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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Unang Zemin (ranked 2498 p4p, 6211 weight class) and Max Rose (ranked 141 p4p, 270 weight class). Zemin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 부모님 은혜. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 cm 20 135 3 - 3 - 0 |
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176 cm 20 145 0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Excellent boxer Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt Great elbows Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Rose! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Rose on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zemin darts in and clinches Rose up against the cage. Zemin avoiding damage as Rose throws knees to the body.
Rose told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight. Zemin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rose has had enough of the clinch but Zemin keeps him there for the moment. Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it. Zemin has Rose pushed against the cage. Zemin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zemin lands a shoulder strike. Zemin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rose up against the cage. The referee calls for Zemin to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zemin blocks an elbow strike from Rose.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zemin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rose misses with a knee to the head. Zemin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Zemin controlling the action here for a moment.
Zemin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Zemin throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Zemin shoots in but Rose avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zemin takes the fight into the clinch. Rose is trying to force a seperation but Zemin has the dominant position. A short right from Zemin on the inside. A shot in the inside from Rose. Zemin has Rose pressed against the cage, preventing Rose from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Zemin blocks with his arms.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zemin blocks it with crossed arms. A knee to the head by Rose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zemin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Zemin scores with a nice short uppercut. Zemin gets through Rose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Zemin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Zemin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zemin has been working on his balance at Gold Samurai's Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Rose. Zemin blocks an elbow strike. Rose misses with a knee to the head. Rose tries a body shot but Zemin blocks it.
Rose prevents a body shot from Zemin. A short body shot lands from Zemin as the two fighters clinch.
Zemin lands an uppercut. Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zemin avoiding damage as Rose throws knees to the body.
Zemin keeps control of Rose as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zemin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zemin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rose blocks an uppercut.
Zemin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rose creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Rose is looking to control Zemin's arms but Zemin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rose has his back to the cage. Rose tries a knee to the head but Zemin blocks it.
Zemin scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Rose just leaning against Zemin, taking a breather. Rose misses with an elbow strike.
Zemin digs a right hand underneath Rose's ribcage. Rose let out a lung full of air as it connected. A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land. Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Unang Zemin will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! Zemin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Rose misses with a straight left. Zemin is looking to counter punch. Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Zemin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose. Zemin clinches with his opponent.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zemin is keeping busy. Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zemin blocks it with crossed arms. A shot in the inside from Zemin. Rose is trying to break the clinch but Zemin has him pressed against the cage. A short right from Zemin. Rose throws a head punch that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zemin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Zemin stalling.
Rose looking to slow down the pace here. Rose blocks a body shot from Zemin. Rose takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zemin struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Zemin working some nice short punches in the clinch. Rose throws an elbow but it misses.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.
Rose presses Zemin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Rose displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zemin up against the cage. Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Zemin gets through Rose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Rose breaks from the clinch.
Rose moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Zemin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Zemin closes the distance and clinches. Rose controlling the action here for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zemin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rose missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Zemin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rose tries to work over Zemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zemin controlling the action here for a moment.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zemin avoids it. Zemin scores with a nice hook to the head. Zemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards. Zemin avoids a wild elbow strike from Rose. Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Zemin.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zemin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Zemin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zemin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Rose tries to stall but Zemin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zemin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zemin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside. Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zemin.
Rose looking to slow down the pace here. Rose misses with a hook from the clinch. Unang Zemin has scored more points in the clinch so far. Rose is trying to maintain a safe position but Zemin gets an underhook and turns Rose into the cage. Zemin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rose up against the cage. Rose letting Zemin take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zemin lands a left hand.
Zemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards. Zemin breaks the clinch.
Rose swings and misses with a shot to the body letting Zemin counter with a right hand. Zemin instigates a clinch. A shot in the inside from Zemin. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Zemin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Zemin has Rose pushed against the cage. Zemin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zemin lands a hook that snaps the head of Rose backwards. Stalling in the clinch from Zemin.
Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zemin's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Unang Zemin dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round! Zemin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away. Rose wants to counter the offense by Zemin and move into the clinch position. A swing and a miss from Zemin. Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rose tries to clinch but Zemin is having none of it. Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Zemin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rose misses with a straight right. Zemin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose. Rose gets tackled into the cage by Zemin. Zemin maintains the clinch. Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rose pushes off an throws an elbow but Zemin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. A knee to the head by Rose.
Good body shot from Zemin.
Rose throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zemin blocks it with crossed arms. Zemin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rose is trying to break the clinch but Zemin is controlling him. Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zemin is defending well for now. A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land. Zemin breaks the clinch.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Zemin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Rose looks to throw the jab but Zemin is out of range. Nice uppercut there from Rose. Zemin moves into the clinch. Zemin stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Rose. Zemin lands with a right to the head. A right handed body shot lands from Rose.
Rose looking to slow down the pace here. Rose taking a breather. Zemin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rose wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zemin has him pressed against the cage. Rose misses with a knee strike.
Rose taking a breather. Zemin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zemin.
Zemin stalls. Rose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Zemin stalls. Rose tries to work over Zemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Rose wants to get back to striking at distance but Zemin won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. A head punch blocked on the inside by Zemin.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zemin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Rose is looking to break free of the clinch but Zemin has double underhooks. Zemin misses with a punch to the body.
Zemin lands a shot to the body. Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rose missing with knees to the body.
Zemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards. Zemin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short right from Zemin on the inside. Zemin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Zemin clinches up with Rose and pushes him back against the cage. Zemin lands an uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Zemin. Zemin lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zemin avoids it. Rose misses with a knee strike.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Zemin blocks with his arms.
Zemin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Rose pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Rose comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin. Zemin is leaning against Rose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Rose missing with knees to the body.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Zemin lands a right hand. Rose misses with a knee to the head. Rose utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Zemin controls his hands.
Zemin pressing his opponent against the cage. Max Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Unang Zemin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Zemin gets through Rose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Unang Zemin showed his dominance in that final round. Well Zemin 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Anni Minnemki scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unang Zemin! Unang Zemin is the new bantamweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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