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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between So Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Zubar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Zubar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with So Lo's chin.
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173 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, So Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronald Zubar!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zubar throws the left hand but Lo avoids the punch easily.
Zubar blocks a head kick by Lo.
Ronald Zubar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lo checks a leg kick nicely.
Zubar throws a poor cross that misses
and Lo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lo avoids the body shot from Zubar.
Lo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zubar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lo moves out of range as Zubar strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo tries to clinch but Zubar is having none of it.
Lo tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zubar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lo tries to clinch but Zubar moves out of range.
Zubar throws a nice looking combination but Lo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zubar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lo slips under a jab from Zubar.
Lo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lo defending well as Zubar loads up on a big left hand.
Lo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Lo as he connects with a hook.
Lo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubar swings widly with a right hand
and Lo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lo pushes Zubar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zubar is defending well for now.
Zubar is trying to break the clinch but Lo has him pressed against the cage.
Zubar working hard to break the clinch.
Lo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zubar up against the cage.
Lo digs a right hand underneath Zubar's ribcage. Zubar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zubar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zubar working hard to break the clinch.
Zubar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zubar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lo prevents it.
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!
Lo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zubar is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronald Zubar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zubar misses with a two punch combination.
Zubar misses with a few strikes there.
Zubar works the jab nicely.
Lo throws a front kick that sends Zubar stumbling back into the cage.
Lo throws out a powerful jab.
Zubar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lo but Lo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zubar looks to score with a jab to the body but Lo is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo tries a head kick but it misses.
So Lo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zubar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lo slips a straight right by Zubar.
Zubar loads up on a big right hand but Lo slips the punch.
Zubar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zubar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zubar avoids the head kick by Lo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zubar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zubar.
Zubar swats away the attempt to clinch by Lo.
Zubar throws a leg kick that misses.
Ronald Zubar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lo wants to clinch.
Zubar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lo moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubar drives through and clinches with Lo against the cage.
Lo with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ronald Zubar has been cut.
Zubar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lo's elbow.
Zubar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lo's elbow.
Lo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zubar avoids it.
Lo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lo keeps control of Zubar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lo.
Lo trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Lo.
Lo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zubar.
A head punch on the inside from Zubar fails to land.
Zubar misses with a punch to the body.
Zubar working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zubar avoiding damage as Lo throws knees to the body.
Zubar can't break the clinch.
Lo tries to throw a body punch but Zubar avoids it by throwing Lo back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Zubar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronald Zubar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lo moves away from the strike by Zubar.
Zubar thows a body shot but no joy.
Lo slaps away a takedown attempt from Zubar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zubar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zubar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zubar can't break the clinch.
Zubar is looking to break free of the clinch but Lo has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo missing with knees to the body.
Lo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zubar's elbow.
Zubar tries to break the clinch but Lo is controlling the position.
Lo taking a breather.
Zubar wants to get back to striking at distance but Lo won't allow it.
Zubar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zubar tries to land knees in the clinch but Lo avoids the damage to the body.
Lo with a knee to the head.
Zubar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubar breaks the clinch.
A combination from Zubar does no damage.
So Lo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zubar blocks a head kick by Lo.
Lo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zubar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zubar.
Lo doesn't manage to clinch there - Zubar circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lo tries to clinch there but Zubar circles away.
Lo moves into the clinch.
Zubar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zubar tries to break the clinch but Lo is controlling the position.
Lo blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo keeps control of Zubar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zubar is trying to break the clinch but Lo has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Lo on the inside.
Ronald Zubar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lo lands a nice elbow.
Zubar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zubar throws a series of strikes that have Lo backpedaling.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zubar is looking to break free of the clinch but Lo has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronald Zubar.
Well Zubar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Ronald Zubar!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Ronald Zubar!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ronald Zubar!
Ronald Zubar wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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