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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and FOSTER Zwingman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dzhugashvili comes to the cage accompanied by Gosudarstvenniy Gimn SSSR . Zwingman has chosen Caravan Palace - Clash as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, FOSTER Zwingman!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up but Zwingman circles away and keeps his distance.
Dzhugashvili doesn't manage to clinch there - Zwingman circles away.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Zwingman or perhaps it was just good defense by Dzhugashvili which made him look bad.
Zwingman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dzhugashvili.
Zwingman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dzhugashvili manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Zwingman.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up
and Zwingman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dzhugashvili thinking.
Zwingman sizes up Dzhugashvili with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dzhugashvili moves in looking to clinch but Zwingman pushes him off.
Zwingman tries to move into range but Dzhugashvili moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like FOSTER Zwingman has been cut.
Zwingman dips to his left and cracks Dzhugashvili with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zwingman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zwingman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zwingman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zwingman scoring with punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Zwingman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwingman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zwingman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dzhugashvili defending against the ground and pound.
Dzhugashvili is trying to get back to his feet.
Zwingman is trying to get an arm triangle but Dzhugashvili is defending well.
Zwingman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Zwingman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dzhugashvili works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Zwingman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zwingman throwing shots but Dzhugashvili is blocking nicely.
Dzhugashvili tries to get to full guard but Zwingman has control of the leg.
Zwingman winds up and cracks Dzhugashvili with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zwingman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dzhugashvili defending well though.
Zwingman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zwingman thows a huge punch but Dzhugashvili dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili has hold of Zwingman's hands but Zwingman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zwingman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dzhugashvili's head.
Zwingman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zwingman working over Dzhugashvili with some ground and pound. Dzhugashvili looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zwingman thows a huge punch but Dzhugashvili dodges it nicely.
Zwingman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zwingman drops an elbow to the side of Dzhugashvili's head.
Zwingman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zwingman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dzhugashvili defending well though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zwingman winds up and cracks Dzhugashvili with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dzhugashvili defending well though.
Zwingman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zwingman working Dzhugashvili over with strikes.
Dzhugashvili is in trouble now - Zwingman has advanced to mount!
Zwingman throwing strikes here but Dzhugashvili is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Zwingman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dzhugashvili looks a forlorn figure.
Zwingman looking to ground and pound but Dzhugashvili is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zwingman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Zwingman has control of Dzhugashvili's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dzhugashvili regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
FOSTER Zwingman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on FOSTER Zwingman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zwingman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dzhugashvili is trying to defend but Zwingman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zwingman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dzhugashvili keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zwingman drops an elbow to the side of Dzhugashvili's head.
Dzhugashvili is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zwingman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zwingman slips a nice elbow through Dzhugashvili's hands, connecting with Dzhugashvili's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zwingman lands a nice short elbow.
Dzhugashvili is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili wants to get back to his feet.
Zwingman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zwingman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dzhugashvili's head.
Dzhugashvili blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zwingman.
Zwingman misses with a head shot. Dzhugashvili uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dzhugashvili preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zwingman chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zwingman.
Zwingman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zwingman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zwingman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zwingman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dzhugashvili avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zwingman landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zwingman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zwingman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dzhugashvili preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zwingman throws a big right hand that misses.
Zwingman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zwingman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dzhugashvili working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zwingman.
Zwingman cracks Dzhugashvili with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zwingman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zwingman landing some decent shots from guard.
Zwingman throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zwingman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zwingman throws a big elbow that misses.
Zwingman throwing strikes but missing.
Zwingman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zwingman working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zwingman throwing strikes from guard but Dzhugashvili blocks nicely.
FOSTER Zwingman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zwingman scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
FOSTER Zwingman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on FOSTER Zwingman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zwingman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zwingman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dzhugashvili back to the cage. Zwingman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili has been cut.
Zwingman fails with the takedown.
Dzhugashvili keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zwingman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot lands for Zwingman.
Zwingman connects with a jab.
Zwingman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dzhugashvili swivels and escapes.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of FOSTER Zwingman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zwingman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dzhugashvili swivels and escapes.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up
and Zwingman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Zwingman coming out on top.
Dzhugashvili looks to clinch
and Zwingman counters with a stiff right hand.
Dzhugashvili on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwingman just misses with a punch to the body.
Zwingman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dzhugashvili sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zwingman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zwingman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Zwingman misses.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up but Zwingman circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dzhugashvili.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dzhugashvili looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zwingman takes a swing at Dzhugashvili's ribcage but misses.
Zwingman throws a big shot that misses.
Zwingman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zwingman lands a jab to the nose.
Zwingman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zwingman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili ducks under a wild hook from Zwingman.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zwingman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zwingman throws out a loose jab but Dzhugashvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch.
Zwingman lands an overhand right.
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!
Zwingman scores a takedown into full mount!
Zwingman is landing with some decent strikes but Dzhugashvili is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zwingman cracks Dzhugashvili with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zwingman landing strikes from the mount and Dzhugashvili is in trouble!
Zwingman throwing strikes here but Dzhugashvili is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dzhugashvili has worked his arm free - good work by Dzhugashvili!
Dzhugashvili wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from Zwingman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zwingman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zwingman working the strikes but Dzhugashvili uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Zwingman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zwingman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
FOSTER Zwingman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zwingman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zwingman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zwingman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zwingman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Zwingman is trying to control. Dzhugashvili wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dzhugashvili trying to control but Zwingman postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zwingman working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dzhugashvili's thigh. Dzhugashvili counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
FOSTER Zwingman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zwingman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... FOSTER Zwingman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, FOSTER Zwingman waved his t-shirt featuring Hopkins Athletics's logo in front of the cameras.
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