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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iago Maldonado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zako Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Simmons's choice of entrance music: I wanna be a balla. Iago Maldonado has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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260 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iago Maldonado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zako Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons misses with a wild combination.
Simmons throws a series of punches but Maldonado avoids them all with ease.
Maldonado misses with a body kick.
Maldonado swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Simmons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Simmons blocks the leg kick.
Maldonado swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Simmons counters with a series of strikes. Maldonado will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Maldonado tries to bum rush Simmons with a series of wild strikes but Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maldonado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simmons moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Simmons moves out of range as Maldonado strikes.
Simmons takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Simmons throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maldonado counters with a two punch combo.
Simmons misses with a wild combination.
Maldonado connects with a jab.
Maldonado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simmons.
Sloppy strikes from Simmons. Those never looked like landing.
Simmons slips under a jab from Maldonado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado dodges the punch combination from Simmons.
Simmons misses with a right hand
and Maldonado holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maldonado breaks the clinch.
Simmons lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Iago Maldonado has been cut.
Simmons misses with a hook
and Simmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maldonado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Simmons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Simmons looks gassed!
Maldonado throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simmons counters with a series of strikes. Maldonado will be more careful next time no doubt.
Simmons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maldonado counters by clinching up.
Maldonado breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons wants to get back to striking at distance but Maldonado won't allow it.
Maldonado breaks the clinch.
Maldonado slips under a jab from Simmons.
Simmons slips a jab and a cross from Maldonado.
Sloppy strikes from Simmons. Those never looked like landing.
Maldonado throws a head kick but Simmons moves out of range.
Maldonado wants to land a leg kick but Simmons is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maldonado throws a series of punches but Simmons avoids them all with ease.
Maldonado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Simmons misses with the combination.
Maldonado moves into the clinch.
Maldonado pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simmons blocks an elbow strike from Maldonado.
Maldonado holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Simmons tries to circle away but Maldonado has him pinned against the cage.
Simmons tries to circle away but Maldonado has him pinned against the cage.
Maldonado swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Maldonado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado tries to land a knee to the head but Simmons blocks with his arms.
Simmons has had enough of the clinch but Maldonado keeps him there for the moment.
Simmons is looking to break free of the clinch but Maldonado has double underhooks.
Simmons is trying to force a seperation but Maldonado has the dominant position.
Simmons takes a shot to the head.
Maldonado lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maldonado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado moves into range and clinches up with Simmons.
Simmons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maldonado has him pressed against the cage.
Maldonado prevents Simmons from breaking the clinch.
Simmons avoids the elbow strike from Maldonado, against the cage.
Maldonado prevents Simmons from breaking the clinch.
Maldonado just leaning against Simmons, taking a breather.
Simmons working hard to break the clinch.
Maldonado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maldonado creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Simmons takes a shot to the head.
Simmons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Simmons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maldonado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maldonado lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Simmons manages to break the clinch.
Simmons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maldonado.
Simmons misses with a wild body shot.
Simmons moves out of range of the leg kick from Maldonado.
Simmons misses with a two punch combination.
Maldonado throws a looping overhand right but Simmons ducks down to avoid it.
Maldonado throws a poor cross that misses
and Simmons counters with a one-two to the body.
Maldonado throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Simmons to counter with a crisp jab.
Maldonado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maldonado throws a series of strikes that have Simmons backpedaling.
Maldonado moves into range and clinches up with Simmons.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Simmons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simmons is trying to force a seperation but Maldonado has the dominant position.
Maldonado prevents Simmons from breaking the clinch.
Simmons is trying to break the clinch but Maldonado has him pressed against the cage.
Maldonado content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zako Simmons will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Iago Maldonado'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.
Maldonado throws a series of punches but Simmons moves out of range.
Maldonado fails to land with a series of punches.
Simmons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simmons tries to work over Maldonado's front leg with a kick but Maldonado checks it.
Maldonado throws a sloppy head kick and Simmons moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Simmons, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maldonado drives through and clinches with Simmons against the cage.
Maldonado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maldonado throws a series of punches but Simmons moves out of range.
Maldonado has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simmons is trying to break free.
Simmons working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simmons throws a series of punches but Maldonado avoids them all with ease.
Maldonado misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maldonado tries to bum rush Simmons with a series of wild strikes but Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zako Simmons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maldonado lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maldonado counters by clinching up.
Simmons breaks the clinch.
Maldonado throws a big shot that misses.
Simmons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maldonado throws a right and a left that Simmons avoids nicely.
Simmons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maldonado lands a really nice looking cross but Simmons seems unphased.
Simmons throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maldonado's waist but Maldonado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Simmons off to one side.
Simmons misses with a double jab
and Maldonado counters with a stiff right hand.
Maldonado darts in and clinches Simmons up against the cage.
Maldonado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simmons throws a combination that misses
and Maldonado counters by clinching up.
Maldonado stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Maldonado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons stalling in the clinch but Maldonado improves position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maldonado avoiding damage.
Simmons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Simmons avoids a wild elbow strike from Maldonado.
Maldonado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simmons misses with a few strikes there.
Simmons digs a good hook to Maldonado's body.
Maldonado connects with a solid leg kick.
Simmons throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maldonado counters with a series of strikes. Simmons will be more careful next time no doubt.
Simmons throws a lazy uppercut
and Maldonado counters by clinching up.
Simmons dodges an elbow strike from Maldonado.
Simmons tries to circle away but Maldonado has him pinned against the cage.
Maldonado misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Simmons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simmons dodges an elbow strike from Maldonado.
Maldonado pushes off an throws an elbow but Simmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is trying to break the clinch but Maldonado is controlling him.
Simmons blocks an elbow strike from Maldonado.
Simmons tries to circle away but Maldonado has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maldonado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maldonado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado clinches with his opponent.
Maldonado throws a punch but it's blocked by Simmons.
Simmons is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maldonado is pushing Simmons up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Simmons.
Iago Maldonado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simmons misses with a few strikes there.
Simmons takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Simmons looks to land a left hand but Maldonado moved out of range nicely.
Maldonado forces Simmons back against the cage and clinches.
Maldonado tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maldonado has Simmons pressed against the cage, preventing Simmons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado misses with the head strike.
Simmons is trying to force a seperation but Maldonado has the dominant position.
Maldonado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simmons has Maldonado pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maldonado manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simmons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simmons throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maldonado counters with a left and a right that stings Simmons.
Maldonado clinches.
Maldonado drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Simmons gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Maldonado throws an elbow that misses.
Simmons wants to break free but Maldonado has control.
Simmons avoids the elbow strike from Maldonado, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Maldonado.
Simmons looking for a takedown.
Iago Maldonado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zako Simmons.
Simmons dodges an elbow strike from Maldonado.
Maldonado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iago Maldonado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Iago Maldonado's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Maldonado misses with a hook. Simmons ducked under it nicely.
Maldonado throws out a loose jab but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simmons checks a leg kick nicely.
Simmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldonado.
Simmons moves out of range as Maldonado strikes.
Simmons tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maldonado sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Simmons somewhat.
Simmons misses with a series of wild punches.
Decent striking displayed by Maldonado there.
Simmons misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maldonado clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maldonado keeps control of Simmons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maldonado is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simmons is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Maldonado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons is looking to break free of the clinch but Maldonado has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Maldonado.
A frustrated look appears on Simmons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maldonado tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maldonado manages to break the clinch.
Maldonado throws a looping overhand right but Simmons ducks down to avoid it.
Simmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simmons might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Simmons throws the left hand but Maldonado avoids the punch easily.
Maldonado throws a right hand that Simmons ducks under and follows up with a left that Simmons also avoids with ease.
Maldonado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Simmons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maldonado throws a poor cross that misses
and Simmons counters with a three punch combo that has Maldonado backing up. Maldonado nods at Simmons to acknowledge the strikes.
Simmons misses with a wild combination.
Simmons misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado slips under a jab.
Maldonado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Simmons tries to break the clinch but Maldonado is controlling the position.
Maldonado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado misses with a combination
and Simmons counters with a one-two to the body.
Maldonado scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Simmons scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Simmons digs a good hook to Maldonado's body.
Maldonado gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Simmons has had enough of the clinch but Maldonado keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maldonado has a couple of punches blocked by Simmons.
Simmons tries to circle away but Maldonado has him pinned against the cage.
Maldonado has Simmons pressed against the cage, preventing Simmons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maldonado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simmons breaks from the clinch.
Simmons misses with a double jab
and Maldonado counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maldonado.
Simmons working hard to break the clinch.
Simmons is trying to push Maldonado away but Maldonado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simmons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maldonado pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maldonado throws a head punch that misses.
Simmons is trying to push Maldonado away but Maldonado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simmons avoids the elbow strike from Maldonado, against the cage.
Maldonado breaks the clinch.
Simmons misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A jab lands there for Maldonado.
Simmons takes one to the side of the head.
Simmons fails to land with a series of punches.
Simmons tries to bum rush Maldonado with a series of wild strikes but Maldonado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maldonado throws a right and a left that Simmons avoids nicely.
Simmons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maldonado tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Simmons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simmons connects with a nice looking jab.
Maldonado scores with a decent looking hook.
Simmons scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maldonado instigates a clinch.
Simmons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maldonado breaks from the clinch.
Simmons uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maldonado is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Simmons.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zako Simmons.
I think Simmons has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zako Simmons!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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