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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kita Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricci Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricci Boyd will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kita Zen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricci Boyd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zen shoots in for a takedown but Boyd shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyd stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kita Zen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zen misses with a takedown attempt
and Boyd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zen is concentrating on defense, preventing Boyd from advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyd wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Zen uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Boyd sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boyd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zen looking to control.
Boyd slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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!
Boyd has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen misses with a takedown
and Boyd counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Boyd looking to sit in guard and control but Zen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boyd trying to control the position.
Zen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boyd controls Zen momentarily but Zen frees himself.
Boyd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zen is trying to get back to full guard.
Zen is trying to stand back up but Boyd is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zen is looking to improve his position.
Zen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zen is trying to stand.
Boyd working Zen over with strikes.
Boyd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zen is trying to control but can't.
Zen tries to roll over but Boyd keeps him under control.
Zen wants to get back to his feet.
Boyd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Boyd.
Zen tries to get to full guard but Boyd has control of the leg.
Zen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boyd.
Zen manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Zen misses with a head kick.
Zen throws a wild body kick that Boyd sees coming a mile off.
Zen moves into the clinch successfully.
Zen lands a knee to the body.
Boyd prevents the takedown attempt.
Boyd is looking to control Zen's arms but Zen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boyd has his back to the cage.
Boyd wants a takedown.
Zen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boyd looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Ricci Boyd has been cut.
Zen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zen shoots for a double leg takedown but Boyd sprawls well. He's pushed Zen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Zen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zen dives in and grabs Boyd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boyd pushes down on Zen's head and hops out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zen crunches a lovely knee into Boyd's ribcage.
A short right from Zen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zen struggles to land a body shot inside as Boyd controls his hands.
Boyd is looking for a takedown.
Boyd has had enough of the clinch but Zen keeps him there for the moment.
Zen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricci Boyd will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricci Boyd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boyd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zen swivels and escapes.
Zen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boyd avoids it really well and circles away.
Zen gets the takedown into side control.
Zen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boyd tries to improve position but can't.
Zen is staying tight to Boyd's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Boyd is not content to let Zen control the position.
Zen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen fails with a takedown attempt.
Zen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boyd's waist but Boyd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zen off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kita Zen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boyd sees it coming and defends easily.
Zen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zen working over Boyd with some ground and pound. Boyd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boyd wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zen is working for a kimura but Boyd is defending it quite comfortably.
Zen is keen to just control but Boyd is a slippery customer.
Zen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zen wants to work for an arm triangle but Boyd is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boyd tries to roll over but Zen keeps him under control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zen seems to be working for a kimura but Boyd defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen is looking to take a break and control but Boyd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zen is working for a kimura but Boyd is defending it quite comfortably.
Kita Zen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boyd wants to get back to full guard.
Zen is working for a submission of some sort.
Zen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boyd defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boyd sees it coming and defends easily.
Zen is trying to control. Boyd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boyd is trying to stand.
Zen is pressing down on Boyd's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boyd is holding on for now.
Zen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boyd is pressing down on Zen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zen won't allow Boyd to get back to his feet.
Zen wanted to stand there but Boyd had control of the position.
Zen advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kita Zen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricci Boyd's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zen misses with a takedown
and Boyd counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Boyd as Zen shoots in.
Zen clinches with his opponent.
Boyd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boyds head.
Zen decides to pull guard.
Zen trying to keep a closed guard but Boyd is proving a slippery customer.
Boyd controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zen jumps into guard, dragging Boyd to the mat.
Boyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zen is pulling down on Boyd's head. It's preventing any offense from Boyd, at least for the moment.
Zen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boyd postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boyd's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd controls Zen momentarily but Zen frees himself.
Zen trying to control but Boyd is working from the bottom.
Boyd is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zen trying to control but Boyd is working from the bottom.
Zen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zen clinches up against the cage.
Boyd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zen jumps guard and drags Boyd to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen striking off his back but it's not causing Boyd any problems.
Boyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Zen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boyd throws a big right hand that misses.
Boyd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zen looking to secure an arm triangle but Boyd defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zen get's back to his feet.
Boyd gets a takedown into half guard.
Zen gets back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyd tries to free his leg and advance position but Zen is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyd wants to control from the top but Zen keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kita Zen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zen 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kita Zen!
After winning the bout, Kita Zen 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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