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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chen Zhen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nixon Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chen Zhen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chen Zhen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nixon Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dos Santos pinned against the cage. Dos Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zhen moves to clinch but Dos Santos breaks away
and Dos Santos counters with a body kick.
Zhen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dos Santos.
Some wild striking there from Zhen.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhen scores with a one two! Dos Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zhen.
Zhen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zhen defends it nicely.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Zhen fails with the takedown.
Zhen misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Nixon Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhen stalks Dos Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dos Santos's face. Dos Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Zhen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zhen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
An elbow from Zhen crashes against the mat.
Zhen tries to score with some ground and pound. Dos Santos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zhen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zhen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
Dos Santos taking punishment in the form of punches.
Zhen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Zhen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos on the ground.
Zhen decides to stand back up.
Zhen stalks Dos Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dos Santos's face. Dos Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Zhen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zhen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zhen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zhen throws a solid leg kick but Dos Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zhen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Zhen.
Zhen works over Dos Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
Zhen misses with the combination.
Zhen lands the left hand.
Nice shot lands for Zhen.
Sloppy strikes from Zhen. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Zhen. Zhen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chen Zhen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chen Zhen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zhen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dos Santos gets the takedown into side control.
Zhen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dos Santos's best efforts.
Zhen trying to control from the bottom.
Zhen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zhen tries to get out of the position.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Zhen is trying to stand back up but Dos Santos is controlling him
Zhen wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Chen Zhen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zhen throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Zhen has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Zhen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zhen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zhen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos Santos. That did some damage!
Zhen throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhen thuds a left hand into Dos Santos's body.
Zhen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chen Zhen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zhen.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zhen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos Santos. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Zhen circles away easily
and Zhen counters with a solid body kick.
Zhen instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhen pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhen pulls Dos Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Dos Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Zhen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zhen winds up and cracks Dos Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zhen throwing shots but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos is not content to let Zhen control the position.
Ground and pound from Zhen.
Zhen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhen is nestled in close to Dos Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dos Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zhen.
Zhen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dos Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zhen wants to stand but Dos Santos has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhen working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Zhen 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chen Zhen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dos Santos tries to sprawl but Zhen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Zhen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zhen.
Dos Santos has hold of Zhen's hands but Zhen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zhen trying to pass the guard but Dos Santos defending well.
Zhen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dos Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zhen.
Zhen working Dos Santos over with strikes.
Zhen tries to stand but can't do so whilst Dos Santos controls his leg.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos has hold of Zhen's hands but Zhen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zhen is working for a submission of some sort.
Dos Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zhen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zhen wants to free his trapped foot but Dos Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zhen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dos Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zhen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zhen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dos Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Zhen sits in half guard.
Dos Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zhen.
Ground and pound from Zhen.
Zhen lands strikes from half guard.
Zhen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zhen is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Dos Santos manages to get to full guard.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Zhen from controlling successfully.
Chen Zhen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zhen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zhen throws a big elbow that misses.
Zhen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zhen postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhen stands up from Dos Santos's guard - Zhen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zhen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zhen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dos Santos's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhen wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Nixon Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chen Zhen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zhen landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chen Zhen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zhen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chen Zhen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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