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Event:
CCR 88
Date: Jun 30, 2017 |
#R1# Hollister misses with a left hand and Zimbardo counters with a nice uppercut. Zimbardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollister. Zimbardo slips a jab from Hollister. Hollister tries a low kick but Zimbardo avoids it. Zimbardo cracks Hollister with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Hollister darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Hollister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zimbardo. Hollister misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zimbardo counters with a slapping leg kick. Hollister throws a body punch but Zimbardo moves out of range. Zimbardo scores with a leg kick.
Hollister thuds a left hand into Zimbardo's body. Hollister misses with a jab to the body
and Zimbardo counters with a right hand to the body. A decent looking cross lands there for Zimbardo. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Zimbardo throws a half hearted mid kick.#T1# Nice uppercut lands for Zimbardo. That snapped Hollister's head back.
#CUT# It looks like Zane Hollister has been cut. Hollister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zimbardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hollister. Zimbardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Hollister releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Hollister swings widly with a right hand
letting Zimbardo counter with a right hand. Hollister cracks Zimbardo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Zimbardo tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Zimbardo. Hollister looks up at the clock. Bad move! Zimbardo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hollister. Zimbardo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Zimbardo!
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Event:
CCR 80
Date: Apr 28, 2017 |
#R1# A bone on bone clash there as Zimbardo blocks the leg kick.
Zimbardo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pavelic. Nice defenses there by Zimbardo. Pavelic misses with a low kick.
Zimbardo lands with a slapping head kick. Pavelic takes a swing at Zimbardo's ribcage but misses. Zimbardo loads up on a big right hand but Pavelic slips the punch. Zimbardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Zimbardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice leg kick lands there from Pavelic. Pavelic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zimbardo. Zimbardo misses with a looping right. Pavelic avoids a kick to the body.
Pavelic misses with an uppercut. Zimbardo saw that one coming.#T1# Pavelic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Pavelic tries to counter with a clinch but Zimbardo shakes him off and moves away. Zimbardo throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Zimbardo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some bone on bone action there as Zimbardo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Zimbardo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pavelic throws a nice outside leg kick. Zimbardo avoids the body shot from Pavelic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zimbardo. Pavelic does a little dance to reset his feet. Zimbardo connects with a body shot. Pavelic missing with a left hand there. Zimbardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Zimbardo is looking to counter with a body kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zimbardo.
Pavelic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T2# Zimbardo throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Pavelic counters with a slapping leg kick. Pavelic looks to throw the jab but Zimbardo is out of range. Zimbardo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pavelic on the side of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pavelic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zimbardo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Pavelic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zimbardo takes a swing at Pavelic's ribcage but misses. A head kick by Zimbardo misses #CL2# and Pavelic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. A bit of stalling here from Zimbardo.
Zimbardo working hard to break the clinch. Pavelic is leaning against Zimbardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Pavelic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zimbardo avoids it. Pavelic tries to land knees in the clinch but Zimbardo avoids the damage to the body. Pavelic lands a body punch. Zimbardo is breathing heavily. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavelic. Knees to the body from Pavelic.
Pavelic presses Zimbardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T3# Pavelic pushes Zimbardo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A short uppercut from Pavelic. Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zimbardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Pavelic landing knees to the head.
Pavelic lands a body shot. A nice right hand lands inside from Pavelic. Pavelic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zimbardo's face.
Pavelic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pavelic scores with a hook to the body. Pavelic lands a shoulder strike. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A knee to the head by Pavelic.
Pavelic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zimbardos head. A short left from Pavelic. A right hook to the body lands for Pavelic.
Pavelic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2# It looks like Bruce Zimbardo has been cut. Pavelic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pavelic is leaning against Zimbardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavelic.#ROC2# Zimbardo is rocked! Pavelic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zimbardo or not. #T4# Pavelic working Zimbardo over with knees to the body. Pavelic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavelic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pavelic scores with a shot to the side of Zimbardo's head. Pavelic lands with a right to the head. A shot in the inside from Pavelic. Pavelic is leaning against Zimbardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Pavelic scores with a shoulder strike. Oh Zimbardo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Pavelic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zimbardo seems to have got his legs back now. Pavelic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zimbardo's face.
Pavelic lands a good knee to the midsection. Zimbardo won't want to take too many of those.#KD2# Pavelic lands an uppercut that drops Zimbardo! Pavelic follows him to the canvas looking to finish. Zimbardo wants to control but Pavelic postures up. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Pavelic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Pavelic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Pavelic is looking to take a break and control but Zimbardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ante Pavelic dominated that round. The cut man is working on Bruce Zimbardo's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Pavelic scores with a body shot.
Pavelic has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Zimbardo throws a sloppy head kick and Pavelic moves out of range easily. Pavelic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavelic works Zimbardo's body with a nice hook. A looping hook to the body misses from Pavelic. Zimbardo does a little dance to reset his feet. Nice defenses there by Zimbardo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pavelic, right into the meat.
Pavelic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zimbardo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Zimbardo blocks a head kick by Pavelic.
Pavelic misses with a low kick as Zimbardo jumps back.#T1# Zimbardo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pavelic's hands. Pavelic throws a lazy head kick and Pavelic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Pavelic digs a good hook to Zimbardo's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. A jab lands there for Pavelic. Pavelic lands with a good body shot. Zimbardo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Ante Pavelic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pavelic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Pavelic connects with a leg kick. Zimbardo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Pavelic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Zimbardo 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. Ante Pavelic seems to be getting the better of the standup. Pavelic lands with a good body shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Pavelic lands a right hook to the body.
#T2# Pavelic connects with a right hand. Zimbardo shakes it off. Pavelic lands with a kick to the temple. Zimbardo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Pavelic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. A jab from Pavelic finds it's way through Zimbardo's defenses. Pavelic throws a head kick but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Pavelic throws a head kick that misses. Pavelic throws a head kick but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Pavelic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zimbardo rather than just go for the knockout.#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Pavelic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zimbardo is trying to push Pavelic away but Pavelic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Zimbardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T3# Zimbardo can't break the clinch.
Zimbardo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Zimbardo wants to break free but Pavelic has control.
Pavelic lands a knee to the head.
Zimbardo avoiding damage as Pavelic throws knees to the body.
Pavelic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zimbardo avoids it. Zimbardo is looking to control Pavelic's arms but Pavelic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zimbardo has his back to the cage. Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zimbardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Pavelic scores with an uppercut up the middle. Zimbardo stalling in the clinch but Pavelic improves position. Pavelic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A hook to the body from Pavelic.
Pavelic lands a body punch. Zimbardo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Pavelic - that landed with a thud.
Pavelic misses with a knee strike.
Pavelic cracks Zimbardo with a nice body shot. Pavelic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zimbardo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T4# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pavelic lands a nice knee to the body. Zimbardo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavelic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavelic. Pavelic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zimbardo blocks it with crossed arms. A nice left hand lands by Pavelic.
Pavelic lands a shoulder strike. Pavelic has Zimbardo pressed against the cage, preventing Zimbardo from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Pavelic landing knees to the head.
Pavelic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pavelic lands a right hand. Knees to the body from Pavelic.
Ante Pavelic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A left hand lands to the body for Pavelic.
Zimbardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Pavelic. A right handed body shot lands from Pavelic.
Pavelic works on Zimbardo's body with a couple of short punches. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ante Pavelic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Bruce Zimbardo's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Pavelic lands a nice looking body shot.
Pavelic connects with an inside leg kick.#CL2# Pavelic darts in and clinches Zimbardo up against the cage. Zimbardo tries to stall but Pavelic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zimbardo taking a breather. A right hand to the body from Pavelic.
Pavelic lands a shoulder strike. Nice body punch from Pavelic. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavelic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Pavelic lands a good knee to the midsection. Zimbardo won't want to take too many of those. Pavelic lands a shoulder strike. Pavelic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pavelic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Still in the clinch, Pavelic scores with a nice short uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pavelic crunches a lovely knee into Zimbardo's ribcage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Pavelic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pavelic misses with a knee strike.
#T1# Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pavelic presses Zimbardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Pavelic with a knee to the head.
Pavelic lands a nice knee to the body. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Pavelic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pavelic looking to throw knees to the head but Zimbardo is blocking nicely.
Zimbardo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Pavelic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavelic lands a left hand.
Zimbardo is looking to control Pavelic's arms but Pavelic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zimbardo has his back to the cage. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pavelic obliges. Pavelic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zimbardo backwards. Zimbardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zimbardo takes a knee to the side of the body. Pavelic is working Zimbardo over against the cage. 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! Pavelic connects with a knee to the head.
#T2# Pavelic lands a good knee to the midsection. Zimbardo won't want to take too many of those. Zimbardo is trying to stall.
Pavelic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pavelic landing knees to the head.
Pavelic lands a good knee to the midsection. Zimbardo won't want to take too many of those. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Pavelic lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavelic. Good body shot from Pavelic.
Pavelic connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Pavelic. Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zimbardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Pavelic cracks Zimbardo with a nice body shot. Zimbardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zimbardo takes a knee to the side of the body. Pavelic misses with a knee to the head. #T3# Pavelic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Zimbardo can't break the clinch.
Zimbardo is trying to force a seperation but Pavelic has the dominant position. Pavelic lands a nice shot to the body. A body shot lands from Pavelic.
Pavelic landing knees to the body.
Pavelic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Pavelic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Pavelic lands with a short shot to the head. Pavelic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zimbardo or not. Pavelic lands a good knee to the midsection. Zimbardo won't want to take too many of those. Pavelic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavelic. A shot in the inside from Pavelic. 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! Pavelic looking to throw knees to the head but Zimbardo is blocking nicely.
#T4# Zimbardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Pavelic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zimbardo avoids it. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Zimbardo prevents a body shot from Pavelic. A short uppercut from Pavelic. Zimbardo prevents a body shot from Pavelic. Pavelic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Pavelic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zimbardo.
Ante Pavelic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Pavelic struggles to land a body shot inside as Zimbardo controls his hands.
Zimbardo tries to stall but Pavelic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pavelic prevents Zimbardo from breaking the clinch. Zimbardo stalling against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Pavelic prevents Zimbardo from breaking the clinch. Bruce Zimbardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Pavelic misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight! Ante Pavelic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Pavelic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30 Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30 Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ante Pavelic! Post fight, an emotional Ante Pavelic said 'ZA DOM SPREMNI'.
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Event:
CCR 72
Date: Mar 03, 2017 |
#R1# Zimbardo lands a front kick.#CL# Bellwether has Zimbardo up against the cage in a clinch.
Bellwether presses Zimbardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bellwether. Zimbardo blocks a body shot from Bellwether. Zimbardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zimbardo is trying to break the clinch but Bellwether has him pressed against the cage. #TD# Bellwether lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zimbardo wants to control but Bellwether passes into side.
Bellwether controlling the position from side mount. Bellwether wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zimbardo keeps working. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1##SUB# Bellwether working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB# Bellwether has hold of Zimbardo's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Zimbardo seems comfortable defending it but Bellwether has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Zimbardo is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Zimbardo is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bellwether couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Beckett Bellwether! A relieved looking Beckett Bellwether thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
CCR 68
Date: Feb 03, 2017 |
#R1# Hollister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zimbardo scores with a kick to the body.
Zimbardo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Hollister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hollister moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromZimbardo.#CL# Hollister closes the distance and clinches. Zimbardo taking a breather. Hollister lands a body shot. Hollister lands a damaging elbow. Hollister throws an elbow but it misses.
Zimbardo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zimbardo trying to control the position but instead, Hollister has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zimbardo into the cage. Hollister could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Zimbardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zimbardo stalling in the clinch but Hollister improves position. Zimbardo is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Hollister has denied him.#BC2# Zimbardo manages to break the clinch.
Zimbardo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1# Hollister swings widly with a right hand
letting Zimbardo counter with a right hand. Zimbardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Hollister throws a head kick but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Hollister clobbers Zimbardo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Zimbardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Zimbardo staying out of range there. Zimbardo moves away from the strike by Hollister. Hollister just misses with a punch to the body.
Zimbardo shapes to counter with a head kick. Zimbardo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zimbardo misses with a looping left. Hollister takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Hollister is breathing heavily. Good leg kick by Zimbardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hollister lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hollister just misses with a punch to the body.
Zimbardo flicks out a counter leg kick but Hollister steps away. Zimbardo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Hollister throws a poor cross that misses
and Zimbardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2# Hollister misses with a head kick.
Hollister looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Hollister moves out of range as Zimbardo strikes. Zimbardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hollister. Zimbardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Donk. Hollister catches Zimbardo right on the button with a cross. Zimbardo blocks a jab. Zimbardo keeps the fight on the outside. Zimbardo lands with a nice body kick. Hollister throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hollister looks to land a right hand but Zimbardo moved out of range. Good exchange - Hollister coming out on top. Zimbardo works Hollister's body with a nice hook. Zimbardo lands with a cross. #CUT2# It looks like Zane Hollister has been cut.#T3# Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Zimbardo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Zimbardo!
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Event:
CCR 64 LHW GP Round 2
Date: Jan 06, 2017 |
#R1# Zimbardo lands a jab to the nose. Wildslap drops his hands momentarily and Zimbardo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Zimbardo scores with a nice strike.#CL# Wildslap has closed the distance and engaged Zimbardo in a clinch.
Zimbardo taking a breather. Zimbardo stalls. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#TD# Wildslap decides to pull guard. Zimbardo showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Wildslap lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR# Zimbardo has his hands on Wildslap's head, controlling the position. Wildslap pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zimbardo is keeping the position for now. #T1# Wildslap advances to half guard. Wildslap thows a huge punch but Zimbardo dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zimbardo can do anything to dispel that myth. Zimbardo tries to roll over but Wildslap keeps him under control. Wildslap looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Wildslap is keen to just control but Zimbardo is a slippery customer. Zimbardo tries to get to full guard but Wildslap has control of the leg. Wildslap has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#SUB# Wildslap is working for a kimura but Zimbardo is defending it quite comfortably.
Wildslap working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Zimbardo's thigh. Zimbardo counters though and makes it back to full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2# Wildslap sitting in guard here, content to control. Wildslap pushing down on Zimbardo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Still in half guard, Wildslap seems content to control. Zimbardo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wildslap. Wildslap takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Zimbardo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wildslap. Zimbardo is refusing to be controlled, as Wildslap sits in half guard. Wildslap trying to mount his opponent but Zimbardo defends it. #SUB# Wildslap looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#T3# Zimbardo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Wildslap misses with a head shot. Zimbardo uses the momentum to regain guard. Wildslap trying to control but Zimbardo is working from the bottom. Wildslap postures up and lands a big shot to Zimbardo's brow. #T4# The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Zimbardo looking to control.
Wildslap throws a big elbow that misses. Zimbardo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Wildslap trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Wildslap is stalling in the full guard. Wildslap has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Zimbardo keeping moving, preventing Wildslap from controlling successfully. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. Zimbardo is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rancho Wildslap dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2# Wildslap has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zimbardo.#CL# Wildslap closes the distance and clinches. Zimbardo is trying to maintain a safe position but Wildslap gets an underhook and turns Zimbardo into the cage. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wildslap takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Zimbardo trying to control the position but instead, Wildslap has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zimbardo into the cage. Wildslap taking a breather. Stalling in the clinch from Wildslap.
Wildslap gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zimbardo blocks a body shot from Wildslap. Zimbardo taking a breather. Wildslap jumps guard but Zimbardo stands there with Wildslap around his waist. Wildslap gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wildslap has Zimbardo pressed against the cage.
Zimbardo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1# Zimbardo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wildslap is keeping busy. Zimbardo gets underhooks to prevent Wildslap's takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Zimbardo gets underhooks to prevent Wildslap's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rancho Wildslap. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wildslap stalling against the cage.
Zimbardo is trying to stall.
Zimbardo pressing his opponent against the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Zimbardo. Wildslap misses with a jab to the body
and Zimbardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Rancho Wildslap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD# Wildslap dives in and scores a takedown into Zimbardo's guard. Wildslap showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T2# Wildslap wants to control from the top but Zimbardo keeps moving. Wildslap looking to pass the guard. Wildslap with a flurry of punches that miss. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wildslap here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Wildslap trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Wildslap trying to control the position from guard on top but Zimbardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Wildslap trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Rancho Wildslap overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3# Wildslap missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Zimbardo keeping moving, preventing Wildslap from controlling successfully. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zimbardo. Wildslap misses with a hook
and Zimbardo counters with a head kick. #CL# Wildslap instigates a clinch. Wildslap is struggling to control the position. Wildslap taking a breather. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Zimbardo is trying to force a seperation but Wildslap has the dominant position. Zimbardo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wildslap is keeping busy. Zimbardo trying to control the position but instead, Wildslap has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zimbardo into the cage. Wildslap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zimbardo can do to turn this around?#T4# Zimbardo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Wildslap leaning his opponent against the cage.#TD# Wildslap ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wildslap no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Zimbardo is stalling in the full guard. Wildslap has Zimbardo pulled in close to control his posture. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Zimbardo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rancho Wildslap 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. This is the final round! #R3# Zimbardo throws a nice head kick!
Zimbardo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CL# Wildslap darts in and clinches Zimbardo up against the cage.#BC2# Zimbardo breaks from the clinch.
Wildslap dives in and grabs Zimbardo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zimbardo pushes down on Wildslap's head and hops out.#TD# Zimbardo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Wildslap might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Wildslap wants to pass the guard but Zimbardo is keeping the position. Zimbardo keeping moving, preventing Wildslap from controlling successfully. Wildslap is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Wildslap trying to control but Zimbardo is working from the bottom. #T1# Wildslap postures up.
Zimbardo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wildslap. Wildslap wants to control from the top but Zimbardo keeps moving. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Zimbardo managing to control the position. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. A battle for position here, against the cage. Zimbardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wildslap has him pressed against the cage. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Rancho Wildslap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2# The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Zimbardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Zimbardo is trying to stall.
Wildslap is stalling here.
Zimbardo has had enough of the clinch but Wildslap keeps him there for the moment. Zimbardo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Zimbardo has Wildslap pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wildslap as Zimbardo tries to tie him up. Zimbardo looking to stall.
#T3# The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Zimbardo. Zimbardo scores with a nice head shot. A jab from Zimbardo does it's job there.#CL# Wildslap closes the distance and pushes Zimbardo back into the cage.#BC2# Zimbardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zimbardo lands a jab to the nose. Wildslap thows a left - swing and a miss! Bruce Zimbardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Wildslap lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zimbardo circles away quickly and effectively. Wildslap throws a right hand that misses
and Zimbardo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Bruce Zimbardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD# Wildslap closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zimbardo to the mat! Zimbardo manages to get full guard. 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! Wildslap seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T4# Zimbardo trying to keep a closed guard but Wildslap is proving a slippery customer.
Zimbardo keeping full guard, as Wildslap tries to pass. Wildslap 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. Wildslap controlling from the top position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Bruce Zimbardo. I think Wildslap 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28 Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28 Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rancho Wildslap! A very excited looking Rancho Wildslap made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
CCR 60
Date: Dec 09, 2016 |
#R1# Tow looks for a takedown but Zimbardo sprawls well. Zimbardo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Tow shoots in for a takedown but Zimbardo shows good takedown defense. Zimbardo misses with a looping right. Tow takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tow shoots in but no luck this time. Tow moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromZimbardo. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Tow. That's going to take a lot out of him. Tow shoots in looking for a takedown. Zimbardo tries to sprawl out of it but Tow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zimbardo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Zimbardo counters with a body kick.#TD# Zimbardo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tow wants to control from the top but Zimbardo keeps moving. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tow lands a couple of elbows.#T1# Tow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Tow wants to control from the top but Zimbardo keeps moving. Zimbardo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Tow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zimbardo is keeping the position for now. Zimbardo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tow. Tow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zimbardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Tow 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. Tow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Tow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zimbardo's head. Tow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Tow with a flurry of punches that miss. Tow is looking to pass into half guard but Zimbardo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Zimbardo is in guard.#REVB##T2##ES# Tow scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#TD# Tow scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Zimbardo can't do much from the bottom here. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zimbardo wants to get back to his feet. Zimbardo tries to get back to half guard but can't. Zimbardo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tow connects with a decent elbow. Zimbardo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Check out the look on Tow's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Zimbardo looks winded! Zimbardo is being controlled here. Tow postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#SUB# Tow has hold of Zimbardo's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Zimbardo seems comfortable defending it but Tow has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Zimbardo is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Zimbardo is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Tow couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Big Tow! Big Tow managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Arcticus University: London, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
CCR 57
Date: Nov 18, 2016 |
#R1# Zimbardo avoids the body shot from Nazirite.
Nazirite throws a head kick but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Nazirite misses with a body shot.
Nazirite misses with a looping left. Nazirite has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Nazirite throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zimbardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Zimbardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zimbardo throwing a counter right hand but Nazirite manages to avoid it. Zimbardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2# Nazirite rushes Zimbardo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Zimbardo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A short body shot lands from Nazirite as the two fighters clinch.
Zimbardo is breathing heavily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nazirite tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nazirite lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2# It looks like Bruce Zimbardo has been cut. Nazirite landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nazirite tries to land a knee to the head but Zimbardo blocks with his arms.
Nazirite throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nazirite lands a left hand.
#T1# Nazirite unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nazirite scores with a shot to the side of Zimbardo's head. A short uppercut from Nazirite. Nazirite pushes Zimbardo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Zimbardo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Nazirite tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zimbardo taking a breather. Nazirite presses Zimbardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Nazirite crunches a lovely knee into Zimbardo's ribcage. Nazirite lands an uppercut. Nazirite lands with a left to the head. Nazirite with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nazirite misses with a knee to the head. Nazirite unloads a knee to the mid-section. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nazirite lands with a short head shot on the inside. Nazirite tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nazirite lands a right hand. Nazirite throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zimbardo blocks it with crossed arms. A short right hand to the side of the head by Nazirite.#T2# Nazirite scores a nice knee to the body.
Nazirite lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zimbardo takes a knee to the side of the body. Nazirite throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nazirite unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zimbardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Nazirite scores with a shot to the side of Zimbardo's head. A short body shot lands from Nazirite as the two fighters clinch.
Nazirite crunches a lovely knee into Zimbardo's ribcage. Zimbardo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nazirite tries to land a knee to the head but Zimbardo blocks with his arms.
A short left from Nazirite. Nazirite working Zimbardo over with knees to the body. Nazirite keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zimbardo's efforts to push away. Nazirite lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Nazirite is working Zimbardo over against the cage. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Nazirite unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zimbardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T3# Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nazirite obliges. Nazirite lands a hook that snaps the head of Zimbardo backwards. Nazirite scores with a shoulder strike. Nazirite lands a nice knee to the body. Nazirite landing knees to the body.
Nazirite landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nazirite obliges. Knees in the clinch landing for Nazirite.
Nazirite lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Nazirite lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nazirite lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nazirite obliges. Nazirite throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Nazirite utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Zimbardo trying to control the position but instead, Nazirite has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zimbardo into the cage.#T4# Nazirite lands with a right to the head. Nazirite lands a left hand.
Nazirite lands a knee to the body.
Nazirite lands with a left to the head. A body shot lands from Nazirite.
Nazirite lands a shoulder strike. Nazirite scores a nice knee to the body.
Nazirite is working Zimbardo over against the cage. Nice body punch from Nazirite - that landed with a thud.
Nazirite using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nazirite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zimbardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Zimbardo just leaning against Nazirite, taking a breather. A right handed body shot lands from Nazirite.
Nazirite lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nazirite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zimbardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nazirite landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Nazirite dominated that round. The cut man is working on Bruce Zimbardo's cut. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Zimbardo 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.#CL2# Nazirite pushes Zimbardo up against the cage in a clinch. Nazirite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zimbardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nazirite landing knees to the body.
Zimbardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Nazirite. Nazirite trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nazirite as Zimbardo tries to tie him up. Samson Nazirite seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Nazirite with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Nazirite crunches a lovely knee into Zimbardo's ribcage. Knees to the body from Nazirite.
Nazirite lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Nazirite connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zimbardo's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. This has been an exciting period of action! A hook to the body from Nazirite.
Nazirite utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Nazirite lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T1# Zimbardo takes a knee to the side of the body. Nazirite throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zimbardo blocks it with crossed arms. Nazirite lands a body punch in the clinch. Nazirite landing knees to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Nazirite putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zimbardo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. A right hook to the body lands for Nazirite.
Nazirite lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Nazirite lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Nazirite lands a nice shot to the body. Nazirite looking to throw knees to the head but Zimbardo is blocking nicely.
Nazirite is leaning against Zimbardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Nice body punch from Nazirite. Nazirite connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zimbardo's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nazirite utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. A quick uppercut on the inside from Nazirite. #T2# A nice left hand lands by Nazirite.
Nazirite lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nazirite with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC2# Zimbardo is rocked! Nazirite has Zimbardo tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Zimbardo to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Samson Nazirite!
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Event:
CCR 54
Date: Oct 28, 2016 |
#R1# Zimbardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pavelic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Pavelic misses the shot to the body. Good leg kick by Pavelic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Pavelic. A shot to the liver by Pavelic. Beautiful body shot. Zimbardo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Zimbardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pavelic takes a step back to recover. Pavelic tries a head kick but it misses.
Zimbardo is looking to slow Pavelic down with leg kicks. Zimbardo ducks under a wild hook from Pavelic. Zimbardo misses the jab. Pavelic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zimbardo manages to circle out of the way. Zimbardo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zimbardo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T1# Pavelic dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Zimbardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL# Pavelic moves into range and clinches up with Zimbardo. Zimbardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavelic has him pressed against the cage. Zimbardo slows down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Pavelic lands a nice shot to the body. Zimbardo looks winded! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavelic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Pavelic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zimbardo's face.
Zimbardo trying to control the position but instead, Pavelic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zimbardo into the cage. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pavelic as Zimbardo tries to tie him up. Pavelic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Zimbardo wants to stall.
#T2# A frustrated look appears on Zimbardo's face as he tries to break the clinch. Knees to the body from Pavelic.
Pavelic lands with a right to the head. Nice body punch from Pavelic - that landed with a thud.
Pavelic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pavelic lands with a left to the head. Pavelic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Pavelic crunches a lovely knee into Zimbardo's ribcage. Zimbardo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pavelic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zimbardo can turn it around. Pavelic landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavelic. Pavelic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pavelic lands a body shot. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pavelic obliges. Pavelic misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavelic. Pavelic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Pavelic.
#T3# Pavelic lands a body punch. Zimbardo takes a knee to the side of the body. Pavelic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavelic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zimbardo backwards. A hook to the body from Pavelic.
A right handed body shot lands from Pavelic.
A body shot lands from Pavelic.
Still in the clinch, Pavelic scores with a nice short uppercut. A body shot lands from Pavelic.
Knees to the body from Pavelic.
A shot in the inside from Pavelic. Pavelic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#ROC# Zimbardo is rocked! Pavelic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zimbardo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Zimbardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Pavelic finish him? The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pavelic looking to throw knees to the head but Zimbardo is blocking nicely.
#KD# Pavelic drops Zimbardo with a big knee straight up the middle! Zimbardo is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! Pavelic throws a head kick but Zimbardo moves out of range.
#CL# Zimbardo tries to keep at a distance but Pavelic has taken the fight into the clinch.#T4# Pavelic lands a big knee to the head and Zimbardo goes down! Pavelic pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ante Pavelic! An intense looking Ante Pavelic took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'ZA DOM SPREMNI'.
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Event:
CCR 51
Date: Oct 07, 2016 |
#R1# Murdock connects with a crisp jab. #CUT# It looks like Bruce Zimbardo has been cut. Zimbardo slips a jab from Murdock. Murdock cracks Zimbardo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Murdock slips a jab from Zimbardo. Murdock jabs at Zimbardo's body.#CL# Murdock has closed the distance and engaged Zimbardo in a clinch.
Zimbardo looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Murdock leaning his opponent against the cage. Zimbardo avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Murdock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Murdock. Zimbardo is trying to stall.
Murdock lands with a right to the head. Zimbardo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1# Murdock leaning against his opponent.
Murdock scores with a shot to the side of Zimbardo's head. Zimbardo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Murdock up against the cage. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murdock as Zimbardo tries to tie him up. Murdock is leaning against Zimbardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Zimbardo looks winded! Murdock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Murdock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murdock lands a hook to the side of the head. Murdock presses Zimbardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Murdock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Murdock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zimbardo backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murdock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Nice body punch from Murdock. A quick uppercut on the inside from Murdock. 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! Murdock gets through Zimbardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC# Zimbardo is rocked!#T2# Murdock lands a left hand.
Zimbardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Murdock finish him? Murdock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zimbardo or not. Murdock creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Zimbardo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Zimbardo drops to his knees and Murdock pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Murdock! Jack Murdock really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Machiavelli Boutique logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
CCR 48
Date: Sep 16, 2016 |
#R1# A big left from Aims misses. Aims looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Aims takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Aims misses with an uppercut. Zimbardo saw that one coming. A swing and a miss from Aims. Zimbardo misses the jab. Zimbardo misses with a head kick.
Zimbardo walks into a left hand. A jab from Aims misses. Zimbardo misses with a wild combination.
Zimbardo is looking to slow Aims down with leg kicks. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Aims jabs Zimbardo to the body, keeping him at a distance. Aims throws a jab but it's blocked by Zimbardo. Aims misses the jab. As Aims looks to move away, Zimbardo throws a big counter combo but Aims just gets out of the way. Aims uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zimbardo.
Aims misses with a looping left. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zimbardo.
#T1# Zimbardo moves away from the strike by Aims. Aims missing with a left hand there. Zimbardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Aims lands a body shot.
Aims looks to land a right hand but Zimbardo moved out of range. Aims throws a hook but Zimbardo avoids it easily. Zimbardo scores with a decent looking hook. Aims takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Aims misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Aims misses its intended target. Zimbardo misses with a head kick.
Aims swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aims throws a lazy right hand but Zimbardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Aims throws a series of punches but Zimbardo avoids them all with ease. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zimbardo. Aims shrugs it off though. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Aims loads up on a big right hand but Zimbardo slips the punch.#T2# Zimbardo lands with a nice body kick. Zimbardo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Aims is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Zimbardo scores with a sloppy right hand. Aims should have avoided that one. Decent striking displayed by Aims there. Zimbardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aims. Aims jabbing away but nothing is landing. Zimbardo is looking to slow Aims down with leg kicks. Aims dips to his left and cracks Zimbardo with an uppercut! Zimbardo moves away from the strike by Aims. Aims misses with a hook
and Zimbardo counters with a lovely shot to the body. Zimbardo scores with a hook. Aims misses with a body punch
and Zimbardo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Zimbardo throws a head kick but Aims moves out of range.
Zimbardo lands a high kick!
Aims lands a head shot. Zimbardo slips under a jab. Aims misses with a right hand and Zimbardo counters with a nice body shot. #T3# Nice body punch from Zimbardo. Zimbardo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Aims throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Zimbardo to counter with a crisp jab. Zimbardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zimbardo thumps Aims with a low kick. Zimbardo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aims throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zimbardo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aims's knee momentarily. Zimbardo thumps Aims with a low kick. Aims drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Aims misses with a hook
letting Zimbardo counter with a right hand. Aims swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Zimbardo thumps Aims with a low kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Aims uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zimbardo.
Aims falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Zimbardo counter with a right hand. #T4# Aims looks to land a left hand but Zimbardo moved out of range nicely. Aims throws a jab but it's blocked by Zimbardo. Zimbardo defending well as Aims loads up on a big left hand. A big left from Aims misses. Aims throws a right hand that misses
and Zimbardo counters with a straight right hand. Aims throws a shot from downtown. Zimbardo moves away and avoids it. Zimbardo throws a quick counter head kick but Aims was just out of range. Zimbardo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Aims gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Aims throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Zimbardo thinks about countering with a body kick. Aims cracks Zimbardo with a good jab. Sloppy strikes from Aims. Those never looked like landing. Aims misses with a looping right. An attempted straight right counter from Zimbardo misses the target. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. The crowd cheers as Zimbardo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aims doesn't seem phased though. Aims throws a shot from downtown. Zimbardo moves away and avoids it. Zimbardo lands with an overhand left. Zimbardo jabs Aims right on the nose. Aims blinks but takes it well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Zimbardo dominated that 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. #R2# Aims throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gary Aims seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Zimbardo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aims at a distance.
Aims waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zimbardo. Zimbardo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Aims just manages to avoid it. Zimbardo lands with an uppercut that bounces Aims off the cage and back into range. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Aims might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Zimbardo has got the better of the exchanges. A kick lands to the mid section there for Zimbardo. Aims thows a left - swing and a miss! Zimbardo throws a hook but Aims avoids it easily. Zimbardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zimbardo scores with a spinning back kick! Zimbardo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Aims throws a looping overhand right but Zimbardo ducks down to avoid it. Aims throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zimbardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Zimbardo staying out of range there. Zimbardo slips a jab from Aims. Zimbardo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Zimbardo scores with a nice head shot. Zimbardo scores with a head kick. Aims tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T1# A right-left combo lands from Zimbardo. Aims throws a looping overhand right but Zimbardo ducks down to avoid it. Aims thows a left - swing and a miss! Aims misses with a looping left. Aims will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aims connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. A head kick from Zimbardo lands but Aims takes it in his stride. Aims takes a kick to the side of the head. Zimbardo goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Zimbardo swings for the body but Aims moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Aims thows a left - swing and a miss! Zimbardo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Zimbardo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Aims misses with a wild body shot. #T2# Zimbardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aims throws out the jab. Zimbardo jabs Aims to the body, keeping him at a distance. A swing and a miss from Aims. A cross from Zimbardo lands. Aims is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zimbardo. Zimbardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aims. And Zimbardo counters with a quick kick to the body but Aims blocks it. Aims misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aims falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zimbardo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Aims is breathing heavily. Zimbardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aims. Aims might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Aims throws out a loose jab but Zimbardo uses good head movement to avoid it. Aims misses with a right hand and Zimbardo counters with a straight right hand. Zimbardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aims can do to turn this around? Zimbardo moves away from the strike by Aims. Nice body kick there by Zimbardo. Zimbardo scores with a jab to the body.#T3# A slow jab from Aims misses its intended target. Some wild striking there from Aims.
Aims just misses with a punch to the body.
Zimbardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aims. Zimbardo delivers a nice body kick. Zimbardo lands with a slapping head kick. Zimbardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bruce Zimbardo is winning the standup battle so far. Zimbardo throws a head kick that half lands.
Zimbardo throws a sloppy head kick and Aims moves out of range easily. Zimbardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aims takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zimbardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aims. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Zimbardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aims. Aims has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zimbardo. Aims takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#T4# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Aims throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Aims has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Aims looks to land a right hand but Zimbardo moved out of range. Aims ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zimbardo moves away. Zimbardo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zimbardo throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice body kick from Zimbardo. Zimbardo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Aims throws a nice looking combination but Zimbardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A head kick from Zimbardo lands but Aims takes it in his stride. Zimbardo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Zimbardo swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Zimbardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aims throws a body punch but Zimbardo moves out of range. Aims throws a looping overhand right but Zimbardo ducks down to avoid it. Zimbardo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Zimbardo dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round! #R3# Zimbardo lands with an overhand left. Zimbardo misses with a few strikes there.
Aims stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zimbardo. Zimbardo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Aims misses with a left hand and Zimbardo counters with a lovely shot to the body. Aims swings for the body but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Aims walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zimbardo. Zimbardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aims. Aims scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Good standup being displayed there by Zimbardo as he connects with a hook. Aims swings for the body but Zimbardo moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A slow jab from Aims misses its intended target. Zimbardo misses the shot to the body. Aims takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Zimbardo slips under a jab. Zimbardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T1# A big left from Aims misses. Zimbardo lands with a straight right. Aims didn't see that one coming. Donk. Aims catches Zimbardo right on the button with a cross. A nice combination there by Zimbardo.
Aims takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Aims misses with a left hand and Zimbardo counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zimbardo.
Zimbardo getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Zimbardo lands with a kick to the temple. Aims shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #ROC# Aims is rocked! Zimbardo scores with a body shot.
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! Aims cracks Zimbardo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Aims lands a right hook to the body.
Aims looks to land a left hand but Zimbardo moved out of range nicely. Zimbardo ducks under a wild hook from Aims.#T2# Aims misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Zimbardo to counter with a crisp jab. Aims pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Zimbardo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zimbardo lands a high kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Zimbardo. Aims looks to throw the jab but Zimbardo is out of range. Aims drops his hands momentarily and Zimbardo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Zimbardo cracks Aims with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. A kick lands to the mid section there for Zimbardo. Zimbardo throws out a powerful jab. Aims throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zimbardo sees it coming and avoids it easily. Aims throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Zimbardo throwing a counter right hand but Aims manages to avoid it.#T3# Zimbardo connects with the punch. Zimbardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aims's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Zimbardo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Aims sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Zimbardo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Aims rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zimbardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Zimbardo scores with a head kick. Aims tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Aims is still on wobbly legs! Can Zimbardo finish him? Aims looks to land a left hand but Zimbardo moved out of range nicely. Zimbardo throws a nice head kick!
Zimbardo slips a jab from Aims. Zimbardo thinks about countering with a head kick. Zimbardo defending well as Aims loads up on a big left hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Aims lands a lovely overhand right. Gary Aims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Aims seems to have recovered his senses. Aims throws a combination that misses and Zimbardo counters with a lovely straight right hand! Zimbardo slips a jab from Aims.#T4# Aims uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zimbardo.
Zimbardo sizes up Aims with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Aims steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zimbardo. That one must have hurt. Good shot there by Zimbardo. Zimbardo connects with a nice looking jab.
Aims misses with a wild body shot. Aims throws a series of punches but Zimbardo moves out of range. Aims misses with an uppercut
and Zimbardo counters with a nice body kick. Aims throws a body punch but Zimbardo moves out of range. Aims throws an overhand right that lands on Zimbardo's shoulder, as Zimbardo tries to avoid the shot. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Aims misses with an uppercut. Zimbardo saw that one coming. Zimbardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aims takes a step back to recover. #KD# Zimbardo lands a big head kick that sends Aims tumbling to the mat! Zimbardo takes a step backwards and waves Aims back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that's the end of the fight! Bruce Zimbardo showed his dominance in that final round. Well Zimbardo 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27 Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27 Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Zimbardo!
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Event:
UB11: Strain
Date: Sep 02, 2016 |
#R1# Goldo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zimbardo tries to avoid it but Goldo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zimbardo to the ground. Zimbardo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Goldo blocks a head kick by Zimbardo.
#TD# Goldo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Goldo lands in his opponent's guard. Goldo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zimbardo swivels though and keeps the full guard. Zimbardo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Zimbardo keeping moving, preventing Goldo from controlling successfully. Zimbardo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zimbardo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB# Zimbardo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T1# Zimbardo looking to control and managing it successfully. Goldo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zimbardo controlling the pace for now. Goldo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T2# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Goldo tries to hold on but Zimbardo postures up. Zimbardo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Goldo wants to control but Zimbardo is having none of it. Zimbardo looking to control and managing it successfully. Zimbardo is continuing to stall.#T3# Goldo tries to reverse the position but Zimbardo maintains control. Zimbardo controlling the pace for now. The adventures of Zimbardo the control monster continue. Boring.#T4# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Let's hope that Zimbardo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Goldo is working to get back to half guard.
Zimbardo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T5# Goldo working to try and regain half guard.
Zimbardo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Goldo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Goldo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SU2# Zimbardo stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. Goldo tries for a takedown but Zimbardo circles away easily enabling Zimbardo to counter with a crisp jab. #T6# Jab, jab by Zimbardo - just one landing. Zimbardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#KD2# Zimbardo lands a big head kick that sends Goldo tumbling to the mat! Zimbardo takes a step backwards and waves Goldo back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2# Goldo is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A thudding body kick lands there by Zimbardo!
Oh Goldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Goldo is breathing heavily. Goldo walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Zimbardo swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bruce Zimbardo!
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Event:
UB9: Urban Discipline
Date: Aug 19, 2016 |
#R1# Zimbardo is looking to slow Astakhov down with leg kicks. Zimbardo lands with a slapping head kick. Astakhov misses the shot to the body. Zimbardo's coach down at Palace of Pain Gym - VCL - Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zimbardo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Astakhov takes a shot right to the bread basket. Zimbardo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Astakhov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Zimbardo wants to clinch but Astakhov slips to the side and Astakhov counters with a stiff right hand. Zimbardo moves out of range of the strikes. Astakhov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zimbardo. Zimbardo misses with an uppercut
and Astakhov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Zimbardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Astakhov misses the target. Nice body kick from Zimbardo. Nice cross by Zimbardo. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Zimbardo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Astakhov's head.#T1# Zimbardo throws a head kick that misses. It looked like Astakhov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zimbardo.#CL2# Zimbardo gets in close and instigates a clinch. Astakhov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Astakhov lands with a left to the head. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Astakhov as Zimbardo tries to tie him up. Zimbardo is looking to control Astakhov's arms but Astakhov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zimbardo has his back to the ropes. Zimbardo stalling.
A shot in the inside from Astakhov. Astakhov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The referee is keeping an eye on Astakhov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zimbardo looking to stall.
Astakhov lands an uppercut. A short right from Astakhov on the inside. Astakhov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zimbardo backwards. #T2# Zimbardo tries to stall but Astakhov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zimbardo taking a breather. Zimbardo is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage. Astakhov lands with a left to the head. Zimbardo wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Zimbardo. Zimbardo misses with a low kick.
It looked like Astakhov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Zimbardo fails in his attempt to clinch. 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! Zimbardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Zimbardo misses with a low kick as Astakhov jumps back. An attempted straight right counter from Astakhov misses the target. Zimbardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zimbardo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Bruce Zimbardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Both fighters circling a little - Zimbardo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Zimbardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Zimbardo misses the target. #T3# Nice defenses there by Astakhov. Astakhov ducks under a wild hook from Zimbardo. An attempted straight right counter from Astakhov misses the target. Astakhov throws out a loose jab but Zimbardo uses good head movement to avoid it. No joy there for Astakhov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zimbardo connects with a high kick. Astakhov 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. Astakhov looks to land a left hand but Zimbardo moved out of range nicely. Zimbardo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Astakhov to counter with a crisp jab. Zimbardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zimbardo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
#T4# Zimbardo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zimbardo scores with a spinning back kick! Zimbardo scores with a nice strike. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Zimbardo misses with a kick to the body.
Zimbardo swinging wildly here.
Astakhov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zimbardo tries to clinch there but Astakhov circles away.
It looked like Astakhov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. A head kick misses from Zimbardo. Astakhov throwing a counter right hand but Zimbardo manages to avoid it. Zimbardo misses with a body shot
and Astakhov counters with a lovely straight right hand! Astakhov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zimbardo.#T5# Zimbardo scores with a head kick.
Astakhov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Astakhov takes a swing at Zimbardo's ribcage but misses. No joy there for Astakhov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Astakhov swats away the attempt to clinch by Zimbardo. A quick step to the side and Astakhov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Zimbardo throws a looping overhand right but Astakhov ducks down to avoid it. Astakhov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Zimbardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Astakhov. Astakhov darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Astakhov misses with a right hand and Zimbardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T6# Astakhov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Zimbardo wants to clinch. Zimbardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Astakhov just misses with a punch to the body.
Astakhov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. This has been an exciting period of action! Astakhov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zimbardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Astakhov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T7# Zimbardo moves out of range as Astakhov strikes. Zimbardo ducks under a wild hook from Astakhov. Zimbardo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Zimbardo misses with a left hand and Astakhov counters with a stiff right hand. Zimbardo moves out of range as Astakhov strikes. Zimbardo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range letting Astakhov counter with a right hand. Zimbardo moves in looking to clinch but Astakhov pushes him off. Astakhov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Astakhov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zimbardo.
Astakhov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zimbardo. Astakhov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Astakhov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T8# Zimbardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zimbardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Astakhov manages to avoid it. Astakhov throws a nice looking combination but Zimbardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Astakhov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Astakhov throws a series of punches but Zimbardo moves out of range. A punch lands to the side of Astakhov 's head but he takes it in his stride. 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! Zimbardo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Astakhov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Zimbardo. Zimbardo lands with a slapping head kick. Astakhov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Zimbardo looks to land a body kick but Astakhov moved away.#T9# Astakhov blocks the body kick.
Zimbardo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Astakhov will feel that in the morning. Zimbardo misses with a wild combination.
Zimbardo scores with a jab to the body. Zimbardo swings widly with a right hand
enabling Astakhov to counter with a crisp jab. Astakhov dips to his left and cracks Zimbardo with an uppercut! Astakhov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zimbardo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Astakhov checks it well. A little feinted left hand from Astakhov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Zimbardo will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R2# Astakhov connects with a looping right hand.
Zimbardo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Astakhov counters with a straight right hand. Zimbardo thuds his shin into the meat of Astakhov's side. Zimbardo misses with a body kick. Astakhov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Astakhov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Astakhov missing with a left hand there. Zimbardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Zimbardo tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Astakhov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zimbardo. That one must have hurt. Astakhov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Zimbardo tests Astakhov's chin there with a solid looking shot. Astakhov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1# Zimbardo misses with an uppercut. Astakhov saw that one coming. Astakhov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Astakhov takes a kick to the side of the head. Astakhov misses with a body shot.
Zimbardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Astakhov was well out of range. Poor timing from Zimbardo. Zimbardo loads up on a big right hand but Astakhov slips the punch. Zimbardo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zimbardo swings for the body but Astakhov moves out of range.
Zimbardo misses with a series of wild punches.
Astakhov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Zimbardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2# Danga de danga de dang - Zimbardo scores with a four punch combination! Zimbardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Zimbardo tried to score with a low kick but Astakhov checks it. Zimbardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zimbardo tries to clinch up. Zimbardo connects with a leg kick. Astakhov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Zimbardo is looking to score with low kicks. Zimbardo throws a sloppy head kick and Astakhov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Zimbardo cracks the inside of Astakhov's front leg. Astakhov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T3# Zimbardo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Astakhov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zimbardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Astakhov. Astakhov looks to score with a jab to the body but Zimbardo is just out of range. Zimbardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zimbardo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Astakhov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Zimbardo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zimbardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Zimbardo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Zimbardo lands a high kick!
Astakhov avoids the head kick by Zimbardo.
Zimbardo is breathing heavily.#T4# Zimbardo throws a sloppy head kick and Astakhov moves out of range easily. Astakhov throwing a counter right hand but Zimbardo manages to avoid it. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Astakhov. Zimbardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Astakhov is just out of range. Bruce Zimbardo seems to be getting the better of the standup. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Astakhov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zimbardo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Zimbardo misses with a hook
and Astakhov counters with a right hand to the body. Astakhov misses with a looping left. As Astakhov backs off Zimbardo throws a huge counter combo but Astakhov manages to avoid it all. Zimbardo misses with a lunging right hand
and Astakhov counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Astakhov swings for the body but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Zimbardo throws a big counter head kick but Astakhov avoids it with no problem. Astakhov misses with a body shot.
#T5# Astakhov lands a slapping body shot.
Zimbardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Astakhov is just out of range. Astakhov is looking for a counter combo. Astakhov ducks under a wild hook from Zimbardo. A quick step to the side and Astakhov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Nice body punch from Astakhov. Astakhov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Astakhov throwing a counter right hand but Zimbardo manages to avoid it. Zimbardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Astakhov. Zimbardo does a little dance to reset his feet. Zimbardo scores with a head kick. Astakhov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Zimbardo tries to clinch there but Astakhov circles away.
Zimbardo throws a lazy body kick and Astakhov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T6# Zimbardo throws a lazy uppercut
and Zimbardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A chopping leg kick lands by Zimbardo. Astakhov throws a hook but Zimbardo avoids it easily. Astakhov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Zimbardo throws a head kick that misses. Astakhov slips under a jab from Zimbardo. As Zimbardo looks to move away, Astakhov throws a big counter combo but Zimbardo just gets out of the way. Zimbardo moves forwards but Astakhov connects with a nice, crisp jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Astakhov jabbing away but nothing is landing. Zimbardo throws a hook but Astakhov avoids it easily. Zimbardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Astakhov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nikita Astakhov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T7# Astakhov throws an overhand right that lands on Zimbardo's shoulder, as Zimbardo tries to avoid the shot. Zimbardo throws a body shot but no joy. Astakhov is looking to counter punch. Zimbardo is looking to land body kicks. It looked like Astakhov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Astakhov swings for the body but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Zimbardo throws a lazy right hand but Astakhov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Zimbardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Astakhov takes a step back to recover. Zimbardo slips a jab from Astakhov. Zimbardo throws an overhand right that lands on Astakhov's shoulder, as Astakhov tries to avoid the shot. A chopping leg kick lands by Zimbardo. Zimbardo misses with a head kick.
#T8# Zimbardo misses with a looping left. Astakhov with a nice cross. Zimbardo takes a swing at Astakhov's ribcage but misses. Zimbardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Zimbardo looks like he wants to counter punch here. Astakhov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zimbardo counters with an outside leg kick.
Astakhov takes a kick to the side of the head.#CUT2# It looks like Nikita Astakhov has been cut. Zimbardo throws a head kick that Astakhov semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Astakhov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#ROC2# Astakhov is rocked! Zimbardo throws an overhand right that drops Astakhov like a sack of potatoes! Zimbardo dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Zimbardo!
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Event:
UB7: Body Count
Date: Jul 29, 2016 |
#R1# Zimbardo misses with an uppercut. Lucas Maidana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Zimbardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Good exchange - Zimbardo coming out on top. Maidana misses with a body kick. Zimbardo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Zimbardo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maidana's head. Maidana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Maidana steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zimbardo. That one must have hurt. Maidana looks to land a body kick but Zimbardo moved away. Zimbardo tries to land a front kick but Maidana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Maidana looks for the body kick but Zimbardo saw that one coming. Zimbardo slips under a jab from Maidana. Zimbardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maidana throws out the jab. Zimbardo thuds his shin into the meat of Maidana's side. This has been an exciting period of action! Zimbardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A bone on bone clash there as Zimbardo blocks the leg kick.
A combination from Maidana does no damage. #T1# A punch lands to the side of Maidana 's head but he takes it in his stride. Maidana throws a head kick but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Maidana throws a head kick that misses. Maidana misses with a head kick.
Zimbardo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Maidana avoids it. Maidana misses with a hook. Zimbardo ducked under it nicely. Zimbardo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL# Zimbardo instigates a clinch. Maidana missing with knees to the body.
Maidana tries to break the clinch but Zimbardo is controlling the position. Maidana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maidana misses with the head strike.
A short left from Maidana. Zimbardo avoiding damage.
#BC# Zimbardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zimbardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maidana.
Maidana swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Zimbardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maidana.#T2# Zimbardo tries to clinch but Maidana moves out of range. Maidana throws a head kick but Zimbardo moves out of range.
Zimbardo slips under a jab. Zimbardo defending well as Maidana loads up on a big left hand. Zimbardo lands with a cross. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Maidana loads up on a big right hand but Zimbardo slips the punch. Zimbardo throws a quick counter head kick but Maidana was just out of range. Zimbardo dodges the punch combination from Maidana.
Zimbardo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Maidana misses with a lunging right hand
and Maidana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Zimbardo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Maidana misses with a wild combination.
Zimbardo tries to clinch but Maidana is having none of it. Maidana blocks a head kick by Zimbardo.
Maidana throws out a counter right but Zimbardo avoids it with no problem. Maidana throws a big shot that misses.#T3# Zimbardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maidana manages to avoid it. Zimbardo scores with a body shot.
Maidana throws a jab but it's blocked by Zimbardo. #CL# Zimbardo has Maidana up against the ropes in a clinch.
Maidana misses with a knee to the head. Zimbardo avoiding damage as Maidana throws knees to the body.
Maidana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zimbardo.
Maidana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Zimbardo avoiding damage.
#BC# Zimbardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maidana misses with a straight left. Maidana blocks a head kick by Zimbardo.
Maidana tries a head kick but it misses.
Maidana misses with a straight left. Zimbardo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Maidana throws a head kick that misses. Zimbardo appears to be looking for a big counter.#T4# Zimbardo throws a head kick that misses and Maidana counters with a lovely straight right hand! Zimbardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zimbardo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Maidana throws a sloppy head kick and Zimbardo moves out of range easily. Maidana throws a poor cross that misses
and Zimbardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT# It looks like Lucas Maidana has been cut. 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!#KD# Zimbardo lands a big head kick that sends Maidana tumbling to the mat! Zimbardo takes a step backwards and waves Maidana back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC# Maidana is rocked! Maidana looks winded! Maidana looks to land a left hand but Zimbardo moved out of range nicely. Maidana is still on wobbly legs! Can Zimbardo finish him? Zimbardo fakes the body blow, causing Maidana to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Maidana goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Zimbardo!
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Event:
UB5: Too Tough To Die
Date: Jul 08, 2016 |
#R1##TD2# Martinez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zimbardo on his heels. He'll look to pass Zimbardo's guard now, I'm sure. Martinez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Rio. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one. Zimbardo controlling the position. Zimbardo trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2# Martinez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Zimbardo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Zimbardo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Zimbardo! #REVR# Martinez is trying to get back to half guard. Martinez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zimbardo off and has taken his back! Zimbardo just trying to survive but Martinez is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. Martinez is trying to stick to Zimbardo's back but Zimbardo is turning into Martinez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Martinez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Zimbardo. Zimbardo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2# Martinez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zimbardo defends well. Zimbardo stops Martinez from standing up. #T1##SUB2# Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zimbardo defends it easily. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martinez is on top in guard.
#REVB# Zimbardo pulls Martinez in close to his closed guard and prevents Martinez from doing any damage or advancing position. Martinez throws a big right hand that misses. Martinez throws a big right hand that misses. Martinez trying to control but Zimbardo is working from the bottom. Martinez trying to move into half guard but instead Zimbardo has managed to sweep!#REVR##T2##SUB2# Martinez looking for a triangle here. Zimbardo is fighting it but it looks tight! Martinez pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Zimbardo is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marcos Martinez!
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Event:
UB3: Lost In Life
Date: Jun 17, 2016 |
#R1# Maru has his takedown stuffed and Zimbardo counters with a left to the body. Maru wants to clinch and Zimbardo counters with a nice uppercut. Maru misses with a takedown attempt - Zimbardo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Zimbardo half committed to a counter leg kick. Zimbardo scores with a push kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Maru with a poor takedown and Zimbardo counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Bruce Zimbardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riki Maru. Maru wants to clinch up but Zimbardo keeps it at a distance. Maru fails with a takedown attempt. #T1# Zimbardo lands with a hook. Maru tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Maru wants to clinch but Zimbardo slips to the side and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#TD2# Maru gets a takedown into half guard. Zimbardo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zimbardo tries to get out of the position. Maru tries to pass to full mount but Zimbardo defends it. Zimbardo tries to roll over but Maru keeps him under control. 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. Maru connects with a nice short shot to Zimbardo's temple. Zimbardo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maru's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maru's back!#T2# Maru is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Zimbardo.
Zimbardo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maru on the ground. Maru tries to escape the position.
Zimbardo biding his time, controlling Maru. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Maru wants to escape the position.
Zimbardo trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Maru doesn't escape. Zimbardo controlling well, preventing Maru from escaping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Zimbardo is trying to stick to Maru's back but Maru is turning into Zimbardo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Zimbardo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Maru.#T3# Maru postures up in Zimbardo's guard and throws a big left but Zimbardo blocks it. Zimbardo trying to control the position here. Zimbardo continues to stall. Maru content to stall in guard here. Maru with a flurry of punches that miss. Zimbardo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Zimbardo keeping moving, preventing Maru from controlling successfully. Zimbardo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Zimbardo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maru. Maru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Maru postures up in Zimbardo's guard and throws a big left but Zimbardo blocks it. Maru content to stall in guard here. Zimbardo wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Maru misses with a takedown and Zimbardo counters with a good low kick that Maru was not able to check. #T5# Maru misses with a right hand and Zimbardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Maru shoots and misses letting Zimbardo counter with a right hand. Maru darts in looking for a takedown but Zimbardo gets double underhooks and turns Maru into the ropes. Zimbardo throws a front kick that sends Maru stumbling back into the ropes. Maru wants to clinch and Zimbardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Maru gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maru has his takedown stuffed and Zimbardo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Zimbardo cracks the inside of Maru's front leg. Maru throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zimbardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T6# A big left from Maru misses. Maru has his takedown stuffed enabling Zimbardo to counter with a crisp jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Maru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zimbardo paws at him with a jab and circles away. No luck with that takedown attempt from Maru. Zimbardo thinks about countering with a head kick. Zimbardo circles away from the clinch attempt and Zimbardo counters with a slapping leg kick. Maru has his takedown stuffed and Zimbardo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Maru is lucky that one didn't land flush. #T7# Maru fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zimbardo avoids it really well and circles away. Maru fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maru throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zimbardo counters with a stiff right hand. Maru fails with the takedown and Zimbardo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Zimbardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Maru throws a leg kick that is checked and Zimbardo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Maru closes the distance looking to clinch and Maru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T8# Maru misses with an uppercut
and Zimbardo counters with a nice uppercut. No luck for Maru with that takedown attempt. And Zimbardo counters with a quick kick to the body but Maru blocks it. Maru darts in trying to clinch and Zimbardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Maru with a poor takedown and Zimbardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Maru avoids the head kick by Zimbardo.
Zimbardo throws a quick inside leg kick. Zimbardo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T9# Zimbardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Maru takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Maru tries to work over Zimbardo's front leg with a kick but Zimbardo checks it. #CL2# Zimbardo tries to keep at a distance but Maru has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC# Zimbardo breaks from the clinch.
Zimbardo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Zimbardo throws a head kick that Maru semi-blocks.
Maru throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zimbardo's waist but Zimbardo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maru off to one side. Maru takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maru doesn't succeed with the takedown and Zimbardo counters with a low kick, right behind Maru 's knee. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Zimbardo dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Maru scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zimbardo doesn't seem bothered though. Zimbardo digs a good body shot into Maru's ribs. Zimbardo connects with an inside leg kick. Maru is looking to chop away at Zimbardo's legs. Maru misses with a takedown attempt and Zimbardo counters with a big head kick but Maru shrugs it off. Maru misses with a double jab.
Maru tries to clinch up enabling Zimbardo to counter with a crisp jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Maru misses with a body shot
and Zimbardo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Riki Maru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Maru takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
#T1# Zimbardo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Zimbardo throws a head kick that misses. Riki Maru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Zimbardo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maru. Maru circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Zimbardo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#ROC# Maru is rocked! Zimbardo cracks Maru with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Maru is still on wobbly legs! Can Zimbardo finish him? Maru takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Bruce Zimbardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Zimbardo catches Maru with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Bruce Zimbardo is winning the standup battle so far.#KD# Zimbardo lands a big head kick that sends Maru tumbling to the mat! Zimbardo takes a step backwards and waves Maru back to his feet - he wants the finish! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Maru shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Zimbardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2# Maru throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zimbardo counters with a left right combination that sends Maru crashing to the mat - Zimbardo wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Maru out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Zimbardo! Riki Maru spoke after the fight, saying 'I Will Come Back.'.
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Event:
UB1: Victim In Pain (Rd3)
Date: May 27, 2016 |
#R1# Puchowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. Zimbardo working hard to break the clinch. Puchowski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Zimbardo tries to break the clinch but Puchowski is controlling the position. #BC# Puchowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Zimbardo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Zimbardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puchowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Zimbardo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT# It looks like Bruce Zimbardo has been cut. Zimbardo throws a body shot but no joy. #CL# Puchowski instigates a clinch. Puchowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC# Puchowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Puchowski throws a head kick that misses. This has been an exciting period of action!#KD# Puchowski lands a left and a right that send Zimbardo crashing to the mat, dazed. Puchowski thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC# Zimbardo is rocked!#CL# Zimbardo gets tackled into the ropes by Puchowski. Puchowski maintains the clinch. Zimbardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Puchowski finish him?#KD# Puchowski drops Zimbardo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Zimbardo is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet! Puchowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zimbardo's efforts to push away. Zimbardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#T1# Puchowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zimbardo seems to have recovered his senses. Puchowski lands a body shot. Puchowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Puchowski scores with a shot to the side of Zimbardo's head. A frustrated look appears on Zimbardo's face as he tries to break the clinch. Puchowski scores with a hook to the body. Zimbardo looks winded!#BC# Puchowski breaks from the clinch.
Puchowski lands with a shot to the body. We've been informed that Zimbardo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Puchowski connects with a body shot. Puchowski misses with a leg kick. Zimbardo dodges the punch combination from Puchowski.
Zimbardo feints a counter leg kick.#CL# Puchowski darts in and clinches Zimbardo up against the ropes. A right hook to the body lands for Puchowski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A short right hand to the side of the head by Puchowski.#T2# Puchowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Puchowski pushes Zimbardo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC# Puchowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Puchowski with a hook. Zimbardo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#KD# Puchowski cracks Zimbardo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Zimbardo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Puchowski finish him?
Puchowski looks to land a body kick but Zimbardo moved away. Puchowski shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Zimbardo takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Puchowski sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Zimbardo bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekiel Puchowski! A relieved looking Ezekiel Puchowski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
KOTB 45: Metralhadora!
Date: May 14, 2016 |
#R1# Zimbardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carwin. Carwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight. Carwin misses with an uppercut
and Zimbardo counters with a body kick. Zimbardo staying out of range there. It seemed like Zimbardo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Carwin scores with a jab to the body.#CL# Carwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD# Carwin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Zimbardo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Zimbardo wants to control his opponent's hands but Carwin gets his hands free. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Carwin missing with strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Zimbardo is trying to get back to his feet but Carwin has full control of the position and if anything, Zimbardo has just worked his way into a worse spot. Carwin lands with a hammerfist to the side of Zimbardo's head. Carwin missing with punches from the back. Carwin struggling to land strikes to the head as Zimbardo covers up. #T1# Carwin scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Carwin throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch. Zimbardo trying to control the action but Carwin just sinks the hooks in. Carwin throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. Zimbardo is really stuck here.
Carwin throwing wild punches that miss their target. Carwin not allowing Zimbardo to control his hands. Carwin throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch. Carwin trying to control.#T2# Carwin throwing wild punches that miss their target. Carwin thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent. Carwin throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Zimbardo!
Zimbardo is taking damage to the body and head. Carwin throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. Carwin just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Carwin is not going to allow Zimbardo to sit and survive in this position. Zimbardo grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Even with his hooks in, Carwin manages to miss with strikes from the back. #T3# Zimbardo covering up well under a series of strikes from Carwin. #SUB# Zimbardo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Carwin throwing wild punches that miss their target. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Carwin lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK. Zimbardo staying busy and making it hard for Carwin to control. Zimbardo has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Carwin. Zimbardo tries to escape the position.
#T4# Zimbardo avoids the strikes from Carwin. Zimbardo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. Carwin misses with an elbow to the head. Zimbardo tries to escape but Carwin has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Carwin throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. Carwin wants to control but Zimbardo is keeping busy. Carwin lands strikes to the head. Carwin throwing damaging strikes from the back! Zimbardo could be in trouble here!
Carwin missing with strikes. Carwin trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Zimbardo covering up well under a series of strikes from Carwin. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mubaracus Carwin dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Carwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zimbardo can do to turn this around? A low kick from Carwin is predictable there and Zimbardo counters with a nice uppercut. #CL# Carwin forces Zimbardo back against the cage and clinches. Zimbardo is defending well against a takedown attempt. A nice right hand lands inside from Carwin. Zimbardo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Zimbardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zimbardo is trying to force a seperation but Carwin has the dominant position. Carwin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zimbardo or not. Zimbardo is trying to push Carwin away but Carwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Carwin digs a right hand into Zimbardo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zimbardo's gas tank. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zimbardo wants to get back to striking at distance but Carwin won't allow it.
Carwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Zimbardo is breathing heavily. Carwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Carwin lands with a left to the head. Zimbardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carwin is trying to drag Zimbardo to the mat but Zimbardo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#T1# Carwin keeps control of Zimbardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Zimbardo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Carwin lands an uppercut.#TD# Carwin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Carwin trying to control the action but Zimbardo is working from the bottom. #SUB# Carwin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB# Zimbardo is defending against the submission attempts here by Carwin.
Carwin throws a strike but Zimbardo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T2# Carwin content to stall in guard here. Carwin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Zimbardo trying to control the position.
Carwin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Carwin throwing strikes but missing. Zimbardo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T3# Carwin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Carwin throwing strikes but missing. Carwin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Carwin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Zimbardo controls Carwin momentarily but Carwin frees himself. Carwin with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Carwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Zimbardo is just out of range. Despite the aggression on Zimbardo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Zimbardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zimbardo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Zimbardo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4# Carwin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zimbardo doesn't seem bothered though. Danga de danga de dang - Carwin scores with a four punch combination!#CL# Carwin darts in and clinches Zimbardo up against the cage. Carwin pushes Zimbardo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Carwin lands a body punch in the clinch. #TD# Carwin has Zimbardo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Carwin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Zimbardo tumbling to the mat - Carwin dives into Zimbardo's guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Zimbardo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carwin. Carwin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zimbardo's head. Carwin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Carwin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Carwin postures up and lands a big shot to Zimbardo's brow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mubaracus Carwin 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. This is the final round! #R3# Carwin throws a monster overhand right that drops Zimbardo! Carwin follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mubaracus Carwin!
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