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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Caesar (ranked 2925 p4p, 16177 weight class) and Dmitri Zaitsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dmitri Zaitsev enters the cage!
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitri Zaitsev!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar misses the jab.
Caesar throws a hook to the side of Zaitsev's head but Zaitsev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zaitsev rushes Caesar and presses him up against the cage.
Caesar gets control of Zaitsev's arms and successfully pulls guard. Caesar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Caesar keeping moving, preventing Zaitsev from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caesar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Caesar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Caesar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Zaitsev puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Caesar is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zaitsev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zaitsev's back!
Zaitsev showing good submission defense here.
Zaitsev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Zaitsev defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Caesar biding his time, controlling Zaitsev.
Zaitsev looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Caesar is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Caesar is hanging on to Zaitsev's back as he tries to escape.
Zaitsev is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Zaitsev defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Caesar working for a choke but Zaitsev is defending well.
Zaitsev tries to escape but Caesar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Zaitsev defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Caesar is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caesar is hanging on to Zaitsev's back as he tries to escape.
Caesar is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Zaitsev has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Caesar is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Caesar is trying to stick to Zaitsev's back but Zaitsev is turning into Caesar. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Caesar's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Zaitsev.
Caesar keeping moving, preventing Zaitsev from controlling successfully.
Caesar is controlling Zaitsev's posture.
Zaitsev content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zaitsev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zaitsev stopping the sweep attempt from Caesar.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Caesar holds on and takes a little breather.
Zaitsev preventing the sweep.
Caesar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zaitsev has Caesar pulled in close to control his posture.
Caesar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaitsev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Black Caesar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zaitsev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caesar to score with a decent uppercut.
Caesar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zaitsev is trying to maintain the position but Caesar is very close to passing his half guard.
Caesar wants to take a breather but Zaitsev is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Caesar seems content to control.
Caesar uses his free foot to push down on Zaitsev's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zaitsev.
Zaitsev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Caesar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zaitsev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Zaitsev defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Caesar.
Caesar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaitsev can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Caesar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Caesar goes for an armbar but Zaitsev turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Zaitsev.
Caesar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Caesar being controlled here, momentarily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Caesar holds on and takes a little breather.
Zaitsev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev won't allow Caesar to sweep him here.
Caesar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zaitsev stopping the sweep attempt from Caesar.
Zaitsev postures up.
Zaitsev trying to control but Caesar is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Caesar haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Black Caesar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zaitsev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zaitsev stopping the sweep attempt from Caesar.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Caesar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Caesar stays in close to Zaitsev's body and controls the position.
Zaitsev pulls Caesar in close to prevent any damage.
Caesar 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.
Caesar trying to control but Zaitsev is working from the bottom.
Caesar wants to pass the guard but Zaitsev is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar won't allow Zaitsev to sweep him here.
Caesar pushing down on Zaitsev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zaitsev is trying to get back to full guard.
Caesar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Caesar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Caesar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zaitsev is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Black Caesar dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Zaitsev clinches up against the cage.
Zaitsev successfully pulls guard.
Caesar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaitsev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Caesar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Caesar wants to control from the top but Zaitsev keeps moving.
Caesar preventing the sweep.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Caesar here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar looking to pass the guard.
Caesar stands and throws Zaitsev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zaitsev is trying to control Caesar's posture but Caesar avoids it.
Caesar just content to control the position.
Zaitsev is looking to regain half guard here but Caesar keeps moving and retains side control.
Zaitsev keeps trying to improve his position.
Caesar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaitsev keeps working.
Dmitri Zaitsev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zaitsev wants to control but Caesar postures up.
Caesar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaitsev keeps working.
Caesar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Caesar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Caesar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev is trying to improve his position.
Black Caesar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caesar working away.
Zaitsev is trying to escape the position but Caesar is controlling the position.
Zaitsev is trying to improve his position.
Caesar controlling from side mount.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Caesar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Zaitsev to the ground. Caesar is now in Zaitsev's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zaitsev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Caesar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zaitsev can't do much from the bottom here.
Zaitsev is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caesar taking a breather here.
Zaitsev tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Black Caesar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caesar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Caesar!
Black Caesar gave a mention to Big Dog Gains 160Q $100 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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