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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 935 p4p, 554 weight class) and Hratch Tzien (ranked 52 p4p, 32 weight class). Tzien has chosen R*ck It as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 32 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hratch Tzien!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Tzien.
Hratch Tzien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairbanks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tzien slips under a jab from Fairbanks.
Tzien throws out a counter right but Fairbanks avoids it with no problem.
Tzien feints and then cracks Fairbanks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fairbanks down.
Tzien lands a nice shot that snaps Fairbanks's head back.
Tzien ducks under a wild hook from Fairbanks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tzien throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fairbanks stalks Tzien and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tzien's face. Tzien staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Hratch Tzien has been cut.
Fairbanks misses with a wild body shot.
Tzien lands a really nice looking cross but Fairbanks seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairbanks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tzien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fairbanks throws out the jab.
Fairbanks throws a shot from downtown. Tzien moves away and avoids it.
Tzien looks to land a body kick but Fairbanks moved away.
Fairbanks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Fairbanks throws out a loose jab but Tzien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairbanks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fairbanks misses with a straight right.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tzien 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.
Fairbanks tries to land a leg kick but Tzien saw it coming and moves away.
Tzien lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fairbanks throws the left hand but Tzien avoids the punch easily.
Fairbanks lands with an uppercut that bounces Tzien off the cage and back into range.
Jab by Tzien.
Tzien checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tzien. That's going to slow Fairbanks down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien lands with a straight right. Fairbanks didn't see that one coming.
Tzien uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fairbanks has time to react.
Tzien connects with a crisp jab.
Fairbanks lands a nice shot to the body.
Tzien defending well as Fairbanks loads up on a big left hand.
Fairbanks lands with a right hand.
Tzien tries to clinch but Fairbanks is having none of it.
Fairbanks's corner calls for a 1-2. Fairbanks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tzien gets a clinch.
Fairbanks blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tzien swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairbanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tzien's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairbanks tries to work over Tzien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairbanks blocks an uppercut.
Tzien lands with a light punch inside.
Fairbanks tries to work over Tzien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tzien being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tzien prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Tzien misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tzien.
Fairbanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fairbanks connects with a right hand. Tzien shakes it off.
Fairbanks blocks the body kick.
Tzien connects with a jab.
Tzien scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tzien misses with a looping right.
Fairbanks slips a jab from Tzien.
Fairbanks lands a nice shot that snaps Tzien's head back.
Tzien lands a nice shot that snaps Fairbanks's head back.
Tzien lands a jab to the nose.
Tzien swings for the body but Fairbanks moves out of range.
Fairbanks scores with a jab to the head.
Tzien lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tzien ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fairbanks misses with a straight right.
Fairbanks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tzien. Tzien obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks throws a body kick that misses.
Tzien throws a big shot that misses.
Fairbanks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tzien avoids the head kick by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks throws a head kick but Tzien moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tzien.
Fairbanks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tzien fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tzien closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tzien fails to land.
Tzien lands with a right to the head.
Tzien lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fairbanks swings wildly with an uppercut but Tzien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tzien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairbanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Fairbanks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fairbanks blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairbanks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairbanks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fairbanks backwards.
Tzien working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks works on Tzien's body with a couple of short punches.
Fairbanks lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tzien.
Fairbanks tries to throw a body punch but Tzien avoids it by throwing Fairbanks back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tzien.
Fairbanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy body kick from Fairbanks
and Tzien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fairbanks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tzien.
Tzien cracks Fairbanks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fairbanks catches Tzien with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Tzien.
Tzien slips under a jab from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairbanks throws a series of strikes that have Tzien backpedaling.
Tzien scores with a nice head shot.
Tzien checks the leg kick.
Tzien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fairbanks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fairbanks missing with a left hand there. Tzien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hratch Tzien will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hratch Tzien's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Fairbanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tzien.
Fairbanks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It appears Fairbanks was looking to counter with a kick there.
Fairbanks ducks under a wild hook from Tzien.
Fairbanks misses with an uppercut. Tzien saw that one coming.
Desmond Fairbanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Tzien has managed to clinch.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fairbanks has a couple of punches blocked by Tzien.
Fairbanks misses with a punch to the body.
Tzien has a couple of punches blocked by Fairbanks.
A right hook to the body lands for Tzien.
Fairbanks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Tzien.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fairbanks blocking some punches.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairbanks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fairbanks throws a jab when Tzien was well out of range.
Tzien stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fairbanks.
Tzien buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fairbanks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tzien looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fairbanks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tzien throws a hook to the side of Fairbanks's head but Fairbanks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fairbanks appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzien looks to land a right hand but Fairbanks moved out of range.
A slow jab from Fairbanks misses its intended target.
Fairbanks throws a hook but Tzien avoids it easily.
Fairbanks drops his hands momentarily and Tzien takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tzien listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tzien ducks under a wild hook from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks throws a right hand that misses
and Tzien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fairbanks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fairbanks. Tzien does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Fairbanks misses its intended target.
Tzien turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tzien with a nice calf kick.
Fairbanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tzien takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairbanks blocks a head kick by Tzien.
Tzien lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tzien, as that shot connected.
Tzien scores with a nice strike.
Fairbanks throws an overhand right that lands on Tzien's shoulder, as Tzien tries to avoid the shot.
Fairbanks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tzien fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fairbanks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tzien slips under a jab from Fairbanks.
Tzien lands a leg kick that knocks Fairbanks off balance momentarily.
Tzien slips a jab from Fairbanks.
Tzien appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fairbanks lands a jab.
Fairbanks misses with a hook.
Fairbanks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fairbanks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fairbanks throws the kick towards the body but Tzien avoids it.
Fairbanks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tzien instigates a clinch.
Fairbanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fairbanks has a couple of punches blocked by Tzien.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
Tzien misses with the head strike.
Tzien working aggressively here.
Fairbanks tries a body shot but Tzien blocks it.
Fairbanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tzien's elbow.
Tzien lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tzien.
Fairbanks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tzien.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks tries to break free but Tzien pushes him back against the cage.
Fairbanks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fairbanks taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairbanks.
Tzien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hratch Tzien seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks misses with some punches.
Tzien prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Tzien lands with a right to the head.
Fairbanks is trying to maintain a safe position but Tzien gets an underhook and turns Fairbanks into the cage.
Tzien prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tzien lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
A head punch on the inside from Tzien fails to land.
Fairbanks works on Tzien's body with a couple of short punches.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tzien.
Tzien misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tzien misses with some punches.
Fairbanks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fairbanks slowing the pace effectively.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien working aggressively here.
Fairbanks blocks an uppercut.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Tzien fails to land.
Fairbanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tzien misses with some punches.
A short right from Fairbanks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fairbanks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Fairbanks.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hratch Tzien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hratch Tzien's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fairbanks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fairbanks lunges at Tzien with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tzien's hand.
Fairbanks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tzien with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fairbanks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tzien.
Tzien tries to bum rush Fairbanks with a series of wild strikes but Fairbanks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fairbanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tzien manages to avoid it.
Tzien moves out of range of the strikes.
Tzien swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fairbanks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fairbanks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fairbanks misses with a looping left.
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!
Tzien blocks a jab.
Tzien takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tzien throws a lazy right hand but Fairbanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tzien throws the left hand but Fairbanks avoids the punch easily.
Tzien fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tzien getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tzien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tzien.
Fairbanks thuds his right hand into Tzien's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tzien lunges at Fairbanks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fairbanks's hand.
Good exchange - Tzien coming out on top.
Fairbanks takes one to the chin there.
A bone on bone clash there as Tzien blocks the leg kick.
Fairbanks digs a good hook to Tzien's body.
Tzien thumps Fairbanks with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tzien. Fairbanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Fairbanks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tzien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tzien ducks under a wild hook from Fairbanks.
Jab, jab by Tzien - just one landing.
Tzien throws a hook to the side of Fairbanks's head but Fairbanks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fairbanks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fairbanks throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Tzien takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fairbanks throws a right and a left that Tzien avoids nicely.
Tzien lands a nice shot to the body.
Tzien fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Desmond Fairbanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzien dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fairbanks. That did some damage!
Tzien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairbanks.
Tzien scores with a jab to the body.
Tzien moves into the clinch successfully.
Fairbanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tzien misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tzien misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tzien misses with a punch on the inside.
Tzien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairbanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fairbanks can't find room to land a body shot as Tzien controls the action.
Fairbanks blocking some punches.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Tzien lands a right hand.
Tzien swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairbanks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tzien.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzien swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairbanks blocking some punches.
Fairbanks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tzien is keeping busy.
Fairbanks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tzien scores with a shoulder strike.
Tzien lands a shot to the body.
Fairbanks misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairbanks works on Tzien's body with a couple of short punches.
Fairbanks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fairbanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tzien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fairbanks blocking some punches.
Tzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tzien has a couple of punches blocked by Fairbanks.
Tzien lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fairbanks backwards.
Fairbanks wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Tzien.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzien's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Fairbanks trying to control the position but instead, Tzien has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fairbanks into the cage.
Tzien misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Fairbanks as the two fighters clinch.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Tzien presses Fairbanks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tzien lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tzien.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fairbanks trying to control the position but instead, Tzien has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fairbanks into the cage.
Tzien working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairbanks.
Tzien has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tzien misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tzien fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hratch Tzien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tzien 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hratch Tzien!
Hratch Tzien bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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