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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zion Wainui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Fogerty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wainui comes to the cage accompanied by Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank. Zion Wainui could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darren Fogerty's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zion Wainui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darren Fogerty!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fogerty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wainui misses with a looping left.
Jab, jab by Wainui - just one landing.
Fogerty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wainui but Wainui pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fogerty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fogerty tests Wainui's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wainui connects with a single shot there.
Wainui moves away from the strike by Fogerty.
Fogerty slips a jab from Wainui.
Fogerty misses with a body shot.
Fogerty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wainui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogerty takes a swing at Wainui's ribcage but misses.
Wainui misses with a jab to the body
and Fogerty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wainui is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice cross by Wainui.
Wainui looks to land a right hand but Fogerty moved out of range.
Wainui ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fogerty on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wainui throws a nice looking combination but Fogerty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Fogerty.
Fogerty moves away from the strike by Wainui.
Wainui misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty throws a body punch but Wainui moves out of range.
Fogerty shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wainui manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fogerty manages to get himself to full guard.
Fogerty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wainui looking to pass the guard.
Wainui slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wainui stopping the sweep attempt from Fogerty.
Wainui slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wainui has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zion Wainui.
Wainui digs a good hook to Fogerty's body.
Wainui looks to land a combination. Fogerty sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fogerty misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Fogerty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fogerty thows a body shot but no joy.
Fogerty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fogerty looks to throw the jab but Wainui is out of range.
Wainui connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fogerty momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wainui takes one to the chin there.
Wainui tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wainui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wainui scores with a jab to the head.
Wainui moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wainui is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wainui uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wainui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fogerty moves away.
Fogerty takes a swing at Wainui's ribcage but misses.
Wainui fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fogerty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty looks to score with a jab to the body but Wainui is just out of range.
A punch combination from Wainui misses.
Wainui ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wainui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wainui lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fogerty at a distance.
Fogerty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fogerty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wainui throws a head kick but Fogerty moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fogerty.
Wainui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fogerty.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wainui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fogerty manages to avoid it.
Wainui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fogerty.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wainui darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fogerty misses the shot to the body.
Fogerty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wainui moves away.
Wainui misses with a looping left.
Fogerty looks to score with a jab to the body but Wainui is just out of range.
Fogerty thuds a left hand into Wainui's body.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wainui, as that shot connected.
Wainui thows a body shot but no joy.
Wainui swings for the body but Fogerty moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wainui.
Wainui takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fogerty just misses with a punch to the body.
Zion Wainui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wainui. Fogerty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wainui misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wainui slips a jab from Fogerty.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wainui. Fogerty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fogerty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fogerty shoots in for a takedown but Wainui shows good takedown defense.
Zion Wainui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Fogerty.
Nice body punch from Wainui.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wainui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wainui with a jab.
Wainui dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fogerty swings for the body but Wainui moves out of range.
Wainui scores with a hook to the body. Fogerty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fogerty. Wainui does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Fogerty 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fogerty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fogerty misses with a wild combination.
Wainui lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wainui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fogerty counters with a single leg into guard. Wainui didn't expect that.
Wainui keeping moving, preventing Fogerty from controlling successfully.
Fogerty throws an elbow that misses. Wainui uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fogerty's guard. Nice move by Wainui!
Wainui slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wainui tries to free his leg and advance position but Fogerty is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Wainui dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Wainui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fogerty manages to avoid it.
Fogerty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fogerty looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fogerty throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wainui to regain full guard.
Fogerty is looking to work some ground and pound but Wainui has wrist control.
Wainui has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wainui is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fogerty must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fogerty trying to control the position from guard on top but Wainui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wainui has momentary wrist control but Fogerty slips an elbow through the middle.
Wainui lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fogerty!
Wainui tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wainui avoids the attempt from Fogerty to control.
Fogerty can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wainui looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wainui stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wainui ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wainui plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fogerty. Wainui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wainui misses with a looping left.
Fogerty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fogerty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wainui with a hook.
Wainui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wainui lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wainui. Fogerty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wainui scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wainui connects with a right hand. Fogerty shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wainui throws a hook but Fogerty blocks it.
Wainui throws a hook but Fogerty blocks it.
Fogerty is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wainui rather than just go for the knockout.
Fogerty moves out of range as Wainui strikes.
Wainui misses with a left hand
and Fogerty counters with a right hand to the body.
Fogerty misses with a looping right.
Fogerty swings for the body but Wainui moves out of range.
Wainui fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fogerty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fogerty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fogerty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wainui scores with a three punch combo!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fogerty misses with a looping left.
Wainui scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fogerty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wainui counters with a stiff right hand.
Fogerty takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wainui lands with a right hand.
Wainui throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fogerty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fogerty misses with a wild body shot.
Wainui throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty shoots in for a takedown but Wainui shows good takedown defense.
Wainui lands a glancing blow to the side of Fogerty's head.
Fogerty darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zion Wainui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fogerty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wainui misses with an uppercut. Fogerty saw that one coming.
Wainui loads up on a big right hand but Fogerty slips the punch.
A slow jab from Wainui misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Fogerty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fogerty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wainui.
Wainui catches Fogerty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wainui misses the body punch
and Fogerty counters with a three punch combo that has Wainui backing up. Wainui nods at Fogerty to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Wainui.
Nice sprawl there from Wainui as Fogerty shoots in.
Zion Wainui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Fogerty.
Wainui ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fogerty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fogerty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fogerty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wainui manages to avoid it.
Wainui moves out of range as Fogerty strikes.
Fogerty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wainui moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wainui looks to land a right hand but Fogerty moved out of range.
Wainui lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wainui cracks Fogerty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fogerty misses with a body punch
enabling Wainui to counter with a crisp jab.
Fogerty misses the shot to the body.
Fogerty avoids the body shot from Wainui.
Fogerty misses with a series of wild punches.
Zion Wainui is winning the standup battle so far.
Fogerty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fogerty takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wainui's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wainui duly obliges.
Wainui tries to bum rush Fogerty with a series of wild strikes but Fogerty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zion Wainui is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty misses with a body shot.
Wainui fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fogerty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Wainui misses.
Fogerty throws a good cross that connects.
Fogerty on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wainui throws a sloppy head kick and Fogerty moves out of range easily.
Fogerty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wainui works Fogerty's body with a nice hook.
Darren Fogerty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fogerty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zion Wainui showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wainui 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Zion Wainui!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Zion Wainui!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Zion Wainui!
Zion Wainui wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Zion Wainui made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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