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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 1154 p4p, 1169 weight class) and Khalil Burnett (ranked 167 p4p, 168 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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16 - 7 - 0 |
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215
7 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire slips a jab from Burnett.
Burnett looks to land a left hand but Zaire moved out of range nicely.
Zaire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaire shoots in for a double leg but Burnett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zaire clinches up with Burnett and pushes him back against the cage.
Zaire fails to pull guard.
Burnett working aggressively here.
Burnett lands with a right to the head.
Zaire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burnett walks away with a smile on his face. Zaire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdullah Zaire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burnett throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.
Burnett scores with a nice head shot.
Burnett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burnett looks to land a left hand but Zaire moved out of range nicely.
Zaire throws the left hand but Burnett avoids the punch easily.
Burnett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Burnett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zaire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burnett.
Burnett digs a good body shot into Zaire's ribs.
Burnett misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zaire switches off momentarily and Burnett cracks him with a monster right hand! Zaire topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Burnett dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Burnett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khalil Burnett!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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