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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zach Hainer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Xianfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hainer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Diabolic "Frontlines" . Zhang Xianfa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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147 lbs
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146 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Hainer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhang Xianfa!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xianfa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Xianfa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hainer tries to land a front kick but Xianfa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hainer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hainer lands a body shot.
Hainer lands a jab to the head.
Hainer slips under a jab.
Hainer throws a leg kick
and Xianfa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hainer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Xianfa.
Hainer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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!
Xianfa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hainer.
Hainer connects with a body shot.
Hainer lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xianfa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hainer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xianfa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No joy there for Hainer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hainer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hainer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xianfa. That did some damage!
Xianfa misses with a leg kick.
Hainer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hainer scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hainer blocks the body kick.
Xianfa thows a leg kick but Hainer checks it
and Hainer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hainer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Xianfa takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hainer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Xianfa counters with a right hand to the body.
Hainer scores with a head kick. Xianfa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hainer delivers a nice body kick.
Zach Hainer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xianfa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hainer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Xianfa drops his hands momentarily and Hainer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Xianfa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hainer.
Xianfa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hainer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xianfa moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Hainer blocks the leg kick.
Hainer misses with a body kick.
Hainer feints and then cracks Xianfa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xianfa down.
Hainer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainer misses with a low kick.
Hainer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hainer throws a big shot that misses.
Xianfa just misses with a punch to the body.
Hainer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Xianfa throws a sloppy head kick and Hainer moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Hainer.
Xianfa throws a shot from downtown. Hainer moves away and avoids it.
Hainer throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hainer.
A head kick misses from Hainer.
Hainer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hainer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xianfa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hainer.
Xianfa misses with a hook
and Hainer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hainer blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Xianfa.
Hainer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hainer scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xianfa throws a lazy head kick
and Hainer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xianfa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hainer.
Xianfa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hainer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Hainer.
Hainer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hainer. Xianfa does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Hainer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hainer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hainer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Xianfa's calf.
Hainer tries to land a front kick but Xianfa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hainer misses with a hook
and Xianfa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xianfa missing with a left hand there. Hainer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Hainer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xianfa. Hainer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hainer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Xianfa as he jumps to the side.
Hainer connects with a high kick.
Xianfa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hainer doesn't seem bothered though.
Hainer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Xianfa misses its intended target.
Zach Hainer is winning the standup battle so far.
Hainer lands a lovely overhand right.
Xianfa throws a jab when Hainer was well out of range.
Xianfa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hainer.
Hainer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hainer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xianfa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hainer throws a sloppy head kick and Xianfa moves out of range easily.
Xianfa throws a jab but it's blocked by Hainer.
Xianfa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hainer counters with an inside leg kick.
Hainer scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hainer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xianfa misses with an uppercut.
Hainer is looking to slow Xianfa down with leg kicks.
Hainer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Xianfa's calf.
Xianfa throws a leg kick
and Hainer counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hainer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hainer scores with a leg kick.
Hainer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hainer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Xianfa there.
Nice body punch from Hainer.
Hainer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xianfa throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xianfa misses with an uppercut.
Xianfa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hainer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Xianfa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xianfa throws a body punch but Hainer moves out of range.
Hainer lands with a good body shot.
Hainer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hainer misses with a low kick as Xianfa jumps back.
A big right from Hainer misses.
Hainer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xianfa takes one on the button.
Hainer throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xianfa moves out of range of the body kick.
Xianfa works Hainer's body with a nice hook.
Xianfa throws a hook but Hainer blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hainer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xianfa.
Hainer connects with a body shot.
Hainer lunges at Xianfa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xianfa's hand.
Xianfa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hainer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Xianfa defends it nicely.
A big right from Xianfa misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Hainer dominated that second round.
That's time! Hainer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hainer scores with a sloppy right hand. Xianfa should have avoided that one.
Hainer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xianfa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hainer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hainer is looking to slow Xianfa down with leg kicks.
Hainer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hainer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xianfa.
Hainer lands a right hook to the body.
Hainer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hainer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hainer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xianfa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xianfa working a defensive guard but Hainer manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hainer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xianfa keeps working.
Xianfa struggling a bit here.
Xianfa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hainer landing strikes.
Hainer working the head with strikes.
Hainer tries to advance to mount but Xianfa denies him.
Xianfa is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Xianfa's face as Hainer controls the position.
Zhang Xianfa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hainer cracks Xianfa with a big elbow.
Hainer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hainer lands a few punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hainer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hainer landing strikes.
Hainer tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hainer misses with the ground and pound.
Xianfa tries to improve position but can't.
Xianfa is trying to control Hainer's posture but Hainer avoids it.
Xianfa is letting Hainer control him for a moment.
Xianfa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hainer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xianfa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hainer connects with a decent elbow.
Hainer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hainer in side control, throwing shots but Xianfa defends.
Xianfa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hainer working the ground and pound from side control.
Xianfa is rocked!
Hainer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Xianfa is still in real trouble! Can Hainer finish him?
Xianfa tries to improve position but can't.
Zach Hainer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Check out the look on Hainer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Xianfa pushes Hainer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hainer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Xianfa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hainer lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xianfa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hainer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hainer scores with punches from side control.
Xianfa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hainer working the head with strikes.
Hainer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hainer cracks Xianfa with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Hainer immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Xianfa is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Hainer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Hainer!
Our winner, Zach Hainer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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