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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between October Weathers (ranked 2150 p4p, 2497 weight class) and Malaki Zhang (ranked 180 p4p, 205 weight class). 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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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, October Weathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Zhang!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhang throws a hook but Weathers avoids it easily.
Malaki Zhang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhang lands with a shot to the body.
Zhang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weathers connects with a right hand. Zhang shakes it off.
Zhang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zhang has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Zhang tries to clinch but Weathers moves out of range.
Zhang moves into the clinch successfully.
Zhang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Weathers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weathers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhang lands a left hand.
Weathers misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weathers.
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!
Zhang throws a head punch that misses.
Weathers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang tries a body shot but Weathers blocks it.
Zhang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Weathers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Zhang.
Weathers tries a body shot but Zhang blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Weathers.
Zhang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weathers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Weathers misses.
Zhang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weathers tries to counter by clinching up but Zhang breaks away and moves out of range.
Zhang ducks under a wild hook from Weathers.
Weathers misses with a hook. Zhang ducked under it nicely.
Weathers misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Weathers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Weathers.
Weathers misses with a left hand
and Weathers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weathers misses with an uppercut. Zhang saw that one coming.
Weathers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zhang connects with a nice looking jab.
Zhang closes the distance and clinches.
Weathers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zhang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weathers throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhang.
Despite the aggression on Zhang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zhang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weathers tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zhang throws out a counter right but Weathers avoids it with no problem.
Weathers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zhang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weathers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weathers throws a lazy uppercut
and Zhang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Weathers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zhang's head.
Zhang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weathers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weathers seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Weathers slips under a jab from Zhang.
Zhang ducks under a wild hook from Weathers.
Zhang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weathers. Weathers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Weathers takes one on the button.
Zhang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Weathers.
Zhang misses with a hook.
Weathers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Zhang.
Zhang lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weathers tries to work over Zhang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weathers tries to work over Zhang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weathers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhangs head.
Nice body punch from Weathers.
Weathers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Weathers has Zhang pushed against the cage.
Zhang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zhang throws a punch but it's blocked by Weathers.
Weathers gets through Zhang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zhang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weathers tries to clinch but Zhang moves out of range.
Zhang works Weathers's body with a nice hook.
Zhang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weathers moves away.
Zhang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Zhang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zhang lands with a shot to the body.
Zhang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weathers.
Malaki Zhang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weathers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhang connects with a single shot there.
Zhang throws out a loose jab but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Weathers misses the target.
Zhang lands a body shot.
Zhang misses with a wild body shot.
Weathers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhang misses the target.
Weathers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhang.
Weathers is looking to counter the offense by Zhang and move into the clinch.
Zhang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang throws out a powerful jab.
Weathers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malaki Zhang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhang lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Weathers backs up against the cage.
Weathers misses with an uppercut
and Zhang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zhang lands a jab.
Zhang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zhang slips a jab from Weathers.
Zhang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weathers has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zhang is looking to clinch but Weathers is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Weathers misses the target.
Weathers tries to move into range but Zhang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Weathers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhang manages to avoid it.
Weathers throws a hook but Zhang avoids it easily.
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!
Zhang misses with an uppercut. Weathers saw that one coming.
Zhang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Zhang misses its intended target.
Weathers is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Weathers misses with a straight right.
Zhang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhang lands a head shot.
Weathers pushes Zhang up against the cage in a clinch.
Weathers leaning against his opponent.
Weathers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weathers swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weathers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Weathers on the inside.
Zhang misses with a punch on the inside.
Weathers throws a head punch that misses.
Weathers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zhang wants to get back to striking at distance but Weathers won't allow it.
Weathers misses with a body punch.
Zhang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weathers throws a jab when Zhang was well out of range.
Weathers lands with a cross.
It looks like Malaki Zhang has been cut.
Weathers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zhang is rocked!
Zhang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weathers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zhang is still on wobbly legs! Can Weathers finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhang closes the distance and pushes Weathers back into the cage.
Zhang seems to have recovered his senses.
Zhang is looking to break free of the clinch but Weathers has double underhooks.
Zhang has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zhang misses with a body punch.
Zhang is trying to break free.
Weathers swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhang takes a shot to the head.
Zhang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weathers's elbow.
Zhang prevents a body shot from Weathers.
Zhang tries to throw a body punch but Weathers avoids it by throwing Zhang back against the cage.
Zhang misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Weathers scores with a nice short 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!
Zhang misses with a punch on the inside.
Weathers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhang's elbow.
Weathers tries a body shot but Zhang blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Malaki Zhang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Malaki Zhang's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Weathers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Weathers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weathers cracks Zhang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Weathers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Weathers instigates a clinch.
Zhang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zhang is trying to break the clinch but Weathers has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Weathers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Weathers blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weathers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zhang lands with a short shot to the head.
Zhang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang blocks an uppercut.
Weathers tries to work over Zhang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weathers has Zhang pushed against the cage.
Weathers misses with a body punch.
Weathers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zhang blocks a body shot from Weathers.
Weathers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zhang is trying to push Weathers away but Weathers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Weathers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A frustrated look appears on Zhang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weathers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
October Weathers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Weathers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zhang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weathers has him pressed against the cage.
Weathers tries a body shot but Zhang blocks it.
Zhang working hard to break the clinch.
Zhang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Weathers or not.
Zhang throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Weathers.
Zhang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weathers has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zhang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Zhang.
A head punch on the inside from Zhang fails to land.
Weathers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhang blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Zhang.
Zhang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weathers has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weathers leaning against his opponent.
Zhang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zhang jabs Weathers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zhang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weathers.
Weathers with a nice cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zhang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weathers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zhang looks to land a combination but Weathers avoids it well.
It looked like Weathers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zhang throws a right hand that Weathers ducks under and follows up with a left that Weathers also avoids with ease.
Zhang misses with a wild body shot.
Zhang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Weathers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhang is looking to clinch.
Weathers tries to counter by clinching up but Zhang breaks away and moves out of range.
Zhang lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weathers sends Zhang crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Weathers is motioning to the referee to let Zhang up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Weathers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zhang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Weathers drops Zhang with a straight right hand, right on the button! Weathers follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). October Weathers!
After the fight, October Weathers was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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