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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psil Ander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athrun Zala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zala has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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185 cm
27
220 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Psil Ander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Athrun Zala!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zala fails to land the takedown.
Ander shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ander is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Zala has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Zala!
Ander looking for a guillotine here but Zala defends easily.
Zala distracts Ander with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zala advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Zala.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zala working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zala wants to take a breather but Ander manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Zala.
Zala stands and throws Ander's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zala trying to control the position but Ander is working away.
Zala controls the position.
Zala is chipping away with strikes.
Zala lands a nice forearm strike.
Zala is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ander will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Zala wants to control but Ander is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Zala stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ander takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zala is working Ander over with some ground and pound from side control.
Zala working the head and body with strikes.
Ander is not content to let Zala control the position.
Zala wants to take a breather but Ander manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Zala.
Zala trying to control but Ander is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zala looking to pass the guard.
Ander has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Zala is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ander.
Zala trying to control the position but Ander is working away.
Zala has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ander is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zala working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ander is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Zala trying to control the position but Ander is working away.
Ander can't do much from the bottom here.
Zala is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ander has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zala trying to control the position but Ander is working away.
Ander tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zala is looking to take a break and control but Ander is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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!
Zala working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athrun Zala dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ander delivers a nice body kick.
No luck for Zala with that takedown attempt.
Ander shoots for a takedown but Zala saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ander lands a front kick.
Ander tries a head kick but it misses.
Zala closes the distance and clinches up with Ander, looking for a takedown. Zala pushes Ander against the cage but Ander circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ander looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ander lands a head kick. Zala smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ander is defended easily by Zala.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Psil Ander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zala shoots and misses
and Ander counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Athrun Zala has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ander pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zala is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ander sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zala's guard.
Ander has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Zala works to full guard.
Ander pushes down on Zala's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zala is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zala is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ander is staying active.
Ander is working for a submission of some sort.
Zala works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ander trying to control but Zala is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zala is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ander trying to control the position from guard on top but Zala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zala wants to get back to his feet but Ander is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ander trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Psil Ander wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ander looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zala wants it to stay on the feet.
Ander shoots in looking for a takedown. Zala tries to sprawl out of it but Ander keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zala manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zala keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zala looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ander is fending him off so far but Zala persists. Nope, Ander circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ander.
Zala looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ander is fending him off so far but Zala persists. Nope, Ander circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Psil Ander dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Zala leaves Ander with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ander tries a head kick but it misses.
Zala closes the distance and clinches up with Ander, looking for a takedown. Zala pushes Ander against the cage but Ander circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ander lands a head kick. Zala smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A low kick from Ander is predictable there
and Zala counters with a left to the body.
Ander looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zala is fending him off so far but Ander persists. Nope, Zala circles away and we're back to standing.
Ander leaves Zala with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ander shoots in for a takedown but Zala shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Psil Ander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zala shoots in looking for a takedown but Ander manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zala's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ander misses with a head kick.
Ander tries to clinch but Zala moves out of range.
Ander misses with a head kick.
Zala slaps away a takedown attempt from Ander, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ander misses with a low kick.
Zala misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ander throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zala's waist but Zala gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ander off to one side.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zala working away.
Ander takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Zala is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ander has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zala working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zala working the ground and pound.
Zala working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zala landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zala in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zala is working Ander over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ander sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ander is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zala pulls his head out easily.
Zala has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zala looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Ander covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Athrun Zala!
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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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