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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yez Pleez (ranked 1871 p4p, 240 weight class) and Zed Vrienan (ranked 3065 p4p, 352 weight class). Pleez comes to the cage accompanied by Animal i have become. Vrienan has chosen Tango Instrumental as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yez Pleez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zed Vrienan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleez moves into the clinch.
Pleez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pleez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pleez lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Zed Vrienan has been cut.
A short uppercut from Pleez.
Pleez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pleez tries a knee to the head but Vrienan blocks it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vrienan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pleez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Pleez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pleez with a knee to the head.
Pleez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vrienan backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vrienan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pleez backwards.
Pleez pushes off an throws an elbow but Vrienan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pleez avoiding damage as Vrienan throws knees to the body.
Pleez misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pleez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vrienan's brow.
Pleez blocks an elbow strike from Vrienan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pleez.
Pleez blocks the elbow strike.
Vrienan missing with knees to the body.
Pleez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pleez lands an uppercut.
Pleez looking to throw knees to the head but Vrienan is blocking nicely.
Pleez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vrienan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pleez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vrienan's defenses.
Pleez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pleez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pleez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vrienan trying to land knees to the body.
Vrienan avoids a wild elbow strike from Pleez.
Pleez lands an uppercut.
Pleez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pleez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vrienan takes an elbow to the temple.
Vrienan tries to land a knee to the head but Pleez blocks with his arms.
Pleez throws an elbow but it misses.
Vrienan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pleez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vrienan's brow.
Pleez misses with an elbow over the top.
Vrienan tries to land a knee to the head but Pleez blocks with his arms.
Pleez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vrienan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pleez avoids it.
Pleez tries to land a knee to the head but Vrienan blocks with his arms.
Vrienan misses with some punches.
Vrienan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pleez is defending well for now.
Vrienan pushes off an throws an elbow but Pleez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pleez backwards.
Pleez lands an elbow just above Vrienan 's eye.
That has opened up Zed Vrienan's cut even more.
Vrienan lands a shoulder strike.
Vrienan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pleez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Pleez.
Pleez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vrienan lands a nice elbow.
Vrienan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pleez blocks it with crossed arms.
Pleez throws an elbow that misses.
Pleez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vrienan blocks it with crossed arms.
Pleez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pleez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vrienan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vrienan avoids the elbow strike from Pleez, against the cage.
Pleez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vrienan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pleez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pleez pushes off an throws an elbow but Vrienan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pleez misses with a knee strike.
Pleez scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleez throws an elbow but it misses.
Vrienan tries to land knees in the clinch but Pleez avoids the damage to the body.
Vrienan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pleez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pleez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vrienan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pleez blocks it with crossed arms.
Pleez gets through Vrienan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pleez blocks the elbow strike.
Vrienan trying to land knees to the body.
Pleez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pleez.
Pleez misses with a knee to the head.
Vrienan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pleez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pleez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pleez looking to throw knees to the head but Vrienan is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pleez.
The cut above Zed Vrienan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pleez avoiding damage as Vrienan throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vrienan lands an uppercut.
Pleez working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vrienan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pleez's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleez misses with an elbow over the top.
Pleez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vrienan blocks it with crossed arms.
Pleez misses with an elbow over the top.
Pleez misses with a knee strike.
Pleez lands a nice elbow.
Vrienan lands a damaging elbow.
Vrienan tries to land a knee to the head but Pleez blocks with his arms.
Pleez lands a right hand.
Pleez takes an elbow to the temple.
Pleez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pleez takes a shot to the head.
Pleez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pleez throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Vrienan on the inside.
Pleez misses with a knee strike.
Pleez misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vrienan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vrienan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pleez is defending well for now.
Vrienan tries a knee to the head but Pleez blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vrienan.
Pleez lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yez Pleez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zed Vrienan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pleez moves into the clinch.
Vrienan avoids a wild elbow strike from Pleez.
A knee to the head by Pleez.
Pleez blocking some punches.
Vrienan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pleez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pleez pushes off an throws an elbow but Vrienan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vrienan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pleez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pleez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yez Pleez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Vrienan.
Pleez misses with an elbow strike.
Pleez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pleez.
Vrienan lands an elbow that stopped Pleez in his tracks for a moment.
Vrienan dodges an elbow strike from Pleez.
Vrienan blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pleez has a couple of punches blocked by Vrienan.
Vrienan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pleez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pleez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pleez has a couple of punches blocked by Vrienan.
Pleez throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrienan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pleez.
Pleez has a couple of punches blocked by Vrienan.
Pleez has a couple of punches blocked by Vrienan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vrienan obliges.
Pleez throws an elbow but it misses.
Vrienan throws an elbow but it misses.
Vrienan dodges an elbow strike from Pleez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vrienan.
It looks like Yez Pleez has been cut.
Pleez throws an elbow that misses.
Vrienan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pleez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vrienan's face.
Zed Vrienan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pleez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pleez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pleez swings wildly with an uppercut but Vrienan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vrienan lands an elbow inside that Pleez shrugs off.
Vrienan trying to land knees to the body.
Vrienan lands a good knee to the midsection. Pleez won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vrienan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pleez has a couple of punches blocked by Vrienan.
Pleez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vrienan can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pleez misses with an elbow over the top.
Pleez throws an elbow that misses.
Vrienan scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vrienan.
Vrienan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vrienan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pleez is defending well for now.
Pleez lands an elbow that stopped Vrienan in his tracks for a moment.
Vrienan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pleez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vrienan's brow.
Vrienan throws an elbow but it misses.
Pleez connects with a knee to the head.
Vrienan blocks an elbow strike from Pleez.
Vrienan lands with a short shot to the head.
Vrienan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pleez misses with an elbow over the top.
Pleez misses with a knee strike.
Vrienan missing with knees to the body.
Pleez tries a knee to the head but Vrienan blocks it.
Pleez tries to land a knee to the head but Vrienan blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan lands an elbow inside.
Pleez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vrienan avoids a wild elbow strike from Pleez.
Vrienan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pleez working aggressively here.
Pleez takes an elbow to the temple.
Pleez takes an elbow to the temple.
Vrienan blocks the elbow strike.
Pleez lands with a left to the head.
Vrienan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pleez.
Pleez swings wildly with an uppercut but Vrienan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vrienan lands a nice knee to the body.
Vrienan throws an elbow that misses.
Vrienan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pleez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vrienan blocks an elbow strike from Pleez.
Vrienan lands a knee to the head.
Vrienan throws a punch but it's blocked by Pleez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pleez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vrienan's brow.
Vrienan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vrienan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vrienan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vrienan tries to land knees in the clinch but Pleez avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vrienan.
Vrienan lands a damaging elbow.
Vrienan lands an elbow inside.
Pleez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Vrienan.
Vrienan blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pleez.
Pleez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pleez dodges an elbow strike from Vrienan.
Vrienan blocks an elbow strike from Pleez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vrienan tries a knee to the head but Pleez blocks it.
Pleez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vrienan blocks an elbow strike from Pleez.
Nice elbow from Pleez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pleez throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zed Vrienan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pleez tries to clinch up but Vrienan circles away and keeps his distance.
Vrienan throws a counter combo.
Pleez tries to clinch but Vrienan moves out of range.
Vrienan swats away the attempt to clinch by Pleez.
Vrienan throws a counter combo.
Pleez tries to clinch but Vrienan is having none of it.
Vrienan throws a counter combo.
Vrienan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pleez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vrienan throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleez wants to clinch up but Vrienan keeps it at a distance.
Pleez rushes Vrienan and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrienan crunches a lovely knee into Pleez's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vrienan lands a good knee to the midsection. Pleez won't want to take too many of those.
Pleez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vrienan lands a damaging elbow.
Vrienan tries to land knees in the clinch but Pleez avoids the damage to the body.
Vrienan scores with a shoulder strike.
Pleez avoids the elbow strike from Vrienan, against the cage.
Pleez misses with some punches.
Vrienan blocks an uppercut.
Vrienan working Pleez over with knees to the body.
Pleez tries to land a knee to the head but Vrienan blocks with his arms.
Vrienan scores a nice knee to the body.
Vrienan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Vrienan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vrienan lands an elbow that stopped Pleez in his tracks for a moment.
Pleez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vrienan lands a right hand.
Vrienan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vrienan lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan lands a right hand.
Vrienan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vrienan tries a knee to the head but Pleez blocks it.
Pleez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vrienan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pleez avoiding damage as Vrienan throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vrienan throws an elbow but misses.
Vrienan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pleez avoids it.
Vrienan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pleez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vrienan tries to land knees in the clinch but Pleez avoids the damage to the body.
Pleez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pleez lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vrienan.
Pleez pushes Vrienan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pleez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pleez dodges an elbow strike from Vrienan.
Pleez blocks the elbow strike.
Vrienan crunches a lovely knee into Pleez's ribcage.
Pleez scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pleez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pleez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pleez pushes Vrienan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vrienan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vrienan throws an elbow that misses.
Pleez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vrienan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pleez pushes off an throws an elbow but Vrienan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vrienan dodges an elbow strike from Pleez.
Pleez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vrienan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vrienan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vrienan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vrienan avoids the elbow strike from Pleez, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pleez throws an elbow but misses.
Pleez misses with a knee to the head.
Pleez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vrienan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vrienan throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleez throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vrienan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vrienan lands a knee to the body.
Vrienan lands an elbow inside.
Vrienan tries to land knees in the clinch but Pleez avoids the damage to the body.
Pleez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pleez blocks an elbow strike.
Vrienan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vrienan scores with a knee to the head.
Pleez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vrienan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pleez lands a nice elbow.
Pleez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vrienan backwards.
Pleez scores with a shot to the side of Vrienan's head.
Pleez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vrienan blocks an elbow strike from Pleez.
Pleez throws an elbow that misses.
Vrienan misses with a knee to the head.
Vrienan avoids the elbow strike from Pleez, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zed Vrienan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vrienan 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zed Vrienan!
Zed Vrienan decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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