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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nova Zigaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin McLauhglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zigaman comes to the cage accompanied by Cameo - Word Up!. Colin McLauhglin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 cm
29
287 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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195 cm
25
280 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Good knees
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nova Zigaman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin McLauhglin! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McLauhglin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. McLauhglin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Zigaman lands a nice leg kick that just misses McLauhglin's sensitive parts. Zigaman defending well as McLauhglin loads up on a big left hand. Zigaman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McLauhglin sprawls well. McLauhglin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zigaman gets slowly back to his feet. McLauhglin cracks a nice hook into Zigaman's ribs. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McLauhglin throws a hook but Zigaman avoids it easily. McLauhglin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zigaman on the side of the head. Zigaman shoots in looking for a takedown but McLauhglin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zigaman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. McLauhglin looks like he wants to counter punch here. Zigaman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLauhglin.
That's one minute gone in the round. A momentary lapse in concentration from McLauhglin enables Zigaman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McLauhglin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Zigaman won't allow McLauhglin to sweep him here. McLauhglin is trying to keep Zigaman in close.
Zigaman is looking to work some ground and pound but McLauhglin has wrist control. McLauhglin pulls Zigaman in to control the position. Zigaman wants to control from the top but McLauhglin keeps moving. Zigaman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Zigaman tries to free his leg and advance position but McLauhglin is retaining full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Zigaman trying to control but McLauhglin is working from the bottom. McLauhglin wants to control the position but Zigaman says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Zigaman wants to free his trapped foot but McLauhglin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zigaman passes the guard and advances to mount! Zigaman wants to control the pace but McLauhglin is squirming around nicely. Zigaman landing strikes, looking to finish! McLauhglin is squirming around, avoiding Zigaman's attempts to control the action. Zigaman lands a couple of good shots and McLauhglin has given up his back, trying to escape the position! McLauhglin has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it. This has been an exciting period of action! Zigaman gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes. Zigaman is riding his opponent, not letting McLauhglin buck him off. Zigaman lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zigaman tries to keep control of the position but McLauhglin is staying busy. Zigaman not allowing McLauhglin to control his hands. Zigaman missing with punches from the back. Zigaman working for a choke but McLauhglin reverses nicely into Zigaman 's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Zigaman has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. McLauhglin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Zigaman. Zigaman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McLauhglin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zigaman gets back to half guard. McLauhglin is trying to control the action in half guard but Zigaman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Zigaman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zigaman. Zigaman looking for a sweep. Not yet Zigaman, not yet. McLauhglin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Zigaman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Zigaman is working hard here to advance position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nova Zigaman dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zigaman. That's going to slow McLauhglin down. No joy there for Zigaman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McLauhglin takes a swing at Zigaman's ribcage but misses. Zigaman swings for the body but McLauhglin moves out of range.
Zigaman blocks a leg kick. Zigaman throws a hook to the side of McLauhglin's head but McLauhglin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A jab from McLauhglin misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zigaman swings widly with a right hand
and McLauhglin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Nova Zigaman has been cut. Zigaman throws a big shot that misses. McLauhglin avoids the head kick by Zigaman.
It seemed like McLauhglin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Zigaman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McLauhglin throws out a counter right but Zigaman avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round. McLauhglin takes a swing at Zigaman's ribcage but misses. Zigaman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McLauhglin defends it nicely. McLauhglin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. McLauhglin drops Zigaman with a naaaaasty hook - Zigaman is in real trouble here! McLauhglin dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin McLauhglin! Colin McLauhglin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. The defeated Nova Zigaman had this to say: 'If you look up the word fluke in the dictionary, it will have a picture of this piece of shit right here. You were lucky right there and you know it.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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