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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Zumo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralfson Calvacante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calvacante has chosen Go to sleep bitch as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 cm
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160 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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175 cm
23
145 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Zumo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralfson Calvacante! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Zumo connects with a single shot there. Calvacante doesn't manage to clinch there - Zumo circles away.
Zumo fails to land the takedown. Calvacante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calvacante shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Zumo is trying to get back to full guard. Calvacante works his way into full mount! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zumo is trying to stand. Calvacante tries to control but Zumo wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Calvacante is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Zumo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Zumo! Calvacante avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Zumo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Zumo is working Calvacante over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Calvacante keeping moving, preventing Zumo from controlling successfully. Zumo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Zumo throwing strikes but missing. Calvacante is looking to stand up but Zumo isn't so interested in that idea. Zumo cracks Calvacante with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Calvacante wants to stand and escape but Zumo is having none of it. Calvacante uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Zumo goes for a double leg but Calvacante avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Calvacante continues to drive forward. Calvacante looks like he wants to counter punch here. Calvacante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zumo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Calvacante tries to clinch up. Zumo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zumo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Calvacante sprawls and moves away. Zumo misses with a takedown attempt - Calvacante sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Zumo. That's going to take a lot out of him. Calvacante scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action! Calvacante fails to land with a series of punches.
Zumo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zumo shoots in looking for a takedown. Calvacante tries to sprawl out of it but Zumo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calvacante manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Zumo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Calvacante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Zumo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Calvacante napping and manages to drive through into side control! Calvacante is pushing Zumo's head away, looking to escape. Zumo manages to hold on to the position though. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Zumo scores with a couple of short elbows. Zumo is chipping away with strikes.
Zumo just content to control the position. Calvacante tries to escape but Zumo is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Check out the look on Zumo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Calvacante wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Zumo scores with a couple of short elbows. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Calvacante is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Zumo grinds an elbow into Calvacante's temple. Zumo working the head with strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Zumo dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Calvacante. No joy for Zumo on that attempt. Zumo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zumo appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Calvacante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zumo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Zumo is pressing down on Calvacante's thigh, looking to free his foot. Calvacante is holding on for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Calvacante wants to get back to his feet. Zumo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Calvacante tries to kick Zumo off but Zumo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Zumo working the head and body with strikes.
Calvacante is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Zumo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Calvacante is still in real trouble! Can Zumo finish him? Zumo looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Calvacante is trying to stand.
Zumo scores with a big shot! Calvacante's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Calvacante! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Zumo! A very excited looking Jeff Zumo 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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43% |
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