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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xin Zhao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Rothsilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Heart Of Courage. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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204 lbs
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185 cm
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205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xin Zhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Rothsilva!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothsilva looks to land a combination but Zhao avoids it well.
Zhao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rothsilva misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rothsilva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zhao has Rothsilva pressed against the cage, preventing Rothsilva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rothsilva manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Zhao misses
and Rothsilva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zhao throws a head kick that misses.
Zhao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rothsilva misses with a wild combination.
Zhao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rothsilva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rothsilva.
Rothsilva fails to land with a series of punches.
Zhao throws a nice head kick!
Zhao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Rothsilva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Rothsilva. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao shoots in but Rothsilva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zhao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothsilva. Zhao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhao has closed the distance and engaged Rothsilva in a clinch.
Zhao gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothsilva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zhao gets to his feet. Rothsilva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rothsilva gets tackled into the cage by Zhao. Zhao maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothsilva working hard to break the clinch.
Zhao prevents Rothsilva from breaking the clinch.
Zhao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xin Zhao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rothsilva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rothsilva tests Zhao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zhao throws a combination that misses
and Rothsilva counters with a stiff right hand.
Rothsilva moves out of range of the body kick.
Rothsilva lands the left hand.
Zhao shoots in but Rothsilva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rothsilva throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Rothsilva does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothsilva was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhao.
Rothsilva misses with a few strikes there.
Rothsilva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhao manages to avoid it.
Zhao tries to clinch up but Rothsilva circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhao takes a swing at Rothsilva's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Zhao.
Rothsilva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zhao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothsilva blocks a head kick by Zhao.
Zhao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rothsilva circles away.
Rothsilva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zhao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zhao tries to clinch but Rothsilva moves out of range.
Zhao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xin Zhao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rothsilva misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao scoring well with a low kick there.
Xin Zhao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Rothsilva.
Rothsilva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rothsilva blocks a head kick by Zhao.
Zhao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rothsilva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothsilva misses with a two punch combination.
Rothsilva moves out of range of the body kick from Zhao.
Zhao drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rothsilva has his foot on Zhao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zhao works his way back into a safe position though.
Rothsilva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Zhao is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rothsilva.
Rothsilva is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhao stands up and beckons Rothsilva to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothsilva swats away the attempt to clinch by Zhao.
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 Xin Zhao will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rothsilva avoids the head kick by Zhao.
Zhao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rothsilva is looking for a triangle but Zhao pushes his legs off easily.
Zhao trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothsilva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rothsilva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zhao gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rothsilva looking for a guillotine here but Zhao defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothsilva working for a triangle but Zhao defends it easily.
Rothsilva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rothsilva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zhao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zhao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zhao wanted to stand there but Rothsilva had control of the position.
Rothsilva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao wants to control from the top but Rothsilva keeps moving.
Rothsilva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zhao can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rothsilva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zhao controls the pace.
Rothsilva looking for a triangle here. Zhao is fighting it but it looks tight! Rothsilva pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Zhao is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brock Rothsilva!
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hype
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