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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brando Reigns (ranked 759 p4p, 90 weight class) and Zang Zhai (ranked 844 p4p, 97 weight class). Reigns comes to the cage accompanied by Tragedy. Zhai comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sampans kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Brando Reigns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brando Reigns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Zang Zhai!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reigns throws a shot from downtown. Zhai moves away and avoids it.
Zhai slips a jab from Reigns.
Reigns is looking to score with low kicks.
Zhai scores with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Zhai.
Reigns is looking to land body kicks.
Reigns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zang Zhai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reigns has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reigns there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zhai throws a low kick, looking for Reigns's leg but Reigns calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reigns throws a wild body kick that Zhai sees coming a mile off.
Zhai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reigns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zhai throws a solid leg kick but Reigns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zhai.
Reigns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zhai jabs at Reigns's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reigns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zhai.
Zhai throws a leg kick
and Reigns moves into the clinch.
Reigns lands an uppercut.
A short right from Zhai.
Reigns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhai swings wildly with an uppercut but Reigns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhai scores with a shoulder strike.
Zhai struggles to land a body shot inside as Reigns controls his hands.
Reigns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zhai fails to land.
Zhai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reigns moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Zhai goes down! Can Reigns finish him!?
Zhai is rocked!
It looks like Zang Zhai has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reigns is looking to pass into half guard but Zhai pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Zhai is in guard.
Zhai is still in real trouble! Can Reigns finish him?
Zhai seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Zhai preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Zhai seems to have recovered his senses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reigns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reigns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zhai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reigns trying to control but Zhai is working from the bottom.
Zhai pulls Reigns in close to prevent any damage.
Reigns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zhai is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai looking to control.
Zhai keeping moving, preventing Reigns from controlling successfully.
Reigns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reigns missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reigns engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zhai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Zhai keeping full guard, as Reigns tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reigns showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reigns stopping the sweep attempt from Zhai.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zhai scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Zhai.
Reigns shoots in looking for a takedown. Zhai tries to sprawl out of it but Reigns keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zhai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zhai throws a head kick but Reigns moves out of range.
Zhai tries to move into range but Reigns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zhai tries to clinch but Reigns is having none of it.
Zhai throws a low kick, looking for Reigns's leg but Reigns calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brando Reigns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zang Zhai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zhai misses with a kick to the body.
Reigns tries to counter with a takedown but Zhai is quick to defend against it.
Zhai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zhai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zhai.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhai.
Zhai scores with a jab. Reigns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reigns bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reigns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zhai throws out a counter right but Reigns avoids it with no problem.
Zhai throws a body punch but Reigns moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhai takes a swing at Reigns's ribcage but misses.
Zhai jabs Reigns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Zhai misses.
Reigns drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zhai sprawls and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zhai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhai.
Reigns slips under a jab.
Zhai throws a low kick but Reigns avoids it.
Zhai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reigns is out of range and Zhai settles back down.
Reigns looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zhai has Reigns pulled in close to control his posture.
Zhai looking for a sweep. Not yet Zhai, not yet.
Reigns slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zhai pulls Reigns in to control the position.
Reigns wants to control from the top but Zhai keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zhai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zhai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reigns controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zhai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zhai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zhai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reigns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zhai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reigns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reigns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhai connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai avoids a kick to the body.
Zhai is trying to counter with his kicks.
Zhai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reigns on the side of the head.
Reigns misses with a wild body shot.
Zhai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Reigns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhai.
Zhai misses with a body kick.
Reigns throws a solid leg kick but Zhai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reigns.
Zhai connects with a single shot there.
Reigns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zhai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reigns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reigns scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigns throws a shot from downtown. Zhai moves away and avoids it.
Reigns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zhai.
The crowd cheers as Zhai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reigns doesn't seem phased though.
Zhai lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zhai blocks a jab.
Zhai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zang Zhai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reigns with a hook.
It looks like Reigns has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Zhai throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Reigns to counter with a crisp jab.
Zhai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zhai scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zang Zhai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zang Zhai's cut.
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.
Reigns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zhai pinned against the cage. Zhai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zhai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reigns.
Reigns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zhai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reigns avoids a kick to the body.
Zhai tries to land a leg kick but Reigns saw it coming and moves away.
Zhai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reigns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reigns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reigns with a jab.
Reigns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zhai's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns misses the shot to the body.
Reigns misses with a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Zhai
and Reigns counters with a right hand to the body.
Zhai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Reigns.
Zhai misses with an uppercut.
As Zhai backs away, Reigns returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Zhai looks to score with a jab to the body but Reigns is just out of range.
Reigns misses with a right hand
and Zhai counters with a left to the body.
Zhai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zhai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reigns has time to react.
Zhai throws a head kick that misses.
Zhai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reigns's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reigns blocks a low kick nicely.
Reigns appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zhai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reigns manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reigns. That's going to slow Zhai down.
Zhai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reigns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reigns throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Reigns moves out of range of the strikes.
Zhai wants to land a leg kick but Reigns is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Reigns misses the target.
Zhai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zhai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Reigns.
Zhai avoids a kick to the body.
Reigns throws a leg kick that misses.
Zhai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reigns walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zhai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zhai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reigns is out of range and Zhai settles back down.
Reigns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reigns slips a jab from Zhai.
Zhai tries to land a front kick but Reigns steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reigns is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reigns.
Reigns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A left lands for Zhai.
Zhai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zhai lands a body shot.
Reigns takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reigns throws a head kick but Zhai moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Zhai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zhai misses with a wild body shot.
Reigns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zhai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zang Zhai really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zang Zhai's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reigns doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhai circles away.
Zhai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zhai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reigns counters with a thumping low kick.
Zhai cracks Reigns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zhai misses with a body shot
and Reigns counters with a nice body kick.
Zhai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zhai loads up on a big right hand but Reigns slips the punch.
Zhai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zhai takes a swing at Reigns's ribcage but misses.
Reigns swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Reigns lands with a kick to the ribs.
Reigns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zhai as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns misses with the combination.
Reigns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhai.
Reigns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zhai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reigns.
Reigns takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zhai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reigns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zhai misses with a hook.
Zang Zhai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reigns shoots for a double leg takedown but Zhai sprawls well. He's pushed Reigns's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zhai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns misses with an uppercut.
Reigns scores with a punch to the head.
Zhai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reigns's hands.
Zhai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zhai checks a low kick from Reigns.
Zhai cracks Reigns with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reigns closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zhai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zhai has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Zhai scores with a jab to the body.
Reigns slips under a jab from Zhai.
An attempted straight right counter from Reigns misses the target.
Zhai scores with a jab. Reigns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns throws an off balance right hand
and Zhai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zhai lands a right hook to the body.
Zhai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zhai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reigns.
Zhai scores with a nice head shot.
Reigns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhai. Zhai obviously looking to wear him down.
Zhai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zhai misses with a body shot.
Zhai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reigns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reigns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhai.
Reigns half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good exchange - Zhai coming out on top.
Reigns misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhai misses with a body shot.
Reigns misses with a body kick.
Zhai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhai has managed to clinch.
Zhai is leaning against Reigns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reigns backwards.
Zhai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhai scores with a shot to the side of Reigns's head.
A short right from Zhai.
Reigns lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Zhai.
A right hand to the body from Zhai.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A nice left hand lands by Zhai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zang Zhai dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Zang Zhai's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zhai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zhai moves in looking to clinch but Reigns pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Zhai.
Zhai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reigns avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zhai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reigns dodges the punch combination from Zhai.
It looked like Reigns was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zhai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhai feints and then cracks Reigns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reigns down.
Zhai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reigns throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Reigns 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zhai lands a leg kick that knocks Reigns off balance momentarily.
Zhai throws a front kick aimed at Reigns's knee but Reigns avoids it well.
Reigns is looking to counter punch.
Zhai misses with a kick to the body.
Reigns appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brando Reigns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhai stuns Reigns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zhai connects with a leg kick. Reigns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reigns slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Reigns misses the target.
Zhai cracks the inside of Reigns's front leg.
Reigns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zhai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zhai clobbers Reigns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zhai cracks Reigns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhai cracks Reigns with an open hand slap.
Zhai misses with a series of wild punches.
Zhai throws a chopping leg kick but Reigns manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reigns changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Zhai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zhai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reigns has time to react.
Zhai punishes Reigns's body with a nice straight punch.
Zhai misses with a leg kick.
Zhai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reigns dives in and grabs Zhai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zhai pushes down on Reigns's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Zhai.
Reigns misses with a kick to the body.
Reigns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zhai counters with a nice body shot.
Zhai throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Reigns to counter with a crisp jab.
Reigns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhai.
Zhai scores with a sloppy right hand. Reigns should have avoided that one.
Reigns takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reigns looks to land a right hand but Zhai moved out of range.
Zhai jabs Reigns right on the nose. Reigns blinks but takes it well.
Zhai throws a shot to the body.
Reigns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigns takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reigns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhai lands with a good body shot.
Zhai scores with a jab. Reigns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zhai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zhai throws out a leg kick but Reigns moves out of range and Zhai only half commits.
Reigns throws the left hand but Zhai avoids the punch easily.
Zhai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reigns.
Reigns connects with the punch.
Zhai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:49
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zang Zhai!
Zang Zhai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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