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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhou Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gizmo CiuCiu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Beavis and Butt-head Theme . CiuCiu has chosen Peja- Na dnie as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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212 lbs
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213 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhou Mama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gizmo CiuCiu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CiuCiu misses with an uppercut. Mama saw that one coming.
Mama moves in looking to clinch but CiuCiu pushes him off.
CiuCiu with a poor takedown
and Mama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in CiuCiu's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mama preventing the sweep.
Mama throws a big right hand that misses.
Mama throwing strikes but missing.
CiuCiu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mama postures up in CiuCiu's guard and throws a big left but CiuCiu blocks it.
Mama postures up in CiuCiu's guard and throws a big left but CiuCiu blocks it.
CiuCiu working a defensive guard here.
Mama 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.
Mama looking to sit in guard and control but CiuCiu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
CiuCiu throws a big elbow that misses.
CiuCiu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
CiuCiu wants to control from the top but Mama keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
CiuCiu stopping the sweep attempt from Mama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CiuCiu controlling from the top position.
Mama keeping moving, preventing CiuCiu from controlling successfully.
CiuCiu preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gizmo CiuCiu.
CiuCiu misses with a takedown
and Mama counters with a takedown into side control.
Mama misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Mama are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mama wants to control but CiuCiu is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CiuCiu taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
CiuCiu regains half guard.
Mama is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mama wants to free his trapped foot but CiuCiu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mama thows a huge punch but CiuCiu dodges it nicely.
CiuCiu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mama.
Mama thows a huge punch but CiuCiu dodges it nicely.
CiuCiu tries to kick Mama off but Mama keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if CiuCiu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mama is working for a kimura but CiuCiu is defending it quite comfortably.
CiuCiu tries to get to full guard but Mama has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CiuCiu is looking to escape.
CiuCiu keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mama working the head and body with strikes.
CiuCiu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for CiuCiu.
CiuCiu wants to sweep but no luck.
Mama trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but CiuCiu manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
CiuCiu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mama lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for CiuCiu!
CiuCiu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mama throwing strikes here but CiuCiu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mama landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mama throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
CiuCiu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mama throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mama putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
CiuCiu regains half guard.
CiuCiu wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
CiuCiu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mama.
Mama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed CiuCiu's head.
Mama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhou Mama dominated that 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.
Horrible takedown by CiuCiu or perhaps it was just good defense by Mama which made him look bad.
CiuCiu throws a head kick but Mama moves out of range.
CiuCiu swings for the body but Mama moves out of range.
CiuCiu fails to land the takedown.
Mama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mama moves in looking to clinch but CiuCiu pushes him off.
Mama shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in CiuCiu's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. CiuCiu is keeping the position for now.
Mama wants to control from the top but CiuCiu keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mama with a nice head shot there.
Zhou Mama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
CiuCiu controls Mama momentarily but Mama frees himself.
CiuCiu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
CiuCiu pulls Mama in to control the position.
CiuCiu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
CiuCiu is trying to keep Mama in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gizmo CiuCiu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
CiuCiu fails with the takedown.
Zhou Mama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gizmo CiuCiu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CiuCiu throws a hook but Mama blocks it.
CiuCiu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
CiuCiu misses with a takedown
and Mama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in CiuCiu's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
CiuCiu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but CiuCiu scores with a couple of nice shots.
CiuCiu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mama defending well though.
CiuCiu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mama gets full guard.
Mama wants to sweep but no luck.
CiuCiu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
CiuCiu throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
CiuCiu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
CiuCiu throws a strike but Mama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
CiuCiu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mama is one step ahead there.
CiuCiu has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mama has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mama lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mama lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
CiuCiu is trying to get back to his feet.
CiuCiu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mama lands strikes from half guard.
Mama trying to mount his opponent but CiuCiu defends it.
CiuCiu wants to improve his position but Mama is controlling well.
CiuCiu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mama's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mama's back!
CiuCiu tries to keep control of the position but Mama is staying busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
CiuCiu gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
CiuCiu lands with a hammerfist to the side of Mama's head.
CiuCiu is punishing Mama with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gizmo CiuCiu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
CiuCiu misses with a body shot.
CiuCiu ducks under a wild hook from Mama.
CiuCiu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on CiuCiu. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - CiuCiu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
CiuCiu slips a straight right by Mama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mama blocks a jab.
CiuCiu gets a takedown into half guard.
Mama taking some punishment here, with CiuCiu in his half guard.
Nice strikes from CiuCiu there.
Mama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mama taking some punishment here, with CiuCiu in his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CiuCiu prevents Mama from standing back up.
CiuCiu 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.
CiuCiu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mama makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mama.
CiuCiu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
CiuCiu trying to control the position from guard on top but Mama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mama lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for CiuCiu!
CiuCiu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
CiuCiu is looking for a sweep. Mama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
CiuCiu is looking to control Mama's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can CiuCiu avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mama is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and CiuCiu defends it well.
CiuCiu wants to improve his position but Mama is controlling well.
Mama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
CiuCiu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mama.
CiuCiu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for CiuCiu.
Mama tries to free his leg and advance position but CiuCiu is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mama is working hard here to advance position.
CiuCiu wants to sweep here but Mama controlling him for the moment.
Mama trying to control but CiuCiu is working from the bottom.
CiuCiu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
CiuCiu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. CiuCiu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
CiuCiu working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gizmo CiuCiu.
Sloppy strikes from CiuCiu. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gizmo CiuCiu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think CiuCiu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gizmo CiuCiu!
Gizmo CiuCiu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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