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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bohai Zheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sweeney Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bohai Zheng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sweeney Todd!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Todd.
Zheng misses with a takedown attempt - Todd sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Todd connects with an inside leg kick.
Todd throws a leg kick but Zheng moved away.
Zheng takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Todd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zheng.
Zheng scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd cracks the inside of Zheng's front leg.
Sweeney Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zheng looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Todd is looking to stand up but Zheng isn't so interested in that idea.
Todd is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Todd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Todd can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zheng stands up and waves to Todd to follow him.
Todd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Todd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zheng swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zheng tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zheng or perhaps it was just good defense by Todd, which made it look bad.
Todd appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bohai Zheng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zheng fails with a takedown attempt.
Todd is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Todd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Todd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zheng seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zheng looks to land a combination but Todd avoids it well.
Zheng shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Todd as he jumps to the side.
Todd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zheng swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Todd throws a head kick that misses.
Zheng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Todd counters with a nice body kick.
Zheng looks for the body kick but Todd saw that one coming.
Todd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zheng gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todd is trying to push Zheng away but Zheng has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Todd wants to get back to striking at distance but Zheng won't allow it.
Todd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Todd is pressed up against the cage. Zheng has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Todd down to the mat. Todd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Todd throws a leg kick which misses Zheng's front leg but catches the back leg as Zheng tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zheng moves out of range of the body kick.
Zheng tries to clinch up.
Todd throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Todd misses.
Zheng fires out a quick counter leg kick but Todd just manages to avoid it.
Zheng avoids the head kick by Todd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Todd.
Sweeney Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Todd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Todd.
Zheng fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Todd scoring well with a low kick there.
Todd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd tries a low kick but Zheng avoids it.
Zheng moves into the clinch.
Todd is trying to break free.
Zheng manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Todd is looking to stand up but Zheng won't let him.
Todd won't allow Zheng to get back to his feet.
Todd would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Todd preventing the sweep.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Todd stops Zheng from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sweeney Todd dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice body kick there by Todd.
Todd throws a head kick but Zheng moves out of range.
Todd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zheng lands a glancing blow to the side of Todd's head.
Todd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zheng.
Todd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zheng tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Todd counters with a solid body kick.
Bohai Zheng is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Todd throws a sloppy head kick and Zheng moves out of range easily.
Zheng swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Todd misses with a head kick.
Zheng shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Todd as he jumps to the side.
Todd throws a sloppy head kick and Zheng moves out of range easily.
Zheng is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zheng throws a lazy head kick
and Todd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zheng tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Todd defends well and Zheng ends up having to push Todd into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bohai Zheng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Todd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zheng is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Todd's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zheng in particular looking to stall.
Todd wants to get back to his feet.
Zheng wants to take a breather but Todd is having none of it.
Todd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zheng. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd pushes Zheng off looking to stand but Zheng dives back in and keeps control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zheng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Todd is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Todd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Todd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Todd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zheng moves in looking to clinch but Todd pushes him off.
Todd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zheng moves in looking to clinch but Todd pushes him off.
Zheng takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Todd misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zheng shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zheng is standing up over Todd. Todd looks to escape but Zheng dives into side control.
Zheng trying to control the action but Todd is working from the bottom.
Todd is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zheng asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Zheng wants to lay and pray for a moment but Todd keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zheng looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Todd is avoiding damage well.
Todd is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zheng is controlling him well.
Todd bucks up and tries to throw Zheng off but instead Zheng has got his back!
Todd wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zheng is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
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 Bohai Zheng will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Todd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Todd lands a leg kick that knocks Zheng off balance momentarily.
Todd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Todd throws a head kick that misses.
Todd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zheng avoids the head kick by Todd.
Zheng half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zheng is looking to clinch but Todd is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zheng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zheng swats away the attempt to clinch by Todd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Todd.
Todd scores with a head kick.
Sweeney Todd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Todd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zheng shoots in and drives through. Todd sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bohai Zheng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zheng throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zheng avoids the head kick by Todd.
Zheng throws a low kick but Todd moves out of range easily.
Zheng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Todd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zheng fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Todd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zheng dives in and grabs Todd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Todd pushes down on Zheng's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zheng checks the leg kick nicely there.
Todd throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Todd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zheng is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zheng's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd scoring well with a low kick there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zheng or perhaps it was just good defense by Todd, which made it look bad.
Zheng swats away the attempt to clinch by Todd.
Zheng shoots in but Todd avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Todd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Todd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zheng appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zheng tries to close the distance and clinch but Todd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Todd misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zheng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Todd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zheng went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Todd gets a clinch.
Todd is trying to force a seperation but Zheng has the dominant position.
Zheng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zheng pushes Todd up against the cage in a clinch.
Todd working hard to break the clinch.
Todd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zheng breaks the clinch.
Todd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zheng tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Todd defends well and Zheng ends up having to push Todd into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Todd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zheng.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Todd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd leaves Zheng with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zheng takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zheng will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Todd.
Todd lands a front kick.
Todd throws a low kick, looking for Zheng's leg but Zheng calmly moves out of range.
Todd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Todd wants it to stay on the feet.
Todd throws a sloppy head kick and Zheng moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd moves into the clinch.
Zheng ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zheng no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Todd would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sweeney Todd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Todd 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sweeney Todd!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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