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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickey Snider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Zhang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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214 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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, Rickey Snider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Zhang!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Snider tries to sprawl but Zhang drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Snider wants to get back to his feet.
Zhang sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang is stalling here. Snider is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Zhang seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Snider has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snider is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Zhang can't do much from the bottom here.
Snider is looking to take a break and control but Zhang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zhang controls the position for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Snider misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snider throws an elbow but Zhang slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhang is looking to reverse the position.
Snider gets to mount! Zhang was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Snider lands a couple of good shots and Zhang has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
I really don't envy Zhang right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhang trying to control but not successfully.
Zhang is trying to get back to his feet but Snider has full control of the position and if anything, Zhang has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Snider really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Zhang.
Zhang trying to control but not successfully.
Zhang might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Snider haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Snider is hanging on to Zhang's back as he tries to escape.
Snider trying to control.
Zhang is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Snider looking for the choke from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snider wants to control but Zhang is keeping busy.
Zhang is in bad spot here.
Snider is looking to control Zhang but Zhang is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickey Snider dominated that round.
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.
Zhang gets a takedown into half guard.
Zhang sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Zhang prevents Snider from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snider preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Snider tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Zhang manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang lands a couple of good shots and Snider has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Rickey Snider overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zhang wants to control but Snider is keeping busy.
Snider is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Zhang.
Snider has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Zhang.
Snider is trying to stand back up.
Snider is holding onto Zhang's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snider wants to get back to his feet.
Zhang controlling well, preventing Snider from escaping the position.
Snider really is a fat lump.
Zhang somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Zhang misses with punches from the back.
Zhang working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Zhang lands a shot to the body.
Snider might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zhang seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Snider's chin but Snider turns very nicely into Zhang's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Snider.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhang looking for a sweep. Not yet Zhang, not yet.
Zhang keeps trying to improve his position.
Zhang pulls Snider in close to his closed guard and prevents Snider from doing any damage or advancing position.
Snider throwing strikes from guard but Zhang blocks nicely.
Snider trying to control but Zhang is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Snider scoring with some ground and pound.
Zhang working a defensive guard but Snider manages to pass into side control anyway.
Zhang is not content to let Snider control the position.
Zhang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Snider wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snider prevents Zhang from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Zhang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Zhang looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zhang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Snider looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zhang wants to control from the top but Snider keeps moving.
Zhang is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zhang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zhang scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang with a nice head shot there.
Zhang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snider is working an open guard so Zhang takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zhang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snider sprawls well. Snider wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zhang gets slowly back to his feet.
Zhang looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Snider wants to stand and escape but Zhang is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snider bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zhang's guard.
Snider preventing the sweep.
Zhang pulls Snider in close to prevent any damage.
Snider prevents Zhang from getting back to his feet.
Snider trying to control but Zhang is working from the bottom.
Zhang is looking for a triangle but Snider pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhang has his foot on Snider's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Snider works his way back into a safe position though.
Snider trying to control but Zhang is working from the bottom.
Zhang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snider is one step ahead there.
Zhang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Snider will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zhang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snider shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zhang pinned against the cage. Zhang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Snider looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zhang wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Zhang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zhang 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Zhang!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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