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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xin Zhao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fort Mentor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xin Zhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fort Mentor!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhao is looking to clinch but Mentor is avoiding it.
Zhao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mentor throws a head kick but Zhao moves out of range.
Zhao pushes Mentor up against the cage in a clinch.
Mentor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zhao has him pressed against the cage.
Zhao breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Mentor.
Zhao dodges the punch combination from Mentor.
Zhao clinches.
Mentor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zhao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zhao blocks a head kick by Mentor.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from Mentor misses.
Mentor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mentor gets tackled into the cage by Zhao. Zhao maintains the clinch.
Zhao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mentor tries to keep at a distance but Zhao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mentor wants to break free but Zhao has control.
Zhao misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mentor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zhao tries to clinch but Mentor is having none of it.
Mentor slips a jab and a cross from Zhao.
Mentor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zhao.
Zhao drives through and clinches with Mentor against the cage.
Zhao manages to break the clinch.
Zhao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mentor misses with a double jab.
Mentor lands with a kick to the temple. Zhao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Xin Zhao has been cut.
Mentor looks gassed!
Zhao clinches with his opponent.
Zhao tries to land a knee to the head but Mentor blocks with his arms.
Zhao prevents Mentor from breaking the clinch.
Mentor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zhao looking to throw knees to the head but Mentor is blocking nicely.
Zhao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zhao.
Zhao tries to land knees in the clinch but Mentor avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zhao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zhao lands an elbow that stopped Mentor in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Fort Mentor has been cut.
Zhao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mentor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mentor's face.
Mentor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zhao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mentor blocks the elbow strike.
Zhao lands an elbow inside.
Mentor dodges an elbow strike from Zhao.
Zhao misses with a knee strike.
Zhao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zhao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mentor blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mentor blocks the elbow strike.
Zhao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zhao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mentor throws a right and a left that Zhao avoids nicely.
Zhao instigates a clinch.
Zhao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zhao breaks the clinch.
Mentor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mentor wants it to stay on the feet.
Zhao moves into the clinch.
Zhao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mentor blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zhao obliges.
Mentor takes an elbow to the temple.
Zhao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fort Mentor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao tries to clinch but Mentor is having none of it.
Mentor checks a low kick from Zhao.
Zhao tries to clinch up but Mentor circles away and keeps his distance.
Mentor tries a head kick but it misses.
Zhao pushes Mentor up against the cage in a clinch.
Zhao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zhao scores a nice knee to the body.
Mentor avoids the elbow strike from Zhao, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Zhao.
Zhao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mentor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zhao closes the distance and pushes Mentor back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mentor blocks it with crossed arms.
Zhao tries a knee to the head but Mentor blocks it.
Zhao lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xin Zhao dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Zhao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zhao fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Xin Zhao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mentor misses with a wild combination.
Mentor misses with a head kick.
Mentor misses with the combination.
Zhao moves in looking to clinch but Mentor pushes him off.
Zhao clinches.
Zhao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mentor's efforts to push away.
Zhao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zhao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mentor has had enough of the clinch but Zhao keeps him there for the moment.
Mentor is breathing heavily.
Zhao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mentor blocks it with crossed arms.
Zhao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fort Mentor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zhao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mentor.
Mentor blocks an elbow strike from Zhao.
Zhao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mentor's efforts to push away.
Zhao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mentor misses with the combination.
Mentor keeps the fight on the outside.
Zhao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mentor defends it nicely.
Mentor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zhao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mentor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zhao has managed to clinch.
Zhao lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zhao working hard to break the clinch.
Zhao pushes off an throws an elbow but Mentor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zhao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mentor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zhao tries to clinch up but Mentor circles away and keeps his distance.
Mentor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mentor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zhao.
Mentor slips a jab and a cross from Zhao.
Zhao clinches.
Zhao manages to break the clinch.
Mentor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mentor gets tackled into the cage by Zhao. Zhao maintains the clinch.
Mentor blocks an elbow strike.
Zhao looking to throw knees to the head but Mentor is blocking nicely.
Zhao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao tries to bum rush Mentor with a series of wild strikes but Mentor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mentor misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Mentor.
Zhao has closed the distance and engaged Mentor in a clinch.
Zhao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zhao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zhao pushes Mentor up against the cage in a clinch.
Zhao breaks the clinch.
Zhao blocks a head kick by Mentor.
Zhao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zhao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mentor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zhao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mentor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zhao pushes off an throws an elbow but Mentor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zhao pushes off an throws an elbow but Mentor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mentor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhao rushes Mentor and presses him up against the cage.
Zhao misses with a knee to the head.
Zhao breaks the clinch.
Mentor looks to land a body kick but Zhao moved away.
Zhao clinches with his opponent.
Zhao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zhao rushes Mentor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zhao lands an elbow just above Mentor 's eye.
A knee to the head by Zhao.
Mentor wants to get back to striking at distance but Zhao won't allow it.
Zhao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zhao moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xin Zhao dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
A head kick misses from Mentor.
Sloppy strikes from Mentor. Those never looked like landing.
Mentor looks for the body kick but Zhao saw that one coming.
Zhao clinches up with Mentor and pushes him back against the cage.
Zhao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zhao scores a nice knee to the body.
Zhao lands a nice elbow.
Zhao scores a nice knee to the body.
Mentor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zhao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zhao just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mentor's brow.
Zhao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zhao breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mentor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhao closes the distance and clinches up with Mentor, looking for a takedown. Zhao pushes Mentor against the cage but Mentor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao forces Mentor back against the cage and clinches.
Zhao has Mentor pressed against the cage, preventing Mentor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zhao lands a nice elbow.
Zhao crunches a lovely knee into Mentor's ribcage.
Mentor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mentor avoids a wild elbow strike from Zhao.
Zhao has Mentor pressed against the cage, preventing Mentor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mentor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhao lands a good knee to the midsection. Mentor won't want to take too many of those.
Zhao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zhao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zhao gets a clinch.
Zhao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao lands an elbow just above Mentor 's eye.
Zhao breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Mentor.
Mentor looks to land a right hand but Zhao moved out of range.
Zhao keeps Mentor at a distance using the push kick.
Mentor gets tackled into the cage by Zhao. Zhao maintains the clinch.
Zhao lands an elbow inside that Mentor shrugs off.
Zhao lands an elbow just above Mentor 's eye.
Zhao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zhao just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mentor's brow.
Mentor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zhao throws an elbow but misses.
Zhao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zhao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mentor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zhao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zhao.
Zhao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mentor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mentor duly obliges.
Zhao pushes Mentor up against the cage in a clinch.
Zhao lands a knee to the body.
Zhao misses with a knee to the head.
Zhao tries a knee to the head but Mentor blocks it.
Mentor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zhao has him pressed against the cage.
Zhao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mentor wants to get back to striking at distance but Zhao won't allow it.
Zhao pushes off an throws an elbow but Mentor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mentor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao darts in and clinches Mentor up against the cage.
Zhao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mentor blocks it with crossed arms.
Mentor tries to circle away but Zhao has him pinned against the cage.
Mentor is trying to push Zhao away but Zhao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zhao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zhao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mentor's efforts to push away.
Zhao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mentor's efforts to push away.
Zhao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mentor is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zhao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fort Mentor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xin Zhao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zhao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xin Zhao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zhao, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xin Zhao!
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