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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhao Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuo comes into the arena with Kung Fu You blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Andre's choice of entrance music: Memories- Guetta. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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174 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhao Zhuo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zhuo moves out of range of the leg kick from Andre.
Andre digs a good body shot into Zhuo's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zhuo loads up on a big right hand but Andre slips the punch.
Zhuo misses with a hook
and Andre counters with a thumping low kick.
Zhuo walks into a straight right hand from Andre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Andre ducks right into an uppercut from Zhuo.
Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhuo.
Andre closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Zhuo.
Zhuo gets control of Andre's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zhuo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Andre wants to control from the top but Zhuo keeps moving.
Zhuo lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhuo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhuo is trying to control the position but Andre postures up.
Zhuo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Andre trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhuo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alex Andre hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Andre moves out of range as Zhuo strikes.
Alex Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre tries to sprawl but Zhuo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Andre is looking for a sweep. Zhuo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zhuo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zhuo.
Zhuo working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zhuo.
Zhuo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Andre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhuo postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zhuo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zhuo throws a big elbow that misses.
Andre is trying to keep Zhuo in close.
Zhuo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zhuo postures up in Andre's guard and throws a big left but Andre blocks it.
Zhuo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zhuo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zhuo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zhuo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andre managing to control the position.
Zhuo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zhuo lands a couple of digs.
Zhuo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andre is keeping the position for now.
Andre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zhuo's guard.
Zhuo trying to control the position.
Zhuo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Andre has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo tries to get to full guard but Andre has control of the leg.
Andre trying to mount his opponent but Zhuo defends it.
Zhuo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zhuo is looking to get back to full guard here but Andre has managed to pass to side control instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andre is looking to take a break and control but Zhuo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andre tries to move to mount but Zhuo blocks the move with his legs.
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 Zhao Zhuo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zhuo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
Zhuo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Andre swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Andre as Zhuo shoots in.
Andre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Andre ducks under a wild hook from Zhuo.
Zhuo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Zhuo blocks the leg kick.
Zhuo checks a low kick from Andre.
Andre scores with a push kick.
Andre connects with a jab.
Zhuo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo ducks under a wild hook from Andre.
Andre lands with a right hand.
Zhuo is rocked!
Zhuo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andre. Zhuo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zhuo throws a looping overhand right but Andre ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Andre.
Zhuo throws a poor cross that misses
and Andre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zhuo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zhuo tries to clinch up but Andre circles away and keeps his distance.
Andre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Zhuo needs to keep his hands up - Andre had a free shot at his head there.
Zhuo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Andre throws a leg kick but Zhuo checks it.
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Andre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zhuo at a distance.
Zhuo avoids the body shot from Andre.
Zhuo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andre.
Andre tries to land a front kick but Zhuo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Andre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alex Andre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zhuo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zhuo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhao Zhuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andre connects with a leg kick. Zhuo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zhuo checks a leg kick.
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Zhuo thows a body shot but no joy.
Zhuo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andre.
Zhuo throws an overhand right that lands on Andre's shoulder, as Andre tries to avoid the shot.
Andre defending well as Zhuo loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhuo misses the target.
Andre digs a good hook to Zhuo's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zhuo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alex Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andre throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhuo.
Zhuo misses with a right hand
and Andre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zhuo thinking.
Zhuo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andre.
Andre thuds a left hand into Zhuo's body.
Andre just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andre lands a right hook to the body.
Zhuo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Andre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zhuo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Zhuo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zhuo thuds a left hand into Andre's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Andre lands with a straight right. Zhuo didn't see that one coming.
Andre avoids the body shot from Zhuo.
Zhuo tries for a takedown but Andre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andre scores with a jab to the head.
Zhuo throws a looping overhand right but Andre ducks down to avoid it.
Andre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zhuo on the side of the head.
Andre clinches.
Zhuo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andre scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhuo cracks Andre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zhuo looks to land a right hand but Andre moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo tries to close the distance and clinch but Andre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh Zhuo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zhuo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Andre misses with a body kick.
Zhuo seems to have got his legs back now.
Andre ducks under a wild hook from Zhuo.
Andre misses with a low kick.
Zhuo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andre but Andre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andre cracks Zhuo with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zhuo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhuo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zhuo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhao Zhuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andre throws a series of punches but Zhuo avoids them all with ease.
Andre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zhuo is out of range.
Zhuo shoots in looking for a takedown. Andre tries to sprawl out of it but Zhuo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andre wants to clinch up but Zhuo keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Andre misses with a right hand
and Zhuo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Andre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andre managing to control the position.
Andre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zhuo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zhuo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zhuo chips away with some ground and pound.
Zhao Zhuo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo tries to free his leg and advance position but Andre is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhuo landing some decent shots from guard.
Andre wants to sweep here but Zhuo controlling him for the moment.
Zhuo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zhuo stands up over Andre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zhuo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zhuo throws a big right hand that misses.
Zhuo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuo throws an elbow that misses. Andre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zhuo's guard. Nice move by Andre!
Andre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andre really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zhuo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zhuo avoids the head kick by Andre.
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Zhuo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Andre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zhuo scrambles back to his feet.
Andre misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Zhuo or perhaps it was just good defense by Andre which made him look bad.
Andre lands a leg kick that knocks Zhuo off balance momentarily.
Zhuo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A head kick misses from Andre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre tries to work over Zhuo's front leg with a kick but Zhuo checks it.
Andre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zhuo's hands.
Andre lands a jab to Zhuo's midsection.
Andre lands a lovely overhand right.
Zhuo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andre can pounce on him.
Andre works over Zhuo's head and body with a nice combination.
Andre tries to clinch up
and Zhuo counters with a single leg into guard. Andre didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zhuo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zhuo lands a couple of elbows.
Zhuo won't allow Andre to sweep him here.
Zhuo distracts Andre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zhuo postures up in Andre's guard and throws a big left but Andre blocks it.
Andre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zhuo throwing strikes from guard but Andre blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhuo won't allow Andre to get back to his feet.
Zhuo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zhuo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zhuo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo works over Andre with some ground and pound from guard.
Andre lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zhuo!
Zhuo regains half guard.
Zhuo tries to get to full guard but Andre has control of the leg.
Zhuo punching from the bottom.
Zhuo is looking to get back to full guard here but Andre has managed to pass to side control instead.
Zhuo is looking to reverse the position.
Zhuo throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Zhuo is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Andre trying to control the position but Zhuo is working away.
Andre is staying tight to Zhuo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Andre trying to control the action but Zhuo is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Zhuo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhuo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andre scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zhuo to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Alex Andre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Andre.
Andre looks to land a right hand but Zhuo moved out of range.
Andre lands a left and a right that send Zhuo crashing to the mat, dazed. Andre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andre gets caught napping as Zhuo dives in and scores a takedown. Andre manages to retain guard.
Zhuo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zhuo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andre manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Andre tries to control but Zhuo wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo working to try and regain half guard.
Andre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zhuo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Zhuo gets back to half guard.
Andre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zhuo looking for submissions off his back.
Zhuo tries to roll over but Andre keeps him under control.
Zhao Zhuo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Andre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo wants to control the action here but instead Andre manages to pass to full mount!
Zhuo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zhuo regains half guard.
Andre tries to stand but can't do so whilst Zhuo controls his leg.
Andre controlling the pace.
Andre is looking to take a break and control but Zhuo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhuo is looking for a sweep. Andre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zhuo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zhuo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Andre trying to control the action but Zhuo is working from the bottom.
Andre blocks the strikes from Zhuo.
Zhuo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like Andre is going to stand back up.
Zhuo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Zhuo is looking to improve his position.
Zhuo regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo looking for subs off his back but Andre has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Zhuo wants to get back to full guard but Andre has mounted him!
Andre raining down shots from the mount!
Zhuo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Zhuo is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuo is looking to improve his position but Andre isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Andre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Andre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Andre!
Alex Andre is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Alex Andre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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