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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trang Troc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Zelenka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troc kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dr. Octagon - Real Raw. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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World class MT
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trang Troc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Zelenka!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Troc walks into a jab.
Zelenka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zelenka keeps the fight on the outside.
Zelenka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zelenka throws a lazy right hand but Troc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zelenka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Troc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Zelenka misses.
Zelenka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zelenka swats away the attempt to clinch by Troc.
Zelenka walks into a jab.
Troc misses with a hook. Zelenka ducked under it nicely.
Zelenka slips under a jab from Troc.
Zelenka blocks a low kick nicely.
Zelenka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Troc in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troc getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Troc chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zelenka.
Zelenka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Troc wants to clinch up but Zelenka keeps it at a distance.
Troc misses with a body shot.
Troc lands with a slapping head kick.
Troc moves out of range of the leg kick from Zelenka.
Nice cross by Troc.
Zelenka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Troc throws a wild body kick that Zelenka sees coming a mile off.
Troc takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Troc throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troc chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zelenka can pounce on him.
Zelenka takes a swing at Troc's ribcage but misses.
Zelenka throws a nice looking combination but Troc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zelenka just misses with a punch to the body.
Zelenka throws a series of punches but Troc avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troc misses with a low kick.
Troc misses with a low kick.
Zelenka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Troc looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Troc throws a leg kick
and Zelenka counters with a nice uppercut.
Troc misses with a left hand
and Zelenka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Troc misses with a low kick as Zelenka jumps back.
Troc swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zelenka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Troc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zelenka backwards.
Zelenka misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Zelenka fails to land.
Zelenka tries to stall but Troc uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Troc.
Troc throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zelenka blocks it with crossed arms.
Troc looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Troc lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troc is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zelenka can't find room to land a body shot as Troc controls the action.
Zelenka prevents a body shot from Troc.
Troc comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Troc lands with a right to the head.
Troc creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zelenka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zelenka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Troc gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zelenka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Troc pulls his leg out and moves away.
Trang Troc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Zelenka.
Troc sizes up Zelenka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zelenka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troc was well out of range. Poor timing from Zelenka.
Troc looks to score with a jab to the body but Zelenka is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelenka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Troc swings for the body but Zelenka moves out of range.
Troc looks to score with a jab to the body but Zelenka is just out of range.
Troc is looking to score with low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Zelenka as he connects with a hook.
Zelenka misses with a looping left.
Troc on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Zelenka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Troc moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zelenka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Troc.
Troc works the jab nicely.
Zelenka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Troc.
Troc throws a body punch but Zelenka moves out of range.
Troc misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trang Troc dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Troc throws a right and a left that Zelenka avoids nicely.
Troc throws a nice outside leg kick.
Troc tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zelenka counters with a straight right hand.
Troc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zelenka was well out of range. Poor timing from Troc.
A right-left combo lands from Troc.
Zelenka is rocked!
Troc looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zelenka is still on wobbly legs! Can Troc finish him?
Trang Troc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zelenka misses with a looping left.
Zelenka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zelenka seems to have recovered his senses.
Zelenka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Troc misses the shot to the body.
Zelenka checks a low kick from Troc.
Zelenka misses with a hook. Troc ducked under it nicely.
Troc lands with a kick to the temple. Zelenka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zelenka checks a leg kick.
Troc throws an overhand right that lands on Zelenka's shoulder, as Zelenka tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc misses with a wild body shot.
Troc with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Troc swinging wildly here.
Zelenka lands with a shot to the body.
Zelenka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Troc ducks under a wild hook from Zelenka.
Zelenka moves forwards but Troc connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zelenka throws a jab when Troc was well out of range.
A big right from Zelenka misses.
Troc feints and then cracks Zelenka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zelenka down.
Troc lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zelenka's sensitive parts.
Zelenka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Troc avoids the body shot from Zelenka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zelenka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troc does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Troc swings for the body but Zelenka moves out of range.
Troc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zelenka.
Zelenka misses with a body shot.
Zelenka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Troc throws a quick inside leg kick.
Troc misses the shot to the body.
Zelenka moves out of range of the strikes.
Troc shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Troc misses with a kick to the body
and Troc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zelenka, right into the meat.
Troc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zelenka was well out of range. Poor timing from Troc.
Troc moves to clinch but Zelenka breaks away
and Zelenka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Troc is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelenka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Troc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Troc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zelenka.
Troc is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Troc checks a leg kick nicely.
Troc is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zelenka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Troc just misses with a punch to the body.
Zelenka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Troc fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Troc throws a nice looking combination but Zelenka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zelenka throws a hook but Troc avoids it easily.
Zelenka misses with the body kick
and Troc counters with an inside leg kick.
Zelenka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Troc's hands.
Zelenka wants to slow Troc down by chopping away at his legs.
Troc lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zelenka was well out of range. Poor timing from Troc.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zelenka connects with a body shot.
Troc misses with the body kick
and Zelenka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Troc throws a body kick that misses.
Zelenka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trang Troc is winning the standup battle so far.
Troc connects with a solid leg kick.
Zelenka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Troc throws a body kick that misses
and Zelenka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Troc's knee momentarily.
Troc throws the kick towards the body but Zelenka avoids it.
Zelenka scores with a jab. Troc acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zelenka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zelenka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zelenka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zelenka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Trang Troc will probably get the nod.
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!
Troc throws a hook but Zelenka blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Troc blocks the low kick.
Zelenka misses with a body shot.
Zelenka throws a leg kick which misses Troc's front leg but catches the back leg as Troc tries to avoid it.
A big right from Troc misses.
Zelenka slips under a jab from Troc.
Troc throws a hook but Zelenka avoids it easily.
Troc checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Troc moves in looking to clinch but Zelenka pushes him off.
Zelenka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troc.
Zelenka lands with a nice body punch.
Zelenka misses the shot to the body.
Troc missing with a left hand there. Zelenka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zelenka connects with a body shot.
Troc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jan Zelenka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelenka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Troc.
A head kick misses from Troc.
Zelenka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zelenka throws a leg kick which misses Troc's front leg but catches the back leg as Troc tries to avoid it.
Zelenka misses with an uppercut.
Zelenka scores with a jab. Troc acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zelenka tries to score with a low kick but Troc moves his leg out of the way.
Troc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zelenka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Troc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zelenka rushes Troc and presses him up against the cage.
Zelenka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zelenka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Troc pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zelenka misses the jab.
Zelenka walks into a stiff left hand from Troc.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troc feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zelenka's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zelenka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zelenka.
Troc lands a leg kick that knocks Zelenka off balance momentarily.
Zelenka scores with a sloppy right hand. Troc should have avoided that one.
Zelenka moves out of range of the body kick.
Troc throws a big shot that misses.
Zelenka throws a hook but Troc blocks it.
Zelenka looks to throw the jab but Troc is out of range.
Troc throws a solid leg kick but Zelenka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Troc.
Troc throws an off balance right hand
and Zelenka counters with a straight right hand.
Troc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zelenka.
A jab from Zelenka misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troc wants to clinch up but Zelenka keeps it at a distance.
Zelenka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Troc throws a big shot that misses.
Zelenka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Troc misses with the combination.
Troc swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zelenka.
Nice body punch from Zelenka.
Zelenka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Troc scores with the left hand. Zelenka knows he should have avoided that one.
Zelenka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Troc thumps Zelenka with a low kick.
Troc loads up on a big right hand but Zelenka slips the punch.
Troc looks to land a left hand but Zelenka moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troc misses with a double jab.
Zelenka connects with a crisp jab.
Trang Troc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zelenka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zelenka misses with a straight right.
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!
Troc keeps the fight on the outside.
Zelenka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troc.
Troc lands a nice looking body shot.
Troc on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zelenka. Zelenka obviously looking to wear him down.
Troc displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zelenka throws out the jab.
Troc misses with a head kick.
Zelenka throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troc throws a solid leg kick but Zelenka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Troc.
Troc avoids the body shot from Zelenka.
Troc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zelenka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Zelenka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Troc 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jan Zelenka!
An out of breath Jan Zelenka thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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