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CMMA 134 Koko v Kennedy PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zaire.
Zaire connects with a leg kick.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but O'xit is just out of range.
O'xit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O'xit moves away.
O'xit thinks about the counter body kick.
O'xit misses with a body kick.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Zaire. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zaire.
O'xit checks a low kick from Zaire.
A countering left hand to the body from O'xit misses.
A leg kick checked by O'xit.
Zaire slips under a jab from O'xit.
Zaire swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O'xit.
Zaire throws a jab when O'xit was well out of range.
O'xit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaire misses with a low kick as O'xit jumps back.
A little jabbing left from O'xit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zaire closes the distance looking to clinch
and O'xit counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire avoids the body shot from O'xit.
A clash of legs there as O'xit blocks the low kick.
Zaire misses with a hook
and O'xit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaire moves out of range of the body kick.
O'xit has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O'xit defending well as Zaire loads up on a big left hand.
Zaire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O'xit.
A nice leg kick from Zaire, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaire slips a straight right by O'xit.
Zaire connects with a body shot.
O'xit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zaire checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zaire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
O'xit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zaire to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. O'xit eats them both and turns towards Zaire to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zaire misses with a hook.
Zaire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O'xit is able to avoid easily.
O'xit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good standup being displayed there by Zaire as he connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for O'xit.
O'xit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zaire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O'xit counters with a nice uppercut.
Zaire swings widly with a right hand
and O'xit counters with a good, hard body kick but Zaire shrugs it off.
Zaire is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zaire is looking to slow O'xit down with leg kicks.
O'xit throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'xit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O'xit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zaire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O'xit scrambles back to his feet.
Zaire loads up on a big right hand but O'xit slips the punch.
O'xit tries a quick counter leg kick but Zaire is wise to it.
Zaire works O'xit's body with a nice hook.
Zaire rushes O'xit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O'xit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaire swings wildly with an uppercut but O'xit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaire has picked O'xit up - he's going for a ride! Zaire dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Zaire is working for a kimura but O'xit is defending it quite comfortably.
Zaire is trying to control the action in half guard but O'xit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O'xit makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire sizes up O'xit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaire. O'xit does a little dance to reset his feet.
O'xit slips a straight right by Zaire.
A nice side step and O'xit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O'xit thows a left - swing and a miss!
O'xit lands with a good body shot.
O'xit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zaire thows a leg kick but O'xit checks it
and O'xit counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zaire seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
O'xit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
Zaire throws a predictable looking body shot
and O'xit counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire thows a left - swing and a miss!
O'xit cracks a nice hook into Zaire's ribs.
Zaire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
O'xit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As O'xit tries to get set, Zaire tries to push him back and clinch up but O'xit manages to avoid the attempt.
Zaire with a nice calf kick.
Jab from O'xit.
O'xit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
O'xit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zaire appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zaire misses with a right hand
and O'xit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zaire misses with a looping right.
Zaire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O'xit counters with a head kick.
 Zaire is rocked!
Zaire misses with an uppercut. O'xit saw that one coming.
Oh Zaire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O'xit checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from O'xit misses.
Zaire seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'xit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O'xit throws a hook to the side of Zaire's head but Zaire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O'xit throws a big shot that misses.
Zaire swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'xit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zaire lands a jab to the head.
Abdullah Zaire is winning the standup battle so far.
O'xit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O'xit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zaire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some bone on bone action there as O'xit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O'xit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O'xit cracks Zaire with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Zaire looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can O'xit finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O'xit was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
Zaire gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! O'xit gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Zaire is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pice O'xit!
Pice O'xit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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