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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xun Zemin (ranked 895 p4p, 126 weight class) and Erlend Jahr (ranked 1676 p4p, 222 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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166 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xun Zemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erlend Jahr!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zemin lands with an overhand left.
Jahr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jahr tries to clinch there but Zemin circles away.
Zemin keeps the fight on the outside.
Zemin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Foundry in the buildup to the fight.
Jahr avoids the body shot from Zemin.
Xun Zemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zemin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zemin scores with a hook to the body. Jahr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jahr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jahr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zemin cracks Jahr with a good jab.
Jahr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zemin lands with an overhand left.
Jahr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jahr drops his hands momentarily and Zemin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zemin connects with a nice looking jab.
Zemin lunges at Jahr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jahr's hand.
Jahr is rocked!
Zemin takes a swing at Jahr's ribcage but misses.
Zemin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jahr sprawling to the canvas! Jahr rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Zemin finish him?!
Jahr is still on wobbly legs! Can Zemin finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Jahr head around and knocks him out cold! Zemin hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xun Zemin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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