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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ri Zaadha (ranked 259 p4p, 519 weight class) and John C Reilly (ranked 38 p4p, 74 weight class). Zaadha comes to the cage accompanied by On A Roll. The crowd seem to be enjoying Reilly's choice of entrance music: John C. Reilly Funniest Moments. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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 33 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ri Zaadha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, John C Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaadha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reilly.
Reilly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaadha throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
John C Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaadha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Zaadha is out of range.
Zaadha takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reilly.
Zaadha tries a low kick but Reilly avoids it.
Reilly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reilly misses with an uppercut.
Zaadha looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
Zaadha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reilly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zaadha is out of range.
Reilly tries to clinch up but Zaadha circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reilly throws out a counter right but Zaadha avoids it with no problem.
Zaadha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Zaadha staying out of range there.
Reilly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reilly blocks a jab.
Reilly throws out a counter right but Zaadha avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha tries to score with a low kick but Reilly moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Zaadha.
Reilly checks the leg kick.
Reilly misses with a hook
and Zaadha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reilly checks a leg kick nicely.
Reilly is looking to slow Zaadha down with leg kicks.
Zaadha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reilly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zaadha thows a body kick. Reilly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zaadha checks a leg kick.
Reilly throws an overhand right that lands on Zaadha's shoulder, as Zaadha tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Reilly tenderised Zaadha's leg. Zaadha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reilly clinches with his opponent.
Zaadha lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Zaadha fails to land.
Zaadha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaadha tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaadha lands with a right to the head.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaadha's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha lands a hook that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Zaadha avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaadha tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Zaadha back against the cage.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaadha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Zaadha throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaadha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reilly or not.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaadha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaadha lands with a left to the head.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaadha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reilly or not.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Zaadha.
Zaadha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaadha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Zaadha pushes Reilly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zaadha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaadha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reilly avoiding damage as Zaadha throws knees to the body.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaadha.
Zaadha blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Zaadha struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Reilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zaadha is leaning against Reilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Zaadha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zaadha can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Zaadha throws an elbow but it misses.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Reilly - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zaadha misses with a body punch.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaadha blocking some punches.
Reilly is leaning against Zaadha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Zaadha.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaadha digs a right hand underneath Reilly's ribcage. Reilly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zaadha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaadha.
Zaadha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Zaadha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaadha blocks an uppercut.
Zaadha is working Reilly over against the cage.
Zaadha blocks a body shot from Reilly.
A head punch on the inside from Zaadha fails to land.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Zaadha controls the action.
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 Ri Zaadha will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reilly takes a swing at Zaadha's ribcage but misses.
Zaadha lands a lovely overhand right.
Zaadha scores with a spinning back kick!
Zaadha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Reilly misses with a right hand
and Zaadha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A combination from Reilly does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Reilly misses the target.
Zaadha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reilly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zaadha's hands.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Reilly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zaadha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaadha dips to his left and cracks Reilly with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaadha.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Zaadha's head but Zaadha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaadha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reilly misses with a low kick as Zaadha jumps back.
Zaadha thuds his right hand into Reilly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reilly throws a shot from downtown. Zaadha moves away and avoids it.
Zaadha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Reilly misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Zaadha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaadha throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaadha misses with a leg kick.
Zaadha throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Reilly thumps Zaadha with a low kick.
Reilly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Zaadha. Beautiful body shot.
Reilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Reilly digs a right hand into Zaadha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zaadha's gas tank.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Zaadha.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Zaadha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Zaadha.
Zaadha lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Zaadha fails to land.
Zaadha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaadha.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zaadha or not.
Zaadha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaadha lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
Zaadha tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Zaadha back against the cage.
Zaadha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zaadha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaadha blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Zaadha as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Zaadha.
A short left from Reilly.
Zaadha throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaadha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zaadha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Zaadha scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Zaadha.
Zaadha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Ri Zaadha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Zaadha struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Zaadha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zaadha lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaadha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaadha prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Zaadha lands an uppercut.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaadha.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Zaadha.
Zaadha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaadha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaadha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaadha lands a body punch.
Reilly is breathing heavily.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly digs a right hand underneath Zaadha's ribcage. Zaadha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zaadha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zaadha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaadha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reilly takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ri Zaadha will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
Zaadha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Zaadha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zaadha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reilly is out of range and Zaadha settles back down.
Zaadha dodges the punch combination from Reilly.
Zaadha looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zaadha tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaadha moves away.
Zaadha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Zaadha moves out of range of the body kick from Reilly.
Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
Zaadha throwing a counter right hand but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Reilly throws a jab when Zaadha was well out of range.
Zaadha 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaadha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Zaadha.
Nice straight punches there by Zaadha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zaadha.
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Zaadha's head but Zaadha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zaadha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick from Zaadha.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaadha. That's going to slow Reilly down.
Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaadha appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Reilly lands with a nice body punch.
Reilly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zaadha to score with a decent uppercut.
Zaadha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaadha misses with an uppercut.
Zaadha throws a leg kick but Reilly checks it.
A swing and a miss from Zaadha.
Reilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaadha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Zaadha throws a hook but Reilly avoids it easily.
Reilly swings widly with a right hand
and Zaadha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ri Zaadha is winning the standup battle so far.
Zaadha tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Zaadha.
Zaadha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zaadha slips a jab from Reilly.
A low kick lands for Reilly.
John C Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ri Zaadha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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!
Reilly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reilly misses with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reilly.
Zaadha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
Zaadha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Zaadha.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaadha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a body shot.
A short left from Reilly.
Zaadha blocks an uppercut.
Zaadha blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Zaadha fails to land.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaadha.
Reilly tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zaadha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Zaadha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zaadha backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaadha.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Still in the clinch, Zaadha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reilly misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
John C Reilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zaadha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ri Zaadha!
An out of breath Ri Zaadha thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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