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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 3378 p4p, 3861 weight class) and Laughing Panda (ranked 43 p4p, 56 weight class). Zaire has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laughing Panda!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire keeps the fight on the outside.
Panda drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Panda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaire keeps working.
Panda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zaire, who protects the arm well.
Zaire is trying to control Panda's posture but Panda avoids it.
Panda tries to move into full mount but can't pass Zaire's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda trying to control the position but Zaire is working away.
Panda might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Zaire haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zaire knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Panda works to advance to full mount. Zaire defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Zaire tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Panda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zaire is looking to escape.
Panda controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Panda seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Zaire is holding on tight.
Panda controlling from the full mount.
Zaire can't escape the position.
Panda wants to control the pace but Zaire is squirming around nicely.
Zaire tries to hold on but Panda postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panda tries to control but Zaire wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Zaire is on top in guard.
Panda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Panda looking for subs off his back but Zaire has passed one foot through into half guard.
Panda is staying active underneath Zaire, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Panda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zaire is thwarting Panda's attempts to control the position.
Zaire has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zaire pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laughing Panda dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Panda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Panda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Panda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zaire pulls guard effortlessly.
Zaire will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Panda trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda wants to control but Zaire is keeping him busy.
Zaire looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Panda is trying to control. Zaire wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Panda is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zaire has managed to free his arm - good work.
Panda is trying to work for a kimura but Zaire is defending well.
Panda is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zaire trying to hold on to Panda's head to control him but Panda postures up.
Laughing Panda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Panda stalling.
Zaire with the active half guard here but Panda passes nicely into side control.
Zaire tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda trying to control the action but Zaire is working from the bottom.
Panda has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Crapollas Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Panda taking a breather here.
Panda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Panda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Panda staying calm.
Zaire gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Panda is keen to just control but Zaire is a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Zaire takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zaire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zaire to keep the fight standing.
Abdullah Zaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laughing Panda.
Panda is fighting off a takedown attempt but Zaire is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Panda to the mat. Panda regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Zaire is posturing up here but Panda has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Zaire tries to roll out but it's too tight and Zaire has to tap! Slick submission there by Panda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Laughing Panda!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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