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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeromy Townsend (ranked 7371 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zenitram Zednareh (ranked 5921 p4p, 572 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
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229 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeromy Townsend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zenitram Zednareh!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zednareh tries to bum rush Townsend with a series of wild strikes but Townsend uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zenitram Zednareh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Townsend shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zednareh is trying to defend but Townsend finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zednareh has one foot on Townsend's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Zednareh fails with the takedown
and Townsend moves into the clinch.
Zednareh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zednareh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Townsend as he jumps to the side.
Townsend tries to counter by clinching up but Zednareh breaks away and moves out of range.
Townsend slaps away a takedown attempt from Zednareh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jeromy Townsend has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenitram Zednareh.
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!
Townsend gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zednareh looking to slow down the pace here.
Townsend stalling against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Townsend - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Townsend is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Townsend could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Townsend doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Townsend jumps into guard, dragging Zednareh to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zednareh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zednareh trying to control but Townsend is working from the bottom.
Townsend 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zednareh is looking to stand up but Townsend won't let him.
Townsend is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Townsend might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Townsend wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zednareh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zednareh postures up in Townsend's guard and throws a big left but Townsend blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Townsend defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zednareh.
Zednareh throws a head kick that misses.
Townsend seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsend fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zednareh manages to avoid it.
Zednareh rushes Townsend and presses him up against the cage.
Townsend breaks from the clinch.
Townsend closes the distance and clinches.
Zednareh misses with a knee strike.
Zednareh being controlled against the cage.
Zednareh is trying to pull guard but Townsend has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Townsend displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zednareh up against the cage.
Townsend stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsend blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zednareh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Townsend gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Townsend seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Zednareh is trying to control but can't.
Zednareh looks winded!
Townsend wants to get back to his feet.
Zednareh is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Townsend connects with a nice short shot to Zednareh's temple.
Townsend is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Townsend is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Townsend 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.
Nice strikes from Townsend there.
Townsend is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeromy Townsend dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Townsend closes the distance and clinches.
Townsend pulls Zednareh into guard.
Townsend looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zednareh is one step ahead there.
Zednareh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Townsend is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zednareh stands up from Townsend's guard - Zednareh perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Zednareh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Townsend doesn't seem phased though.
Zednareh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Townsend throws a quick counter head kick but Zednareh was just out of range.
Zednareh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Townsend is fending him off so far but Zednareh persists. Nope, Townsend circles away and we're back to standing.
Zednareh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zednareh doesn't manage to clinch there - Townsend circles away.
Townsend closes the distance and pushes Zednareh back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsend content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Townsend drags the fight down to the ground.
Zednareh wants to control from the top but Townsend keeps moving.
Zednareh won't allow Townsend to get back to his feet.
Zednareh postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Townsend is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zednareh, into his guard.
Zednareh is breathing heavily.
Townsend stands up over Zednareh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Townsend scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Townsend lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Townsend with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Townsend wants to stand and escape but instead Zednareh has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jeromy Townsend overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsend is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zednareh is controlling him.
Townsend with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Zednareh can't handle though.
Townsend looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zednareh is one step ahead there.
Townsend has a closed guard, preventing Zednareh from standing up.
Townsend wants to get back to his feet but Zednareh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Townsend is trying to control the position but Zednareh postures up.
Townsend wants to sweep but no luck.
Zednareh stops Townsend from standing up.
Townsend keeping moving, preventing Zednareh from controlling successfully.
Townsend manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zednareh is trying to pull guard but Townsend has him pressed against the cage.
Jeromy Townsend has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenitram Zednareh.
Townsend holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zednareh letting Townsend take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeromy Townsend dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Zednareh shoots in looking for a takedown but Townsend manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zednareh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It appears Townsend was looking to counter with a kick there.
Zednareh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Townsend defends it nicely.
Zednareh misses with a takedown
and Townsend moves into the clinch.
Jeromy Townsend has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenitram Zednareh.
Townsend pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Townsend is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zednareh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Townsend is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Townsend decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zednareh throws a head kick but Townsend moves out of range.
Townsend does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zednareh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Townsend counters with a takedown into side control.
Townsend stands up.
Townsend closes the distance and pushes Zednareh back into the cage.
Townsend lands a shot to the body.
Townsend trying to land knees to the body.
Zednareh misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsend crunches a lovely knee into Zednareh's ribcage.
Townsend pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Townsend has control of Zednareh's left arm, preventing Zednareh from doing any damage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Townsend manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Townsend gets control of Zednareh's arms and successfully pulls guard. Townsend will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Townsend scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Townsend is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Townsend is nestled in close to Zednareh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Townsend connects with a nice short shot to Zednareh's temple.
Zednareh taking some punishment here, with Townsend in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zednareh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zednareh has hold of Townsend's hands but Townsend slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zednareh taking some punishment here, with Townsend in his half guard.
Townsend working the head and body with strikes.
Zednareh wants to get back to his feet.
Townsend scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Townsend postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Zednareh to stand up.
Townsend has taken the fight to the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Townsend.
Townsend pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Townsend clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Townsend decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zednareh stands and steps away. Townsend gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zednareh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Townsend avoids it really well and circles away.
Townsend half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Townsend closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zenitram Zednareh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeromy Townsend is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zednareh can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeromy Townsend showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Townsend 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeromy Townsend!
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