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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Farboleous Ricard (ranked 386 p4p, 40 weight class) and Zang Zhai (ranked 380 p4p, 39 weight class). Ricard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vibe Killer. Zhai has chosen Sampans as his entrance music. Farboleous Ricard had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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146 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Zang Zhai!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Zhai blocks the leg kick.
Zhai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ricard is out of range.
A jab from Zhai misses.
Zhai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circling - Zhai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ricard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zhai's head backwards.
Ricard throws a body shot but no joy.
Ricard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ricard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhai.
Zhai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ricard is out of range and Zhai settles back down.
Ricard lands with a nice body punch.
Zhai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhai throws out a powerful jab.
Ricard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zhai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zhai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ricard has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Ricard lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ricard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zhai moves out of range of the body kick.
Zhai thuds his shin into the meat of Ricard's side.
Ricard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ricard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhai.
Zhai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zhai takes one to the side of the head.
Zang Zhai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ricard jabs Zhai right on the nose. Zhai blinks but takes it well.
Ricard misses with a leg kick
and Ricard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ricard moves out of range of the leg kick from Zhai.
It looked like Ricard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ricard throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhai lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhai lands with a slapping head kick.
Ricard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ricard moves away from the strike by Zhai.
Ricard cracks the inside of Zhai's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard lands a nice shot to the body.
A cross from Ricard lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhai.
Ricard gets tackled into the cage by Zhai. Zhai maintains the clinch.
Zhai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ricard backwards.
Zhai working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Zhai.
Ricard misses with a punch on the inside.
Ricard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhai's elbow.
Ricard lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhai.
Zhai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zhai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ricard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ricard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zhai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zhai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Zhai misses with a body kick.
It looks like Ricard has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zhai. That's going to slow Ricard down.
Zhai tries to clinch but Ricard is having none of it.
Ricard misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ricard lands a nice hook to Zhai's body. Zhai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ricard thumps Zhai with a low kick.
Zhai moves in looking to clinch but Ricard pushes him off.
Zhai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ricard.
Ricard looks to land a right hand but Zhai moved out of range.
Zhai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
Zhai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ricard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ricard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zhai lands a nice shot that snaps Ricard's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ricard.
Zhai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhai checks a leg kick nicely.
Zhai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ricard's calf.
Zhai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ricard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zhai jabs Ricard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ricard moves out of range of the leg kick from Zhai.
A lazy left from Ricard finds it's target.
Zhai throws a hook but Ricard avoids it easily.
Zhai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zhai just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Ricard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A good leg kick by Zhai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhai lands with a shot to the body.
Zhai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
Ricard dips to his left and cracks Zhai with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zang Zhai 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.
Zhai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zhai misses with a hook.
Zhai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ricard takes a step back to recover.
Nice defenses there by Ricard.
Ricard tried to counter with a leg kick but Zhai avoided it.
Zhai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Ricard.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ricard or perhaps it was just good defense by Zhai, which made it look bad.
Ricard cracks Zhai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zhai.
A slow jab from Zhai misses its intended target.
Ricard misses with a right hand
and Zhai counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricard is looking to score with low kicks.
Ricard lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard misses with a hook. Zhai ducked under it nicely.
Zhai blocks the body kick.
Zhai takes a swing at Ricard's ribcage but misses.
Zhai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhai.
Ricard scores with a punch to the head.
Ricard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zang Zhai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ricard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zhai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zhai throws a looping overhand right but Ricard ducks down to avoid it.
Zhai thuds his shin into the meat of Ricard's side.
Ricard is looking to chop away at Zhai's legs.
Ricard pushes Zhai away with a front kick.
Zhai throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zhai scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Ricard. Beautiful body shot.
Zhai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ricard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ricard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zhai's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhai misses the target.
Ricard throwing a counter right hand but Zhai manages to avoid it.
Ricard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ricard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ricard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhai.
Ricard throws a hook but Zhai avoids it easily.
Ricard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Zhai.
Zhai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zhai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Ricard throws a right hand that misses
and Zhai counters with a left to the body.
Zhai digs a good body shot into Ricard's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ricard on the side of the head.
Zhai misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ricard.
Ricard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhai.
Ricard tries a low kick but Zhai avoids it.
Ricard dips to his left and cracks Zhai with an uppercut!
Ricard loads up on a big right hand but Zhai slips the punch.
Ricard tries to clinch up but Zhai circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhai loads up on a big right hand but Ricard slips the punch.
Ricard throws a big counter combination but Zhai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zhai cracks Ricard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ricard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zhai on the side of the head.
Ricard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zhai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricard throws out a loose jab but Zhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhai steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Ricard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhai throws a body punch but Ricard moves out of range.
Ricard appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhai. Ricard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhai walks into a left hand.
Jab, jab by Ricard - just one landing.
Zhai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ricard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ricard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zhai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ricard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zhai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ricard moves in looking to clinch but Zhai pushes him off.
Zhai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricard was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhai.
Ricard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ricard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Zhai. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Farboleous Ricard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zhai moves in looking to clinch but Ricard pushes him off.
Ricard throws a hook to the side of Zhai's head but Zhai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhai misses with a hook. Ricard ducked under it nicely.
Ricard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donk. Ricard catches Zhai right on the button with a cross.
A lazy body kick from Zhai
and Ricard counters with a thumping low kick.
Zhai scores with a jab. Ricard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zhai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zhai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricard.
Zhai throws an off balance right hand
and Ricard counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhai misses with a hook.
Ricard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ricard misses with a wild body shot.
Zhai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zhai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard is looking to clinch but Zhai is avoiding it.
Zhai moves out of range of the body kick from Ricard.
Ricard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zhai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zhai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zhai wants it to stay on the feet.
Zhai connects with an inside leg kick.
Ricard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ricard throws a hook but Zhai avoids it easily.
Zhai throws a wild body kick that Ricard sees coming a mile off.
Zhai ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
A big left from Zhai misses.
Ricard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhai scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Zhai.
Zhai thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ricard.
Zhai jabs at Ricard's body.
Ricard thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Zhai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Zhai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ricard slips a jab from Zhai.
Zhai slips under a jab from Ricard.
Zhai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhai misses the shot to the body.
Ricard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhai.
An attempted straight right counter from Ricard misses the target.
Nice body punch from Ricard.
Ricard wants to clinch up but Zhai keeps it at a distance.
Zhai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ricard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zhai.
Zhai swings for the body but Ricard moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ricard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard slips under a jab from Zhai.
Zhai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ricard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zhai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ricard just misses with a punch to the body.
Ricard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zhai.
Zhai rushes Ricard and presses him up against the cage.
Ricard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhai's elbow.
Zhai has a couple of punches blocked by Ricard.
Zhai manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Zhai.
Ricard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ricard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ricard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Farboleous Ricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zhai throws a lazy right hand but Ricard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zhai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricard throws a wild body kick that Zhai sees coming a mile off.
Zhai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricard.
Ricard shoots for a double leg takedown but Zhai sprawls well. He's pushed Ricard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zhai throws out a loose jab but Ricard uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Ricard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ricard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zhai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ricard at a distance.
Zhai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zhai slips under a jab.
Ricard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhai.
Ricard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhai moves away.
Zhai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zhai tried to score with a low kick but Ricard checks it.
Zhai misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zang Zhai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zhai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zang Zhai!
An out of breath Zang Zhai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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