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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Silky Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Zig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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150 cm
18
134 lbs
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176 cm
25
131 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Silky Parts! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Zig! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No joy there for Zig, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zig is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Zig shoots for a double leg takedown but Parts sprawls well. He's pushed Zig's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Zig lands a head kick!
Parts misses with a hook. Zig ducked under it nicely. Parts leaves Zig with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Parts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zig avoids it really well and circles away. Zig swats away the attempt to clinch by Parts. Zig misses with a takedown attempt - Parts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Silky Parts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Zig. Zig thumps Parts with a low kick.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Zig shoots in and drives through. Parts sprawls well. A punch combination from Parts misses. Parts misses with a kick to the body.
Parts misses with a head kick.
Parts shoots for a double leg takedown but Zig sprawls well. He's pushed Parts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parts. Parts could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Zig shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parts sprawls well. Parts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zig gets slowly back to his feet. Zig fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parts avoids it really well and circles away. Parts fails to land the takedown.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Parts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Nice body kick there by Zig. Parts shoots in but no luck this time. Parts is breathing heavily. Parts tries to bum rush Zig with a series of wild strikes but Zig uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Zig wants to clinch up but Parts keeps it at a distance. Zig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Parts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zig fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parts avoids it really well and circles away. Parts gets off balance looking for a body kick and Zig counters with a flying knee. Nice.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Zig shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Parts stuffs the takedown attempt from Zig. Zig gets slowly back to his feet. Zig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parts looks to land a right hand but Zig moved out of range. Parts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Parts is looking to clinch but Zig is avoiding it.
Zig shoots in looking for a takedown. Parts tries to sprawl out of it but Zig keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Parts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zig.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Parts has a takedown stuffed.
Zig drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Parts is working an open guard so Zig takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Zig fails with the takedown. A nice inside leg kick there by Zig. That's going to slow Parts down. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Zig scores with a head kick.
Zig just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Zig dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zig has a takedown stuffed. Horrible takedown by Parts or perhaps it was just good defense by Zig which made him look bad. Carl Zig seems to be getting the better of the standup. Zig fails with the takedown. Zig scores with a kick to the body.
Zig looks for a takedown but Parts sprawls well. Silky Parts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Zig.
Zig shoots in and gets a takedown into Parts's guard. Zig is breathing heavily. Parts is trying to control the position but Zig postures up. Parts keeping moving, preventing Zig from controlling successfully. Zig must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Zig sitting in guard here, content to control. Zig tries to free his leg and advance position but Parts is retaining full guard. Parts wants to sweep here but Zig controlling him for the moment.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup2.gif) The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carl Zig. Zig tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parts swivels and escapes. Zig lands with a slapping head kick.
Parts gets a clinch.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Parts lands on the inside with an uppercut. Zig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parts gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zig.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parts. Parts wants a takedown.
Parts has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zig avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Zig tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parts smiles and moves away.
Zig shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parts defends it nicely.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Parts misses the shot to the body. Zig shoots in but no luck this time. Zig closes the distance and clinches up with Parts, looking for a takedown. Zig pushes Parts against the cage but Parts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Zig stuffs the takedown attempt from Parts. Parts gets slowly back to his feet. Zig lands a high kick!
Zig shoots for a takedown but Parts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Zig shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Zig dodges the punch combination from Parts.
Parts looks to land a combination but Zig avoids it well.
Zig shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zig was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Parts pushes Zig away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Zig gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Zig really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Zig working away. Parts is looking to reverse the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Zig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Zig lands with a kick to the temple. Parts shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Zig stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zig wants it to stay on the feet. Zig misses with a takedown attempt - Parts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Horrible takedown by Parts or perhaps it was just good defense by Zig which made him look bad. Parts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zig misses with an uppercut. Parts saw that one coming. Zig will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zig. Silky Parts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Zig. Zig is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Zig tries to clinch up. No luck for Zig with that takedown attempt. Parts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zig pinned against the cage. Zig gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Silky Parts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Parts throws a leg kick that is checked and Zig counters with a nice low kick that buckles Parts's knee momentarily. Zig shoots in looking for a takedown. Parts tries to sprawl out of it but Zig keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Parts throws a series of punches but Zig avoids them all with ease.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Zig has a takedown stuffed. Parts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zig. Parts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zig manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Horrible takedown by Zig or perhaps it was just good defense by Parts which made him look bad. Zig moves out of range as Parts throws a body kick.
Zig doesn't manage to clinch there - Parts circles away.
Zig shoots in and drives through. Parts sprawls well. Parts throws a right and a left that both miss.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Parts. No joy for Zig on that attempt. Zig takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Zig throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parts's waist but Parts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zig off to one side. Parts throws a head kick but Zig moves out of range.
Parts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Parts wants it to stay on the feet. Parts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Parts slaps away a takedown attempt from Zig, before circling back to the center of the mat. Zig dives in and grabs Parts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parts pushes down on Zig's head and hops out. Parts wants to clinch up but Zig keeps it at a distance. Zig misses with a wild body shot.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Zig is looking to clinch but Parts is avoiding it.
Zig fails to land the takedown.
Parts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parts tries to throw a body punch but Zig avoids it by throwing Parts back against the cage. Zig taking a breather.
Zig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zig sizes up Parts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Silky Parts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Carl Zig is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Parts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zig.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Carl Zig. I've got Zig winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Zig!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
43% |
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