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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Zertiis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeca Ralho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeca Ralho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Zertiis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zeca Ralho!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zertiis pushes Ralho up against the cage in a clinch.
Ralho swings wildly with an uppercut but Zertiis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zertiis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zertiis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ralho backwards.
Ralho tries to work over Zertiis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ralho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ralho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ralho scores with a one two! Zertiis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zertiis moves into the clinch.
Zertiis digs a right hand underneath Ralho's ribcage. Ralho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zertiis blocking some punches.
Zertiis has a couple of punches blocked by Ralho.
Zertiis goes for a takedown attempt but Ralho pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ralho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zertiis circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zertiis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ralho circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body punch from Ralho.
Ralho lands a jab to the nose.
Ralho misses with a body shot.
Ralho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zertiis finds it's way round the side to connect with Ralho's head.
It looks like Zeca Ralho has been cut.
Zertiis fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Zertiis with that takedown attempt.
Ralho is looking for the big counter here.
A shot to the body from Ralho misses
and Zertiis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zertiis misses with a takedown attempt - Ralho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Zertiis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zertiis throws a right hand that Ralho ducks under and follows up with a left that Ralho also avoids with ease.
Ralho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ralho throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zertiis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ralho throws a right and a left that Zertiis avoids nicely.
Ralho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zertiis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ralho lands a jab to the head.
Zertiis tries to close the distance and clinch but Ralho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ralho!
Zertiis is rocked!
Ralho throws a leg kick but Zertiis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zertiis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oh Zertiis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ralho takes a swing at Zertiis's ribcage but misses.
Zertiis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zertiis seems to have got his legs back now.
Ralho throws a good cross that connects.
Ralho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zertiis rather than just go for the knockout.
Ralho misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Ralho misses.
Zertiis throws a big counter combination but Ralho scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zeca Ralho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zertiis connects with a crisp jab.
Zertiis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ralho.
Zertiis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ralho misses with a few strikes there.
Zertiis tries to counter with a takedown but Ralho is quick to defend against it.
Zertiis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zeca Ralho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ralho throws a series of punches but Zertiis moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ralho misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ralho misses the target.
A head kick misses from Ralho.
Ralho looks winded!
Ralho tries a low kick but Zertiis avoids it.
Zertiis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
No joy there for Ralho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Ralho.
Zertiis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ralho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zertiis closes the distance and pushes Ralho back into the cage.
Zertiis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ralho is rocked!
Stalling in the clinch from Zertiis.
Ralho is still on wobbly legs! Can Zertiis finish him?
Zertiis lands a nice elbow.
Zertiis working the clinch nicely. Ralho is working for position but Zertiis cracks him with a big knee to the head! Ralho crumples up against the cage and Zertiis lands two more shots before the ref can save Ralho! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Desmond Zertiis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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