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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Korouchi Zabuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hater Hurter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hater Hurter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 cm
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160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
33
155 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Korouchi Zabuza! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hater Hurter! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Zabuza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hurter tries to clinch but Zabuza is having none of it. Zabuza throws a head kick but Hurter moves out of range.
Hurter moves in looking to clinch but Zabuza pushes him off. Zabuza throws a sloppy head kick and Hurter moves out of range easily. A punch combination from Zabuza misses. Hurter moves in looking to clinch but Zabuza pushes him off. Zabuza throws a head kick that half lands.
Hurter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Zabuza is trying to force a seperation but Hurter has the dominant position. Zabuza has had enough of the clinch but Hurter keeps him there for the moment. Zabuza wants to get back to striking at distance but Hurter won't allow it.
Zabuza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Zabuza missing with knees to the body.
Zabuza breaks from the clinch.
Hurter tries to clinch but Zabuza moves out of range. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zabuza!
It looks like Hater Hurter has been cut. Zabuza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Zabuza lands a head kick. Hurter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hurter is looking to clinch. Zabuza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zabuza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hurter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zabuza. Hurter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zabuza swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hurter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zabuza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A solid body kick from Zabuza. Zabuza tries a head kick but it misses.
Zabuza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Hurter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zabuza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Zabuza tries a head kick but it misses.
Zabuza misses with a series of wild punches.
Zabuza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. A punch combination from Zabuza misses. Hurter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zabuza swats him away and circles back towards the center. A head kick misses from Zabuza. Hurter tries to close the distance and clinch but Zabuza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Zabuza misses with a wild combination.
Zabuza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Zabuza throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zabuza throws a head kick that Hurter semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action! Zabuza throws a series of punches but Hurter avoids them all with ease. Zabuza is breathing heavily. A head kick misses from Zabuza. Hurter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hurter fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Zabuza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hurter avoids the head kick by Zabuza.
Hurter moves into the clinch. Zabuza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hurter avoids it. Hurter breaks the clinch.
Zabuza swats away the attempt to clinch by Hurter. Hurter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zabuza paws at him with a jab and circles away. Hurter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Hurter moves in looking to clinch but Zabuza pushes him off. Hurter blocks a head kick by Zabuza.
An inside leg kick lands from Zabuza.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zabuza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Hurter moves out of range of the body kick. Zabuza scores with a head kick.
Zabuza lands a head kick!
Hurter darts in and clinches Zabuza up against the cage. Hurter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hurter tries to clinch up but Zabuza circles away and keeps his distance. Sloppy strikes from Zabuza. Those never looked like landing. Hurter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zabuza misses with a leg kick. The fight stays on the outside here - Hurter looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hurter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zabuza circles away quickly and effectively. Zabuza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zabuza misses with a two punch combination.
Hurter is looking to clinch but Zabuza is avoiding it.
Zabuza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hurter is looking to clinch. Hurter closes the distance and pushes Zabuza back into the cage. Zabuza is trying to break the clinch but Hurter is controlling him. Hurter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Zabuza. Those never looked like landing. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hurter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hurter is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Hurter is looking to clinch but Zabuza is avoiding it.
Hurter moves in looking to clinch but Zabuza pushes him off. Hurter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zabuza misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hurter avoids the head kick by Zabuza.
Zabuza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zabuza throws a wild body kick that Hurter sees coming a mile off. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zabuza.
Hurter avoids the head kick by Zabuza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korouchi Zabuza dominated that round. The cut man is working on Hater Hurter's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zabuza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zabuza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Zabuza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hurter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hurter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zabuza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Zabuza connects with an inside leg kick. Hurter tries to clinch up but Zabuza circles away and keeps his distance. Zabuza tries to bum rush Hurter with a series of wild strikes but Hurter uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hurter tries to clinch but Zabuza moves out of range. Zabuza throws a right and a left that both miss. Hurter rushes Zabuza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Hurter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zabuza has him pressed against the cage. Stalling in the clinch from Hurter.
Zabuza working hard to break the clinch. Zabuza manages to break the clinch.
Hurter tries to clinch there but Zabuza circles away.
No joy there for Zabuza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zabuza misses with a series of wild punches.
Hurter avoids the head kick by Zabuza.
Hurter is looking to clinch but Zabuza is avoiding it.
Hurter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Hurter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hurter clinches with his opponent.
Zabuza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Hurter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zabuza's efforts to push away. Hurter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zabuza is trying to break the clinch but Hurter has him pressed against the cage. Hurter has had enough of the clinch but Zabuza keeps him there for the moment. Zabuza tries to break the clinch but Hurter is controlling the position. Zabuza wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zabuza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Zabuza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Zabuza has had enough of the clinch but Hurter keeps him there for the moment. Zabuza tries to land a knee to the head but Hurter blocks with his arms.
Zabuza missing with knees to the body.
Hurter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hurter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zabuza's efforts to push away. Zabuza trying to land knees to the body.
Zabuza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hurter avoids it. Zabuza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hurter avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hurter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zabuza keeps the fight on the outside. Zabuza throws a head kick that misses. Hurter lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hurter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hurter is looking to clinch but Zabuza is avoiding it.
Hurter ducks under a wild hook from Zabuza. Zabuza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Hurter tries to clinch but Zabuza moves out of range. Hurter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zabuza paws at him with a jab and circles away. Hurter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A head kick misses from Zabuza. Hurter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zabuza paws at him with a jab and circles away. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zabuza.
Zabuza throws a series of punches but Hurter avoids them all with ease. Zabuza misses with a head kick.
Zabuza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zabuza is trying to push Hurter away but Hurter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Hurter breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurter looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A head kick misses from Zabuza. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Zabuza throws a right and a left that both miss. Hurter tries to clinch there but Zabuza circles away.
Hurter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zabuza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Korouchi Zabuza is winning the standup battle so far. Zabuza misses with a body kick. Hurter has managed to clinch.
Zabuza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Zabuza misses with a knee to the head. Hurter is looking to break free of the clinch but Zabuza has double underhooks. Hurter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Korouchi Zabuza will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Hater Hurter's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Zabuza throws a right hand that Hurter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hurter also avoids with ease. Hurter tries to clinch but Zabuza moves out of range. Zabuza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zabuza bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Zabuza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hurter moves into the clinch. Zabuza is trying to push Hurter away but Hurter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Zabuza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hurter is defending well for now. Zabuza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Hurter has had enough of the clinch but Zabuza keeps him there for the moment. Zabuza is trying to break free. Zabuza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hurter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The fight stays on the outside here - Hurter looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hurter fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zabuza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hurter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zabuza swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hurter avoids the head kick by Zabuza.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hurter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zabuza misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hurter checks a leg kick. Zabuza tries to score with a low kick but Hurter moves his leg out of the way. Zabuza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zabuza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hurter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Zabuza throws a head kick but Hurter moves out of range.
Hurter drives through and clinches with Zabuza against the cage.
Hurter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Zabuza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Hurter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The fight stays on the outside here - Hurter looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hater Hurter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zabuza misses with a two punch combination.
Hurter doesn't manage to clinch there - Zabuza circles away.
Hurter instigates a clinch. Hurter breaks from the clinch.
Zabuza scores with a kick to the midsection. Zabuza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Hurter slips under a jab from Zabuza. Hurter is looking to clinch but Zabuza is avoiding it.
A left and a right from Hurter both land. Nice combination. Hurter tries to clinch but Zabuza is having none of it. Hurter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hurter tries to clinch up but Zabuza circles away and keeps his distance. Nice cross by Zabuza. Zabuza thuds his shin into the meat of Hurter's side. Hurter tries to close the distance and clinch but Zabuza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Zabuza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hurter throws a right hand that Zabuza ducks under and follows up with a left that Zabuza also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zabuza - that will leave a mark!
Zabuza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hurter has closed the distance and engaged Zabuza in a clinch.
Zabuza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Zabuza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hurter has him pressed against the cage. Zabuza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Hurter is looking to break free of the clinch but Zabuza has double underhooks. Zabuza is looking to control Hurter's arms but Hurter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zabuza has his back to the cage. Hurter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zabuza. Hurter avoiding damage as Zabuza throws knees to the body.
Zabuza missing with knees to the body.
Korouchi Zabuza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hurter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Zabuza tries to break the clinch but Hurter is controlling the position. Zabuza wants to get back to striking at distance but Hurter won't allow it.
Zabuza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zabuza tries to break free but Hurter pushes him back against the cage. Hurter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Zabuza is trying to push Hurter away but Hurter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Zabuza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zabuza misses with a knee to the head. Zabuza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hurter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Zabuza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Korouchi Zabuza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Zabuza misses with a two punch combination.
Zabuza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Korouchi Zabuza. Well Zabuza 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korouchi Zabuza!
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