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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Zandig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zandig kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Dope - Debonaire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Zandig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, AJ Styles!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zandig tries to clinch but Styles moves out of range.
Zandig tries to clinch but Styles moves out of range.
Zandig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Styles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Styles keeps the fight on the outside.
Zandig tries to clinch there but Styles circles away.
Zandig tries to clinch but Styles is having none of it.
Zandig wants to clinch up but Styles keeps it at a distance.
Styles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Styles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Styles looks to land a combination. Zandig sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like John Zandig has been cut.
Zandig tries to clinch but Styles moves out of range.
Zandig takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Styles cracks Zandig with an uppercut from hell and Zandig crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Styles's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Zandig is rocked!
Styles works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oh Zandig is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles trying to control from half guard but Zandig is working away.
Styles is looking for a kimura but Zandig is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Styles to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Styles wants to stand up but Zandig has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Zandig seems to have got his legs back now.
Styles moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles trying to control the position but Zandig is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zandig tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Styles wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Styles controlling from side mount.
Styles is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zandig knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zandig tries to bench press Styles off him but Styles keeps the position.
Styles tries for a kimura but Zandig is defending well.
Styles looks gassed!
Styles tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Zandig tries to bench press Styles off him but Styles keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Styles stands up.
Zandig tries to clinch up.
Styles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Styles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zandig sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zandig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zandig moves away.
Styles throws a jab but it's blocked by Zandig.
Zandig wants to clinch up but Styles keeps it at a distance.
Zandig moves in looking to clinch but Styles pushes him off.
Zandig tries to clinch there but Styles circles away.
Zandig tries to clinch up.
Zandig wants to clinch up but Styles keeps it at a distance.
Zandig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Styles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Styles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zandig tries to clinch up.
Zandig is looking to clinch but Styles is avoiding it.
Zandig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Styles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zandig wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zandig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zandig is looking to clinch but Styles is avoiding it.
Zandig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Styles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Styles keeps the fight on the outside.
Zandig tries to clinch but Styles moves out of range.
Zandig tries to clinch up but Styles circles away and keeps his distance.
Styles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zandig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Styles scores with a three punch combo!
A jab-cross combination lands for Styles and sends Zandig crashing to the mat! Styles follows him down to the mat - Zandig regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles wants to stand but Zandig has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Zandig is trying to get back to full guard.
Styles is keen to just control but Zandig is a slippery customer.
Styles escapes and gets back to his feet.
Zandig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Styles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Styles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zandig fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zandig tries to clinch but Styles moves out of range.
Styles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zandig doesn't manage to clinch there - Styles circles away.
Styles shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Styles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Zandig's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zandig avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zandig tries to clinch there but Styles circles away.
Styles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zandig wants to clinch up but Styles keeps it at a distance.
Styles stalks Zandig and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zandig's face. Zandig staggers backwards, shaken.
Styles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zandig momentarily.
John Zandig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles throws a jab when Zandig was well out of range.
Zandig wants to clinch.
Zandig tries to close the distance and clinch but Styles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Styles clobbers Zandig with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Styles throws a series of punches but Zandig moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zandig tries to clinch but Styles moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Styles. That's going to slow Zandig down.
Styles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zandig's hands.
Zandig is looking to clinch but Styles is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zandig dodges the punch combination from Styles.
Zandig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Styles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Styles throws a head kick that Zandig semi-blocks.
Zandig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Styles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Styles has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Styles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zandig momentarily.
Zandig takes a jab right on the kisser.
Styles swats away the attempt to clinch by Zandig.
Zandig instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Styles.
Zandig throws a punch but it's blocked by Styles.
Zandig keeps control of Styles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Styles gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Zandig is looking for a sweep. Styles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Styles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zandig keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Styles blocks the strikes from Zandig.
Zandig is looking for a sweep. Styles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zandig is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zandig tries to clinch but Styles moves out of range.
Zandig tries to close the distance and clinch but Styles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zandig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Styles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
AJ Styles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zandig doesn't manage to clinch there - Styles circles away.
Zandig tries to close the distance and clinch but Styles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zandig tries to clinch there but Styles circles away.
Styles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zandig manages to avoid it.
Styles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zandig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zandig is looking to clinch but Styles is avoiding it.
Zandig is looking to clinch but Styles is avoiding it.
Zandig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zandig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Styles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Styles loads up on a big right hand but Zandig slips the punch.
Zandig tries to clinch up.
Zandig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Styles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zandig moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zandig tries to clinch there but Styles circles away.
Zandig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Styles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Styles catches Zandig right on the button with a cross.
Zandig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Styles throws a hook but Zandig avoids it easily.
Styles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zandig on the side of the head.
Zandig tries to clinch but Styles moves out of range.
Zandig doesn't manage to clinch there - Styles circles away.
Zandig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zandig tries to clinch but Styles moves out of range.
Styles scores with a one two! Zandig had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zandig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zandig is looking to clinch.
Zandig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zandig tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Zandig blocks the leg kick.
Styles swats away the attempt to clinch by Zandig.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Styles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Zandig's cut.
That's time! Zandig's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zandig tries to clinch up.
Zandig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Styles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zandig tries to clinch but Styles is having none of it.
Zandig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Styles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zandig tries to clinch up but Styles circles away and keeps his distance.
Zandig fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zandig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Styles circles away from the clinch attempt.
John Zandig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zandig takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Styles scores with a jab.
Zandig wants to clinch up but Styles keeps it at a distance.
Zandig wants to clinch up but Styles keeps it at a distance.
Styles misses with a body kick.
Zandig tries to clinch there but Styles circles away.
Styles swats away the attempt to clinch by Zandig.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zandig tries to clinch up but Styles circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Styles lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Zandig can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Styles and Zandig drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Styles.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AJ Styles!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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