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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dai Zexi (ranked 710 p4p, 166 weight class) and Thomas Bolleke (ranked 112 p4p, 28 weight class). Zexi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BRADIO-Flyers. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Thomas Bolleke was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dai Zexi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zexi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bolleke misses with a lunging right hand
letting Zexi counter with a right hand.
Bolleke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zexi throws out the jab.
Zexi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zexi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bolleke lands with a straight right. Zexi didn't see that one coming.
Bolleke has Zexi up against the cage in a clinch.
Zexi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bolleke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zexi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolleke's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Bolleke.
Zexi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Zexi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zexi throws a head punch that misses.
Bolleke has a couple of punches blocked by Zexi.
Bolleke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bolleke scores with a hook to the body.
Bolleke tries a body shot but Zexi blocks it.
Zexi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolleke.
Zexi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bolleke.
Zexi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zexi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zexi working aggressively here.
Bolleke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zexi scores with a shoulder strike.
Bolleke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bolleke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zexi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zexi loads up on a big right hand but Bolleke slips the punch.
Zexi scores with a shot to the body.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zexi moves away.
Zexi works the jab nicely.
Zexi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bolleke doesn't seem bothered though.
Zexi punishes Bolleke's body with a nice straight punch.
Zexi's corner calls for a 1-2. Zexi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Zexi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Zexi misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke misses with a right hand
and Zexi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zexi misses with a body shot.
Bolleke throws a hook but Zexi blocks it.
Bolleke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zexi cracks Bolleke with a good jab.
Bolleke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolleke throws a jab but it's blocked by Zexi.
Bolleke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas Bolleke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolleke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zexi manages to avoid it.
Bolleke gets tackled into the cage by Zexi. Zexi maintains the clinch.
Bolleke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolleke struggles to land a body shot inside as Zexi controls his hands.
Zexi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zexi misses with a body punch.
Bolleke takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zexi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bolleke.
Dai Zexi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Bolleke.
Bolleke misses with a body punch.
A short right from Bolleke.
Bolleke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bolleke misses with some punches.
Bolleke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zexi backwards.
Zexi misses with the head strike.
Bolleke goes for a takedown attempt but Zexi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bolleke tries to clinch but Zexi moves out of range.
Bolleke throws an overhand right that lands on Zexi's shoulder, as Zexi tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bolleke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zexi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bolleke.
Zexi misses the shot to the body.
Bolleke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zexi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zexi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolleke is just out of range.
Bolleke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zexi with a body shot.
Bolleke throws out a loose jab but Zexi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zexi moves away.
Bolleke closes the distance and clinches.
Bolleke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zexi scores with a shoulder strike.
Zexi misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zexi scores with a shoulder strike.
Zexi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolleke blocks an uppercut.
Bolleke working aggressively here.
Zexi throws a head punch that misses.
Bolleke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolleke blocks a body shot from Zexi.
Zexi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zexi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zexi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bolleke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zexi backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Zexi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bolleke throws a shot from downtown. Zexi moves away and avoids it.
Bolleke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zexi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas Bolleke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zexi moves away.
Nice jab there from Bolleke.
Zexi ducks under a wild hook from Bolleke.
It looked like Zexi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bolleke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bolleke misses with an uppercut.
Bolleke darts in trying to clinch
and Zexi counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zexi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zexi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bolleke's hands.
Bolleke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zexi counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zexi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bolleke doesn't seem bothered though.
Bolleke throws a right hand that misses
and Zexi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zexi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zexi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bolleke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zexi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolleke can do to turn this around?
Bolleke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bolleke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zexi is leaning against Bolleke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bolleke is breathing heavily.
Zexi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bolleke backwards.
Zexi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zexi blocking some punches.
Zexi misses with some punches.
Zexi lands an uppercut.
Bolleke prevents a body shot from Zexi.
Bolleke can't find room to land a body shot as Zexi controls the action.
Zexi lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bolleke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zexi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zexi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zexi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bolleke backwards.
Zexi lands with a short shot to the head.
Bolleke is rocked!
Zexi lands a shot to the body.
Bolleke is still on wobbly legs! Can Zexi finish him?
Zexi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zexi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zexi unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bolleke! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Zexi is unloading with more strikes now! Bolleke drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dai Zexi!
A victorious Dai Zexi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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