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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Zipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zipper has chosen Domination as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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198 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stuart Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Zipper!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Zipper blocks the leg kick.
Zipper should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Zipper tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zipper throws a nice looking combination but Ward bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ward.
Zipper tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zipper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ward throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zipper.
Ward tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zipper swivels and escapes.
Zipper checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zipper looks to score with a jab to the body but Ward is just out of range.
Ward throws a low kick but Zipper moves out of range easily.
Zipper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Zipper. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zipper misses with a double jab.
Zipper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zipper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ward shoots in looking for a takedown. Zipper tries to sprawl out of it but Ward keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zipper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuart Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ward throws out a leg kick but Zipper moves out of range and Ward only half commits.
Ward checks a low kick from Zipper.
Zipper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ward clinches up with Zipper and pushes him back against the cage.
Ward is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zipper blocks an elbow strike.
Ward keeps control of Zipper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ward - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zipper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ward looks for the body kick but Zipper saw that one coming.
A low kick from Ward misses
and Zipper counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zipper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ward circles away quickly and effectively.
Ward will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zipper scores with a decent looking hook.
Ward throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zipper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ward is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zipper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ward looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zipper checks the leg kick.
Zipper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zipper misses with a two punch combination.
Ward throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ward misses with a kick to the body.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Zipper pushes him off.
Zipper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ward shoots for a double leg takedown but Zipper sprawls well. He's pushed Ward's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ward uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zipper.
Ward closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zipper circles away.
Zipper throws a one two combo.
Ward is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Zipper misses.
Zipper lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward slips under a jab.
Ward wants to clinch.
Zipper blocks the body kick.
Ward tries to clinch but Zipper is having none of it.
Zipper drops Ward with a beautiful combination! Ward stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zipper is looking for the KO!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zipper tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zipper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zipper throws a nice looking combination but Ward bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Zipper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ward tries to land a body kick
and Zipper counters with a three punch combo that has Ward backing up. Ward nods at Zipper to acknowledge the strikes.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zipper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ward avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buddy Zipper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zipper checks a low kick from Ward.
Ward thows a leg kick but Zipper checks it
and Zipper counters with a series of strikes. Ward will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ward tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zipper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ward showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zipper.
Ward tries to clinch up.
Ward throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No joy there for Zipper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zipper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zipper misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Ward.
A punch combination from Zipper misses.
Zipper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ward.
Ward is looking to chop away at Zipper's legs.
Zipper misses with a wild combination.
Ward shoots and misses
and Zipper counters with a three punch combo that has Ward backing up. Ward nods at Zipper to acknowledge the strikes.
Zipper swinging wildly here.
Ward throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward throws a leg kick but Zipper sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ward has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from Zipper.
Zipper tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ward slips a jab and a cross from Zipper.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward misses with a leg kick
and Zipper counters with a left and a right that stings Ward.
Ward tries to clinch but Zipper is having none of it.
Ward slips under a jab from Zipper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zipper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zipper is breathing heavily.
Ward goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ward gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zipper counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuart Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zipper throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ward. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ward doesn't manage to clinch there - Zipper circles away.
Zipper misses with a hook.
Ward gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ward has Zipper pressed against the cage.
Ward missing with knees to the body.
Zipper takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zipper breaks the clinch.
Ward gets a clinch.
Ward lands a damaging elbow.
Ward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zipper's efforts to push away.
Ward throws an elbow but it misses.
Ward stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zipper working hard to break the clinch.
Ward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zipper avoids it.
Zipper avoiding damage as Ward throws knees to the body.
Ward missing with knees to the body.
Ward pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ward controlling the action here for a moment.
Zipper managing to block the knees to the body from Ward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Zipper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zipper misses the jab.
A combination from Zipper does no damage.
Ward throws a leg kick
and Zipper counters with a one-two to the body.
Zipper misses with a series of wild punches.
Zipper throws a right and a left that Ward avoids nicely.
Ward throws a leg kick but Zipper moved away.
Ward throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ward misses with a low kick.
Ward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Zipper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ward is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zipper throws out a loose jab but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ward pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zipper keeps the fight on the outside.
Ward throws a low kick, looking for Zipper's leg but Zipper calmly moves out of range.
A lazy left from Zipper finds it's target.
Zipper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zipper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zipper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ward.
Zipper misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zipper lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ward backs up against the cage.
Ward misses with a kick to the body
and Zipper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zipper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zipper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zipper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zipper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zipper moves out of range of the body kick from Ward.
Zipper keeps the fight on the outside.
Stuart Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zipper gets tackled into the cage by Ward. Ward maintains the clinch.
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!
Ward has Zipper pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ward keeps control of Zipper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zipper takes an elbow to the temple.
Ward throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ward slows down the pace here.
Zipper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ward stalling against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ward throws an elbow but misses.
Ward controlling the action here for a moment.
Ward throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zipper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zipper is looking to break free of the clinch but Ward has double underhooks.
Ward throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ward taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ward pushes off an throws an elbow but Zipper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zipper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zipper is trying to break free.
Zipper working hard to break the clinch.
Ward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zipper avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Zipper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zipper avoids the elbow strike from Ward, against the cage.
Ward comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Buddy Zipper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zipper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zipper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stuart Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ward lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy Zipper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zipper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddy Zipper!
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hype
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