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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyr Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Zed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angelo Zed has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyr Uzi's chin.
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194 lbs
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Angelo Zed!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Uzi.
Uzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Zed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from Zed lands.
Uzi drives through and clinches with Zed against the cage.
Zed misses with a body punch.
Uzi is trying to break free.
Zed avoids the elbow strike from Uzi, against the cage.
Zed tries to break free but Uzi pushes him back against the cage.
Uzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zed gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Uzi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Uzi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Uzi trying to control but Zed is working from the bottom.
Zed wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zed is looking to stand up but Uzi isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zed is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Angelo Zed has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Zed thumps Uzi with a low kick.
Uzi lands with a good body shot.
No joy there for Uzi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Uzi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zed misses with a leg kick
and Uzi counters by moving into the clinch.
Uzi tries to work over Zed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zed is trying to force a seperation but Uzi has the dominant position.
Zed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zed's elbow.
Zed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Uzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uzi scores with a shot to the side of Zed's head.
Zed prevents a body shot from Uzi.
Uzi breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zed jabs Uzi right on the nose. Uzi blinks but takes it well.
Donk. Uzi catches Zed right on the button with a cross.
Zed tries to land a leg kick but Uzi saw it coming and moves away.
Uzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zed lands a jab to Uzi's midsection.
Zed throws a wild body kick that Uzi sees coming a mile off.
Uzi moves out of range of the strikes.
Uzi is looking to clinch but Zed is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Uzi trying to stall but Zed improves his position.
Zed working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uzi.
Zed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zed connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zed takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Uzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zed.
Uzi throws a body punch but Zed moves out of range.
Zed throws a sloppy head kick and Uzi moves out of range easily.
A combination from Uzi does no damage.
Uzi defending well as Zed loads up on a big left hand.
Zed keeps Uzi at a distance using the push kick.
Uzi scores with the left hand. Zed knows he should have avoided that one.
Zed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zed looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzi is just out of range.
Zed misses with a body shot.
Uzi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Uzi scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Zed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uzi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Zed to counter with a crisp jab.
Uzi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi scores with a decent looking hook.
Zed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uzi throws a jab when Zed was well out of range.
Zed misses with a kick to the body.
Uzi shoots in but Zed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uzi on the side of the head.
Uzi misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Zed. Those never looked like landing.
Uzi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Uzi. Those never looked like landing.
Zed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uzi defending well as Zed loads up on a big left hand.
Uzi blocks a head kick by Zed.
Uzi closes the distance and clinches up with Zed, looking for a takedown. Uzi pushes Zed against the cage but Zed circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Uzi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zed in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tyr Uzi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Uzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zed thows a body shot but no joy.
Uzi is looking to clinch.
Uzi misses with an uppercut. Zed saw that one coming.
Zed misses with a body shot.
A combination from Uzi does no damage.
Zed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Uzi's head.
Uzi looks to land a left hand but Zed moved out of range nicely.
Uzi checks a low kick from Zed.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Uzi.
Zed keeps Uzi under control for a moment.
Zed defending against the ground and pound.
Uzi is looking to take a break and control but Zed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Uzi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Uzi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zed is trying to buck Uzi off.
Uzi controlling the position from side mount.
Zed regains half guard.
Zed is looking for a sweep. Uzi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzi lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi trying to control from half guard but Zed is working away.
Uzi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Uzi connects with a nice short shot to Zed's temple.
Uzi is thwarting Zed's attempts to control the position.
Zed regains full guard. Nicely done.
Uzi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uzi pushes down on Zed's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi prevents Zed from improving his position.
Uzi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zed is trying to stand back up but Uzi is controlling him
Zed wants to control but Uzi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Uzi is trying to control the action in half guard but Zed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Uzi is just content to waste time from the top position. Zed takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Zed wants to sweep here but Uzi controlling him for the moment.
Uzi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi landing some decent shots from guard.
Tyr Uzi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Zed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uzi throws a strike but Zed rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zed trying to control but Uzi is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zed wants to stand but Uzi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyr Uzi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Uzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zed.
A right-left combo lands from Zed.
Zed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Uzi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zed throws a head kick but Uzi moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Uzi scores with a four punch combination!
Zed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Uzi is rocked!
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!
Zed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oh Uzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zed throws a series of punches but Uzi moves out of range.
Zed misses with a low kick.
Uzi seems to have got his legs back now.
Uzi misses the jab.
Uzi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Uzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zed lands a lovely overhand right.
Zed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zed on the side of the head.
Angelo Zed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zed tried to score with a low kick but Uzi checks it.
Uzi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zed.
Uzi wants to clinch.
Zed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Uzi gets a clinch.
Uzi stalling in the clinch but Zed improves position.
Uzi can't find room to land a body shot as Zed controls the action.
Uzi tries a body shot but Zed blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Uzi as the two fighters clinch.
Uzi is working Zed over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uzi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zed.
Uzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zed looks to land a left hand but Uzi moved out of range nicely.
Uzi tries to clinch up.
Angelo Zed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zed throws a body punch but Uzi moves out of range.
Zed misses with a combination
and Uzi counters with a left to the body.
Uzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zed gets tackled into the cage by Uzi. Uzi maintains the clinch.
Uzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uzi moves into the clinch successfully.
Uzi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uzi manages to break the clinch.
Zed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Uzi tries to clinch but Zed moves out of range.
Zed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Uzi scores with a jab.
Uzi moves into range and clinches up with Zed.
Tyr Uzi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Uzi cracks Zed with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Uzi.
Uzi stalling the fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Uzi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uzi cracks Zed with a nice body shot.
Uzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zed gets tackled into the cage by Uzi. Uzi maintains the clinch.
Uzi lands with a light punch inside.
Zed takes a shot to the head.
Uzi lands a body punch.
Uzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zed's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzi gets through Zed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zed is rocked!
Uzi lands with a light punch inside.
Zed is still on wobbly legs! Can Uzi finish him?
Uzi lands a big right hand that drops Zed! The killer instinct kicks in and Uzi finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Uzi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyr Uzi!
A very excited looking Tyr Uzi 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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hype
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