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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zafir Farman (ranked 276 p4p, 577 weight class) and Mafula Kape (ranked 20 p4p, 40 weight class). Zafir Farman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mafula Kape's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zafir Farman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mafula Kape!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Farman lands a slapping body shot.
Farman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kape looks to land a right hand but Farman moved out of range.
Farman cracks Kape with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kape throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farman.
Farman has a couple of punches blocked by Kape.
Farman working aggressively here.
Kape tries a body shot but Farman blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Farman.
Farman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kape backwards.
Nice body punch from Farman - that landed with a thud.
Farman works on Kape's body with a couple of short punches.
Kape misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Farman.
A short right from Farman on the inside.
Farman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kape backwards.
A short body shot lands from Kape as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farman manages to break the clinch.
Kape drops his hands momentarily and Farman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kape misses with a hook. Farman ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick from Farman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Farman scores with a jab. Kape acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Farman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Farman - just one landing.
Farman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kape under the eye.
Farman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farman scores with a hook.
We've been told by Farman's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A lazy left from Farman finds it's target.
Zafir Farman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Farman.
Farman works Kape's body with a nice hook.
That kick from Farman tenderised Kape's leg. Kape is trying to keep his angry face on.
Farman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kape. That did some damage!
Farman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Farman there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farman throws a one two combo.
Kape lands a nice looking body shot.
Farman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kape throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Farman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kape swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Kape misses.
Kape takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Farman lands a leg kick that knocks Kape off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Farman.
Farman connects with the punch.
A big left from Kape misses.
Good shot there by Farman.
Farman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kape takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Farman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kape is rocked!
Kape stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Farman.
Farman avoids the body shot from Kape.
Kape dodges the punch combination from Farman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kape scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kape moves in looking to clinch but Farman pushes him off.
Farman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Farman lands an overhand right.
Farman blocks a jab.
Farman scores with a leg kick.
Farman scores with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Kape.
Kape doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Farman works Kape's body with a nice hook.
Farman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kape.
Kape checks a leg kick.
Kape appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Farman scoring well with a low kick there.
Farman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Farman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farman lands with a nice combination. Kape backs away looking to recover.
Kape throws a shot from downtown. Farman moves away and avoids it.
Farman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kape throws a looping overhand right but Farman ducks down to avoid it.
Kape tries to work over Farman's front leg with a kick but Farman checks it.
Farman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kape.
Kape walks into a jab.
Farman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Farman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Farman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farman misses with a wild body shot.
Farman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Farman cracks Kape with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farman misses the shot to the body.
Kape throws a lazy right hand but Farman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Farman lands.
Farman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zafir Farman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Farman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kape's sensitive parts.
Kape has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farman.
Farman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kape can do to turn this around?
Kape goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farman tries to throw a body punch but Kape avoids it by throwing Farman back against the cage.
Good body shot from Farman.
Farman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kape lands a nice uppercut.
Kape blocks a body shot from Farman.
Kape is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Farman is keeping busy.
Farman gets through Kape's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kape throws a punch but it's blocked by Farman.
Kape has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Farman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kape can turn it around.
Farman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farman prevents a body shot from Kape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farman lands with a right to the head.
Kape's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kape lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farman lands a right hand.
A short right from Farman on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farman misses with a punch on the inside.
Kape swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kape lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farman backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farman lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kape.
Kape lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farman or not.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A shot in the inside from Farman.
Farman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kape or not.
Farman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farman throws a punch but it's blocked by Kape.
Zafir Farman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kape.
Farman lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Farman - that landed with a thud.
Farman throws a punch but it's blocked by Kape.
Farman tries to work over Kape's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kape misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kape misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farman misses with a punch on the inside.
Farman misses with a body punch.
Kape misses with a body punch.
Farman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kape blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farman misses with a punch on the inside.
Kape fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kape.
Kape's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kape's elbow.
Farman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kape misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kape tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farman misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kape creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farman misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Farman - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kape.
Farman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farman prevents a body shot from Kape.
Farman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kape or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kape tries to throw a body punch but Farman avoids it by throwing Kape back against the cage.
Farman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kape lands with a left to the head.
Kape goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kape lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kape blocking some punches.
Kape working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kape scores with a hook to the body.
Kape blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kape.
Kape misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kape.
Farman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kape blocking some punches.
Farman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kape is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farman prevents a body shot from Kape.
Farman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kape pushes Farman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kape swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kape doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farman lands with a right to the head.
Farman working aggressively here.
Kape misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kape lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kape blocks a body shot from Farman.
Kape has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kape fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kape lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farman backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Farman.
Farman pushes Kape back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kape.
Still in the clinch, Farman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Farman as Kape tries to tie him up.
Farman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kape blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zafir Farman dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Farman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kape's head backwards.
Farman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farman has closed the distance and engaged Kape in a clinch.
Kape lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kape pushes Farman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kape working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kape working aggressively here.
Kape blocking some punches.
Kape misses with a body punch.
Farman misses with a body punch.
Kape misses with a punch to the body.
Farman tries to throw a body punch but Kape avoids it by throwing Farman back against the cage.
Kape blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kape lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kape tries to work over Farman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farman working aggressively here.
Farman lands a nice shot to the body.
Kape misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farman lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kape working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Kape.
Farman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kape takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farman.
Farman is leaning against Kape and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kape scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kape has a couple of punches blocked by Farman.
Farman throws a head punch that misses.
Farman tries to throw a body punch but Kape avoids it by throwing Farman back against the cage.
Farman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kape lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farman working aggressively here.
Kape swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farman blocks a body shot from Kape.
Kape doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kape working aggressively here.
Farman tries to work over Kape's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Farman.
Farman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kape misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mafula Kape has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kape misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farman scores with a hook to the body.
Farman scores with a shot to the side of Kape's head.
Kape misses with a punch to the body.
Farman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farman misses with a punch on the inside.
Farman presses Kape against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zafir Farman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kape working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kape.
Kape throws a punch but it's blocked by Farman.
Kape is working Farman over against the cage.
Kape fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kape misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kape misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Kape - that landed with a thud.
Kape gets through Farman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kape has a couple of punches blocked by Farman.
Kape will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Farman up against the cage.
Kape tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kape misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farman blocks an uppercut.
Farman blocks a body shot from Kape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farman working aggressively here.
Kape misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kape fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kape.
Kape tries to work over Farman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kape swings wildly with an uppercut but Farman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kape swings wildly with an uppercut but Farman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kape goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kape misses with the head strike.
Kape can't find room to land a body shot as Farman controls the action.
Kape struggles to land a body shot inside as Farman controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mafula Kape.
Well Farman 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zafir Farman!
A very excited looking Zafir Farman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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