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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benton Velasquez (ranked 24723 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaka Zulu (ranked 4857 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaka Zulu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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278 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Benton Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zulu fails to land the takedown.
Zulu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benton Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaka Zulu.
Zulu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zulu closes the distance and clinches up with Velasquez, looking for a takedown. Zulu pushes Velasquez against the cage but Velasquez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Velasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Zulu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu moves into the clinch successfully.
Zulu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Velasquez up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zulu prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Velasquez tries to break the clinch but Zulu is controlling the position.
Zulu is trying to pull guard but Velasquez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zulu pulls guard.
Velasquez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Zulu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velasquez throws a head kick but Zulu moves out of range.
Velasquez fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez scores with a takedown into Zulu's guard.
Zulu has his feet on Velasquez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Zulu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Velasquez counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez avoiding damage as Zulu throws knees to the body.
Zulu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Velasquez prevents it.
Zulu breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zulu is defended easily by Velasquez.
Zulu looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Velasquez.
Zulu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zulu throws a sloppy head kick
and Velasquez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zulu's guard.
Velasquez stands up and waves to Zulu to follow him.
Shaka Zulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez escapes and gets back to his feet.
Zulu avoids the head kick by Velasquez.
Zulu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Velasquez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez wants to stand but Zulu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Velasquez wants to stand and escape but instead Zulu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Zulu looking to sit in guard and control but Velasquez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benton Velasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benton Velasquez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zulu darts in trying to clinch
and Velasquez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Velasquez is trying to work for a kimura but Zulu is defending well.
Velasquez stands up from half guard.
Zulu tries for a takedown but Velasquez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Velasquez counters with a takedown into side control.
Velasquez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu shoots in looking for a takedown. Velasquez tries to sprawl out of it but Zulu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Velasquez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zulu is breathing heavily.
Zulu shoots in for a takedown but Velasquez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benton Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaka Zulu.
Some wild striking there from Zulu.
Velasquez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Zulu throws a lazy head kick
enabling Velasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Velasquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zulu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Velasquez defends it well.
Velasquez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Velasquez wants to stand up but Zulu has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velasquez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Zulu.
Velasquez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Velasquez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zulu's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Velasquez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Velasquez trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is nestled in close to Zulu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Velasquez seems to be looking for submissions.
Velasquez passes to full mount!
Velasquez stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Velasquez shoots in and bounces Zulu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Velasquez gets to his feet. Zulu looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with a looping right.
Zulu throws a series of punches but Velasquez avoids them all with ease.
Zulu dodges the punch combination from Velasquez.
Zulu misses with an uppercut. Velasquez saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zulu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benton Velasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Zulu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Velasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Velasquez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zulu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Velasquez is in Zulu's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benton Velasquez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benton Velasquez'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Velasquez lands a nice looking body shot.
Zulu shoots in for a takedown but Velasquez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Velasquez clinches up against the cage.
Velasquez tries to break free but Zulu pushes him back against the cage.
Velasquez jumps into guard, dragging Zulu to the mat.
Velasquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zulu can do to turn this around?
Zulu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Velasquez punching to the body, from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez controlling Zulu's posture.
Zulu wants to control from the top but Velasquez keeps moving.
Zulu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Velasquez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zulu is just riding it out for now. Velasquez eventually gives up the hold.
Velasquez wants to stand up but Zulu has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Velasquez is trying to control. Zulu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zulu wants to control but Velasquez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Velasquez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zulu is just riding it out for now. Velasquez eventually gives up the hold.
Zulu is trying to get back to full guard.
Velasquez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Velasquez wants to stand but Zulu has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Velasquez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zulu sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu wants to control but Velasquez is keeping busy.
Velasquez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Velasquez tries to stand but can't do so whilst Zulu controls his leg.
Velasquez is looking for a kimura here.
Velasquez wants to control but Zulu is keeping him busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Velasquez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Velasquez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zulu is looking to escape.
Zulu trying to control here.
Zulu missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shaka Zulu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benton Velasquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Velasquez avoids the head kick by Zulu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benton Velasquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Velasquez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benton Velasquez!
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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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RATING
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