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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoro Fortisimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Blunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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199 cm
25
212 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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184 cm
26
220 lbs
5 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoro Fortisimo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Blunder! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fortisimo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Blunder throws a lazy head kick and Fortisimo counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Fortisimo lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Harry Blunder has been cut. Fortisimo landing knees to the body.
Blunder is trying to force a seperation but Fortisimo has the dominant position. Fortisimo has Blunder pushed against the cage. Fortisimo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blunder takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fortisimo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blunder's face.
Blunder prevents a body shot from Fortisimo. Blunder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fortisimo backwards. Fortisimo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Blunder blocks an uppercut.
Fortisimo lands a shot to the body. Blunder has Fortisimo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fortisimo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Fortisimo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Fortisimo pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blunder takes a knee to the side of the body. Fortisimo digs a right hand into Blunder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blunder's gas tank. Blunder looks winded! Blunder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fortisimo tries a knee to the head but Blunder blocks it.
Fortisimo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blunders head. Fortisimo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blunder avoids it. Nice body punch from Fortisimo - that landed with a thud.
Fortisimo lands a body shot. Fortisimo scores a nice knee to the body.
Fortisimo missing with knees to the body.
Fortisimo has Blunder pressed against the cage.
Fortisimo tries a knee to the head but Blunder blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fortisimo is working Blunder over against the cage. Blunder trying to control the position but instead, Fortisimo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blunder into the cage. Fortisimo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Blunder avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Fortisimo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blunder moves into the clinch successfully.
Fortisimo lands a shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Blunder is trying to break the clinch but Fortisimo has him pressed against the cage. Fortisimo lands a nice knee to the body. Blunder jumps guard but Fortisimo stands there with Blunder around his waist. Blunder gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blunder fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zoro Fortisimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Blunder. Fortisimo is struggling to control the position. Blunder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fortisimo throws a head punch that misses. Fortisimo misses with a body punch.
Fortisimo tries a body shot but Blunder blocks it.
Fortisimo trying to land knees to the body.
Fortisimo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortisimo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blunders head. Fortisimo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Blunder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Fortisimo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortisimo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blunder.
Blunder takes a shot to the head. Blunder fails to pull guard.
The referee calls for Fortisimo to work.
Fortisimo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fortisimo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Fortisimo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Fortisimo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fortisimo connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fortisimo pushes Blunder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Blunder wants to get back to striking at distance but Fortisimo won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Blunder.
A hook to the body from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo swings wildly with an uppercut but Blunder uses good head movement to avoid it. Fortisimo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Fortisimo scores a nice knee to the body.
Fortisimo keeps control of Blunder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Fortisimo connects with a knee to the head.
Fortisimo is leaning against Blunder and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoro Fortisimo dominated that round. The cut man is working on Harry Blunder's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blunder takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Fortisimo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Blunder takes the fight into the clinch. Fortisimo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blunder can do to turn this around? Blunder has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fortisimo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Fortisimo misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Fortisimo. Blunder blocks an uppercut.
Fortisimo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortisimo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blunder is defending well for now. Fortisimo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Fortisimo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Fortisimo blocking some punches.
Fortisimo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Fortisimo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blunder drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fortisimo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fortisimo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice takedown defense from Fortisimo. No joy for Blunder on that attempt. Zoro Fortisimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Blunder. Fortisimo lands a high kick!
Blunder darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Fortisimo kicks off Blunder and gets to his feet. Blunder throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. This has been an exciting period of action! Fortisimo misses with a low kick.
Blunder avoids the body shot from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Blunder misses with a wild body shot. Fortisimo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blunder on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blunder has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fortisimo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blunder up against the cage. Fortisimo slows down the pace here.
Fortisimo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Zoro Fortisimo has scored more points in the clinch so far. Blunder tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fortisimo tries a knee to the head but Blunder blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortisimo. Fortisimo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Blunder changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fortisimo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blunder checks a leg kick. Blunder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fortisimo looks for the body kick but Blunder saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fortisimo misses the shot to the body. Blunder takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Blunder fails with a takedown attempt. Blunder is breathing heavily. Blunder drives through and clinches with Fortisimo against the cage.
Blunder is trying to break the clinch but Fortisimo is controlling him. Blunder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fortisimo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blunder.
Knees to the body from Fortisimo.
Blunder jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fortisimo walks away with a smile on his face. Blunder gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Fortisimo is looking to land body kicks. Despite the aggression on Blunder's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Zoro Fortisimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Blunder avoids a kick to the body.
Blunder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Fortisimo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blunder. That did some damage! Blunder has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fortisimo. Zoro Fortisimo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fortisimo lands a high kick!
Harry Blunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blunder on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fortisimo swinging wildly here.
Blunder wants to counter with a clinch but Fortisimo pushes him away. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fortisimo.
Fortisimo has managed to clinch.
Fortisimo landing knees to the head.
Blunder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fortisimo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blunder's face.
Fortisimo lands a nice knee to the body. Fortisimo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Blunder managing to block the knees to the body from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blunder is defending well for now. Fortisimo just leaning against Blunder, taking a breather. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoro Fortisimo dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Harry Blunder's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Blunder throws a head kick but Fortisimo moves out of range.
Fortisimo is looking to counter with a body kick. Fortisimo pushes Blunder up against the cage in a clinch. Fortisimo lands a body shot. Fortisimo lands with a light punch inside. Blunder avoiding damage as Fortisimo throws knees to the body.
Blunder has had enough of the clinch but Fortisimo keeps him there for the moment. Fortisimo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fortisimo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fortisimo.
Fortisimo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fortisimo lands a body shot. Blunder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fortisimo tries to land a knee to the head but Blunder blocks with his arms.
Fortisimo trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo looking to throw knees to the head but Blunder is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blunder fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fortisimo controlling the action here for a moment.
Blunder is trying to break the clinch but Fortisimo is controlling him. Fortisimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Fortisimo gets tackled into the cage by Blunder. Blunder maintains the clinch. Fortisimo swings wildly with an uppercut but Blunder uses good head movement to avoid it. Blunder looking for a takedown. Fortisimo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blunder lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Fortisimo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Fortisimo misses with a punch to the body.
Blunder is trying to pull guard but Fortisimo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Zoro Fortisimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Blunder. Fortisimo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fortisimo. Fortisimo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blunder is trying to break free. Fortisimo lands a body punch in the clinch. Blunder fails to pull guard.
Still in the clinch, Fortisimo scores with a nice short uppercut. Fortisimo slowing the pace effectively. Blunder is looking for a takedown. Fortisimo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fortisimo works on Blunder's body with a couple of short punches. Fortisimo lands a knee to the head.
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! Fortisimo has Blunder pushed against the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Fortisimo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fortisimo lands with a short head shot on the inside. Fortisimo scores with an uppercut up the middle. Fortisimo lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortisimo. Fortisimo misses with a knee to the head. Blunder tries to stall but Fortisimo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fortisimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Blunder thows a leg kick but Fortisimo checks it and Fortisimo counters with a good low kick that Blunder was not able to check. Blunder moves out of range of the body kick. Blunder has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fortisimo. Fortisimo has closed the distance and engaged Blunder in a clinch.
Fortisimo is struggling to control the position. Fortisimo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blunder's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blunder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fortisimo has him pressed against the cage. Fortisimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Harry Blunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Fortisimo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Fortisimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Blunder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blunder misses with a head kick.
Fortisimo is looking to slow Blunder down with leg kicks. Fortisimo throws a low kick but Blunder moves out of range easily. Fortisimo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Fortisimo thows a body kick. Blunder tries to catch it but that hurt him. A slapping leg kick lands for Fortisimo.
Fortisimo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Blunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zoro Fortisimo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Fortisimo throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight! Zoro Fortisimo showed his dominance in that final round. Well Fortisimo 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:25 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoro Fortisimo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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