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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jakov Pavlek (ranked 316 p4p, 422 weight class) and Jian Zhao (ranked 53 p4p, 68 weight class). Pavlek's entrance music is Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. A fine choice. Zhao has chosen Dirty Harry (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix) - Gorillaz as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jian Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhao throws a body punch but Pavlek moves out of range.
Pavlek blocks the body kick.
Zhao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pavlek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice uppercut there from Pavlek.
Donk. Pavlek catches Zhao right on the button with a cross.
Zhao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavlek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pavlek throws a good cross that connects.
Zhao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zhao throws a shot from downtown. Pavlek moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pavlek, as that shot connected.
Zhao needs to keep his hands up - Pavlek had a free shot at his head there.
Pavlek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pavlek throws a right hand that misses
and Pavlek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pavlek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pavlek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zhao on the side of the head.
Pavlek tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zhao counters with an inside leg kick.
Pavlek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pavlek lands a jab.
Pavlek misses with a hook. Zhao ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Pavlek as he checks the leg kick.
Pavlek lands with a nice body punch.
Zhao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pavlek is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zhao throws a body punch but Pavlek moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Pavlek, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhao moves out of range of the strikes.
Pavlek lands with a nice combination. Zhao backs away looking to recover.
Pavlek lands a head shot.
Zhao lands with an uppercut that bounces Pavlek off the cage and back into range.
Zhao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zhao sizes up Pavlek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhao with a nice cross.
Pavlek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zhao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pavlek moves out of range as Zhao strikes.
Zhao ducks under a wild hook from Pavlek.
Pavlek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pavlek lands a jab to Zhao's midsection.
Pavlek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zhao counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek scores with a nice body kick.
Zhao blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Pavlek. That snapped Zhao's head back.
Pavlek wants to clinch.
Pavlek misses with a body shot.
Zhao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pavlek.
Zhao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pavlek misses the shot to the body.
Pavlek closes the distance and clinches.
Pavlek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pavlek's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Zhao avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Zhao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavlek misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zhao fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao working aggressively here.
Zhao blocks a body shot from Pavlek.
Pavlek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek manages to break the clinch.
Pavlek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zhao.
Pavlek misses with an uppercut.
Zhao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pavlek looks to land a right hand but Zhao moved out of range.
Zhao throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Zhao.
Zhao misses with a hook.
A big right from Pavlek misses.
Zhao misses with a body kick.
Pavlek throws a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a body punch but Zhao moves out of range.
Pavlek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhao.
Pavlek slips a jab from Zhao.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pavlek.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhao throws a leg kick but Pavlek moved away.
Zhao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pavlek momentarily.
Zhao walks into a stiff left hand from Pavlek.
Zhao takes a swing at Pavlek's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pavlek misses the target.
Pavlek scores with a push kick.
Zhao misses with a looping right.
Zhao misses with a looping left.
Pavlek misses with an uppercut. Zhao saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pavlek tries to work over Zhao's front leg with a kick but Zhao checks it.
Pavlek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavlek throws a head kick that half lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakov Pavlek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pavlek misses with an uppercut.
Zhao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pavlek.
Zhao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlek moves away.
Pavlek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhao can do to turn this around?
Pavlek connects with a leg kick.
Pavlek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhao moves away.
Zhao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pavlek misses with a hook.
Zhao misses with a low kick.
Pavlek seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Zhao throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pavlek to counter with a crisp jab.
Zhao circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Pavlek.
Zhao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zhao in his tracks.
Zhao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhao avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Zhao misses.
A leg kick checked by Pavlek.
Nice cross by Zhao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek misses with a low kick.
Zhao tries to land a front kick but Pavlek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zhao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zhao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pavlek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zhao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body kick from Pavlek.
Pavlek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Zhao misses its intended target.
Zhao misses with a lunging right hand
and Pavlek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jakov Pavlek is winning the standup battle so far.
Pavlek throws a low kick but Zhao avoids it.
A nice side step and Zhao releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zhao checks a leg kick.
Zhao misses with a looping right.
Jakov Pavlek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhao scores with a nice body kick.
Pavlek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pavlek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zhao scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhao throws a right and a left that Pavlek avoids nicely.
Pavlek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao misses with a straight left.
Pavlek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zhao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zhao scores with a jab. Pavlek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zhao throws a hook but Pavlek avoids it easily.
Pavlek moves out of range as Zhao throws a body kick.
Pavlek darts in and clinches Zhao up against the cage.
Pavlek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavlek throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
Pavlek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zhao backwards.
Zhao swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Zhao - that landed with a thud.
Pavlek works on Zhao's body with a couple of short punches.
Zhao can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Zhao.
Pavlek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zhao misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pavlek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pavlek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlek misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlek manages to break the clinch.
Zhao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zhao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhao.
Zhao lands a body shot.
Pavlek misses with a body kick.
Zhao tries to move into range but Pavlek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pavlek takes a swing at Zhao's ribcage but misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zhao!
Zhao tries a head kick but it misses.
Pavlek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pavlek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek throws a leg kick which misses Zhao's front leg but catches the back leg as Zhao tries to avoid it.
Zhao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pavlek's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pavlek.
Pavlek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zhao.
Pavlek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pavlek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zhao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zhao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zhao throws a big shot that misses.
Pavlek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zhao just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhao throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhao loads up on a big right hand but Pavlek slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zhao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pavlek.
Zhao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pavlek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jakov Pavlek will probably get the nod.
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!
Zhao throws a hook but Pavlek avoids it easily.
Jian Zhao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhao misses with a straight right.
Pavlek scores with a head kick.
Zhao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pavlek. Pavlek obviously looking to wear him down.
Zhao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pavlek.
Zhao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pavlek.
Pavlek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Zhao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Pavlek.
Zhao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pavlek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zhao.
Zhao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pavlek misses with a low kick as Zhao jumps back.
Zhao throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pavlek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pavlek was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhao.
Zhao moves away from the strike by Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with an uppercut
letting Zhao counter with a right hand.
Pavlek misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pavlek lands a slapping body shot.
Zhao slips a straight right by Pavlek.
Pavlek backing away here, and Zhao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zhao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pavlek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zhao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pavlek just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhao moves out of range as Pavlek strikes.
Pavlek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Pavlek.
Zhao misses with a low kick.
Pavlek throws a right hand that misses
and Zhao counters with a nice uppercut.
Pavlek scores with a kick to the body.
Zhao just misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek looks to land a right hand but Zhao moved out of range.
Pavlek throws a chopping leg kick but Zhao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zhao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pavlek circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pavlek throws a sloppy head kick and Zhao moves out of range easily.
Pavlek misses with a looping right.
Zhao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zhao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zhao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Zhao misses.
Pavlek has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pavlek there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pavlek has Zhao up against the cage in a clinch.
Zhao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhao.
A short right from Pavlek on the inside.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jakov Pavlek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from Zhao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zhao.
Zhao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pavlek.
Pavlek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zhao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zhao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pavlek is able to avoid easily.
Pavlek cracks Zhao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pavlek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pavlek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zhao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pavlek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zhao missing with a left hand there. Pavlek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pavlek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zhao digs a good body shot into Pavlek's ribs.
Pavlek throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick from Zhao, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhao throws a body punch but Pavlek moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao looks to land a left hand but Pavlek moved out of range nicely.
Pavlek scores with a leg kick.
Zhao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pavlek throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhao.
Zhao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pavlek scores with a three punch combo!
Zhao throws a jab when Pavlek was well out of range.
Pavlek scores with a shot to the body.
Zhao tries to land a front kick but Pavlek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zhao misses the shot to the body.
Pavlek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jakov Pavlek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pavlek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlek throws a low kick, looking for Zhao's leg but Zhao calmly moves out of range.
Zhao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavlek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zhao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlek moves away.
Pavlek throws a sloppy body shot
and Pavlek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakov Pavlek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pavlek 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakov Pavlek!
A relieved looking Jakov Pavlek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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