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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lex Wight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tam Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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200 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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199 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lex Wight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tam Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wight misses with a combination
and Zeus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wight is looking to clinch but Zeus is avoiding it.
Wight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zeus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zeus lands a head shot.
Wight wants to clinch up but Zeus keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeus. Wight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zeus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wight throws a head kick that misses.
Zeus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zeus checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus looks to land a right hand but Wight moved out of range.
Wight clinches with his opponent.
Zeus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wight trying to land knees to the body.
Zeus lands a shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Wight.
Zeus tries to throw a body punch but Wight avoids it by throwing Zeus back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Zeus - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wight.
Zeus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wight's elbow.
Wight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zeus.
A short left from Zeus.
Zeus has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wight clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wight fending off the submission attempt from Zeus.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is persistently looking for the submission but Wight is defending it well.
Wight is in bad spot here.
Zeus is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
A lull in the action here.
Zeus controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wight just trying to survive but Zeus is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Zeus trying to control.
Wight is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Zeus has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Wight has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Wight trying to control the position but Zeus manages to sink in the hooks.
Wight fending off the submission attempt from Zeus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Wight has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeus has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Zeus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wight misses with a head kick.
Wight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zeus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zeus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wight lands a shot to the body.
Wight presses Zeus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wight takes a shot to the head.
Wight tries to land knees in the clinch but Zeus avoids the damage to the body.
Wight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zeus backwards.
Zeus is working for takedown but Wight is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Zeus.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wight.
Wight prevents a body shot from Zeus.
Wight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zeus tries to break the clinch but Wight is controlling the position.
Wight tries to throw a body punch but Zeus avoids it by throwing Wight back against the cage.
Wight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wight tries to land a knee to the head but Zeus blocks with his arms.
Wight is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Zeus.
Zeus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wight prevents a body shot from Zeus.
Wight is pressed up against the cage. Zeus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wight down to the mat. Wight avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wight tries to clinch up but Zeus circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wight moves in looking to clinch but Zeus pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zeus throws out the jab.
Zeus throws the left hand but Wight avoids the punch easily.
Zeus lands a lovely overhand right.
Wight tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zeus counters with a nice uppercut.
Zeus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zeus swings widly with a right hand
and Wight counters with a right hand to the body.
Wight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zeus cracks Wight with a nice body shot.
Zeus wants a takedown but no success here.
Lex Wight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tam Zeus.
Wight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wight unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zeus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wight really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wight displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zeus up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus misses with a punch to the body.
Wight pushes off an throws an elbow but Zeus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wight blocks a body shot from Zeus.
A right hook to the body lands for Zeus.
Zeus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zeus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wight misses with the head strike.
Zeus misses with a body punch.
Zeus lands with a light punch inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wight.
Wight displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zeus up against the cage.
Zeus working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wight's elbow.
A short uppercut from Zeus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wight stalling in the clinch but Zeus improves position.
Wight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zeus blocks a body shot from Wight.
Wight is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zeus's face.
Wight stalling.
Zeus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wight or not.
Wight trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeus digs a right hand underneath Wight's ribcage. Wight let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wight looking to slow down the pace here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lex Wight will probably get the nod.
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!
Zeus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lex Wight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wight tries to clinch there but Zeus circles away.
Wight tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wight tries to clinch there but Zeus circles away.
Wight is looking to clinch but Zeus is avoiding it.
Wight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zeus instigates a clinch.
Zeus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wight just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zeus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wight lands a right hand.
Zeus avoids the elbow strike from Wight, against the cage.
The referee calls for Wight to work.
Wight pushes off an throws an elbow but Zeus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zeus misses with a punch on the inside.
Zeus presses Wight against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wight looking to slow down the pace here.
Zeus scores with a shoulder strike.
Lex Wight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wight prevents a body shot from Zeus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zeus swings wildly with an uppercut but Wight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeus is trying to break free.
Zeus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zeus.
Zeus blocks a body shot from Wight.
A nice left hand lands by Zeus.
Zeus breaks the clinch.
Zeus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wight looks to clinch
and Zeus counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeus. Wight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wight tries a head kick but it misses.
Zeus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wight working aggressively here.
Zeus scores with a shot to the side of Wight's head.
Zeus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wight prevents it.
Wight looking to stall.
Zeus scores with a hook to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zeus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zeus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wight gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Zeus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is trying to push Wight away but Wight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wight prevents a body shot from Zeus.
Wight misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wight gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lex Wight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tam Zeus.
Zeus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zeus manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeus. Wight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zeus looks to land a combination. Wight sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wight is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zeus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wight wants to clinch but Zeus slips to the side
letting Zeus counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tam Zeus.
Well Zeus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tam Zeus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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