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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Li Zheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Invandra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zheng comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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245 lbs
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239 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Zheng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Invandra!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Invandra avoids the head kick by Zheng.
Invandra looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Invandra avoids the head kick by Zheng.
Invandra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Invandra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Invandra controlling the pace for now.
Zheng could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zheng is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Invandra tries to control but Zheng wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zheng wants to get back to his feet.
Zheng bucks up and throws Invandra to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Zheng shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Invandra napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Invandra tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Invandra is looking for a sweep.
Invandra throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Zheng slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Invandra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Invandra tries to reverse the position but Zheng maintains control.
Zheng controlling his opponent.
Zheng blocks Invandra's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Zheng controlling from the full mount.
Zheng blocks Invandra's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Invandra throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Invandra can't escape the position.
Invandra is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zheng takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Invandra swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Invandra is working to get back to half guard.
Invandra throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Invandra swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Invandra gets back to half guard.
Invandra is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Invandra throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Zheng blocks Invandra's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Li Zheng will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zheng fails with the takedown
and Invandra counters with a shoot takedown. Zheng fights it but they end up in guard.
Zheng wants to stand but Invandra is controlling the position.
Zheng keeping moving, preventing Invandra from controlling successfully.
Zheng wants to stand up but Invandra is controlling him.
Zheng manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Invandra is looking to clinch but Zheng is avoiding it.
Zheng with a lazy takedown attempt
and Invandra counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Invandra.
Invandra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Invandra won't allow Zheng to get back to his feet.
Invandra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zheng swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zheng is looking to stand up but Invandra isn't so interested in that idea.
Zheng manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Invandra misses with a takedown
and Zheng counters with a takedown into side control.
Zheng controls the position.
Zheng avoids the strikes from the bottom by Invandra.
Invandra wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Zheng happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Invandra strikes from the bottom but Zheng takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Invandra swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Invandra throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Invandra is looking to get to half guard.
Invandra throwing hammer fists to the chest of Zheng. What's that going to do exactly?
Invandra flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Invandra throwing hammer fists to the chest of Zheng. What's that going to do exactly?
Zheng tries to control but Invandra wriggling away.
Invandra flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Zheng trying to control but Invandra is having none of it.
Invandra is desperately trying to improve his position but Zheng has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zheng trying to control but Invandra is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Invandra throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Zheng blocks Invandra's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Zheng controlling the position easily from mount.
Invandra can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Invandra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Zheng's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zheng with a poor takedown
and Invandra counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Invandra.
Invandra won't allow Zheng to get back to his feet.
Invandra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zheng manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Invandra drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zheng is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Joe Invandra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zheng bucks up and tries to throw Invandra off but instead Invandra has got his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zheng looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Zheng is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Zheng misses with a takedown attempt
and Invandra moves into the clinch.
Invandra trying to land knees to the body.
Zheng is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Invandra is keeping busy.
Zheng can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Zheng stalling against the cage.
Zheng taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zheng.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Li Zheng.
Zheng dives in and grabs Invandra's left leg, looking for a takedown. Invandra pushes down on Zheng's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Li Zheng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Invandra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Invandra misses with a takedown
and Zheng counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Zheng closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Invandra did well to prevent Zheng getting side control.
Zheng moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Invandra.
Invandra being controlled for a moment.
Invandra is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Invandra misses with a strike from the bottom.
Zheng slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Invandra.
Invandra swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Invandra swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Zheng controlling from mount.
Invandra is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Invandra swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Zheng controlling from mount.
Invandra throwing hammer fists to the chest of Zheng. What's that going to do exactly?
Invandra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Invandra flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Invandra.
I think Invandra 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joe Invandra!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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