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Event:
DUEL#176 Jones vs Pearson
Date: Aug 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Zappa tries to clinch up#TD2#
and Avinu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SUB#
Zappa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Avinu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zappa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Avinu lands a couple of elbows.#CUT2#
It looks like Nate Zappa has been cut.#SUB#
Avinu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zappa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Avinu has managed to get both his arms back between Zappa's legs - danger averted.
Avinu with a nice head shot there.
Avinu is in close to Zappa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zappa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Zappa advances position into side control!
Avinu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T1#
Avinu trying to control the action but Zappa is working from the bottom.
Avinu working the head and body with strikes.
Zappa wants to control but Avinu is keeping busy.
Avinu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB#
Zappa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zappa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Avinu scores with a big shot! Zappa's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Zappa! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avraham Avinu!
Avraham Avinu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
DFN#49 Ronaldo vs Steele
Date: Jul 28, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Zappa instigates a clinch.
Zappa goes for a takedown attempt but Morningstar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nate Zappa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zappa shoots in but Morningstar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zappa shoots in and drives through. Morningstar sprawls well.
Morningstar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lucifer Morningstar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Zappa.#TD2#
Zappa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Zappa throwing shots but Morningstar is blocking nicely. #SU2#
Zappa decides to stand and escape the position.
Zappa tries to close the distance and clinch but Morningstar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morningstar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morningstar throws a one two combo.
#T1##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zappa.
Morningstar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zappa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Morningstar!
Zappa unloading with bombs!#SUB2#
Zappa is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Morningstar is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Morningstar flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Zappa anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Morningstar and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Zappa slips an arm under Morningstar chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Zappa has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Zappa is squeezing on Morningstar like an anaconda would it's prey. Morningstar fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nate Zappa!
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Event:
DFLLA#1 Furia vs Trew
Date: Jun 30, 2018 |
#R1#
Zappa has his takedown stuffed
and Zappa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#
It looks like Nate Zappa has been cut.
Nate Zappa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OGrady bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zappa's head.
Zappa tries to clinch #KD2#
and OGrady counters with a crisp right hand that drops Zappa! OGrady lets Zappa back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#
Zappa is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! OGrady throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Zappa is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rocco OGrady!
An out of breath Rocco OGrady thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
DUEL#163 Vee vs Napolean
Date: Jun 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Smith misses with a double jab
#TD2#
and Zappa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
A lull in the action here as Zappa stalls from top position.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Zappa.#SUB2#
Zappa has hold of Smith's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Smith tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Zappa cranks the arm and Smith screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Smith, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nate Zappa!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 06, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Zappa instigates a clinch. #BC#
Zappa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zappa with a poor takedown
and Karakhanyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zappa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Zappa.
#TD#
Zappa gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karakhanyan wants to improve his position but Zappa is controlling well.
Zappa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karakhanyan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T1#
Karakhanyan wants to get back to full guard.
Karakhanyan is refusing to be controlled, as Zappa sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karakhanyan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zappa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karakhanyan controlling the position for now.
Zappa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zappa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Karakhanyan is defending against the submission attempts here by Zappa.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zappa moves into full mount! Karakhanyan won't be happy about that!
Karakhanyan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karakhanyan wants to hold on but Zappa pushes him away.
Zappa looking to control but Karakhanyan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karakhanyan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zappa.
Zappa avoids the attempt from Karakhanyan to control.#T3#
Zappa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Zappa looking to control but Karakhanyan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karakhanyan can't escape the position.
We've been hearing that Zappa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Zappa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Karakhanyan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Karakhanyan wants to hold on but Zappa pushes him away.
Karakhanyan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Zappa is staying active.
Zappa throws a sloppy strike and Karakhanyan uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Karakhanyan has ended up in Zappa's guard.
#SUB#
Zappa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karakhanyan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T4#
Karakhanyan wants to control from the top but Zappa keeps moving.
Zappa looking to control but Karakhanyan passes into half guard.
Zappa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zappa keeping moving, preventing Karakhanyan from controlling successfully.
Karakhanyan wants to pass the guard but Zappa is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karakhanyan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Zappa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Zappa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karakhanyan tries to pull guard but Zappa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD#
Zappa gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Zappa 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.
Karakhanyan is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Zappa is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB#
Zappa is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zappa passes into side control, despite Karakhanyan's attempt to control the position.
Karakhanyan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zappa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Karakhanyan can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Zappa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Karakhanyan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Zappa's guard! Nice work there by Karakhanyan! #SUB#
Zappa has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Karakhanyan should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Zappa has tightened it up now! Karakhanyan should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nate Zappa!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Thorn misses with a kick to the body #TD2#
and Zappa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thorn's guard.#SUB2#
Zappa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Thorn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Thorn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Thorn! #REVR#
Zappa sneaks back into half guard.
Thorn is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Zappa works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB2#
Thorn is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Zappa has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Thorn is looking to defend but Zappa has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Thorn! Zappa pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Thorn taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nate Zappa!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Buckley misses with a few strikes there.
#TD2#
Zappa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Buckley quickly recovers to half guard.
Buckley is looking to improve his position.
Zappa thows a huge punch but Buckley dodges it nicely.
Buckley wants to control but Zappa is keeping busy.
#SUB2#
Zappa is trying to work for a kimura but Buckley is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zappa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Zappa is working for a kimura but Buckley is defending it quite comfortably.
Buckley trying to control but Zappa postures up.
#T1#
Buckley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zappa. #SUB2#
Zappa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB2#
Zappa 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.
Zappa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
Buckley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zappa is working away from the top position though.
Buckley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Buckley is trying to control but can't.
Zappa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zappa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T3##SUB2#
Zappa wants to work for an arm triangle but Buckley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zappa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zappa working Buckley over with strikes. #ROC2#
Buckley is rocked!
Buckley is trying to control but Zappa passes into side control!
Buckley is trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Zappa is working to tighten his grip on Buckley's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Buckley has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Zappa is really squeezing tight and eventually Buckley passes out! Zappa breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nate Zappa!
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