from the bottom. Bozano lands a couple of digs. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bozano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bozano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zing is keeping the position for now. Bento Bozano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Bozano trying to control but Zing is working from the bottom. Bozano throwing strikes from guard but Zing blocks nicely. Zing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bozano is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bozano throwing strikes but missing. Zing wants to stand up but Bozano is controlling him. Bozano looking to sit in guard and control but Zing gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Bozano trying to keep a closed guard but Zing is proving a slippery customer.
Zing trying to control the position from guard on top but Bozano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Zing stopping the sweep attempt from Bozano.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zing working some strikes from top position. Bozano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zing defends it easily. Bozano looking for a sweep. Not yet Bozano, not yet. Bozano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zing doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zing manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Zing works over Bozano with some ground and pound from guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Zing cracks Bozano with a solid left hand. Zing stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bozano swivels though and keeps the full guard. Zing throws a big right hand that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bento Bozano dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bozano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Zing drives through with a takedown into Bozano's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Bozano keeping moving, preventing Zing from controlling successfully. Zing forces his way into half guard. Zing prevents Bozano from improving his position. Bozano is refusing to be controlled, as Zing sits in half guard. Bozano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zing. Bozano missing with punches from the bottom.
Zing throwing shots but Bozano is blocking nicely. Bozano trying to control here.
Zing wants to pass the guard but Bozano is defending well. Zing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bozano wants to improve his position but Zing is controlling well.
Bozano wants to control but Zing is keeping busy and won't allow it. Bozano tries to roll over but Zing keeps him under control. Zing looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bozano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Bozano trying to hold on to Zing's head to control him but Zing postures up.
Zing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bozano defending well though. Bento Bozano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bozano trying to control but Zing postures up.
Bozano tries to get to full guard but Zing has control of the leg. Zing is trying to control the action in half guard but Bozano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Bozano trying to control but Zing postures up.
Zing thows a huge punch but Bozano dodges it nicely.
Bozano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Bozano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zing's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zing's back! Bozano trying to control. Zing is trying to stand back up. Bozano is trying to stick to Zing's back but Zing is turning into Bozano. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bozano's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Zing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zing chips away with some ground and pound. Zing trying to control but Bozano is working from the bottom. Bozano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zing content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Zing won't allow Bozano to sweep him here. Bozano is working hard here to advance position. Zing with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zing trying to control the position from guard on top but Bozano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Zing postures up.
Zing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bozano is keeping the position for now. Bozano is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Zing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bozano is keeping the position for now. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bozano is trying to keep Zing in close.
Gabriel Zing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bento Bozano wasn't doing enough on the ground. Zing shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Gabriel Zing. Well Bozano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28 Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bento Bozano!
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energy
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