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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knowshon Zavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wellman Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wellman Junior has chosen Round Here- Memphis Bleek, T.I, Trick Daddy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knowshon Zavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Wellman Junior!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellman Junior shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zavier pinned against the cage. Zavier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wellman Junior shoots in for a double leg but Zavier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wellman Junior gets the takedown into side control.
Zavier is trying to control Wellman Junior's posture but Wellman Junior avoids it.
Wellman Junior misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wellman Junior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wellman Junior in side control, throwing shots but Zavier defends.
Wellman Junior lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Wellman Junior.
Wellman Junior trying to control the action but Zavier is working from the bottom.
Wellman Junior throws a strike aimed at the side of Zavier's head but Zavier avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Junior is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zavier has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wellman Junior slows the pace down.
Wellman Junior throws a strike aimed at the side of Zavier's head but Zavier avoids it well.
Wellman Junior misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Zavier tries to improve position but can't.
Wellman Junior is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zavier knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wellman Junior cracks Zavier with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Junior thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zavier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wellman Junior on the ground.
Wellman Junior tries to move into full mount but can't pass Zavier's legs.
Wellman Junior is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zavier knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Wellman Junior crashes against the mat.
Wellman Junior working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wellman Junior working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Wellman Junior seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Junior is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zavier knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wellman Junior is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zavier knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wellman Junior working the body and head with strikes.
Zavier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zavier tries to get out of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wellman Junior is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zavier has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Wellman Junior dominated that round.
That's time! Zavier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zavier misses with a body shot.
Zavier moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wellman Junior listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zavier keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zavier throws a sloppy head kick and Wellman Junior moves out of range easily.
Wellman Junior stuns Zavier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wellman Junior avoids a kick to the body.
Zavier looks to land a body kick but Wellman Junior moved away.
Wellman Junior displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zavier throws out the jab.
Wellman Junior is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zavier.
Wellman Junior finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wellman Junior lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zavier at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zavier is looking to land body kicks.
Wellman Junior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zavier.
Wellman Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wellman Junior shoots in looking for a takedown but Zavier manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wellman Junior's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wellman Junior doesn't manage to clinch there - Zavier circles away.
Wellman Junior takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zavier slips a straight right by Wellman Junior.
Wellman Junior tries to clinch up.
Zavier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wellman Junior manages to avoid it.
A big right from Zavier misses.
Zavier on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zavier lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wellman Junior takes a step back to recover.
Shane Wellman Junior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zavier throws a shot to the body.
Knowshon Zavier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wellman Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zavier connects with a body shot that sends Wellman Junior's belly button to the back.
Knowshon Zavier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wellman Junior staying out of range there.
Wellman Junior shoots for a double leg takedown but Zavier sprawls well. He's pushed Wellman Junior's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Junior shoots in for a double leg but Zavier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knowshon Zavier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Wellman Junior.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zavier 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.
Zavier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wellman Junior throws a shot from downtown. Zavier moves away and avoids it.
Zavier clobbers Wellman Junior with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wellman Junior needs to keep his hands up - Zavier had a free shot at his head there.
Zavier scores with the left hand. Wellman Junior knows he should have avoided that one.
Wellman Junior is rocked!
Wellman Junior shoots in and drives through. Zavier sprawls well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zavier.
Wellman Junior is breathing heavily.
Zavier misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zavier.
Wellman Junior avoids the body shot from Zavier.
Wellman Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Zavier closes the distance and pushes Wellman Junior back into the cage.
Zavier lands an uppercut.
Wellman Junior is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zavier to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavier is pressed up against the cage. Wellman Junior has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zavier down to the mat. Zavier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zavier ducks under a wild hook from Wellman Junior.
Zavier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zavier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wellman Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Wellman Junior with that takedown attempt.
Nice body kick from Zavier.
Wellman Junior takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wellman Junior closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zavier quickly recovers to half guard.
Wellman Junior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zavier keeps working.
Zavier gets full guard.
Wellman Junior postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zavier keeping moving, preventing Wellman Junior from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wellman Junior in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zavier looking for a sweep. Not yet Zavier, not yet.
Wellman Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Zavier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wellman Junior accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shane Wellman Junior has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wellman Junior accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wellman Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zavier is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knowshon Zavier 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!
Zavier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zavier instigates a clinch.
Wellman Junior tries for a takedown but Zavier manages to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Wellman Junior to work.
Wellman Junior has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Zavier regains guard immediately.
Zavier wants to sweep but no luck.
Wellman Junior wants to pass the guard but Zavier is keeping the position.
Zavier is trying to control the position but Wellman Junior postures up.
Wellman Junior is looking to work some ground and pound but Zavier has wrist control.
Wellman Junior trying to control but Zavier is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Junior is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Zavier wants to sweep here but Wellman Junior controlling him for the moment.
Wellman Junior lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wellman Junior stopping the sweep attempt from Zavier.
Wellman Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Zavier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zavier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wellman Junior fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zavier avoids it really well and circles away.
Wellman Junior doesn't manage to clinch there - Zavier circles away.
Zavier blocks a head kick by Wellman Junior.
Zavier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zavier just misses with a punch to the body.
Wellman Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zavier manages to avoid it.
Zavier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wellman Junior has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zavier.
Zavier misses with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Zavier as Wellman Junior shoots in.
Knowshon Zavier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Wellman Junior.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavier moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zavier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wellman Junior is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zavier to keep the fight standing.
Wellman Junior tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wellman Junior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zavier manages to break the clinch.
Zavier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zavier throws a head kick that half lands.
Wellman Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
Zavier avoids the head kick by Wellman Junior.
Zavier throws a front kick that sends Wellman Junior stumbling back into the cage.
Zavier takes one to the chin there.
Zavier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Junior is looking to clinch.
Wellman Junior misses with an uppercut. Zavier saw that one coming.
Zavier connects with a body shot that sends Wellman Junior's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wellman Junior takes one to the side of the head.
Zavier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zavier keeps Wellman Junior at a distance using the push kick.
Zavier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zavier.
Zavier connects with a nice looking jab.
Zavier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wellman Junior takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zavier moves into the clinch.
Zavier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zavier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Knowshon Zavier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zavier has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knowshon Zavier!
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