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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haku Men (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amazing. Zak Simmons is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haku Men!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zak Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Men throws a quick inside leg kick.
Simmons stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Simmons looks to land a combination but Men avoids it well.
Men moves in looking to clinch but Simmons pushes him off.
Men tries to clinch up.
Men is looking to clinch.
Simmons moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Men closes the distance and clinches.
Men landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Simmons takes a knee to the side of the body.
Men lands a nice knee to the body.
Simmons looks gassed!
Men crunches a lovely knee into Simmons's ribcage.
Men putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simmons in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Men with a knee to the head.
It looks like Zak Simmons has been cut.
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Men utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Men working Simmons over with knees to the body.
Men connects with a knee to the head.
Men putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simmons in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Men working Simmons over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Men obliges.
Men landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Men unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Men unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Men lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Men obliges.
Men landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simmons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Men putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simmons in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Men.
Simmons avoiding damage as Men throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Men.
Men keeps control of Simmons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Men lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Men.
Simmons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Men is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Men tries to land knees in the clinch but Simmons avoids the damage to the body.
Simmons is trying to force a seperation but Men has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Men obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Men obliges.
Men missing with knees to the body.
Men putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simmons in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Men obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Men.
Men is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simmons is defending well for now.
Men lands a good knee to the midsection. Simmons won't want to take too many of those.
Simmons throws a head punch that misses.
Men is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simmons is defending well for now.
Men misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simmons.
A frustrated look appears on Simmons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simmons tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Men just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Men crunches a lovely knee into Simmons's ribcage.
Men lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Men.
Men is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Men scores with a knee to the head.
Simmons avoiding damage as Men throws knees to the body.
Simmons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simmons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Men lands a knee to the body.
Men keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Simmons's efforts to push away.
Men is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Men blocking some punches.
Men lands a good knee to the midsection. Simmons won't want to take too many of those.
Simmons tries to circle away but Men has him pinned against the ropes.
Men putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simmons in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Men putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simmons in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simmons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simmons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Men landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simmons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simmons lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Men has Simmons pressed against the ropes, preventing Simmons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Simmons takes a knee right on the jaw!
Men missing with knees to the body.
Men misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simmons.
Men has Simmons pressed against the ropes, preventing Simmons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Men utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Men missing with knees to the body.
Men tries to land knees in the clinch but Simmons avoids the damage to the body.
Men keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Simmons's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Men obliges.
A frustrated look appears on Simmons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Men obliges.
Men is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Men throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simmons blocks it with crossed arms.
Men landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simmons wants to break free but Men has control.
Simmons stalling in the clinch but Men improves position.
Simmons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Men landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Men working Simmons over with knees to the body.
Men has Simmons pressed against the ropes, preventing Simmons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Men putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simmons in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Men misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simmons.
Men putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simmons in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Men scores a nice knee to the body.
Men connects with a knee to the head.
Simmons tries to pull guard but Men won't allow it.
Simmons wants a takedown.
Haku Men has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zak Simmons.
Men connects with a nasty looking knee right to Simmons's face.
Simmons is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haku Men dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zak Simmons's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Men closes the distance and pushes Simmons back into the ropes.
Men working Simmons over with knees to the body.
Simmons takes a knee to the side of the body.
Simmons trying to stall but Men improves his position.
Men unloads a knee to the mid-section. Simmons lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Men.
Men landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Men.
Men landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Men.
Men tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Men lands a knee to the head.
Men trying to land knees to the body.
Simmons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Men landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Men.
Men tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Simmons scores with a shot to the side of Men's head.
Men landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simmons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Men looking to throw knees to the head but Simmons is blocking nicely.
Men prevents a body shot from Simmons.
Simmons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simmons throws a punch but it's blocked by Men.
Men is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Simmons tries to throw a body punch but Men avoids it by throwing Simmons back against the cage.
Men connects with a nasty looking knee right to Simmons's face.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Simmons takes a knee right on the jaw!
Men throws a knee to the head but misses.
Simmons is trying to break free.
Simmons tries to stall but Men uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Men scores with a knee to the head.
Men lands a knee to the head.
Men is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Simmons stalling in the clinch but Men improves position.
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simmons is trying to break the clinch but Men is controlling him.
Men is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simmons can do to turn this around?
A knee to the head by Men.
Men trying to land knees to the body.
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haku Men has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Men landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Men tries a knee to the head but Simmons blocks it.
Men prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Men.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Men obliges.
Simmons managing to block the knees to the body from Men.
Simmons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Men on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Men with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Simmons misses with some punches.
Men working Simmons over with knees to the body.
Simmons avoiding damage as Men throws knees to the body.
Simmons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Men working Simmons over with knees to the body.
Men misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simmons.
Simmons is looking to break free of the clinch but Men has double underhooks.
Men landing knees to the body.
Men lands a good knee to the midsection. Simmons won't want to take too many of those.
Simmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simmons wants to break free but Men has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Men scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Men obliges.
Simmons tries to break free but Men pushes him back against the ropes.
Men scores a nice knee to the body.
Men lands a knee to the head.
Men crunches a lovely knee into Simmons's ribcage.
Simmons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simmons looking to stall.
Men is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Men landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simmons wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Men.
Men lands a good knee to the midsection. Simmons won't want to take too many of those.
Men lands a nice knee to the body.
Men misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simmons.
A frustrated look appears on Simmons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Men has Simmons pressed against the ropes, preventing Simmons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Men obliges.
Men putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simmons in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A knee to the head by Men.
Men tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Men misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simmons.
Men connects with a knee to the head.
Men throws a knee to the head but misses.
Men tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Simmons takes a knee right on the jaw!
Simmons managing to block the knees to the body from Men.
Simmons is trying to break free.
Simmons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Men utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Men landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simmons is trying to break the clinch but Men has him pressed against the ropes.
Simmons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simmons takes a knee to the side of the body.
Simmons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Men crunches a lovely knee into Simmons's ribcage.
Men lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haku Men dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zak Simmons's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Men tries to clinch up but Simmons circles away and keeps his distance.
Men moves into range and clinches up with Simmons.
Men unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Men obliges.
Knees to the body from Men.
Simmons misses with a punch to the body.
Men connects with a knee to the head.
Simmons swings wildly with an uppercut but Men uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Men.
Men lands a nice knee to the body.
Men lands a good knee to the midsection. Simmons won't want to take too many of those.
Men throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.
Men with a knee to the head.
Simmons wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Men putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simmons in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simmons avoiding damage as Men throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Men obliges.
Simmons working hard to break the clinch.
Men landing knees to the head.
Simmons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Men has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Men lands a good knee to the midsection. Simmons won't want to take too many of those.
Men lands a nice knee to the body.
Men unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Men crunches a lovely knee into Simmons's ribcage.
Simmons trying to control the position but instead, Men has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simmons into the ropes.
Men utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simmons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simmons stalling in the clinch but Men improves position.
Men working Simmons over with knees to the body.
Men utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Men crunches a lovely knee into Simmons's ribcage.
Men is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Men scores a nice knee to the body.
Men tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Simmons tries a body shot but Men blocks it.
Simmons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Men with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Simmons tries to circle away but Men has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two 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.
Men putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simmons in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Men landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simmons misses with the head strike.
Men crunches a lovely knee into Simmons's ribcage.
Men looking to throw knees to the head but Simmons is blocking nicely.
Men missing with knees to the body.
Simmons managing to block the knees to the body from Men.
Simmons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Men using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Men working Simmons over with knees to the body.
Simmons managing to block the knees to the body from Men.
Simmons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Men is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Men landing knees to the head.
Men missing with knees to the body.
Men tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Simmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simmons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Men crunches a lovely knee into Simmons's ribcage.
Simmons wants to break free but Men has control.
Men putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simmons in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Men obliges.
Simmons managing to block the knees to the body from Men.
Men utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Men.
Simmons misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Men.
Simmons takes a knee to the side of the body.
Men putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simmons in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Men unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Men putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Simmons in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Men unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Men misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simmons.
Men landing knees to the head.
Men scores with a knee to the head.
Men landing knees to the body.
Men trying to land knees to the body.
Men throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simmons blocks it with crossed arms.
Simmons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Men with a knee to the head.
Simmons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haku Men is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Simmons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simmons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simmons is looking to control Men's arms but Men gets an underhook and turns him. Now Simmons has his back to the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Simmons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simmons takes a knee right on the jaw!
Men scores with a knee to the head.
Simmons takes a knee to the side of the body.
Men scores with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simmons has had enough of the clinch but Men keeps him there for the moment.
Men has Simmons pressed against the ropes, preventing Simmons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zak Simmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simmons misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haku Men showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Men 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haku Men!
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RATING
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