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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zang Zhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhai has chosen Sampans as his entrance music. Silvio Crespo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zang Zhai's chin.
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155 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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169 cm
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146 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zang Zhai!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo closes the distance and clinches up with Zhai, looking for a takedown. Crespo pushes Zhai against the cage but Zhai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zhai throws a looping overhand right but Crespo ducks down to avoid it.
Crespo is looking to counter the offense by Zhai and move into the clinch.
Crespo just misses with a punch to the body.
Crespo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zhai.
Zhai misses with a straight left.
Crespo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Axis of Evil in the buildup to the fight.
Crespo misses with a low kick.
Zhai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crespo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Zhai misses with a low kick.
Crespo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zhai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Crespo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zhai.
Zhai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zhai moves out of range as Crespo strikes.
Zhai slips a jab from Crespo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crespo throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Crespo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crespo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crespo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zhai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zhai moves away from the strike by Crespo.
Crespo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhai.
Zhai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zhai blocks a jab.
Zhai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crespo cracks a nice hook into Zhai's ribs.
Zhai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zhai misses the jab.
Crespo misses with an uppercut
and Zhai counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crespo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zhai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zang Zhai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crespo misses with a hook
and Zhai counters with a good low kick that Crespo was not able to check.
Crespo swings for the body but Zhai moves out of range.
Zhai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zhai lands a slapping body shot.
Crespo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crespo.
Zhai throws a hook to the side of Crespo's head but Crespo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silvio Crespo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crespo thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A countering left hand to the body from Zhai misses.
Zhai scores with a hook to the body. Crespo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zhai swings widly with a right hand
and Crespo counters with a nice body shot.
Zhai throws a head kick but Crespo moves out of range.
Zhai looks to land a right hand but Crespo moved out of range.
Zhai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crespo.
Zhai jabs Crespo right on the nose. Crespo blinks but takes it well.
Crespo throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhai.
Zhai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zhai lands a lovely overhand right.
Zhai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crespo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhai.
Zhai misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhai looks to score with a jab to the body but Crespo is just out of range.
Zhai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crespo.
Zhai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crespo manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhai misses the jab.
Crespo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A low kick from Zhai misses
and Crespo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Zhai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zhai.
Zhai blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Crespo misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zhai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crespo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crespo loads up on a big right hand but Zhai slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zang Zhai dominated that 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.
Crespo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhai.
Crespo blocks a low kick nicely.
Crespo just misses with a punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Crespo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Zhai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zhai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Zhai.
Crespo throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhai.
Zhai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zhai connects with a looping right hand.
Zhai throws a body punch but Crespo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhai throws a hook but Crespo avoids it easily.
Zhai misses the jab.
Crespo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zhai napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhai holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Crespo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zhai wants to get back to his feet but Crespo drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhai is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zhai is doing well to control the position and prevent Crespo from advancing to side control.
Zhai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crespo.
Crespo 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.
Zhai tries to get to full guard but Crespo has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crespo lands a nice short elbow.
Crespo throwing shots but Zhai is blocking nicely.
Zhai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zhai is trying to maintain the position but Crespo is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhai is controlling Crespo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhai has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Zhai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crespo.
Zhai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crespo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zhai has hold of Crespo's hands but Crespo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crespo with the ground and pound but Zhai uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Crespo trying to control but Zhai is working from the bottom.
Zhai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crespo throws an elbow that misses. Zhai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crespo's guard. Nice move by Zhai!
Crespo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Zhai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crespo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zhai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crespo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zang Zhai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crespo lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch lands to the side of Zhai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crespo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhai staying out of range there.
Zhai loads up on a big right hand but Crespo slips the punch.
Crespo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zhai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crespo's knee momentarily.
Crespo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crespo tries to move into range but Zhai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zhai misses with a hook to the body
and Crespo counters with a nice body shot.
Crespo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhai.
Crespo misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Crespo 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. This is the final round!
Crespo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhai. Zhai obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Zhai misses.
Zhai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crespo was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhai.
Crespo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zhai.
Crespo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhai moves away.
A swing and a miss from Crespo.
Crespo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhai.
Crespo gets the takedown into side control.
Zhai bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zhai punishes Crespo's body with a nice straight punch.
Crespo throws a right hand that misses
and Zhai counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Crespo is predictable there
and Zhai counters with a straight right hand.
Zhai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zhai slips a jab from Crespo.
Zhai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Zhai.
Zhai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhai lands a nice shot to the body.
Zhai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zhai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crespo tries to land a leg kick but Zhai saw it coming and moves away.
Crespo misses with a shot to the body
and Zhai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crespo slips a jab and a cross from Zhai.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown but Zhai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Zhai counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crespo misses with a hook. Zhai ducked under it nicely.
Crespo misses with a straight right.
Zhai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crespo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zhai counters with a stiff right hand.
Zhai swings for the body but Crespo moves out of range.
Crespo clinches up with Zhai and pushes him back against the cage.
Crespo has a couple of punches blocked by Zhai.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
Crespo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crespo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zhai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zhai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Silvio Crespo has been cut.
Crespo misses with a body punch.
Crespo struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhai controls his hands.
Crespo tries a knee to the head but Zhai blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo missing with knees to the body.
Zhai swings wildly with an uppercut but Crespo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crespo tries to land knees in the clinch but Zhai avoids the damage to the body.
Zhai blocks a body shot from Crespo.
Crespo misses with some punches.
Crespo misses with some punches.
Zhai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhai misses with a punch on the inside.
Crespo tries to work over Zhai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crespo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zhai backwards.
Zhai throws a punch but it's blocked by Crespo.
A short left from Zhai.
Crespo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhai's elbow.
Zhai misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crespo.
Crespo blocks an uppercut.
Zhai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crespo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zhai scores with a shoulder strike.
Zhai is leaning against Crespo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhai blocking some punches.
Crespo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crespo tries a body shot but Zhai blocks it.
Crespo can't find room to land a body shot as Zhai controls the action.
Zhai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crespo throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zhai.
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!
Zhai throws a punch but it's blocked by Crespo.
Zhai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhai lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Zhai.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crespo trying to land knees to the body.
Zhai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhai scores with a shoulder strike.
Crespo scores with a hook to the body.
Zhai breaks the clinch.
Zhai connects with a leg kick. Crespo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zhai scores with the left hand. Crespo knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zang Zhai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zhai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zang Zhai!
A relieved looking Zang Zhai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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