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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhao Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kung Fu You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zhao Zhuo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhao Zhuo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lemieux scores with a jab. Zhuo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
David Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemieux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemieux misses with a wild combination.
Zhuo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lemieux throws a big shot that misses.
Lemieux throws a lazy right hand but Zhuo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lemieux wants to clinch.
Zhuo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lemieux.
Lemieux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhuo. That did some damage!
Lemieux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with a hook. Zhuo ducked under it nicely.
Zhuo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lemieux's guard.
Lemieux bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zhuo's guard.
Zhuo is trying to keep Lemieux in close.
Lemieux is looking to stand up but Zhuo won't let him.
Zhuo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zhuo keeping moving, preventing Lemieux from controlling successfully.
Lemieux has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zhuo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Zhuo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zhuo being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. David Lemieux wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Zhuo slips under a jab.
Zhuo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lemieux.
Lemieux just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux drops Zhuo with a beautiful combination! Zhuo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lemieux is looking for the KO!
Zhuo is rocked!
Zhuo slips a straight right by Lemieux.
Lemieux bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zhuo is still on wobbly legs! Can Lemieux finish him?
Lemieux closes the distance and pushes Zhuo back into the cage.
Zhuo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zhuo seems to have recovered his senses.
Lemieux lands with a light punch inside.
Zhuo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lemieux can't find room to land a body shot as Zhuo controls the action.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux stops a takedown attempt from Zhuo.
Zhuo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zhuo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Zhuo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zhuo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zhuo is trying to control the position but Lemieux postures up.
Zhuo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zhuo throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Lemieux controlling from the top position.
Zhuo working for a triangle but Lemieux defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux content to stall in guard here.
Zhuo working for a triangle but Lemieux defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhuo looking for a guillotine here but Lemieux defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lemieux dominated that 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.
Lemieux tries to clinch but Zhuo moves away
and Zhuo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zhuo postures up.
Zhuo throws a big elbow that misses.
Zhuo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zhuo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lemieux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zhuo trying to control but Lemieux is working from the bottom.
Lemieux is trying to control the position but Zhuo postures up.
Zhuo throws an elbow that misses. Lemieux uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zhuo's guard. Nice move by Lemieux!
Zhuo wants to sweep here but Lemieux controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux trying to control but Zhuo is working from the bottom.
Lemieux avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zhuo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zhuo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zhuo keeping moving, preventing Lemieux from controlling successfully.
Lemieux stopping the sweep attempt from Zhuo.
Zhuo controls Lemieux momentarily but Lemieux frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo tries to strike from the bottom.
Zhuo controls Lemieux momentarily but Lemieux frees himself.
Zhao Zhuo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zhuo wants to sweep but no luck.
Lemieux trying to control but Zhuo is working from the bottom.
Zhuo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lemieux defends well.
Zhuo striking from the bottom here.
Zhuo looking for a sweep. Not yet Zhuo, not yet.
Zhuo trying to keep a closed guard but Lemieux is proving a slippery customer.
Lemieux sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo controls Lemieux momentarily but Lemieux frees himself.
Zhuo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zhuo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lemieux defends well.
Zhuo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zhuo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zhuo looking for a sweep. Not yet Zhuo, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zhuo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but Zhuo keeps moving.
Zhuo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zhuo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zhuo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhuo looking for a guillotine here but Lemieux defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhuo wants to sweep here but Lemieux controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhao Zhuo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zhuo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zhuo lands with an uppercut that bounces Lemieux off the cage and back into range.
Lemieux clobbers Zhuo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lemieux tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhuo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zhuo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lemieux tries to clinch but Zhuo is having none of it.
Zhuo scores with a nice head shot.
Lemieux throws a jab when Zhuo was well out of range.
Lemieux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemieux just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhuo throws a looping overhand right but Lemieux ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhuo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lemieux closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zhuo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zhuo misses with a series of wild punches.
Lemieux moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lemieux tries to clinch up.
Lemieux tries to score with a low kick but Zhuo moves his leg out of the way.
David Lemieux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Zhuo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lemieux. That one must have hurt.
Lemieux swinging wildly here.
Zhuo fails with a takedown attempt.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhuo moves away.
Zhuo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lemieux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhuo throws a hook to the side of Lemieux's head but Lemieux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
David Lemieux is winning the standup battle so far.
Lemieux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lemieux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lemieux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemieux.
Lemieux lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lemieux throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zhuo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lemieux.
Lemieux looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some wild striking there from Lemieux.
Lemieux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zhuos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo moves out of range as Lemieux strikes.
Zhuo lands a jab to the head.
Lemieux misses with a body shot.
Zhuo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lemieux is looking to clinch.
Lemieux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zhuo cracks Lemieux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemieux. Zhuo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lemieux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lemieux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhuo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lemieux clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lemieux looks to throw the jab but Zhuo is out of range.
Lemieux throws a lazy right hand but Zhuo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lemieux misses with a body shot.
Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhuo.
Zhuo misses with a hook.
Zhuo 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.
Lemieux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lemieux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lemieux throws a lazy uppercut
and Zhuo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zhuo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lemieux is not content to let Zhuo control the position.
Lemieux preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Zhuo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zhuo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zhuo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lemieux's head.
Lemieux tries to get to full guard but Zhuo has control of the leg.
Zhuo is keen to just control but Lemieux is a slippery customer.
Zhuo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lemieux blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zhuo.
Lemieux is trying to control but can't.
Zhuo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zhuo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zhuo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lemieux sees it coming and defends easily.
Zhuo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lemieux doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zhuo.
Zhuo misses with a head shot. Lemieux uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lemieux is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zhuo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo throws a big elbow that misses.
Zhuo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zhuo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zhuo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zhuo stopping the sweep attempt from Lemieux.
Zhuo trying to control but Lemieux is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zhuo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zhuo landing some decent shots from guard.
Zhuo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lemieux's head.
Lemieux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zhuo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lemieux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lemieux is on top in guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhuo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zhuo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zhuo looking for a sweep. Not yet Zhuo, not yet.
Zhuo is looking for a triangle but Lemieux pushes his legs off easily.
Lemieux got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zhuo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lemieux has managed to get both his arms back between Zhuo's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but Zhuo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhao Zhuo dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lemieux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemieux.
Zhuo scores with a jab.
Lemieux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lemieux throws a shot from downtown. Zhuo moves away and avoids it.
Zhuo cracks Lemieux with an open hand slap.
Lemieux throws a solid leg kick but Zhuo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lemieux.
Zhuo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zhuo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lemieux is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux is not content to let Zhuo control the position.
Zhuo is thwarting Lemieux's attempts to control the position.
Lemieux is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zhuo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Zhuo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lemieux slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zhuo throwing strikes but missing.
Zhuo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zhuo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zhuo throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lemieux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zhuo connects with a couple of short punches.
Zhuo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zhuo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zhuo wants to pass the guard but Lemieux is keeping the position.
Zhuo connects with a couple of short punches.
Zhuo throws a big right hand that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhuo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zhuo trying to control but Lemieux is working from the bottom.
Zhuo is looking to work some ground and pound but Lemieux has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo postures up in Lemieux's guard and throws a big left but Lemieux blocks it.
Zhuo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lemieux manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zhuo has Lemieux in his guard.
Lemieux's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Zhuo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lemieux content to stall in guard here.
Zhuo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lemieux controlling from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but Zhuo keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because David Lemieux just wasn't active enough.
Lemieux swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zhao Zhuo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zhuo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhao Zhuo!
Zhao Zhuo is the new welterweight champion!
Zhao Zhuo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Affaketion, into his post fight interview.
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