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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Foster (ranked 24047 p4p, 3707 weight class) and Nikita Zutis (ranked 606 p4p, 382 weight class). Foster comes to the cage accompanied by Nuclear Power Trio - A Clear and Present Rager. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikita Zutis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zutis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Foster avoids it really well and circles away.
Zutis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Foster is fending him off so far but Zutis persists. Nope, Foster circles away and we're back to standing.
Foster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zutis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zutis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Foster is looking for a sweep.
Zutis wants to control but Foster is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zutis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Foster is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zutis off and has taken his back!
Foster trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zutis covering up well under a series of strikes from Foster.
Zutis is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Foster off. It looks like it's working - Foster slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Zutis displaying calm under pressure there.
Zutis misses with a takedown attempt - Foster sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Charles Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikita Zutis.
Zutis shoots in for a takedown but Foster shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Foster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Foster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zutis circles away quickly and effectively.
Foster takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zutis wants to take the fight to the mat but Foster manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zutis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Foster manages to break the clinch.
Zutis misses with a takedown attempt
and Foster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Foster.
Foster moves into range and clinches up with Zutis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster has clasped his hands together around Zutis's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Foster controls the position from side control.
Foster tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Foster landing a few strikes.
Zutis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster working the ground and pound but Zutis is defending the strikes.
Zutis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Zutis trying to control the pace.
Foster is trying to get back to full guard.
Foster might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Foster trying to get back to full guard but Zutis takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Zutis controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Foster dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Foster lands with a slapping head kick.
Zutis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foster changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zutis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zutis tries to keep at a distance but Foster has taken the fight into the clinch.
Foster could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zutis avoids the elbow strike from Foster, against the cage.
Zutis pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Foster no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Foster keeping moving, preventing Zutis from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zutis tries to stand but Foster is controlling from the bottom.
Foster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zutis on the ground.
Zutis is looking to work some ground and pound but Foster has wrist control.
Foster is trying to keep Zutis in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zutis passes Foster's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zutis stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Foster swats away the attempt to clinch by Zutis.
Zutis shoots in for a double leg but Foster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Foster swats away the attempt to clinch by Zutis.
Foster shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zutis is trying to defend but Foster finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zutis kicks Foster off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zutis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Foster is fending him off so far but Zutis persists. Nope, Foster circles away and we're back to standing.
Foster half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Foster as Zutis shoots in.
Foster seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Charles Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikita Zutis.
Foster swats away the attempt to clinch by Zutis.
Foster quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Foster.
Charles Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foster leaves Zutis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zutis. That's going to slow Foster down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zutis shoots in looking for a takedown. Foster tries to sprawl out of it but Zutis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Foster throws a big counter combination but Zutis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zutis is looking to clinch.
Zutis throws a nice looking combination but Foster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zutis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Foster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zutis somewhat.
Zutis is breathing heavily.
Zutis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Foster pinned against the cage. Foster gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nikita Zutis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decent striking displayed by Foster there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Foster dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Zutis enables Foster to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zutis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Foster tries to stand but Zutis is controlling from the bottom.
Foster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zutis keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
Zutis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zutis working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zutis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Foster manages to get himself to full guard.
Zutis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zutis defends it easily.
Zutis preventing the sweep.
Foster working for submissions but it's allowed Zutis to get to half guard.
Zutis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zutis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Foster moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zutis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zutis passes Foster's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zutis is trying to work for a kimura but Foster is defending well.
Foster is trying to stand back up but Zutis is controlling him
Foster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zutis can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zutis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Foster keeps working.
Foster wants to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Zutis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zutis is looking for a kimura here.
Foster tries to get to full guard but Zutis has control of the leg.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zutis. Foster does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zutis shoots for a double leg takedown but Foster sprawls well. He's pushed Zutis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Foster misses.
Zutis darts in looking for a takedown but Foster gets double underhooks and turns Zutis into the cage.
Zutis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Zutis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut there from Foster.
Foster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foster closes the distance and pushes Zutis back into the cage.
Foster tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zutis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Foster tries to pull guard but Zutis won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foster has clasped his hands together around Zutis's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Zutis explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nikita Zutis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charles Foster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zutis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Foster to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikita Zutis.
I think Foster has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Foster!
After winning the bout, Charles Foster thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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