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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Su Baru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Zab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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147 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Su Baru!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Zab!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zab cracks the inside of Baru's front leg.
Zab connects with an inside leg kick.
Zab throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baru paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice leg kick lands there from Zab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baru.
Zab keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zab tries a low kick but Baru avoids it.
Baru checks a leg kick.
Zab lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baru's sensitive parts.
Su Baru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zab will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zab lands with a good body shot.
Zab thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baru if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zab walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baru checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zab delivers a nice body kick.
Baru tries to bum rush Zab with a series of wild strikes but Zab uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baru steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zab. That one must have hurt.
Zab feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baru's calf.
Baru scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zab lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zab pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baru is out of range and Zab settles back down.
Baru throws the left hand but Zab avoids the punch easily.
Baru throws a right and a left that Zab avoids nicely.
A solid body kick from Zab.
Baru is breathing heavily.
Zab throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zab can pounce on him.
Zab lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zab lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zab throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baru.
Zab turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zab misses with a head kick.
Andy Zab is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baru checks a low kick from Zab.
Baru lands a two punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zab.
Sloppy strikes from Baru. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baru blocks a head kick by Zab.
Zab looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zab takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zab slips a jab and a cross from Baru.
Zab showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baru.
Zab chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baru misses with a two punch combination.
Zab throws a nice head kick!
Zab throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zab scoring well with a low kick there.
Zab looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baru misses with a double jab.
A combination from Baru does no damage.
Zab connects with a high kick.
A solid body kick from Zab.
Zab feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baru's calf.
Zab scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zab throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baru takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baru avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zab with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zab misses with a low kick.
Zab feints and then cracks Baru's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baru down.
Baru takes a swing at Zab's ribcage but misses.
Zab throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Baru's head.
Zab lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baru throws a shot from downtown. Zab moves away and avoids it.
Baru will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Baru checks a leg kick nicely.
Baru throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zab.
Zab showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baru.
Zab connects with a solid leg kick.
Zab throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baru.
Zab connects with a solid leg kick.
Baru misses with a hook.
Baru lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crunch! Zab slams his shin into Baru's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baru throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zab.
Baru thows a body shot but no joy.
Zab tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baru was well out of range. Poor timing from Zab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zab scores with a nice body kick.
Baru throws a lazy uppercut
and Zab counters with a head kick. That will keep Baru thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Zab throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zab throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baru takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zab can pounce on him.
Baru swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zab. That's going to slow Baru down.
Baru scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Baru, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zab lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zab throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Baru's head.
Zab scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zab lands a nice looking kick to the body. Baru takes a step back to recover.
Baru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Zab dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baru on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zab tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baru was well out of range. Poor timing from Zab.
Baru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zab can pounce on him.
A nice combination there by Baru.
Baru throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zab's waist but Zab gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baru off to one side.
Andy Zab seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zab connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zab.
Zab turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zab misses with a hook. Baru ducked under it nicely.
Zab thumps Baru with a low kick.
Baru throws a series of punches but Zab avoids them all with ease.
Zab fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baru shoots in for a takedown but Zab shows good takedown defense.
Zab lands a leg kick that knocks Baru off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Zab. That's going to slow Baru down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baru throws a body punch but Zab moves out of range.
Baru throws a right and a left that Zab avoids nicely.
Baru sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zab feints and then cracks Baru's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baru down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baru throws a lazy right hand but Zab sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zab.
Both fighters circling a little - Zab finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zab lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zab throws a leg kick which misses Baru's front leg but catches the back leg as Baru tries to avoid it.
Su Baru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zab dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baru. That did some damage!
Baru tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zab keeps Baru at a distance using the push kick.
Zab lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zab.
Baru tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Baru misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Baru might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Zab connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Zab lands but Baru takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zab connects with a solid leg kick.
Zab scores with a kick to the body.
Baru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zab connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baru just misses with a punch to the body.
Zab stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Su Baru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Baru.
Zab scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baru stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zab.
A good leg kick by Zab.
Zab connects with a solid leg kick.
Zab throws a sloppy head kick and Baru moves out of range easily.
No luck for Baru with that takedown attempt.
Baru takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baru misses with a wild body shot.
Baru fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zab avoids it really well and circles away.
Zab with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zab throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baru crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zab - the referee stops the clock and Baru gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zab. Baru manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Baru misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Baru stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zab.
A good leg kick by Zab.
Baru takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zab buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Zab.
Zab throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zab lands with a kick to the temple. Baru shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Baru is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baru throws a combination. Zab tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baru takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zab has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zab.
Zab lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zab connects with a high kick.
Zab stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zab wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zab lands a leg kick that knocks Baru off balance momentarily.
Zab slips a straight right by Baru.
Zab lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Baru. Those never looked like landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zab.
Zab feints and then cracks Baru's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baru down.
Baru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zab manages to avoid it.
Zab fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baru has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zab chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zab.
Zab thows a body kick. Baru tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zab throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Baru scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zab can pounce on him.
Baru throws a series of punches but Zab avoids them all with ease.
Baru lands a nice hook to Zab's body. Zab takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zab turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Zab showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zab connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zab.
Baru misses with a two punch combination.
Baru connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baru closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Baru is working for a kimura but Zab is defending it quite comfortably.
Baru is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zab manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baru lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zab works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baru trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Zab manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Zab must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baru is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zab got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baru has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zab has managed to get both his arms back between Baru's legs - danger averted.
Baru had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zab defends it easily.
Zab got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baru has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zab has managed to get both his arms back between Baru's legs - danger averted.
Baru had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zab defends it easily.
Baru is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Zab frees his head nicely. Oh but Baru has switched to an armbar! Zab is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Su Baru!
Su Baru retains his bantamweight title!
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