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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Kikuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kikuchi has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be a great matchup!
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronaldo Kikuchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Zero!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kikuchi connects with a nice looking jab.
Zero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kikuchi throws a head kick but Zero moves out of range.
Zero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kikuchi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zero controls the pace.
Zero wants to control from the top but Kikuchi keeps moving.
Zero is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kikuchi is breathing heavily.
Zero stands and throws Kikuchi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zero working the head and body with strikes.
Zero stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Zero moves into the clinch.
Kikuchi wants to stall.
Zero has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kikuchi uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kikuchi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kikuchi postures up.
Kikuchi looking to sit in guard and control but Zero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kikuchi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zero.
Zero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zero's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kikuchi keeping moving, preventing Zero from controlling successfully.
Zero makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero thows a big elbow that misses.
Zero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kikuchi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zero passes into half guard.
Zero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zero landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zero scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zero controlling the pace.
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.
Zero's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Zero slips a nice elbow through Kikuchi's hands, connecting with Kikuchi's forehead.
Zero is looking to take a break and control but Kikuchi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zero seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zero decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Zero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zero decides to pull guard.
Zero pushes Kikuchi off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Zero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Kikuchi's cut.
That's time! Kikuchi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zero shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kikuchi wants to get back to his feet.
Zero looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kikuchi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zero with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kikuchi is defending against the submission attempts here by Zero.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kikuchi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zero decides to stand and escape the position.
Zero shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zero lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Zero is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Let's hope that Zero has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikuchi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zero.
Zero sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Zero wants to take a breather but Kikuchi is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ken Zero.
Zero closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zero lands in his opponent's guard.
Zero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kikuchi keeping moving, preventing Zero from controlling successfully.
Zero's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zero's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zero slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zero postures up and lands a big shot to Kikuchi's brow.
Zero trying to control but Kikuchi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Zero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Kikuchi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zero shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kikuchi is trying to defend but Zero finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zero lands with a punch from half guard.
Zero throwing shots but Kikuchi is blocking nicely.
Kikuchi is not content to let Zero control the position.
Zero throwing shots but Kikuchi is blocking nicely.
Zero slips a nice elbow through Kikuchi's hands, connecting with Kikuchi's forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zero controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ken Zero.
Zero shoots in for a takedown but Kikuchi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ronaldo Kikuchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kikuchi avoids it really well and circles away.
Zero shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zero was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kikuchi is bucking up trying to escape but Zero cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero with the ground and pound from mount.
Zero lands a nice shot to the head.
Zero avoids the attempt from Kikuchi to control.
Zero scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zero with good strikes from the mount here!
Zero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikuchi tries to hold on but Zero pushes him away.
Zero lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zero landing punches.
Zero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Zero connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zero working the ground and pound effectively.
Zero lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zero landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero lands a nice shot to the head.
Zero looking for a guillotine from mount but Kikuchi is having none of it.
Ronaldo Kikuchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kikuchi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kikuchi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Zero performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Zero looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kikuchi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Zero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zero 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Zero!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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