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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Bangin (ranked 1722 p4p, 1836 weight class) and Ri Zaadha (ranked 227 p4p, 246 weight class). Zaadha is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: HonestKey- When I Wake Up. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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38 - 30 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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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 31 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ri Zaadha!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaadha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaadha tries to close the distance and clinch but Bangin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaadha fakes the leg kick and cracks Bangin in the body.
Zaadha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaadha loads up on a big right hand but Bangin slips the punch.
Zaadha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Izzy Bangin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bangin staying out of range there.
Zaadha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zaadha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaadha's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zaadha's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zaadha throws the kick towards the body but Bangin avoids it.
Bangin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaadha.
Bangin cracks Zaadha with a good jab.
Zaadha throws a sloppy head kick and Bangin moves out of range easily.
Bangin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zaadha just manages to avoid it.
Zaadha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zaadha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bangin thumps Zaadha with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zaadha moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin jabs at Zaadha's body.
Zaadha throws a leg kick but Bangin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zaadha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bangin throws out the jab.
Bangin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zaadha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaadha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zaadha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good leg kick by Bangin.
Bangin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaadha.
Zaadha takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Zaadha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bangin throws a looping overhand right but Zaadha ducks down to avoid it.
Bangin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bangin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bangin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zaadha in his tracks.
Bangin swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaadha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bangin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bangin throwing a counter right hand but Zaadha manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangin scores with a leg kick.
Zaadha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zaadha crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bangin - the referee stops the clock and Zaadha gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bangin. Zaadha manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zaadha walks into a straight right hand from Bangin.
Zaadha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bangin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaadha throws out the jab.
Bangin throws a lazy uppercut
and Zaadha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zaadha lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaadha.
Zaadha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaadha takes a shot to the head.
Bangin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bangin misses with an uppercut. Zaadha saw that one coming.
Zaadha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bangin.
Zaadha slips a jab from Bangin.
Bangin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaadha.
That kick from Bangin tenderised Zaadha's leg. Zaadha is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaadha misses the target.
Bangin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zaadha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bangin counters with an inside leg kick.
Bangin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zaadha misses with a straight left.
Bangin avoids a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Zaadha down.
A leg kick checked by Bangin.
Bangin swings for the body but Zaadha moves out of range.
Zaadha misses with a looping left.
Bangin moves away from the strike by Zaadha.
Bangin throwing a counter right hand but Zaadha manages to avoid it.
Bangin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zaadha catches Bangin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice jab there from Bangin.
Zaadha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bangin works the jab nicely.
Bangin tries to work over Zaadha's front leg with a kick but Zaadha checks it.
Bangin throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Zaadha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Zaadha down.
Bangin throws a shot from downtown. Zaadha moves away and avoids it.
Zaadha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
Zaadha misses with a looping right.
It looked like Bangin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bangin scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaadha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bangin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zaadha moves in looking to clinch but Bangin pushes him off.
Zaadha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bangin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zaadha throws a head kick but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin throws a lazy uppercut
and Zaadha counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bangin throws a leg kick which misses Zaadha's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaadha tries to avoid it.
Zaadha wants to slow Bangin down by chopping away at his legs.
Bangin stuns Zaadha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zaadha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bangin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zaadha's knee momentarily.
Bangin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bangin dodges the punch combination from Zaadha.
Bangin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bangin throws a body punch but Zaadha moves out of range.
Bangin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaadha throws an off balance right hand
and Bangin counters with a right hand to the body.
Zaadha throws a leg kick but Bangin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bangin connects with a body shot.
Bangin wants to land a leg kick but Zaadha is out of range.
Zaadha checks a low kick from Bangin.
Zaadha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bangin checks a leg kick.
Bangin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaadha can do to turn this around?
Zaadha throws a leg kick
and Bangin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zaadha misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Zaadha misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bangin misses the target.
A lazy body kick from Zaadha
and Bangin counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Bangin.
Zaadha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zaadha tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaadha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zaadha slips a straight right by Bangin.
A little jabbing left from Zaadha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zaadha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bangin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bangin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zaadha throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zaadha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bangin scores with the left hand. Zaadha knows he should have avoided that one.
That kick from Bangin tenderised Zaadha's leg. Zaadha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zaadha throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Zaadha misses.
Zaadha wants to land a leg kick but Bangin is out of range.
Zaadha looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
Bangin dips to his left and cracks Zaadha with an uppercut!
Bangin throws a leg kick but Zaadha sees it coming and moves out of range.
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!
Bangin looks to throw the jab but Zaadha is out of range.
Zaadha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bangin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bangin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zaadha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bangin scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Zaadha down.
Bangin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zaadha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bangin. That did some damage!
Bangin misses the jab.
Bangin blocks a low kick nicely.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with a right hand
and Bangin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Izzy Bangin is winning the standup battle so far.
Zaadha throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin throws a chopping leg kick but Zaadha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bangin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bangin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zaadha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaadha misses the jab.
Zaadha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bangin checks a leg kick.
Zaadha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaadha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circling - Bangin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bangin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaadha counters by clinching up.
Bangin breaks from the clinch.
Bangin scores with a punch to the head.
Bangin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zaadha fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Zaadha misses its intended target.
Zaadha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha throws a leg kick but Bangin checks it.
Bangin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bangin connects with a leg kick.
Bangin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaadha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bangin lands with a nice body punch.
Bangin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zaadha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bangin with a nice calf kick.
Zaadha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bangin.
A slow jab from Bangin misses its intended target.
Zaadha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bangin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bangin throwing a counter right hand but Zaadha manages to avoid it.
Bangin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zaadha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaadha just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Bangin.
Zaadha tries to clinch but Bangin moves away
and Bangin counters with an inside leg kick.
Zaadha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bangin can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zaadha moves away from the strike by Bangin.
Zaadha shapes to counter with a head kick.
Zaadha loads up on a big right hand but Bangin slips the punch.
Bangin lands a head shot.
Bangin keeps the fight on the outside.
Zaadha swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bangin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bangin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zaadha.
Bangin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaadha.
Zaadha is looking to clinch but Bangin is avoiding it.
Bangin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zaadha throws a shot from downtown. Bangin moves away and avoids it.
Bangin connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaadha rushes Bangin and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaadha.
Bangin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zaadha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaadha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bangin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaadha's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin blocks a body shot from Zaadha.
Bangin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaadha checks a leg kick.
Zaadha was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bangin lands a front kick.
Bangin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zaadha.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Zaadha.
Bangin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zaadha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bangin throws a low kick but Zaadha moves out of range easily.
Bangin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good exchange - Bangin coming out on top.
Zaadha throws the kick towards the body but Bangin avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Zaadha misses.
Zaadha misses with a hook.
Zaadha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bangin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bangin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zaadha misses with a looping right.
Bangin is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bangin throws a leg kick but Zaadha moved away.
Zaadha digs a good hook to Bangin's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bangin looks to throw the jab but Zaadha is out of range.
Bangin throws a low kick but Zaadha avoids it.
Bangin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zaadha misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Bangin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Zaadha down.
Bangin swats away the attempt to clinch by Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with a head kick.
Bangin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zaadhas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zaadha throws a head kick but Bangin moves out of range.
It looked like Bangin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zaadha throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bangin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bangin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zaadha checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bangin.
Bangin throws a front kick that sends Zaadha stumbling back into the cage.
Bangin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zaadha throws a head kick that misses.
Bangin lands a glancing blow to the side of Zaadha's head.
Bangin with a nice calf kick.
Bangin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Zaadha is predictable there
and Bangin counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bangin.
Zaadha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bangin.
Bangin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bangin thows a body kick. Zaadha tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zaadha tries to clinch but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin throws the left hand but Zaadha avoids the punch easily.
Zaadha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Bangin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bangin throws a hook but Zaadha blocks it.
Bangin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaadha.
Bangin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zaadha walks into a stiff left hand from Bangin.
Zaadha misses with a straight left.
Ri Zaadha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaadha needs to keep his hands up - Bangin had a free shot at his head there.
Bangin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zaadha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangin. Bangin obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick from Zaadha misses.
Bangin looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaadha is just out of range.
Zaadha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bangin scores with a hook to the body. Zaadha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A low kick lands for Zaadha.
Zaadha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bangin.
Zaadha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Bangin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bangin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Bangin!
Izzy Bangin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ri Zaadha was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn Izzy, you a talented mu'fucka! Standin with the best of em', I gotta say I love scraps like this. Wouldn't you agree fans!!?'.
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