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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Zozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Zozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zozzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zozzi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zozzi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escobar misses with a head kick.
Escobar throws a head kick but Zozzi moves out of range.
Zozzi blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Zozzi fails with a takedown attempt.
Zozzi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zozzi shoots and misses
and Escobar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zozzi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Zozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zozzi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zozzi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zozzi in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zozzi prevents Escobar from improving his position.
Escobar trying to control from the bottom.
Zozzi working Escobar over with strikes.
Zozzi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zozzi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zozzi slows the pace down in half guard.
Zozzi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to control but Zozzi is keeping busy.
Escobar is trying to stand back up but Zozzi is controlling him
Escobar is looking to improve his position.
Zozzi content to control rather than advance.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Escobar throws a right hand that Zozzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Zozzi also avoids with ease.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Zozzi closes the distance and clinches up with Escobar, looking for a takedown. Zozzi pushes Escobar against the cage but Escobar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zozzi wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zozzi shoots in looking for a takedown. Escobar tries to sprawl out of it but Zozzi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Escobar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Zozzi moves out of range easily.
Zozzi wants to clinch up but Escobar keeps it at a distance.
Escobar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zozzi shoots in looking for a takedown. Escobar tries to sprawl out of it but Zozzi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Escobar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zozzi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zozzi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Escobar but Escobar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Zozzi tries for a takedown but Escobar circles away easily
and Escobar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zozzi is breathing heavily.
Escobar throws out a powerful jab.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar throws a one two combo.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Zozzi's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zozzi misses with a body shot.
Zozzi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Escobar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escobar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zozzi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Escobar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Escobar rushes Zozzi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar connects with a high kick.
Escobar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zozzi 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.
Escobar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zozzi.
Escobar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zozzi.
Escobar is looking for a triangle but Zozzi pushes his legs off easily.
Zozzi pushing down on Escobar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zozzi trying to control from half guard but Escobar is working away.
Escobar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zozzi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zozzi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zozzi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Escobar throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Zozzi manages to pass to side control.
Zozzi throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Escobar works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Zozzi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Zozzi trying to mount his opponent but Escobar defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to improve his position but Zozzi is controlling well.
Zozzi is controlling the pace.
Zozzi drops an elbow to the side of Escobar's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zozzi working over Escobar with some ground and pound. Escobar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Escobar wants to improve his position but Zozzi is controlling well.
Zozzi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zozzi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Escobar taking shots to the head.
Zozzi looking to control but Escobar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zozzi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Escobar is surviving well by controlling Zozzi's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zozzi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Escobar is looking to escape.
Escobar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Escobar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zozzi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escobar looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
Escobar wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zozzi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Zozzi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zozzi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Escobar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zozzi somewhat.
Escobar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick from Escobar lands but Zozzi takes it in his stride.
Zozzi with a poor takedown
and Escobar counters with a slapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Escobar.
Zozzi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Zozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zozzi throws a sloppy head kick
and Escobar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Escobar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zozzi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Escobar connects with a right hand. Zozzi shakes it off.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escobar.
Escobar scores with a head kick.
Escobar lands with a nice body kick.
No luck for Zozzi with that takedown attempt.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zozzi fails with the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Escobar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a nice head kick!
Zozzi 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.
Escobar wants to stand and escape but Zozzi is having none of it.
Zozzi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zozzi landing with the ground and pound.
Zozzi throwing strikes from guard but Escobar blocks nicely.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Zozzi from controlling successfully.
Zozzi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zozzi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zozzi chips away with some ground and pound.
Escobar trying to control the position.
Zozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zozzi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar has an active guard here but Zozzi has managed to pass into half guard.
Zozzi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zozzi trying to control from half guard but Escobar is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zozzi content to control rather than advance.
Zozzi'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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Escobar 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!
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energy
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RATING
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