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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhao Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Pressley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuo comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu You. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhao Zhuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Pressley!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pressley throws a nice looking combination but Zhuo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zhuo gets caught napping as Pressley dives in and scores a takedown. Zhuo manages to retain guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pressley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zhuo trying to control the position.
Zhuo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zhuo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Zhuo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zhuo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pressley manages to get himself to full guard.
Zhuo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pressley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zhuo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pressley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pressley has escaped and now he's on top!
Pressley wants to control from the top but Zhuo keeps moving.
Zhuo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zhuo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pressley's guard.
Pressley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zhuo postures up in Pressley's guard and throws a big left but Pressley blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo postures up in Pressley's guard and throws a big left but Pressley blocks it.
Zhuo throwing strikes but missing.
Zhuo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pressley dives on top into guard.
Zhuo controlling Pressley's posture.
Pressley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zhuo looking to control.
Pressley is fighting to break Zhuo's control of his arms but Zhuo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pressley looking to sit in guard and control but Zhuo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zhuo landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo throwing strikes from guard but Pressley blocks nicely.
Zhuo is in close to Pressley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zhuo passes Pressley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zhuo is thwarting Pressley's attempts to control the position.
Zhuo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Zhuo.
Zhuo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhuo is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Pressley to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo throws a strike but Pressley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pressley trying to control but Zhuo is working from the bottom.
Zhuo looking to control.
Pressley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pressley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zhuo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhuo is trying to control the position but Pressley postures up.
Pressley trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhuo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhuo has an active guard here but Pressley has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhao Zhuo 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.
Zhuo digs a good body shot into Pressley's ribs.
Pressley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pressley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zhuo was covering up waiting for the punch and Pressley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zhuo wants to sweep here but Pressley controlling him for the moment.
Pressley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zhuo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pressley has managed to get both his arms back between Zhuo's legs - danger averted.
Zhuo controlling Pressley's posture.
Pressley throwing strikes but missing.
Zhuo keeping moving, preventing Pressley from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo looking to control.
Pressley with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pressley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zhuo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pressley's guard.
Zhuo 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.
Zhuo postures up in Pressley's guard and throws a big left but Pressley blocks it.
Zhuo throwing strikes but missing.
Zhuo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pressley's head.
Zhuo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zhuo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zhuo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zhuo postures up in Pressley's guard and throws a big left but Pressley blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressley is trying to keep Zhuo in close.
Zhuo throws a strike but Pressley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zhuo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pressley trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhuo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhuo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pressley has passed into side control.
Zhao Zhuo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The strikes coming from Pressley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zhuo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pressley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley prevents Zhuo from improving his position.
Zhuo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zhuo.
Zhuo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pressley's guard.
Zhuo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pressley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zhuo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pressley's head.
Zhuo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pressley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pressley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pressley!
Zhuo defending against the ground and pound.
Pressley wants to control but Zhuo is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo is trying to control Pressley's posture but Pressley avoids it.
Zhuo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pressley working the head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhuo gets back to half guard.
Zhuo is not content to let Pressley control the position.
Pressley passes into side control, despite Zhuo's attempt to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Who's going to make the next move?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhao Zhuo dominated that second round.
That's time! Zhuo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zhuo stuns Pressley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pressley shoots in and gets a takedown into Zhuo's guard.
Pressley preventing the sweep.
Pressley postures up.
Pressley stopping the sweep attempt from Zhuo.
Pressley slips nicely into half guard.
Pressley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zhuo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pressley.
Pressley prevents Zhuo from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zhuo trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Pressley manages to pass to mount!
Zhuo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zhuo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pressley has momentary wrist control but Zhuo slips an elbow through the middle.
Zhuo working some strikes from top position.
Zhuo lands a couple of digs.
Pressley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zhuo thows a big elbow that misses.
Zhao Zhuo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo won't allow Pressley to sweep him here.
Zhuo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhuo wants to control from the top but Pressley keeps moving.
Pressley is trying to control the position but Zhuo postures up.
Zhuo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Zhao Zhuo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zhuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pressley moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zhuo circles away quickly and effectively.
Darren Pressley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zhuo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pressley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zhuo taking a breather here.
Zhuo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pressley for as long as he can get away with.
Pressley is looking to regain half guard here but Zhuo keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pressley will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We're going to have a standup here because Zhao Zhuo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zhuo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pressley has time to react.
Pressley fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Zhuo misses
and Pressley counters with a two punch combo.
Pressley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zhuo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhuo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pressley moves away.
Zhuo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pressley looks to land a combination but Zhuo avoids it well.
Zhuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Darren Pressley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhuo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pressley avoids the body shot from Zhuo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zhao Zhuo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zhuo 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhao Zhuo!
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energy
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RATING
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