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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sacco Vanzetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Zinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanzetti comes to the cage accompanied by Against All Authority - Sacco & Vanzetti. Zinn has chosen All Day as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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203 lbs
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194 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sacco Vanzetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Zinn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanzetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zinn.
Zinn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zinn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Sacco Vanzetti has been cut.
Vanzetti cracks Zinn with an open hand slap.
Zinn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zinn just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Vanzetti.
Zinn throws a hook to the side of Vanzetti's head but Vanzetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zinn throws a low kick but Vanzetti moves out of range easily.
Vanzetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vanzetti slips a jab and a cross from Zinn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zinn takes a swing at Vanzetti's ribcage but misses.
Vanzetti throws a sloppy head kick and Zinn moves out of range easily.
Vanzetti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vanzetti tries to clinch there but Zinn circles away.
Vanzetti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zinn counters with a leg kick.
Vanzetti looks to land a combination. Zinn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanzetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zinn.
Sacco Vanzetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vanzetti cracks Zinn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zinn throws a right and a left that Vanzetti avoids nicely.
Vanzetti throws a right and a left that Zinn avoids nicely.
Vanzetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Facebreaker Academy - Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Zinn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vanzetti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zinn is rocked!
Zinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vanzetti moves away.
Zinn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zinn is still on wobbly legs! Can Vanzetti finish him?
Vanzetti blocks a low kick nicely.
Zinn seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch combination from Vanzetti misses.
Vanzetti misses with a few strikes there.
Vanzetti throws a right hand that Zinn ducks under and follows up with a left that Zinn also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanzetti throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zinn slips a jab and a cross from Vanzetti.
Danga de danga de dang - Vanzetti scores with a four punch combination!
Zinn lands a leg kick that knocks Vanzetti off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Zinn misses.
Vanzetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zinn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zinn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vanzetti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zinn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zinn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vanzetti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Vanzetti.
Zinn is trying to break the clinch but Vanzetti has him pressed against the cage.
Zinn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanzetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vanzetti lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vanzetti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vanzetti misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vanzetti throws an elbow but misses.
Zinn wants to break free but Vanzetti has control.
Zinn is trying to break free.
Zinn breaks the clinch.
Zinn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vanzetti but Vanzetti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zinn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vanzetti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vanzetti has closed the distance and engaged Zinn in a clinch.
Zinn breaks the clinch.
Zinn throws the left hand but Vanzetti avoids the punch easily.
Vanzetti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zinn.
Zinn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vanzetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Zinn with that takedown attempt.
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!
Vanzetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zinn manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinn dodges the punch combination from Vanzetti.
Zinn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vanzetti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Zinn.
Zinn swings widly with a right hand
and Vanzetti counters with a crisp one two that drops Zinn! Vanzetti thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Zinn to his feet! Zinn is in big trouble!
Vanzetti moves out of range as Zinn strikes.
Vanzetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zinn throws out the jab.
Vanzetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zinn.
Zinn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zinn tries to bum rush Vanzetti with a series of wild strikes but Vanzetti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zinn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vanzetti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zinn momentarily.
Vanzetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanzetti.
Zinn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sacco Vanzetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sacco Vanzetti'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.
Vanzetti tries to clinch but Zinn is having none of it.
Vanzetti tries to clinch up but Zinn circles away and keeps his distance.
Zinn misses with a series of wild punches.
Zinn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vanzetti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vanzetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vanzetti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zinn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zinn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vanzetti.
A combination from Vanzetti does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Zinn misses the target.
Vanzetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zinn can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vanzetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanzetti Rushes Zinn and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Zinn is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Vanzetti Piles on the pressure and Zinn crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sacco Vanzetti!
Sacco Vanzetti managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Valhalla Fight Wear, into his post fight interview.
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