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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Zwirn (ranked 1882 p4p, 1538 weight class) and Jacques Chaize (ranked 233 p4p, 196 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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174 cm 29 162 9 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm 30 160 14 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Great elbows Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederick Zwirn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Chaize! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A slow jab from Zwirn misses its intended target. Chaize appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Zwirn tries to clinch up. Chaize looks like he wants to counter punch here. Zwirn tries to clinch but Chaize moves out of range. Chaize throws the left hand but Zwirn avoids the punch easily. Zwirn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Chaize misses. Zwirn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Chaize throws out a counter right but Zwirn avoids it with no problem. Chaize finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chaize throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Zwirn misses with a looping left. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chaize! But no joy. Chaize scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Zwirn avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jab from Zwirn. A swing and a miss from Zwirn. Chaize misses with a hook. Zwirn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chaize to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zwirn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Chaize keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Chaize. Chaize appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Zwirn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Zwirn jabs Chaize right on the nose. Chaize blinks but takes it well. Zwirn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Zwirn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zwirn is looking to counter punch. Nice defenses there by Chaize. Chaize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zwirn is looking to counter punch. Chaize throws a hook to the side of Zwirn's head but Zwirn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Chaize pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A little feinted left hand from Zwirn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Chaize scores with a decent looking hook. Zwirn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chaize. Zwirn's corner calls for a 1-2. Zwirn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Zwirn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chaize finds it's way round the side to connect with Zwirn's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Zwirn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaize.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A punch lands to the side of Chaize 's head but he takes it in his stride. Chaize missing with a left hand there. Zwirn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Zwirn throws a hook but Chaize blocks it. A lazy left from Zwirn finds it's target. Zwirn misses with an uppercut. Chaize saw that one coming. Chaize slips a jab from Zwirn. Chaize doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Zwirn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chaize counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Zwirn has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zwirn. Zwirn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. A short body shot lands from Chaize as the two fighters clinch.
Chaize goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chaize's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Chaize jabbing away but nothing is landing. Chaize keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zwirn. Chaize takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chaize slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Chaize looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Zwirn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Zwirn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zwirn lands with a cross. Zwirn throws a right hand that misses
and Chaize counters with a left to the body. Zwirn throws a jab when Chaize was well out of range. Chaize moves out of range as Zwirn strikes. The fighters circling - Zwirn throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Chaize throws a right and a left that Zwirn avoids nicely. Zwirn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chaize throws out the jab. Zwirn throws a hook but Chaize blocks it. The crowd cheers as Zwirn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chaize doesn't seem phased though. Zwirn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nice uppercut there from Zwirn. Chaize keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zwirn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaize sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zwirn moves out of range of the strikes. Chaize takes a shot right to the bread basket. Chaize takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Zwirn defending well as Chaize loads up on a big left hand. Zwirn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaize.
Zwirn throws a right hand that misses
and Chaize counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Chaize wants to land a leg kick but Zwirn is out of range. Chaize keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zwirn. Zwirn tries to clinch up but Chaize circles away and keeps his distance. Chaize keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zwirn misses with a hook. Chaize ducked under it nicely. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chaize moves out of range as Zwirn strikes. Zwirn sizes up Chaize with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Zwirn moves to clinch but Chaize breaks away and Chaize counters with a lovely straight right hand! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederick Zwirn dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Zwirn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Zwirn misses with an uppercut. Chaize saw that one coming. Zwirn thuds his right hand into Chaize's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Jacques Chaize is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A slow jab from Zwirn misses its intended target. Zwirn has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chaize. Chaize tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zwirn's elbow. Zwirn stalling.
Zwirn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chaize can do to turn this around? Stalling in the clinch from Zwirn.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Zwirn for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. Chaize tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Zwirn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chaize misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chaize tries to work over Zwirn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Chaize dodges an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Chaize dodges an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Chaize avoids a wild elbow strike from Zwirn. Chaize working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Chaize takes an elbow to the forehead. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Chaize trying to stall but Zwirn improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chaize avoids a wild elbow strike from Zwirn. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zwirn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chaize's brow. Zwirn is trying to maintain a safe position but Chaize gets an underhook and turns Zwirn into the cage. Zwirn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Chaize dodges an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Chaize breaks the clinch.
Zwirn throws a looping overhand right but Chaize ducks down to avoid it. Zwirn tries to clinch up. Zwirn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Zwirn with a body punch. A glancing blow. Chaize feints a jab promting Zwirn to slip. Chaize then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zwirn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Zwirn moves in looking to clinch but Chaize pushes him off. Zwirn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chaize takes a body punch but keeps moving. Frederick Zwirn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zwirn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A looping hook to the body misses from Zwirn. Chaize does a little dance to reset his feet. A slow jab from Zwirn misses its intended target. Zwirn throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Zwirn fails in his attempt to clinch. Zwirn lands an overhand right. Zwirn takes the fight into the clinch. Nice elbow from Zwirn. Both guys are working to get underhooks. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zwirn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chaize's brow. Chaize blocks the elbow strike.
Zwirn misses with an elbow over the top. Chaize blocks a body shot from Zwirn. Zwirn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chaize is keeping busy. Chaize digs a right hand underneath Zwirn's ribcage. Zwirn let out a lung full of air as it connected. Chaize lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chaize blocks a body shot from Zwirn. A shot in the inside from Chaize. Zwirn tries to throw a body punch but Chaize avoids it by throwing Zwirn back against the cage. Chaize cracks Zwirn with a nice body shot. Chaize lands with a right to the head. Chaize lands a nice uppercut. Zwirn lands a body punch in the clinch. Chaize taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zwirn pushes off an throws an elbow but Chaize leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Zwirn. A short right hand to the side of the head by Chaize. Zwirn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Zwirn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Zwirn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Chaize as the two fighters clinch.
Zwirn prevents a body shot from Chaize. Zwirn looks to throw an elbow but misses. With the fighters up against the cage, Zwirn throws an elbow but misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Chaize missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chaize avoids the elbow strike from Zwirn, against the cage.
Chaize doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chaize blocks an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Zwirn is looking to control Chaize's arms but Chaize gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zwirn has his back to the cage. Zwirn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Chaize dodges an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Chaize scores with a shoulder strike. Zwirn lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jacques Chaize has been cut. Zwirn prevents a body shot from Chaize. Chaize wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chaize lands with a short head shot on the inside. Chaize lands a body shot. Zwirn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Zwirn can't find room to land a body shot as Chaize controls the action.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chaize breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chaize. Chaize gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederick Zwirn dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Jacques Chaize's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round! A looping hook to the body misses from Chaize. Zwirn does a little dance to reset his feet. Chaize bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Zwirn misses with a straight left. Chaize swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Zwirn lands with a nice body punch. Zwirn throws a poor cross that misses
and Chaize counters with a three punch combo that has Zwirn backing up. Zwirn nods at Chaize to acknowledge the strikes. Zwirn cracks Chaize with an open hand slap. Zwirn pushes Chaize up against the cage in a clinch. Chaize blocks an elbow strike. Zwirn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zwirn pushes off an throws an elbow but Chaize leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Chaize leaning his opponent against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chaize manages to break the clinch.
Zwirn misses with an uppercut. Chaize saw that one coming. Zwirn misses with an uppercut. Chaize saw that one coming. Chaize swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chaize takes a swing at Zwirn's ribcage but misses. Zwirn throws an overhand right that lands on Chaize's shoulder, as Chaize tries to avoid the shot. Chaize is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zwirn with a body shot. Zwirn 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.
Chaize throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Chaize looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Chaize just misses with a punch to the body.
Zwirn tries to close the distance and clinch but Chaize swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Chaize throws a series of punches but Zwirn avoids them all with ease. Zwirn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chaize slips under a jab. Chaize scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. The fight stays on the outside here - Zwirn looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nice cross by Zwirn. Frederick Zwirn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zwirn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chaize misses with the combination.
Chaize circles away from the clinch attempt and Chaize counters with a stiff right hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zwirn throws a hook but Chaize avoids it easily. Chaize appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Zwirn throws a jab when Chaize was well out of range. Chaize takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chaize ducks under a wild hook from Zwirn. Chaize looks like he wants to counter punch here. Chaize throws out a loose jab but Zwirn uses good head movement to avoid it. Chaize has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Nice straight punches there by Zwirn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zwirn. Zwirn wants to clinch up but Chaize keeps it at a distance. Chaize tries to keep at a distance but Zwirn has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zwirn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chaize can't find room to land a body shot as Zwirn controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Chaize.
Zwirn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacques Chaize has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Zwirn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Chaize blocks an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Chaize taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chaize misses with a body punch.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chaize is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Chaize misses with a short punch on the inside. Chaize misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zwirn lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short right from Chaize on the inside. Chaize works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chaize looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Zwirn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
Zwirn blocking some punches.
Chaize swings wildly with an uppercut but Zwirn uses good head movement to avoid it. Chaize tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zwirn. Zwirn lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A battle for position here, against the cage. Chaize wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chaize blocks a body shot from Zwirn. Zwirn lands a nice elbow. A short left from Chaize.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frederick Zwirn. Well Zwirn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27 Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederick Zwirn! During a confident post fight interview, Frederick Zwirn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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