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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between tubby potbelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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300 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, tubby potbelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
potbelly drives through and clinches with Zeus against the cage.
Zeus tightens his grip and picks potbelly up, before dumping him to the ground. potbelly manages to land in guard.
potbelly looking for a sweep. Not yet potbelly, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
potbelly wants to control the position but Zeus says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
potbelly trying to hold on to Zeus's head to control him but Zeus postures up.
Zeus is working for a submission of some sort.
Zeus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed potbelly's head.
potbelly is trying to stand.
potbelly has hold of Zeus's hands but Zeus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zeus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zeus drops an elbow to the side of potbelly's head.
potbelly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zeus.
Zeus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like Zeus is going to stand back up.
Zeus passes to full mount!
Zeus misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
potbelly is looking to get to half guard.
Zeus working for a submission but potbelly is keeping him at bay.
Zeus looking for a guillotine from mount but potbelly is having none of it.
Zeus looks gassed!
potbelly is trying desperately to improve position.
Zeus unloading with bombs!
potbelly holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zeus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
potbelly is working to get back to half guard.
potbelly is working hard here to advance position.
Zeus goes for an armbar but he's not got it… potbelly turns into him and now he's in Zeus's guard.
potbelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zeus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Zeus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. potbelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zeus keeping moving, preventing potbelly from controlling successfully.
Zeus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zeus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
potbelly landing some decent shots from guard.
potbelly won't allow Zeus to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
potbelly trying to control but Zeus is working from the bottom.
Zeus being controlled here, momentarily.
potbelly won't allow Zeus to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
potbelly shoots for a double leg takedown but Zeus sprawls well. He's pushed potbelly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
potbelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeus circles away.
potbelly wants to clinch up but Zeus keeps it at a distance.
potbelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zeus.
potbelly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
potbelly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zeus as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tubby potbelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Zeus both land. Nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - potbelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zeus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zeus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
tubby potbelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeus circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
potbelly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
potbelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
potbelly shoots in and drives through. Zeus sprawls well.
potbelly wants to clinch.
potbelly fails with a takedown attempt.
potbelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zeus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zeus tries to bum rush potbelly with a series of wild strikes but potbelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Excellent takedown into side control there by potbelly.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
potbelly passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Zeus!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zeus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zeus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zeus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on potbelly, up you get!
Zeus stuffs the takedown attempt from potbelly. potbelly gets slowly back to his feet.
potbelly is looking to clinch.
potbelly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
potbelly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zeus but Zeus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zeus connects with the punch.
potbelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
potbelly gets a clinch.
Zeus is pressed up against the cage. potbelly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zeus down to the mat. Zeus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
potbelly tries for a takedown but Zeus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
potbelly shoots in but no luck this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
potbelly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zeus's waist but Zeus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing potbelly off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Zeus or perhaps it was just good defense by potbelly which made him look bad.
potbelly has his takedown stuffed
and Zeus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeus just misses with a punch to the body.
Zeus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
potbelly fails with the takedown
and Zeus counters with a left and a right that stings potbelly.
potbelly looks to clinch
and Zeus counters with a left and a right that stings potbelly.
potbelly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zeus moves into the clinch.
Zeus drops down looking for an ankle pick but potbelly pulls his leg out and moves away.
potbelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Zeus.
potbelly shoots in and bounces Zeus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
potbelly trying to control but Zeus is working from the bottom.
potbelly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
potbelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeus throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
potbelly trying to control but Zeus is working from the bottom.
Zeus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zeus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. potbelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
potbelly looks to clinch
and Zeus counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zeus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! potbelly is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zeus, into his guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
potbelly pushes down on Zeus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
potbelly looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zeus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zeus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zeus trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
potbelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
potbelly slips nicely into half guard.
Zeus tries to roll over but potbelly keeps him under control.
Zeus works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zeus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. potbelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zeus is looking to stand up but potbelly isn't so interested in that idea.
Zeus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
potbelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zeus working for a triangle but potbelly defends it easily.
potbelly stopping the sweep attempt from Zeus.
Zeus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zeus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
potbelly regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Zeus dominated that round.
That's time! potbelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zeus stuffs the takedown.
Zeus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
potbelly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zeus lands a jab to the nose.
potbelly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zeus lands a nice shot that snaps potbelly's head back.
potbelly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tubby potbelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
potbelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zeus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
potbelly looks for a takedown but Zeus sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
potbelly misses with a takedown
and Zeus counters with a right hand to the body.
potbelly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zeus counters with a takedown into side control.
Black Zeus has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
potbelly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zeus.
potbelly manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zeus's best efforts.
potbelly wants to control but Zeus is keeping busy.
Zeus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed potbelly's head.
potbelly gets back to full guard.
potbelly wants to sweep here but Zeus controlling him for the moment.
potbelly trying to control the position here.
potbelly working a defensive guard here.
Zeus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on potbelly, up you get!
potbelly tries for a takedown but Zeus circles away easily
and Zeus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black Zeus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
potbelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zeus's sensitive parts.
potbelly closes the distance and clinches up with Zeus, looking for a takedown. potbelly pushes Zeus against the cage but Zeus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
potbelly wants to clinch.
potbelly tries for a takedown but Zeus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zeus connects with a jab.
potbelly looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
potbelly chips away with some ground and pound.
potbelly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
potbelly drops back looking for a leg! Zeus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zeus manages to kick potbelly off! potbelly jumps back into Zeus's guard.
Zeus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
potbelly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zeus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zeus is landing with some decent strikes but potbelly is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zeus is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but potbelly is surviving well by controlling Zeus's body position as best he can.
potbelly gets back to half guard.
Zeus is working for a submission of some sort.
Zeus wants to pass the guard but potbelly is defending well.
Zeus is thwarting potbelly's attempts to control the position.
Zeus is trying to work for a kimura but potbelly is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus works his way into side control.
potbelly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zeus.
Zeus trying to control the position but potbelly is working away.
Zeus lands an elbow.
potbelly is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zeus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zeus decides to return to a standing position.
potbelly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and potbelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeus bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops potbelly! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
potbelly is rocked!
potbelly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zeus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oh potbelly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
potbelly is trying to keep Zeus in close.
potbelly seems to have got his legs back now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zeus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. potbelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
potbelly has his foot on Zeus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zeus works his way back into a safe position though.
Zeus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
potbelly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zeus is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
potbelly with a couple of short strikes.
potbelly get's back to his feet.
potbelly tries for a takedown but Zeus circles away easily
and Zeus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zeus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
potbelly closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - potbelly lands in his opponent's guard.
potbelly won't allow Zeus to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
potbelly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
potbelly staying calm.
potbelly trying to control the position but Zeus is working away.
potbelly tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Zeus is looking to work his way out of this bad position but potbelly is controlling him well.
Zeus tries to buck potbelly off but potbelly is having none of it.
potbelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zeus keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
potbelly closes the distance but Zeus moves to the side
and Zeus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
potbelly lands a front kick.
Zeus rushes potbelly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zeus has clasped his hands together around potbelly's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Zeus has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Zeus scores with a punch to the head.
Zeus misses with a looping right.
potbelly fails with a takedown attempt.
potbelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zeus throws out the jab.
Zeus swinging wilding here.
Zeus scores with the left hand. potbelly knows he should have avoided that one.
No luck for potbelly with that takedown attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a lovely combination from Zeus sends potbelly down but not out. Zeus dives into side control looking to finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
potbelly regains half guard.
potbelly trying to control from the bottom.
potbelly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like Zeus is going to stand back up.
potbelly slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zeus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zeus throwing strikes from guard but potbelly blocks nicely.
potbelly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zeus manages to get himself to full guard.
potbelly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zeus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
potbelly is holding on to half guard well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
potbelly regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zeus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zeus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
potbelly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
potbelly looking to control.
Zeus drops back, looking for a kneebar! potbelly looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. potbelly looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from potbelly!
Zeus is looking to regain half guard here but potbelly keeps moving and retains side control.
potbelly moves into full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zeus sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Zeus flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Zeus 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!
Zeus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zeus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. potbelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zeus stands and throws potbelly's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zeus stands up.
potbelly misses with a takedown
and Zeus counters with a nice uppercut.
Zeus scores with a jab to the body.
potbelly shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zeus's guard.
Zeus keeping moving, preventing potbelly from controlling successfully.
Zeus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zeus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zeus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as potbelly controls the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
potbelly has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Zeus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. potbelly manages to get himself to full guard.
potbelly is working an open guard so Zeus takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
potbelly tries to clinch
and Zeus counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Zeus as he checks the leg kick.
potbelly tries for a takedown but Zeus circles away easily
and Zeus counters with a huge left! potbelly is in big trouble! He's backing up but Zeus isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save potbelly from any more damage. A dominating finish by Zeus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Zeus!
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