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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zhu Fangyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amaury Grizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amaury Grizz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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181 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhu Fangyu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amaury Grizz!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fangyu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Amaury Grizz has been cut.
Crunch! Fangyu slams his shin into Grizz's torso.
Grizz dips to his left and cracks Fangyu with an uppercut!
Fangyu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Amaury Grizz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grizz misses with a wild body shot.
Fangyu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grizz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fangyu. Fangyu obviously looking to wear him down.
Grizz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fangyu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fangyu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grizz looks gassed!
Fangyu clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Fangyu.
Grizz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fangyu scores with a hook to the body.
Fangyu presses Grizz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fangyu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fangyu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fangyu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fangyu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fangyu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fangyu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fangyu content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fangyu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Grizz for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fangyu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhu Fangyu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Good leg kick by Fangyu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fangyu throws a leg kick which misses Grizz's front leg but catches the back leg as Grizz tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fangyu. That's going to slow Grizz down.
Grizz 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.
Grizz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fangyu connects with a nice looking jab.
Fangyu jabs Grizz right on the nose. Grizz blinks but takes it well.
Fangyu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fangyu, right into the meat.
Fangyu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fangyu lands a left hand.
Fangyu lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Fangyu.
Grizz avoiding damage as Fangyu throws knees to the body.
Fangyu is leaning against Grizz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Fangyu - that landed with a thud.
Grizz has a couple of punches blocked by Fangyu.
Fangyu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grizz is defending well for now.
Fangyu lands a right hand.
Grizz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fangyu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fangyu is leaning against Grizz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Fangyu - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhu Fangyu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amaury Grizz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fangyu - that will leave a mark!
Grizz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body kick there by Fangyu.
Fangyu clinches with his opponent.
Fangyu wants the takedown. Grizz is fighting it off but Fangyu persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Grizz's guard against the cage.
Fangyu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fangyu tries to free his leg and advance position but Grizz is retaining full guard.
Grizz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Grizz is trying to keep Fangyu in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fangyu gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Fangyu.
A body shot lands from Fangyu.
Fangyu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Grizz looks to move to half guard but instead Fangyu has passed into mount! Damn!
Fangyu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhu Fangyu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Amaury Grizz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grizz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fangyu can pounce on him.
Fangyu cracks Grizz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fangyu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grizz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fangyu.
Fangyu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good exchange - Fangyu coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grizz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fangyu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grizz if he has to take too many more of those.
Fangyu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fangyu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fangyu scoring well with a low kick there.
Fangyu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fangyu.
Grizz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grizz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fangyu lands a leg kick that knocks Grizz off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu connects with a jab.
Zhu Fangyu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fangyu instigates a clinch.
Zhu Fangyu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fangyu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grizz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fangyu.
A right hand to the body from Fangyu.
Good body shot from Fangyu.
Fangyu has Grizz pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fangyu pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Grizz tumbling to the mat - Fangyu dives into Grizz's guard.
Fangyu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grizz is keeping the position for now.
Fangyu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zhu Fangyu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Amaury Grizz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu tries to free his leg and advance position but Grizz is retaining full guard.
Fangyu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grizz can do to turn this around?
Grizz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fangyu has passed into side control.
Grizz seems a little lost for a moment, as Fangyu dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zhu Fangyu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fangyu 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhu Fangyu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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