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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roronoa Zorro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roronoa Zorro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Ard's chin.
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196 lbs
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183 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roronoa Zorro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Ard!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ard looks to land a combination but Zorro avoids it well.
Zorro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
I wouldn't like to be where Ard is right now.
Zorro has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ard misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Ard.
Ard misses with a series of wild punches.
Ard misses with the combination.
Ard looks gassed!
Ard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zorro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zorro content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ard wants to stand back up but Zorro manages to pass into side control.
Zorro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ard keeps working.
Zorro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Check out the look on Zorro's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Zorro crashes against the mat.
Ard is trying to buck Zorro off.
Ard tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Zorro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zorro lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ard wants to control but Zorro is having none of it.
Zorro tries to control but Ard wriggling away.
Ard wants to hold on but Zorro pushes him away.
Ard tries to reverse the position but Zorro maintains control.
Zorro trying to control but Ard is having none of it.
Zorro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ard because Zorro loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zorro.
Ard flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Zorro throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zorro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poor strikes thrown by Zorro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Zorro throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zorro avoids the attempt from Ard to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zorro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zorro trying to control but Ard is having none of it.
Zorro punching from mount but Ard doing a good job of avoiding damage.
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.
Zorro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zorro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ard tries to hold on but Zorro pushes him away.
Ard flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zorro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ard wants to control but Zorro is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zorro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zorro looking to control but Ard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roronoa Zorro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ard misses with a few strikes there.
Zorro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zorro somewhat.
James Ard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zorro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ard but Ard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A combination from Ard does no damage.
Roronoa Zorro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ard misses with a double jab.
Ard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zorro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zorro missing with a left hand there. Ard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zorro dives in and grabs Ard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ard pushes down on Zorro's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roronoa Zorro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zorro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zorro gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ard misses with some punches.
Zorro can't get the takedown.
Zorro looking for a takedown.
Zorro has Ard pressed against the cage, preventing Ard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zorro wants a takedown but no success here.
Ard misses with some punches.
Zorro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zorro works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ard trying to control the position.
Zorro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zorro with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ard keeping moving, preventing Zorro from controlling successfully.
Ard working a defensive guard here.
Ard doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Zorro gets to his feet - Ard follows without any prompting.
Zorro drives through and clinches with Ard against the cage.
Ard gets underhooks to prevent Zorro's takedown attempt.
Ard being controlled against the cage.
Ard swings wildly with an uppercut but Zorro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ard swings wildly with an uppercut but Zorro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zorro has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ard regains guard immediately.
Zorro stands up over Ard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ard manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zorro.
Ard stuffs the takedown attempt from Zorro. Zorro gets slowly back to his feet.
Zorro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ard is fending him off so far but Zorro persists. Nope, Ard circles away and we're back to standing.
Ard misses with a two punch combination.
Zorro slips a jab and a cross from Ard.
Zorro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zorro showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zorro lands a nice short elbow.
Zorro uses his free foot to push down on Ard's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ard.
Zorro trying to control but Ard is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Ard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zorro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zorro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zorro throws some wild stikes that Ard manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roronoa Zorro dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Ard misses.
Ard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Ard does no damage.
Zorro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ard to the mat! Ard manages to get full guard.
Zorro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zorro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zorro stops Ard from standing up.
Zorro wants to pass the guard but Ard is keeping the position.
Ard wants to improve his position but instead Zorro has moved into half guard.
Ard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zorro is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zorro connects with a nice short shot to Ard's temple.
Zorro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ard keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zorro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zorro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ard as he jumps to the side.
James Ard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Ard does no damage.
Ard lands a jab-cross combination.
Ard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zorro.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zorro!
Zorro scores a takedown into full mount!
Zorro with the ground and pound from mount.
Zorro controlling from the full mount.
Zorro looking to finish Ard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ard?
Ard is squirming around, avoiding Zorro's attempts to control the action.
Zorro looking to finish with strikes here!
Ard tries to lock up and control but Zorro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ard throwing hammer fists to the chest of Zorro. What's that going to do exactly?
Zorro controlling the position easily from mount.
Zorro scoring with strikes but Ard is staying in there.
Zorro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zorro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ard hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorro with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Zorro blocks Ard's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Zorro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roronoa Zorro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zorro trying to control but Ard is having none of it.
Zorro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zorro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zorro avoids the attempt from Ard to control.
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.
Ard is squirming around, avoiding Zorro's attempts to control the action.
Ard flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Zorro controlling the position easily from mount.
Ard throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Zorro content just to control the position here.
Zorro looking to control but Ard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Roronoa Zorro just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James Ard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zorro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ard!
And that's the end of the fight!
Roronoa Zorro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zorro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roronoa Zorro!
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energy
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RATING
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