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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Jun (ranked 1943 p4p, 114 weight class) and Ichiro Suzuki (ranked 2646 p4p, 151 weight class). Ichiro Suzuki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhang Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ichiro Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jun won't allow Suzuki to sweep him here.
Jun might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jun works over Suzuki with some ground and pound from guard.
Suzuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jun works over Suzuki with some ground and pound from guard.
Suzuki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jun defends it easily.
Jun cracks Suzuki with a solid left hand.
Jun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jun chips away with some ground and pound.
Jun distracts Suzuki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Suzuki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Suzuki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jun content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suzuki is keeping the position for now.
Suzuki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jun is one step ahead there.
Suzuki keeping full guard, as Jun tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki is trying to control the position but Jun postures up.
Jun distracts Suzuki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jun scoring with some ground and pound.
Suzuki 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.
Jun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Suzuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jun landing some decent shots from guard.
Jun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jun landing some decent shots from guard.
Jun preventing the sweep.
Suzuki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jun won't allow Suzuki to sweep him here.
Jun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jun distracts Suzuki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Suzuki looking to control.
Jun wants to control from the top but Suzuki keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jun avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jun makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jun keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Suzuki's head.
Jun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suzuki is rocked!
Jun pushing down on Suzuki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jun landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Suzuki is still in real trouble! Can Jun finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki trying to control here.
Jun scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jun is working for a submission of some sort.
Suzuki seems to have recovered his senses.
Suzuki looking for subs from the bottom but Jun mounts him!
Jun with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jun lands a couple of good shots and Suzuki has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jun is landing big shots and Suzuki is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zhang Jun!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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