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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rija Zafy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zafy has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Thor Blackwood had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 267.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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290 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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289 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Blackwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rija Zafy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zafy defending well as Blackwood loads up on a big left hand.
Zafy throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Zafy.
Blackwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zafy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackwood manages to avoid it.
Zafy throws a body punch but Blackwood moves out of range.
Blackwood ducks under a wild hook from Zafy.
Zafy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blackwood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zafy punishes Blackwood's body with a nice straight punch.
Zafy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackwood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackwood misses with a double jab.
Zafy dips to his left and cracks Blackwood with an uppercut!
Zafy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zafy just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackwood misses with a wild combination.
Blackwood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zafy misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zafy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zafy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice straight punches there by Zafy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zafy.
Blackwood lands with a good body shot.
Blackwood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blackwood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zafy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zafy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zafy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zafy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Zafy.
Zafy lands with a nice body punch.
Zafy throws a lazy right hand but Blackwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blackwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zafy.
Zafy scores with a body shot.
Zafy misses with a wild body shot.
Blackwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zafy.
Zafy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zafy lands a jab to Blackwood's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zafy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blackwood shoots in for a double leg but Zafy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blackwood is breathing heavily.
Zafy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zafy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zafy thows a body shot but no joy.
Zafy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blackwood had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Blackwood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zafy.
Blackwood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zafy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blackwood slips a straight right by Zafy.
Zafy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zafy misses with a body shot.
Zafy just misses with a punch to the body.
Zafy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zafy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackwood.
Zafy lands a right hook to the body.
Zafy blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zafy misses the shot to the body.
Rija Zafy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Zafy enables Blackwood to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zafy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zafy wants to sweep but no luck.
Blackwood slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zafy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blackwood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blackwood wants to control from the top but Zafy keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Thor Blackwood wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zafy slips a jab from Blackwood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Zafy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zafy just misses with a punch to the body.
Zafy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackwood manages to avoid it.
Zafy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zafy lands with an overhand left.
Zafy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blackwood rather than just go for the knockout.
Zafy misses with a straight left.
Zafy cracks a nice hook into Blackwood's ribs.
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!
Blackwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zafy.
Blackwood throws an overhand right that lands on Zafy's shoulder, as Zafy tries to avoid the shot.
Zafy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zafy misses the shot to the body.
Blackwood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blackwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zafy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice takedown defense from Zafy. No joy for Blackwood on that attempt.
Zafy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body punch from Zafy.
Zafy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackwood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rija Zafy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zafy lands with a right hand.
Zafy misses with a body shot.
Blackwood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zafy thows a body shot but no joy.
Zafy throws a shot from downtown. Blackwood moves away and avoids it.
Blackwood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zafy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zafy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zafy lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zafy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blackwood.
Zafy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zafy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackwood manages to avoid it.
Zafy looks to land a left hand but Blackwood moved out of range nicely.
Blackwood throws the kick towards the body but Zafy avoids it.
Zafy misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zafy thuds a left hand into Blackwood's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zafy lands with a nice body punch.
Zafy digs a good body shot into Blackwood's ribs.
Zafy cracks Blackwood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zafy digs a good hook to Blackwood's body.
Zafy scores with a shot to the body.
Zafy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zafy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zafy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackwood moves away.
Zafy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blackwood tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zafy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blackwood somewhat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zafy lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zafy. Blackwood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackwood closes the distance and clinches up with Zafy, looking for a takedown. Blackwood pushes Zafy against the cage but Zafy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Blackwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackwood avoids the body shot from Zafy.
Zafy takes a swing at Blackwood's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zafy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zafy cracks a nice hook into Blackwood's ribs.
Zafy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zafy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rija Zafy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zafy tests Blackwood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zafy takes a swing at Blackwood's ribcage but misses.
Zafy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zafy lands a right hook to the body.
Zafy swings for the body but Blackwood moves out of range.
Blackwood moves forwards but Zafy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zafy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zafy jabs at Blackwood's body.
Thor Blackwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zafy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zafy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackwood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zafy checks a leg kick.
Blackwood moves forwards but Zafy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zafy swings for the body but Blackwood moves out of range.
Zafy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blackwood doesn't seem bothered though.
Zafy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blackwood is rocked!
Zafy fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Blackwood to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Blackwood looks to clinch but Zafy throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Blackwood taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rija Zafy!
Rija Zafy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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