Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CMMA 144 Wagner v Lafayette
Date: Aug 14, 2021

#R1#
Varma misses with a wild body shot.
Varma lands a jab.
Nice body punch from Varma.
Varma staying out of range there.
Varma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaire moves away.#CL2#
Zaire clinches.
Varma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Varma's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zaire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Varma blocks an uppercut.
Varma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Zaire scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Varma.
A right handed body shot lands from Varma.
Varma lands a hook that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Zaire fails to land.
Zaire blocks a body shot from Varma.
Varma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaire lands a body punch.
Zaire working aggressively here. #T1#
Varma scores with a hook to the body.
Zaire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Varma is working Zaire over against the cage.
Varma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Varma misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire digs a right hand into Varma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Varma's gas tank.
Varma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaire is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Varma gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zaire tries to work over Varma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Varma digs a right hand into Zaire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zaire's gas tank.
Zaire tries to throw a body punch but Varma avoids it by throwing Zaire back against the cage.
Varma blocking some punches.
Varma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zaire taking a breather.
Varma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zaire is keeping busy.
Varma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Varma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Varma misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Varma. #T2#
Varma lands a shot to the body.
Zaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Varma.
Zaire is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zaire has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Varma seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zaire can turn it around.
Varma lands a right hand.
Zaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Varma gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zaire.
Zaire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Varma.
Zaire looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Varma.
Varma lands a body shot.
Varma lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Varma.
Varma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Varma leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Varma.
Varma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Varma misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Varma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Varma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.
Zaire throws a head punch that misses.
Varma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Varma.
Varma lands a left hand.
Zaire working aggressively here.
Varma misses with a body punch.
Zaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Varma can't find room to land a body shot as Zaire controls the action.
A short left from Varma.
A right handed body shot lands from Varma.
Varma misses with a body punch.
Zaire looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaire.
Varma stalling against the cage.
Varma misses with a body punch.
A short right from Varma.
Varma blocking some punches. #T4#
Zaire trying to control the position but instead, Varma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zaire into the cage.
Zaire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaire prevents a body shot from Varma.
Varma tries to work over Zaire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Varma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire is working Varma over against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Varma misses with a punch to the body.
Varma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Varma struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaire controls his hands.
Varma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Varma scores with a shot to the side of Zaire's head.
Varma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Varma trying to control the position but instead, Zaire has worked for underhooks and has pushed Varma into the cage.
Varma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zaire.
Zaire tries to work over Varma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaire is trying to drag Varma to the mat but Varma just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ville Varma dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Varma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Zaire tries a head kick but it misses.
Varma punishes Zaire's body with a nice straight punch.
Varma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zaire on the side of the head.
Zaire wants to clinch.
Varma scores with a jab to the body.
Varma misses the shot to the body.
Varma thuds his right hand into Zaire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Varma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaire can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Varma.
Zaire shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Varma throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.
Varma sets himself, and Zaire steps forward looking for the clinch! Varma avoids it this time.
The fighters circling - Varma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Varma. Zaire does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Zaire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Varma throwing a counter right hand but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Varma misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Zaire misses.
Zaire throws a jab when Varma was well out of range.
Zaire throws the left hand but Varma avoids the punch easily.
Varma slips a straight right by Zaire.
Varma lands the left hand.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Varma.
Zaire throws a big shot that misses.
Varma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zaire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zaire looks to throw the jab but Varma is out of range.
Varma is looking to wear down Zaire with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Varma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Varma.
Donk. Varma catches Zaire right on the button with a cross.
Zaire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #ROC#Zaire is rocked!
Varma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Varma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zaire is still on wobbly legs! Can Varma finish him?#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaire misses with a straight left.
Varma throws a series of punches but Zaire moves out of range.
Varma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zaire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Varma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zaire seems to have recovered his senses.
Varma misses with a looping right.
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Varma manages to avoid it.
Zaire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Varma is just out of range.
Varma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Varma scores with a nice strike.
Varma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zaire misses with a straight right.
Varma swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Varma misses the target.
Varma slips a straight right by Zaire.
Varma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Varma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaire moves away.
Varma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T3#
Zaire slips a jab from Varma.
Varma swinging wildly here.
Zaire throws an off balance right hand
and Varma counters with a left to the body.
Varma walks into a straight right hand from Zaire.
Zaire tries to clinch but Varma is having none of it.
Varma misses the shot to the body.
Varma throws a big shot that misses.
Zaire motions for Varma to come forward. Zaire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Varma scores with a body shot.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Varma is just out of range.
Varma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Varma misses with a wild body shot.
Zaire throws a right and a left that Varma avoids nicely.
Varma misses with a hook. Zaire ducked under it nicely.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Varma.#T4#
Varma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Varma throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Varma misses the shot to the body.
Zaire swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Varma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zaire thinking.
Zaire is breathing heavily.
Varma scores with a sloppy right hand. Zaire should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Varma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaire moves away.
Varma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaire.
Ville Varma is winning the standup battle so far.
Zaire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Varma at a distance.
Varma misses with a body punch
and Zaire counters with a nice uppercut.
Varma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Varma walks into a stiff left hand from Zaire.
Zaire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Varma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Varma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Varma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zaire throws a low kick but Varma avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ville Varma dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Varma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zaire digs a good body shot into Varma's ribs.
Varma misses with a wild combination.
Varma lands with a cross.
Nice shot by Varma.
Varma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Varma.
Varma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Varma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaire.
Varma just misses with a punch to the body.
Varma looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
Zaire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
Zaire throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Varma misses its target.
Zaire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Varma misses the target.
Varma connects with a body shot.
Varma moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Varma.
Varma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zaire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Varma.
Zaire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Varma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zaire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Varma momentarily.
Zaire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Varma misses with a combination
enabling Zaire to counter with a crisp jab.
Varma lands with a shot to the body.
Zaire takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ville Varma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Zaire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Varma lands a slapping body shot.
Varma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaire.
Varma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Varma misses with a jab to the body
and Zaire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Varma just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Varma.
Varma moves out of range as Zaire strikes.
Varma scores with a body shot.
Varma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Varma misses.
Varma slips a straight right by Zaire.
Varma lands a slapping body shot. #T3#
Zaire throws a wild body kick that Varma sees coming a mile off.
Varma was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zaire slips under a jab from Varma.
Varma slips a straight right by Zaire.
Varma throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaire throws a lazy right hand but Varma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Varma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zaire lands with a straight right. Varma didn't see that one coming.
Zaire works the jab nicely.
Zaire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Varma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zaire thumps Varma with a low kick.
Varma blocks a jab.
Varma is looking to counter punch.
Varma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Varma misses with a wild body shot.
Zaire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Varma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaire. #T4#
Zaire misses with an uppercut. Varma saw that one coming.
Zaire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Zaire misses.
Zaire moves forwards but Varma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zaire walks into a stiff left hand from Varma.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Varma misses with a body shot.
Varma moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromZaire.
Abdullah Zaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Varma just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Varma misses.
Zaire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Zaire misses its intended target.
Zaire throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Varma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zaire.
Varma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Varma misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ville Varma.
Well Varma has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ville Varma!

Event: CMMA 134 Koko v Kennedy
Date: Jul 23, 2021

#R1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zaire.
Zaire connects with a leg kick.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but O'xit is just out of range.
O'xit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O'xit moves away.
O'xit thinks about the counter body kick.
O'xit misses with a body kick.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Zaire. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zaire.
O'xit checks a low kick from Zaire.
A countering left hand to the body from O'xit misses.
A leg kick checked by O'xit.
Zaire slips under a jab from O'xit.
Zaire swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O'xit.
Zaire throws a jab when O'xit was well out of range.
O'xit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaire misses with a low kick as O'xit jumps back.
A little jabbing left from O'xit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zaire closes the distance looking to clinch
and O'xit counters with a leg kick. #T1#
Zaire avoids the body shot from O'xit.
A clash of legs there as O'xit blocks the low kick.
Zaire misses with a hook
and O'xit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaire moves out of range of the body kick.
O'xit has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O'xit defending well as Zaire loads up on a big left hand.
Zaire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O'xit.
A nice leg kick from Zaire, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaire slips a straight right by O'xit.
Zaire connects with a body shot.
O'xit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zaire checks a leg kick.#T2#
Zaire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zaire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
O'xit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zaire to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. O'xit eats them both and turns towards Zaire to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zaire misses with a hook.
Zaire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O'xit is able to avoid easily.
O'xit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good standup being displayed there by Zaire as he connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for O'xit.
O'xit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zaire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O'xit counters with a nice uppercut.
Zaire swings widly with a right hand
and O'xit counters with a good, hard body kick but Zaire shrugs it off.
Zaire is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zaire is looking to slow O'xit down with leg kicks.
O'xit throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
O'xit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O'xit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zaire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O'xit scrambles back to his feet.
Zaire loads up on a big right hand but O'xit slips the punch.
O'xit tries a quick counter leg kick but Zaire is wise to it.
Zaire works O'xit's body with a nice hook.#CL#
Zaire rushes O'xit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O'xit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaire swings wildly with an uppercut but O'xit uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Zaire has picked O'xit up - he's going for a ride! Zaire dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#SUB#
Zaire is working for a kimura but O'xit is defending it quite comfortably.
Zaire is trying to control the action in half guard but O'xit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T4##ES2#
O'xit makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire sizes up O'xit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaire. O'xit does a little dance to reset his feet.
O'xit slips a straight right by Zaire.
A nice side step and O'xit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O'xit thows a left - swing and a miss!
O'xit lands with a good body shot.
O'xit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zaire thows a leg kick but O'xit checks it
and O'xit counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zaire seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
O'xit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
Zaire throws a predictable looking body shot
and O'xit counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire thows a left - swing and a miss!
O'xit cracks a nice hook into Zaire's ribs.
Zaire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
O'xit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As O'xit tries to get set, Zaire tries to push him back and clinch up but O'xit manages to avoid the attempt.
Zaire with a nice calf kick.
Jab from O'xit.
O'xit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
O'xit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zaire appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zaire misses with a right hand
and O'xit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zaire misses with a looping right.
Zaire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O'xit counters with a head kick. #ROC2#Zaire is rocked!
Zaire misses with an uppercut. O'xit saw that one coming.
Oh Zaire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O'xit checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from O'xit misses.
Zaire seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'xit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O'xit throws a hook to the side of Zaire's head but Zaire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O'xit throws a big shot that misses.
Zaire swinging wildly here. #T1#
O'xit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zaire lands a jab to the head.
Abdullah Zaire is winning the standup battle so far.
O'xit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O'xit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zaire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some bone on bone action there as O'xit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O'xit looks like he wants to counter punch here.#KD2#
O'xit cracks Zaire with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Zaire looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can O'xit finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O'xit was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
Zaire gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! O'xit gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Zaire is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pice O'xit!
Pice O'xit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CMMA 120 De Minaur v Duvernay
Date: Jun 19, 2021

#R1#
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Somebody.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Somebody has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A lazy left from Zaire finds it's target.
Zaire scores with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Somebody checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Somebody.
Zaire scores with a jab.
Somebody throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Somebody stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaire.
Somebody keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaire.
Somebody moves forwards but Zaire connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Somebody slips under a jab from Zaire.#CL#
Zaire rushes Somebody and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zaire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Somebody throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaire.
Zaire taking a breather.
Zaire scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zaire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Zaire's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T1#
Zaire goes for a takedown attempt but Somebody pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zaire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Somebody.
Zaire takes a swing at Somebody's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Zaire finds it's way through Somebody's defenses.
Somebody moves out of range as Zaire strikes.
Zaire jabs Somebody to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Somebody tries to clinch there but Zaire circles away.
Somebody fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Somebody with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zaire to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Zaire. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zaire.
Somebody misses with a wild combination.
Somebody misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Somebody's sensitive parts. #T2#
Zaire misses with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Zaire coming out on top.
Somebody slips under a jab.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Somebody.
Zaire's corner calls for a 1-2. Zaire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zaire scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #ROC#Somebody is rocked!
Zaire throws an overhand right that drops Somebody like a sack of potatoes! Zaire dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdullah Zaire!

Event: CMMA 112 Dinapoli v Koko
Date: May 29, 2021

#R1##CL#
Zaire instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lynar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaire.
Zaire slowing the pace effectively.
Zaire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Zaire fails to land.
Lynar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zaire smiles and moves away.
Zaire misses with a wild body shot.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lynar moves away.
Zaire works the jab nicely.
Zaire with a hook.
Zaire swings for the body but Lynar moves out of range. #TD#
Zaire decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Lynar actively working from the bottom here.
Lynar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lynar.#SUB2#
Lynar is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T1#
Zaire tries to free his leg and advance position but Lynar is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Lynar has his foot on Zaire's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zaire works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lynar is on top in guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaire working a defensive guard but Lynar manages to pass into side control anyway. #SUB2#
Lynar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zaire tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lynar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lynar happy to just control the position for now. #T2#
Zaire is not content to let Lynar control the position.
Zaire manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lynar is concentrating on defense, preventing Zaire from advancing position.
Zaire is looking to stall here but Lynar recovers full guard. #SUB2#
Lynar has his foot on Zaire's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zaire works his way back into a safe position though.
Lynar controls Zaire momentarily but Zaire frees himself.
Zaire trying to control but Lynar is working from the bottom. #T3#
Lynar pulls Zaire in to control the position.
Zaire looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Zaire drops back looking for a leg! Lynar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lynar manages to kick Zaire off! Zaire jumps back into Lynar's guard.
Lynar controlling Zaire's posture. #SUB2#
Lynar looking for a guillotine here but Zaire defends easily.
Zaire stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lynar swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
Lynar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zaire pushing down on Lynar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zaire moves nicely into side control.
Lynar gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Zaire seems to be working for a kimura but Lynar defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Lynar actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Zaire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaire.
Zaire lands a nice hook to Lynar's body. Lynar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lynar goes for a double leg but Zaire avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zaire continues to drive forward.
A little feinted left hand from Zaire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lynar misses with a left hand
and Zaire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lynar fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD#
Zaire closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lynar to the mat! Lynar manages to get full guard. #SUB#
Zaire is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lynar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lynar has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##SUB#
Zaire had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lynar defends it easily.
Lynar wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving. #T1##SUB2#
Lynar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lynar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Zaire looking for a triangle here. Lynar is fighting it but it looks tight! Zaire pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Lynar is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Abdullah Zaire!

Event: CMMA 98 Donovan vs Pitt
Date: Apr 18, 2021

#R1#
Zaire looks to land a right hand but Somelainen moved out of range.
Somelainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaire circles away.
Somelainen works the jab nicely.
Somelainen misses with a two punch combination. #CL#
Somelainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zaire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaire lands with a right to the head.
Somelainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Zaire has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Zaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Somelainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somelainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaire lands with a right to the head.
Somelainen tries to throw a body punch but Zaire avoids it by throwing Somelainen back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somelainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaire blocking some punches.
Somelainen misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Somelainen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Somelainen.
Zaire lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaire.
Somelainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somelainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Somelainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zaire fails to land.
Zaire misses with a punch on the inside.
Somelainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Somelainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somelainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Somelainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Somelainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Somelainen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaire.
Somelainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Somelainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaire swings wildly with an uppercut but Somelainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Somelainen throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaire. #T2##TD#
Somelainen wants the takedown. Zaire is fighting it off but Somelainen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Zaire's guard against the cage.
Somelainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Somelainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zaire trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Somelainen lands a couple of digs.
Zaire throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Somelainen throwing strikes from guard but Zaire blocks nicely.
Somelainen working some strikes from top position.
Zaire striking off his back but it's not causing Somelainen any problems.
Somelainen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Somelainen trying to control but Zaire is working from the bottom.
Zaire throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Somelainen with a nice head shot there.
Somelainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zaire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Somelainen with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaire trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zaire trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Somelainen wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving.
Somelainen scoring with some ground and pound. #T3#
Zaire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Somelainen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zaire trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Somelainen lands a couple of digs.
Zaire throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Somelainen is in close to Zaire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zaire doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Somelainen wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving.
Somelainen is looking to work some ground and pound but Zaire has wrist control.
Somelainen throws a big elbow that misses.
Somelainen 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.
Zaire throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Somelainen 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.
Zaire trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Somelainen advances to half guard.
Zaire is refusing to be controlled, as Somelainen sits in half guard.
Zaire is looking to improve his position. #T4#
Somelainen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zaire tries to roll over but Somelainen keeps him under control.
Somelainen blocks the strikes from Zaire.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zaire throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Zaire is looking to improve his position.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zaire throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zaire punching from the bottom.
Somelainen wants to take a breather but Zaire is having none of it.
Zaire missing with punches from the bottom.
Somelainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zaire is refusing to be controlled, as Somelainen sits in half guard.
Somelainen controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sauli Somelainen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Nice uppercut there from Somelainen.
Somelainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Somelainen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zaire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Somelainen finds it's way through Zaire's defenses.
Zaire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Somelainen tries to clinch there but Zaire circles away.
Zaire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Somelainen works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Zaire.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Somelainen throws a jab when Zaire was well out of range.
Somelainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Zaire.
Zaire takes a swing at Somelainen's ribcage but misses.
Somelainen feinted with a counter takedown.
Somelainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Somelainen scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaire misses with an uppercut. Somelainen saw that one coming.
Zaire pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #TD#
Somelainen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Somelainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaire can do to turn this around?#T1#
Somelainen is nestled in close to Zaire, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zaire flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sauli Somelainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zaire missing with punches from the bottom.
Zaire tries to roll over but Somelainen keeps him under control.
Somelainen is trying to control the action in half guard but Zaire is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zaire punching from the bottom.
Zaire misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Zaire is looking for a sweep. Somelainen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zaire missing with punches from the bottom.
Somelainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Somelainen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zaire is trying to get back to full guard.
Somelainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zaire does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zaire is looking to improve his position.
Zaire misses with some strikes from the bottom. #T2#
Somelainen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Somelainen is trying to control. Zaire wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zaire flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Somelainen works his way into side control.
Somelainen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zaire misses with a strike from the bottom.
Zaire tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Somelainen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zaire throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Zaire is looking to reverse the position.
Somelainen is looking to take a break and control but Zaire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Somelainen cracks Zaire with a big right hand but Zaire just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Somelainen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Zaire some visible discomfort.
Somelainen working the body and head with strikes.
Zaire tries to improve position but can't.
Somelainen blocks the strikes from Zaire. #T3#
Somelainen lands some shots froms side control.
Somelainen cracks Zaire with a big elbow.
Somelainen working the head with strikes. #ROC#Zaire is rocked!
Zaire takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zaire is still in real trouble! Can Somelainen finish him?
Zaire misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Somelainen working the body and head with strikes.
Somelainen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zaire down.
Zaire takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Somelainen blocks the strikes from Zaire.
Zaire throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Zaire striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Somelainen blocks the strikes from Zaire.
Somelainen trying to control the position but Zaire is working away.
Somelainen scoring with punches and elbows.
Somelainen working the body and head with strikes.
Somelainen blocks the strikes from Zaire.
Zaire wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Zaire is being controlled here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Somelainen landing a few strikes. #T4#
Zaire is looking to reverse the position.
Somelainen working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Somelainen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Somelainen controlling the position.
Zaire tries to buck Somelainen off but Somelainen is having none of it.
Somelainen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zaire prevents Somelainen from improving position.
Zaire tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Somelainen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Zaire is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Somelainen trying to control the position but Zaire is working away.
Zaire throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Zaire on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Somelainen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Zaire is not content to let Somelainen control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sauli Somelainen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Somelainen walks into a jab.
Zaire seems to have recovered his senses.#CL#
Somelainen closes the distance and pushes Zaire back into the cage.
Somelainen lands a body shot.
Zaire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Somelainen blocks an uppercut.
Zaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Somelainen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zaire misses with some punches.
Zaire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Somelainen misses with the head strike.
Somelainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Somelainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Somelainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Somelainen.
A head punch on the inside from Somelainen fails to land.
Somelainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Zaire is fighting off a takedown attempt but Somelainen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zaire to the mat. Zaire regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Somelainen stands up over Zaire, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Somelainen wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving. #T1#
Zaire throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Somelainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Somelainen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zaire's head.
Zaire striking off his back but it's not causing Somelainen any problems.
Zaire throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Zaire striking off his back but it's not causing Somelainen any problems.
Zaire is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Somelainen is in close to Zaire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom.
Somelainen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Somelainen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zaire's head.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Somelainen from controlling successfully.
Zaire throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Somelainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zaire trying to strike off his back.
Somelainen chips away with some ground and pound.
Abdullah Zaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Zaire trying to strike off his back.
Zaire tries to strike from the bottom.
Zaire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Somelainen working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Somelainen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Somelainen with a nice head shot there.
Zaire striking off his back but it's not causing Somelainen any problems.
Somelainen stands up over Zaire, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Somelainen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Somelainen loads up on a big left hand. Zaire felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Somelainen looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Zaire can't hide his disappointment, as Somelainen celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sauli Somelainen!
Sauli Somelainen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: CMMA 87 Lafayette vs Wagner
Date: Mar 13, 2021

#R1#
Mahogany pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaire lands with a right hand. #TD#
Mahogany shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mahogany seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Zaire tries to roll over but Mahogany keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire wants to control but Mahogany is keeping busy.
Zaire is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Mahogany wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaire keeps working.
Zaire trying to control but Mahogany postures up.
Zaire has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#SUB2#
Zaire looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Zaire looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zaire tries to get to full guard but Mahogany has control of the leg.
Zaire slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zaire trying to control the position. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zaire is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mahogany not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zaire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mahogany shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaire pinned against the cage. Zaire gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zaire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zaire throws an overhand right that lands on Mahogany's shoulder, as Mahogany tries to avoid the shot.
Mahogany shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mahogany uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaire.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Zaire gets caught napping as Mahogany dives in and scores a takedown. Zaire manages to retain guard.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Mahogany from controlling successfully. #T3#
Mahogany controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zaire is trying to keep Mahogany in close. #SUB2#
Zaire had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mahogany defends it easily.
Mahogany 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.
Mahogany has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mahogany wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mahogany stays in close to Zaire's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Zaire finds it's way through Mahogany's defenses.
A low kick from Zaire misses #TD#
and Mahogany counters with a single leg into guard. Zaire didn't expect that.
Zaire controls Mahogany momentarily but Mahogany frees himself.
Mahogany showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Mahogany avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Mahogany dominated that round.
That's time! Mahogany's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Mahogany with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zaire to score with a decent uppercut.
Zaire scores with a jab. Mahogany acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Zaire misses. #TD#
Mahogany looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zaire keeping moving, preventing Mahogany from controlling successfully.
Mahogany is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaire trying to keep a closed guard but Mahogany is proving a slippery customer. #T1##SUB2#
Zaire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mahogany defends well.
Zaire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Zaire working for a triangle but Mahogany defends it easily. #SUB2#
Zaire working for a triangle but Mahogany defends it easily. #SUB2#
Zaire had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mahogany defends it easily.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mahogany is stalling in the full guard.
Zaire controls Mahogany momentarily but Mahogany frees himself. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahogany.
Zaire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zaire swings for the body but Mahogany moves out of range.
Mahogany looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Zaire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zaire thows a leg kick but Mahogany checks it #TD#
and Mahogany counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Zaire! #SUB#
Mahogany working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T3#
You can see the frustration on Zaire's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Zaire's face as Mahogany controls the position.
Zaire is trying to control Mahogany's posture but Mahogany avoids it. #SUB#
Mahogany tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mahogany has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mahogany wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaire keeps working.
Zaire struggling a bit here.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mahogany controls the position.
Zaire is trying to control Mahogany's posture but Mahogany avoids it.
Zaire is letting Mahogany control him for a moment.
Mahogany is looking to take a break and control but Zaire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zaire is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mahogany trying to control the action but Zaire is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Mahogany dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Mahogany fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#TD#
Mahogany shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zaire's guard.#SUB2#
Zaire is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mahogany is looking to stand up but Zaire won't let him.
Zaire can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mahogany controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mahogany controlling from the top position. #T1#
Mahogany's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mahogany is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaire can do to turn this around?
Mahogany on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaire. Zaire obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaire connects with a body shot that sends Mahogany's belly button to the back.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahogany.
Mahogany throws the kick towards the body but Zaire avoids it.
Zaire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mahogany checks it well.
Mahogany goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Zaire misses.
Zaire throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Mahogany counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Zaire!
Abdullah Zaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Zaire is looking for a sweep.
Zaire is not content to let Mahogany control the position.
Zaire struggling a bit here.
Mahogany wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaire keeps working.
Zaire is looking for a sweep.
Zaire regains half guard.
Mahogany tries to pass to full mount but Zaire defends it.
Mahogany stalling. #T3#
Mahogany wants to pass to mount but Zaire is defending the position.
Mahogany works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mahogany trying to control but Zaire is having none of it.
Mahogany tries to take his opponent's back but Zaire turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Mahogany is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
Mahogany is adopting a defensive guard.
Mahogany looking for a sweep. Not yet Mahogany, not yet.
Zaire must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mahogany seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rich Mahogany is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mahogany lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#

And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Mahogany showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mahogany, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Mahogany!
A relieved looking Rich Mahogany thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: CMMA 79 Dallas vs McWrestler
Date: Feb 14, 2021

#R1#
Warrior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Warrior throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaire appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A cross from Warrior lands.
Warrior takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zaire slips a straight right by Warrior.
Warrior takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Warrior throws a hook but Zaire avoids it easily.
It seemed like Zaire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Zaire misses.
Warrior misses with a hook
letting Zaire counter with a right hand. #T1#
Warrior looks to land a left hand but Zaire moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Zaire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Warrior gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zaire looks for the body kick but Warrior saw that one coming.
Warrior misses with a left hand
and Zaire counters with a good low kick that Warrior was not able to check.
Warrior looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Warrior works Zaire's body with a nice hook.
Warrior misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Warrior dips to his left and cracks Zaire with an uppercut!
Warrior works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T2#
Warrior misses with a right hand
and Zaire counters with a nice leg kick.
Warrior takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Warrior misses with a hook
and Zaire counters with a good low kick that Warrior was not able to check.
Warrior throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warrior looks to land a right hand but Zaire moved out of range.
Warrior swings for the body but Zaire moves out of range.
Warrior misses with an uppercut. Zaire saw that one coming.
Warrior takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Warrior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Warrior.#T3#
Warrior throws a lazy uppercut
and Zaire counters with an inside leg kick.
Warrior throws a lazy uppercut
and Zaire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Warrior throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaire counters with a slapping leg kick.
Warrior throws a hook to the side of Zaire's head but Zaire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Warrior throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warrior throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL2#
and Zaire counters by clinching up.
Zaire misses with the head strike.
Zaire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Warrior walks away with a smile on his face. Zaire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Warrior misses with a hook.
Zaire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T4#
Zaire thuds his right hand into Warrior's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zaire slips a jab from Warrior.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warrior. Zaire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Warrior checks it well.
Zaire lands a really nice looking cross but Warrior seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD#
Warrior lands a big right hand that sends Zaire crashing to the mat! Warrior stays standing though and waves Zaire back to his feet!#ROC#Zaire is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Abdullah Zaire has been cut.
Warrior throws a poor cross that misses
letting Zaire counter with a right hand.
Zaire is still on wobbly legs! Can Warrior finish him?
Warrior is stalking Zaire. Zaire circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Warrior, and it's lights out! Zaire really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mental Warrior!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mental Warrior made sure he mentioned PWNAGE, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 03, 2020

#R1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zaire, right into the meat.
Zaire cracks the inside of Yamato's front leg.
Yamato 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.
Zaire thumps Yamato with a low kick.
Yamato scores with a jab. Zaire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zaire. Zaire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zaire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yamato looks to land a left hand but Zaire moved out of range nicely.
Zaire appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaire. That's going to slow Yamato down.
Zaire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire 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.
Good leg kick by Zaire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zaire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamato lands a leg kick that knocks Zaire off balance momentarily.
Zaire tries a low kick but Yamato avoids it.
Zaire takes a jab right on the kisser.
A good leg kick by Zaire.
Yamato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yamato. Zaire shrugs it off though. #T1#
Zaire tries to land a leg kick but Yamato saw it coming and moves away.
Yamato throws a lazy right hand but Zaire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaire is looking to slow Yamato down with leg kicks.
Zaire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yamato jabs Zaire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yamato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zaire moves out of range as Yamato strikes.
Zaire misses with a low kick as Yamato jumps back.
Yamato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaire.
Zaire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zaire there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zaire lands with a thumping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamato blocks the leg kick.
Yamato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaire misses with a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crunch! Zaire slams his shin into Yamato's torso.
Yamato catches Zaire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T2#
Zaire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zaire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zaire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamato thuds a left hand into Zaire's body.
Yamato tests Zaire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Zaire misses
and Yamato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zaire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zaire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yamato is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zaire had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yamato stuns Zaire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zaire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zaire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamato.
Zaire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Yamato blocks the low kick.
Yamato lands with a kick to the ribs. #T3#
Yamato cracks Zaire with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yamato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zaire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamato moves out of range of the body kick from Zaire.
Zaire throws a low kick, looking for Yamato's leg but Yamato calmly moves out of range.
Yamato misses with a right hand
and Zaire counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Yamato connects with a nice looking jab.
Yamato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zaire thumps Yamato with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zaire!
Yamato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamato loads up on a big right hand but Zaire slips the punch.
It looked like Zaire was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yamato.
Zaire tried to score with a low kick but Yamato checks it.
Zaire walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yamato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Yamato.
Zaire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zaire scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamato lands a nice shot to the body. #T4#
Zaire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice uppercut there from Yamato.
Yamato stuns Zaire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaire throws the kick towards the body but Yamato avoids it.
Yamato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamato.
Zaire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamato is out of range.
Zaire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamato checks a low kick from Zaire.
Yamato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zaire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zaire.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamato blocks the leg kick.
Yamato moves out of range as Zaire throws a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zaire. Yamato shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Yamato dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Yamato tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaire throws a solid leg kick but Yamato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaire.
Yamato scores with a body shot.
Yamato has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zaire.
Nice body punch from Yamato.
Zaire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Yamato sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Yamato.
Yamato misses with a straight right.
Yamato moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaire throws a leg kick which misses Yamato's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamato tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zaire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yamato is out of range and Zaire settles back down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zaire!
Yamato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kai Yamato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaire throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a stiff right hand.
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamato manages to avoid it.#T1#
Zaire cracks the inside of Yamato's front leg.
Yamato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yamato has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zaire.
Yamato connects with a leg kick. Zaire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
You can see that Yamato has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Yamato takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zaire lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yamato lands a slapping body shot.
Zaire throws a push kick but Yamato slaps the foot to one side.
Yamato cracks Zaire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zaire throws a front kick that sends Yamato stumbling back into the cage.
Zaire throws a leg kick
and Yamato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaire misses with a leg kick.
Yamato scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamato! But no joy.
Yamato throws a good cross that connects.
Zaire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yamato finds it's way round the side to connect with Zaire's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yamato.
Yamato swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
Zaire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yamato throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yamato scores with a decent looking hook.
Yamato with a hook.
Yamato checks a leg kick.
Yamato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaire misses with a low kick as Yamato jumps back.
Zaire bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zaire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaire looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zaire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Zaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamato.
Yamato throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zaire slips under a jab from Yamato.
Yamato darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T3#
Yamato 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.
Zaire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Zaire.
Zaire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yamato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamato lands the left hand.
Zaire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Yamato.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamato as he connects with a hook.
Zaire throws a solid leg kick but Yamato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaire.
Good exchange - Yamato coming out on top.
Yamato lands with a thumping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamato blocks the leg kick.
Yamato looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yamato misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamato checks a low kick from Zaire.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Yamato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yamato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamato cracks Zaire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T4#
Good leg kick by Zaire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zaire throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamato counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yamato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaire. Zaire obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zaire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamato on the side of the head.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Yamato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamato throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaire.
Yamato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zaire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zaire misses with a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yamato.
Zaire misses with an uppercut. Yamato saw that one coming.
Yamato misses with a low kick.
Good work by Yamato as he checks the leg kick.
Yamato feints a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Yamato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Yamato cracks Zaire with a good jab.
Nice straight punches there by Yamato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamato.
Yamato throws a low kick but Zaire moves out of range easily.
Zaire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zaire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamato scores with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Yamato.
Yamato sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zaire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Yamato finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zaire walks into a left hand.
Yamato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zaire fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yamato just manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zaire checks a low kick from Yamato.
Yamato connects with a right hand. Zaire shakes it off.
Yamato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zaire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Zaire.
Zaire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Yamato misses.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Yamato moved away.
Yamato throws a jab when Zaire was well out of range.
Yamato moves out of range of the leg kick from Zaire.
Zaire tries to clinch but Yamato moves out of range.
Yamato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Yamato throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaire counters with a low kick, right behind Yamato 's knee.
Yamato on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yamato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zaire looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zaire takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zaire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zaire doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamato circles away.
Yamato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaire.
Abdullah Zaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamato punishes Zaire's body with a nice straight punch.
Zaire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Yamato misses.
Yamato lands a jab.
Zaire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zaire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamato flicks out a counter leg kick but Zaire steps away.
Zaire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamato's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Zaire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaire lands a leg kick that knocks Yamato off balance momentarily.
Zaire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yamato.
Zaire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zaire looks to land a body kick but Yamato moved away.
Zaire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Zaire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zaire drops his hands momentarily and Yamato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zaire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yamato connects with a single shot there.
Yamato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaire.
Zaire lands with a nice body kick.
Zaire is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamato has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zaire.
Yamato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A good leg kick by Zaire.
Yamato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zaire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zaire throws a solid leg kick but Yamato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaire.
Zaire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaire throws the kick towards the body but Yamato avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamato checks a leg kick.
Yamato checks a leg kick.
Zaire cracks the inside of Yamato's front leg. #T4#
Yamato scores with a jab to the head.
Zaire fakes the leg kick and cracks Yamato in the body.
Zaire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yamato throws a good cross that connects.
Zaire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yamato avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaire. That's going to slow Yamato down.
Zaire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamato is out of range.
Yamato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zaire has time to react.
Zaire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamato punishes Zaire's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire tries to land a front kick but Yamato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zaire misses with a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zaire's knee momentarily.
Yamato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaire.
Zaire throws a half hearted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Abdullah Zaire.
Well Yamato 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Yamato!

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