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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ri Zaadha (ranked 354 p4p, 258 weight class) and Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 56 p4p, 40 weight class). Zaadha comes to the cage accompanied by On A Roll. Bissainthe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hoodoo Man Blues. Toussaint Bissainthe has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 35 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ri Zaadha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bissainthe blocks a jab.
Zaadha connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bissainthe. Bissainthe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zaadha misses with a straight right.
Zaadha is looking to chop away at Bissainthe's legs.
Zaadha definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bissainthe slips a jab from Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with a looping right.
Zaadha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaadha looks to score with a jab to the body but Bissainthe is just out of range.
Zaadha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zaadha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Zaadha blocks the leg kick.
Bissainthe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bissainthe blocks a jab.
Zaadha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaadha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bissainthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaadha is looking to score with low kicks.
Bissainthe throws a lazy right hand but Zaadha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bissainthe tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick lands for Bissainthe.
Zaadha moves out of range as Bissainthe throws a body kick.
Bissainthe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaadha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaadha manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe misses with a straight left.
Bissainthe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zaadha's sensitive parts.
Nice shot lands for Bissainthe.
Zaadha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaadha looks to land a right hand but Bissainthe moved out of range.
Bissainthe misses with a kick to the body.
Bissainthe misses with the combination.
Zaadha takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bissainthe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zaadha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe throws a chopping leg kick but Zaadha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Zaadha blocks the leg kick.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the body kick.
Zaadha takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaadha.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaadha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaadha was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
A shot to the liver by Zaadha. Beautiful body shot.
Zaadha misses with a wild body shot.
Zaadha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that misses.
Zaadha throws a head kick that misses.
Zaadha checks the leg kick.
Zaadha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bissainthe throws out the jab.
Zaadha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zaadha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaadha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bissainthe avoids the head kick by Zaadha.
Zaadha jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bissainthe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zaadha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaadha throws a body punch but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Bissainthe lands a really nice looking cross but Zaadha seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe blocks a low kick nicely.
Zaadha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zaadha throws out a loose jab but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Zaadha.
Bissainthe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaadha.
Zaadha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zaadha misses with a hook.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe thumps Zaadha with a low kick.
Bissainthe throws a looping overhand right but Zaadha ducks down to avoid it.
Bissainthe throws a low kick, looking for Zaadha's leg but Zaadha calmly moves out of range.
Zaadha throws a counter high kick but Bissainthe was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bissainthe cracks Zaadha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zaadha staying out of range there.
Zaadha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Zaadha lands with a cross.
Zaadha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bissainthe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bissainthe connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Zaadha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe swings for the body but Zaadha moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Zaadha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaadha.
It looked like Zaadha was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe tried to score with a low kick but Zaadha checks it.
Bissainthe looks to land a body kick but Zaadha moved away.
Bissainthe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaadha throws a shot from downtown. Bissainthe moves away and avoids it.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Zaadha blocks it.
Zaadha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bissainthe was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaadha.
Bissainthe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaadha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe slips a jab and a cross from Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zaadha slips under a jab from Bissainthe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaadha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zaadha is out of range.
Zaadha's corner calls for a 1-2. Zaadha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bissainthe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zaadha.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zaadha tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaadha. Bissainthe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bissainthe replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Zaadha blocks it well.
Zaadha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe.
Zaadha lands with a slapping head kick.
Zaadha slips under a jab.
Bissainthe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaadha. Zaadha obviously looking to wear him down.
Bissainthe cracks a nice hook into Zaadha's ribs.
Zaadha throws out a loose jab but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bissainthe lands a jab to Zaadha's midsection.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Zaadha avoids it easily.
Bissainthe thows a leg kick but Zaadha checks it
and Zaadha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bissainthe's knee momentarily.
Zaadha misses with a low kick as Bissainthe jumps back.
Bissainthe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick
and Zaadha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaadha missing with a left hand there. Bissainthe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaadha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zaadha swinging wildly here.
Zaadha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha moves out of range of the body kick.
Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bissainthe.
Zaadha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bissainthe scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaadha. Bissainthe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaadha just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaadha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bissainthe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zaadha scrambles back to his feet.
Zaadha misses with an uppercut.
Bissainthe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zaadha is out of range.
As Bissainthe backs away, Zaadha returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Zaadha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zaadha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bissainthe misses with a hook.
Zaadha looks to score with a jab to the body but Bissainthe is just out of range.
Zaadha throws a body punch but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Good work by Zaadha as he checks the leg kick.
Bissainthe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zaadha. That did some damage!
Zaadha tries to move into range but Bissainthe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zaadha blocks a jab.
Zaadha just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zaadha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bissainthe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bissainthe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two 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!
Bissainthe misses with a double jab.
Zaadha throws an off balance right hand
and Bissainthe counters with a body kick.
Bissainthe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bissainthe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zaadha's sensitive parts.
Bissainthe checks a leg kick nicely.
Bissainthe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zaadha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bissainthe checks it well.
Zaadha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe.
Zaadha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zaadha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zaadha.
Zaadha looks to throw the jab but Bissainthe is out of range.
Bissainthe blocks the body kick.
Bissainthe tries to land a leg kick but Zaadha saw it coming and moves away.
Bissainthe throws a front kick aimed at Zaadha's knee but Zaadha avoids it well.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Zaadha moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha punishes Bissainthe's body with a nice straight punch.
Zaadha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Zaadha.
Zaadha throws a series of punches but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Bissainthe throws a head kick but Zaadha moves out of range.
Zaadha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bissainthe is able to avoid easily.
Zaadha takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zaadha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaadha throws a head kick but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Zaadha misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zaadha takes a step back to recover.
Bissainthe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bissainthe throws a wild body kick that Zaadha sees coming a mile off.
Zaadha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bissainthe.
Zaadha misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaadha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bissainthe is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaadha walks into a straight right hand from Bissainthe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe ducks right into an uppercut from Zaadha.
Zaadha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaadha misses with a low kick.
Zaadha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zaadha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe scores with a sloppy right hand. Zaadha should have avoided that one.
Zaadha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bissainthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaadha misses with a head kick.
Zaadha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bissainthe scores with a nice strike.
A bone on bone clash there as Zaadha blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bissainthe. Zaadha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaadha throws a big counter combination but Bissainthe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bissainthe throws an off balance right hand
and Zaadha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zaadha throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bissainthe misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zaadha connects with a leg kick.
Zaadha misses with a head kick.
Bissainthe throws an overhand right that lands on Zaadha's shoulder, as Zaadha tries to avoid the shot.
Zaadha looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bissainthe throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick from Bissainthe, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaadha loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaadha throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaadha throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bissainthe. Zaadha does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bissainthe. Zaadha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaadha throws a shot from downtown. Bissainthe moves away and avoids it.
Zaadha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bissainthe can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Zaadha.
Bissainthe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bissainthe throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Bissainthe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zaadha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Zaadha blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a lazy head kick
and Zaadha counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Bissainthe.
A jab from Zaadha misses.
Zaadha avoids the body shot from Bissainthe.
A quick step to the side and Zaadha tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Zaadha blocks the leg kick.
Zaadha throws a counter high kick but Bissainthe was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bissainthe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zaadha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaadha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bissainthe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bissainthe catches Zaadha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bissainthe connects with an inside leg kick.
Bissainthe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zaadha is able to avoid easily.
A quick step to the side and Zaadha tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Zaadha off balance momentarily.
Zaadha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bissainthe lunges at Zaadha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zaadha's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bissainthe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bissainthe misses with a looping right.
Zaadha misses with a hook. Bissainthe ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Bissainthe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaadha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bissainthe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bissainthe is looking to slow Zaadha down with leg kicks.
Bissainthe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaadha throws a poor cross that misses
and Bissainthe counters with a big head kick but Zaadha shrugs it off.
Zaadha swings for the body but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Zaadha will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zaadha misses with an uppercut.
Bissainthe avoids the head kick by Zaadha.
Bissainthe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zaadha's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Zaadha misses its intended target.
Zaadha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaadha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bissainthe is able to avoid easily.
Zaadha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bissainthe. That's going to slow Zaadha down.
Both fighters circling a little - Bissainthe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bissainthe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe thumps Zaadha with a low kick.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the body
and Bissainthe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zaadha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zaadha misses with a hook
and Bissainthe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bissainthe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bissainthe is looking to slow Zaadha down with leg kicks.
Bissainthe catches Zaadha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zaadha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zaadha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaadha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zaadha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bissainthe. Bissainthe obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaadha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaadha scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zaadha throws a head kick that misses.
Zaadha throws a shot from downtown. Bissainthe moves away and avoids it.
Zaadha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bissainthe. That one must have hurt.
Zaadha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bissainthe.
Zaadha throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Zaadha moved away.
Bissainthe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zaadha swings widly with a right hand
and Bissainthe counters with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Zaadha misses its intended target.
Zaadha misses with a hook.
Bissainthe follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ri Zaadha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bissainthe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bissainthe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bissainthe lands a body shot.
Bissainthe misses with a body kick.
Bissainthe lands with a shot to the body.
Zaadha misses with a body punch
and Bissainthe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zaadha thinking.
Bissainthe takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bissainthe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bissainthe connects with a solid leg kick.
Bissainthe delivers a nice body kick.
Toussaint Bissainthe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zaadha throws a sloppy head kick and Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bissainthe digs a good body shot into Zaadha's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toussaint Bissainthe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bissainthe 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toussaint Bissainthe!
A victorious Toussaint Bissainthe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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