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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Zeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evandro Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tool - Forty Six & 2. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Zeller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evandro Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Evandro Brandao has been cut.
Brandao is looking to clinch.
Brandao moves out of range as Zeller throws a body kick.
Zeller blocks a head kick by Brandao.
Brandao misses with a straight right.
Zeller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brandao lands a nice looking body shot.
Zeller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brandao ducks under a wild hook from Zeller.
Brandao throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Zeller to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zeller. That's going to slow Brandao down.
Zeller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeller.
Brandao lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandao jabs Zeller right on the nose. Zeller blinks but takes it well.
Brandao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brandao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zeller - the referee stops the clock and Brandao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zeller. Brandao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zeller shoots in but Brandao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandao tries to counter with a clinch but Zeller shakes him off and moves away.
Brandao throws a hook but Zeller blocks it.
Zeller is looking to counter the offense by Brandao and move into the clinch.
Zeller misses with a body kick.
Zeller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandao throws a right hand that misses
and Zeller finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Brandao looks to land a body kick but Zeller moved away.
Zeller misses with a kick to the body.
Zeller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zeller lands a shot to the body.
Brandao throws an elbow but it misses.
Zeller can't get the takedown.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Zeller.
Zeller gets through Brandao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zeller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zeller avoiding damage as Brandao throws knees to the body.
Zeller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zeller.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brandao taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandao.
Brandao prevents Zeller from breaking the clinch.
Brandao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zeller misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeller stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Brandao.
Brandao blocks an elbow strike from Zeller.
Brandao's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zeller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brandaos head.
Zeller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zeller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zeller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zeller lands with a right to the head.
Zeller is trying to stall.
Zeller trying to land knees to the body.
Zeller lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brandao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zeller has Brandao pressed against the cage.
Zeller lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao scores with a shoulder strike.
Zeller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zeller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brandao is trying to maintain a safe position but Zeller gets an underhook and turns Brandao into the cage.
Zeller throws a head punch that misses.
Zeller misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Brandao.
Zeller misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zeller as Brandao tries to tie him up.
Zeller stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Zeller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evandro Brandao's cut.
That's time! Zeller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brandao lunges at Zeller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zeller's hand.
Brandao defending well as Zeller loads up on a big left hand.
Brandao wants to counter with a clinch but Zeller pushes him away.
Nice cross by Brandao.
Zeller misses with a body kick.
Brandao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zeller.
Zeller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zeller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brandao can do to turn this around?
Brandao connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Brandao. That snapped Zeller's head back.
Zeller misses with a straight right.
Zeller ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Zeller connects with a leg kick. Brandao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brandao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zeller.
Brandao scores with a shot to the side of Zeller's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeller is looking to control Brandao's arms but Brandao gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zeller has his back to the cage.
Brandao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
Brandao lands a left hand.
Brandao just leaning against Zeller, taking a breather.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses.
Brandao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brandao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brandao is trying to maintain a safe position but Zeller gets an underhook and turns Brandao into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cody Zeller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zeller is trying to stall.
Brandao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zeller can't find room to land a body shot as Brandao controls the action.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Brandao trying to stall but Zeller improves his position.
Zeller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandao.
Zeller landing knees to the body.
Zeller blocks an uppercut.
Zeller misses with a punch to the body.
Zeller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zeller is keeping busy.
Zeller struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandao controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao is looking to control Zeller's arms but Zeller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brandao has his back to the cage.
Brandao seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Evandro Brandao.
Zeller fakes the leg kick and cracks Brandao in the body.
Brandao is breathing heavily.
Brandao cracks the inside of Zeller's front leg.
Zeller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zeller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zeller sizes up Brandao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zeller tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Zeller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandao throws a hook to the side of Zeller's head but Zeller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zeller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zeller can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Zeller misses.
Zeller looks to land a body kick but Brandao moved away.
Zeller moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBrandao.
Brandao moves out of range as Zeller throws a body kick.
Zeller walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zeller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zeller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Zeller. That snapped Brandao's head back.
Zeller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zeller keeps the fight on the outside.
Zeller doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandao circles away.
Zeller ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Zeller tries to clinch up but Brandao circles away and keeps his distance.
Brandao is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brandao misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cody Zeller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evandro Brandao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A solid body kick from Zeller.
Brandao 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.
Zeller ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Cody Zeller is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brandao walks into a left hand.
Zeller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brandao momentarily.
Zeller scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Zeller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zeller scores with the left hand. Brandao knows he should have avoided that one.
Zeller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandao.
Zeller misses with a head kick.
Zeller steps into range and cracks Brandao with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Brandao flops backwards and Zeller dives into his guard looking to finish!
Brandao is rocked!
Our spies down at at Ironfist MMA inform us that Brandao has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Brandao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeller won't allow Brandao to sweep him here.
Brandao keeping moving, preventing Zeller from controlling successfully.
Zeller stays in close to Brandao's body and controls the position.
Brandao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zeller trying to control but Brandao is working from the bottom.
Brandao is trying to control the position but Zeller postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zeller wants to control from the top but Brandao keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brandao throws a leg kick but Zeller sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brandao throws a big shot that misses.
Zeller throws a quick counter kick to the body but Brandao avoids it.
Brandao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zeller.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zeller or perhaps it was just good defense by Brandao, which made it look bad.
Brandao tries to counter with a clinch but Zeller shakes him off and moves away.
Brandao throws a lazy uppercut
and Zeller counters with an outside leg kick.
Brandao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brandao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brandao throws a jab when Zeller was well out of range.
Zeller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brandao.
Zeller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Zeller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Zeller finds it's way through Brandao's defenses.
Brandao misses with a left hand
and Zeller counters with a straight right hand.
Brandao has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zeller.
Zeller looks for the body kick but Brandao saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Brandao releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brandao looks to land a right hand but Zeller moved out of range.
Brandao misses with a looping right.
Zeller tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Brandao manages to circle out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Brandao misses the target.
Brandao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Evandro Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Brandao.
Brandao looks to throw the jab but Zeller is out of range.
Zeller is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zeller instigates a clinch.
Zeller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zeller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brandao misses with some punches.
Zeller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zeller working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao is trying to maintain a safe position but Zeller gets an underhook and turns Brandao into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zeller.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Zeller.
Brandao misses with some punches.
Cody Zeller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses.
Zeller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zeller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao missing with knees to the body.
Zeller digs a right hand underneath Brandao's ribcage. Brandao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brandao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brandao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zeller breaks the clinch.
Zeller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zeller thows a body kick. Brandao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zeller shoots in for a double leg but Brandao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Zeller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Zeller lands but Brandao takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Zeller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zeller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Zeller!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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