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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Abdul Karim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jokuani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Jokuani has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zaid Abdul Karim's chin.
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184 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaid Abdul Karim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Jokuani!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdul Karim shoots in but Jokuani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abdul Karim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jokuani connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jokuani cracks the inside of Abdul Karim's front leg.
Nice sprawl there from Jokuani as Abdul Karim shoots in.
Abdul Karim looks for a takedown but Jokuani sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zaid Abdul Karim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokuani lands a head kick!
Jokuani lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jokuani delivers a nice body kick.
Jokuani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdul Karim fails with a takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Jokuani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Abdul Karim with a poor takedown
and Jokuani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul Karim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jokuani but Jokuani pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jokuani scores with a hook.
Abdul Karim with a poor takedown
and Jokuani counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abdul Karim tries for a takedown but Jokuani sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abdul Karim is breathing heavily.
Jokuani fakes the leg kick and cracks Abdul Karim in the body.
A good leg kick by Jokuani.
Abdul Karim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jokuani sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abdul Karim.
Abdul Karim walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jokuani.
Jokuani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abdul Karim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jokuani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jokuani throws a leg kick which misses Abdul Karim's front leg but catches the back leg as Abdul Karim tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Abdul Karim has his takedown stuffed
and Jokuani counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jokuani scores with a spinning back kick!
Abdul Karim walks into a stiff left hand from Jokuani.
Abdul Karim misses with a takedown attempt
and Jokuani counters with a leg kick.
Jokuani feints and then cracks Abdul Karim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abdul Karim down.
Jokuani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abdul Karim on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jokuani feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abdul Karim's calf.
Jokuani stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jokuani fakes the leg kick and cracks Abdul Karim in the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokuani.
Jokuani throws a head kick that half lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jokuani.
Abdul Karim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Abdul Karim. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jokuani stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jokuani wants it to stay on the feet.
Jokuani connects with a looping right hand.
Abdul Karim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jokuani avoids it really well and circles away.
Abdul Karim shoots in for a double leg but Jokuani sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jokuani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jokuani slaps away a takedown attempt from Abdul Karim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jokuani tests Abdul Karim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jokuani lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaid Abdul Karim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokuani throws a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Jokuani. No joy for Abdul Karim on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani lands a leg kick that knocks Abdul Karim off balance momentarily.
Jokuani throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jokuani cracks the inside of Abdul Karim's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokuani moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jokuani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abdul Karim with a poor takedown
and Jokuani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abdul Karim misses with a takedown attempt
and Jokuani counters with a thumping low kick.
Abdul Karim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jokuani scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokuani lands a slapping body shot.
Jokuani lands with a kick to the temple. Abdul Karim shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jokuani throws a leg kick which misses Abdul Karim's front leg but catches the back leg as Abdul Karim tries to avoid it.
Abdul Karim with a poor takedown
and Jokuani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Jokuani 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.
Horrible takedown by Abdul Karim or perhaps it was just good defense by Jokuani which made him look bad.
Abdul Karim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abdul Karim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jokuani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jokuani lands a right hook to the body.
Abdul Karim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jokuani as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zaid Abdul Karim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokuani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abdul Karim. That did some damage!
Jokuani cracks the inside of Abdul Karim's front leg.
Jokuani throws a one two combo.
Abdul Karim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Abdul Karim might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jokuani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abdul Karim's sensitive parts.
Jokuani digs a good body shot into Abdul Karim's ribs.
Abdul Karim has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokuani throws a leg kick which misses Abdul Karim's front leg but catches the back leg as Abdul Karim tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul Karim on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jokuani lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abdul Karim on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jokuani throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jokuani goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Abdul Karim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jokuani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jokuani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jokuani cracks Abdul Karim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abdul Karim takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdul Karim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jokuani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jokuani. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jokuani lands a nice shot that snaps Abdul Karim's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim shoots for a takedown but Jokuani saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jokuani thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Abdul Karim if he has to take too many more of those.
Jokuani cracks Abdul Karim with an open hand slap.
Jokuani scores with a spinning back kick!
Jokuani lands with a hook. Abdul Karim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jokuani feints and then cracks Abdul Karim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abdul Karim down.
Jokuani scoring well with a low kick there.
Jokuani with a jab.
Abdul Karim moves forwards but Jokuani connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jokuani pushes Abdul Karim away with a front kick.
Jokuani scores with a nice head shot.
Dan Jokuani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdul Karim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jokuani scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abdul Karim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jokuani.
Jokuani misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Jokuani. Beautiful body shot.
Abdul Karim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jokuani counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdul Karim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abdul Karim shoots in but Jokuani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jokuani throws out a powerful jab.
Nice shot by Jokuani.
Abdul Karim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jokuani as he avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokuani.
Dan Jokuani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abdul Karim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abdul Karim tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim shoots in looking for a takedown. Jokuani tries to sprawl out of it but Abdul Karim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jokuani manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jokuani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abdul Karim walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jokuani.
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!
Abdul Karim tries for a takedown but Jokuani circles away easily
and Jokuani counters with a straight right hand.
Abdul Karim sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jokuani lands a body shot.
Abdul Karim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jokuani thumps Abdul Karim with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokuani lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jokuani lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokuani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jokuani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abdul Karim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Jokuani 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. This is the final round!
Abdul Karim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jokuani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abdul Karim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jokuani counters with an inside leg kick.
Abdul Karim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jokuani counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zaid Abdul Karim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokuani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abdul Karim. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Jokuani.
Jokuani lands a slapping body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Abdul Karim crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jokuani - the referee stops the clock and Abdul Karim gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jokuani. Abdul Karim manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokuani. That's going to slow Abdul Karim down.
Good shot there by Jokuani.
Jokuani lands a nice shot to the body.
Jokuani lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jokuani lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdul Karim misses with a takedown attempt
and Jokuani counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokuani scores with a sloppy right hand. Abdul Karim should have avoided that one.
A head kick from Jokuani lands but Abdul Karim takes it in his stride.
Abdul Karim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jokuani is trying to stand.
Jokuani kicks off Abdul Karim and gets to his feet.
Abdul Karim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jokuani counters with a nice uppercut.
Jokuani works the jab nicely.
Abdul Karim shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jokuani defends it nicely.
Abdul Karim shoots in for a takedown but Jokuani shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jokuani. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdul Karim takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jokuani lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jokuani lands a leg kick that knocks Abdul Karim off balance momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abdul Karim.
Jokuani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abdul Karim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jokuani scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jokuani thuds a left hand into Abdul Karim's body.
Jokuani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abdul Karim's sensitive parts.
Abdul Karim fails with the takedown.
Abdul Karim 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abdul Karim shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jokuani manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jokuani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jokuani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jokuani bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abdul Karim's guard.
Jokuani is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zaid Abdul Karim wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Abdul Karim shoots in for a takedown but Jokuani shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Abdul Karim takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jokuani connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abdul Karim. Abdul Karim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Abdul Karim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jokuani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdul Karim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jokuani feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abdul Karim's calf.
Abdul Karim tries for a takedown but Jokuani sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokuani lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Abdul Karim looks for a takedown but Jokuani sprawls well.
Zaid Abdul Karim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Jokuani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jokuani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abdul Karim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Jokuani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jokuani winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Jokuani!
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