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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Zaharn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelinho Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Zaharn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcelinho Dias!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias closes the distance and clinches up with Zaharn, looking for a takedown. Dias pushes Zaharn against the cage but Zaharn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dias.
Zaharn swinging wildly here.
Zaharn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaharn leaves Dias with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ray Zaharn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelinho Dias.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zaharn!
Dias shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaharn pinned against the cage. Zaharn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zaharn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zaharn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zaharn's corner calls for a 1-2. Zaharn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zaharn throws a nice looking combination but Dias bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zaharn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaharn throws a lazy head kick
and Dias counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zaharn wants to sweep but no luck.
Zaharn is trying to control the position but Dias postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dias gets to his feet - Zaharn follows without any prompting.
Zaharn throws a combination that misses
and Dias counters by moving into the clinch.
Zaharn wants to get back to striking at distance but Dias won't allow it.
Dias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zaharn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dias is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zaharn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dias looks gassed!
Dias is looking to clinch but Zaharn is avoiding it.
Dias takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zaharn throws a right and a left that Dias avoids nicely.
Zaharn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zaharn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Dias.
Zaharn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dias wants to land a leg kick but Zaharn is out of range.
Zaharn throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zaharn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaharn jabs Dias right on the nose. Dias blinks but takes it well.
Zaharn scores with a jab to the body.
Zaharn feints a jab promting Dias to slip. Zaharn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dias slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zaharn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dias back to the cage. Zaharn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zaharn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaharn stalks Dias and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dias's face. Dias staggers backwards, shaken.
Zaharn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dias showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaharn.
Zaharn lands a two punch combo.
Zaharn is looking to score with low kicks.
Zaharn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zaharn.
Zaharn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dias's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zaharn throws a solid leg kick but Dias takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaharn.
Zaharn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot by Zaharn.
Zaharn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dias checks it well.
Zaharn scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Zaharn finds it's way through Dias's defenses.
Zaharn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ray Zaharn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaharn misses with the combination.
Zaharn lands a jab.
Zaharn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A leg kick checked by Dias.
Zaharn throws a head kick that misses.
Zaharn throws a sloppy head kick and Dias moves out of range easily.
Zaharn throws a right and a left that Dias avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias shoots in for a takedown but Zaharn shows good takedown defense.
Zaharn connects with a body shot that sends Dias's belly button to the back.
Zaharn misses with a low kick.
Zaharn throws a series of punches but Dias avoids them all with ease.
Zaharn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ray Zaharn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaharn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dias in his tracks.
Zaharn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dias.
Zaharn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dias keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dias checks a low kick from Zaharn.
Dias takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaharn motions for Dias to come forward. Zaharn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dias takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zaharn scores with a one two! Dias had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zaharn lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Zaharn 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.
Zaharn throws the kick towards the body but Dias avoids it.
Dias thows a body shot but no joy.
Zaharn misses with a kick to the body.
Zaharn tries to work over Dias's front leg with a kick but Dias checks it.
Ray Zaharn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dias dodges the punch combination from Zaharn.
Zaharn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dias shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zaharn as he jumps to the side.
Zaharn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zaharn looks to land a combination. Dias sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dias tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaharn swivels and escapes.
Zaharn lands with a nice combination. Dias backs away looking to recover.
Zaharn throws a solid leg kick but Dias takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaharn.
Zaharn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dias is rocked!
Zaharn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dias is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaharn finish him?
Zaharn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dias seems to have recovered his senses.
Danga de danga de dang - Zaharn scores with a four punch combination!
Dias is breathing heavily.
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!
Zaharn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaharn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dias moves out of range as Zaharn throws a body kick.
Zaharn stuns Dias with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zaharn fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaharn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zaharn scores with a jab to the head.
Zaharn throws a wild body kick that Dias sees coming a mile off.
Zaharn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zaharn throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Zaharn both land. Nice combination.
Zaharn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zaharn.
Dias has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zaharn scores with a shot to the body.
Zaharn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zaharn scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dias eats them both and turns towards Zaharn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A right-left combo lands from Zaharn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Zaharn scores with a four punch combination!
Zaharn is looking to land body kicks.
Zaharn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zaharn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zaharn lands a two punch combo.
Zaharn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zaharn lunges at Dias with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dias's hand.
Zaharn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zaharn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zaharn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dias closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zaharn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Zaharn.
Zaharn tried to score with a low kick but Dias checks it.
Zaharn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn connects with a nice looking jab.
Zaharn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zaharn lands a body shot.
Zaharn throws a front kick aimed at Dias's knee but Dias avoids it well.
Zaharn misses with a few strikes there.
Zaharn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zaharn lands a two punch combo.
Zaharn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zaharn.
Zaharn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zaharn scores with a punch to the head.
Zaharn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zaharn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zaharn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch combination from Zaharn misses.
Dias walks into a stiff left hand from Zaharn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Zaharn misses.
Zaharn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dias doesn't seem bothered though.
Donk. Zaharn catches Dias right on the button with a cross.
Zaharn looks to land a body kick but Dias moved away.
Zaharn throws a leg kick
and Dias counters with a one-two to the body.
Zaharn lands a two punch combo.
Zaharn throws a wild body kick that Dias sees coming a mile off.
Zaharn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zaharn misses with a low kick.
Zaharn scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Zaharn.
Zaharn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaharn throws a head kick but Dias moves out of range.
Zaharn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zaharn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaharn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Zaharn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dias takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zaharn throws a head kick that misses.
Zaharn digs a good body shot into Dias's ribs.
A low kick from Zaharn misses
and Dias counters with a nice uppercut.
Zaharn stalks Dias and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dias's face. Dias staggers backwards, shaken.
Zaharn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dias tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaharn swivels and escapes.
An inside leg kick from Dias misses.
Dias blocks the body kick.
Dias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaharn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dias scores with a push kick.
Nice shot lands for Zaharn.
Zaharn dips to his left and cracks Dias with an uppercut!
Zaharn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zaharn feints a jab promting Dias to slip. Zaharn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dias slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zaharn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaharn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zaharn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaharn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zaharn throws a sloppy head kick and Dias moves out of range easily.
Ray Zaharn is winning the standup battle so far.
Dias checks a leg kick.
Zaharn is looking to score with low kicks.
Zaharn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dias checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaharn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dias can do to turn this around?
Dias avoids the head kick by Zaharn.
Zaharn throws a solid leg kick but Dias takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaharn.
Zaharn misses with a low kick as Dias jumps back.
Zaharn avoids the head kick by Dias.
Zaharn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dias eats them both and turns towards Zaharn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dias showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaharn.
Zaharn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zaharn duly obliges.
Zaharn scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zaharn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zaharn stalks Dias and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dias's face. Dias staggers backwards, shaken.
Zaharn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dias circles away quickly and effectively.
Zaharn lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Zaharn.
Dias gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zaharn.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dias checks a leg kick.
Zaharn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zaharn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dias is out of range.
Zaharn throws a series of punches but Dias moves out of range.
Zaharn tries a low kick but Dias avoids it.
Zaharn throws a sloppy head kick and Dias moves out of range easily.
Zaharn lands with a cross.
Zaharn throws a head kick but Dias moves out of range.
Zaharn fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zaharn.
Zaharn throws a one two combo.
Dias swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zaharn counters with a stiff right hand.
Zaharn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zaharn looks to land a body kick but Dias moved away.
Zaharn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dias eats them both and turns towards Zaharn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zaharn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dias eats them both and turns towards Zaharn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zaharn.
Zaharn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zaharn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Zaharn scores with a four punch combination!
Nice jab there from Zaharn.
Zaharn throws the kick towards the body but Dias avoids it.
Zaharn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dias backs up against the cage.
A nice combination there by Zaharn.
Zaharn lands with a nice combination. Dias backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zaharn cracks Dias with an open hand slap.
Zaharn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dias takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zaharn cracks Dias with an open hand slap.
Zaharn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zaharn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dias backs up against the cage.
Zaharn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zaharn, as that shot connected.
Zaharn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zaharn.
Zaharn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zaharn tries a low kick but Dias avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dias blocks the body kick.
Zaharn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dias wants to clinch.
Marcelinho Dias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray Zaharn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaharn throws a leg kick but Dias sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Zaharn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zaharn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Zaharn!
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