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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dai Zexi (ranked 1795 p4p, 1308 weight class) and Derwent Bolt (ranked 243 p4p, 167 weight class). Zexi comes to the cage accompanied by BRADIO-Flyers. Dai Zexi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dai Zexi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derwent Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt swings for the body but Zexi moves out of range.
Zexi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zexi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bolt under the eye.
Bolt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bolt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zexi throws out the jab.
Zexi scores with a sloppy right hand. Bolt should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zexi. That's going to slow Bolt down.
Zexi looks to throw the jab but Bolt is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Zexi. No joy for Bolt on that attempt.
Zexi throws an overhand right that lands on Bolt's shoulder, as Bolt tries to avoid the shot.
Bolt cracks Zexi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zexi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zexi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bolt's hands.
Zexi loads up on a big right hand but Bolt slips the punch.
Bolt misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zexi looks to land a left hand but Bolt moved out of range nicely.
Bolt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zexi lands with a cross.
Bolt slips a jab from Zexi.
Bolt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zexi blocks a jab.
Zexi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolt moves away.
Bolt moves forwards but Zexi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bolt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zexi throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolt shoots and misses
and Zexi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bolt shoots for a double leg takedown but Zexi sprawls well. He's pushed Bolt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dai Zexi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derwent Bolt.
Bolt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolt throws a sloppy body shot
and Zexi counters with an outside leg kick.
Zexi throws a big shot that misses.
Bolt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zexi throws out the jab.
Bolt shoots in and drives through. Zexi sprawls well.
Zexi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zexi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zexi takes one on the button.
Bolt lands an overhand right.
Zexi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zexi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Bolt misses its intended target.
Bolt misses with a straight right.
Bolt throws a right hand that misses
and Zexi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zexi with a nice calf kick.
Zexi looks to land a left hand but Bolt moved out of range nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Zexi. No joy for Bolt on that attempt.
Zexi missing with a left hand there. Bolt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bolt moves away from the strike by Zexi.
Zexi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zexi misses with a hook. Bolt ducked under it nicely.
Bolt with the counter takedown but Zexi avoids it easily.
Zexi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zexi 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.
A slow jab from Zexi misses its intended target.
Zexi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt fails with the takedown
and Zexi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zexi misses with a hook. Bolt ducked under it nicely.
Bolt misses with a body shot
and Zexi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolt scores with a hook to the body. Zexi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bolt darts in looking for a takedown but Zexi gets double underhooks and turns Bolt into the cage.
Bolt closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zexi quickly recovers to half guard.
Bolt trying to mount his opponent but Zexi defends it.
Zexi is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Bolt has latched onto it... Big trouble! Bolt pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Zexi is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Bolt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derwent Bolt!
During a confident post fight interview, Derwent Bolt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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