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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhou Ming He (ranked 5117 p4p, 148 weight class) and Xortov Russo (ranked 5414 p4p, 170 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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299 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zhou Ming He !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xortov Russo!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo tries to sprawl but Ming He drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ming He missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ming He looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Russo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Russo wants to control but Ming He is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Russo is looking to get back to full guard here but Ming He has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ming He working away.
Russo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ming He is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Russo trying to control the action but Ming He is working from the bottom.
Ming He manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming He is looking for a triangle here but Russo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ming He is not content to let Russo control the position.
Ming He can't do much from the bottom here.
Ming He tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Russo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Russo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Russo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Russo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ming He , who protects the arm well.
Russo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Russo controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ming He can't do much from the bottom here.
Russo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ming He is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Russo wants to control but Ming He is keeping him busy.
Ming He struggling a bit here.
Ming He has one of Russo's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Russo fails to land with a series of punches.
Ming He tries to counter with a takedown but Russo is quick to defend against it.
Ming He pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ming He looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Russo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Russo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Russo working away.
What's Ming He going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Ming He is trying to control Russo's posture but Russo avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xortov Russo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ming He scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Russo is trying to get back to full guard.
Ming He is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Russo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Russo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ming He . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ming He seems to be working for a kimura but Russo defends the submission attempt.
Russo is looking to control Ming He 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Russo avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ming He trying to control the action but Russo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ming He is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Russo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ming He .
Russo trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ming He manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ming He wants to control the pace but Russo is squirming around nicely.
Ming He with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Russo wants to control but Ming He is having none of it.
Russo regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ming He lands a nice short elbow.
Ming He trying to control the action but Russo is working from the bottom.
Ming He wants to work for an arm triangle but Russo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Russo wants to get back to full guard.
Ming He is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ming He wants to work for an arm triangle but Russo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ming He trying to control the action but Russo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ming He is looking for a kimura but Russo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ming He to get the leverage.
Russo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ming He is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Russo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ming He .
Zhou Ming He overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Russo moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhou Ming He dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ming He closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Russo did well to prevent Ming He getting side control.
Russo is looking to control Ming He 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Russo avoid being mounted?
Ming He is trying to work for a kimura but Russo is defending well.
Russo wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ming He is looking to take a break and control but Russo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Russo is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming He is working for a submission of some sort.
Ming He is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Russo tries to get to full guard but Ming He has control of the leg.
Russo keeps trying to improve his position.
Russo wants to control but Ming He is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ming He lands strikes from half guard.
Russo is looking to escape.
Ming He drops an elbow to the side of Russo's head.
Ming He seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Russo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Zhou Ming He !
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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