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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Cucumber (ranked 767 p4p, 1945 weight class) and Tan Zan (ranked 116 p4p, 250 weight class). Cucumber comes into the arena with Scooter - Nessaja blaring out of the sound system. The Cucumber is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Cucumber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tan Zan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cucumber has Zan up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cucumber fails to land.
Cucumber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cucumber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zan defends it nicely.
Zan scores with a punch to the head.
Cucumber drops his hands momentarily and Zan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zan digs a good body shot into Cucumber's ribs.
Cucumber drives through and clinches with Zan against the cage.
Zan presses Cucumber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zan struggles to land a body shot inside as Cucumber controls his hands.
Zan avoiding damage as Cucumber throws knees to the body.
Zan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Zan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zan misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cucumber takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Cucumber.
Cucumber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zan's elbow.
Zan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cucumber.
I was talking to Cucumber's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cucumber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zan slips a straight right by Cucumber.
Zan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cucumber was well out of range. Poor timing from Zan.
Cucumber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Decent striking displayed by Cucumber there.
Zan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cucumber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cucumber rushes Zan and presses him up against the cage.
Zan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cucumber or not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cucumber - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zan lands a hook that snaps the head of Cucumber backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zan tries a body shot but Cucumber blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cucumber tries a body shot but Zan blocks it.
Cucumber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zan lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cucumber.
Zan working aggressively here.
Cucumber just leaning against Zan, taking a breather.
Cucumber blocking some punches.
Cucumber will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zan up against the cage.
Zan throws a head punch that misses.
Zan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cucumber backwards.
Cucumber blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Zan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zan.
Cucumber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cucumber shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Cucumber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cucumber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cucumber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cucumber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cucumber was well out of range. Poor timing from Zan.
Cucumber darts in and clinches Zan up against the cage.
Zan lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Zan.
Zan tries a body shot but Cucumber blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Cucumber.
Zan has a couple of punches blocked by Cucumber.
Cucumber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Cucumber breaks from the clinch.
Cucumber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cucumber misses with a straight left.
Zan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan misses with an uppercut
and Cucumber counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cucumber scores with a body shot.
Cucumber tries to close the distance and clinch but Zan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cucumber.
Zan throws a shot from downtown. Cucumber moves away and avoids it.
Cucumber with a nice cross.
Cucumber moves into range and clinches up with Zan.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Zan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zan tries to throw a body punch but Cucumber avoids it by throwing Zan back against the cage.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cucumber's elbow.
Zan lands a body punch.
Cucumber tries to pull guard but Zan won't allow it.
Cucumber working aggressively here.
Cucumber blocking some punches.
Zan working aggressively here.
Zan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zan pushes Cucumber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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 The Cucumber will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cucumber has closed the distance and engaged Zan in a clinch.
Zan struggles to land a body shot inside as Cucumber controls his hands.
Cucumber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Cucumber.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Zan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Zan.
Cucumber scores with a shoulder strike.
Zan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cucumber or not.
A hook to the body from Zan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cucumber.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cucumber's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Zan on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cucumber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cucumber tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zan checks a low kick from Cucumber.
A countering left hand to the body from Zan misses.
Cucumber slips a straight right by Zan.
Zan misses with a left hand
and Cucumber counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cucumber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Cucumber scores with a four punch combination!
Cucumber is looking to clinch.
Cucumber misses with a right hand
and Zan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cucumber takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cucumber throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slow jab from Zan misses its intended target.
Cucumber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zan.
Cucumber is looking to counter punch.
Zan misses with an uppercut.
Cucumber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zan pushes Cucumber up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cucumber.
Cucumber is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zan throws a head punch that misses.
Cucumber lands with a left to the head.
Zan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cucumber uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Cucumber.
Zan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Zan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cucumber looking to stall.
A short right from Cucumber on the inside.
Cucumber lands a right hand.
Cucumber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Cucumber blocking some punches.
Zan digs a right hand into Cucumber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cucumber's gas tank.
Zan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cucumber scores with a shoulder strike.
Cucumber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cucumber connects with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Zan as the two fighters clinch.
Cucumber trying to stall but Zan improves his position.
Cucumber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber prevents a body shot from Zan.
Zan struggles to land a body shot inside as Cucumber controls his hands.
Cucumber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Cucumber misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zan.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Cucumber.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cucumber.
Cucumber stalling in the clinch but Zan improves position.
Zan misses with some punches.
Tan Zan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cucumber blocking some punches.
Zan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cucumber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cucumber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cucumber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cucumber misses with a hook
and Zan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber tries to clinch but Zan is having none of it.
Zan scores with a body shot.
Zan throws a hook but Cucumber blocks it.
Good leg kick by Cucumber.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cucumber throws a low kick but Zan avoids it.
Cucumber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cucumber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zan lands a head shot.
Cucumber slips under a jab from Zan.
Cucumber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zan takes a swing at Cucumber's ribcage but misses.
Cucumber pushes Zan up against the cage in a clinch.
Cucumber lands a nice shot to the body.
Zan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cucumber is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tan Zan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cucumber lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cucumber moves into the clinch successfully.
Zan scores with a shoulder strike.
Cucumber blocks a body shot from Zan.
Cucumber blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cucumber blocking some punches.
Cucumber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cucumber looking to slow down the pace here.
Cucumber tries to stall but Zan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cucumber blocks a body shot from Zan.
Cucumber stalling in the clinch but Zan improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by The Cucumber.
Cucumber misses with a looping right.
Zan cracks Cucumber with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zan misses with a straight right.
Cucumber is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cucumber misses with a lunging right hand
and Zan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cucumber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zan.
Cucumber takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cucumber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cucumber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zan's head backwards.
Cucumber misses with a wild combination.
Zan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Cucumber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cucumber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Cucumber was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zan.
Cucumber moves out of range as Zan strikes.
Tan Zan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cucumber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cucumber tries a knee to the head but Zan blocks it.
Zan cracks Cucumber with a nice body shot.
Zan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cucumber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cucumber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zan lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cucumber is trying to stall.
Cucumber throws a punch but it's blocked by Zan.
Cucumber blocks an uppercut.
Zan blocking some punches.
Cucumber is trying to drag Zan to the mat but Zan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cucumber content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cucumber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cucumber misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zan as Cucumber tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Zan.
Zan lands an uppercut.
Cucumber is rocked!
Zan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cucumber wants to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zan gets through Cucumber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Cucumber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cucumber blocks an uppercut.
Zan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cucumber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cucumber blocks an uppercut.
Zan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cucumber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cucumber seems to have got his legs back now.
Cucumber stalling in the clinch.
Zan blocking some punches.
Zan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zan.
Zan can't find room to land a body shot as Cucumber controls the action.
Zan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cucumber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Cucumber prevents a body shot from Zan.
Zan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zan can't find room to land a body shot as Cucumber controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Zan fails to land.
Cucumber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cucumber will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zan up against the cage.
Zan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cucumber backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Cucumber.
Cucumber lands an elbow that stopped Zan in his tracks for a moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cucumber prevents a body shot from Zan.
Cucumber lands a left hand.
Zan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Cucumber lands an elbow that stopped Zan in his tracks for a moment.
Cucumber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zan fails to land.
Cucumber blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tan Zan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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