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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl der Grosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mao Zedong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl der Grosse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mao Zedong!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from der Grosse misses.
Zedong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
der Grosse throws a shot from downtown. Zedong moves away and avoids it.
Zedong connects with an inside leg kick.
der Grosse misses the jab.
Zedong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from der Grosse.
der Grosse missing with a left hand there. Zedong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zedong lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
der Grosse scores with a nice strike.
A big right from der Grosse misses.
der Grosse blocks the body kick.
der Grosse drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
der Grosse trying to control the position from guard on top but Zedong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zedong trying to keep a closed guard but der Grosse is proving a slippery customer.
der Grosse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong trying to keep a closed guard but der Grosse is proving a slippery customer.
der Grosse looking to sit in guard and control but Zedong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zedong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. der Grosse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zedong landing with the ground and pound.
Zedong pushes down on der Grosse's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zedong with the ground and pound but der Grosse uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong throws a strike but der Grosse rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zedong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zedong is trying to control the position but der Grosse postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zedong is on top in guard.
Zedong throws a strike but der Grosse rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as der Grosse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong controls der Grosse momentarily but der Grosse frees himself.
der Grosse wants to control from the top but Zedong keeps moving.
Zedong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zedong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zedong keeping moving, preventing der Grosse from controlling successfully.
der Grosse landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
der Grosse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong trying to control the position.
Zedong lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for der Grosse!
der Grosse wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zedong.
Zedong fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zedong tries to control but der Grosse wriggling away.
Zedong looking to ground and pound but der Grosse is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mao Zedong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
der Grosse sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zedong tries to close the distance and clinch but der Grosse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zedong scores with a crisp jab that stopped der Grosse in his tracks.
A decent looking cross lands there for der Grosse.
Zedong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but der Grosse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
der Grosse throws a shot from downtown. Zedong moves away and avoids it.
Zedong defending well as der Grosse loads up on a big left hand.
Zedong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zedong lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
der Grosse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zedong misses with a double jab.
der Grosse throws a hook but Zedong avoids it easily.
der Grosse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zedong.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zedong. der Grosse shrugs it off though.
Zedong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
der Grosse avoids the head kick by Zedong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from der Grosse misses.
der Grosse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zedong.
der Grosse throws out a loose jab but Zedong uses good head movement to avoid it.
der Grosse scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zedong throws the kick towards the body but der Grosse avoids it.
Zedong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from der Grosse.
der Grosse throws a right hand that misses
and Zedong counters with a slapping leg kick.
der Grosse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zedong.
Zedong slips under a jab from der Grosse.
Zedong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from der Grosse.
Zedong moves out of range of the strikes.
Zedong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
der Grosse throws an off balance right hand
and Zedong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
der Grosse throws a big shot that misses.
Zedong ducks under a wild hook from der Grosse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong moves out of range as der Grosse strikes.
Zedong fails to land with a series of punches.
Zedong slips under a jab.
der Grosse takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
der Grosse's corner calls for a 1-2. der Grosse obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
der Grosse cracks Zedong with a good jab.
der Grosse defending well as Zedong loads up on a big left hand.
Mao Zedong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zedong slips a straight right by der Grosse.
Zedong shoots in looking for a takedown but der Grosse manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zedong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zedong moves out of range as der Grosse strikes.
A big left from der Grosse misses.
Zedong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
der Grosse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zedong.
No joy there for Zedong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong misses with a looping left.
Zedong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zedong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zedong duly obliges.
der Grosse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zedong avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab from Zedong.
der Grosse is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zedong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zedong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but der Grosse was well out of range. Poor timing from Zedong.
der Grosse lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
der Grosse connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zedong throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zedong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by der Grosse.
Zedong throws a leg kick which misses der Grosse's front leg but catches the back leg as der Grosse tries to avoid it.
Zedong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
der Grosse is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zedong. der Grosse shrugs it off though.
der Grosse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zedong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zedong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches der Grosse on the side of the head.
Zedong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but der Grosse circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Zedong misses the target.
der Grosse drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
der Grosse tries to move into full mount but can't pass Zedong's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
der Grosse throws an elbow but Zedong slips to the side and avoids it well.
Zedong throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
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 Karl der Grosse will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zedong throws a body kick that misses.
Zedong moves away from the strike by der Grosse.
Zedong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling der Grosse to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from der Grosse.
Zedong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No joy there for Zedong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
der Grosse slips under a jab from Zedong.
Zedong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from der Grosse.
der Grosse throws an overhand right that lands on Zedong's shoulder, as Zedong tries to avoid the shot.
Zedong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from der Grosse.
Zedong throws out a leg kick but der Grosse moves out of range and Zedong only half commits.
Zedong looks to throw the jab but der Grosse is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Zedong.
Zedong throws a hook but der Grosse avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
der Grosse shoots in but Zedong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
der Grosse swings widly with a right hand
and Zedong counters with a nice uppercut.
der Grosse misses with a hook
and der Grosse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
der Grosse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zedong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
der Grosse throws a poor cross that misses
and Zedong counters with a single leg into guard. der Grosse didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zedong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. der Grosse is keeping the position for now.
Zedong postures up in der Grosse's guard and throws a big left but der Grosse blocks it.
Zedong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zedong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zedong trying to control but der Grosse is working from the bottom.
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.
der Grosse wants to sweep here but Zedong controlling him for the moment.
Zedong trying to control but der Grosse is working from the bottom.
Zedong lands a couple of elbows.
der Grosse keeping full guard, as Zedong tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now der Grosse is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
der Grosse wants to pass the guard but Zedong is keeping the position.
der Grosse wants to control from the top but Zedong keeps moving.
Zedong looking to control.
der Grosse tries to free his leg and advance position but Zedong is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. der Grosse manages to get himself to full guard.
der Grosse pulls Zedong in close to prevent any damage.
der Grosse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zedong.
Zedong looking to pass the guard.
der Grosse trying to control the position.
Mao Zedong has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zedong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. der Grosse is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mao Zedong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zedong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mao Zedong!
Mao Zedong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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