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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serik Zatijev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Uchida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serik Zatijev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Serik Zatijev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lewis Uchida!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchida lands a high kick!
Uchida looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zatijev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Uchida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zatijev.
Uchida moves into the clinch.
Uchida has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zatijev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Uchida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Serik Zatijev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zatijev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zatijev tries to clinch up
and Uchida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Uchida looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Zatijev.
Uchida jumps guard and drags Zatijev to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zatijev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zatijev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uchida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zatijev.
Zatijev lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatijev postures up in Uchida's guard and throws a big left but Uchida blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zatijev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uchida is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zatijev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Uchida trying to strike off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Uchida holds on and takes a little breather.
Uchida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zatijev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zatijev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uchida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Uchida pushes Zatijev off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Zatijev scores with a decent looking hook.
Zatijev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zatijev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zatijev throws a sloppy head kick and Uchida moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zatijev gets tackled into the cage by Uchida. Uchida maintains the clinch.
Zatijev working hard to break the clinch.
Zatijev gets through Uchida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zatijev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Uchida is trying to drag Zatijev to the mat but Zatijev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Serik Zatijev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis Uchida.
Uchida manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Uchida has a closed guard, preventing Zatijev from standing up.
Zatijev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uchida utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zatijev tries to stand but Uchida is controlling from the bottom.
Zatijev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Uchida 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zatijev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Uchida is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zatijev is aware though and is defending well.
Uchida looks winded!
Zatijev working some strikes from top position.
Zatijev stands up over Uchida, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zatijev throws an elbow that misses. Uchida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zatijev's guard. Nice move by Uchida!
Uchida stopping the sweep attempt from Zatijev.
Zatijev throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Zatijev trying to strike off his back.
Zatijev doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zatijev pushes Uchida off and scrambles back to his feet.
Zatijev tries to clinch up
and Uchida counters with a good, hard body kick but Zatijev shrugs it off.
Zatijev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uchida tries to clinch up.
Zatijev throws a sloppy head kick and Uchida moves out of range easily.
Zatijev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zatijev throws a body kick that misses.
Uchida tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zatijev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Uchida somewhat.
Uchida rushes Zatijev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uchida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zatijev tries to clinch up but Uchida circles away and keeps his distance.
Uchida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zatijev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serik Zatijev dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Uchida feints a jab promting Zatijev to slip. Uchida then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zatijev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zatijev tries to land a body kick
and Uchida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Uchida.
Zatijev tries to break the clinch but Uchida is controlling the position.
Zatijev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Uchida has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uchida.
Zatijev pushes Uchida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zatijev being controlled against the cage.
Uchida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zatijev avoids it.
Zatijev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Uchida manages to break the clinch.
Uchida moves out of range of the body kick.
Uchida throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zatijev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uchida circles away quickly and effectively.
Zatijev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zatijev closes the distance and pushes Uchida back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchida prevents Zatijev from breaking the clinch.
Uchida fails to pull guard.
Uchida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Uchida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zatijev tries to clinch but Uchida moves out of range.
Zatijev tries to clinch but Uchida is having none of it.
Zatijev throws a leg kick but Uchida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Serik Zatijev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zatijev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uchida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zatijev is looking to clinch but Uchida is avoiding it.
Zatijev stuffs the takedown attempt from Uchida. Uchida gets slowly back to his feet.
Serik Zatijev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis Uchida.
Zatijev misses with a kick to the body
and Uchida counters with a nice body shot.
Uchida checks a low kick from Zatijev.
Uchida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zatijev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zatijev misses with a leg kick
and Uchida counters with a thumping low kick.
Uchida has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchida controlling the action here for a moment.
Uchida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zatijev swinging wildly here.
Uchida instigates a clinch.
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!
Zatijev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Uchida is looking to take this one to the mat.
Uchida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zatijev takes the fight into the clinch.
Zatijev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Uchida leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Zatijev fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uchida misses with a wild combination.
Zatijev lands a nice looking kick to the body. Uchida takes a step back to recover.
Serik Zatijev is winning the standup battle so far.
Uchida darts in looking for a takedown but Zatijev gets double underhooks and turns Uchida into the cage.
Uchida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zatijev lands a really nice looking cross but Uchida seems unphased.
Zatijev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zatijev wants to clinch.
Zatijev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Uchida counters with a one-two to the body.
Uchida takes a kick to the side of the head.
Uchida moves out of range as Zatijev throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zatijev's waist but Zatijev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Uchida off to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zatijev moves to clinch but Uchida breaks away
and Uchida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zatijev has a couple of punches blocked by Uchida.
Zatijev tries to work over Uchida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zatijev throws a punch but it's blocked by Uchida.
Zatijev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Uchida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zatijev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uchida.
Uchida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uchida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zatijev avoids it really well and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uchida shoots in and drives through. Zatijev sprawls well.
Zatijev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serik Zatijev dominated that second round.
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!
Uchida tries to close the distance and clinch but Zatijev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zatijev throws a sloppy head kick and Uchida moves out of range easily.
Zatijev keeps the fight on the outside.
Zatijev gets a clinch.
Zatijev managing to block the knees to the body from Uchida.
Uchida tries to stall but Zatijev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zatijev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uchida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Uchida stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lewis Uchida seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zatijev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Zatijev.
Zatijev takes the fight into the clinch.
Uchida avoids a wild elbow strike from Zatijev.
Zatijev misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatijev is looking to break free of the clinch but Uchida has double underhooks.
Zatijev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uchida blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zatijev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Uchida has him pressed against the cage.
Zatijev tries a knee to the head but Uchida blocks it.
Uchida lands with a left to the head.
Uchida manages to break the clinch.
Uchida dives in and grabs Zatijev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zatijev pushes down on Uchida's head and hops out.
Zatijev tries to clinch but Uchida moves out of range.
Zatijev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Uchida holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Uchida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zatijev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Uchida's brow.
Zatijev breaks the clinch.
Zatijev moves into range and clinches up with Uchida.
Zatijev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchida is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zatijev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zatijev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uchida.
Uchida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zatijev tries to bum rush Uchida with a series of wild strikes but Uchida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uchida moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zatijev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Uchida is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zatijev pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Serik Zatijev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis Uchida.
Uchida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uchida drives through and clinches with Zatijev against the cage.
Uchida keeps control of Zatijev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uchida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zatijev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Uchida has him pressed against the cage.
Zatijev has a couple of punches blocked by Uchida.
Uchida taking a breather.
Zatijev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zatijev wants to get back to striking at distance but Uchida won't allow it.
Uchida drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zatijev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zatijev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uchida blocks it with crossed arms.
Uchida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zatijev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Uchida circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Uchida.
A jab from Zatijev does it's job there.
Uchida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zatijev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zatijev misses with a leg kick
and Uchida counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zatijev wants to clinch
and Uchida counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchida shoots for a takedown but Zatijev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zatijev misses with a two punch combination.
Zatijev tries to clinch but Uchida is having none of it.
Zatijev misses with a head kick.
Zatijev moves in looking to clinch but Uchida pushes him off.
Zatijev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Uchida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zatijev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uchida shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zatijev sprawls well. Zatijev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Uchida gets slowly back to his feet.
Zatijev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis Uchida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Serik Zatijev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zatijev throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Serik Zatijev.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zatijev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serik Zatijev!
A relieved looking Serik Zatijev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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