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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Finn Johns (ranked 2906 p4p, 74 weight class) and Carmelo Zigba (ranked 5543 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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248 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Finn Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carmelo Zigba!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zigba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johns moves out of range as Zigba strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Zigba as Johns shoots in.
And Zigba tries to counter it with a takedown but Johns pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Johns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zigba as he jumps to the side.
Zigba blocks the body kick.
Zigba misses with a wild combination.
Johns throws a quick counter head kick but Zigba was just out of range.
Zigba tries to keep at a distance but Johns has taken the fight into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zigba has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finn Johns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johns misses with a takedown
and Zigba counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zigba.
Johns is looking to stand back up but Zigba counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Johns.
Johns looking for submissions off his back.
Zigba working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zigba maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Johns could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Zigba has cracked it and Johns is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Zigba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carmelo Zigba!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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