Rise To Glory Finale PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teofilo Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wu Chulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Crespo
vs
Chulu

185 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
208 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teofilo Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wu Chulu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo shoots in looking for a takedown but Chulu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crespo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chulu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teofilo Crespo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crespo moves out of range of the body kick.
Crespo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chulu. Chulu obviously looking to wear him down.

Crespo clinches with his opponent.
Chulu taking a breather.
Crespo looking to throw knees to the head but Chulu is blocking nicely.
Chulu is pressed up against the cage. Crespo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chulu down to the mat. Chulu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Chulu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crespo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chulu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crespo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chulu tries to clinch up but Crespo circles away and keeps his distance.
Crespo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Crespo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chulu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chulu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Crespo.
Chulu wants to hold on but Crespo pushes him away.
Crespo with the ground and pound from mount.
Chulu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chulu is in a horrible position here. Crespo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chulu is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo working Chulu over with strikes here.
Crespo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Crespo dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crespo controlling from the full mount.
Chulu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chulu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Crespo controlling from the full mount.
Chulu is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crespo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Crespo with the ground and pound from mount.
Crespo 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.
Chulu squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Crespo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Crespo controlling his opponent.
Crespo prevents Chulu from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crespo scoring with strikes but Chulu is staying in there.
Crespo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chulu hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chulu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crespo with a couple of short strikes.
Crespo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crespo lands a big shot there that rocks Chulu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Crespo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chulu to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chulu shrugs it off.
Crespo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chulu tries to hold on but Crespo postures up.
Crespo lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teofilo Crespo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Crespo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chulu as he avoids it easily.

Crespo moves into range and clinches up with Chulu.
Crespo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crespo managing to block the knees to the body from Chulu.
Crespo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crespo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crespo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crespo is trying to break the clinch but Chulu is controlling him.
Crespo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crespo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chulu has him pressed against the cage.
Crespo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crespo looking to throw knees to the head but Chulu is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chulu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chulu throws a knee to the head but misses.

Crespo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Crespo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Crespo is looking for a triangle but Chulu pushes his legs off easily.

Crespo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chulu stopping the sweep attempt from Crespo.
Chulu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crespo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chulu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chulu is looking to stand up but Crespo won't let him.

Crespo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crespo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crespo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chulu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo lands a nice shot to the head.
Chulu tries to reverse the position but Crespo maintains control.

Crespo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chulu has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Crespo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Crespo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crespo landing strikes from the mount.
Crespo lands a nice shot to the head.
Teofilo Crespo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Crespo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Crespo lands a big elbow.
Crespo with a couple of short strikes.
Crespo scoring with strikes but Chulu is staying in there.

Crespo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chulu can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Crespo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Crespo punishing his opponent with strikes.

Crespo has hold of Chulu's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chulu manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crespo lands a big shot there that rocks Chulu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teofilo Crespo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Chulu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Crespo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chulu's half guard.
Crespo controlling the action here.
Chulu is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Teofilo Crespo.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown but Chulu shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crespo.
Crespo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crespo has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teofilo Crespo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crespo fails with the takedown.
Wu Chulu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crespo looks to land a combination but Chulu avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crespo darts in and clinches Chulu up against the cage.
Chulu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crespo is keeping busy.
Crespo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chulu trying to control the position but instead, Crespo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chulu into the cage.
Crespo managing to block the knees to the body from Chulu.
Crespo landing knees to the body.
Crespo wants to break free but Chulu has control.
Crespo lands a knee to the body.

Crespo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Chulu regains guard immediately.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chulu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crespo is controlling him.
Crespo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Crespo working some strikes from top position.
Crespo controlling from the top position.
Chulu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Teofilo Crespo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chulu doesn't manage to clinch there - Crespo circles away.

Crespo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chulu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Crespo stands up over Chulu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crespo stays in close to Chulu's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chulu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wu Chulu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teofilo Crespo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Crespo stands up and waves to Chulu to follow him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teofilo Crespo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crespo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teofilo Crespo!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanista Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sushi Iama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kamikaze Kush- Very Next Day. Iama has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Romero
vs
Iama

180 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanista Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sushi Iama!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Iama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Iama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Sushi Iama has been cut.
Romero looks to land a combination but Iama avoids it well.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Iama counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iama misses with a two punch combination.
Iama looks gassed!
Romero connects with a body shot that sends Iama's belly button to the back.
Romero misses with a two punch combination.
Romero throws a hook but Iama blocks it.
Romero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Iama.
Nice straight punches there by Romero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero.
Romero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Iama staying out of range there.
Romero plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Iama to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Iama just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wanista Romero!
Wanista Romero is the new light heavyweight champion!
Wanista Romero decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kafka comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Lange has chosen Fire - Bruce Springsteen as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kafka
vs
Lange

183 cm
22
207 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

182 cm
24
224 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
PRIME DESIGNS

1337 ANZAC

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kafka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Artie Lange!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kafka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kafka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lange just misses with a punch to the body.
Lange lands with a hook. Kafka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Viktor Kafka has been cut.
Lange throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Lange misses.
Kafka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kafka.
Kafka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lange misses with an uppercut.
Artie Lange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lange throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lange changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kafka throws a lazy right hand but Lange sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lange throws the left hand but Kafka avoids the punch easily.
Kafka works Lange's body with a nice hook.
Lange lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kafka at a distance.
Lange swings for the body but Kafka moves out of range.
Lange moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lange takes a swing at Kafka's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka is looking to score with low kicks.
Lange throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kafka.
Kafka lands a nice looking body shot.
Lange paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kafka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lange has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lange looks gassed!
Lange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kafka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lange just misses with a punch to the body.
Lange loads up on a big right hand but Kafka slips the punch.
Lange gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lange on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lange walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kafka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lange. That did some damage!
Kafka throws a leg kick that misses.
Artie Lange is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kafka wants to land a leg kick but Lange is out of range.
Kafka pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lange stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lange on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kafka. Kafka obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Kafka misses.
Lange throws a jab but it's blocked by Kafka.
Lange misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kafka.
Kafka cracks a nice hook into Lange's ribs.
Kafka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kafka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kafka thumps Lange with a low kick.
Kafka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lange's hands.

Lange is rocked!
Lange walks straight into a right hand from Kafka - that's dropped him! Kafka jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Lange from any more punishment! Lange complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Viktor Kafka!
Viktor Kafka took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Мне говорил мой менеджер, что я должен победить, чт'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volga Overstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Daniel
vs
Overstreet

176 cm
23
147 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
19
157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Daniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Volga Overstreet!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Overstreet coming out on top.
Daniel looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Overstreet lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Overstreet drops Daniel with a beautiful combination! Daniel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Overstreet is looking for the KO!

Daniel is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overstreet connects with a superb combination that knocks Daniel out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Overstreet before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Daniel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Volga Overstreet!
Volga Overstreet seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sheng Zhu Zhou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Zeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sheng Zhu Zhou has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sheng Zhu Zhou seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Zhu Zhou
vs
Zeller

180 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sheng Zhu Zhou!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cody Zeller!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhu Zhou goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zhu Zhou throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zeller's head.
Zhu Zhou tries to clinch up but Zeller circles away and keeps his distance.
Zeller lands an overhand right.
Zhu Zhou throws a leg kick but Zeller moved away.
Zeller misses with a straight right.
Sheng Zhu Zhou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhu Zhou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhu Zhou tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zeller counters with a straight right hand.
Zeller scores with a jab.
Zhu Zhou slips under a jab from Zeller.
Zhu Zhou moves out of range of the strikes.

Zhu Zhou clinches up with Zeller and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeller wants to get back to striking at distance but Zhu Zhou won't allow it.
Zhu Zhou lands a knee to the body.
Zhu Zhou with a knee to the head.
Zhu Zhou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zhu Zhou leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zhu Zhou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zhu Zhou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhu Zhou tries to clinch up but Zeller circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhu Zhou wants to clinch up but Zeller keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Zeller.
Zhu Zhou moves away from the strike by Zeller.
Zeller checks a leg kick nicely.
Zhu Zhou tries to clinch but Zeller moves out of range.

Zhu Zhou darts in and clinches Zeller up against the cage.
Zhu Zhou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zeller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zhu Zhou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zhu Zhou looking to throw knees to the head but Zeller is blocking nicely.
Zhu Zhou with a knee to the head.
Zhu Zhou unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeller letting Zhu Zhou take a breather here.
Zhu Zhou digs a right hand into Zeller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zeller's gas tank.
Zhu Zhou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zhu Zhou tries a body shot but Zeller blocks it.
Zhu Zhou blocks an uppercut.
Zeller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhu Zhou tries to land knees in the clinch but Zeller avoids the damage to the body.
Zhu Zhou tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zhu Zhou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zhu Zhou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zhu Zhou tries to land a knee to the head but Zeller blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhu Zhou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zeller is defending well for now.
Zhu Zhou lands a knee to the body.
Zhu Zhou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zeller avoids it.
Zhu Zhou tries to land knees in the clinch but Zeller avoids the damage to the body.
Zeller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zhu Zhou has him pressed against the cage.
Zhu Zhou missing with knees to the body.
Zhu Zhou has Zeller pressed against the cage, preventing Zeller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zeller wants to break free but Zhu Zhou has control.
Zhu Zhou misses with a body punch.
Zhu Zhou lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zhu Zhou trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zhu Zhou tries a knee to the head but Zeller blocks it.
Zhu Zhou taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zeller wants to get back to striking at distance but Zhu Zhou won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Zhu Zhou as the two fighters clinch.
Zeller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhu Zhou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zhu Zhou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zeller wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhu Zhou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zeller's elbow.
Zeller can't break the clinch.
Zhu Zhou swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeller uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheng Zhu Zhou dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zeller throws a hook but Zhu Zhou blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeller. Zhu Zhou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhu Zhou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zhu Zhou moves in looking to clinch but Zeller pushes him off.
Zeller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zhu Zhou has time to react.
Zhu Zhou tries to clinch up but Zeller circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhu Zhou throws a sloppy head kick and Zeller moves out of range easily.
Zeller's corner calls for a 1-2. Zeller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zeller cracks Zhu Zhou with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zeller missing with a left hand there. Zhu Zhou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zhu Zhou moves out of range of the strikes.

Zhu Zhou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zeller, pushing him back against the cage.
Zeller managing to block the knees to the body from Zhu Zhou.
Zeller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhu Zhou landing knees to the body.
Sheng Zhu Zhou has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zhu Zhou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zeller avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhu Zhou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zeller avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zeller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zhu Zhou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zhu Zhou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zeller is defending well for now.
Zhu Zhou tries to land knees in the clinch but Zeller avoids the damage to the body.
Zhu Zhou tries to land knees in the clinch but Zeller avoids the damage to the body.
Zhu Zhou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zeller is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zhu Zhou obliges.
Zeller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zeller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zhu Zhou landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhu Zhou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zeller is defending well for now.
Zhu Zhou trying to land knees to the body.
Zeller managing to block the knees to the body from Zhu Zhou.
Zhu Zhou landing knees to the head.
Zhu Zhou misses with a punch to the body.
Zhu Zhou misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Zhu Zhou.
Zhu Zhou works on Zeller's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeller is trying to force a seperation but Zhu Zhou has the dominant position.
Zeller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zhu Zhou tries to land a knee to the head but Zeller blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zhu Zhou breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Zeller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zhu Zhou defending well as Zeller loads up on a big left hand.
Zhu Zhou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhu Zhou throws a low kick but Zeller moves out of range easily.
Zhu Zhou walks into a straight right hand from Zeller.
Zhu Zhou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zeller blocks the body kick.
Cody Zeller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhu Zhou walks into a left hand.
Zeller misses with a hook. Zhu Zhou ducked under it nicely.
Zeller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zhu Zhou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zeller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zeller lands with a nice body punch.
Zeller looks to throw the jab but Zhu Zhou is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zeller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zhu Zhou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zeller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zeller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zhu Zhou gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Zhu Zhou looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zhu Zhou throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zeller's head.
Zeller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zhu Zhou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zeller.
Zeller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zhu Zhou throws a nice head kick!
Zeller blocks a head kick by Zhu Zhou.
Zhu Zhou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Zeller.
Zhu Zhou is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeller throws a shot from downtown. Zhu Zhou moves away and avoids it.
Zeller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zeller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zhu Zhou has time to react.
Zeller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sheng Zhu Zhou will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Zeller.
Zeller keeps the fight on the outside.
Zhu Zhou wants to clinch.
Zhu Zhou throws a head kick that misses.
Zhu Zhou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zhu Zhou gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zeller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zhu Zhou drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zhu Zhou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zeller avoids the body shot from Zhu Zhou.
Zhu Zhou wants to clinch.
Zhu Zhou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zeller throws out the jab.
Zeller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zeller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zhu Zhou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zhu Zhou tries to clinch there but Zeller circles away.
Zhu Zhou throws a head kick that half lands.
Zhu Zhou takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zeller throws a one two combo.
Zhu Zhou misses with a head kick.
Zeller swats away the attempt to clinch by Zhu Zhou.
Zhu Zhou lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zeller at a distance.
Zeller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zhu Zhou takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhu Zhou slips under a jab from Zeller.
Zeller looks to land a right hand but Zhu Zhou moved out of range.
Zhu Zhou lands with a kick to the temple. Zeller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zeller misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhu Zhou tries to clinch but Zeller moves out of range.
Zhu Zhou throws a sloppy head kick and Zeller moves out of range easily.
Zeller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Zeller.
Zhu Zhou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zeller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Zeller there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zeller misses with a punch on the inside.

Zhu Zhou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zhu Zhou throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zeller's head.
Zhu Zhou doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeller circles away.
Zeller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Zhu Zhou lands but Zeller takes it in his stride.
Zhu Zhou looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zhu Zhou.
Zeller throws a hook but Zhu Zhou blocks it.
Zhu Zhou moves in looking to clinch but Zeller pushes him off.
Zhu Zhou doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeller circles away.
Zhu Zhou moves out of range of the strikes.
Zhu Zhou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zhu Zhou darts in trying to clinch
and Zeller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zeller works over Zhu Zhou's head and body with a nice combination.

Zhu Zhou is rocked!
Zeller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Zhu Zhou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zeller throws a jab when Zhu Zhou was well out of range.
Zeller cracks Zhu Zhou with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zeller blocks a head kick by Zhu Zhou.
Zhu Zhou blocks a jab.
Zeller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhu Zhou.
Zeller avoids the head kick by Zhu Zhou.
Zhu Zhou throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhu Zhou throws the kick towards the body but Zeller avoids it.
Zeller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhu Zhou gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Zeller gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Zhu Zhou is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Zeller!
Cody Zeller is the new featherweight champion!