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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Zumo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Burkatovskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Zumo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergey Burkatovskiy!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Burkatovskiy. That snapped Zumo's head back.
Zumo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zumo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burkatovskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Zumo is just out of range.
Burkatovskiy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burkatovskiy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zumo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Burkatovskiy has his takedown stuffed
so Zumo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Burkatovskiy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burkatovskiy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zumo throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burkatovskiy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zumo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burkatovskiy wants to sweep but no luck.
Zumo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zumo scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zumo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zumo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burkatovskiy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burkatovskiy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zumo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zumo is looking to work some ground and pound but Burkatovskiy has wrist control.
Zumo works over Burkatovskiy with some ground and pound from guard.
Zumo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burkatovskiy working a defensive guard here.
Zumo connects with a couple of short punches.
Zumo works over Burkatovskiy with some ground and pound from guard.
Burkatovskiy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zumo is looking to work some ground and pound but Burkatovskiy has wrist control.
Zumo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zumo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zumo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zumo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zumo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zumo throws a strike but Burkatovskiy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zumo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Burkatovskiy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Burkatovskiy wants to control from the top but Zumo keeps moving.
Zumo controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy wants to control from the top but Zumo keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Jeff Zumo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zumo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zumo showed some decent athleticism there.
Burkatovskiy is trying to maintain the position but Zumo is very close to passing his half guard.
Burkatovskiy is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Zumo is staying active.
Burkatovskiy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zumo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burkatovskiy gets full guard.
Zumo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zumo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy wants to sweep here but Zumo controlling him for the moment.
Zumo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zumo trying to control the position from guard on top but Burkatovskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zumo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zumo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zumo lands a couple of elbows.
Zumo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burkatovskiy keeping moving, preventing Zumo from controlling successfully.
Zumo throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zumo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zumo being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Zumo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zumo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burkatovskiy.
Jeff Zumo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burkatovskiy misses with a series of wild punches.
Burkatovskiy swinging wildly here.
Zumo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Burkatovskiy was covering up waiting for the punch and Zumo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zumo scoring with some ground and pound.
Zumo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burkatovskiy is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zumo cracks Burkatovskiy with a solid left hand.
Zumo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zumo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zumo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zumo lands a couple of digs.
We've been hearing that Zumo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Burkatovskiy trying to control the position.
Burkatovskiy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zumo!
Burkatovskiy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zumo is looking to escape.
Burkatovskiy prevents Zumo from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jeff Zumo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burkatovskiy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zumo is looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zumo is desperately trying to improve his position but Burkatovskiy has a good base and remains in mount.
Burkatovskiy avoids the attempt from Zumo to control.
Zumo is looking to get to half guard.
Burkatovskiy controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zumo is looking to escape.
Zumo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Zumo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burkatovskiy preventing the sweep.
Burkatovskiy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zumo is keeping the position for now.
Burkatovskiy trying to control but Zumo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy being controlled here momentarily.
Burkatovskiy pushes down on Zumo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zumo wants to get back to his feet.
Zumo is trying to get back to full guard.
Zumo is trying to stand up here but Burkatovskiy is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burkatovskiy is looking to take a break and control but Zumo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burkatovskiy wants to free his trapped foot but Zumo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Zumo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
No joy there for Burkatovskiy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burkatovskiy lands a head shot.
Zumo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burkatovskiy cracks Zumo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burkatovskiy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burkatovskiy lands a slapping body shot.
Zumo misses with a takedown
and Zumo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burkatovskiy dives in and grabs Zumo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zumo pushes down on Burkatovskiy's head and hops out.
Burkatovskiy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zumo holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zumo looking to control.
Burkatovskiy wants to control from the top but Zumo keeps moving.
Zumo controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeff Zumo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Burkatovskiy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zumo avoids it really well and circles away.
Zumo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot lands for Burkatovskiy.
Sergey Burkatovskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy dips to his left and cracks Zumo with an uppercut!
Burkatovskiy throws a hook to the side of Zumo's head but Zumo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burkatovskiy. Zumo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zumo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burkatovskiy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burkatovskiy.
Burkatovskiy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Burkatovskiy misses with a double jab.
Burkatovskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zumo was well out of range. Poor timing from Burkatovskiy.
Burkatovskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zumo moves away.
Burkatovskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zumo.
Burkatovskiy swings for the body but Zumo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkatovskiy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burkatovskiy duly obliges.
Burkatovskiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burkatovskiy swings for the body but Zumo moves out of range.
Burkatovskiy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zumo rather than just go for the knockout.
Burkatovskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sergey Burkatovskiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burkatovskiy tests Zumo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burkatovskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Zumo is just out of range.
Zumo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burkatovskiy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Burkatovskiy misses.
Zumo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Burkatovskiy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zumo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burkatovskiy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zumo lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zumo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!
Zumo with a nice head shot there.
Burkatovskiy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zumo is one step ahead there.
Zumo throwing strikes from guard but Burkatovskiy blocks nicely.
Burkatovskiy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zumo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burkatovskiy is looking for a triangle but Zumo pushes his legs off easily.
Zumo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Burkatovskiy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zumo 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Zumo!
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