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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Dimelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Allan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Zack Allan Jr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Allan Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimelo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allan Jr.
Dimelo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Dimelo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Allan Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Allan Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dimelo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimelo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allan Jr.
Dimelo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dimelo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Allan Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Enzo Dimelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimelo throws a shot from downtown. Allan Jr moves away and avoids it.
Dimelo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allan Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Dimelo moves out of range easily.
Dimelo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Dimelo misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allan Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo checks a low kick from Allan Jr.
That kick from Allan Jr tenderised Dimelo's leg. Dimelo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Allan Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Allan Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Allan Jr misses the target.
As Allan Jr backs away, Dimelo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dimelo cracks Allan Jr with a good jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allan Jr.
Allan Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Allan Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dimelo blocks the body kick.
Dimelo lands a jab to Allan Jr's midsection.
Allan Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimelo takes a swing at Allan Jr's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allan Jr gets a double leg takedown into Dimelo's guard.
Allan Jr won't allow Dimelo to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimelo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dimelo blocks the strikes from Allan Jr.
Dimelo passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimelo wants to stand but Allan Jr is controlling his arm.
Dimelo advances nicely into full mount.
Allan Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Dimelo has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan Jr wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Allan Jr tries to escape but Dimelo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dimelo is looking for the choke from the back position but Allan Jr is controlling his hands well.
Allan Jr rolls, trying to escape but Dimelo keeps control of the position.
Dimelo is riding his opponent, not letting Allan Jr buck him off.
Allan Jr tries to roll but Dimelo sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Allan Jr's body.
Dimelo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Allan Jr is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Dimelo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Allan Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dimelo misses with an uppercut.
Dimelo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Allan Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Allan Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dimelo's sensitive parts.
Dimelo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allan Jr.
Allan Jr slips a straight right by Dimelo.
Dimelo closes the distance and clinches.
Allan Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Dimelo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dimelo fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Dimelo.
Dimelo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimelo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Dimelo.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimelo has a couple of punches blocked by Allan Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allan Jr jumps guard but Dimelo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dimelo is pushing Allan Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Allan Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allan Jr blocks a body shot from Dimelo.
Dimelo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dimelo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dimelo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allan Jr can do to turn this around?
Dimelo prevents a body shot from Allan Jr.
Allan Jr misses with a body punch.
Allan Jr takes a shot to the head.
Allan Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimelos head.
A frustrated look appears on Allan Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Allan Jr.
Dimelo misses with the head strike.
Dimelo scores with a hook to the body.
Dimelo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo throws a head punch that misses.
Allan Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allan Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dimelo has a couple of punches blocked by Allan Jr.
Allan Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allan Jr has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dimelo regains guard immediately.
Allan Jr throws an elbow that misses. Dimelo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Allan Jr's guard. Nice move by Dimelo!
Dimelo is stalling in the full guard.
Dimelo wants to pass the guard but Allan Jr is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dimelo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dimelo preventing the sweep.
Dimelo content to stall in guard here.
Dimelo pushes down on Allan Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dimelo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Allan Jr!
Dimelo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Allan Jr manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dimelo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dimelo continues to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Dimelo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dimelo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Allan Jr.
Allan Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dimelo misses with a hook
and Allan Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dimelo is on top in guard.
Dimelo tries to free his leg and advance position but Allan Jr is retaining full guard.
Dimelo wants to get up but he can't break Allan Jr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dimelo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dimelo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allan Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dimelo tries to free his leg and advance position but Allan Jr is retaining full guard.
Allan Jr wants to sweep here but Dimelo controlling him for the moment.
Dimelo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Allan Jr working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dimelo has passed into half guard!
Zack Allan Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Allan Jr tries to roll over but Dimelo keeps him under control.
Dimelo content to control rather than advance.
Enzo Dimelo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Allan Jr won't allow Dimelo to pass to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dimelo throws the left hand but Allan Jr avoids the punch easily.
Allan Jr wants to slow Dimelo down by chopping away at his legs.
Dimelo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Allan Jr throws a hook but Dimelo blocks it.
Dimelo blocks a head kick by Allan Jr.
Enzo Dimelo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allan Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Allan Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Allan Jr ducks under a wild hook from Dimelo.
Dimelo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dimelo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allan Jr.
Dimelo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Allan Jr manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan Jr misses with a low kick.
Dimelo drives through and clinches with Allan Jr against the cage.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Dimelo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allan Jrs head.
Dimelo gets through Allan Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Allan Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Dimelo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Allan Jr is trying to break the clinch but Dimelo is controlling him.
Allan Jr throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allan Jr blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dimelo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dimelo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimelo can't find room to land a body shot as Allan Jr controls the action.
Enzo Dimelo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Allan Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Dimelo throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Enzo Dimelo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dimelo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enzo Dimelo!
Enzo Dimelo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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hype
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