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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 5055 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Yamato (ranked 4942 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kai Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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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