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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musan Zaintashara (ranked 1104 p4p, 2249 weight class) and Quebra Cranio (ranked 166 p4p, 307 weight class). Zaintashara's entrance music is The Art of War. A fine choice. Cranio has chosen It's My Life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Quebra Cranio enters the cage!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musan Zaintashara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Quebra Cranio!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaintashara.
Quebra Cranio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaintashara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cranio.
Cranio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaintashara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cranio scores with a nice right hand.
Cranio misses with a right hand
and Zaintashara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zaintashara.
Zaintashara lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Zaintashara.
Cranio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cranio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zaintashara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaintashara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cranio avoids the body shot from Zaintashara.
Zaintashara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cranio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaintashara throwing a counter right hand but Cranio manages to avoid it.
Zaintashara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cranio misses with a lunging right hand
letting Zaintashara counter with a right hand.
It looks like Quebra Cranio has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zaintashara's hands.
Cranio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cranio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cranio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zaintashara's hands.
Cranio jabs at Zaintashara's body.
Cranio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cranio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cranio throws a looping overhand right but Zaintashara ducks down to avoid it.
Zaintashara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cranio throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaintashara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zaintashara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaintashara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cranio throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaintashara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cranio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zaintashara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cranio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zaintashara in his tracks.
Cranio misses with a body shot
and Zaintashara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cranio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zaintashara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cranio throws an off balance right hand
and Zaintashara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cranio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cranio scores with a shot to the body.
Cranio lands a jab to Zaintashara's midsection.
Zaintashara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cranio misses with a right hand
and Zaintashara counters with a stiff right hand.
Cranio misses with an uppercut
and Zaintashara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaintashara.
Zaintashara seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cranio throws a lazy right hand but Zaintashara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cranio scores with the left hand. Zaintashara knows he should have avoided that one.
Zaintashara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cranio.
Zaintashara is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cranio.
Cranio throws a lazy uppercut
and Zaintashara counters with a stiff right hand.
Zaintashara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cranio throws a looping overhand right but Zaintashara ducks down to avoid it.
Zaintashara clobbers Cranio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zaintashara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cranios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cranio just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaintashara is looking to counter with a body kick.
Zaintashara thuds a left hand into Cranio's body.
Nice cross by Cranio.
Cranio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cranio tests Zaintashara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaintashara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaintashara throws a body punch but Cranio moves out of range.
Cranio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaintashara.
Cranio misses with a body shot
and Zaintashara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaintashara.
Zaintashara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zaintashara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cranio.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cranio misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaintashara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cranio stuns Zaintashara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zaintashara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Musan Zaintashara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Quebra Cranio's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zaintashara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Zaintashara.
Zaintashara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cranio misses with a body shot
and Zaintashara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaintashara has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zaintashara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zaintashara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cranio throws a big shot that misses.
Zaintashara tried to counter with a leg kick but Cranio avoided it.
Cranio swings widly with a right hand
and Zaintashara counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Zaintashara.
Zaintashara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cranio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranio misses with a hook
and Zaintashara counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Quebra Cranio's cut even more.
Cranio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaintashara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zaintashara dips to his left and cracks Cranio with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Cranio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaintashara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zaintashara misses with a hook
and Cranio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaintashara throws a hook but Cranio blocks it.
Zaintashara throws a right hand that misses
and Zaintashara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zaintashara takes a swing at Cranio's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Cranio. That snapped Zaintashara's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Zaintashara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cranio throws out a loose jab but Zaintashara uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Zaintashara misses its target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cranio, as that shot connected.
Cranio misses with a right hand
and Zaintashara counters with a low kick, right behind Cranio 's knee.
Cranio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaintashara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cranio misses the shot to the body.
Cranio throws a lazy right hand but Zaintashara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cranio just misses with a punch to the body.
Cranio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cranio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaintashara.
Cranio moves out of range of the body kick.
Cranio checks a leg kick nicely.
Zaintashara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cranio.
Quebra Cranio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Zaintashara - just one landing.
Cranio throws a hook but Zaintashara avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaintashara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaintashara moves out of range as Cranio strikes.
Zaintashara throws a lazy right hand but Cranio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaintashara staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Cranio misses its intended target.
Zaintashara missing with a left hand there. Cranio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cranio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zaintashara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cranio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cranio lands with a shot to the body.
Donk. Cranio catches Zaintashara right on the button with a cross.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zaintashara - that will leave a mark!
Cranio throws a hook to the side of Zaintashara's head but Zaintashara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zaintashara is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Zaintashara.
A big right from Cranio misses.
Zaintashara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zaintashara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cranio throws a hook but Zaintashara blocks it.
Zaintashara appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zaintashara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cranio throws a sloppy body shot
and Zaintashara counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Quebra Cranio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cranio misses with a hook
and Zaintashara moves into the clinch.
Cranio tries to work over Zaintashara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cranio lands a shoulder strike.
Zaintashara breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Cranio misses.
Cranio throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Quebra Cranio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Quebra Cranio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cranio misses with a hook. Zaintashara ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Zaintashara misses the target.
Cranio takes one on the button.
Cranio is rocked!
Zaintashara lands with a right and another and another! Cranio is in big trouble! Zaintashara lands again and this time it's lights out for Cranio! A quality knockout there for Zaintashara.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Musan Zaintashara!
Musan Zaintashara is the new middleweight champion!
Musan Zaintashara seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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