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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumbo Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Zanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Zanta will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jumbo Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Zanta!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a one two combo.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zanta sprawls well. Zanta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Joe gets slowly back to his feet.
Zanta tries to bum rush Joe with a series of wild strikes but Joe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zanta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe shoots in but no luck this time.
Joe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zanta's waist but Zanta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joe off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jumbo Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zanta has managed to clinch.
Joe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zanta after a bit of a struggle.
Zanta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Joe is breathing heavily.
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!
Zanta landing knees to the head.
Zanta lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jumbo Joe has been cut.
Joe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zanta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zanta lands an elbow just above Joe 's eye.
Joe throws an elbow that misses.
Zanta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joe's face.
Zanta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zanta lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zanta lands a damaging elbow.
Zanta lands an elbow that stopped Joe in his tracks for a moment.
Zanta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joe's defenses.
Zanta lands a good knee to the midsection. Joe won't want to take too many of those.
Zanta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zanta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zanta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joe's defenses.
Zanta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Joe takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zanta lands an elbow just above Joe 's eye.
Zanta connects with a knee to the head.
Zanta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zanta lands an elbow just above Joe 's eye.
Zanta lands an elbow inside.
Joe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zanta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zanta lands an elbow just above Joe 's eye.
Zanta lands an elbow that stopped Joe in his tracks for a moment.
Jumbo Joe's cut is getting worse.
Zanta connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Joe is rocked!
A knee to the head by Zanta.
Oh Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zanta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joe's face.
Zanta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Joe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zanta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zanta lands a damaging elbow.
Zanta lands a big knee! That's hurt Joe! Oh, he's all over the place! Zanta lands another knee that sends Joe to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Zanta!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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