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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dredman Zeus (ranked 604 p4p, 75 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 731 p4p, 94 weight class). Brown is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Somebody Gonna Get It. Dredman Zeus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dredman Zeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 39 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zeus misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Zeus misses.
Nice jab there from Zeus.
Brown throws a series of punches but Zeus avoids them all with ease.
Brown slips a jab from Zeus.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zeus pinned against the cage. Zeus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zeus looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zeus misses the jab.
Zeus looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown tries a quick counter leg kick but Zeus is wise to it.
Zeus misses with a looping right.
Zeus throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Zeus saw it coming and moves away.
Zeus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown avoids the body shot from Zeus.
Zeus throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Zeus throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeus tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zeus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dredman Zeus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zeus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Zeus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown dives in and grabs Zeus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zeus pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Zeus throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Zeus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zeus scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zeus looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
And Brown tries to counter it with a takedown but Zeus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A big left from Zeus misses.
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!
The fighters circling - Zeus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown avoids the body shot from Zeus.
Brown throws a big counter head kick but Zeus avoids it with no problem.
Zeus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
A nice combination there by Brown.
We've been told by Zeus's head coaches at Rickys House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zeus throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Zeus backing up. Zeus nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Zeus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zeus blocks a low kick nicely.
Zeus misses with an uppercut.
Brown defending well as Zeus loads up on a big left hand.
Zeus throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Zeus throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Zeus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Zeus misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown throws a body punch but Zeus moves out of range.
Zeus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Zeus throws a body shot but no joy.
Zeus throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Zeus misses with a straight left.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zeus but Zeus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dredman Zeus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Zeus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zeus misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a takedown into Zeus's guard.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeus working a defensive guard here.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Zeus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zeus's head.
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dredman Zeus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zeus misses with a combination
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Zeus swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a two punch combo.
John Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zeus throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown throws a counter combo.
Dredman Zeus is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Zeus.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zeus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Zeus to the ground. Brown is now in Zeus's guard.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Zeus blocks nicely.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown postures up in Zeus's guard and throws a big left but Zeus blocks it.
Zeus trying to control the position.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zeus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zeus's head.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zeus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zeus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown defending well as Zeus loads up on a big left hand.
Brown wants to counter with a clinch but Zeus pushes him away.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeus.
Brown throws a big counter head kick but Zeus avoids it with no problem.
Zeus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Zeus throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Zeus works Brown's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Zeus misses the target.
Zeus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a head kick.
Zeus misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Zeus misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Zeus.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zeus.
Brown let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zeus throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Zeus throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeus. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown slips a jab from Zeus.
Zeus connects with a looping right hand.
Zeus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
The fighters circling - Zeus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown slips a jab from Zeus.
Zeus stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Zeus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Zeus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big left from Zeus misses.
Brown throws a series of punches but Zeus avoids them all with ease.
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!
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zeus pinned against the cage. Zeus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zeus misses with a body shot.
Zeus throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown throws a right and a left that Zeus avoids nicely.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zeus throws out the jab.
Zeus looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zeus throws a big counter combination but Brown scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dredman Zeus will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown with the counter takedown but Zeus avoids it easily.
Brown slips under a jab.
Zeus takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Zeus misses.
Zeus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Zeus.
Brown is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big right from Zeus misses.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zeus.
A nice side step and Brown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown wants to slow Zeus down by chopping away at his legs.
Zeus misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Zeus throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zeus throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zeus misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Zeus misses with a straight left.
Brown throws a leg kick but Zeus moved away.
Zeus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zeus just misses with a punch to the body.
Zeus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Zeus backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Zeus manages to avoid it all.
Zeus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeus.
As Zeus backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Zeus manages to avoid it all.
Zeus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters by moving into the clinch.
Zeus throws a head punch that misses.
Zeus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown postures up in Zeus's guard and throws a big left but Zeus blocks it.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Zeus has wrist control.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeus checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Zeus sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zeus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brown looking to score a takedown here. Zeus is defending well but Brown drives through and ends up in Zeus's guard.
Brown controlling from the top position.
Dredman Zeus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zeus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Zeus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown trying to control but Zeus is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown distracts Zeus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
John Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown wants to control from the top but Zeus keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Zeus blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zeus throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zeus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dredman Zeus!
Dredman Zeus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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