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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between bo zt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis has chosen Dude looks like a lady! as his entrance music. Chris Ellis has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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138 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, bo zt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Ellis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis lands a nice leg kick that just misses zt's sensitive parts.
zt misses with a low kick.
Ellis throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Ellis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
bo zt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
zt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ellis checks a leg kick.
zt misses with a wild body shot.
zt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ellis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from zt - the referee stops the clock and Ellis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says zt. Ellis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ellis throws a leg kick that is checked
and zt counters with a low kick, right behind Ellis 's knee.
Ellis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
zt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick by Ellis misses
and zt counters with a nice uppercut.
zt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ellis takes a step back to recover.
zt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
zt tries to land a front kick but Ellis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
zt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ellis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
zt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ellis's calf.
zt throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis tries to bum rush zt with a series of wild strikes but zt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
zt stalks Ellis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ellis's face. Ellis staggers backwards, shaken.
Ellis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
zt is looking to score with low kicks.
zt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
zt takes a swing at Ellis's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from zt.
Ellis looks gassed!
Ellis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ellis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good leg kick by zt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
zt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ellis's calf.
zt could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ellis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from zt.
Ellis moves out of range of the body kick.
Ellis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
zt connects with a single shot there.
Ellis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
zt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
zt tests Ellis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ellis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
zt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
zt throws a leg kick which misses Ellis's front leg but catches the back leg as Ellis tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from zt.
A slapping leg kick lands for zt.
zt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from zt, right into the meat.
zt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ellis momentarily.
Ellis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
zt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
zt scoring well with a low kick there.
zt misses with a kick to the body.
zt misses with a double jab.
Ellis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from zt. That one must have hurt.
zt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ellis needs to keep his hands up - zt had a free shot at his head there.
zt fakes the leg kick and cracks Ellis in the body.
Ellis moves out of range of the body kick from zt.
Ellis ducks right into an uppercut from zt.
Ellis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
zt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
zt scores with a leg kick.
zt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
zt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellis. That did some damage!
zt misses with a kick to the body.
zt scores with a leg kick.
zt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
zt scores with a push kick.
zt scores with a spinning back kick!
zt scores with a nice body kick.
zt lands with a kick to the ribs.
zt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ellis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
zt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ellis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ellis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from zt misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for zt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ellis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling zt to score with a decent uppercut.
zt cracks the inside of Ellis's front leg.
Ellis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from zt. That one must have hurt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from zt. Ellis shrugs it off though.
zt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ellis if he has to take too many more of those.
Ellis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
zt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ellis's head.
zt scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice cross by zt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from zt. Ellis shrugs it off though.
zt scoring well with a low kick there.
Ellis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from zt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
zt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A good leg kick by zt.
Ellis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
zt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bo zt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from zt, right into the meat.
Ellis throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ellis takes one on the button.
zt thows a body kick. Ellis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
zt's corner calls for a 1-2. zt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ellis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
zt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ellis can do to turn this around?
Ellis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from zt.
Ellis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ellis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before zt can pounce on him.
zt scores with a push kick.
zt thumps Ellis with a low kick.
Ellis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
zt delivers a nice body kick.
Ellis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
zt throws a series of punches but Ellis moves out of range.
zt just misses with a punch to the body.
zt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Ellis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
zt lands a jab.
Ellis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
zt throws a wild body kick that Ellis sees coming a mile off.
zt scores with a leg kick.
zt thuds a left hand into Ellis's body.
zt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellis. That did some damage!
zt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ellis manages to avoid it.
zt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
zt jabs at Ellis's body.
Ellis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by zt. zt obviously looking to wear him down.
zt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters circling a little - zt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ellis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ellis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from zt.
zt lands with a nice body punch.
zt scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
zt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
zt throws the kick towards the body but Ellis avoids it.
zt misses with a double jab
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ellis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, zt has got the better of the exchanges.
zt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
zt scores with a spinning back kick!
zt thuds his shin into the meat of Ellis's side.
A chopping leg kick lands by zt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
zt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for zt.
zt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
zt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
zt throws a right hand that Ellis ducks under and follows up with a left that Ellis also avoids with ease.
zt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ellis's sensitive parts.
zt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
zt misses with a body kick.
Ellis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by zt. zt obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
zt is looking to land body kicks.
zt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ellis.
Jab from zt.
zt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ellis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
zt throws a nice inside leg kick.
zt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
zt misses the shot to the body.
zt misses with a few strikes there.
zt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
zt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
zt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by zt. That's going to slow Ellis down.
zt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
bo zt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
zt throws a nice looking combination but Ellis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
zt scoring well with a low kick there.
zt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
zt keeps Ellis at a distance using the push kick.
A jab from zt finds it's way through Ellis's defenses.
zt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
zt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice uppercut there from zt.
bo zt is winning the standup battle so far.
Ellis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ellis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
zt thuds a left hand into Ellis's body.
zt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ellis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ellis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from zt - the referee stops the clock and Ellis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says zt. Ellis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
zt lands with a shot to the body.
zt scores with a nice strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
zt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ellis takes one on the button.
zt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
zt throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bo zt dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from zt.
zt misses with a low kick.
zt throws a series of strikes that have Ellis backpedaling.
A solid body kick from zt.
zt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ellis manages to avoid it.
Ellis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
zt throws the kick towards the body but Ellis avoids it.
zt works Ellis's body with a nice hook.
Ellis pivots, looking for a leg kick but zt is out of range and Ellis settles back down.
Some wild striking there from zt.
zt connects with a solid leg kick.
Ellis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ellis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
zt tries to bum rush Ellis with a series of wild strikes but Ellis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
zt digs a good hook to Ellis's body.
Ellis walks forward, straight into a front kick from zt.
zt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
zt scores with a jab. Ellis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
zt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ellis will feel that in the morning.
zt throws the kick towards the body but Ellis avoids it.
A punch combination from zt misses.
zt throws a nice inside leg kick.
zt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ellis counters with a straight right hand.
Ellis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by zt. zt obviously looking to wear him down.
zt throws a leg kick which misses Ellis's front leg but catches the back leg as Ellis tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from zt.
zt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
zt feints and then cracks Ellis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ellis down.
zt scores with the left hand. Ellis knows he should have avoided that one.
zt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
zt trying to control the action but Ellis is working from the bottom.
zt trying to pass the guard but Ellis defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is refusing to be controlled, as zt sits in half guard.
Ellis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but zt pulls his head out easily.
zt wants to control but Ellis is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis looking for submissions off his back.
Ellis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ellis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
zt looks to score with a jab to the body but Ellis is just out of range.
zt throws a front kick that sends Ellis stumbling back into the cage.
zt scores with a shot to the body.
zt takes a swing at Ellis's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
zt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
zt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
zt delivers a nice body kick.
zt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from zt.
A solid leg kick lands there for zt.
A chopping leg kick lands by zt.
zt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ellis.
Chris Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
zt throws a body kick that misses.
zt fakes the leg kick and cracks Ellis in the body.
zt scores with a nice right hand.
zt scores with a punch to the head.
Ellis tries to move into range but zt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
zt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ellis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
zt throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
bo zt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well zt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bo zt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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