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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaizer Shoze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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204 lbs
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190 cm
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211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ezekiel Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaizer Shoze!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shoze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Flores but Flores pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Flores scores with a decent looking hook.
Flores uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shoze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flores circles away.
Flores bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shoze's head.
Shoze misses with a head kick.
Flores lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shoze circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Flores. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flores.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shoze takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Flores throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shoze tries for a takedown but Flores circles away easily
and Flores counters with a nice uppercut.
Ezekiel Flores has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaizer Shoze.
Good work by Shoze as he checks the leg kick.
Flores with a hook.
Shoze on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Flores showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shoze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Flores - just one landing.
Flores decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Shoze has a hand on Flores's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Flores takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Shoze tries to lock up and control but Flores gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Flores controlling his opponent.
Flores breaks from Shoze's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Shoze that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Flores landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flores controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Flores lands a nice shot to the head.
Shoze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Flores controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ezekiel Flores has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Shoze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shoze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Flores dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Flores scores with a punch to the head.
Flores looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Shoze!
Flores controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoze is looking to get to half guard.
Flores lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Flores tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shoze really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ezekiel Flores overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores content just to control the position here.
Flores 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.
Shoze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shoze swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Shoze is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores controlling from mount.
Shoze working to try and regain half guard.
Flores takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shoze is bucking up trying to escape but Flores cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Flores dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Shoze tries for a takedown but Flores circles away easily
and Flores cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shoze takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Flores wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Flores is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shoze can do to turn this around?
Shoze with a poor takedown
and Flores cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flores tests Shoze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shoze takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flores connects with a looping right hand.
Shoze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flores is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Flores fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shoze checks it well.
Flores works Shoze's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Flores is predictable there
and Shoze counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Flores scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shoze doesn't seem bothered though.
Flores jabs Shoze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shoze enables Flores to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shoze manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoze wants to control the position but Flores says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Shoze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flores content to control rather than advance.
Flores is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shoze!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores controlling the position easily from mount.
Shoze is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Flores sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Flores lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shoze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Flores controlling the pace for now.
Flores in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Flores showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flores 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Flores!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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