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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 237 p4p, 347 weight class) and Jian Zhao (ranked 33 p4p, 50 weight class). Zhao is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dirty Harry (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix) - Gorillaz. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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World class boxer
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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 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jian Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zhao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zhao working aggressively here.
Zhao takes a shot to the head.
Zhao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhao.
I was talking to Jaegerjaquez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jaegerjaquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhao's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhao.
Jaegerjaquez blocking some punches.
Jaegerjaquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zhao fails to land.
Jaegerjaquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
Zhao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zhao swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhao content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaegerjaquez tries to work over Zhao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaegerjaquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
A short left from Jaegerjaquez.
Zhao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zhao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jaegerjaquez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zhao can turn it around.
Zhao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaegerjaquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Zhao.
Zhao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaegerjaquez backwards.
Zhao misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhao.
Jaegerjaquez tries to work over Zhao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaegerjaquez tries a body shot but Zhao blocks it.
Zhao struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaegerjaquez controls his hands.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand.
Zhao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez presses Zhao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao tries a body shot but Jaegerjaquez blocks it.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zhao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhao's elbow.
A short uppercut from Jaegerjaquez.
Zhao throws a head punch that misses.
Zhao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jaegerjaquez takes a shot to the head.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Zhao.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body punch.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhao throws a head punch that misses.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a right to the head.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaegerjaquez's elbow.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhao tries to work over Jaegerjaquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Zhao.
Zhao tries to work over Jaegerjaquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaegerjaquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhao is looking to control Jaegerjaquez's arms but Jaegerjaquez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zhao has his back to the cage.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhao stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zhao throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaegerjaquez takes a shot to the head.
Jaegerjaquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhao's elbow.
Zhao tries to throw a body punch but Jaegerjaquez avoids it by throwing Zhao back against the cage.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaegerjaquez's elbow.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a body shot from Zhao.
Zhao swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhao pushes Jaegerjaquez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhao content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez can't find room to land a body shot as Zhao controls the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a light punch inside.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zhao lands a shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhao gets through Jaegerjaquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zhao blocks a body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez stalling.
Jaegerjaquez tries to work over Zhao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaegerjaquez tries to work over Zhao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Zhao.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a body shot from Zhao.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jian Zhao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jaegerjaquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zhao tries to clinch but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
Zhao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaegerjaquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Jaegerjaquez misses.
Jaegerjaquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhao looks to land a left hand but Jaegerjaquez moved out of range nicely.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaegerjaquez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jaegerjaquez throws a chopping leg kick but Zhao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jaegerjaquez lands a leg kick that knocks Zhao off balance momentarily.
Zhao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zhao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao thumps Jaegerjaquez with a low kick.
Zhao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zhao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick there by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zhao closes the distance and pushes Jaegerjaquez back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao misses with some punches.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body shot.
Zhao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jaegerjaquez backwards.
A right hand to the body from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaegerjaquez tries a body shot but Zhao blocks it.
Jaegerjaquez blocking some punches.
Jaegerjaquez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zhao can't find room to land a body shot as Jaegerjaquez controls the action.
Zhao trying to stall but Jaegerjaquez improves his position.
Zhao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaegerjaquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhao controls his hands.
Zhao prevents a body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
A short uppercut from Jaegerjaquez.
Zhao cracks Jaegerjaquez with a nice body shot.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
A head punch on the inside from Jaegerjaquez fails to land.
Zhao lands with a light punch inside.
Jaegerjaquez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaegerjaquez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jaegerjaquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhao controls his hands.
Zhao tries a body shot but Jaegerjaquez blocks it.
Jaegerjaquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhao's elbow.
Zhao throws a head punch that misses.
Zhao blocking some punches.
Jaegerjaquez takes a shot to the head.
Jaegerjaquez works on Zhao's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaegerjaquez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhaos head.
Jaegerjaquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaegerjaquez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Zhao.
Zhao lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zhao.
Zhao misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao misses with some punches.
Zhao misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaegerjaquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaegerjaquez's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Zhao.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaegerjaquez.
A short right from Jaegerjaquez.
Zhao throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zhao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zhao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez lands a shoulder strike.
Zhao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Zhao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaegerjaquez 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.
Jaegerjaquez misses with the head strike.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaegerjaquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A clash of legs there as Zhao blocks the low kick.
A nice leg kick from Zhao, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhao cracks Jaegerjaquez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zhao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhao throws a push kick but Jaegerjaquez slaps the foot to one side.
Jaegerjaquez tries to counter by clinching up but Zhao breaks away and moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaegerjaquez moves away from the strike by Zhao.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch but Zhao is having none of it.
Zhao is looking to chop away at Jaegerjaquez's legs.
Zhao slips a jab and a cross from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez throws a low kick, looking for Zhao's leg but Zhao calmly moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jaegerjaquez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zhao eats them both and turns towards Jaegerjaquez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Zhao misses.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a hook.
Jaegerjaquez cracks Zhao with a good jab.
Jian Zhao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a hook. Zhao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zhao throws out a loose jab but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jaegerjaquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhao.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zhao.
Jaegerjaquez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zhao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zhao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaegerjaquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice head shot.
Zhao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaegerjaquez throws out the jab.
Jaegerjaquez tried to score with a low kick but Zhao checks it.
Zhao lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao misses with a low kick.
Jaegerjaquez slips under a jab.
Zhao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jaegerjaquez if he has to take too many more of those.
Zhao has managed to clinch.
Zhao throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhao misses with the head strike.
Jaegerjaquez breaks from the clinch.
Zhao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jaegerjaquez looks for the body kick but Zhao saw that one coming.
Jaegerjaquez lands a jab.
Zhao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaegerjaquez.
Zhao blocks a jab.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a looping left.
Jaegerjaquez throws a looping overhand right but Zhao ducks down to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhao moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao is looking to clinch.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under a wild hook from Zhao.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a head kick by Zhao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhao tries to work over Jaegerjaquez's front leg with a kick but Jaegerjaquez checks it.
Jaegerjaquez wants to land a leg kick but Zhao is out of range.
Jaegerjaquez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jaegerjaquez throws a looping overhand right but Zhao ducks down to avoid it.
Zhao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaegerjaquez.
A punch lands to the side of Zhao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jaegerjaquez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zhao is looking to clinch.
Zhao is looking to chop away at Jaegerjaquez's legs.
Zhao throws out a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range and Zhao only half commits.
Zhao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zhao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaegerjaquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zhao steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jaegerjaquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zhao is looking to clinch.
Jaegerjaquez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a low kick.
Jaegerjaquez catches Zhao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zhao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhao lands a glancing blow to the side of Jaegerjaquez's head.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to score with low kicks.
Zhao wants to counter with a clinch but Jaegerjaquez pushes him away.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zhao is looking to clinch.
Zhao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaegerjaquez.
Zhao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jaegerjaquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a straight right.
Jaegerjaquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to counter punch.
Zhao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaegerjaquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao ducks right into an uppercut from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under a wild hook from Zhao.
Zhao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jaegerjaquez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zhao checks a leg kick.
Zhao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhao is just out of range.
Zhao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaegerjaquez.
Zhao throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Jaegerjaquez misses its intended target.
Zhao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jaegerjaquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Zhao.
Good exchange - Jaegerjaquez coming out on top.
Zhao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jaegerjaquez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
An out of breath Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez 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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