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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cassiano Zorilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiahou Dun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cassiano Zorilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xiahou Dun!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorilla throws a wild body kick that Dun sees coming a mile off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zorilla checks a leg kick.
Dun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dun fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zorilla has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Zorilla is predictable there
and Dun counters with an inside leg kick.
Dun attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zorilla lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zorilla blocks a low kick nicely.
Dun tries a low kick but Zorilla avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zorilla.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dun.
Zorilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dun shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zorilla throws a jab when Dun was well out of range.
Zorilla thows a body shot but no joy.
Zorilla slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zorilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dun.
Dun lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zorilla's sensitive parts.
Zorilla decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zorilla is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zorilla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dun keeps working.
Zorilla seems to be looking for submissions.
Zorilla is looking to advance position but Dun won't allow it.
Zorilla prevents Dun from improving his position.
Zorilla is looking for a kimura but Dun is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zorilla to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dun is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Zorilla seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dun is looking to improve his position.
Zorilla looks to land a strike but Dun avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zorilla wants to control from the top but Dun keeps moving.
Dun has Zorilla pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zorilla accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zorilla is looking to work some ground and pound but Dun has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dun looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Zorilla puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dun wants to control but Zorilla is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Zorilla seems content to control.
Dun is looking to control Zorilla's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dun avoid being mounted?
Zorilla is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dun trying to hold on to Zorilla's head to control him but Zorilla postures up.
Zorilla is trying to control the action in half guard but Dun is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dun is trying to maintain the position but Zorilla is very close to passing his half guard.
Zorilla wants to control but Dun is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Xiahou Dun hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Zorilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dun fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zorilla checks it well.
Zorilla checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zorilla throws a lazy right hand but Dun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dun lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zorilla's sensitive parts.
Dun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zorilla is out of range.
Zorilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zorilla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dun manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dun feints and then cracks Zorilla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zorilla down.
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!
Zorilla scores with a shot to the body.
Zorilla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cassiano Zorilla will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dun throws a leg kick which misses Zorilla's front leg but catches the back leg as Zorilla tries to avoid it.
Zorilla avoids a kick to the body.
Zorilla staying out of range there.
Zorilla checks a low kick from Dun.
Dun moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zorilla jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dun misses with an uppercut.
Dun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zorilla blocks a leg kick.
Dun explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dun lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dun blocks a leg kick.
Zorilla avoids the head kick by Dun.
Zorilla is looking to wear down Dun with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Zorilla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun throws a head kick that misses.
Dun pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zorilla shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dun is looking to improve his position.
Zorilla missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dun trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Zorilla manages to pass to mount!
Dun is working to get back to half guard.
Zorilla looking to control but Dun is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorilla looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cassiano Zorilla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zorilla landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zorilla trying to control but Dun is having none of it.
Zorilla thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dun is trying to escape the mount.
Zorilla avoids the attempt from Dun to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zorilla looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorilla looking to ground and pound but Dun is blocking nicely.
Zorilla misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Zorilla looking to control but Dun is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dun can't escape the position.
Dun is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dun wants to hold on but Zorilla pushes him away.
Dun is bucking up trying to escape but Zorilla cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zorilla tries to control but Dun wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dun wants to control but Zorilla is having none of it.
Dun holds on, trying desperately to control.
Poor strikes thrown by Zorilla there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Zorilla working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dun slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zorilla working the head and body with strikes.
Zorilla is looking to stall here but Dun recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Xiahou Dun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Zorilla checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dun throws the kick towards the body but Zorilla avoids it.
Dun pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zorilla sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zorilla is out of range.
Dun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dun misses with a left hand
and Zorilla counters with a two punch combo.
Zorilla checks a leg kick.
Zorilla misses with a body shot.
Dun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zorilla finds it's way round the side to connect with Dun's head.
Zorilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dun moves away.
Xiahou Dun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dun misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dun wants to slow Zorilla down by chopping away at his legs.
Dun shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun avoids the body shot from Zorilla.
Zorilla is looking to land body kicks.
Dun throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Cassiano Zorilla has been cut.
Zorilla feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zorilla distracts Dun with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zorilla looking to sit in guard and control but Dun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dun trying to control but Zorilla is working from the bottom.
Dun looking to sit in guard and control but Zorilla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dun utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zorilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Dun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dun trying to keep a closed guard but Zorilla is proving a slippery customer.
Dun pulls Zorilla in close to his closed guard and prevents Zorilla from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zorilla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dun manages to avoid it.
Zorilla looks to land a left hand but Dun moved out of range nicely.
Zorilla is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dun lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zorilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zorilla misses with an uppercut. Dun saw that one coming.
Zorilla cracks Dun with a good jab.
Zorilla takes a swing at Dun's ribcage but misses.
Zorilla shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dun defends it nicely.
Zorilla lands a two punch combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dun.
Dun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zorilla misses with the body kick
and Dun counters with a leg kick.
Dun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xiahou Dun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorilla fails to land the takedown.
Dun 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.
Dun swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zorilla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dun avoids the body shot from Zorilla.
Dun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zorilla has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dun avoids the body shot from Zorilla.
Zorilla checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zorilla scores with a jab to the head.
Dun motions for Zorilla to come forward. Dun throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zorilla.
Zorilla looking to score a takedown here. Dun is defending well but Zorilla drives through and ends up in Dun's guard.
Zorilla postures up in Dun's guard and throws a big left but Dun blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xiahou Dun.
I think Dun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xiahou Dun!
Xiahou Dun bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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