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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Zephyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Senju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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300 lbs
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180 cm
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Titan Zephyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Senju!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zephyr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Zephyr.
Zephyr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Senju.
Zephyr fails to land the takedown.
Zephyr connects with the punch.
It looks like Andre Senju has been cut.
Senju keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zephyr gets tackled into the cage by Senju. Senju maintains the clinch.
Zephyr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Senju has Zephyr pressed against the cage, preventing Zephyr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zephyr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Senju moves in looking to clinch but Zephyr pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zephyr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Senju closes the distance and clinches.
Zephyr misses with some punches.
Zephyr trying to stall but Senju improves his position.
Senju breaks the clinch.
Zephyr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zephyr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zephyr's corner calls for a 1-2. Zephyr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senju escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Zephyr.
Zephyr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zephyr is breathing heavily.
Senju tries to clinch up.
Senju avoids the head kick by Zephyr.
Senju blocks a head kick by Zephyr.
Senju tries to clinch there but Zephyr circles away.
Senju tries to clinch up but Zephyr circles away and keeps his distance.
Zephyr slips a jab and a cross from Senju.
Senju wants to clinch up but Zephyr keeps it at a distance.
Senju tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Senju looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Senju tries to land a front kick but Zephyr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Senju moves into range and clinches up with Zephyr.
Zephyr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Senju breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Senju drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zephyr wants to stand but Senju is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senju chips away with some ground and pound.
Senju trying to control but Zephyr is working from the bottom.
Senju cracks Zephyr with a solid left hand.
Senju trying to control the position from guard on top but Zephyr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Senju landing some decent shots from guard.
Senju wants to control from the top but Zephyr keeps moving.
Zephyr scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Senju instigates a clinch.
Zephyr tries to pull guard but Senju forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titan Zephyr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Senju is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zephyr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Senju breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zephyr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Senju fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zephyr tries to keep at a distance but Senju has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zephyr breaks the clinch.
Zephyr tries to clinch up.
Zephyr throws a series of punches but Senju moves out of range.
Senju clinches up against the cage.
Senju breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Senju gets a clinch.
Zephyr breaks the clinch.
Senju is looking to clinch but Zephyr is avoiding it.
Senju scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zephyr is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zephyr is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senju is keen to just control but Zephyr is a slippery customer.
Senju looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zephyr is looking to get back to is feet but Senju passes into side control.
Senju is looking to take a break and control but Zephyr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zephyr can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Senju works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Senju is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zephyr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Senju scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andre Senju will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andre Senju'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.
Zephyr dives in and grabs Senju's left leg, looking for a takedown. Senju pushes down on Zephyr's head and hops out.
Senju tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zephyr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zephyr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zephyr scores with a head kick. Senju tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Senju moves into the clinch successfully.
Zephyr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andre Senju is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Senju fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zephyr avoids it really well and circles away.
Donk. Zephyr catches Senju right on the button with a cross.
That has opened up Andre Senju's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Senju tries to clinch but Zephyr moves out of range.
Zephyr misses with a head kick.
Senju has managed to clinch.
Senju tries to break free but Zephyr pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zephyr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Senju wants to clinch.
Zephyr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Senju has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zephyr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Titan Zephyr has been cut.
Zephyr lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Senju fails in his attempt to clinch.
Senju has taken the fight to the clinch.
Senju prevents Zephyr from breaking the clinch.
Senju escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Titan Zephyr is winning the standup battle so far.
Zephyr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zephyr throws a sloppy head kick and Senju moves out of range easily.
Senju looks to land a combination but Zephyr avoids it well.
Senju misses with a combination
and Zephyr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Senju pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Senju gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zephyr lands with a right to the head.
Senju wants to break free but Zephyr has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senju tries to break the clinch but Zephyr is controlling the position.
Zephyr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Zephyr finds it's target.
The cut above Andre Senju's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zephyr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Senju defends it nicely.
Senju goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zephyr throws a poor cross that misses
and Senju decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zephyr's guard.
Zephyr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Senju gets to his feet - Zephyr follows without any prompting.
Zephyr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zephyr connects with a nice looking jab.
Senju moves into range and clinches up with Zephyr.
Zephyr wants to get back to striking at distance but Senju won't allow it.
Senju breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zephyr.
Senju shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zephyr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zephyr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Senju wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senju scoring with punches and elbows.
Zephyr looks to move to half guard but instead Senju has passed into mount! Damn!
Andre Senju has got the better of the ground game so far.
Senju working Zephyr over with strikes here.
Zephyr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Senju scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zephyr?
Senju lands a big elbow.
Senju with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Zephyr is trying desperately to improve position.
Senju scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zephyr?
Senju in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senju postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zephyr looks a forlorn figure.
Senju looking to control but Zephyr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Senju has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zephyr's face.
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!
Zephyr is in a horrible position here. Senju smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Senju fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zephyr wants to control but Senju is having none of it.
Senju has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zephyr's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Senju lands with some strikes.
Zephyr can't escape the position.
Senju landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Senju showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Senju has Zephyr up against the cage in a clinch.
Zephyr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Senju is trying to pull guard but Zephyr has him pressed against the cage.
Zephyr is trying to pull guard but Senju turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Senju tries a knee to the head but Zephyr blocks it.
Senju prevents a body shot from Zephyr.
Senju pulls guard successfully.
Senju looking for a guillotine here but Zephyr defends easily.
Senju escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zephyr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Senju has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zephyr stands up and waves to Senju to follow him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Senju avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senju darts in trying to clinch
and Zephyr counters with a big head kick but Senju shrugs it off.
Senju shoots in and bounces Zephyr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Senju is looking to work some ground and pound but Zephyr has wrist control.
Senju scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zephyr is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zephyr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Senju has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Senju breaks the clinch.
Zephyr misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senju tries to clinch up but Zephyr circles away and keeps his distance.
Senju gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zephyr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Senju's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Senju tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zephyr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zephyr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zephyr tries a head kick but it misses.
Zephyr keeps the fight on the outside.
Senju moves into the clinch successfully.
Zephyr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Senju is looking to clinch.
Senju tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A right-left combo lands from Zephyr.
Senju misses with a straight left.
Senju closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zephyr quickly recovers to half guard.
Zephyr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senju drops an elbow to the side of Zephyr's head.
Zephyr has hold of Senju's hands but Senju slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Senju prevents Zephyr from standing back up.
Senju working Zephyr over with strikes.
Senju is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zephyr pushes Senju off but Senju dives into side control.
Zephyr is trying to buck Senju off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Senju is chipping away with strikes.
Zephyr being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zephyr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Zephyr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Senju is putting a hurting on Zephyr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Senju scoring with punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zephyr sneaks out the side door and pushes Senju away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Senju wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Senju looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Senju lands with a straight right. Zephyr didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Senju comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Senju winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Senju!
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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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