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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristos Ioannidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zanderson Zilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ioannidis comes to the cage accompanied by If I Can't - 50 Cent. Zanderson Zilva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aristos Ioannidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zanderson Zilva!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ioannidis moves in looking to clinch but Zilva pushes him off.
Ioannidis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zilva throws out the jab.
Zanderson Zilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zilva clinches with his opponent.
Zilva gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ioannidis is trying to stand.
Ioannidis is not content to let Zilva control the position.
Zilva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zilva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zilva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ioannidis defends it well.
Zilva seems to be working for a kimura but Ioannidis defends the submission attempt.
Ioannidis is looking to improve his position.
Ioannidis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zilva on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannidis keeping hold of Zilva's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ioannidis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zilva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ioannidis dives on top into guard.
Zilva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ioannidis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zilva keeping moving, preventing Ioannidis from controlling successfully.
Zilva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ioannidis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidis trying to control but Zilva is working from the bottom.
Ioannidis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zilva's head.
Zilva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ioannidis defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zilva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ioannidis has given up his back here. Will Zilva look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Ioannidis tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ioannidis is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidis has given up his back.
Ioannidis just trying to survive but Zilva is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ioannidis defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Zilva's arms.
Ioannidis breaks Zilva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ioannidis wants to get up but he can't break Zilva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zilva working a defensive guard here.
Ioannidis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zilva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ioannidis defends it easily.
Ioannidis trying to control but Zilva is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aristos Ioannidis.
Zilva misses with a series of wild punches.
Zilva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ioannidis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ioannidis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zilva tries to avoid it but Ioannidis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zilva to the ground. Zilva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ioannidis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zilva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ioannidis shoots in for a takedown but Zilva shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zanderson Zilva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A big left from Zilva misses.
Ioannidis is looking to chop away at Zilva's legs.
Zilva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ioannidis has time to react.
Ioannidis slips a jab and a cross from Zilva.
Zilva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ioannidis tries to avoid it but Zilva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ioannidis to the ground. Ioannidis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ioannidis tries to clinch but Zilva is having none of it.
Zilva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ioannidis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zilva.
Zilva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zilva connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Zilva. No joy for Ioannidis on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ioannidis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ioannidis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Zilva regains guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannidis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zilva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zilva has his foot on Ioannidis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ioannidis works his way back into a safe position though.
Zilva looking for a triangle here. Ioannidis is fighting it but it looks tight! Zilva pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ioannidis is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Zanderson Zilva!
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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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