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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sone Fujimaro (ranked 2113 p4p, 1545 weight class) and Jian Zhao (ranked 268 p4p, 208 weight class). Zhao has chosen GZA - Shadowboxin' as his entrance music. Jian Zhao is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sone Fujimaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jian Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhao thows a body kick. Fujimaro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zhao throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but Zhao moves out of range.
Zhao lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by Zhao.
Zhao throws the kick towards the body but Fujimaro avoids it.
It looked like Fujimaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zhao throws a looping overhand right but Fujimaro ducks down to avoid it.
Fujimaro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zhao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fujimaro.
Zhao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao throws a lazy right hand but Fujimaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fujimaro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zhao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zhao throws a chopping leg kick but Fujimaro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zhao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fujimaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Jian Zhao has been cut.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fujimaro has closed the distance and engaged Zhao in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fujimaro.
Zhao presses Fujimaro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhao.
Zhao breaks from the clinch.
Zhao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zhao tries to land a body kick
letting Fujimaro counter with a right hand.
Fujimaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhao circles away.
Zhao throws out a counter right but Fujimaro avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters circling a little - Zhao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fujimaro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fujimaro blocks a jab.
Zhao has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fujimaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zhao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jian Zhao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fujimaro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Spartan Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro moves away from the strike by Zhao.
Zhao scores with a shot to the body.
Zhao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fujimaro tries to clinch there but Zhao circles away.
Zhao misses with a hook
and Fujimaro counters with a big head kick but Zhao shrugs it off.
Zhao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fujimaro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zhao with the inside leg kick.
Zhao scores with a kick to the body.
A big left from Zhao misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Fujimaro misses the target.
Fujimaro forces Zhao back against the cage and clinches.
Zhao pushes Fujimaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhao misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujimaro.
Zhao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zhao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fujimaro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fujimaro clinches up against the cage.
Zhao blocks a body shot from Fujimaro.
Zhao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Zhao.
Zhao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zhao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao manages to break the clinch.
Zhao throws a wild body kick that Fujimaro sees coming a mile off.
Fujimaro moves out of range of the body kick from Zhao.
Fujimaro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zhao.
Fujimaro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimaro closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhao.
Zhao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zhao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fujimaro tries to work over Zhao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhao.
Zhao lands a shoulder strike.
Fujimaro scores with a shoulder strike.
Fujimaro tries to work over Zhao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fujimaro will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A hook to the body from Zhao.
Zhao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fujimaro has him pressed against the cage.
Zhao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zhao misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Zhao on the inside.
Zhao misses with the head strike.
Zhao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zhao tries to throw a body punch but Fujimaro avoids it by throwing Zhao back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhao manages to break the clinch.
Fujimaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fujimaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Zhao finds it's way through Fujimaro's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jian Zhao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jian Zhao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A lazy body kick from Zhao
and Fujimaro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fujimaro is looking to clinch.
Zhao swings widly with a right hand
and Fujimaro counters with a body kick that stops Zhao in his tracks momentarily.
Zhao gets tackled into the cage by Fujimaro. Fujimaro maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhao.
Zhao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zhao breaks the clinch.
Fujimaro moves forwards but Zhao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fujimaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zhao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Zhao. Beautiful body shot.
Fujimaro rushes Zhao and presses him up against the cage.
Fujimaro misses with some punches.
Zhao misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Zhao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fujimaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhao circles away.
Fujimaro is looking to clinch but Zhao is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Zhao misses its intended target.
Zhao lands a nice shot to the body.
Zhao tries to work over Fujimaro's front leg with a kick but Fujimaro checks it.
Zhao swats away the attempt to clinch by Fujimaro.
Zhao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fujimaro moves out of range of the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fujimaro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zhao - the referee stops the clock and Fujimaro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zhao. Fujimaro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jian Zhao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhao scores with a nice body kick.
Fujimaro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Zhao.
Fujimaro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fujimaro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zhao throws a big shot that misses.
And Fujimaro counters with a quick kick to the body but Zhao blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Zhao.
Zhao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zhao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zhao feints and then cracks Fujimaro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fujimaro down.
Zhao cracks Fujimaro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sone Fujimaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhao throws a lazy uppercut
and Fujimaro counters with a solid body kick.
Zhao lands a jab.
Zhao tries to land a front kick but Fujimaro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fujimaro moves in looking to clinch but Zhao pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zhao! But no joy.
Fujimaro misses with an uppercut
and Zhao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhao throws out a counter right but Fujimaro avoids it with no problem.
Fujimaro cracks Zhao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao jabs at Fujimaro's body.
Zhao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zhao - that will leave a mark!
Fujimaro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zhao, as that shot connected.
Fujimaro wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Zhao.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but Zhao is having none of it.
A shot to the body from Zhao misses
enabling Fujimaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Zhao swats away the attempt to clinch by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zhao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fujimaro's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao misses with a hook.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhao. Fujimaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fujimaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zhao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Zhao.
Fujimaro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zhao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zhao lands the left hand.
Zhao misses the jab.
Donk. Zhao catches Fujimaro right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheers as Zhao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fujimaro doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jian Zhao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jian Zhao's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fujimaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhao throws out the jab.
Fujimaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhao circles away.
Zhao throws out a counter right but Fujimaro avoids it with no problem.
Fujimaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fujimaro cracks Zhao with an open hand slap.
Fujimaro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fujimaro gets a clinch.
Fujimaro works on Zhao's body with a couple of short punches.
Fujimaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Fujimaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao tries to break the clinch but Fujimaro is controlling the position.
Zhao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fujimaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhao backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao is trying to push Fujimaro away but Fujimaro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zhao blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhao tries to work over Fujimaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fujimaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimaro pushes Zhao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fujimaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fujimaro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhaos head.
Zhao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimaro.
Zhao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Zhao.
Fujimaro tries to clinch up but Zhao circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhao lands with a hook. Fujimaro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zhao thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Zhao.
Zhao throws a body kick that misses.
Zhao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zhao throws a leg kick which misses Fujimaro's front leg but catches the back leg as Fujimaro tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Fujimaro as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhao misses with a wild body shot.
And Fujimaro counters with a quick kick to the body but Zhao blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao misses with a hook
and Fujimaro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zhao lands a nice hook to Fujimaro's body. Fujimaro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fujimaro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fujimaro wants to clinch up but Zhao keeps it at a distance.
Fujimaro avoids the body shot from Zhao.
Zhao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zhao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fujimaro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zhao. That one must have hurt.
Fujimaro tries to clinch
and Zhao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fujimaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zhao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujimaro manages to avoid it.
Zhao misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao misses the jab.
Zhao keeps the fight on the outside.
Fujimaro pushes Zhao up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zhao.
Zhao blocks an uppercut.
Fujimaro can't find room to land a body shot as Zhao controls the action.
Zhao tries to throw a body punch but Fujimaro avoids it by throwing Zhao back against the cage.
Zhao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhao swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fujimaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro has a couple of punches blocked by Zhao.
Zhao tries to circle away but Fujimaro has him pinned against the cage.
Sone Fujimaro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fujimaro lands with a light punch inside.
Zhao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fujimaro lands with a light punch inside.
Zhao blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujimaro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao blocks a body shot from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhao or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujimaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimaro fails to land.
Fujimaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zhao struggles to land a body shot inside as Fujimaro controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhao.
Zhao can't break the clinch.
Zhao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zhao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fujimaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fujimaro misses with some punches.
Zhao working aggressively here.
Fujimaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zhao can't find room to land a body shot as Fujimaro controls the action.
Fujimaro keeps control of Zhao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Fujimaro.
Fujimaro lands a shoulder strike.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fujimaro's elbow.
Fujimaro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zhao misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhao works on Fujimaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Zhao digs a right hand underneath Fujimaro's ribcage. Fujimaro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sone Fujimaro.
I think Zhao 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jian Zhao!
Jian Zhao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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