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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Smith (ranked 644 p4p, 88 weight class) and Xun Zemin (ranked 550 p4p, 78 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Xun Zemin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xun Zemin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith slips under a jab.
Zemin misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Zemin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zemin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith moves out of range as Zemin strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zemin. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zemin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zemin throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
As Zemin looks to move away, Smith throws a big counter combo but Zemin just gets out of the way.
Zemin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zemin cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Chad Smith has been cut.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Zemin moved out of range nicely.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zemin. Zemin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Zemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Zemin scores with a shoulder strike.
Zemin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith blocking some punches.
Zemin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith prevents a body shot from Zemin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Zemin. Zemin maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zemin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zemin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith looks to land a left hand but Zemin moved out of range nicely.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zemin counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Zemin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Zemin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zemin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Zemin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zemin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zemin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zemin throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with a combination
and Zemin counters with a straight right hand.
Zemin lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith feints a jab promting Zemin to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zemin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zemin staying out of range there.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith throws a hook but Zemin avoids it easily.
Zemin scores with a nice head shot.
Zemin just misses with a punch to the body.
Zemin missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zemin doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Zemin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zemin dodges the punch combination from Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Zemin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zemin misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Zemin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith with a jab.
Smith jabs Zemin right on the nose. Zemin blinks but takes it well.
Zemin throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Zemin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zemin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Zemin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Zemin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xun Zemin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chad Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A swing and a miss from Zemin.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zemin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zemin misses the body punch
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Zemin 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.
Zemin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Zemin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zemin.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Zemin throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Zemin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Zemin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zemin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zemin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zemin tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Xun Zemin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zemin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Smith tries to work over Zemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith keeps control of Zemin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zemin misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a body shot but Zemin blocks it.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zemin's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zemin takes an elbow to the temple.
Zemin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zemin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zemin blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Zemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith prevents a body shot from Zemin.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zemin pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Zemin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Zemin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith looking to stall.
Zemin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zemin.
Zemin is working Smith over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zemin lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Zemin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Zemin lands a nice shot to the body.
Zemin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Zemin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zemin.
Zemin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Zemin.
Zemin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xun Zemin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chad Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smith misses with a hook. Zemin ducked under it nicely.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zemin.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Smith throws a hook but Zemin blocks it.
It seemed like Zemin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zemin looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Zemin.
Zemin scores with a jab to the head.
Zemin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zemin.
Zemin throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Zemin walks into a jab.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zemin's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Zemin cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zemin looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zemin misses with a hook.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zemins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zemin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zemin lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zemin.
Zemin scores with a jab to the head.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zemin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smith with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but Zemin moves out of range.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zemin digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zemin slips under a jab.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zemin.
Xun Zemin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zemin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chad Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zemin moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A short uppercut from Zemin.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zemin working aggressively here.
Zemin misses with some punches.
Zemin blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zemin.
Zemin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Zemin lands an uppercut.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Zemin controls his hands.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Xun Zemin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith taking a breather.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Zemin.
Smith blocks a body shot from Zemin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocking some punches.
Zemin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Zemin digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Smith working aggressively here.
Zemin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zemin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Zemin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zemin takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Xun Zemin has been cut.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zemin lands with a light punch inside.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Zemin.
Zemin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xun Zemin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zemin 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xun Zemin!
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