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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo MImbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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218 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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213 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimbo MImbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mao Zedong!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zedong.
MImbo connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Zedong to the floor! MImbo dives in looking for the finish!
Zedong is rocked!
It looks like Mao Zedong has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
MImbo wants to free his trapped foot but Zedong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zedong has his hands clasped together around MImbo's back. He's all about the action.
Zedong is staying active underneath MImbo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zedong controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Zedong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but MImbo pulls his head out easily.
MImbo wants to free his trapped foot but Zedong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zedong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong wants to control but MImbo is keeping busy.
Zedong wants to get back to full guard.
Zedong regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from MImbo.
MImbo with a flurry of punches that miss.
MImbo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
MImbo is working hard here to advance position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zedong holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zedong is trying to keep MImbo in close.
MImbo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong controls MImbo momentarily but MImbo frees himself.
Zedong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zedong keeping full guard, as MImbo tries to pass.
MImbo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zedong fails with a takedown attempt.
MImbo throws a head kick but Zedong moves out of range.
Zedong looks for a takedown but MImbo sprawls well.
Jimbo MImbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mao Zedong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MImbo lands a head kick that stumbles Zedong and the fighters go to the mat.
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!
MImbo pushes down on Zedong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zedong keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Zedong is refusing to be controlled, as MImbo sits in half guard.
Zedong is trying to control but can't.
MImbo trying to control from half guard but Zedong is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MImbo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zedong defending well though.
MImbo prevents Zedong from improving his position.
Zedong wants to control but MImbo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
MImbo is looking for a kimura but Zedong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for MImbo to get the leverage.
MImbo wants to work for an arm triangle but Zedong is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zedong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. MImbo is working away from the top position though.
Zedong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
MImbo wants to control but Zedong is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zedong is defending against the submission attempts here by MImbo.
MImbo is working for a kimura but Zedong is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo MImbo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mao Zedong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zedong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zedong working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mao Zedong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zedong in side control lands a decent elbow.
MImbo can't do much from the bottom here.
MImbo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
MImbo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
MImbo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong is looking to control MImbo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zedong avoid being mounted?
Zedong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zedong.
Zedong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zedong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zedong tries to pass the half guard into mount. MImbo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. MImbo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zedong looking to pass the guard.
Zedong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong preventing the sweep.
MImbo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zedong content to stall in guard here.
MImbo looking to control but Zedong passes into half guard.
MImbo trying to control here.
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!
Zedong drops an elbow to the side of MImbo's head.
Zedong trying to mount his opponent but MImbo defends it.
MImbo manages to get to full guard.
MImbo is trying to control the position but Zedong postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MImbo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zedong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zedong looking to sit in guard and control but MImbo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
MImbo wants to pass the guard but Zedong is keeping the position.
MImbo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Zedong looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Zedong looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Zedong!
Zedong cracks MImbo with a big right hand but MImbo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Zedong works to advance to full mount. MImbo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Zedong lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
MImbo is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zedong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
MImbo tries to hold on but Zedong postures up.
MImbo is bucking up trying to escape but Zedong cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zedong putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
MImbo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
MImbo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zedong putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
MImbo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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!
Zedong lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mao Zedong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mao Zedong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
MImbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zedong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zedong landing a few strikes.
Zedong is trying to get an arm triangle but MImbo is defending well.
MImbo is trying to get back to half guard.
Zedong working the head and body with strikes.
Zedong tries to advance to mount but can't.
Zedong wants to lay and pray for a moment but MImbo keeps working.
Zedong gets to mount! MImbo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MImbo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
MImbo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
MImbo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zedong landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zedong putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zedong is going oldschool here, as he tries to force MImbo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so MImbo shrugs it off.
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!
The referee warns MImbo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zedong with good strikes from the mount here!
MImbo tries to hold on but Zedong postures up.
MImbo regains half guard.
Zedong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zedong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zedong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zedong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zedong looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zedong is looking for a kimura here.
Zedong working the head and body with strikes.
Zedong working MImbo over with strikes.
Zedong prevents MImbo from improving his position.
Zedong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
MImbo has hold of Zedong's hands but Zedong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zedong is pressing down on MImbo's thigh, looking to free his foot. MImbo is holding on for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zedong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks MImbo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zedong drops an elbow to the side of MImbo's head.
MImbo is trying to control but can't.
Zedong moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from MImbo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MImbo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zedong is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. MImbo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Zedong gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. MImbo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Zedong lets go of the hold and MImbo can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mao Zedong!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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