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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marc Zietsch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajon Rondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rondo has chosen Cassidy - Rondo as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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147 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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135 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Zietsch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajon Rondo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zietsch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zietsch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A solid body kick from Zietsch.
Zietsch lands with an uppercut that bounces Rondo off the cage and back into range.
Zietsch slips a jab from Rondo.
Rondo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rondo duly obliges.
Zietsch has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rondo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rondo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zietsch misses with a series of wild punches.
Rondo ducks under a wild hook from Zietsch.
Zietsch throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rondo counters with a stiff right hand.
Rondo misses with an uppercut.
Rondo tries to land a leg kick but Zietsch saw it coming and moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zietsch. Rondo shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zietsch shoots in and drives through. Rondo sprawls well.
Rondo scores with a nice right hand.
That kick from Zietsch tenderised Rondo's leg. Rondo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zietsch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rondo is looking to chop away at Zietsch's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zietsch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zietsch ducks right into an uppercut from Rondo.
Rondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zietsch connects with a high kick.
Rondo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rondo misses with a hook
and Zietsch counters with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zietsch.
Rondo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zietsch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zietsch checks the leg kick.
Zietsch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zietsch throws a head kick but Rondo moves out of range.
Rondo ducks under a wild hook from Zietsch.
Rondo connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zietsch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rondo checks it well.
Zietsch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zietsch defending well as Rondo loads up on a big left hand.
Rondo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zietsch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo forces Zietsch back against the cage and clinches.
A short uppercut from Rondo.
Rondo tries to throw a body punch but Zietsch avoids it by throwing Rondo back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Zietsch fails to land.
Zietsch has Rondo pushed against the cage.
Rondo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zietsch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rondo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rondo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rondo misses with the head strike.
Zietsch lands with a left to the head.
Rondo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zietsch or not.
Rondo misses with a punch on the inside.
Rondo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rondo blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zietsch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rondo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zietsch breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Rondo.
Rondo looks for a takedown but Zietsch sprawls well.
Rondo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zietsch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rondo tries to clinch but Zietsch moves out of range.
Rondo moves into the clinch.
Zietsch misses with the head strike.
Rondo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rondo misses with some punches.
Rondo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zietsch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rondo misses with some punches.
Zietsch misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rondo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zietsch or not.
Rondo is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo blocks a body shot from Zietsch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zietsch.
Rondo has a couple of punches blocked by Zietsch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rondo.
Zietsch swings wildly with an uppercut but Rondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zietsch leaning his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Rondo.
Rondo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zietsch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rondo backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Zietsch on the inside.
Zietsch has a couple of punches blocked by Rondo.
Zietsch misses with some punches.
Rondo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rajon Rondo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good work by Zietsch as he checks the leg kick.
Rondo throws a body punch but Zietsch moves out of range.
Zietsch throws a leg kick
and Rondo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zietsch thinking.
Zietsch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rondo in his tracks.
An inside leg kick lands from Zietsch.
Zietsch misses with a right hand
letting Rondo counter with a right hand.
Rondo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zietsch throws a body kick that misses.
Zietsch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zietsch is looking to chop away at Rondo's legs.
Rondo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zietsch shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rondo misses with the combination.
Rondo feints and then cracks Zietsch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zietsch down.
Rondo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zietsch lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rondo lands with a straight right. Zietsch didn't see that one coming.
Zietsch throws a solid leg kick but Rondo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zietsch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zietsch connects with a nice looking jab.
Zietsch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rondo.
Zietsch lands the left hand.
Rondo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rondo doesn't manage to clinch there - Zietsch circles away.
Rondo checks a leg kick.
Rondo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rondo moves to clinch but Zietsch breaks away
and Zietsch counters with a body kick that stops Rondo in his tracks momentarily.
Rondo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zietsch's sensitive parts.
Rondo checks a leg kick.
Rondo tries to clinch up.
Rondo is looking to slow Zietsch down with leg kicks.
Rondo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zietsch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rondo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rondo checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rondo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rondo jabs at Zietsch's body.
Rajon Rondo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rondo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Zietsch.
Rondo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zietsch to score with a decent uppercut.
Zietsch lands a leg kick that knocks Rondo off balance momentarily.
Zietsch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zietsch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zietsch just misses with a punch to the body.
Zietsch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rondo lands the left hand.
Zietsch slips under a jab from Rondo.
A low kick from Zietsch is predictable there
and Rondo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rondo with a hook.
Zietsch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zietsch gets tackled into the cage by Rondo. Rondo maintains the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rondo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A short body shot lands from Rondo as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rondo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zietsch misses with a punch on the inside.
Zietsch managing to block the knees to the body from Rondo.
Rondo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rondo lands an uppercut.
Zietsch effectively controlling the action here.
Zietsch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rondo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zietsch swings wildly with an uppercut but Rondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rondo taking a breather.
Rondo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zietsch misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo is struggling to control the position.
Zietsch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Rondo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rondo fails to land.
Zietsch takes a shot to the head.
Rondo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Rondo.
Rondo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zietsch.
Zietsch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Rondo.
Rondo blocks a body shot from Zietsch.
Rondo misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rondo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zietsch misses with some punches.
Zietsch misses with some punches.
Zietsch manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rajon Rondo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rondo moves in looking to clinch but Zietsch pushes him off.
Rondo is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Rondo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rondo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zietsch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zietsch thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rondo if he has to take too many more of those.
Zietsch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zietsch tries to land a leg kick but Rondo saw it coming and moves away.
Rondo thuds his right hand into Zietsch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zietsch throws a hook but Rondo avoids it easily.
Rondo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zietsch momentarily.
Zietsch is rocked!
A slow jab from Rondo misses its intended target.
Oh Zietsch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rondo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zietsch throws out the jab.
Rondo misses with a hook.
A jab from Rondo misses.
Zietsch loses concentration momentarily and Rondo pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Zietsch crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Rondo finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rajon Rondo!
A very excited looking Rajon Rondo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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