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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny De Vito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zani Halabaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny De Vito is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny De Vito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zani Halabaz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vito does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Halabaz throws a hook but De Vito blocks it.
De Vito tries to clinch up.
De Vito decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
De Vito slows the pace down in half guard.
Halabaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Vito. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Vito seems to be looking for submissions.
De Vito not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vito's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Danny De Vito has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
De Vito staying out of range there.
Halabaz misses with a body kick.
Halabaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Halabaz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Vito to score an easy takedown into full guard.
De Vito stands up and waves to Halabaz to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halabaz throws a head kick that misses.
Halabaz slaps away a takedown attempt from De Vito, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Vito misses with a kick to the body
and Halabaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Vito thinking.
De Vito shoots in for a takedown but Halabaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halabaz.
Zani Halabaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halabaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halabaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Vito fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny De Vito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Vito shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De Vito decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
De Vito checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vito looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Halabaz!
De Vito looking for a guillotine from mount but Halabaz is having none of it.
De Vito with shots to the head and body - Halabaz looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halabaz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny De Vito dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
De Vito throws a head kick that misses.
De Vito shoots in and gets a takedown into Halabaz's guard.
Danny De Vito overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Vito stops Halabaz from standing up.
De Vito pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halabaz is keeping the position for now.
De Vito slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Danny De Vito wasn't doing enough on the ground.
De Vito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halabaz stuffs the takedown.
De Vito tries to clinch there but Halabaz circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Vito.
De Vito fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny De Vito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halabaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Vito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Halabaz keeps the fight on the outside.
De Vito throws the kick towards the body but Halabaz avoids it.
Halabaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vito wants to clinch up but Halabaz keeps it at a distance.
Halabaz fails to land with a series of punches.
De Vito shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De Vito is pressing down on Halabaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Halabaz is holding on for now.
De Vito is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Danny De Vito just wasn't active enough.
Halabaz throws a push kick but De Vito slaps the foot to one side.
De Vito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halabaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Vito circles away quickly and effectively.
De Vito bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
De Vito landing a few strikes.
Halabaz is breathing heavily.
De Vito is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Halabaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vito is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Halabaz's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Vito lands a decent elbow from side control.
Halabaz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny De Vito dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Halabaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halabaz scores with a jab.
Halabaz throws a wild body kick that De Vito sees coming a mile off.
Halabaz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
De Vito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halabaz counters with a three punch combo that has De Vito backing up. De Vito nods at Halabaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Halabaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halabaz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De Vito scores with a takedown into Halabaz's guard.
Halabaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Vito.
De Vito sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Halabaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danny De Vito has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
De Vito darts in and clinches Halabaz up against the cage.
Halabaz is trying to break the clinch but De Vito has him pressed against the cage.
De Vito wants the takedown. Halabaz is fighting it off but De Vito persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Halabaz's guard against the cage.
De Vito drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Vito jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
De Vito controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Danny De Vito just wasn't active enough.
Halabaz throws a head kick but De Vito moves out of range.
Halabaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Vito closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Vito lands in his opponent's guard.
De Vito's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Danny De Vito wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
De Vito looking to score a takedown here. Halabaz is defending well but De Vito drives through and ends up in Halabaz's guard.
De Vito is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
De Vito might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Danny De Vito.
De Vito looking to score a takedown here. Halabaz is defending well but De Vito drives through and ends up in Halabaz's guard.
De Vito sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Halabaz's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vito controlling the action here.
De Vito is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Halabaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Vito.
De Vito seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny De Vito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Vito, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny De Vito!
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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