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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zak Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aizen Sosuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons comes to the cage accompanied by Kid cypher round 11. Zak Simmons has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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142 lbs
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139 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zak Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aizen Sosuke!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosuke is looking to clinch.
Sosuke tries for a takedown but Simmons circles away easily
and Simmons counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Simmons scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Simmons really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Simmons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Simmons with the ground and pound but Sosuke uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sosuke keeping moving, preventing Simmons from controlling successfully.
Simmons connects with a couple of short punches.
Simmons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sosuke on the ground.
Simmons is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sosuke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Simmons.
Simmons with a nice head shot there.
Simmons throws and elbow that misses. Sosuke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Simmons's guard. Nice move by Sosuke!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosuke stops Simmons from standing up.
Sosuke trying to control the position from guard on top but Simmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simmons wants to stand up but Sosuke is controlling him.
Sosuke trying to stand up but can't free himself from Simmons's guard.
Sosuke looks gassed!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sosuke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sosuke stops Simmons from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sosuke postures up in Simmons's guard and throws a big left but Simmons blocks it.
Simmons is looking to stand up but Sosuke isn't so interested in that idea.
Simmons is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sosuke dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sosuke wants to control but Simmons is keeping him busy.
Simmons tries to escape but Sosuke is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosuke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet.
Sosuke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sosuke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Simmons explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Simmons postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Simmons with a nice head shot there.
Simmons connects with a couple of short punches.
Sosuke has his foot on Simmons's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Simmons works his way back into a safe position though.
Simmons distracts Sosuke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Simmons working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sosuke's head.
Simmons wants to control from the top but Sosuke keeps moving.
Simmons sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Simmons dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Simmons.
Sosuke scores with a leg kick.
Sosuke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Simmons counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sosuke's guard now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Simmons's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Simmons will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Simmons landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simmons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons postures up and lands a big shot to Sosuke's brow.
Sosuke looking for a guillotine here but Simmons defends easily.
Simmons stands up over Sosuke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Sosuke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simmons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two 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.
Simmons keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sosuke's head.
Sosuke keeping moving, preventing Simmons from controlling successfully.
Simmons working some strikes from top position.
Simmons sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Simmons scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Simmons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Simmons lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Simmons trying to control but Sosuke is working from the bottom.
Simmons lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosuke controls Simmons momentarily but Simmons frees himself.
Simmons distracts Sosuke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Simmons cracks Sosuke with a solid left hand.
Simmons working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sosuke's head.
Simmons working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Simmons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Simmons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Simmons landing with the ground and pound.
Sosuke looking for a guillotine here but Simmons defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons postures up and lands a big shot to Sosuke's brow.
Simmons postures up and lands a big shot to Sosuke's brow.
Simmons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sosuke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Simmons makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sosuke is looking for a triangle but Simmons pushes his legs off easily.
Simmons works over Sosuke with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Simmons dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Simmons with a poor takedown
and Sosuke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Simmons is wriggling around but Sosuke manages to pass to half guard.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sosuke is trying to control the action in half guard but Simmons is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Simmons is trying to stand.
Sosuke is working for a submission of some sort.
Simmons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sosuke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sosuke wants to pass to mount but Simmons is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons is trying to stand back up but Sosuke is controlling him
Simmons trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sosuke is working for a submission of some sort.
Simmons is trying to stand up here but Sosuke is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sosuke is looking for a kimura here.
Simmons pushes Sosuke off looking to stand but Sosuke dives back in and keeps control.
Simmons on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Simmons tries to get out of the position.
Sosuke decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Zak Simmons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simmons fails with a takedown attempt.
Sosuke leaves Simmons with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zak Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sosuke motions for Simmons to come forward. Sosuke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sosuke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Simmons's guard.
Sosuke stops Simmons from standing up.
Simmons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sosuke.
Simmons wants to stand up but Sosuke is controlling him.
Zak Simmons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sosuke is standing up over Simmons. Simmons looks to escape but Sosuke dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosuke trying to control the action but Simmons is working from the bottom.
Simmons tries to escape but Sosuke is in control.
Sosuke tries to move into full mount but can't pass Simmons's legs.
Sosuke tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Aizen Sosuke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zak Simmons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simmons managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sosuke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aizen Sosuke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Simmons 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zak Simmons!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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