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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeus misses with a wild combination.
Flores shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zeus but Zeus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Flores feints and as Zeus raises his hands in defense, Flores changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zeus keeping full guard, as Flores tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Flores trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zeus throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Flores might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Flores passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Flores tries to move into full mount but can't pass Zeus's legs.
Zeus manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Zeus is looking to control Flores's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zeus avoid being mounted?
Flores trying to pass the guard but Zeus defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Flores preventing the sweep.
Zeus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flores stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zeus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flores is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Flores wants to clinch up but Zeus keeps it at a distance.
Flores darts in and clinches Zeus up against the cage.
Flores using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flores lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flores tries to stall but Zeus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Flores tries a knee to the head but Zeus blocks it.
Flores holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zeus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zeus pulls Flores into guard.
Zeus looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Zeus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Zeus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Flores tries to get to full guard but Zeus has control of the leg.
Zeus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flores keeps working.
Flores is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Flores works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zeus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zeus won't allow Flores to sweep him here.
Zeus wants to pass the guard but Flores is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zeus throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Gabriel Flores has been cut.
Flores is breathing heavily.
Flores fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zeus manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Zeus there.
Zeus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flores swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Zeus.
Zeus cracks Flores with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Zeus has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Flores to stand back up!
Flores is rocked!
Zeus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeus digs a good hook to Flores's body.
Zeus lands a right hook to the body.
Zeus tries to clinch up
and Flores counters with a single leg into guard. Zeus didn't expect that.
Zeus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flores's guard.
Zeus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flores works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flores keeping full guard, as Zeus tries to pass.
Zeus stands up from Flores's guard - Zeus perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zeus looks to land a combination but Flores avoids it well.
Flores tries a head kick but it misses.
Flores looks to clinch
letting Zeus counter with a right hand.
Zeus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zeus scores with a jab to the body.
Zeus lands with a shot to the body.
Zeus digs a good body shot into Flores's ribs.
Zeus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Flores as he jumps to the side.
Flores clinches but Zeus breaks the clinch
and Zeus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zeus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zeus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zeus tries to clinch but Flores moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Zeus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zeus.
Zeus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zeus tries a head kick but it misses.
Zeus lands with a cross.
Zeus shoots in for a takedown but Flores shows good takedown defense.
Gabriel Flores has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Zeus.
Flores will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zeus lands with a shot to the body.
Flores tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zeus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zeus lands with a hook. Flores tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Flores shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zeus but Zeus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zeus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Flores's head backwards.
Zeus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Flores had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zeus scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeus's corner calls for a 1-2. Zeus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Zeus as he connects with a hook.
Zeus cracks Flores with an uppercut from hell and Flores crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Zeus's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Oh Flores is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flores can't keep his opponent in guard - Zeus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Flores seems to have got his legs back now.
Zeus passes the guard and advances to mount!
Zeus controlling his opponent.
Zeus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Flores?
Flores is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zeus with a couple of short strikes.
Zeus tries to control but Flores wriggling away.
Zeus landing shots from mount.
Flores regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeus is working for a kimura but Flores is defending it quite comfortably.
Flores blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zeus.
Zeus is trying to control. Flores wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flores is looking for a sweep. Zeus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zeus thows a huge punch but Flores dodges it nicely.
Flores is looking for a sweep. Zeus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Flores manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Flores looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zeus stands and steps away. Flores gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zeus moves into the clinch successfully.
Zeus tries to pull guard but Flores holds him up against the cage and eventually Zeus drops back down to his feet.
Flores misses with a knee strike.
Zeus is trying to trip Flores. He has hold of a leg but Flores is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Zeus persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Zeus won't allow Flores to sweep him here.
Zeus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zeus wants to control from the top but Flores keeps moving.
Flores manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zeus regains half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zeus trying to get back to full guard but Flores takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Flores can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zeus is looking to escape.
Zeus is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Zeus tries to hold on but Flores postures up.
Flores is going olschool here, as he tries to force Zeus to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Zeus shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeus is looking to improve his position but Flores isn't that keen on the idea.
Flores is landing with some decent strikes but Zeus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Zeus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Flores's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zeus fails with a takedown attempt.
Zeus lands with a right hand.
Zeus pushes Flores up against the cage in a clinch.
Flores trying to land knees to the body.
Zeus tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Flores.
Flores breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flores moves into the clinch.
Zeus avoids the elbow strike from Flores, against the cage.
Flores throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeus blocks it with crossed arms.
Flores lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zeus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gabriel Flores has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Zeus.
Zeus wants a takedown.
Zeus is trying to drag Flores to the mat but Flores just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zeus wants a takedown.
Flores drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zeus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zeus tries to score a body lock takedown but Flores shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Flores as Zeus shoots in.
Flores uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zeus.
Zeus keeps the fight on the outside.
Gabriel Flores is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flores dodges the punch combination from Zeus.
Flores misses with a takedown attempt - Zeus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zeus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A left lands for Zeus.
Flores moves into the clinch.
Flores manages to break the clinch.
Zeus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zeus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Flores!
Zeus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zeus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Flores has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores is working to get back to half guard.
Zeus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Flores?
Flores is bucking up trying to escape but Zeus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zeus punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flores is in a horrible position here. Zeus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zeus wants to control the pace but Flores is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores is working to get back to half guard.
Zeus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zeus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zeus looking to control but Flores is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zeus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Flores is trying desperately to improve position.
Zeus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zeus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zeus is landing with some decent strikes but Flores is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Flores is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Flores can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zeus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Flores hang on?
Flores working to try and regain half guard.
Zeus looking to secure an arm triangle but Flores defends it well.
Zeus controlling the position easily from mount.
Flores is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zeus swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Black Zeus!
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