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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dogen Zenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gildas Nkunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gildas Nkunda is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dogen Zenji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gildas Nkunda!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nkunda throws a head kick that misses.
Nkunda swinging wilding here.
Zenji avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nkunda catches Zenji with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nkunda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nkunda throws a nice head kick!
Nkunda throws a front kick that sends Zenji stumbling back into the cage.
Zenji moves into the clinch.
Zenji blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nkunda leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zenji tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nkunda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zenji stalling in the clinch.
Zenji breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Nkunda does no damage.
Zenji misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nkunda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zenji backs up against the cage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nkunda tries to break the clinch but Zenji is controlling the position.
Nkunda scores with a shot to the side of Zenji's head.
Nkunda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zenji jumps into guard, dragging Nkunda to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zenji preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenji is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zenji is breathing heavily.
Zenji managing to control the position.
Nkunda won't allow Zenji to sweep him here.
Nkunda throws a big right hand that misses.
Nkunda throws a big right hand that misses.
Zenji looking for a sweep. Not yet Zenji, not yet.
Zenji utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nkunda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A combination from Zenji does no damage.
Zenji closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nkunda circles away.
Nkunda goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nkunda moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zenji is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nkunda.
Zenji will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dogen Zenji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zenji feints and as Nkunda raises his hands in defense, Zenji changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nkunda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zenji. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zenji wants to control from the top but Nkunda keeps moving.
Zenji lands a couple of digs.
Zenji won't allow Nkunda to sweep him here.
Zenji throwing strikes from guard but Nkunda blocks nicely.
Zenji gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Zenji scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nkunda tries to bum rush Zenji with a series of wild strikes but Zenji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zenji shoots in for a double leg but Nkunda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nkunda crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zenji - the referee stops the clock and Nkunda gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zenji. Nkunda manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zenji shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nkunda pinned against the cage. Nkunda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nkunda scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkunda sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Zenji to the ground! Nkunda dives into full mount looking to finish!
Zenji is rocked!
It looks like Dogen Zenji has been cut.
Nkunda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Zenji is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nkunda punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nkunda working Zenji over with strikes here.
Nkunda sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nkunda lands a big shot there that rocks Zenji but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zenji seems to have got his legs back now.
Nkunda looking to finish with strikes here!
Zenji avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nkunda.
Nkunda lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zenji is in a horrible position here. Nkunda smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nkunda is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zenji can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nkunda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nkunda with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkunda trying to control but Zenji is having none of it.
Nkunda putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nkunda with the ground and pound from mount.
Nkunda landing strikes from the mount.
Nkunda sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nkunda misses with a head shot.
Zenji blocking the ground and pound.
Zenji tries to hold on but Nkunda postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Nkunda there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Zenji gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gildas Nkunda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dogen Zenji's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nkunda tries to bum rush Zenji with a series of wild strikes but Zenji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nkunda has his takedown stuffed
and Zenji counters with a shoot takedown. Nkunda fights it but they end up in guard.
Zenji lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zenji passes into half guard.
Nkunda trying to control from the bottom.
Zenji stands up from half guard.
Zenji has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nkunda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zenji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nkunda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zenji shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nkunda as he avoids it easily.
Nkunda misses with a double jab
and Zenji finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nkunda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zenji counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Nkunda tries to bum rush Zenji with a series of wild strikes but Zenji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nkunda looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nkunda is looking to work some ground and pound but Zenji has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkunda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zenji preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zenji wants to get back to his feet but Nkunda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nkunda works over Zenji with some ground and pound from guard.
Nkunda distracts Zenji with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nkunda prevents Zenji from getting back to his feet.
Zenji throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Zenji looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nkunda is one step ahead there.
Nkunda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zenji looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zenji preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zenji looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nkunda is in close to Zenji's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nkunda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nkunda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dogen Zenji overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zenji wants to stand and escape but Nkunda is having none of it.
Nkunda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zenji works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nkunda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nkunda wants to control from the top but Zenji keeps moving.
Nkunda looking to sit in guard and control but Zenji gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zenji gets to his feet. Nkunda looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nkunda misses with a two punch combination.
Zenji lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zenji instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Zenji to work.
Zenji escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dogen Zenji is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Zenji.
Zenji throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nkunda's waist but Nkunda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zenji off to one side.
Zenji shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dogen Zenji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nkunda bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nkunda throws a nice head kick!
Nkunda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nkunda lands a head kick. Zenji smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nkunda misses with a series of wild punches.
Nkunda looks to land a combination but Zenji avoids it well.
Gildas Nkunda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nkunda connects with a solid leg kick.
Nkunda throws a left that rocks Zenji and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Nkunda dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Zenji regain composure!
An elbow from Nkunda crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenji gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Zenji keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nkunda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zenji wants to control but Nkunda is keeping busy.
Nkunda thows a huge punch but Zenji dodges it nicely.
Nkunda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zenji is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zenji shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nkunda but Nkunda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nkunda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zenji shoots in for a takedown but Nkunda shows good takedown defense.
Nkunda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zenji counters with a single leg into guard. Nkunda didn't expect that.
Zenji pushes down on Nkunda's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dogen Zenji dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dogen Zenji's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Nkunda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zenji takes the fight into the clinch.
Zenji content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zenji breaks the clinch.
Zenji slips a jab and a cross from Nkunda.
Zenji avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nkunda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zenji dodges the punch combination from Nkunda.
A big left from Zenji misses.
Nkunda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zenji fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Nkunda.
Nkunda misses with a double jab.
Zenji tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nkunda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zenji shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nkunda pinned against the cage. Nkunda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zenji fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dogen Zenji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nkunda misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenji shoots for a takedown but Nkunda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gildas Nkunda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zenji clinches up against the cage.
Nkunda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zenji's elbow.
Zenji jumps into guard, dragging Nkunda to the mat.
Zenji has his feet on Nkunda's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Zenji closes the distance and clinches.
Zenji manages to pull guard.
Zenji wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zenji has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nkunda off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Zenji scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nkunda is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zenji off and has taken his back!
Nkunda struggling to land strikes to the head as Zenji covers up.
Nkunda not allowing Zenji to control his hands.
Zenji manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nkunda's guard. Nice work there by Zenji.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zenji wants to stand but Nkunda is controlling his posture from full guard.
Zenji drops back looking for a leg! Nkunda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nkunda manages to kick Zenji off! Zenji jumps back into Nkunda's guard.
Nkunda wants to stand but Zenji is controlling the position.
Zenji stopping the sweep attempt from Nkunda.
Zenji trying to control but Nkunda is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zenji fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nkunda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nkunda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zenji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zenji closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nkunda circles away.
Nkunda lands with a kick to the temple. Zenji shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zenji.
A nice combination there by Nkunda.
Nkunda throws a right hand that Zenji ducks under and follows up with a left that Zenji also avoids with ease.
Zenji scores with a jab to the head.
Zenji looks for a takedown but Nkunda sprawls well.
Nkunda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nkunda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nkunda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zenji rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nkunda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nkunda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zenji counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenji decides to stand back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zenji tries a low kick but Nkunda avoids it.
Nkunda misses with a series of wild punches.
Nkunda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zenji counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zenji.
Nkunda is looking to break free of the clinch but Zenji has double underhooks.
Nkunda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nkunda lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Nkunda fails to land.
Nkunda has had enough of the clinch but Zenji keeps him there for the moment.
Zenji blocking some punches.
Nkunda looking to stall.
Nkunda misses with a knee to the head.
Zenji tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nkunda just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nkunda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nkunda swings wildly with an uppercut but Zenji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Nkunda.
Nkunda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zenji goes for a takedown attempt but Nkunda pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nkunda throws a right hand that Zenji ducks under and follows up with a left that Zenji also avoids with ease.
Zenji instigates a clinch.
Zenji lands an elbow that stopped Nkunda in his tracks for a moment.
Zenji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nkunda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dogen Zenji showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zenji has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dogen Zenji!
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energy
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hype
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