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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tan Zan (ranked 1311 p4p, 1129 weight class) and Valtteri Badass (ranked 173 p4p, 158 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tan Zan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Valtteri Badass!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Badass.
Badass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badass's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badass.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Zan takes a shot to the head.
Badass is trying to stall.
Badass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Badass.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Zan takes a shot to the head.
Zan has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Badass manages to break the clinch.
Badass closes the distance and clinches.
Badass blocking some punches.
Badass scores with a shot to the side of Zan's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass pushes Zan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badass blocking some punches.
Badass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Badass digs a right hand into Zan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zan's gas tank.
Zan is breathing heavily.
Badass scores with a shoulder strike.
Badass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Badass.
Zan working aggressively here.
Zan pushes Badass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Badass manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zan as Badass tries to tie him up.
Badass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Badass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Badass.
Badass breaks from the clinch.
Zan swats away the attempt to clinch by Badass.
Zan swings widly with a right hand
and Badass counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badass moves into range and clinches up with Zan.
Badass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zan throws a head punch that misses.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Zan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Badass.
Badass lands an uppercut.
Zan misses with some punches.
Zan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Badass taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Badass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Badass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Badass at a distance.
Badass closes the distance and pushes Zan back into the cage.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badass's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Badass.
Badass lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zan scores with a shot to the side of Badass's head.
Badass breaks from the clinch.
Badass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badass throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan throws a looping overhand right but Badass ducks down to avoid it.
Badass moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zan swings widly with a right hand
and Badass counters with a straight right hand.
Zan throws a looping overhand right but Badass ducks down to avoid it.
Badass closes the distance and pushes Zan back into the cage.
Badass pushes Zan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badass manages to break the clinch.
Zan swats away the attempt to clinch by Badass.
Zan misses with a hook to the body
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Zan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zan throws a shot from downtown. Badass moves away and avoids it.
Badass connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zan ducks right into an uppercut from Badass.
Zan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badass moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Badass scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zan misses with some punches.
Zan prevents a body shot from Badass.
Badass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zan tests Badass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Badass drives through and clinches with Zan against the cage.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Zan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Badass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Badass.
Badass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Badass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badass rushes Zan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Badass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Badass closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zan tries to throw a body punch but Badass avoids it by throwing Zan back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valtteri Badass dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Badass moves out of range as Zan strikes.
Valtteri Badass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Badass tries to clinch up but Zan circles away and keeps his distance.
Valtteri Badass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badass gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Zan.
Badass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Badass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badass manages to break the clinch.
Zan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Badass gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zan throws a lazy uppercut
and Badass counters with a nice uppercut.
Zan misses with a straight left.
Badass works the jab nicely.
Zan misses with a jab to the body
and Badass counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zan misses with an uppercut. Badass saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass tries to clinch up but Zan circles away and keeps his distance.
Zan swats away the attempt to clinch by Badass.
It looked like Zan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Badass.
Badass walks into a jab.
Badass connects with a nice looking jab.
Zan is looking to clinch.
Zan looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Badass fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Badass works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Badass scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Badass. That snapped Zan's head back.
Badass wants to clinch.
Badass has Zan up against the cage in a clinch.
Valtteri Badass seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan working aggressively here.
Zan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Badass has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Badass can turn it around.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badass gets through Zan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Badass manages to break the clinch.
Badass closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Zan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badass is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Badass has a couple of punches blocked by Zan.
Badass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Badass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zan gets through Badass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Badass lands a nice shot to the body.
Zan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zan misses with a punch on the inside.
Badass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zan.
Badass breaks from the clinch.
Badass tries to clinch but Zan moves out of range.
Badass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zan.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Zan is just out of range.
Tan Zan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badass lands a nice hook to Zan's body. Zan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zan takes one to the side of the head.
Badass listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zan throws a shot from downtown. Badass moves away and avoids it.
Zan takes one to the side of the head.
Oh Zan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zan misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zan in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass tries to clinch but Zan moves out of range.
Badass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Badass thumps Zan with a low kick.
Zan seems to have got his legs back now.
Badass connects with a jab.
Badass tries to clinch up but Zan circles away and keeps his distance.
Badass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zan.
Badass slips under a jab.
Badass closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Badass.
Zan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badass tries to stall but Zan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zan letting Badass take a breather here.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Badass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valtteri Badass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Badass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zan with a jab.
Zan misses with a hook. Badass ducked under it nicely.
We've been told by Zan's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zan swings for the body but Badass moves out of range.
Zan misses with a straight right.
Badass has closed the distance and engaged Zan in a clinch.
Come on Badass - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Badass lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass breaks from the clinch.
Badass walks into a straight right hand from Zan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Badass wants to clinch.
Zan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zan keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan walks into a jab.
Zan misses with a right hand
and Badass counters with a crisp one two that drops Zan! Badass thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Zan to his feet! Zan is in big trouble!
Zan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Badass is looking to clinch.
Badass clinches.
Badass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Badass has taken the fight to the clinch.
Badass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zan misses with some punches.
Badass lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badass scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Badass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Badass manages to break the clinch.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Badass makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass moves out of range of the strikes.
Badass clinches up against the cage.
Badass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badass stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Badass taking a breather.
Badass stalls.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badass lands a nice uppercut.
Badass stalling in the clinch but Zan improves position.
Zan tries a body shot but Badass blocks it.
Badass lands with a right to the head.
Badass prevents a body shot from Zan.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zan working aggressively here.
Zan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badass lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Badass.
Badass lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Badass breaks from the clinch.
Badass connects with an inside leg kick.
Zan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Badass drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Zan right on the button. Zan goes down! Badass follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Badass gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valtteri Badass!
Our winner, Valtteri Badass, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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