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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mao zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Lashley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, mao zedong!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
zedong throws a sloppy head kick and Lashley moves out of range easily.
zedong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown but zedong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lashley is trying hard to land a takedown here. zedong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
zedong tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - zedong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lashley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
zedong clinches with his opponent.
zedong tries to pull guard but Lashley holds him up against the cage and eventually zedong drops back down to his feet.
zedong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lashley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lashley is working for takedown but zedong is calmly controlling the position for now.
zedong tries to pull guard but Lashley holds him up against the cage and eventually zedong drops back down to his feet.
zedong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lashley up against the cage.
Lashley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. zedong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
zedong shoots for a double leg takedown but Lashley sprawls well. He's pushed zedong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lashley looks to clinch
and zedong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
zedong shoots in for a takedown but Lashley shows good takedown defense.
zedong dives in and grabs Lashley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lashley pushes down on zedong's head and hops out.
zedong looks gassed!
zedong throws a head kick that misses.
Lashley has his takedown stuffed
and zedong decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lashley's guard.
Lashley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
zedong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
zedong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
zedong wants to stand but Lashley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lashley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lashley being controlled here, momentarily.
Lashley keeping moving, preventing zedong from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
zedong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lashley counters with a two punch combo.
zedong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
zedong throws a head kick but Lashley moves out of range.
zedong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lashley!
Lashley reaches up to try and control the position but zedong seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Lashley rolls and tries to escape and now zedong has his back!
zedong is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lashley defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Lashley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
zedong trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lashley doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
zedong scores with strikes from the back.
zedong has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lashley has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
What can Lashley do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lashley controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mao zedong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
zedong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lashley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lashley misses with a hook.
Lashley clinches.
Lashley is trying to trip zedong. He has hold of a leg but zedong is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lashley persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
zedong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lashley.
Lashley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lashley trying to control the position from guard on top but zedong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
zedong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lashley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lashley gets to his feet. zedong looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
zedong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lashley is staying active underneath zedong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
zedong might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lashley kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
mao zedong has got the better of the ground game so far.
zedong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lashley is in trouble now - zedong has advanced to mount!
zedong moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lashley has worked his arm free - good work by Lashley!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lashley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
zedong stands up and we're back to a striking position.
zedong tries to clinch there but Lashley circles away.
zedong throws a head kick but Lashley moves out of range.
zedong lands with a kick to the ribs.
zedong is looking to clinch but Lashley is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley fails with the takedown
and zedong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
zedong wants to get up but he can't break Lashley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
zedong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
zedong looking to sit in guard and control but Lashley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
zedong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lashley is one step ahead there.
Lashley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as zedong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
zedong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
zedong is adopting a defensive guard.
Lashley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
zedong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lashley manages to get himself to full guard.
Lashley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mao zedong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
zedong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
zedong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lashley tries to break the clinch but zedong is controlling the position.
Lashley pulls guard successfully.
zedong wants to control from the top but Lashley keeps moving.
zedong distracts Lashley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lashley looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
zedong preventing the sweep.
zedong passes easily into side control. Nice work.
zedong creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
zedong stands up and beckons Lashley to his feet.
zedong lands a jab to the nose.
zedong tries to clinch up.
Bobby Lashley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
zedong tries to clinch there but Lashley circles away.
zedong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
zedong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
zedong frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
zedong jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lashley is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lashley and zedong has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley wants to get back to his feet but zedong drags him back down.
zedong takes a little break here. Lashley wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
zedong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no zedong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lashley tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley working to try and regain half guard.
zedong wants to control the pace but Lashley is squirming around nicely.
Lashley is trying desperately to improve position.
zedong scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lashley?
mao zedong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lashley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
zedong with a couple of short strikes.
zedong cracks Lashley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
zedong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
zedong looking to secure an arm triangle but Lashley defends it well.
Lashley can't escape the position.
Bobby Lashley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lashley throwing hammer fists to the chest of zedong. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
mao zedong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got zedong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mao zedong!
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hype
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RATING
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