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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zenzo Hosoi (ranked 25005 p4p, 268 weight class) and Bogdan Uzun (ranked 23374 p4p, 273 weight class). Uzun comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Trogdor the Burninator" by Strong Bad kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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298 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
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280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zenzo Hosoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bogdan Uzun!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosoi avoids the head kick by Uzun.
Uzun connects with a looping right hand.
Uzun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uzun fails with a takedown attempt.
Hosoi pushes Uzun up against the cage in a clinch.
Hosoi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uzun's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Uzun duly obliges.
Hosoi closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hosoi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hosoi prevents Uzun from breaking the clinch.
Hosoi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosoi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Uzun is trying to force a seperation but Hosoi has the dominant position.
Hosoi is pushing Uzun up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hosoi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uzun throws a head kick that misses.
Uzun has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hosoi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Uzun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Uzun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hosoi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hosoi takes the fight into the clinch.
Hosoi slows down the pace here.
Hosoi is trying to trip Uzun. He has hold of a leg but Uzun is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hosoi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Uzun has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hosoi is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hosoi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Uzun gets underhooks to prevent Hosoi's takedown attempt.
Uzun breaks the clinch.
Hosoi throws a jab when Uzun was well out of range.
Uzun shoots in for a takedown but Hosoi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Uzun gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hosoi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hosoi stands and throws Uzun's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Uzun looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzun wants to get back to his feet but Hosoi drags him back down.
Uzun tries to buck Hosoi off but Hosoi is having none of it.
Hosoi slows the pace down.
Hosoi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Uzun is looking to reverse the position.
Hosoi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uzun keeps working.
Uzun tries to buck Hosoi off but Hosoi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hosoi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Uzun bucks up and tries to throw Hosoi off but instead Hosoi has got his back!
Hosoi has Uzun flattened out and is raining down punches.
Hosoi tries to keep control of the position but Uzun is staying busy.
Uzun tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hosoi working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zenzo Hosoi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hosoi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Uzun's guard.
Uzun wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hosoi manages to pass to side control.
Hosoi really is a fat lump.
Uzun tries to roll over but Hosoi keeps him under control.
Hosoi stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Uzun stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hosoi looks for a takedown but Uzun sprawls well.
Hosoi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Uzun pinned against the cage. Uzun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bogdan Uzun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uzun bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hosoi's head.
Uzun looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hosoi is fending him off so far but Uzun persists. Nope, Hosoi circles away and we're back to standing.
Hosoi drops his hands momentarily and Uzun takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zenzo Hosoi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hosoi shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zenzo Hosoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uzun fails with the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Hosoi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uzun is breathing heavily.
Hosoi has managed to clinch.
Hosoi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hosoi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hosoi wants it to stay on the feet.
Hosoi has closed the distance and engaged Uzun in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Hosoi.
Uzun is trying to push Hosoi away but Hosoi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hosoi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Uzun. No joy for Hosoi on that attempt.
Uzun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uzun tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hosoi defends well and Uzun ends up having to push Hosoi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hosoi clinches up with Uzun and pushes him back against the cage.
Uzun is looking to break free of the clinch but Hosoi has double underhooks.
Hosoi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Uzun smiles and moves away.
Hosoi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Uzun, pushing him back against the cage.
Uzun has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosoi manages to break the clinch.
Uzun throws a series of punches but Hosoi moves out of range.
Hosoi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Uzun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hosoi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Uzun avoids it really well and circles away.
Hosoi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Uzun sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hosoi somewhat.
Uzun is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Uzun lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hosoi backs up against the cage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Uzun.
As Uzun looks to move away, Hosoi throws a big counter combo but Uzun just gets out of the way.
Hosoi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Uzun.
Uzun stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Uzun throws a right and a left that Hosoi avoids nicely.
Hosoi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uzun throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hosoi.
Hosoi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hosoi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hosoi slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Uzun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hosoi clinches up against the cage.
Uzun breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Uzun coming out on top.
Uzun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hosoi fails with the takedown.
Uzun throws a front kick that sends Hosoi stumbling back into the cage.
Uzun lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Uzun.
Uzun defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hosoi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzun goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A lazy left from Uzun finds it's target.
Uzun scores with a nice body kick.
Uzun changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hosoi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosoi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hosoi gets back to half guard.
Hosoi is looking to control Uzun's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hosoi avoid being mounted?
Uzun stands up and beckons Hosoi to join him on the feet.
Uzun ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Uzun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hosoi rushes Uzun and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Uzun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hosoi dodges the punch combination from Uzun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosoi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Uzun is looking to stand back up but Hosoi counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Uzun.
Uzun wants to improve his position but Hosoi is controlling well.
Hosoi is looking for a kimura here.
Uzun tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hosoi has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Uzun that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hosoi won't let Uzun get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Uzun is squirming around, avoiding Hosoi's attempts to control the action.
Uzun tries to reverse the position but Hosoi maintains control.
Hosoi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hosoi lands a couple of good shots and Uzun has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzun preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hosoi.
Hosoi has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Uzun's body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzun grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Uzun is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Uzun breaks Hosoi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hosoi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Uzun wanted to stand there but Hosoi had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bogdan Uzun.
I think Uzun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Uzun!
Bogdan Uzun decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Zenzo Hosoi was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck you. Suck my cock.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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