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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Zertiis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Canedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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203 cm
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222 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Zertiis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eugene Canedo!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zertiis thuds his right hand into Canedo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Eugene Canedo has been cut.
Canedo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zertiis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Canedo wants to clinch.
Zertiis misses with a leg kick
and Canedo counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zertiis slips a jab from Canedo.
Zertiis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been told by Zertiis's head coaches at Finch Farm that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zertiis shoots in and bounces Canedo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Canedo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zertiis is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Canedo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Canedo keeping moving, preventing Zertiis from controlling successfully.
Zertiis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zertiis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Desmond Zertiis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zertiis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Canedo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Canedo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Canedo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zertiis.
Zertiis misses with a straight left.
Canedo waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Zertiis. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Zertiis to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Zertiis is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canedo wants to stand but Zertiis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Oh Zertiis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zertiis seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zertiis seems keen to control Canedo's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zertiis wants to sweep here but Canedo controlling him for the moment.
Zertiis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Canedo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Canedo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zertiis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Canedo scrambles back to his feet.
Canedo wants to clinch up but Zertiis keeps it at a distance.
Canedo has Zertiis up against the cage in a clinch.
Canedo lands a left hand.
Canedo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zertiis backwards.
Canedo stops a takedown attempt from Zertiis.
Zertiis misses with a punch on the inside.
Zertiis lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zertiis takes a shot to the head.
Canedo prevents a body shot from Zertiis.
Canedo's coach down at Madz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Canedo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zertiis is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Zertiis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canedo has a couple of punches blocked by Zertiis.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zertiis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Canedo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zertiis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Canedo gets underhooks to prevent Zertiis's takedown attempt.
Canedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zertiis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Canedo lands an uppercut.
Zertiis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zertiis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Canedo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zertiis is breathing heavily.
Canedo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Canedo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Canedo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zertiis tightens his grip and picks Canedo up, before dumping him to the ground. Canedo manages to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canedo wants to get back to his feet but Zertiis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zertiis trying to control but Canedo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canedo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canedo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zertiis.
Canedo keeping moving, preventing Zertiis from controlling successfully.
Canedo is looking to stand up but Zertiis isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Canedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zertiis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zertiis fails with the takedown.
Canedo throws an off balance right hand
and Zertiis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zertiis slips a straight right by Canedo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Canedo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eugene Canedo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Canedo checks a leg kick.
Eugene Canedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zertiis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Zertiis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zertiis scores with a shot to the side of Canedo's head.
Zertiis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zertiis misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zertiis.
Zertiis moves away from the strike by Canedo.
Zertiis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Canedo sprawls well. Canedo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zertiis gets slowly back to his feet.
Zertiis throws a leg kick but Canedo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Canedo clinches with his opponent.
Zertiis trying to land knees to the body.
Canedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zertiis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Canedo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canedo.
Zertiis working Canedo over with knees to the body.
Zertiis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Canedo gets underhooks to prevent Zertiis's takedown attempt.
Canedo has a couple of punches blocked by Zertiis.
Canedo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zertiis takes a shot to the head.
Eugene Canedo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Canedo gets through Zertiis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zertiis is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Zertiis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zertiis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zertiis scores with a decent looking hook.
Canedo misses with an uppercut
and Zertiis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eugene Canedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canedo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zertiis tries to bum rush Canedo with a series of wild strikes but Canedo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Canedo scores with a nice strike.
Canedo is looking to clinch but Zertiis is avoiding it.
Zertiis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Canedo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zertiis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Canedo drops his shoulder and cracks Zertiis with a huge uppercut! Zertiis goes down! Can Canedo finish him?
Canedo gets to his feet - Zertiis follows without any prompting.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zertiis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zertiis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Canedo tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Canedo. No joy for Zertiis on that attempt.
Zertiis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Canedo is looking to clinch but Zertiis is avoiding it.
Canedo throws a lazy right hand but Zertiis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zertiis blocks a jab.
Zertiis defending well as Canedo loads up on a big left hand.
Canedo tries to clinch but Zertiis is having none of it.
Zertiis throws a sloppy head kick and Canedo moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canedo misses with an uppercut. Zertiis saw that one coming.
Canedo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Canedo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zertiis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zertiis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Canedo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Canedo moves into range and clinches up with Zertiis.
Zertiis lands a knee to the body.
Zertiis pushes Canedo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zertiis takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Zertiis.
Canedo working aggressively here.
Canedo throws a punch but it's blocked by Zertiis.
Canedo swings wildly with an uppercut but Zertiis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canedo gets through Zertiis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zertiis tries to work over Canedo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zertiis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Canedo avoids it.
Zertiis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zertiis wants to take the fight to the mat but Canedo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zertiis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Canedo.
Zertiis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Canedo gets underhooks to prevent Zertiis's takedown attempt.
Canedo throws a head punch that misses.
Canedo swings wildly with an uppercut but Zertiis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zertiis can't find room to land a body shot as Canedo controls the action.
Zertiis working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canedo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zertiis backwards.
Zertiis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canedo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Canedo lands an uppercut that drops Zertiis! Canedo follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Canedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eugene Canedo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Canedo fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Zertiis out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Eugene Canedo!
Eugene Canedo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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