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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Zabala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ardrizi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Javier Zabala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marco Ardrizi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardrizi misses with a series of wild punches.
Zabala drops his hands momentarily and Ardrizi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zabala has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zabala there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zabala lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ardrizi lands a two punch combo.
Ardrizi looks to land a combination. Zabala sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zabala catches Ardrizi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zabala throws a right and a left that Ardrizi avoids nicely.
Zabala looks to land a right hand but Ardrizi moved out of range.
Ardrizi shoots in for a takedown but Zabala shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zabala misses with a double jab
and Ardrizi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ardrizi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zabala as he jumps to the side.
Zabala dodges the punch combination from Ardrizi.
Ardrizi misses with a double jab
and Zabala counters with a three punch combo that has Ardrizi backing up. Ardrizi nods at Zabala to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from Zabala misses.
Ardrizi scores with a nice right hand.
Ardrizi fails to land with a series of punches.
Ardrizi scores with a hook to the body. Zabala takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ardrizi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zabala counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabala tries to bum rush Ardrizi with a series of wild strikes but Ardrizi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ardrizi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Javier Zabala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ardrizi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zabala.
Nice cross by Ardrizi.
Zabala misses with a combination
and Ardrizi counters with a left and a right that stings Zabala.
Ardrizi throws a right and a left that Zabala avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Ardrizi.
Zabala slaps away a takedown attempt from Ardrizi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Javier Zabala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Ardrizi.
Ardrizi shoots in but Zabala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ardrizi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zabala throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Marco Ardrizi has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Ardrizi. That snapped Zabala's head back.
Ardrizi misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Ardrizi misses.
Ardrizi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ardrizi misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardrizi throws a shot to the body.
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!
Zabala moves out of range as Ardrizi strikes.
A punch combination from Zabala misses.
Ardrizi has his takedown stuffed
and Zabala counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zabala thows a body shot but no joy.
Zabala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zabala is breathing heavily.
Ardrizi shoots in for a takedown but Zabala shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ardrizi fails with the takedown
and Zabala counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zabala misses with a double jab.
Zabala looks to land a combination but Ardrizi avoids it well.
Ardrizi shoots for a takedown but Zabala saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zabala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ardrizi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zabala circles away quickly and effectively.
Zabala scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ardrizi misses with a double jab
and Zabala counters with a series of strikes. Ardrizi will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardrizi looks to land a combination but Zabala avoids it well.
Ardrizi fails to land with a series of punches.
Zabala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ardrizi.
Zabala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ardrizi.
Ardrizi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ardrizi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zabala counters with a left and a right that stings Ardrizi.
A punch combination from Zabala misses.
Zabala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Ardrizi lands.
Ardrizi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Ardrizi or perhaps it was just good defense by Zabala which made him look bad.
Ardrizi fails to land the takedown.
Ardrizi fails with the takedown
letting Zabala counter with a right hand.
Ardrizi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ardrizi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Zabala is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ardrizi.
Ardrizi lands with a straight right. Zabala didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardrizi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zabala.
Zabala throws a right hand that Ardrizi ducks under and follows up with a left that Ardrizi also avoids with ease.
No luck for Ardrizi with that takedown attempt.
Ardrizi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ardrizi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zabala circles away quickly and effectively.
Ardrizi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zabala keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ardrizi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zabala stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zabala tries to move into range but Ardrizi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zabala keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ardrizi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zabala.
Ardrizi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zabala sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ardrizi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zabala's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Zabala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Ardrizi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zabala scores with a sloppy right hand. Ardrizi should have avoided that one.
Ardrizi misses with a series of wild punches.
Zabala looks to land a combination but Ardrizi avoids it well.
Ardrizi shoots in but no luck this time.
Zabala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donk. Zabala catches Ardrizi right on the button with a cross.
Ardrizi looks for a takedown but Zabala sprawls well.
Zabala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ardrizi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ardrizi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Javier Zabala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Ardrizi.
Zabala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ardrizi counters with a three punch combo that has Zabala backing up. Zabala nods at Ardrizi to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zabala tries to bum rush Ardrizi with a series of wild strikes but Ardrizi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ardrizi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zabala's waist but Zabala gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ardrizi off to one side.
Zabala leaves Ardrizi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ardrizi tests Zabala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ardrizi momentarily.
Ardrizi slips a straight right by Zabala.
Ardrizi slips under a jab.
Zabala dodges the punch combination from Ardrizi.
Ardrizi scores with a one two! Zabala had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zabala misses with a series of wild punches.
Zabala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ardrizi counters with a series of strikes. Zabala will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ardrizi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ardrizi misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Zabala 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ardrizi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zabala tries to avoid it but Ardrizi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zabala to the ground. Zabala escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ardrizi misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Zabala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardrizi lands a nice hook to Zabala's body. Zabala takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ardrizi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zabala counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zabala looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ardrizi scores with a three punch combo!
Ardrizi dives in and grabs Zabala's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zabala pushes down on Ardrizi's head and hops out.
Zabala stuffs the takedown.
Zabala looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ardrizi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zabala pinned against the cage. Zabala gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown by Ardrizi or perhaps it was just good defense by Zabala which made him look bad.
Ardrizi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zabala looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ardrizi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ardrizi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ardrizi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardrizi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zabala misses with a combination
and Ardrizi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ardrizi shoots in but Zabala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ardrizi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zabala goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ardrizi shoots in but Zabala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ardrizi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zabala moves away.
Zabala connects with a jab.
Zabala is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ardrizi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ardrizi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zabala sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ardrizi somewhat.
Nice body punch from Zabala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardrizi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zabala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Zabala misses.
Ardrizi tries for a takedown but Zabala circles away easily
and Zabala counters with a three punch combo that has Ardrizi backing up. Ardrizi nods at Zabala to acknowledge the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ardrizi.
Zabala leaves Ardrizi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zabala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ardrizi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Ardrizi coming out on top.
Zabala takes one to the side of the head.
Zabala moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ardrizi works over Zabala's head and body with a nice combination.
Javier Zabala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zabala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ardrizi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ardrizi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zabala takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marco Ardrizi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marco Ardrizi's cut.
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!
Ardrizi slips a jab and a cross from Zabala.
A combination from Zabala does no damage.
Zabala misses with a double jab
and Ardrizi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zabala gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ardrizi dives in and grabs Zabala's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zabala pushes down on Ardrizi's head and hops out.
Ardrizi throws a nice looking combination but Zabala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ardrizi shoots in looking for a takedown. Zabala tries to sprawl out of it but Ardrizi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zabala manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ardrizi scores with a jab to the head.
Ardrizi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ardrizi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zabala counters with a two punch combo.
Zabala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ardrizi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zabala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Javier Zabala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Ardrizi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Ardrizi misses.
Zabala slaps away a takedown attempt from Ardrizi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabala throws an overhand right that lands on Ardrizi's shoulder, as Ardrizi tries to avoid the shot.
Ardrizi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zabala is fending him off so far but Ardrizi persists. Nope, Zabala circles away and we're back to standing.
Ardrizi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zabala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ardrizi with a poor takedown
and Zabala counters with a three punch combo that has Ardrizi backing up. Ardrizi nods at Zabala to acknowledge the strikes.
Ardrizi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zabala pinned against the cage. Zabala gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zabala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ardrizi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ardrizi with a poor takedown
and Zabala counters with a two punch combo.
Zabala stuffs the takedown.
Zabala throws a series of punches but Ardrizi moves out of range.
Ardrizi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zabala misses with a double jab.
Ardrizi misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zabala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Javier Zabala is winning the standup battle so far.
Zabala stuffs the takedown.
Zabala misses with a combination
and Ardrizi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ardrizi fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ardrizi!
Ardrizi shoots for a double leg takedown but Zabala sprawls well. He's pushed Ardrizi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ardrizi throws a shot from downtown. Zabala moves away and avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zabala!
Ardrizi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ardrizi dives in and grabs Zabala's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zabala pushes down on Ardrizi's head and hops out.
Ardrizi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zabala is fending him off so far but Ardrizi persists. Nope, Zabala circles away and we're back to standing.
Ardrizi staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Ardrizi scores with a four punch combination!
Ardrizi lands with a shot to the body.
Ardrizi scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabala walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ardrizi misses with a double jab.
Ardrizi cracks Zabala with a good jab.
Ardrizi fails with a takedown attempt.
Ardrizi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zabala.
Zabala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ardrizi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ardrizi scores with a jab to the body.
Ardrizi closes the distance and clinches up with Zabala, looking for a takedown. Ardrizi pushes Zabala against the cage but Zabala circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ardrizi misses with a shot to the body
and Zabala counters with a three punch combo that has Ardrizi backing up. Ardrizi nods at Zabala to acknowledge the strikes.
Ardrizi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zabala's hands.
A punch lands to the side of Zabala 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zabala drops his hands momentarily and Ardrizi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ardrizi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zabala on the side of the head.
Zabala slips a jab and a cross from Ardrizi.
Ardrizi shoots in but Zabala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zabala misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ardrizi, as that shot connected.
Zabala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ardrizi fails with the takedown
and Zabala counters with a stiff right hand.
Zabala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ardrizi.
Ardrizi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ardrizi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ardrizi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zabala slaps away a takedown attempt from Ardrizi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ardrizi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zabala scores with a nice strike.
Ardrizi throws a nice looking combination but Zabala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ardrizi shoots in but Zabala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zabala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Zabala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zabala 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Zabala!
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RATING
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