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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Zampidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Cansez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mike Zampidis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Zampidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Cansez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cansez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cansez misses with a low kick as Zampidis jumps back.
Cansez misses with a head kick.
Cansez has Zampidis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zampidis breaks from the clinch.
Cansez clinches up with Zampidis and pushes him back against the ropes.
Zampidis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cansez tries to pull guard but Zampidis won't allow it.
Zampidis has had enough of the clinch but Cansez keeps him there for the moment.
Cansez stalling in the clinch but Zampidis improves position.
Zampidis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cansez avoiding damage as Zampidis throws knees to the body.
Zampidis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Zampidis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cansez pulls guard.
Zampidis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cansez wriggles free and stands up.
Cansez tries to clinch but Zampidis is having none of it.
Zampidis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cansez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zampidis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zampidis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cansez doesn't seem bothered though.
Zampidis throws a right and a left that Cansez avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Zampidis.
Cansez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zampidis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zampidis has closed the distance and engaged Cansez in a clinch.
Cansez keeps control of Zampidis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cansez jumps guard but Zampidis stands there with Cansez around his waist. Cansez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zampidis is trying to break free.
Cansez blocks an elbow strike.
Cansez wants to break free but Zampidis has control.
Cansez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zampidis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zampidis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zampidis manages to break the clinch.
Zampidis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mike Zampidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zampidis misses with a head kick.
Cansez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zampidis clinches up against the ropes.
Zampidis missing with knees to the body.
Cansez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mike Zampidis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Cansez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zampidis could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cansez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zampidis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Zampidis controlling the action here for a moment.
Zampidis managing to block the knees to the body from Cansez.
Zampidis keeps control of Cansez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zampidis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zampidis forces Cansez back against the ropes and clinches.
Zampidis misses with an elbow strike.
Zampidis is breathing heavily.
Cansez can't break the clinch.
Cansez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zampidis just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Zampidis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Zampidis can't break the clinch.
Cansez tries to pull guard but Zampidis won't allow it.
Zampidis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zampidis avoids the elbow strike from Cansez, against the ropes.
Zampidis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zampidis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cansez jumps guard but Zampidis stands there with Cansez around his waist. Cansez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Zampidis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cansez's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cansez is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Zampidis.
Cansez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zampidis smiles and moves away.
Cansez wants to clinch.
Zampidis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cansez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zampidis is looking to break free of the clinch but Cansez has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Zampidis throws an elbow but misses.
Zampidis managing to block the knees to the body from Cansez.
Zampidis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cansez's defenses.
Cansez takes an elbow to the temple.
Cansez blocks an elbow strike.
Cansez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zampidis just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Cansez fails to pull guard.
Cansez tries to land knees in the clinch but Zampidis avoids the damage to the body.
Cansez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zampidis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cansez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zampidis is able to avoid easily.
Zampidis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cansez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zampidis is looking to clinch but Cansez is avoiding it.
Zampidis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zampidis tries to clinch but Cansez is having none of it.
Zampidis darts in and clinches Cansez up against the ropes.
Cansez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zampidis smiles and moves away.
Zampidis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zampidis moves out of range as Cansez strikes.
Cansez throws a leg kick that misses.
Cansez swats away the attempt to clinch by Zampidis.
Cansez wants to clinch.
Zampidis moves in looking to clinch but Cansez pushes him off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis misses with a series of wild punches.
Cansez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zampidis tries to clinch but Cansez moves out of range.
Zampidis wants to clinch.
Zampidis wants to clinch.
Cansez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zampidis tries to clinch but Cansez moves out of range.
Zampidis works over Cansez's head and body with a nice combination.
Cansez tries to clinch but Zampidis moves out of range.
Cansez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zampidis.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cansez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zampidis clinches but Cansez breaks the clinch
and Cansez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zampidis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cansez tries to clinch but Zampidis is having none of it.
Zampidis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zampidis misses with a two punch combination.
Zampidis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zampidis throws a combination that misses
and Cansez counters by clinching up.
Zampidis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cansez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zampidis wants to get back to striking at distance but Cansez won't allow it.
Cansez jumps guard but Zampidis stands there with Cansez around his waist. Cansez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cansez avoids the elbow strike from Zampidis, against the ropes.
Zampidis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zampidis misses with an elbow over the top.
Zampidis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zampidis is trying to break the clinch but Cansez has him pressed against the ropes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cansez is trying to maintain a safe position but Zampidis gets an underhook and turns Cansez into the ropes.
Cansez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zampidis has him pressed against the ropes.
Zampidis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Zampidis.
Cansez avoids a wild elbow strike from Zampidis.
Cansez wants to stall.
Cansez jumps guard but Zampidis stands there with Cansez around his waist. Cansez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zampidis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cansez tries to clinch there but Zampidis circles away.
Zampidis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zampidis moves in looking to clinch but Cansez pushes him off.
Zampidis forces Cansez back against the ropes and clinches.
Cansez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zampidis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zampidis breaks from the clinch.
Zampidis gets a clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis wants to break free but Cansez has control.
Zampidis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zampidis lands a knee to the head.
Cansez jumps into guard, dragging Zampidis to the mat.
Cansez is adopting a defensive guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cansez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rodrigo Cansez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zampidis tries to clinch but Cansez is having none of it.
Zampidis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zampidis gets a clinch.
Cansez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cansez prevents Zampidis from breaking the clinch.
Zampidis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cansez swats away the attempt to clinch by Zampidis.
Zampidis tries to clinch there but Cansez circles away.
Zampidis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cansez counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Zampidis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cansez thows a body shot but no joy.
Cansez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zampidis scores with a head kick.
Zampidis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cansez throws a sloppy head kick and Zampidis moves out of range easily.
Zampidis tries a head kick but it misses.
Zampidis tries to clinch but Cansez moves out of range.
Cansez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zampidis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cansez counters by clinching up.
Cansez throws a punch but it's blocked by Zampidis.
Cansez wants to get back to striking at distance but Zampidis won't allow it.
Zampidis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zampidis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cansez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zampidis has had enough of the clinch but Cansez keeps him there for the moment.
Cansez prevents Zampidis from breaking the clinch.
Cansez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zampidis has him pressed against the ropes.
Cansez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cansez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cansez tries to pull guard but Zampidis holds him up against the ropes and eventually Cansez drops back down to his feet.
Mike Zampidis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Cansez.
Cansez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Zampidis wants to get back to striking at distance but Cansez won't allow it.
Cansez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zampidis just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Zampidis wants to break free but Cansez has control.
Zampidis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cansez prevents Zampidis from breaking the clinch.
Cansez wants to get back to striking at distance but Zampidis won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Zampidis.
Cansez tries to stall but Zampidis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cansez keeps control of Zampidis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cansez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zampidis has had enough of the clinch but Cansez keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zampidis breaks the clinch.
Zampidis wants to clinch
and Cansez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zampidis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mike Zampidis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zampidis tries to clinch up but Cansez circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cansez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zampidis forces Cansez back against the ropes and clinches.
Zampidis wants to get back to striking at distance but Cansez won't allow it.
Zampidis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cansez pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cansez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zampidis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zampidis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cansez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zampidis smiles and moves away.
Zampidis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cansez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cansez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cansez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Danga de danga de dang - Zampidis scores with a four punch combination!
Zampidis throws a right and a left that Cansez avoids nicely.
Zampidis is looking to clinch but Cansez is avoiding it.
Zampidis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zampidis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zampidis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zampidis doesn't manage to clinch there - Cansez circles away.
Cansez tries to clinch there but Zampidis circles away.
Zampidis takes the fight into the clinch.
Zampidis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cansez stalling in the clinch but Zampidis improves position.
Cansez fails to pull guard.
Zampidis wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cansez can't break the clinch.
Zampidis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cansez backwards.
Zampidis throws an elbow but it misses.
Cansez avoids a wild elbow strike from Zampidis.
Zampidis tries to break the clinch but Cansez is controlling the position.
Zampidis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zampidis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cansez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zampidis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zampidis tries to break the clinch but Cansez is controlling the position.
Zampidis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cansez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cansez is looking to clinch but Zampidis is avoiding it.
Zampidis moves in looking to clinch but Cansez pushes him off.
Cansez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zampidis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zampidis swats away the attempt to clinch by Cansez.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cansez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zampidis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cansez.
Zampidis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cansez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zampidis rushes Cansez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Zampidis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cansez backwards.
Zampidis has had enough of the clinch but Cansez keeps him there for the moment.
Zampidis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cansez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zampidis smiles and moves away.
Zampidis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cansez on the side of the head.
Cansez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cansez wants to clinch up but Zampidis keeps it at a distance.
Cansez misses the shot to the body.
Zampidis circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zampidis clinches up with Cansez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Zampidis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cansez throws a head kick that misses.
Zampidis lands with a slapping head kick.
Zampidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zampidis lands a two punch combo.
Cansez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cansez fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zampidis.
Cansez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zampidis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zampidis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zampidis tries to close the distance and clinch but Cansez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zampidis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cansez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zampidis fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cansez throws a head kick that misses.
Zampidis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zampidis swats away the attempt to clinch by Cansez.
Zampidis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zampidis tries to clinch
and Cansez counters by moving into the clinch.
Zampidis misses with an elbow over the top.
Zampidis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cansez is trying to break the clinch but Zampidis has him pressed against the ropes.
Zampidis breaks from the clinch.
Zampidis tries to clinch there but Cansez circles away.
Zampidis misses with a head kick.
Zampidis tries to clinch but Cansez moves out of range.
Cansez looks to land a combination but Zampidis avoids it well.
Cansez misses with a hook.
Zampidis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zampidis wants to clinch up but Cansez keeps it at a distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zampidis tries to close the distance and clinch but Cansez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zampidis tries to clinch up.
Cansez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zampidis. That one must have hurt.
Cansez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Cansez.
Zampidis misses with a head kick.
Zampidis is looking to clinch but Cansez is avoiding it.
Zampidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zampidis is looking to clinch but Cansez is avoiding it.
Zampidis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zampidis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zampidis moves in looking to clinch but Cansez pushes him off.
Cansez is looking to clinch.
Zampidis moves in looking to clinch but Cansez pushes him off.
Zampidis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis rushes Cansez and presses him up against the ropes.
Zampidis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cansez has him pressed against the ropes.
Cansez fails to pull guard.
Zampidis can't break the clinch.
Zampidis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zampidis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cansez has him pressed against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Zampidis.
Zampidis lands a nice knee to the body.
Cansez looking to slow down the pace here.
Zampidis is trying to break the clinch but Cansez has him pressed against the ropes.
Zampidis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cansez tries to pull guard but Zampidis won't allow it.
Zampidis lands an elbow inside that Cansez shrugs off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zampidis is looking to break free of the clinch but Cansez has double underhooks.
Zampidis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cansez has him pressed against the ropes.
Zampidis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Zampidis misses.
Zampidis tries to clinch up but Cansez circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Zampidis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zampidis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Mike Zampidis!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Mike Zampidis!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Mike Zampidis!
Mike Zampidis wins by unanimous decision!
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