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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 1002 p4p, 1291 weight class) and Jake Drummond (ranked 158 p4p, 199 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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12 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Drummond!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drummond scores with a hook to the body. Zaire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jake Drummond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drummond throws a hook but Zaire avoids it easily.
Drummond lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheers as Zaire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drummond doesn't seem phased though.
Drummond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaire.
Drummond tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Drummond connects with a body shot.
Zaire staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A clash of legs there as Zaire blocks the low kick.
Zaire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drummond. That did some damage!
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drummond was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
Zaire has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Zaire throws a sloppy head kick and Drummond moves out of range easily.
Drummond connects with a solid leg kick.
Drummond throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drummond.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drummond scores with a leg kick.
Zaire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drummond lands a head shot.
Zaire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drummond scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zaire lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire slips under a jab from Drummond.
Drummond dips to his left and cracks Zaire with an uppercut!
Drummond looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaire is just out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Drummond 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.
Zaire swings for the body but Drummond moves out of range.
Drummond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Drummond misses with a right hand
and Zaire counters with a right hand to the body.
Zaire misses with a body shot.
Drummond throws a hook but Zaire avoids it easily.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Drummond misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Drummond misses.
Zaire motions for Drummond to come forward. Zaire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Drummond finds it's target.
Zaire connects with a crisp jab.
Drummond cracks Zaire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drummond throws a leg kick
and Zaire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drummond throws a looping overhand right but Zaire ducks down to avoid it.
Zaire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drummond swinging wildly here.
Drummond walks into a straight right hand from Zaire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.
Zaire fires out a quick counter leg kick but Drummond just manages to avoid it.
Drummond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drummond misses the shot to the body.
Zaire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drummond throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaire takes a swing at Drummond's ribcage but misses.
Drummond lands with a hook. Zaire tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drummond swings widly with a right hand
and Zaire counters with a body kick that stops Drummond in his tracks momentarily.
Zaire slips a jab from Drummond.
Drummond needs to keep his hands up - Zaire had a free shot at his head there.
Zaire moves out of range of the body kick.
Drummond throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zaire's head.
It looks like Abdullah Zaire has been cut.
Nice cross by Zaire.
Drummond looks to throw the jab but Zaire is out of range.
Zaire swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zaire misses the jab.
Zaire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drummond can pounce on him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Drummond.
Drummond misses with a head kick.
Zaire tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire with a nice cross.
Drummond slips under a jab from Zaire.
Drummond drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Zaire defends it well.
Drummond thuds his right hand into Zaire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zaire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zaire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drummond takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zaire lands a jab to Drummond's midsection.
Drummond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaire. Drummond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drummond steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Zaire.
Zaire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zaire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drummond throws a front kick aimed at Zaire's knee but Zaire avoids it well.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drummond takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Drummond.
Zaire lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaire. That's going to slow Drummond down.
Drummond lands a leg kick that knocks Zaire off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drummond swings for the body but Zaire moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Zaire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drummond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drummond is looking to score with low kicks.
Zaire blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Drummond misses.
Zaire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drummond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drummond lands the left hand.
Zaire throws a hook but Drummond avoids it easily.
Drummond 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.
Drummond misses with a low kick.
Zaire throws a shot from downtown. Drummond moves away and avoids it.
Zaire connects with a single shot there.
Drummond misses with a looping left.
Zaire connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire defending well as Drummond loads up on a big left hand.
Drummond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Drummond.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Drummond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Zaire's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zaire connects with a solid leg kick.
Zaire thuds his shin into the meat of Drummond's side.
Jake Drummond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drummond chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaire can pounce on him.
Drummond avoids the body shot from Zaire.
Zaire connects with a nice looking jab.
Zaire scores with a leg kick.
Zaire moves away from the strike by Drummond.
Drummond throws a hook to the side of Zaire's head but Zaire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Drummond backs away, Zaire returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Drummond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drummond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drummond looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaire cracks Drummond with a good jab.
Drummond throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaire.
Zaire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drummond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drummond looks to throw the jab but Zaire is out of range.
Drummond misses with a straight right.
Drummond shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zaire is looking to control Drummond's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zaire avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drummond looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drummond throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zaire regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaire pulls Drummond in to control the position.
Zaire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zaire holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zaire is on top in guard.
Zaire is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Drummond controls Zaire momentarily but Zaire frees himself.
Zaire sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zaire is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Drummond looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Zaire controlling from the top position.
Drummond 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.
Zaire is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire postures up.
Drummond is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drummond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drummond slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drummond throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zaire with a hook.
Drummond misses with a hook.
Drummond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaire.
Drummond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drummond takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drummond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaire.
Drummond lands with a cross.
Zaire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zaire lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire moves away from the strike by Drummond.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire takes a swing at Drummond's ribcage but misses.
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drummond was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
Drummond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Drummond.
Zaire blocks a jab.
Zaire thumps Drummond with a low kick.
Drummond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zaire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drummond misses with a right hand
and Zaire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drummond's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zaire moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zaire lands with a nice body punch.
Zaire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drummond in his tracks.
Drummond swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drummond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaire lands a lovely overhand right.
Drummond wants to land a leg kick but Zaire is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drummond.
Drummond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zaire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Zaire'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zaire scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Drummond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drummond.
Drummond thumps Zaire with a low kick.
A big left from Drummond misses.
Drummond walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zaire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zaire throws a low kick but Drummond avoids it.
Drummond misses with a looping left.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drummond.
Zaire lands a nice looking body shot.
Drummond avoids the body shot from Zaire.
Drummond throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaire.
Drummond throws a leg kick that misses.
Drummond tries to work over Zaire's front leg with a kick but Zaire checks it.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Drummond.
Drummond misses with an uppercut
and Zaire makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Drummond really felt that one!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drummond wants to land a leg kick but Zaire is out of range.
Drummond takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Drummond misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drummond throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaire.
Zaire stuns Drummond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drummond with a nice cross.
Zaire defending well as Drummond loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Drummond misses.
Zaire misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Drummond.
Zaire lunges at Drummond with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drummond's hand.
Drummond misses with a low kick as Zaire jumps back.
Drummond scores with a jab to the body.
Zaire throws a sloppy head kick and Drummond moves out of range easily.
Zaire throws a hook but Drummond avoids it easily.
Drummond lands a jab.
Drummond takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
Drummond avoids the body shot from Zaire.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire throws a body kick that misses.
Drummond thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zaire if he has to take too many more of those.
Drummond fails with a takedown attempt.
Drummond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond throws a sloppy head kick and Zaire moves out of range easily.
Drummond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zaire cracks Drummond with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Drummond misses its intended target.
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drummond manages to avoid it.
Drummond wants to counter with a clinch but Zaire pushes him away.
Zaire misses the shot to the body.
Drummond misses with a hook.
Zaire lands with a hook. Drummond tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Zaire finds it's way through Drummond's defenses.
Drummond avoids the body shot from Zaire.
Zaire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Zaire misses.
Drummond uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drummond feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zaires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A left lands for Zaire.
Drummond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zaire throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws a shot from downtown. Drummond moves away and avoids it.
Drummond tries to score with a low kick but Zaire moves his leg out of the way.
Zaire checks the leg kick.
Drummond misses with a low kick as Zaire jumps back.
Good work by Zaire as he checks the leg kick.
Zaire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zaire checks a leg kick.
Drummond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaire.
An inside leg kick from Drummond misses.
Zaire blocks a jab.
Drummond misses with an uppercut.
Zaire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zaire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drummond connects with a looping right hand.
Zaire lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zaire scoring well with a low kick there.
Drummond misses with an uppercut.
Zaire cracks Drummond with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drummond was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Drummond misses.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Drummond is just out of range.
Zaire connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drummond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zaire. That did some damage!
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Zaire throws a leg kick which misses Drummond's front leg but catches the back leg as Drummond tries to avoid it.
Drummond throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
Zaire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Drummond.
Drummond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drummond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zaire is out of range and Drummond settles back down.
Drummond wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire scores with a head kick.
Zaire blocks a low kick nicely.
Zaire is looking to counter with a body kick.
Drummond takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drummond throws a lazy head kick
and Zaire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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 Zaire 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
After winning the bout, Abdullah Zaire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
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